July 2014 Movies

Tammy

After a woman gets laid off from her fast-food job and finds her husband cheating, she takes a road trip of self-discovery with her foul-mouthed diabetic grandmother.

Will Ferrell, Melissa McCarthy, Kathy Bates, Mark Duplass, Allison Janney, Nat Faxon, Ben Falcone, Adam McKay

Deliver Us from Evil

Story follows a New York cop who investigates demonic possessions, exorcisms and other supernatural occurences.

Scott Derrickson, Edgar Ramirez, Sean Harris, Olivia Munn, Eric Bana, Joel McHale, Jerry Bruckheimer, Dorian Missick

Earth to Echo

Story of teens who receive mysterious messages on their cell phones.

Jason Gray-Stanford, Dave Green, Andrew Panay, Henry Gayden, Teo Halm, Astro, Reese C. Hartwig, Ella Wahlestedt

America

America is more important to the world than we could ever imagine. A story that imagines that the United States lost the Revolutionary War and therefore never existed.

Dinesh D'Souza

School Dance

High schooler Jason has found his dream girl—the gorgeous Anastacia. There's just one problem: she doesn't know he exists. If he can win a spot on the school's hottest dance crew, Jason might have a shot. But before he does, he'll have to overcome his battle-ax of a mother, survive Anastacia's gangsta brother, and pass the crew's initiation.

Nick Cannon, George Lopez, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Katt Williams, Melissa Molinaro, Mike Epps, Wilmer Valderrama, Dashawn Omar Blanks

Premature

Follows a high school student on Groundhog Day.

Katie Findlay, Craig Roberts, Carlson Young, Dan Beers, Aaron Ryder, Karen Lunder, Mat Harawitz, John Karna

Begin Again

Set in New York, a young singer/songwriter forms a passionate bond with a washed up A&R man.

Hailee Steinfeld, Keira Knightley, Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine, Judd Apatow, Cee-Lo Green, John Carney

Life Itself

Roger Ebert was a beloved national figure and arguably our best-known and most influential movie critic, and his passing in 2013 was deeply felt across the country. Based on his memoir of the same name, LIFE ITSELF recounts his fascinating and flawed journey—from politicized school newspaperman, to Chicago Sun-Times movie critic, to Pulitzer Prize winner, to television household name, to the miracle of finding love at 50, and finally his “third act” as a major voice on the Internet when he could no longer physically speak.

Steve James

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.

Maisie Williams, Peter Stormare, Evelyn Purcell, David Lancaster, Stephen Dorff, Svetlana Metkina

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Dan Lemmon, the FX supervisor, told Bleeding Cool that the sequel could begin 8 years after the events of the previous movie and focus on the offspring of Caesar.

Andy Serkis, Dylan Clark, Judy Greer, Terry Notary, Toby Kebbell, Matt Reeves, Peter Chernin, Amanda Silver

And So It Goes

A self absorbed and eccentric realtor's life gets thrown for a loop when the daughter of his estranged son is left on his doorstep. But his neighbor pitches in to help.

Alan Greisman, Rob Reiner, Mark Damon, Michael Douglas, Frankie Valli, Mark Andrus, Diane Keaton

Rage

When the daughter of a reformed criminal is kidnapped, he rounds up his old crew and seeks his own brand of justice.

Nicolas Cage, Paco Cabezas, Patricia Eberle, Mike Nilon, Sean Keller, Jim Agnew, Richard Salvatore, Danny Glover

Boyhood

Boyhood is about the actual "growing up" of a child and see the changes in both him and his parents as it is literally filmed each year.

Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater, Patricia Arquette, Ellar Coltrane, Lorelei Linklater

A Long Way Down

Four people meet on New Year's Eve and form a surrogate family to help themselves weather the difficult holiday period.

Rosamund Pike, Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Toni Collette, Nick Hornby, Pierce Brosnan, Sam Neill, Pascal Chaumeil

Made in America

Per director Ron Howard: "This will not be a concert film; it's a reflection of the fabric of what it means to be Made in America - what the festival represents, why Jay Z is doing it and how he relates to each artist".

Jill Scott, Ron Howard, Kanye West, Brian Grazer, Steve Stoute, Rita Ora, Jay-Z, Eddie Vedder

Road to Paloma

Follows Wolf, a Native American on the run after avenging his mother’s murder. As he flees across the desolate American West on his motorcycle, he’ll discover that justice has a cost – Wolf’s search for redemption will reveal secrets and take him on a journey where the roads have some very unexpected turns.

Jason Momoa

Affluenza

Takes place in an upper class Long Island suburb in the summer leading up to the financial meltdown of 2008.

Gregg Sulkin, Billy Magnussen, Ben Rosenfield, Kevin Asch, Antonio Macia

Land Ho!

Follows a pair of retirees who set off to Iceland in an attempt to reclaim their youth through Reykjavik nightclubs, trendy spas, and rugged campsites.

Martha Stephens, Paul Eenhoorn, Aaron Katz, Karrie Crouse, Earl Lynn Nelson

Planes: Fire and Rescue

A sequel spin-off to 2013's Planes.

Dane Cook, Ed Harris, Wes Studi, Jerry Stiller, Bobs Gannaway, John Lasseter, Jeffrey M. Howard, Julie Bowen

S** Tape (Cameron Diaz/Jason Seg...

A young, happily married couple gets a night off from their kids and decide to spice up their life by making a sex tape. When they wake up the following morning they discover the tape missing and must find out who took it and how to get it back.

