The Harbor Theatre

“Star Trek Beyond” is the 13th movie in this popular series. A surprise assault in outer space forces the Enterprise to crash land on a mysterious planet. Krall (Idris Elba), a lizard-like dictator who derives his energy by sucking the life out of his victims – and his minions – was responsible for the demise of the U.S. Starship Enterprise. Why? Krall needs an ancient and valuable artifact that's aboard the badly damaged starship … or is it?

Left stranded in a rugged wilderness, Capt. Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), and the rest of the crew must now battle a deadly alien race while trying to find a way off their hostile planet.

Also stars John Cho, Simon Pegg, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Anton Yelchin. "Star Trek Beyond" plays Wednesday, Aug. 3 and Thursday, Aug. 4 at 7 p.m.

"Watershed Video,” the new short film by talented videographers Ryan Leighton and Jonne Trees will screen before the motion picture. Produced for Boothbay Region Community Television (BRCTV), it captures the beauty of Adams Pond and Knickerbocker Lake watersheds and Tamara Lilly's elegant narration beautifully conveys a simple message: keeping the Boothbay region watershed clean and pure is a community responsibility. The 5 minute short (screening before the feature presentation) was written, directed and produced by Sue Mello. 

“The Secret Life of Pets” Max (Louis C.K.) is a spoiled terrier who enjoys a comfortable life in a New York building until his owner adopts Duke, a giant and unruly canine. During their walk outside, they encounter a group of ferocious alley cats and wind up in a truck that's bound for the pound. Luckily, a rebellious bunny named Snowball swoops in to save the doggy duo from captivity. In exchange, Snowball demands that Max and Duke join his gang of abandoned pets on a mission against the humans who've done them wrong.

Wrote Raakhee Mirchandani for the New York Daily News, “Here's something dog people and cat people can agree on: "The Secret Life of Pets" is hilarious, sweet and fun.”

This 3D computer animated film plays Friday, Aug. 5 through Thursday, Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Aug. 7.

The Harbor Theatre is located at 185 Townsend Avenue in Boothbay Harbor. For more information, call 207-633-0438 or visit www.harbortheatre.net.

Lincoln Theater

“Maggie’s Plan” Rebecca Miller’s film is a sharp, genial comedy about Maggie, a young New Yorker (Greta Gerwig) who falls in love and starts a family with an older man (Ethan Hawke), after which things get complicated. Ms. Miller has a sharp ear for emotional foibles, and the cast is in good form, in particular Julianne Moore as Maggie’s rival, a Danish professor. Final screenings Thursday, Aug. 4 at 3 and 7 p.m.

“Genius” A stirring drama about the complex friendship and transformative professional relationship between the world-renowned book editor Maxwell Perkins (Colin Firth) who discovered F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, and the larger-than-life literary giant Thomas Wolfe (Jude Law). Also stars Nicole Kidman and Laura Linney. Playing Friday, Aug. 5 through Wednesday, Aug. 10 at 3 and 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 11 at 3 p.m.

The Lincoln Theater is located at 2 Theater Street in Damariscotta. For more information, call 207-563-3424 or visit www.atthelincoln.org.