Showtimes for Friday November 7, 2025
UltraStar Cinemas Mission Valley - San Diego
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General Admission
The System
Cast: Pai Ying,
, Sek Kin,
, Chiao Chiao
Director: PETER YUNG
Genre: Unknown
In British-colonized Hong Kong, Inspector Chan enlists the help of his informant Uncle Tam (Sek Kin), the assistant to drug lord Hung, in a risky bid to bring Hung down. Pressured by his British superior, Chan (Pai Ying) puts everything on the line for an all-out operation, only to find himself ensnared in a solitary reckoning with the true nature of his mission.
In his feature debut, filmmaker Peter Yung boldly reimagines the police procedural, infusing it with a documentary style rooted in investigative journalism. Drawing on extensive research, Yung sets the tonal blueprint for what would become the Hong Kong New Wave – a movement defined by directors like Tsui Hark, Ann Hui, Patrick Tam, Wong Kar-wai, John Woo, and others. Beyond its gripping portrayal of police work, THE SYSTEM (a title that resonates all too well) confronts the bureaucratic abuse of power imposed on those at the frontline. Yung’s meditation on undercover work and double agency exposes the steep cost of justice, one that seldom seeks to end crime itself. At its core lies a hunger for identity and a quiet, piercing critique of British colonial rule.
In his feature debut, filmmaker Peter Yung boldly reimagines the police procedural, infusing it with a documentary style rooted in investigative journalism. Drawing on extensive research, Yung sets the tonal blueprint for what would become the Hong Kong New Wave – a movement defined by directors like Tsui Hark, Ann Hui, Patrick Tam, Wong Kar-wai, John Woo, and others. Beyond its gripping portrayal of police work, THE SYSTEM (a title that resonates all too well) confronts the bureaucratic abuse of power imposed on those at the frontline. Yung’s meditation on undercover work and double agency exposes the steep cost of justice, one that seldom seeks to end crime itself. At its core lies a hunger for identity and a quiet, piercing critique of British colonial rule.
General Admission
General Admission
Predator: Badlands DBOX
Cast: Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Michael Homick
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Genre: Sci-Fi
20th Century Studios’ “Predator: Badlands,” directed by Dan Trachtenberg (“Prey”), opens exclusively in theaters November 7, 2025. The newest entry in the “Predator” franchise is set in the future on a remote planet, where a young Predator, outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Elle Fanning) and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.
Predator: Badlands
Cast: Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Michael Homick
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Genre: Sci-Fi
20th Century Studios’ “Predator: Badlands,” directed by Dan Trachtenberg (“Prey”), opens exclusively in theaters November 7, 2025. The newest entry in the “Predator” franchise is set in the future on a remote planet, where a young Predator, outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Elle Fanning) and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.
My Uncle Jens
Cast: Peiman Azizpour, Hamza Agooshi, Sarah Francesca Brænne, Magnus B. Bjørlo Lysbakken, Theresa Frostad Eggesbø, Emir Hakki, Marko Lazic
Director: Brwa Vahabpour
Genre: Unknown
Akam, a young literature teacher, lives a comfortable life in Oslo until his estranged uncle from the Iranian part of Kurdistan comes for a surprise visit. Despite limited space in his shared flat with friends, Akam feels obligated to invite his uncle to stay for a few days. However, his uncle quickly makes himself at home and shows no sign of leaving anytime soon. Torn between his sense of familial duty and growing tension in the flat, Akam begins to suspect there's more to his uncle's visit than just a casual trip. What follows is a series of revelations and unexpected events that could have life changing consequences for them both.
General Admission
Mag Mag
Cast: Sara Minami, Aoi Yamada, Oshirō Maeda
Director: Yuriyan Retriever
Genre: Unknown
The revenge story of a woman whose partner is murdered by a ghost, and who will soon discover the true identity of the one she must avenge.
General Admission
Hijo Mayor
Cast: Anita B Queen, Suh Sang-bin, Chang Sung Kim
Director: Cecilia Kang
Genre: Unknown
Lila, a young Korean-Argentinean girl, navigates the contradictions of her identity and tries to find her place in the world. Her father, Antonio, arrives in Latin America 18 years earlier, and decides to bet everything on the promise of a young immigrant's dream.
General Admission
Bugonia
Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, Alicia Silverstone, J. Carmen Galindez Barrera, Marc T. Lewis
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Genre: Action
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
Frankenstein
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, Charles Dance, David Bradley
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Genre: Drama
A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation
