August 2012 Movies

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Last modified: Jan. 16, 2023

Best Movies Released August 2012

Sparkle Movie Poster

Drama

46%

4.2 / 5

Total Recall Movie Poster

Action

82%

3.9 / 5

The Campaign Movie Poster

Comedy

74%

3.5 / 5

The Bourne Legacy Movie Poster

Action

The Bourne Legacy

84%

4.1 / 5

The Revenant Movie Poster

Comedy

45%

3.5 / 5

The Odd Life of Timothy Green Movie Poster

Adventure

The Odd Life of Timoth...

56%

3.6 / 5

Compliance Movie Poster

Drama

42%

3.6 / 5

ParaNorman Movie Poster

Adventure

61%

3.8 / 5

The Awakening Movie Poster

Horror

67%

3.7 / 5

The Babymakers Movie Poster

Comedy

57%

3 / 5

The Good Doctor Movie Poster

Drama

The Good Doctor

67%

3.7 / 5

The Possession Movie Poster

Horror

69%

3.5 / 5

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Released Thursday, August 2nd

Craigslist Joe Poster

43%

2.6 / 5

(7)

Craigslist Joe

It was in this climate that 29-year-old Joseph Garner cut himself off from everyone he knew and everything he owned, to embark on a bold adventure. Armed with only a laptop, cell phone, toothbrush, and the clothes on his back – alongside the hope that community was not gone but just had shifted – Joseph began his journey. For 31 December days and nights, everything in his life would come from the Craigslist website. From transportation to food, from shelter to companionship, Joe would depend on the generosity of people who had never seen him and whose sole connection to him was a giant virtual swap meet.

Joseph Garner

Adventure Documentary 1 hr, 30 mins

43% WILL SEE

2.6 / 5

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Released Friday, August 3rd

Total Recall Poster

82%

3.9 / 5

(83)

Total Recall

A man haunted by a recurring dream of journeying to Mars buys a literal dream vacation from a company called Rekall Inc., which sells implanted memories. The man comes to believe he is a secret agent and ends up on a Martian colony, where he fights to overthrow a despotic ruler controlling the production of air.

Kate Beckinsale, Neal H. Moritz, Bryan Cranston, Sam Dickerman, Mark Bomback, Jessica Biel, Len Wiseman, Toby Jaffee

PG-13 Action Adventure 2 hrs, 1 min

82% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Poster

95%

4.2 / 5

(147)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Da...

Based on the third and fourth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, The Last Straw and Dog Days. School is out and Greg is ready for the days of summer, when all his plans go wrong. What on earth is he going to do all summer?

Karan Brar, Devon Bostick, Robert Capron, David Bowers, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Maya Forbes, Wally Wolodarsky

PG Adventure Sequel

95% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

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The Babymakers Poster

57%

3 / 5

(17)

The Babymakers

A story about a man who fails in his attempts to conceive a baby with his wife so he and his friends embark on a heist to take a sample he made years before at a sperm bank.

Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Jay Chandrasekhar, Peter Gaulke, Gerry Swallow, Paul Schneider, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme

Comedy

57% WILL SEE

3 / 5

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360 Poster

55%

3.3 / 5

(12)

360

Based on the play Reigen that was about pairs of characters and their sexual encounters.

Anthony Hopkins, Queen Latifah, Jude Law, Rachel Weisz, Fernando Meirelles, Ben Foster, Andrew Eaton, Chris Hanley

R Drama Adaptation 1 hr, 51 mins

55% WILL SEE

3.3 / 5

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Falling Overnight Poster

26%

4.3 / 5

(4)

Falling Overnight

Falling Overnight tells the story of twenty-two year old Elliot Carson (Parker Croft) on the day before he has risky surgery to remove a brain tumor. Facing what could be his last night, Elliot's path intersects with Chloe Webb (Emilia Zoryan), a young photographer who invites him to her art show. Elliot welcomes the distraction and as the night descends, Chloe takes him on an intimate and exhilarating journey through the city. But as morning approaches, and Chloe learns of Elliot's condition, the magic of the evening unravels, and they must together face the uncertainty of Elliot's future.

