August 2015 Movies

Two years after Battle of Gods, Dragon Ball Z is back in a highly anticipated new film – featuring the return of one of the most iconic villains of all time, Frieza.

Tadayoshi Yamamuro, Akira Toriyama

Action Sequel 1 hr, 45 mins

80% WILL SEE

4.5 / 5

Released Friday, August 7th

83%

3.4 / 5

(25)

Shaun The Sheep Movie

A sheep named Shaun and his sheepdog friend Bitzer are forced to take their entire flock on an adventure to the big city to rescue the Farmer.

Mark Burton, Julie Lockhart, Richard Starzak, Paul Kewley

PG Adventure Comedy

83% WILL SEE

3.4 / 5

79%

3 / 5

(152)

An origins Fantastic Four story with an all new cast. 20th Century Fox is the latest studio to start the process of overhauling one of its big Marvel Entertainment franchises, Fantastic Four, which has already hatched two films.

Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Matthew Vaughn, Simon Kinberg, Michael B. Jordan, Toby Kebbell, Josh Trank, Michael Green

PG-13 Action Adventure 1 hr, 45 mins

79% WILL SEE

3 / 5

76%

3.5 / 5

(51)

The Gift

Explores if bygones are really ever bygones.

Jason Bateman, Jason Blum, Joel Edgerton, Rebecca Yeldham, Rebecca Hall, David Denman, Beau Knapp, Couper Samuelson

Thriller Suspense

76% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

33%

3.7 / 5

(32)

Ricki and the Flash

A woman abandons her family when she is younger to find fame and fortune as a rock star. Decades later, she decides to be a mother again to her estranged children, one of whom is going through a rough divorce.

Marc Platt, Kevin Kline, Jonathan Demme, Sebastian Stan, Diablo Cody, Meryl Streep, Ben Platt, Mamie Gummer

PG-13 Drama Music 1 hr, 37 mins

33% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

74%

3.9 / 5

(10)

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Like most teenage girls, Minnie Goetze (Bel Powley) is longing for love, acceptance and a sense of purpose in the world. Minnie begins a complex love affair with her mother's (Kristen Wiig) boyfriend, "the handsomest man in the world," Monroe Rutherford (Alexander Skarsgård). What follows is an account of one girl's sexual awakening, without judgment.

Alexander Skarsgard, Kristen Wiig, Marielle Heller, Bel Powley, Christopher Meloni

R Drama

74% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

79%

4 / 5

(4)

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Inspired by the beloved classic, Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet is a richly-animated story and celebration of Gibran’s book, created by artists, animators and musicians from around the world.

Salma Hayek, Liam Neeson, John Krasinski, Alfred Molina, Roger Allers, Quvenzhane Wallis, Frank Langella

Family Animation

79% WILL SEE

4 / 5

62%

3.2 / 5

(18)

The Runner

Set in the aftermath of the tragic 2010 BP oil spill, Colin Price, an idealistic but flawed New Orleans congressman, is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal.

Nicolas Cage, Connie Nielsen, Sarah Paulson, Wendell Pierce, Peter Fonda, Austin Stark, Bryan Bratt, Glenn Williamson

R Drama Thriller 1 hr, 30 mins

62% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

78%

2.9 / 5

(13)

Cop Car

When two rebellious young boys stumble across an abandoned cop car hidden in a secluded glade they decide to take it for a joyride. When the small town sheriff (Kevin Bacon) goes looking for his missing car, the boys find themselves in the center of a deadly game of cat and mouse and the only way out is to go as fast as their cop car can take them.

Jon Watts, Kevin Bacon, Camryn Manheim, James Freedson-Jackson, Sheriff Kretzer

R Thriller 1 hr, 26 mins

78% WILL SEE

2.9 / 5

53%

3.2 / 5

(17)

Dark Places

Follows a woman who survived the brutal massacre of her family when she was seven-years old and testified against her own brother. Twenty-five years later, a secret society obsessed with crime-solving called the Kill Club brings her in for questioning to discover the truth of the horrific crime.

