21.

14 Phere
(2021)

111 min
|

Comedy, Romance

Sanjay, a Rajput from Jahanabad, is in love with Aditi, a Jat from Jaipur. They want to get married, but don’t want to hurt their families. So they plan to get married by arranging a fake set of parents. Will they succeed?

Director:
Devanshu Singh
|
Stars:
Kriti Kharbanda,
Vikrant Massey,
Gauahar Khan,
Yamini Das

Votes:
3,691

7.

The Unholy
(2021)

PG-13
|
99 min
|

Drama, Horror, Mystery

A hearing-impaired girl is visited by the Virgin Mary and can suddenly hear, speak, and heal the sick. As people flock to witness her miracles, terrifying events unfold. Are they the work of the Virgin Mary or something much more sinister?

Director:
Evan Spiliotopoulos
|
Stars:
Jeffrey Dean Morgan,
Cricket Brown,
William Sadler,
Katie Aselton

Votes:
13,261

A number of new movies will be released this week, including the following films opening in theaters or debuting via video on demand on various streaming platforms:

‘Reminiscence’

• Genre: Science fiction and thriller
• Cast: Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, and Cliff Curtis
• Director: Lisa Joy
• Rated: PG-13

Nick Bannister (Hugh Jackman), a private investigator of the mind, navigates the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories.

Living on the fringes of the sunken Miami coast, his life is forever changed when he takes on a new client, Mae (Rebecca Ferguson). A simple matter of lost and found becomes a dangerous obsession. As Bannister fights to find the truth about Mae’s disappearance, he uncovers a violent conspiracy, and must ultimately answer the question: How far would you go to hold on to the ones you love?

The film is scheduled to be released by Warner Bros. Pictures Aug. 20, and will also have a month-long simultaneous release on the HBO Max streaming service.

‘PAW Patrol: The Movie’

• Genre: Computer-animated adventure comedy
• Cast: Iain Armitage, Marsai Martin, Yara Shahidi, Kim Kardashian, Randall Park, Dax Shepard, Tyler Perry, and Jimmy Kimmel
• Director: Cal Brunker
• Rated: G

The PAW Patrol is on a roll!

When their biggest rival, Humdinger, becomes mayor of nearby Adventure City and starts wreaking havoc, Ryder and everyone’s favorite heroic pups kick into high gear to face the challenge head on. While one pup must face his past in Adventure City, the team finds help from a new ally, the savvy dachshund Liberty. Together, armed with exciting new gadgets and gear, the PAW Patrol fights to save the citizens of Adventure City.

‘Sweet Girl’

• Genre: Action and thriller
• Cast: Jason Momoa, Isabela Merced, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Raza Jaffrey, Lex Scott Davis, Adria Arjona, Michael Raymond-James and Amy Brenneman
• Director: Brian Andrew Mendoza
• Rated: R

Devoted family man Ray Cooper (Jason Momoa) vows justice against the pharmaceutical company responsible for pulling a potentially life-saving drug from the market just before his wife (Adria Arjona) dies from cancer. But when his search for the truth leads to a deadly encounter that puts Ray and his daughter Rachel (Isabela Merced) in harm’s way, Ray’s mission turns into a quest for vengeance in order to protect the only family he has left.

The film is scheduled to be released Aug. 20 by Netflix.

‘The Protégé’

• Genre: Action and thriller
• Cast: Michael Keaton, Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson, Patrick Malahide, David Rintoul, Ori Pfeffer, Ray Fearon, Caroline Loncq, and Robert Patrick
• Director: Martin Campbell
• Rated: R

Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) and trained in the family business, Anna (Maggie Q) is the world’s most skilled contract killer.

But when Moody — the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival — is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer (Michael Keaton) whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves even tighter.

The film is scheduled to be released Aug. 20 by Lionsgate.

‘Flag Day’

• Genre: Drama
• Cast: Dylan Penn, Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Norbert Leo Butz, Dale Dickey, and Eddie Marsan
• Director: Sean Penn
• Rated: R

Jennifer Vogel’s (Dylan Penn) father John (Sean Penn) was larger than life.