Jack Black, Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Randall Park, Jake Kasdan, Kate Angelo, Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper

The Purge: Anarchy

No plot details have been announced yet.

Frank Grillo, Jason Blum, Carmen Ejogo, Keith Stanfield, James DeMonaco, Zach Gilford, Michael K. Williams, Kiele Sanchez

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, Peter Engert, Edward Furlong, Monica Keena, C.J. Thomason

Wish I Was Here

The story of Aidan Bloom (Zach Braff), a struggling actor, father and husband who at 35, is still trying to find his identity; a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he’d always dreamed he’d be as a little kid.

When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids (5 and 12) and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. The result is some funny chaos, until Aidan decides to scrap the traditional academic curriculum and come up with his own. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn’t find.

Ashley Greene, Molly Conners, Stacey Sher, Adam Braff, Kate Hudson, Maria Cestone, Zach Braff, Michael Shamberg

I Origins

The film follows a molecular biologist whose study of the human eye points to evidence with far reaching implications about our scientific and spiritual beliefs.

Michael Pitt, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Archie Panjabi, Mike Cahill, Brit Marling, Steven Yuen, Cara Seymour, William Mapother

Mood Indigo

A story set in Paris about two newlyweds, Chloe (Audrey Tautou) and Colin (Romain Duris), whose whirlwind courtship is tested when an unusual illness plagues Chloe; a flower begins to grow in her lungs.

Audrey Tautou, Michel Gondry, Romain Duris, Gad Elmaleh, Omar Sy

Monty Python Live

For the first time in over three decades, comedy legends Monty Python will be performing live on stage together at London’s famed O2 Arena. At a combined age of just 361, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin will once again perform some of their greatest hits, with modern, topical, Python-esque twists.

Hercules

The story follows Hercules, the powerful son of Zeus who, after the loss of his family, turns his back on the gods and finds his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warms to the company of six similar souls, their only bond being their love of fighting and presence of death. When the King of Thrace hires these mercenaries to train his men to become the greatest army of all time, it is time for this bunch of lost souls to finally have their eyes opened to how far they have fallen.

Dwayne Johnson, Aksel Hennie, Brett Ratner, Jonathan Glickman, Beau Flynn, Ian McShane, Joseph Fiennes, Rebecca Ferguson

Lucy

Centers on a woman forced to become a drug mule. But the drug instead goes into her system, transforming her into an ass-kicking machine. She can absorb knowledge instantaneously, is able to move objects with her mind and can't feel pain and other discomforts.

Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Luc Besson, Christophe Lambert, Min-sik Choi

Step Up All In

Revolves around a big dance-off.

Ryan Guzman, Adam Shankman, Alyson Stoner, Izabella Miko, Trish Sie, Jennifer Gibgot, John Swetnam, Briana Evigan

The Fluffy Movie

This will capture the wild on-stage hilarity and inspirational success story of Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, one of America’s most popular comedians who performs year-round in sold-out concerts across the United States and abroad.

Manny Rodriguez, Mike Karz, Bill Bindley, Gabriel Iglesias

Happy Christmas

Anna Kendrick plays Jenny, an irresponsible 20-something who comes to Chicago to live with her older brother Jeff (Swanberg), a young filmmaker living a happy existence with his novelist wife Kelly (Lynskey) and their two-year-old son. Jenny's arrival shakes up their quiet domesticity as she and her friend Carson (Dunham) instigate an evolution in Kelly's life and career. Meanwhile, Jenny strikes up a rocky relationship with the family's baby sitter-cum-pot dealer (Webber).

Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Joe Swanberg, Mark Webber, Lena Dunham

Very Good Girls

The story centers on two recent high school graduates who try to lose their virginity during one summer in New York City. Their friendship is tested when they both fall for the same man.

Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen, Boyd Holbrook, Hawk Koch, Peter Sarsgaard, Sissy Spacek, Demi Moore, Gale Anne Hurd

Wish I Was Here

The story of Aidan Bloom (Zach Braff), a struggling actor, father and husband who at 35, is still trying to find his identity; a purpose for his life. He and his wife are barely getting by financially and Aidan passes his time by fantasizing about being the great futuristic Space-Knight he’d always dreamed he’d be as a little kid.

When his ailing father can no longer afford to pay for private school for his two kids (5 and 12) and the only available public school is on its last legs, Aidan reluctantly agrees to attempt to home-school them. The result is some funny chaos, until Aidan decides to scrap the traditional academic curriculum and come up with his own. Through teaching them about life his way, Aidan gradually discovers some of the parts of himself he couldn’t find.

Ashley Greene, Molly Conners, Stacey Sher, Adam Braff, Kate Hudson, Maria Cestone, Zach Braff, Michael Shamberg

Magic In The Moonlight

No plot details have been announced yet; the film will be set in the South of France. Woody Allen is writing, producing and directing.

Emma Stone, Colin Firth, Jacki Weaver, Eileen Atkins, Woody Allen, Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Marcia Gay Harden

A Most Wanted Man

A British banker tries to help a young Muslim immigrant -- the son of a Chechen peasant and a Russian officer -- targeted by the U.S., British and German secret services after he is taken in by a Turkish family in Hamburg.

Willem Dafoe, Robin Wright, Rachel McAdams, Anton Corbijn, Andrew Bovell, Daniel Bruhl, Martin Wuttke

Ironclad: Battle for Blood

Story will center on one of the few survivors of the Great Siege of Rochester Castle fighting to protect his family's estate from fierce Celtic raiders.

Rick Benattar, Andrew J. Curtis, Steven McDool, Jonathan English, Michelle Fairley, Tom Austen