Your Fourth of July Movie Guide: What to See and Who to Take

• Who to take: Your old pal who still quotes Wet Hot American Summer. ("You taste like a burger. I don't like you anymore.")
• Who to leave: Anyone who's not going to appreciate your high-brow humor. And kids. Don't bring kids.
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• Who to take: Your mom, who thinks Melissa McCarthy is hilarious.
• Who to leave: Anyone who was tapped out on McCarthy after The Heat and Identity Thief.
• Watch the trailer.

• Who to take: Your horror-addict friend who is still trying to get you to watch The Conjuring.
• Who to leave: Your friend who still can't watch The Exorcist without hiding under the bed.
• Watch the trailer.

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• Who to take: Your grandparents, who will love the throwback soundtrack — and who probably already saw the Broadway adaptation.
• Who to leave: Anyone who's not into musicals.
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• Who to take: Your teenage brother, who will appreciate the special effects and not be too bummed that Shia LaBeouf is gone.
• Who to leave: Friends who are overloaded on Summer action flicks.
• Watch the trailer.

• Who to take: Your parents, because why not?
• Who to leave: Your boyfriend, who hates on romantic comedies all the time.
• Watch the trailer.

• Who to take: The kiddos you're babysitting would appreciate this movie about a group of kids who discover an alien.
• Who to leave: The adults or the teenagers who are "too cool" for kids' movies.
• Watch the trailer.

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• Who to take: Your boyfriend. He gets the action, you get Channing Tatum, and you both get some good laughs.
• Who to leave: Your parents, because it's raunchy and that sounds awkward.
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• Who to take: Your film-buff friend who's been hearing good things about this thriller.
• Who to leave: Children — this movie earns its R rating.
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• Who to take: Your teenage sister who wants to see it again.
• Who to leave: Your teenage brother who thinks it looks dumb. (But we know better, don't we?)
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• Who to take: Your younger cousins, who loved the first one.
• Who to leave: Your older cousins, who did not love the first one.
• Watch the trailer.

• Who to take: Your girlfriends, all of whom love Mark Ruffalo as much as you do.
• Who to leave: Anyone who thinks romantic dramas are schmaltzy.
• Watch the trailer.