As a child, Jennifer marveled at his magnetizing energy and ability to make life feel like a grand adventure. He taught her so much about love and joy, but he also happened to be the most notorious counterfeiter in U.S. history.

Based on a true story and directed by Sean Penn, “Flag Day” stars Penn and his real-life daughter Dylan Penn in an intimate family portrait about a young woman who struggles to rise above the wreckage of her past while reconciling the inescapable bond between a daughter and her father.

The film is scheduled to be released Aug. 20 by United Artists Releasing.

‘The Night House’

• Genre: Psychological horror
• Cast: Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Evan Jonigkeit, Stacy Martin and Vondie Curtis-Hall
• Director: David Bruckner
• Rated: R

“The Night House” follows a widow (Rebecca Hall) who begins to uncover her recently deceased husband’s disturbing secrets.

The film is scheduled to be released Aug. 20 by Searchlight Pictures.

‘Cryptozoo’

• Genre: Adult animated drama
• Cast: Lake Bell, Michael Cera, Angeliki Papoulia, Zoe Kazan, Peter Stormare, Grace Zabriskie, Louisa Krause and Thomas Jay Ryan
• Director: Dash Shaw
• Not rated

Visionary comic book writer/artist/filmmaker Dash Shaw’s vibrant, fantastical animated feature follows cryptozookeepers through a richly-drawn hallucinatory world as they struggle to capture a baku (a legendary dream-eating hybrid creature) and begin to wonder if they should display these rare beasts in the confines of a zoo, or if these mythical creatures should remain hidden and unknown.

Featuring the voice talents of Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Michael Cera, Louisa Krause, Peter Stormare, Thomas Jay Ryan, Grace Zabriskie and Angeliki Papoulia, “Cryptozoo” is written and directed by Shaw, with Jane Samborski directing the stunning animation.

The film will be released by Magnolia Pictures Aug. 20.

‘Demonic’

• Genre: Horror
• Cast: Carly Pope, Chris William Martin, Michael J. Rogers, Nathalie Boltt, and Terry Chen
• Director: Neill Blomkamp
• Rated: R

When Carly Spenser (Carly Pope) learns that her estranged mother Angela (Nathalie Boltt) has fallen into a coma, she reluctantly agrees to take part in a cutting-edge therapy that will allow her to tap into Angela’s still-active brain and communicate with her.

Observed by physician Michael (Michael J. Rogers) and neuroscientist Daniel (Terry Chen), she enters a harrowing simulation of Angela’s mindscape where she discovers the powerful supernatural force that drove her mother to commit unspeakable acts of violence nearly two decades earlier. Afterward, haunted by terrifying visions, Carly joins forces with her old friend Martin (Chris William Martin) as she desperately tries to fend off the monstrous demon before it can enter a new host and inflict more pain and suffering on the world.

IFC Midnight will release the film in theaters Aug. 20, and on video on demand Aug. 27.

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It’s rare that a major streamer or studio reveals movie release dates ahead of time, let alone Netflix, which typically likes to keep its subscribers guessing when it comes to the ETA of upcoming projects.

Thankfully, though, the streamer has decided to buck that trend by sharing the launch dates of every new movie heading its way until Christmas – from the Leonardo DiCaprio-starring Don’t Look Up to Lin Manuel Miranda’s debut feature, tick, tick… Boom!

Below, we’ve rounded up a selection of the biggest impending arrivals. For each entry, we’ve listed the title, release date and brief synopsis as given by Netflix, as well as any trailers or set images released thus far.

For the complete list of movies, check out the tweet posted to Netflix’s official film account below.

Mark your calendars for the Netflix Films coming through the end of the year (thread)August 23, 2021

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Worth (September 3) 

An attorney (Michael Keaton) learns a lesson in empathy when he’s faced with the near-impossible task of determining how to compensate families who suffered incalculable losses as a result of the September 11th attacks. Based on true events. 

