We’re gonna need a bigger boat.
Submarine
The last time chatter of virginity came up, we were working the snack bar at the skating rink. For Oliver Tate, captain of Richard Ayoade’s multifestival debut, it was before he turned 16. Drowning in delusion, he tries to keep his head above water as he woos flaky muse Jordana and keeps his mom from sinking her marriage with a neighboring ninja. And you won’t need sonar to spot Americana (i.e., Woody Allen and Ben Stiller) in this UK comedy.
It’s like: The Squid and the Whale meets Gentleman Broncos.
Take: A first mate.
Premieres: Today
Beginners
Thumbsucker director Mike Mills’s second feature has us sticking our stubby digits elsewhere. Um, in the air. An autobiographical story about how we’re all amateurs when it comes to life’s surprises, last year’s Toronto International Film Fest charmer proves you can teach old dogs, including precarious pooch Arthur, new tricks. Fresh off one shocker (“I’m gay,” Dad says), illustrator Oliver gets another (“I’m dying,” Dad says). And so it begins.
It’s like: The Kids Are All Right but, thankfully, more Payne-ful.
Take: New friends.
Premieres: Today
Buck
Howdy, meet the wise, insightful Buck, subject of this year’s Sundance Audience Award winner that won’t disappoint. He can ride, rope, train horses without restraint, do things with his hands that most men can’t. We can’t get him out of our head, no matter how hard we try. When you learn of his love for pup Duke, black pepper, and Bob Redford — you’ll see why.
It’s like: The Horse Whisperer channeling Oprah.
Take: Your hard-workin’ man.
Premieres: June 17
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Photos: Dean Rogers / Courtesy of The Weinstein Company; Courtesy of Focus Features; Courtesy of IFC Films
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