Tye Sheridan, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks, Gilles Paquet-Brenner, Peter Safran, Stephane Marsil

R Drama Adaptation 1 hr, 53 mins

53% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

23%

3.9 / 5

(11)

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Set in a Mediterranean sea-side village, Kamila (Salma Hayek) cleans house for exiled artist and poet Mustafa (Liam Neeson), but the more difficult job is keeping her free-spirited young daughter, Almitra, (Quvenzhané Wallis) out of trouble. The three embark on a journey meant to end with Mustafa’s return home – but first they must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in his words will incite rebellion. Featuring music from Damien Rice, Glen Hansard and Yo-Yo Ma.

Salma Hayek, Liam Neeson, John Krasinski, Alfred Molina, Roger Allers, Quvenzhane Wallis, Frank Langella

PG Adaptation Animation 1 hr, 25 mins

23% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

Released Monday, August 10th

24%

4.7 / 5

(6)

Enchanted Kingdom 3D

An African 3D documentary. No other plot details have been announced.

Idris Elba, Mike Newell, Neil Nightingale, Patrick Morris, Nigel Williams

Documentary Nature 1 hr, 27 mins

24% WILL SEE

4.7 / 5

Released Friday, August 14th

59%

4.3 / 5

(166)

The Man From U.N.C.L.E

The espionage adventures of Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, agents of United Network Command for Law Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.) who fight the forces of T.H.R.U.S.H. (Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity).

Henry Cavill, Guy Ritchie, John Davis, Hugh Grant, Armie Hammer, Jared Harris, Elizabeth Debicki, Basil Iwanyk

PG-13 Action Adventure 1 hr, 56 mins

59% WILL SEE

4.3 / 5

79%

4.4 / 5

(256)

Straight Outta Compton

Revolves around the rise and fall of the Compton, California rap group N.W.A., whose initials read Niggas With Attitude. The members include drug dealer turned label founder Eazy-E, young disc jockey Dr. Dre and the politically bent Ice Cube, plus MC Ren and DJ Yella.

Ice Cube, Andrea Berloff, David Engel, Matt Alvarez, Jason Mitchell, Corey Hawkins, Bill Strauss, Leigh Savidge

R Drama Mystery 2 hrs, 27 mins

79% WILL SEE

4.4 / 5

55%

3.1 / 5

(27)

Return to Sender

A meticulous small-town nurse (Rosamund Pike) falls victim to a life-altering event after she goes on a blind date with a man (Shiloh Fernandez) who turns out not to be who he says he is. She must find the strength and courage to rebuild her life and return to her former self.

Rosamund Pike, Nick Nolte, Shiloh Fernandez, Fouad Mikati, Patricia Beauchamp, Joe Gossett

Suspense Psychological 1 hr, 35 mins

55% WILL SEE

3.1 / 5

51%

3.2 / 5

(71)

Underdogs

The story of a reluctant hero whose town is threatened when his long-time rival returns home to avenge an old grudge. When the players from his foosball table are magically brought to life, he recruits them to help him enter into the biggest underdog match ever, save the town and win back the love of his life.

Nicholas Hoult, Juan Jose Campanella, Ariana Grande, Matthew Morrison

PG Family Animation 1 hr, 22 mins

51% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

26%

2.5 / 5

(2)

Mistress America

In Mistress America, Tracy (Lola Kirke) is a lonely college freshman in New York, having neither the exciting university experience nor the glamorous metropolitan lifestyle she envisioned. But when she is taken in by her soon-to-be stepsister, Brooke (Greta Gerwig) – a resident of Times Square and adventurous gal about town – she is rescued from her disappointment and seduced by Brooke's alluringly mad schemes.

Cindy Cheung, Greta Gerwig, Noah Baumbach, Lola Kirke, Michael Chernus, Juliet Brett, Shana Dowdeswell, Charlie Gillette

R Comedy 1 hr, 26 mins

26% WILL SEE

2.5 / 5

64%

2.2 / 5

(5)

People Places Things

A newly single, under-employed graphic novelist navigates life, his young twin daughters, a case of writer's block, a classroom full of students, and a new love while letting go of the woman who left him.

Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Stephanie Allynne, James C. Strouse, Jessica Williams, Michael Clark, Alex Turtletaub

R Drama Comedy 1 hr, 25 mins

64% WILL SEE

2.2 / 5

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism Poster

75%

4.8 / 5

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Molly Moon and the Incredibl...

Follows an orphan who learns the art of hypnosis and has the ability to hypnotize the people around her.

