Directed by Colin Higgins, 1980
PG; 107 minutes

[Dolly Parton] is, on the basis of this one film, a natural-born movie star, a performer who holds our attention so easily that it's hard to believe it's her first film.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

9 to 5 tells the story of three working women—new employee Judy (Jane Fonda), secretary Doralee (Dolly Parton), and senior secretary Violet (Lily Tomlin)—who decide to get revenge on their tyrannical, sexist boss (Dabney Coleman) by abducting him and running the business themselves.

Written by Bernard Shaw
Directed by Dominic Cooke

"Imelda Staunton in formidable form"—The Guardian

Five-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown) joins forces with her real-life daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton) for the very first time, playing mother and daughter in Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic.

Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune – but at what cost?

Directed by Sophie Hyde
PG-13; 125 minutes

“Led by layered performances from Olivia Colman and John Lithgow, Hyde’s fifth feature is an affectionate, perceptive observation about the quiet difficulties of family, even if the picture overstays its welcome.” —Tim Grierson, Screen International

Directed by Rebecca Zlotowski
R; 105 minutes; French with English subtitles

“There’s a deliciously overripe, almost campy quality to much of A Private Life that’s expertly balanced by the intense focus of [Jodie] Foster’s performance.” —Peter Debruge, Variety

A mix of black comedy and mystery thriller, A Private Life depicts renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner (Jodie Foster) as she mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered.

Directed by Gus Van Sant
R; 105 minutes

“With terrific chutzpah, black-comic flair and cool, cruel unsentimentality, screenwriter Austin Kolodney and director Gus Van Sant have made a true-crime suspense thriller...tapping into the spirit of both Sidney Lumet’s Dog Day Afternoon and Network.” —Peter Bradshaw, Guardian

Due to inclement weather, the 8 pm H is for Hawk screening on Friday, January 23 is canceled. The Modern will be closed on Saturday, January 24 and Sunday, January 25 and all H is for Hawk screenings then are canceled.

Directed by Philippa Lowthorpe
PG-13; 115 minutes

Directed by Nicholas Hytner
R; 113 minutes

"A quiet and consistent pleasure: an unsentimental but deeply felt drama which subcontracts actual passion to the music of Elgar and leaves us with a heartbeat of wit, poignancy and common sense.” —Peter Bradshaw, Guardian