Arts & Entertainment

What Movies Will You Be Watching This Weekend?

Three Redbox kiosks in Waukee offer a little bit of everything - family titles, action, comedy and drama, among others.

If you're thinking of picking up a movie tonight on your way home, you might want to continue reading.

Redbox has thousands of different movies you can rent with a little something for everyone. You know you've been dying to see "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" and the kids would adore you if you brought home "Happy Feet Two."

So stop by tonight. Oh, and before you do, check out what movies Waukee has put at the top of their list before you go.

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1. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011)" - A journalist is hired by one of Sweden's richest industrialists to investigate the disappearance of his niece 40 years ago. With a female hacker assisting him, they uncover a secret history of murder and sexual abuse that puts their lives in danger.

Redbox Review: 3.5 stars Rating: PG Length: 2:38 Stars: Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer, Stellan Skarsgård, Steven Berkoff

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2. "Tower Heist" - Queens native Josh Kovaks has managed one of the most luxurious and well-secured residences in New York City for more than a decade. Under his watchful eye, nothing goes undetected. In the swankiest unit atop Josh's building, Wall Street titan Arthur Shaw is under house arrest after being caught stealing two billion from his investors. The hardest hit among those he defrauded? The tower staffers whose pensions he was entrusted to manage. With only days before Arthur gets away with the perfect crime, Josh's crew turns to petty crook Slide to plan the nearly impossible...to steal what they are sure is hidden in Arthur's guarded condo. Though amateurs, these rookie thieves know the building better than anyone. Turns out they've been casing the place for years, they just didn't know it.

Redbox Review: 3.5 stars Rating: PG-13 Length: 1:45 Stars: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Casey Affleck, Alan Alda, Matthew Broderick

3. "Jack and Jill" - Jack Sadelstein is a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, who dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his identical twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness and passive-aggressiveness is maddening to Jack, turning his normally tranquil life upside down.

Redbox Review: 2.5 stars Rating: PG Length: 1:31  Stars: Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes, Allen Covert, Al Pacino, Elodie Tougne

4. "The Adventures of Tin Tin" - The film is based on the comic strip "Tintin" and a series of books by George "Herge" Remi, about the fearless young reporter Tintin. Tintin is on the trail of a big story which leads him into a world of high adventure. When he and his friends find the directions to a sunken ship, they go off to find the treasure it contained and Tintin must face the notorious Red Rackham.

Redbox Review: 4 stars  Rating: PG Length: 1:46  Stars: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost

5. "Happy Feet Two" - The most famous tap-dancing penguin, Mumble, returns along with the love of his life, Gloria, and their old friends Ramon and Lovelace. Mumble and Gloria now have a son, Erik, who is struggling to find his own particular talents in the Emperor Penguin world. But new dangers are threatening the penguin nation, and it's going to take everyone working - and dancing - together to save them.

Redbox Review: 3.5 stars Rating: PG Length: 1:39 Stars: Elijah Wood, Pink, Robin Williams, Sofia Vergara, Hank Azaria

Rounding out the top 10 are: Young Adult, In Time, Footloose, Puss in Boots and The Muppets.

Waukee is home to three Redbox kiosks, so there's more than one place to find the perfect movie:

  • , 350 S.E. University Ave.
  •  125 Laurel St.
  •  3311 Ute Ave.

To ensure that your movie is available, go to redbox.com and reserve online.

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