Emily Watson, Raffey Cassidy, Dominic Monaghan, Christopher N. Rowley

Fantasy Adaptation

75% WILL SEE

4.8 / 5

68%

3 / 5

(4)

Ten Thousand Saints

A Vermont teenager Jude moves in with his hippie dad in NYC after his best friend Teddy overdoses. There he falls in with the no drugs, no sex, no meat straight-edge hardcore punk scene of the East Village.

Hailee Steinfeld, Ethan Hawke, Emile Hirsch, Celine Rattray, Shari Springer Berman, Emily Mortimer, Robert Pulcini, Asa Butterfield

R Drama Adaptation 1 hr, 44 mins

68% WILL SEE

3 / 5

81%

3.6 / 5

(15)

Exeter

At an abandoned asylum, six teens tinker with the occult, causing a possession, a paranormal mystery and a bloody nightmare that no one could predict. From the director of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and producers of Paranormal Activity and Insidious.

Marcus Nispel, Kelly Blatz, Kirsten McCallion, Brittany Curran, Brett Dier, Gage Golightly, Nic Nicotera

Horror 1 hr, 31 mins

81% WILL SEE

3.6 / 5

78%

3.2 / 5

(9)

Final Girl

Follows a pack of feral teenage boys who choose the wrong girl to be the victim of their final "initiation."

Abigail Breslin, Joseph Nasser, Wes Bentley, Jeff Kwatinetz, Rob Carliner, Steve Scarlata, Johnny Silver, Tyler Shields

R Thriller

78% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

Buy DVD On Amazon

65%

3 / 5

(2)

Amnesiac

Follows a man who wakes up in bed suffering from memory loss after being in an accident, only to begin to suspect that his wife may not be his real wife and that a web of lies and deceit deepen inside the house where he soon finds himself a prisoner.

Michael Polish, Kate Bosworth, Wes Bentley, Amy Kolquist

Thriller

65% WILL SEE

3 / 5

42%

2.7 / 5

(3)

Tom at the Farm

After the sudden death of his lover, Guillaume (Caleb Landry Jones), Tom (Xavier Dolan), travels from his home in the city to a remote country farm for the funeral. Upon arriving, he’s shocked to find that Guillaume's family knows nothing about him and was expecting a woman in his place. Torn between his own grief and that of the family, Tom keeps his identity a secret but soon finds himself increasingly drawn into a twisted, sexually-charged game by Guillaume’s aggressive brother (Pierre-Yves Cardinal), who suspects the truth.

Xavier Dolan, Pierre-Yves Cardinal, Lisa Roy

Drama Thriller

42% WILL SEE

2.7 / 5

90%

4.2 / 5

(5)

Walt Before Mickey

Before he created Mickey Mouse, Walt Disney was an animator and businessman who spent a decade shrugging off failure in order to build the studio that would turn him into an icon. The indie period drama Walt Before Mickey chronicles nine years worth of these early struggles

David Henrie, Armando Gutierrez, Jon Heder, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Jodie Sweetin, Khoa Le, Arthur L. Bernstein

PG Drama Biography 2 hrs, 0 mins

90% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

53%

3.8 / 5

(6)

We Come As Friends

NYC Only

A modern odyssey – a dizzying, almost science fiction-like journey into the heart of Africa. At the moment when the Sudan, the continent’s biggest country, is being divided into two nations, an old “civilizing” ideology re-emerges – one of colonialism and a clash of empires – with new episodes of bloody (and holy) wars over land and resources. Academy Award® nominated director of Darwin’s Nightmare, Hubert Sauper, takes us on a voyage in his tiny, self-made aircraft constructed from tin and canvas, leading us into the most improbable locations and into people’s thoughts and dreams in both stunning and heartbreaking ways.

Hubert Sauper

Documentary 1 hr, 50 mins

53% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

Released Friday, August 21st

71%

4.2 / 5

(32)

American Ultra

Jesse Eisenberg will portray a stoner who lives with his girlfriend (Kristen Stewart) in a small town. His life takes an unexpected turn when his past comes back to haunt him and he becomes the target of a government operation to wipe him out.

