This week's movie picks are 'Divergent' and 'Saving Mr. Banks'

It’s Wednesday, so today I give you my weekly list of movies that will open in theatres this week as well as a list of movies that will be released this week on DVD.

I hope this will serve as a useful guide as to what’s going on this week if you happen to be near a movie theatre or if you’re looking for something to drop into your NetFlix queue or pick up at the local Redbox.

Movies that are scheduled to hit theatres this week include:

- A Birder’s Guide to Everything (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by Bob Meyer and starring Ben Kingsley, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Katie Chang, James Le Gros and Alex Wolff.

- Blood Ties (Crime, Suspense): Directed by Guillaume Canet and starring Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana, Billy Crudup, Clive Owen and Marion Cotillard.

- Cheap Thrills (Comedy, Suspense): Directed by E.L. Katz and starring Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, Sara Paxton, David Koechner and Amanda Fuller.

- Divergent (Action, Adventure, Science Fiction, Suspense): Directed by Neil Burger and starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Jai Courtney, Ray Stevenson and Zoe Kravitz.

- It Felt Like Love (Drama): Directed by Eliza Hittman and starring Gina Piersanti, Giovanna Salimeni, Ronen Rubinstein, Jesse Cordasco and Nicolas Rosen.

- Jodorowsky’s Dune (Documentary, Science Fiction, PG-13): Directed by Frank Pavich and starring Alejandro Jodorowsky, Michel Seydoux, H.R. Giger, Chris Foss and Brontis Jodorowsky.

- Maladies (Drama): Directed by Carter and starring James Franco, Catherine Keener, Fallon Goodson, David Strathairn and Alan Cumming.

- McCanick (Crime, Drama, R): Directed by Josh C. Waller and starring David Morse, Cory Monteith, Ciaran Hinds, Rachel Nichols and Mike Vogel.

- Muppets Most Wanted (Comedy, Family, PG): Directed by James Bobin and starring Tina Fey, Ricky Gervais, Ty Burrell, Christoph Waltz and Ray Liotta.

- Rob the Mob (Comedy, Crime, Drama, R): Directed by Raymond De Felitta and starring Michael Pitt, Ray Romano, Andy Garcia, Nina Arianda and Frank Whaley.

New DVD releases this week include:

- American Hustle (Drama, Suspense, R): Directed by David O. Russell and starring Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams and Jennifer Lawrence.

- Contracted (Horror, Suspense): Directed by Eric England and starring Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Alice Macdonald, Katie Stegeman and Matt Mercer.

- Frozen (Comedy, Family, Musical, PG): Directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee and starring the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad and Tom Kane.

- Here Comes the Devil (Horror, Suspense): Directed by Adrian Garcia Bogliano and starring Francisco Barreiro, Laura Caro, Alan Martinez and Michele Garcia.

- The Jungle Book 2 (Adventure, Children, G): Directed by Steve Trenbirth and starring the voices of Haley Joel Osment, John Goodman, John Rhys-Davis, Phil Collins and Tony Jay.

- Kill Your Darlings (Drama, R): Directed by John Krokidas and starring Daniel Radcliffe, Dane DeHaan, Ben Foster, Michael C. Hall and Elizabeth Olsen.

- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (Drama, PG-13): Directed by Justin Chadwick and starring Idris Elba, Naomie Harris, Mark Elderkin, Carl Beukes and Terry Pheto.

- Reasonable Doubt (Crime, Suspense, R): Directed by Peter Howitt and starring Samuel L. Jackson, Dominic Cooper, Gloria Reuben, Erin Karpluk and Ryan Robbins.

- Saving Mr. Banks (Comedy, Drama, PG-13): Directed by John Lee Hancock and starring Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti and Jason Schwartzman.

- Swerve (Crime, Drama, R): Directed by Craig Lahiff and starring Jason Clarke, Emma Booth, David Lyons, Travis McMahon and Vince Colosimo.

If I could only watch one movie at the theatre this week, it would be “Divergent,” and if I had to pick just one DVD to rent this week, it would be “Saving Mr. Banks.”

In the end, let me know if you get a chance to watch any of the new movies in theatres this week or if you’ve already seen any of the movies that have just been released on DVD. What did you think about them? Which would you recommend? Let us know in the comments section below.