Kate (September 10) 

After she’s poisoned, a ruthless criminal operative (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies and, in the process, forms an unexpected bond with the daughter of one of her past victims. 

Nightbooks (September 15) 

When a boy obsessed with scary stories is imprisoned by an evil young witch (Krysten Ritter) in her New York City apartment, he meets a girl who’s also trapped there and learns he must tell a new scary story every night in order to stay alive. 

Intrusion (September 22) 

When a husband and wife (Logan Marshall-Green and Freida Pinto) move to a small town, a home invasion leaves the wife traumatized and suspicious that those around her might not be who they seem. 

The Starling (September 24) 

After suffering a loss, a woman’s (Melissa McCarthy) battle with a territorial bird over dominion of her garden provides an unlikely avenue for grief and finding the courage to heal her relationship with her husband (Chris O’Dowd). 

The Guilty (October 1) 

A remake of the 2018 Danish film of the same name, this tense thriller, set over the course of a single morning in a 911 dispatch call center, sees call operator Joe Baylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) try to save a caller in grave danger—but he soon discovers that nothing is as it seems. 

Army of Thieves (October 29) 

In this prequel to Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead small-town bank teller Dieter (Matthias Schweighöfer) is recruited into a crew of Interpol’s most wanted criminals in order to heist a sequence of legendary, impossible-to-crack safes across Europe. 

The Harder They Fall (November 3) 

In this Western directed by Jeymes Samuel, outlaw Nat Love (Jonathan Majors) discovers that his enemy, Rufus Buck (Idris Elba), is being released from prison, so he reunites his gang to track Rufus down and seek revenge. LaKeith Stanfield and Regina King also star. 

Passing (November 10) 

Based on the novel by Nella Larsen, Passing follows two black women (Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga) who can pass as white and choose to live on opposite sides of the color line in 1929 New York. Rebecca Hall directs. 

Red Notice (November 12) 

An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world’s most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the top FBI profiler (Dwayne Johnson) and two rival criminals (Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds), there’s no telling what will happen. 

tick, tick…BOOM! (November 19) 

On the cusp of his 30th birthday, promising young theater composer Jonathan Larson (Andrew Garfield) navigates love, friendship, and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature directorial debut. 

Bruised (November 24) 

In Halle Berry’s directorial debut, a disgraced MMA fighter (Berry) finds redemption in the cage and the courage to face her demons when the son she gave up as an infant unexpectedly re-enters her life. 

Robin Robin (November 24) 

When her egg rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a family of mice, but as she grows up her differences become clear. In Aardman’s beautiful animated musical, Robin sets off to prove that she can be a really good mouse—but ends up discovering who she really is. 

A Boy Called Christmas (November) 

A young boy named Nikolas sets out into the snowy north to find his missing father, accompanied by a headstrong reindeer and pet mouse. Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical origin story of Father Christmas based on the book by Matt Haig. 

The Power of the Dog (November) 

When his brother (Jesse Plemons) brings home a new wife (Kirsten Dunst) and son (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a fearsome rancher (Benedict Cumberbatch) torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love. Thomasin McKenzie also stars in The Power of the Dog, which is written and directed by Jane Campion. 

The Unforgivable (December 10) 

Released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime, Ruth (Sandra Bullock) re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past, and her only hope for redemption is finding the estranged younger sister she was forced to leave behind. Details are few and far between on this one, hence the lack of a trailer or set photo.

The Hand of God (December 15) 

A young teenager’s eccentric family vibrant life in 1980s Naples are suddenly upended by the electrifying arrival of a soccer legend— a shocking accident—in Paolo Sorrentino’s personal story of fate and family, sports and cinema, and a search for the future. 

Don’t Look Up (December 24) 

Written and directed by Adam McKay, two low-level astronomers (Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence) must go on a giant global media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth. 

The Lost Daughter (December 31) 

In Maggie Gyllenhaal feature directorial debut, a woman’s beach vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother at her seaside resort forces her to confront the secrets of her past. Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Peter Sarsgaard and Jessie Buckley all star. 