Uma Thurman, Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, Tony Hale, Topher Grace, Bill Pullman, Walton Goggins, Max Landis

R Action Comedy

71% WILL SEE

4.2 / 5

71%

3.8 / 5

(32)

Sinister 2

In the aftermath of the shocking events in Sinister, a protective mother (Shannyn Sossamon) and her 9-year-old twin sons (real-life twins Robert and Dartanian Sloan) find themselves in a rural house marked for death as the evil spirit of Buhguul continues to spread with frightening intensity.

Scott Derrickson, Shannyn Sossamon, James Ransone, Jason Blumenthal, Tate Ellington, Ciaran Foy, Laila Haley

R Sequel Thriller

71% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

70%

3.9 / 5

(56)

Hitman: Agent 47

A genetically engineered elite assassin with a barcode tattooed on the back of his head works for a mysterious organization dubbed the Agency.

Zachary Quinto, Rupert Friend, Kyle Ward, Dan Bakkedahl, Daniel Alter, Chuck Gordon, Skip Woods, Thomas Kretschmann

R Action Remake

70% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

61%

3.7 / 5

(48)

Some Kind Of Beautiful

Richard (Pierce Brosnan) is a successful college professor who gives up a steady stream of one-night stands and beautiful undergrads for fatherhood with much younger Kate (Jessica Alba). Three years later when Kate falls in love with someone else and moves out, she sends her sister, Olivia (Salma Hayek), to make sure Richard is properly caring for their son. Assuming Richard is back to his irresponsible playboy lifestyle, Olivia is shocked when she starts to fall in love with him herself.

Salma Hayek, Pierce Brosnan, Jessica Alba, Malcolm McDowell, Tom Vaughan, Benjamin McKenzie, Duncan Joiner

R Comedy Romance 1 hr, 39 mins

61% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

30%

2.9 / 5

(15)

She's Funny That Way

A screwball comedy about an escort, a theatre director and a private detective.

Jennifer Aniston, Owen Wilson, Imogen Poots, Wes Anderson, Debi Mazar, Noah Baumbach, Rhys Ifans, Will Forte

R Drama Comedy 1 hr, 33 mins

30% WILL SEE

2.9 / 5

77%

3.3 / 5

(4)

The Curse of Downers Grove

The storry follows a high school senior who thinks graduating is a matter of life or death.

Lucas Till, Bella Heathcote, Bret Easton Ellis, Penelope Mitchell, Derick Martini, Helen Slater, Amanda Blue, Oren Segal

Thriller Horror 1 hr, 30 mins

77% WILL SEE

3.3 / 5

Buy DVD On Amazon

65%

3 / 5

(2)

Digging for Fire

The discovery of a bone and a gun sends a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend.

Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell, Orlando Bloom, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jake Johnson, Brie Larson, Joe Swanberg

Drama 1 hr, 23 mins

65% WILL SEE

3 / 5

79%

3 / 5

(5)

Learning to Drive

Wendy Shields is a book editor from New York facing a marriage crisis. Darwan Singh Tur is a driving instructor from India with an abiding respect for tradition. When Wendy sets out to reclaim her independence, she hits a unique roadblock - she never learned to drive. She hires Darwan, a driving instructor and part-time cabdriver, to teach her. They form an unlikely bond that inspires each to embrace the humor, freedom, and strength that come with starting anew.

Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Grace Gummer, Samantha Bee, Isabel Coixet, Jake Weber, Sarita Choudhury

PG-13 Comedy Romance

79% WILL SEE

3 / 5

74%

3.2 / 5

(9)

Grandma

NYC/LA

Lily Tomlin is Elle Reid. Elle has just gotten through breaking up with her girlfriend when Elle's granddaughter Sage unexpectedly shows up needing $600 bucks before sundown. Temporarily broke, Grandma Elle and Sage spend the day trying to get their hands on the cash as their unannounced visits to old friends and flames end up rattling skeletons and digging up secrets.

Judy Greer, Marcia Gay Harden, Julia Garner, Paul Weitz, Lily Tomlin, Laverne Cox, Nat Wolff, Elizabeth Pena

R Comedy

74% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

33%

Mateo

Mateo follows America’s most notorious gringo mariachi singer on his misadventures in Cuba. Matthew Stoneman dreamed of pop stardom. Instead, he went to jail, learned Spanish, and emerged as “Mateo,” America’s first white mariachi singer. Mateo is on the brink of completing an album of original songs in Havana. But his estrangement from friends and family, his criminal past, and his love for Cuban women could derail him on his quest for fame.