Parker Croft, Conrad Jackson, Emilia Zoryan

Drama 1 hr, 28 mins

26% WILL SEE

4.3 / 5

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Celeste and Jesse Forever Poster

36%

2.7 / 5

(6)

Celeste and Jesse Forever

A young divorcing couple who try to maintain their longstanding friendship while pursuing other relationships.

Emma Roberts, Rashida Jones, Chris Messina, Lee Toland Krieger, Suzanne Todd, Jennifer Todd, Will McCormack, Andy Samberg

R Drama Romance 1 hr, 29 mins

36% WILL SEE

2.7 / 5

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Soldiers of Fortune Poster

79%

3.1 / 5

(8)

Soldiers of Fortune

Wealthy thrill-seekers pay to join military adventures, but things don't go exactly to plan.

Sean Bean, James Cromwell, Maksim Korostyshevsky, Alexandre Coscas, Robert Crombie, Joe Kelbley, Dominic Monaghan, Ving Rhames

R Action Adventure

79% WILL SEE

3.1 / 5

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You've Been Trumped Poster

10%

2.3 / 5

(3)

You've Been Trumped

After the Scottish Government overturns its own environmental laws to give Donald Trump the green light to build a golf resort on an untouched Scottish coastline, the stage is set for an extraordinary summer of discontent, as the bulldozers spring into action. Water and power is cut off, land disputes erupt, and some residents have thousands of tonnes of earth piled up next to their homes.

Anthony Baxter

Documentary 1 hr, 40 mins

10% WILL SEE

2.3 / 5

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Assassin's Bullet Poster

73%

3.4 / 5

(17)

Assassin's Bullet

When an unknown vigilante begins killing high-priority terrorists from America's Most Wanted list in Europe, a former FBI field agent (Christian Slater) is brought in by the US Ambassador (Donald Sutherland) to discover the identity of the assassin.

Elika Portnoy, Donald Sutherland, Isaac Florentine, Christian Slater, Timothy Spall

R Drama Action

73% WILL SEE

3.4 / 5

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Dreams of a Life Poster

44%

2.8 / 5

(4)

Dreams of a Life

Nobody noticed when thirty-eight year old Joyce Vincent died in her apartment above a shopping mall in North London in 2003. When her skeleton was discovered three years later, her television was still on. Newspaper reports offered few details of Joyce's life- not even a photograph. Who was Joyce Vincent? And how could this happen to someone in our day and age--the so-called age of communication? Dreams of a Life is Carol Morley's quest to discover who Joyce was and how she came to be so forgotten.

Carol Morley

NR Documentary 1 hr, 35 mins

44% WILL SEE

2.8 / 5

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Released Sunday, August 5th

Craigslist Joe Poster

43%

2.6 / 5

(7)

Craigslist Joe

It was in this climate that 29-year-old Joseph Garner cut himself off from everyone he knew and everything he owned, to embark on a bold adventure. Armed with only a laptop, cell phone, toothbrush, and the clothes on his back – alongside the hope that community was not gone but just had shifted – Joseph began his journey. For 31 December days and nights, everything in his life would come from the Craigslist website. From transportation to food, from shelter to companionship, Joe would depend on the generosity of people who had never seen him and whose sole connection to him was a giant virtual swap meet.

Joseph Garner

Adventure Documentary 1 hr, 30 mins

43% WILL SEE

2.6 / 5

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Released Wednesday, August 8th

Hope Springs Poster

78%

3.5 / 5

(28)

Hope Springs

After thirty years of marriage, a middle-aged couple attends an intense counseling weekend to decide the fate of their marriage.

Meryl Streep, Todd Black, Steve Carell, David Frankel, Steve Tisch, Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Rappaport, Jason Blumenthal

PG-13 Drama Comedy 2 hrs, 1 min

78% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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Nitro Circus Poster

67%

3.9 / 5

(7)

Nitro Circus

In Nitro Circus, Travis Pastrana and his tight-knit, highly-skilled, adrenaline-addicted friends bring their impossibly insane and hysterical adventures to the big screen for the first time! Dreaming up the most dangerous stunts in the world of action sports--whether they are back-flipping a bike between two 60-story buildings or going air-born to destroy their friends in a life size, high speed game of Freedom Flyers--Pastrana and his gang are always at it. High Risk. High Octane. And No Safety Nets Allowed.

