Movies opening June 24

Matthew McConaughy portrays Newton Knight in this fact-based movie about how Knight led a group of Mississippi farmers and slaves to rebel against the Confederacy during the Civil War.

Rhys Ifans is a punker in crisis in this comedy that also stars Juno Temple.

Kaili Blues: A mystical and mysterious story about two doctors from a country clinic in the Guizhou province of China.

Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble: A documentary about the great cellist and his merry band of musicians who perform all over the world.

The Shallows: A surfer played by Blake Lively fights for her life when she ends up on a rock 200 yards from land with a great white shark.

Johnny To directs this action film in which a criminal who is shot in the head tries to break out of a hospital.

In this documentary, a journalist finds out about an online tickling competition and ends up uncovering things that aren’t always funny.