Best DVD & Blu-rays Released August 2014
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Ratings
- 4.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(207)
Divergent
Set in a futuristic dystopia where society is divided into factions based on human traits, a 16-year old leaves her faction to join a rival faction, but during the violent initiation into the new faction, she falls in love with a young man. They realize each is a "Divergent" who doesn't belong to any specific group.
Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet, Zoe Kravitz, Ansel Elgort, Lucy Fisher, Jai Courtney
Ratings
- 4.2 / 5
out of 5 stars
(83)
Need for Speed
Rumored to involve a cross-county race from San Francisco to New York.
Dakota Johnson, Aaron Paul, Michael Keaton, Ramon Rodriguez, Rami Malek, Scott Waugh, John Gatins, Mark Sourian
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(69)
Oculus
A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.
Mike Flanagan, Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Howard, Katee Sackhoff, Karen Gillan, Rory Cochrane, James Lafferty, Miguel Sandoval
Ratings
- 3.2 / 5
out of 5 stars
(16)
Drones
Two soldiers are tasked with deciding the fate of a terrorist with a single push of a button. As the action plays out in real time, their window to use a deadly military drone on the target slowly closes. With time running out, the soldiers begin to question what the real motives are behind the ordered lethal attack.
Rick Rosenthal
Ping-Pong Summer
Set in the 1980s, a hip-hop and ping pong-obsessed 13-year-old from the Maryland suburbs travels with his family to Ocean City, where he encounters both a new best friend and a new worst enemy
Susan Sarandon, Amy Sedaris, John Hannah, Michael Tully, Lea Thompson, Robert Longstreet, Judah Friedlander, Emmi Shockley
Ratings
- 4.1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(68)
God's Not Dead
Follows college student Josh Wheaton (Shane Harper) whose faith is challenged by his Philosophy Professor Mr. Radisson (Kevin Sorbo) who believes God does not exist. It revolves around the lives of several individuals who are also challenged by a world that believes God doesn't exist.
Kevin Sorbo, Dean Cain, Shane Harper, Harold Cronk, Willie Robertson, Marco Khan
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(58)
Muppets Most Wanted
Sequel to the 2011 Muppets movie featuring Kermin and Miss Piggy.
Jemaine Clement, Salma Hayek, Nick Stoller, Ray Liotta, Danny Trejo, Christoph Waltz, Todd LIeberman, Ty Burrell
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(30)
Bears
Cozies up to the brown bears who call Alaska’s stunning coastal mountains and shores their home, revealing through tender moments and entertaining imagery how these animals are far from grizzly creatures.
Don Hahn, Keith Scholey, Alastair Fothergill, Adam Chapman
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(2)
Breathe In
A story about love, fidelity, marriage and music. No other plot details have been announced.
Mackenzie Davis, Steven Rales, Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Amy Ryan, Mark Roybal, Ben York Jones, Drake Doremus
The Railway Man
The capture and torture of Eric Lomax by the Japanese in World War II. Lomax was sent to work on notorious "death railway" in Burma and struggled for the next 30 years to come to terms with the trauma.
Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Chris Brown, Jeremy Irvine, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Stellan Skarsgard, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jonathan Teplitzky
Ratings
- 4.2 / 5
out of 5 stars
(67)
Frankie and Alice
A drama centered on a young woman with multiple personality disorder who struggles not give in to her racist alter-personality.
Halle Berry, Stellan Skarsgard, Joe Shrapnel, Phylicia Rashad, Shawn Williamson, Anna Waterhouse, Vincent Cirrincione, Simon DeKaric
Ratings
- 3.4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(19)
Locke
Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul.
Tom Holland, Tom Hardy, Steven Knight, Paul Webster, Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson, Alice Lowe
Ratings
- 4.2 / 5
out of 5 stars
(6)
Filth
Follows Detective Sergeant Bruce Robertson, a scheming, manipulative, misanthropic man who spends his time indulging in drugs, alcohol, sexually abusive relationships, and 'the games' – cruel plots and systematic bullying of his coworkers and friends. While working on the murder case of a Japanese student, he starts coming unhinged, slowly losing his grip on reality and suffering from a series of increasingly severe hallucinations as he desperately tries to hold his life together.
Jon S. Baird, James McAvoy, Jim Broadbent, Joanne Froggatt, Imogen Poots, Jamie Bell, Eddie Marsan, Emun Elliott
Dancing in Jaffa
Renowned ball-room dancer, Pierre Dulaine takes his belief that dance can overcome political and social differences and applies it to eleven-year-old Jewish and Palestinian Israelis.
Hilla Medalia
Ratings
- 3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(5)
Hateship, Loveship
A nanny is hired to care for a teenage girl whose mother has just died. Complications arise when the nanny falls in love with the teen's ailing father.
Hailee Steinfeld, Kristen Wiig, Guy Pearce, Dylan Sellers, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Liza Johnson, Mark Poirier
Ratings
- 4.1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(245)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Will follow up on the events of The Amazing Spider-Man. Since it is early in the development process, no plot details are available.
Jamie Foxx, Marc Webb, Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Paul Giamatti, Matt Tolmach, Sally Field, Chris Cooper
Ratings
- 3.5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(17)
The Quiet Ones
An unorthodox professor uses controversial methods and leads his best students off the grid to take part in a dangerous experiment: to create a poltergeist.