Gregg Godfrey, Jeremy Rawle

PG-13 Action Comedy

67% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

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Released Friday, August 10th

The Campaign Poster

74%

3.5 / 5

(43)

The Campaign

Story centers on two bumbling candidates in a heated rivalry for the 2012 Presidential election.

Jay Roach, Will Ferrell, Jason Sudeikis, Brian Cox, Adam McKay, Chris Henchy, Shawn Harwell, Zach Galifianakis

R Comedy Political 1 hr, 37 mins

74% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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The Bourne Legacy Poster

84%

4.1 / 5

(108)

The Bourne Legacy

Fourth installment of the Bourne franchise based on an original story. As writer/director Tony Gilroy explains, "This is not a reboot or a recast or a prequel. No one’s replacing Matt Damon. There will be a whole new hero, a whole new chapter…this is a stand-alone project." Jason Bourne will not be featured in the film; Jeremy Renner will play another assassin trained in the same program as Bourne.

Edward Norton, Tony Gilroy, Rachel Weisz, Joan Allen, Scott Glenn, Oscar Isaac, Henry Morrison, Frank Marshall

PG-13 Action Adventure 2 hrs, 15 mins

84% WILL SEE

4.1 / 5

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The Awakening Poster

67%

3.7 / 5

(55)

The Awakening

Story centers on a paranormal investigator in England after the First World War, whose job is debunk spiritualism, something she has complete control over until she finds a boarding school full or horrifying supernatural events.

Rebecca Hall, John Shrapnel, Imelda Staunton, Nick Murphy, Dominic West, Lucy Cohu, Diana Kent

R Thriller Horror 1 hr, 47 mins

67% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

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Goats Poster

72%

3.7 / 5

(18)

Goats

Fourteen-year-old Ellis is getting ready to leave the Southwest for a boarding school in the East. This means leaving behind his mother (Robin Wright) and the only real father he has ever known, Goat Man (Duchovny).

Vera Farmiga, Dakota Johnson, Minnie Driver, Eric Kopeloff, Ty Burrell, Graham Phillips, Christopher Neil, Daniela Taplin

R Comedy 1 hr, 32 mins

72% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

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2 Days in New York Poster

45%

2.6 / 5

(7)

2 Days in New York

Marion (Julie Delpy), now happily living with Mingus (Chris Rock) at their New York loft apartment, finds her relationship, her home, her career and her very "soul" in jeopardy when her contentious father, sister and ex-boyfriend come to visit from France.

Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Aleksia Landeau, Albert Delpy, Alexandre Nahon

R Drama Sequel 1 hr, 31 mins

45% WILL SEE

2.6 / 5

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Freelancers Poster

71%

3.5 / 5

(10)

Freelancers

The son of a slain NYPD officer joins the force, where he falls in with his father's former partner and a team of rogue cops.

Robert De Niro, Forest Whitaker, Beau Garrett, Jessy Terrero, Randall Emmett, George Furla, Mark Canton, Philippe Casseus

R Drama Crime

71% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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Red Hook Summer Poster

27%

3.3 / 5

(3)

Red Hook Summer

An Atlanta resident spends the summer in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

Spike Lee

R Drama 2 hrs, 15 mins

27% WILL SEE

3.3 / 5

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Supercapitalist Poster

15%

1.7 / 5

(6)

Supercapitalist

A maverick New York hedge fund trader moves to Hong Kong and orchestrates a mega-deal that swiftly escalates beyond his control. Caught between competing forces in America and Asia in a ruthless culture of profits at all costs, he desperately negotiates and maneuvers inside China's closed, complex society. With his life and Hong Kong's future staked on a corrupt billion dollar deal, the trader takes the ultimate risk.

Kenneth Tsang, Simon Yin, Linus Roache, Derek Ting

Thriller

15% WILL SEE

1.7 / 5

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Released Wednesday, August 15th

The Odd Life of Timothy Green Poster

56%

3.6 / 5

(42)

The Odd Life of Timothy Gree...

A modern-day fable.

Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, Scott Sanders, Ahmet Zappa, Mara Jacobs, Peter Hedges, Rosemarie DeWitt, Oren Aviv

PG Adventure Fantasy 1 hr, 44 mins

56% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

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Released Friday, August 17th

Sparkle Poster

46%

4.2 / 5

(16)

Sparkle

The youngest sister in a sibling singing trio becomes a sensation but suffers conflict and tragedy in the process.

Derek Luke, Omari Hardwick, Carmen Ejogo, Cee-Lo Green, Debra Martin Chase, Jordin Sparks, Mike Epps, Salim Akil

PG-13 Drama Remake 1 hr, 56 mins

46% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

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ParaNorman Poster

61%

3.8 / 5

(54)

ParaNorman

About a 13-year-old protecting his small town from a zombie attack.

Anna Kendrick, John Goodman, Casey Affleck, Leslie Mann, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jeff Garlin, Elaine Stritch, Sam Fell

PG Adventure Comedy 1 hr, 33 mins

61% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

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The Expendables 2 Poster

92%

4.4 / 5

(150)

The Expendables 2

Sylvester Stallone told the LA Times that if The Expendables does well, investors would likely fund a sequel for which he has "an idea ready to go." He did not reveal any plot details though.

Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Bruce Willis, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jet Li, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth

R Action Sequel 1 hr, 43 mins

92% WILL SEE

4.4 / 5

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Why Stop Now? Poster

48%

3.5 / 5

(4)

Why Stop Now?

The unhealthy relationship between a drug-addicted mother and her college-bound son set on the day of his interview at Julliard and her planned arrival in rehab.

Jesse Eisenberg, Tracy Morgan, Melissa Leo, Ron Nyswaner, Phil Dorling

R Drama Comedy

48% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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Beloved Poster

7%

3 / 5

(2)

Beloved

A romantic musical drama spanning three decades as it follows a mother and daughter's misadventures in love. In the freewheeling Paris of the '60s, young Madeleine (Ludivine Sagnier)--who has gone from selling shoes to sleeping with men for money--falls for a handsome Czech doctor, Jaromil (Rasha Bukvic), whom she soon marries and joins in Prague. A baby daughter is born, but Jaromil's infidelities and the arrival of Russian tanks in Prague lead Madeleine back to France--though the love between them still burns. Thirty years later in London, we follow Madeleine's daughter, Vera (Chiara Mastroianni), who has fallen in love with a musician (American actor Paul Schneider) who is incapable of devoting himself to her, while her ex (Honore regular Louis Garrel) still pines for her. Meanwhile in Paris, a re-married Madeleine (Catherine Deneuve) has rekindled her love affair with Jaromil (Milos Forman).

Ludivine Sagnier, Christophe Honoré, Catherine Deneuve, Louis Garrel, Chiara Mastroianni, Milos Forman, Paul Schneider

Drama Romance 2 hrs, 19 mins

7% WILL SEE

3 / 5

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Cosmopolis Poster

64%

2.9 / 5

(9)

Cosmopolis

A 28-year-old multimillionaire is chauffeured across Manhattan for a haircut but the journey takes 24 hours due to a presidential visit, anti-globalization demonstrations, and a celebrity funeral. Stuck in traffic, the reclusive financial wizard anxiously monitors the value of the yen on the limo's computer. Using the car as his office, he summons advisers from nearby shops and restaurants, as he discusses imminent financial ruin with his broker.

Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Samantha Morton, Juliette Binoche, Paulo Branco, Sarah Gadon, David Cronenberg, Mathieu Amalric

R Drama 1 hr, 48 mins

64% WILL SEE

2.9 / 5

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Death by China Poster

38%

2.4 / 5

(5)

Death by China

A documentary feature that pointedly confronts the most urgent problem facing America today – its increasingly destructive economic trade relationship with a rapidly rising China. Since China began flooding U.S. markets with illegally subsidized products in 2001, over 50,000 American factories have disappeared, more than 25 million Americans can’t find a decent job, and America now owes more than 3 trillion dollars to the world’s largest totalitarian nation. Through compelling interviews with voices across the political spectrum, Death by China exposes that the U.S.-China relationship is broken and must be fixed if the world is going to be a place of peace and prosperity.

