THE COUNSELOR (R): Ridley Scott directs the first original screenplay by the revered novelist Cormac McCarthy (“No Country for Old Men,” “Blood Meridian”). Michael Fassbender stars as a lawyer whose life is upended after he dabbles in the drug trade. Javier Bardem, Cameron Diaz, Penelope Cruz and Brad Pitt round out the cast.

JACKASS: BAD GRANDPA (R): Johnny Knoxville stars as an 86-year-old grandfather who takes his 8-year-old grandson on a cross-country trip, stopping at every inappropriate spot possible (including strip joints, funeral homes and biker bars). Shot largely with hidden cameras using real people, a la “Borat.”