15 Movies Now Playing In Theaters You Need To Check Out

11. Short Term 12

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Some actors you know have potential. You just need to see them in that perfect part to bring it out. Short Term 12 was Brie Larson’s coming out party, a talented young actress who had never gotten her due. Larson plays the anchor of a youth group home, and her performance is complicated and compelling, reminiscent of Gena Rowlands in her Cassavetes days and Ellen Burstyn’s Oscar-winning turn in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. This year’s most welcome relevation, the brilliant Short Term 12 proves that Larson and director Destin Daniel Cretton have quite the careers ahead of them.

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