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= AVERAGE = GOOD = GREAT = PERFECT INVINCIBLE (2006) Saturday, November 16 | 1:30 pm Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Vince Papale, Greg Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks Based on the story of Vince Papale, a 30-year-old bartender from South Philadelphia who overcame long odds to play for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles in 1976. A RUMOR OF ANGELS (2000) Sunday, November 17 | 1:30 pm & 4:00 pm Cast: Ray Liotta, Vanessa Redgrave, Trevor Morgan, Catherine McCormack Twelve-year-old James Neubauer is spending the summer in Maine. He’s emotionally estranged from his father, resentful of his stepmother, and haunted by the events surrounding his moth- er’s death. James’s summer takes a turn when he crashes through a fence owned by the local recluse, Maddy. Reluctantly enlisted to repair the damage, he’s at first put off by Maddy’s personality and candor, but they eventually form a bond. TENDER MERCIES (1983) Friday, November 22 | 1:30 pm Saturday, November 23 | 6:30 pm Sunday, November 24 | 6:30 pm Cast: Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Ellen Barkin, Wilford Brimley A broken-down, middle-aged country singer gets a new wife, reaches out to his long-lost daughter, and tries to put his troubled life back together. THE GREATEST SHOWMAN (2017) Saturday, November 23 | 1:30 pm Cast: Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Zendaya, Michelle Williams Growing up in the early 1800s, P.T. Barnum displays a natural talent for publicity and promotion, selling lottery tickets by age 12. After trying his hands at various jobs, P.T. turns to show busi- ness to indulge his limitless imagination, rising from nothing to create the Barnum & Bailey circus. Featuring catchy musical numbers, exotic performers and daring acrobatic feats, Barnum’s mesmerizing spectacle soon takes the world by storm to become the greatest show on Earth. FLIPPER (1996) Sunday, November 24 | 1:30 pm & 4:00 pm Cast: Elijah Wood, Paul Hogan, Jessica Wesson, Luke Halpin A teenage boy sent to spend the summer with his eccentric uncle on the Florida coast befriends a remarkable dolphin and takes on local bad guys who are polluting the water. ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (1950) Friday, November 29 | 1:30 pm Saturday, November 30 | 6:30 pm Sunday, December 1 | 6:30 pm Cast: Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, J. Carrol Naish The musical tale of Annie Oakley moves from stage to screen in this rollicking film adaptation. Renowned in the Wild West as a sharpshooter, Annie meets her match, both romantically and professionally, in the form of fellow ace gunslinger Frank But- ler. While Annie and Frank are performing as part of the famous traveling show headlined by the legendary Buffalo Bill, the two compete and flirt, with plenty of ups and downs along the way. BIG (1988) Saturday, November 30 | 1:30 pm Cast: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Jared Rushton, Robert Loggia After a wish turns 12-year-old Josh Baskin into a 30-year-old man, he heads to New York City and gets a low-level job at Mac- Millen Toy Company. A chance encounter with the owner of the company leads to a promotion testing new toys. Soon a fellow employee, Susan Lawrence, takes a romantic interest in Josh. However, the pressure of living as an adult begins to overwhelm him, and he longs to return to his simple, former life as a boy. The Pinecone | November 2024 • 11 • KIRBY PINES MOVIE RATING SYSTEM