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Haven’t been to the movies in a while? Get ready to spend a lot of time in your local theater, because fall 2021 movies are stacked with hit after hit. Whether you’re into high-wattage action (No Time to Die, Top Gun: Maverick), A-list crime drama (The Many Saints of Newark), or mind-bending sci-fi (Dune), there’s something for everyone on the big screen this season.

We took a deeper look at what’s coming up and rounded up our favorite titles. Here are the fall 2021 movies you’ll want to see in theaters.

Fall 2021 Movies We Can’t Wait to See

Sept. 3: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings 

The first-ever martial arts film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Shang-Chi follows the Marvel comics character of the same name and stars Canadian actor Simu Liu in the title role. Shang-Chi was destined to be an assassin in the Ten Rings organization, but instead of continuing on that path, he chose to live a normal life in San Francisco. As the trailer shows, leaving the Ten Rings behind won’t be so easy.

Sept. 17: Prisoners of the Ghostland

Nicolas Cage in an action film? We’re listening. This one’s a bit bizarre, but it stars Cage as a notorious bank robber, Hero, who’s busted out of jail by a wealthy warlord after the man’s adopted granddaughter goes missing in the mysterious “Ghostland.” Hero is strapped into a bomb-equipped leather suit and given a simple mission: Find the girl in five days, or die.

Sept. 17: Cry Macho

If you’ve been pining to see Clint Eastwood in a true Western (it’s been a while since 1992’s Unforgiven), this is your chance. In Cry Macho, based on a novel of the same name, Eastwood stars as Miko, a faded rodeo star who’s tasked with smuggling a young man from Mexico to the U.S. in order to be reunited with his father (Eastwood also directs).

Oct. 1: The Many Saints of Newark

Sopranos fans, this one’s for you. The Many Saints of Newark is a feature-length prequel to the legendary crime drama series, and it stars Michael Gandolfini as a young Tony Soprano (the role played by his real-life father on the HBO TV series) growing up in Newark. Alessandro Nivola plays Dickie Moltisanti, the powerful uncle who Tony idolizes, and it also includes another mob movie heavyweight: Ray Liotta will make an appearance on camera.

Oct. 8: No Time To Die

Daniel Craig’s final turn as 007, No Time to Die will be the 25th installment of the long-running franchise. The film catches up with Bond as he’s enjoying some well-deserved time off in Jamaica, but an old friend and CIA counterpart comes asking for a favor. Bond must rescue a kidnapped scientist and square off against a new villain, Safin (played by Rami Malek). Along the way, he joins forces with a new double-o agent, played by Lashana Lynch.

Oct. 15: The Last Duel

A medieval period piece starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (no, this is not another Boston movie), The Last Duel is based on the last legal duel that took place in 14th-century France. After a knight (played by Adam Driver) is accused of assaulting the wife of Damon’s character, a duel is declared—but that’s not the only fight brewing in this film.

Oct. 15: Halloween Kills

A follow-up to 2018’s Halloween directed by David Gordon Green, Halloween Kills has Jamie Lee Curtis and Judy Greer reprising their roles as Laurie Strode and her daughter, Karen. It picks up where the previous film ended. Needless to say, Michael Myers has escaped from the trap set in the last movie, and now it’s up to the Strodes and all of Haddonfield to stop him.

Oct. 15: Venom: Let There Be Carnage

Venom: Let There Be Carnage is a sequel to 2018’s Venom, starring Tom Hardy in the title role. In the new installment, he has to deal with the day-to-day annoyance of living with his alien symbiote, Venom, and a powerful new villain: Cletus Kasady, a.k.a. Carnage, played by Woody Harrelson (thankfully without the wig he sported in his cameo in the last film).

