Movies Released August 7, 2015

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

PG-13 Drama Music 1 hr, 37 mins

33% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

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79%

3 / 5

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The Fantastic Four

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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, Michael B. Jordan, Jeremy Slater, Tim Blake Nelson, Matthew Vaughn, Kate Mara, Simon Kinberg, Toby Kebbell

PG-13 Action Adventure 1 hr, 45 mins

79% WILL SEE

3 / 5

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83%

3.4 / 5

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Shaun The Sheep Movie

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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.

Julie Lockhart, Richard Starzak, Mark Burton, Paul Kewley

PG Adventure Comedy

83% WILL SEE

3.4 / 5

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76%

3.5 / 5

(51)

The Gift

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Explores if bygones are really ever bygones.

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

Thriller Suspense

76% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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23%

3.9 / 5

(11)

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Limited

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, Frank Langella, Quvenzhane Wallis, John Krasinski, Alfred Molina, Roger Allers

PG Adaptation Animation 1 hr, 25 mins

23% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

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53%

3.2 / 5

(17)

Dark Places

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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.

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

R Drama Adaptation 1 hr, 53 mins

53% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

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79%

4 / 5

(4)

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Limited

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, Quvenzhane Wallis, Frank Langella, Alfred Molina, Roger Allers

Family Animation

79% WILL SEE

4 / 5

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78%

2.9 / 5

(13)

Cop Car

Limited

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.

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

R Thriller 1 hr, 26 mins

78% WILL SEE

2.9 / 5

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74%

3.9 / 5

(10)

The Diary of a Teenage Girl

Limited

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

R Drama

74% WILL SEE

3.9 / 5

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62%

3.2 / 5

(18)

The Runner

Limited

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

R Drama Thriller 1 hr, 30 mins

62% WILL SEE