Movies Released August 18, 2017

The Hitman's Bodyguard

Studio didn't release any plot details other than it was a action movie where the relationship between the two main characters is reminiscent of 'Lethal Weapon.'

Salma Hayek, Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Hughes, Mark Gill, John Thompson, Matt O'Toole, Les Weldon

Shot Caller

Shot Caller follows the harrowing, often heart-rending journey of successful businessman Jacob Harlon (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) who is transformed into Money, a stoic, ruthless prison gangster after a DUI sends him down the rabbit hole of the American prison system. As he navigates the brutality of his new home, adapting to its violent codes of ethics and rites of passage that will ensure his survival, he slowly loses his previous identity and his relationship to his former life, including his wife and son. The grip of his new family, the prison gang, extends beyond the prison walls. Upon his release, chased by the law enforcement, threatened by his incarcerated “protectors,” Money must orchestrate one last dangerous crime. All is not what it seems. The ruthless process of fulfilling his obligations also becomes his path to sacrifice, retribution and self-definition.

Omari Hardwick, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Donovan, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Ric Roman Waugh, Lake Bell, Emory Cohen, Evan Jones

What Happened to Monday?

Identical septuplet brothers struggle to stay alive in an overpopulated world where a "one child" policy dictates that siblings are against the law.

Willem Dafoe, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Tommy Wirkola, Philippe Rousselet, Hester Hargett-Aupetit, Max Botkin, Glenn Close, Matthew Feitshans

Patti Cake$

PATTI CAKE$ introduces Australian native Danielle Macdonald in a breakout role, as aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$. Fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in Jersey where her life is falling apart, Patti tries to reach the big time in the hip hop scene with original and affecting music. Cheered on by her grandmother (Cathy Moriarty) and only friends, Jheri (Siddharth Dhananjay) and Basterd (Mamoudou Athie), Patti also shoulders her mother's (Bridget Everett) heartaches and misfortunes.

Geremy Jasper, Bridget Everett, Sahr Ngaujah, Danielle Macdonald, Cathy Moriarty, Siddharth Dhananjay, Mamoudou Athie, McCaul Lombardi

Marjorie Prime

Set in the near future, Marjorie Prime centers on Marjorie (Lois Smith), who spends time with the young likeness of her deceased husband Walter (Jon Hamm). This revitalized Walter is a sophisticated holographic projection that provides companionship while stimulating Marjorie’s memory—allowing her to explore their shared past as she lives with dementia.

Jon Hamm, Michael Almereyda, Lois Smith, Tim Robbins, Geena Davis

6 Days

A taut thriller telling the incredible true story of terror after six heavily-armed gunmen invaded the Iranian Embassy in London, taking 26 people hostage. Negotiators, police, politicians and the military wrestle over the correct response, all observed by some the world’s first live TV news coverage.​

Abbie Cornish, Jamie Bell, Toa Fraser, Mark Strong

Dave Made a Maze

An unaccomplished and frustrated artist builds a cardboard box fort in his living room and winds up trapped with a gang of oddball explorers in a fantasy world of his own creation, threatened by booby traps and a bloodthirsty Minotaur.

Nick Thune, Bill Watterson, Meera Rohit Kumbhani, James Urbaniak, Stephanie Allynne, Kirsten Vangsness, Scott Krinsky

Dinotrux (series)

Set in a fictional prehistoric age, the world is ruled by Dinotrux, creatures that are part trucks, part dinosaurs, with species like the Craneosauraus, Garbageadon and Tyrannosaurus Trux who plow and bulldoze their way across the terrain.

Logan Lucky

No plot details have been announced.

Adam Driver, Steven Soderbergh, Michael Shannon, Katherine Heigl, Daniel Craig, Channing Tatum, Hilary Swank, Seth MacFarlane

Lemon

An actor faces his failing career, the ridicule of his family and the departure of his girlfriend of 10 years.

Nia Long, Judy Greer, Jon Daly, Marla Gibbs, Janicza Bravo, Brett Gelman, Michael Cera, Fred Melamed

Gook

Eli (Chon) and Daniel (So) are two Korean American brothers that run their late father’s shoe store in a predominantly African American community of Los Angeles. These two brothers strike up a unique and unlikely friendship with an 11-year-old African American girl, Kamilla (Baker). As Daniel dreams of becoming a recording artist and Eli struggles to keep the store afloat, racial tensions build to a breaking point in L.A. as the “infamous” L.A. Riots break out.

Kirlew Vilbon, Simone Baker, Ben Munoz, Cesar Garcia, Isaiah Jarel, Justin Chon, David So, Curtiss Cook

The Adventurers

In this slick, high-stakes action-adventure, the world's top thieves – the infamous and charismatic Cheung (Andy Lau), his former partner in crime, Xiao (Tony Yang), and beautiful chameleon Ye (Shu Qi) - join forces to pull off the heist of a lifetime. But when they find themselves pursued across Europe by a legendary French detective (Jean Reno), they’ll have to take their game to the next level.

Stephen Fung, Andy Lau, Shu Qi, Jean Reno, Jingchu Zhang, Eric Tsang, Tony Yo-ning Yang