Aaron I. Naar

Documentary 1 hr, 28 mins

33% WILL SEE

53%

Guidance

NYC Only

Follows the downward spiral of a man who has no limits. David Gold, 36, a pathologically immature former child actor, has never been able to get over high school. Recently diagnosed with skin cancer, unemployed and with nothing left to lose, he fakes his resume and gets a job as a high school guidance counselor. Quickly winning over the students at Grusin High with his laidback attitude and similar interests, he befriends Jabrielle, a teenaged outcast and soon learns that sometimes you can go too far, especially when it comes to committing a ridiculous crime.

Pat Mills, Zahra Bentham

Comedy 1 hr, 20 mins

53% WILL SEE

53%

3.8 / 5

(6)

We Come As Friends

Hubert Sauper

Documentary 1 hr, 50 mins

53% WILL SEE

3.8 / 5

Released Wednesday, August 26th

50%

4.1 / 5

(44)

No Escape

An American family moves to Southeast Asia and finds themselves embroiled in a violent coup where rebels mercilessly attack the city.

Pierce Brosnan, Owen Wilson, Lake Bell, Spencer Garrett, Rob Paris, Sterling Jerins, John Erick Dowdle, Adam Ripp

R Action Thriller 1 hr, 41 mins

50% WILL SEE

4.1 / 5

Released Friday, August 28th

64%

3.3 / 5

(21)

We Are Your Friends

The story of a troubled aspiring DJ named Cole who finds his place in the world of electronic dance music.

Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski, Jon Bernthal, Jonny Weston, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Wes Bentley, Vanessa Lengies

R Drama Romance

64% WILL SEE

3.3 / 5

85%

4.4 / 5

(506)

War Room

War Room follows Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple who seemingly have it all – great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. But appearances can be deceiving. In reality, the Jordan's marriage has become a war zone and their daughter is collateral damage. With the help of Miss Clara, an older, wiser woman, Elizabeth discovers she can start fighting for her family instead of against them. Through a newly energized faith, Elizabeth and Tony's real enemy doesn't have a prayer.

Stephen Kendrick, T.C. Stallings, Alex Kendrick, Scotty Curlee, Karen Abercrombie, Ashley Bratcher

PG Drama Faith

85% WILL SEE

4.4 / 5

23%

3.3 / 5

(7)

Z for Zachariah

A teenage girl lives alone and maintains a farm in the only valley with breathable air in the wake of nuclear war. Her world is turned upside down when two strangers wander in from the forest. The young girl nurses back to health a rugged scientist with a dark past, after he is weakened by a contaminated stream.

Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tobey Maguire, Craig Zobel, Chris Pine, Matthew Plouffe, Nissar Modi, Thor Sigurjonsson

PG-13 Drama

23% WILL SEE

3.3 / 5

70%

3 / 5

(1)

The Second Mother

NYC Only

Story centers around Val, a hard-working live-in housekeeper in modern day Sao Paulo. Val is perfectly content to take care of every one of her wealthy employers’ needs, from cooking and cleaning to being a surrogate mother to their teenage son, who she has raised since he was a toddler. But when Val’s estranged daughter Jessica suddenly shows up the unspoken but intrinsic class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray. Jessica is smart, confident, and ambitious, and refuses to accept the upstairs/downstairs dynamic, testing relationships and loyalties and forcing everyone to reconsider what family really means.

Anna Muylaert, Regina Casé

R Drama 1 hr, 54 mins

70% WILL SEE

3 / 5

59%

1 / 5

(1)

Unsullied

The story follows Reagan, a track star, who is kidnapped by a pair of sociopaths after her car breaks down on a deserted road. Trapped and afraid, Reagan soon realizes her captors love the thrill of “the hunt,” and she is the hunted. Reagan must use her wits and physical prowess to escape her tormentors and find her way to freedom, while putting together the pieces of a horrifying puzzle.

Simeon Rice, Murray Gray, Rusty Joiner, James Gaudioso

Thriller Suspense

59% WILL SEE

1 / 5

63%

4 / 5

(1)

When Animals Dream

Tells the tale of a werewolf hunted down in her fishing village, while also discovering love.

Lars Mikkelsen, Jonas Arnby, Sonia Suhl

R Romance 1 hr, 25 mins

63% WILL SEE

4 / 5