Date Night Picks

Olivia Wilde directs and stars in this deliciously charged comedy of a marriage on thin ice, where Joe and Angela invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors down for a dinner that spirals somewhere no one expected. With Seth Rogen, Edward Norton, and Penélope Cruz trading barbs and secrets, it is funny, prickly, and quietly romantic, sitting at a warm 7.8 on IMDb. Perfect for a couple who love a story that dares to ask what really holds two people together.

When a cosmic event tears their whole street out of suburbia and drops it somewhere unknown, the Platt family survives only by sticking together, a premise that turns Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor loose in a sleek, absorbing mystery. It is eerie and stylish without ever tipping into grim, the kind of thriller that keeps you both guessing and reaching for each other's hand, and critics gave it 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. Screenings this week are on the modest side, so plan ahead if this one calls to you.