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5 Movies To Watch In March And April

Michelle Man |
March 18, 2014 | 5:49 p.m. PDT

Staff Reporter

"Divergent" poster (the-manila-institute/tumblr)
"Divergent" poster (the-manila-institute/tumblr)

Spring break is in and midterms are out, here are some movies you can watch in the next two months before finals are coming.

Some of the movies that are already out include "300: Rise of an Empire," "The Grand Budapest Hotel," "Veronica Mars" and "Need for Speed." 

The following are upcoming movies you can anticipate.

"Divergent" 

The most anticipated series adaptation after the Hunger Games is here. Starring rising star Shailene Woodley, who is also in "The Fault in Our Stars," Kate Winslet and Theo James, "Divergent" is expected to open in box office with at least $65 million, matching the opening of the first "Twilight." Based on the best-selling book series by Veronica Roth, "Divergent" is the latest teenage adaptation franchise from Lionsgate. It is expected to come out on March 20, 2014. 

"Noah" (masetv/tumblr)
"Noah" (masetv/tumblr)
"Noah"

 Russell Crowe and Emma Watson will be starring in the new adaptation of the biblical story of Noah's Ark. "Noah" is a huge gamble for box office with a $130 million budget. Darren Aronofsky, also the director of "Black Swan" and "Requiem for a Dream," dropped "The Wolverine" to direct "Noah." According to Aronofsky, it is not just a movie for believers, but a fundamental narrative with flood, fallen angles and evil. "Noah" will be out on March 28, 2014. 

Jude Law being Dom Hemingway (dickie-greenleaf/tumblr)
Jude Law being Dom Hemingway (dickie-greenleaf/tumblr)
"Dom Hemingway" 

"Dom Hemingway" stars Jude Law as a funny, dangerous, crazy safe-cracker who regains freedom after 12 years of prison. He expects to find his old glamorous life back but instead runs into many ups and downs including reuniting with his daughter played by Emilia Clarke AKA Daenerys Targaryen from "Game of Thrones." Jude Law goes all the way out with this film, playing the ugly gangster as opposed to the good-looking nice guy. "Dom Hemingway" will be out on April 2, 2014. 

Captain America v.s. The Winter Soldier (doctorswan/tumblr)
Captain America v.s. The Winter Soldier (doctorswan/tumblr)
"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" 

Marvel fans, this is for you. The second installment of the Captain America series features Steve Rogers joining forces with the Black Widow after the events in New York in "The Avengers." For those who have not seen the Marvel comics and misses Sebastian Stan from the first "Captain America" film, don't fret because you are in for a surprise in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." It will be out in theaters on April 3, 2014.

Johnny Depp being dreamy (dreamofdepp/tumblr)
Johnny Depp being dreamy (dreamofdepp/tumblr)
"Transcendence"

Johnny Depp! Following movies like "Her" exploring the issues of artificial intelligence and the relationship between technology and human kind, "Transcendence" takes AI to another level. Depp plays Dr. Will Caster who becomes part of his own transcendence but his closest friends fear the lack of boundaries in the virtual world will unleash a greed in Caster. "Transcendance" will be in theaters on April 18, 2014.

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