Olivia Cooke, Jared Harris, Sam Claflin, John Pogue, Guy East, Nigel Sinclair, Erin Richards, Rory Fleck-Byrne
Ratings
- 2.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(7)
The Sacrament
Sacrament stars AJ Bowen and Joe Swanberg as reporters for VICE Media who journey to a remote Central American compound along with a photographer (Kentucker Audley) hoping to reunite with his sister (Amy Seimetz), who has dropped off the map after struggling with drug addiction. They find an isolated community of true believers devoted to a shadowy but charismatic figure called “Father.” Skeptical at first, the journalists begin to come around to the group’s utopian claims, until things rapidly take a very dark turn.
Eric Newman, Eli Roth, Maria Cestone, Ti West, Christopher Woodrow, Sarah E. Johnson, Joe Swanberg, Amy Seimetz
Ratings
- 2.5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(6)
The Olivia Experiment
Olivia Howell is a modern-day woman—brilliant, educated, funny, but with a secret. Turns out this 27-year-old graduate student thinks her intimacy issues might actually be a sign that she is—asexual. Confused and stressed out, Olivia's world is turned upside down when a concerned girlfriend offers to “loan” her very own boyfriend to Olivia for sex! Now with the support of her gay roommate, a lesbian friend and the digital age, Olivia embarks on a quest of exploration to understand the most basic of human mysteries: sex.
Skye Noel, Brett Baumayr, Sonja Schenk, Jen Lilley
Ratings
- 3.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(6)
Only Lovers Left Alive
A story centered on two vampires who have been in love for centuries.
Mia Wasikowska, Anton Yelchin, Jeffrey Wright, Tom Hiddleston, Jim Jarmusch, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt
Ratings
- 2.8 / 5
out of 5 stars
(6)
Fading Gigolo
John Turturro and Woody Allen play cash-strapped best friends who decide to go into the gigolo business together and subsequently attract the suspicion of the Hasidic Jewish community in which they live.
Sofia Vergara, Liev Schreiber, Bob Balaban, John Turturro, Max Casella, Sharon Stone, Vanessa Paradis, Woody Allen
Ratings
- 4 / 5
out of 5 stars
(113)
Blended
After a disastrous blind date, a couple finds themselves stuck together with their kids from a previous marriage.
Bella Thorne, Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Lauren Lapkus, Terry Crews, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Mike Karz, Kevin Nealon
Ratings
- 3.5 / 5
out of 5 stars
(78)
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Ret...
Summoned by Glinda, Dorothy and Toto return to the land of Oz. Joined by her old friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman and the Lion, Dorothy sets out on a perilous journey to stop the Jester from using the power of the Wicked Witch of the West’s wand to turn the people of Oz into puppets.
Kelsey Grammer, Hugh Dancy, Lea Michele, Patrick Stewart, Martin Short, Dan Aykroyd, James Belushi, Oliver Platt
Ratings
- 3.1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(20)
The Rover
A man goes on a mission to retrieve his stolen car, which contains something invaluable to him.
Robert Pattinson, Guy Pearce, Scoot McNairy, Anthony Hayes, David Linde, David Michod, Liz Watts, David Field
The Love Punch
A romantic caper about Richard (Brosnan) and Kate (Thompson), a divorced couple who, after their pension is stolen by an unscrupulous businessman, reunite to steal it back.
Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson, Joel Hopkins, Timothy Spall, Tim Perell, Louise Bourgoin
Ratings
- 4.3 / 5
out of 5 stars
(24)
Aftermath
The devastating horror of a nuclear apocalypse is now reality and nine desperate strangers find themselves clinging to life in a farmhouse cellar, while radioactive fallout descends on the darkened world above. These would-be survivors face the nightmare of dwindling supplies, poisonous air and the greatest threat of all – the hordes of zombie-like refugees who want in. With each dying day, their choice becomes clearer – stay and let the makeshift shelter become their tomb or face the unknown terrors of the world outside.
Andre Royo, Edward Furlong, Peter Engert, Monica Keena, C.J. Thomason
Ratings
- 4.1 / 5
out of 5 stars
(188)
Belle
Belle is inspired by the true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), the illegitimate mixed race daughter of a Royal Navy Admiral. Raised by her aristocratic great-uncle Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson), Belle’s lineage affords her certain privileges, yet the color of her skin prevents her from fully participating in the traditions of her social standing. Left to wonder if she will ever find love, Belle falls for an idealistic young vicar’s son bent on change who, with her help, shapes Lord Mansfield’s role as Lord Chief Justice to end slavery in England.
Emily Watson, Sarah Gadon, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Penelope Wilton, Tom Felton, Miranda Richardson, Amma Asante, Tom Wilkinson
Ratings
- 3.2 / 5
out of 5 stars
(19)
Heatstroke
On a family trip in the African desert, a research scientist unintentionally travels off course and is brutally murdered by an arms dealer. His girlfriend is put to the ultimate survival test as she attempts to evade the killers and protect his teenage daughter.
Stephen Dorff, Peter Stormare, Maisie Williams, David Lancaster, Svetlana Metkina, Evelyn Purcell
Ratings
- 3.8 / 5
out of 5 stars
(10)
The Possession of Michael Ki...
Tells of a documentary filmmaker who does not believe in God or the Devil. When his wife dies, he sets out to make his next movie on religion and spirituality, hoping to prove those things are just myth. But in allowing demonologists, necromancers and various practitioners of the occult to try the deepest, darkest spells and rituals on him, he unleashes a horrifying force.
Dale Dickey, Shane Johnson, David Jung, Ella Anderson, Cara Pifko, Tomas Arana, Julie McNiven
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