NOW PLAYING: WILDLIFE. Fourteen-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry - a housewife and a golf pro - in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job - and his sense of purpose - he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves. Suddenly forced into the role of an adult, Joe witnesses his mother's struggle as she tries to keep her head above water. Directed by Paul Dano, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, and Ed Oxenbould. Rated PG13.

NOW PLAYING: BEAUTIFUL BOY. Teenager Nicolas Sheff (Timothée Chamalet) seems to have it all: good grades, editor of the school newspaper, actor, artist, and athlete. When Nic's addiction to meth threatens to destroy him, his desperate father (Steve Carell) does whatever he can to save his son and his family. Directed by Felix van Groeningen (The Broken Circle Breakdown, The Misfortunates, Belgica) and also starring Maura Tierney, Amy Ryan, and Christian Convery. Rated R for drug content throughout, language, and brief sexual material.