Friday Flix: Laugh with 'The Croods'

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) - It's Friday, which means new films are coming out in theatres this weekend! Here are eightWest movie blogger, Aaron Lafferty's, top choices for this weekend.

"The Croods" - The Croods is a prehistoric comedy adventure that follows the world's first family as they embark on a journey of a lifetime when the cave that has always shielded them from danger is destroyed. 
Stars: Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Chris Sanders, Nicolas Cage
Rated: PG for some scary action
Runs: 1 hr and 38 minutes

"Stoker" - India Stoker was not prepared to lose her father in a tragic auto accident. The solitude of her woodsy family estate, the peace of her tranquil town, and the unspoken somberness of her home life are suddenly upended by not only this mysterious accident, but by the sudden arrival of her Uncle Charlie whom she never knew existed. 
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode
Rated: R for distributing violent and sexual content
Runs: 1 hr and 38  minutes

"Admission" - A Princeton admissions officer who is up for a major promotion takes a professional risk after she meets a college-bound alternative school kid who just might be the son she gave up years ago in a secret adoption.
Stars: Tina Fey and Paul Rudd
Rated: PG 13 for language and sexual material
Runs: 1 hr and 47 minutes

"Olympus Has Fallen" - A former Secret Service agent works to prevent a terrorist attack on the White House.
Stars: Morgan Freeman, Angela Bassett, Robert Forster, Melissa Leo, Gerard Butler
Rated: R for strong violence and language
Runs: 2 hrs

Rental Pick: "Zero Dark Thirty" - A chronicle of the decade-long hunt for al-Qaeda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden after the  September 2001 attacks, and his death at the hands of the Navy S.E.A.L. Team 6 in May, 2011.
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton and Chris Pratt
Rated: R for strong violence including brutal disturbing images and for language
Runs: 2 hrs and 37 min
This film was nominated for five Oscars including Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Film Editing, Sound Editing and Original Screenplay.

Get more from eightWest movie blogger Aaron Lafferty on his blog at http://blogs.woodtv.com/author/aaronlafferty/