Peter Navarro

NR Documentary 1 hr, 19 mins

38% WILL SEE

2.4 / 5

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Side by Side Poster

78%

4 / 5

(7)

Side by Side

Join Keanu Reeves on a tour of the past and the future of filmmaking in Side by Side. Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

James Cameron, David Fincher, Keanu Reeves, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Walter Murch, Christopher Kenneally, Robert Rodriguez

Documentary 1 hr, 39 mins

78% WILL SEE

4 / 5

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Chicken with Plums Poster

19%

2.5 / 5

(2)

Chicken with Plums

Tehran 1958 – Nasser Ali Khan, the most celebrated violin player, has his beloved instrument broken. Unable to find another to replace it, life without music seems intolerable. He stays in bed and slips further and further into his reveries from his youth to his own children’s futures. Over the course of the week that follows, and as the pieces of this captivating story fall into place, we understand his poignant secret and the profundity of his decision to give up life for music and love.

Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi, Mathieu Amalric, Edouard Baer, Maria de Medeiros, Golshifteh Farahani, Eric Caravaca, Chiara Mastroianni

Drama 1 hr, 33 mins

19% WILL SEE

2.5 / 5

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The Day Poster

53%

3.6 / 5

(19)

The Day

A group of five survivors armed with shotguns, axes and machetes wander the back roads of a ravaged landscape looking for refuge in The Day, a look into a post-apocalyptic future. As war ravages humanity, destroying civilization and most of life on earth, the survivors realize they must do whatever it takes to stay alive. Lost, starving, and exhausted, they seek shelter in a seemingly safe abandoned farmhouse. However, while searching for food and resources, they unwittingly set off a trap signaling to their ruthless predators laying in wait to begin their deadly attack. With food and ammunition dwindling, the group must make a desperate final stand--over a 24 hour period--battling for their ultimate survival.

Shawn Ashmore, Michael Eklund, Ashley Bell, Cory Hardrict, Doug Aarniokoski, Luke Passmore, Dominic Monaghan, Shannyn Sossamon

R Action Thriller 1 hr, 24 mins

53% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

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Released Wednesday, August 22nd

Hit and Run Poster

59%

3.1 / 5

(30)

Hit and Run

Charlie Bronson (Dax Shepard), a former getaway driver busts out of the Witness Protection Program to drive his girlfriend (Kristen Bell) to Los Angeles so she can land her dream job. Their road trip grows awkwardly complicated, when they are chased by the feds (led by Tom Arnold), and increasingly dangerous, when Charlie’s former gang of criminals (led by Bradley Cooper) enter the fray.

Kristen Bell, Michael Rosenbaum, Andrew Panay, Bradley Cooper, Dax Shepard, David Palmer, Nate Tuck, Kim Waltrip

R Action Comedy 1 hr, 40 mins

59% WILL SEE

3.1 / 5

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Released Friday, August 24th

The Apparition Poster

67%

3.3 / 5

(48)

The Apparition

A young couple is haunted by a supernatural presence unleashed during a college experiment.

Ashley Greene, Joel Silver, Sebastian Stan, Tom Felton, Daniel Alter, Andrew Rona, Steve Richards, Todd Lincoln

PG-13 Thriller Horror 1 hr, 22 mins

67% WILL SEE

3.3 / 5

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Premium Rush Poster

73%

3.9 / 5

(32)

Premium Rush

A twentysomething New York City bike messenger picks up an envelope at Columbia University. A dirty cop, who is desperate to get his hands on the envelope, chases the bike messenger throughout the city.

Jamie Chung, Michael Shannon, David Koepp, Gavin Polone, John Kamps, Matt Tolmach, Elizabeth Cantillon

PG-13 Action Adventure 1 hr, 31 mins

73% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

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The Revenant Poster

45%

3.5 / 5

(19)

The Revenant

Follows a soldier and his slacker best friend who become zombies and use their newfound powers to become vigilante crime fighters with mixed, not to mention bloody results.

