Unbroken

A  true-life tale of Louis Zamperini, the Olympic track star who survived a plane crash in World War II, only to fight for his life against nature and as a prisoner of war. Louis grows up a rough-hewn kid on the verge of becoming a full-on delinquent, until his brother starts training him to be a track star. Louis excels at the sport, and eventually representsAmerica at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. During his training, he learns to become resilient and disciplined; his brother’s words of advice, “If you can take it, you can make it,” push him to overcome any adversity. He must live up to tha

t adage under the most extreme circumstances after his plane is shot down during another bombing raid. He is stranded at sea for more than a month, only to be found by the Japanese and forced to endure constant physical abuse at the hands of sadistic prison-camp guard Mutsuhiro Watanabe, who wants to break Louis’ indomitable spirit. Director: Angelina Jolie. Cast: Jack O’Connell, Garrett Hedlund, Domhnall Gleeson, Finn Wittrock, Jai Courtney. Rated: PG-13. Time: 2:17.

The Lazarus Effect

A group of research students get more than they bargained for after developing a method for resurrecting the dead in this medical thriller. Cast: Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Evan Peters, Donald Glover, Sarah Bolger. Rated: PG-13. Time: 1:23.