Oct. 22: Dune

Director Denis Villeneuve is looking to triumph where David Lynch stumbled in his new adaptation of the iconic sci-fi novel Dune. Villeneuve has already teased a Dune 2, saying it’ll take two films to tell the whole story contained in the original book. The upcoming film includes an all-star cast. Timothy Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Zendaya, and Josh Brolin all have roles in this action-packed outer space thriller.

Nov. 5: Eternals

The second MCU project on the calendar after Shang-Chi, Eternals sends viewers straight back to the beginning of the MCU timeline, where the titular characters arrive on Earth and help guide mankind through prehistory and the rise of civilization. The action then snaps into modern day, when the Eternals are again reunited to face off against a powerful new threat. Oscar-winning director Chloé Zhao is at the helm of this film.

Nov. 11: Ghostbusters: Afterlife

The latest revival of the classic ’80s franchise follows Callie, a mother who moves with her two kids to her father’s old farmhouse in Oklahoma. Her dad, it turns out, was one of the original Ghostbusters, and he has some old ghost-fighting equipment stashed away on the farm. When it’s discovered, paranormal activity sweeps through the small town. Paul Rudd stars as a Ghostbusters-obsessed teacher and some original cast members, including Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd, will make appearances as well.

Nov. 12: Red Notice

Red Notice will only be released on Netflix, but considering the mega-stars in the cast, we think it’s worth mentioning in this list. When Interpol releases a “red notice” to hunt down a notorious criminal, Rusty, an FBI agent and accomplished tracker played by Dwayne Johnson, works with an unlikely team of two rival criminals—played by Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds—to pull off an incredible heist. No trailer has been released yet.

Nov. 19: Top Gun: Maverick

As far as fall 2021 movies go, this might be the most anticipated. The sequel to the 1986 smash hit, Top Gun: Maverick has Tom Cruise reprising his role as Maverick, but this time, he’s an old vet alongside a young hotshot: the son of his friend Goose, played by Miles Teller. If you loved the high-flying stunts in the original film, the new installment will deliver: Production involved getting the actors up into real F-18 fighter jets and shooting flight sequences in the air. It was Cruise’s idea, and it’s just as intense as it sounds.

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The Last Letter To Your Lover

This romantic drama tells interwoven stories set in the past and present that follow an ambitious journalist determined to solve the mystery of a forbidden love affair from 1965. In cinemas now

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes are back – this time to help superstar Lakers star LeBron James and his son, Dom, get home. Trapped in a digital space by a rogue AI, it all comes down to a high-stakes basketball game (featuring Bugs, Daffy and the rest of the gang, of course) to beat the Goon Squad in this long-awaited sequel. In cinemas now

The Forever Purge

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Deerskin

Here’s a genuine oddity: it’s a comedy-horror of sorts from extremely French writer-director Quentin Dupieux. Jean Dujardin plays a man so obsessed with a deerskin fringe jacket that he psychopathically ruins his life. In cinemas now

The Courier

Benedict Cumberbatch star’s in this true-life spy thriller that follows unassuming British businessman Greville Wynne, recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. In cinemas now

The Sparks Brothers

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Jungle Cruise

Emily Blunt and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson star in a larksome, Romancing the Stone-style swashbuckling throwback, based on a vintage Disneyland ride. In cinemas now

Stillwater

Stillwater follows an American oil-rig roughneck from Oklahoma, played by Matt Damon, who travels to Marseille to visit his estranged daughter who is in prison for a murder she claims she did not commit. In cinemas now

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In this horror that blurs the lines between fiction and reality, film censor Enid, who views a strangely familiar video nasty, sets out to solve the mystery of her sister’s disappearance. In cinemas now

Reminiscence

Hugh Jackman stars as a private investigator of the mind, navigating the darkly alluring world of the past by helping his clients access lost memories.  In cinemas now

The Night House

A widow begins to unravel her recently deceased husband’s disturbing secrets in this chilling horror-thriller. In cinemas now

Snake Eyes

The hotly anticipated Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins stars Henry Golding as  a tenacious loner who is welcomed into an ancient Japanese clan after saving the life of their heir apparent. In cinemas now