D. Kerry Prior, Liam Finn, Jacques Thelemaque, David Anders, Chris Wylde

Comedy Horror 1 hr, 50 mins

45% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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Compliance Poster

42%

3.6 / 5

(9)

Compliance

The story of Sandra (Ann Dowd), an overworked manager at a fast food restaurant, who receives a call from a police officer accusing one of her employees, a teenage girl named Becky (Dreama Walker), of stealing from a customer. Taking the officer at his word, Sandra detains Becky, setting into motion a nightmarish scenario that quickly spirals out of control.

Philip Ettinger, Craig Zobel, Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp

R Drama Thriller 1 hr, 30 mins

42% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

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Thunderstruck Poster

84%

3.8 / 5

(24)

Thunderstruck

When Brian, a hopelessly uncoordinated young fan magically switches talents with his hero (Kevin Durant, playing himself), he becomes the star of his high school team...while Kevin Durant suddenly can’t make a shot to save his life. But with the playoffs approaching, Brian learns that being a true winner involves working hard at your own game, and he tries to make things right in time to prevent a catastrophic end to his hero’s season.

John Whitesell, Eric Champnella, Kevin Durant, Taylor Gray, Jim Belushi, Brandon T. Jackson, Larramie Doc Shaw, Bill Johnson

PG Sports Family

84% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

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Samsara Poster

40%

4.8 / 5

(8)

Samsara

Samsara takes the form of a nonverbal, guided meditation that will transform viewers in countries around the world, as they are swept along a journey of the soul. Through powerful images pristinely photographed in 70mm and a dynamic music score, the film illuminates the links between humanity and the rest of the nature, showing how our life cycle mirrors the rhythm of the planet.

Mark Magidson, Ron Fricke

PG-13 Documentary 1 hr, 39 mins

40% WILL SEE

4.8 / 5

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Little White Lies Poster

44%

Little White Lies

Bringing together some of the top names from France's current generation of actors, Guillaume Canet weaves a joyous and heartfelt ensemble film out of the dilemmas of eight thirty and forty-something close friends as they vacation together in the summer beach house of uptight restaurateur Max (Cluzet). Starting out light and carefree, tensions begin to fill the air when Ludo is clinging to life following a motorcycle accident, and Max is grappling with unwanted affections from Vincent (Magimel), whose married life and sexuality are under fire. Womanizing actor Eric (Lellouche) and free-spirited ethnologist Marie (Cotillard) navigate the challenges of single life while lovelorn Antoine (Laurent Lafitte) pines for his ex-girlfriend after a sudden breakup.

Marion Cotillard, Francois Cluzet, Guillaume Canet, Benoît Magimel, Gilles Lellouche, Laurent Lafitte

Drama Comedy 2 hrs, 34 mins

44% WILL SEE

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A Lonely Place for Dying Poster

21%

A Lonely Place for Dying

It is 1972. An abandoned Mexican prison sits alone in the dusty Chihuahua desert. KGB mole Nikolai Dzerzhinsky waits for his contact from the Washington Post. Dzerzhinsky holds explosive evidence against the CIA--information he will trade for asylum in the United States. Special Agent Robert Harper must obtain this evidence and kill Dzerzhinsky or risk the end of his CIA career. As the two men hunt each other, they discover that the sins from their past destined them for this deadly confrontation.

Justin Eugene Evans, James Cromwell, Luis Robledo, Michael Scovotti, Ross Marquand, Michael Wincott, Brad Culver

NR Action Teen 1 hr, 34 mins

21% WILL SEE

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Wild Horse, Wild Ride Poster

82%

3 / 5

(1)

Wild Horse, Wild Ride

The story of the Extreme Mustang Makeover Challenge, an annual contest that dares 100 people to each tame a totally wild mustang in order to get it adopted into a better life beyond federal corrals. Stunning and poignant, Alex Dawson and Greg Gricus' debut feature documentary chronicles a handful of unforgettable characters from their first uneasy meeting with their horses and over three months as they attempt to transform from scared strangers to the closest of companions.

Greg Gricus, Alex Dawson

PG Western Documentary 1 hr, 46 mins

82% WILL SEE

3 / 5

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Cosmopolis Poster

64%

2.9 / 5

(9)

Cosmopolis

A 28-year-old multimillionaire is chauffeured across Manhattan for a haircut but the journey takes 24 hours due to a presidential visit, anti-globalization demonstrations, and a celebrity funeral. Stuck in traffic, the reclusive financial wizard anxiously monitors the value of the yen on the limo's computer. Using the car as his office, he summons advisers from nearby shops and restaurants, as he discusses imminent financial ruin with his broker.

Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti, Samantha Morton, Juliette Binoche, Paulo Branco, Sarah Gadon, David Cronenberg, Mathieu Amalric

R Drama 1 hr, 48 mins

64% WILL SEE

2.9 / 5

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Robot and Frank Poster

55%

4 / 5

(15)

Robot and Frank

Follows a young architect working to scan all the books at the library where he works when he's suddenly forced to go up against a man who plans to steal from the institution with his robot companion.

Susan Sarandon, Liev Schreiber, Jake Schreier, Galt Niederhoffer, Liv Tyler, Christopher D. Ford, Jeremy Strong, James Marsden

PG-13 Drama Comedy 1 hr, 31 mins

55% WILL SEE

4 / 5

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The Victim Poster

46%

2.8 / 5

(4)

The Victim

Good time girls Annie (Jennifer Blanc) and Mary (Danielle Harris) find themselves in a life and death situation. Annie's life is put in jeopardy when she is witness to a violent act at the hands of two Sheriff's Deputies. Fleeing from attackers (Ryan Honey, Denny Kirkwood) she stumbles across Kyle (Michael Biehn), a recluse living in the middle of the woods. The ruggedly handsome loner stays far from civilization - that is - until a single knock on his door throws his solitary life into chaos. Two worlds collide in this psychological thriller that will make you question your trust in mankind.

Michael Biehn, Lorna Paul, Jennifer Blanc, Ryan Honey, Danielle Harris, Denny Kirkwood

R Thriller 1 hr, 23 mins

46% WILL SEE

2.8 / 5

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Sleepwalk with Me Poster

22%

3.7 / 5

(3)

Sleepwalk with Me

In his autobiographically inspired, fictional feature debut Sleepwalk with Me, comedian-turned-playwright-turned-filmmaker Mike Birbiglia wears his incisive wit on his sleeve while portraying a cinematic surrogate. We are thrust into the tale of a burgeoning stand-up comedian struggling with the stress of a stalled career, a stale relationship threatening to race out of his control, and the wild spurts of severe sleepwalking he is desperate to ignore.

Mike Birbiglia, Seth Barrish, Lauren Ambrose

PG-13 Comedy

22% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

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62%

3.8 / 5

(44)

2016: Obama's America

2016 Obama's America takes audiences on a journey into the heart of the world’s most powerful office to reveal the struggle of whether one man's past will redefine America over the next four years. The film examines the question, "If Obama wins a second term, where will we be in 2016?"

John Sullivan, Dinesh D'Souza

PG Documentary

62% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

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64%

3.7 / 5

(51)

Lawless

During Prohibition, a moonshine gang operates in the bootlegging capital of America, Franklin County, Virginia. The three brothers eventually are shot down in December 1930 after they refuse to join the illegal cartel set up by the Commonwealth's attorney Carter Lee, grandnephew of Robert E. Lee. Carter Lee is subsequently tried for conspiracy. During all of this, a writer is on the trail of the bootlegging story, reports on the moonshine trade & the trial for "Liberty" magazine and even does research for his novel.

Shia LaBeouf, Doug Wick, Megan Ellison, Tom Hardy, Jessica Chastain, John Hillcoat, Lucy Fisher, Nick Cave

R Drama Crime 1 hr, 50 mins

64% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

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The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure Poster

27%

2.1 / 5

(22)

The Oogieloves in the Big Ba...

An interactive musical adventure on the big screen.

Cary Elwes, Jaime Pressly, Christopher Lloyd, Toni Braxton, Matthew Diamond, Kenn Viselman, Gayle Dickie, Angela Rivet

G Adventure Sequel 1 hr, 23 mins

27% WILL SEE

2.1 / 5

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The Ambassador Poster

30%

3.2 / 5

(6)

The Ambassador

This darkly comic, genre-bending piece of journalism from international provocateur Mads Brugger rips the corroded lid off the global scheme of political corruption and exploitation happening in one of the most dangerous places on the planet: the Central African Republic. Armed with a phalanx of hidden cameras, black-marked diplomatic credentials and a bleeding-edge wit, Bruegger transforms himself into an outlandish caricature of a European-African Consul. As he immerses himself in the life-threatening underworld of nefarious bureaucrats, Bruegger encounters blood diamond smuggling, bribery, and even murder--while somehow managing to crack amazing razor-sharp barbs at every steps along the way.

