Robert Duvall

One of the best movies of the year brings the Beach Boys to theaters this week, while those bad boys from Queens are back in Tinseltown. At home, a classic musical is restored to its full length for the first time.

Parents and children do their eternal dance of mutual misunderstanding in two of this week's best films; the rest range from a gentle romantic fantasy to a cautionary apocalyptic tale.

A rampaging monster, a woman in distress, a visionary sports agent and a crusty cowboy codger make this a something-for-everyone weekend at the movies.

Movie fans were drowning in choice at AARP's Life@50+ event in Boston last week.

As the September movie doldrums continue, this weekend brings two films about dysfunctional families. But that's where the similarites end.