Mads Brügger, Maja Jul Larsen

NR Documentary 1 hr, 33 mins

30% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

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Released Friday, August 31st

The Possession Poster

69%

3.5 / 5

(57)

The Possession

A cursed relic containing mysterious familial tokens is mistakenly purchased. The new owner must solve its mystery to save her own family.

Sam Raimi, Natasha Calis, Rob Tapert, Stiles White, Stan Wertlieb, Ole Bornedal, Stephen Susco, Juliet Snowden

PG-13 Thriller Suspense 1 hr, 31 mins

69% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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The Good Doctor Poster

67%

3.7 / 5

(7)

The Good Doctor

When Dr. Martin Ploeck, who has spent his life looking for respect, meets an 18-year-old patient named Diane, admitted for a kidney infection, he gets a much-needed boost of self-esteem. However, when her health starts improving, Martin fears losing her, so he begins tampering with her treatment, keeping Diane sick and in the hospital right next to him.

Taraji P. Henson, J.K. Simmons, Leonid Lebedev, Orlando Bloom, Lance Daly, Sharon Miller, John Enborn, Michael Peña

PG-13 Drama

67% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

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The Tall Man Poster

69%

2.7 / 5

(22)

The Tall Man

A mother tracks down her missing child from a mysterious tall man.

Steven Schneider, Clement Miserez, Jessica Biel, William B. Davis, Pascal Laugier, Samantha Ferris

R Thriller Suspense

69% WILL SEE

2.7 / 5

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For A Good Time, Call... Poster

48%

3.6 / 5

(9)

For A Good Time, Call...

Women, who are short on cash, start a phone sex line.

Lauren Miller, Mark Webber, Seth Rogen, Justin Long, Jamie Travis, Ari Graynor

R Comedy

48% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

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The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate Poster

79%

4.2 / 5

(13)

The Flying Swords of Dragon ...

A Ming Dynasty general at odds with an evil, power-hungry eunuch.

Jet Li, Kun Chen, Hark Tsui, Xun Zhou, Marvis Fan

Action Adventure 2 hrs, 2 mins

79% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

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Side by Side Poster

78%

4 / 5

(7)

Side by Side

Join Keanu Reeves on a tour of the past and the future of filmmaking in Side by Side. Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.

James Cameron, David Fincher, Keanu Reeves, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Walter Murch, Christopher Kenneally, Robert Rodriguez

Documentary 1 hr, 39 mins

78% WILL SEE

4 / 5

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The Ambassador Poster

30%

3.2 / 5

(6)

The Ambassador

This darkly comic, genre-bending piece of journalism from international provocateur Mads Brugger rips the corroded lid off the global scheme of political corruption and exploitation happening in one of the most dangerous places on the planet: the Central African Republic. Armed with a phalanx of hidden cameras, black-marked diplomatic credentials and a bleeding-edge wit, Bruegger transforms himself into an outlandish caricature of a European-African Consul. As he immerses himself in the life-threatening underworld of nefarious bureaucrats, Bruegger encounters blood diamond smuggling, bribery, and even murder--while somehow managing to crack amazing razor-sharp barbs at every steps along the way.

Mads Brügger, Maja Jul Larsen

NR Documentary 1 hr, 33 mins

30% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

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Doggie B Poster

76%

5 / 5

(4)

Doggie B

When aspiring vet Cassie finds out that her Uncle Peter’s dog dancing studio is in danger of closing, she enters her devoted pup Pijo in the Dog Dancing Championships. Standing between the grand prize and the glory is ten-time champion Gertrude and her dancing canine Chaos, who will stop at nothing to win. With the help of family and friends, Cassie and Pijo lace up all six dancing shoes, raise the woof, and take on the competition tail on.

Jane Wiedlin, Jesse Draper, Romanus Wolter

76% WILL SEE

5 / 5

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