Free Guy

Ryan Reynolds takes the lead in this high-concept action-adventure comedy in which a bank worker called Guy gains the awareness that his reality isn’t so real. In cinemas now

The Beatles: Get Back

Let it Be, legendary live rooftop session and all, has always been treated as a fraying band’s farewell. Peter Jackson’s eagerly awaited doc recuts all the footage and finds “a lot of joy”, to quote Ringo Starr. In cinemas and Disney+ from August 26

Candyman

This “sequel” to the 1992 horror film returns to the now-gentrified Chicago neighborhood where the legend began. In cinemas August 27

Respect

This remarkable true story follows the rise of Aretha Franklin from a child singing in choir to her international superstardom. In cinemas September 10

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A number of new movies will be released this week, including the following films opening in theaters or debuting via video on demand on various streaming platforms:

‘Free Guy’

• Genre: Science fiction, action and comedy
• Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Joe Keery, and Taika Waititi
• Director: Shawn Levy
• Rated: PG-13

In “Free Guy,” a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own story … one he rewrites himself.

Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way —before it is too late.

The film is scheduled to be theatrically released Aug. 13 by 20th Century Studios.

‘Respect’

• Genre: Biographical drama
• Cast: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audra McDonald, Marc Maron, Tituss Burgess, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, Skye Dakota Turner, Tate Donovan, and Mary J. Blige
• Director: Liesl Tommy
• Rated: PG-13

Following the rise of Aretha Franklin’s career from a child singing in her father’s church’s choir to her international superstardom, “Respect” is the remarkable true story of the music icon’s journey to find her voice.

The film is scheduled to be released theatrically Aug. 13 by United Artists Releasing/Universal.

‘Don’t Breathe 2’

• Genre: Horror
• Cast: Stephen Lang, Brendan Sexton III, Madelyn Grace, Adam Young, Bobby Schofield, Rocci Williams, and Steffan Rhodri
• Director: Rodo Sayagues
• Rated: R

The sequel is set in the years following the initial deadly home invasion, where Norman Nordstrom (Stephen Lang) lives in quiet solace until his past sins catch up to him.

The film is scheduled to be released Aug. 13 by Sony Pictures Releasing.

‘The Kissing Booth 3’

• Genre: Teen romantic comedy
• Cast: Joey King, Joel Courtney, Jacob Elordi, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Meganne Young and Molly Ringwald
• Director: Vince Marcello
• Not rated

It’s the summer before Elle (Joey King) heads to college, and she’s facing the hardest decision of her life: whether to move across the country with her dreamy boyfriend Noah (Jacob Elordi) or fulfill her lifelong promise to go to college with her BFF Lee (Joel Courtney). Whose heart will Elle break?

The film is scheduled to be released on Netflix Aug. 11.

‘Beckett’

• Genre: Thriller
• Cast: John David Washington, Boyd Holbrook, Vicky Krieps, and Alicia Vikander
• Director: Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
• Not rated

While vacationing in Greece, American tourist Beckett (John David Washington) becomes the target of a manhunt after a devastating accident.

Forced to run for his life and desperate to get across the country to the American embassy to clear his name, tensions escalate as the authorities close in, political unrest mounts, and Beckett falls even deeper into a dangerous web of conspiracy.

The film is scheduled to be released Aug. 13 by Netflix.

‘Homeroom’

• Genre: Documentary
• Director: Peter Nicks
• Not rated

In “Homeroom,” Oakland High School’s class of 2020 confronts an unprecedented year.

Anxiety over test scores and college applications gives way to uncertainty springing from a rapidly developing pandemic. Efforts to eliminate the school district’s police force unfold against the backdrop of growing nationwide demands for systemic change.

The film is scheduled to be released on Hulu Aug. 12.

‘CODA’

• Genre: Drama
• Cast: Emilia Jones, Eugenio Derbez, Troy Kotsur, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Daniel Durant, and Marlee Matlin
• Director: Sian Heder
• Rated: PG-13

Gifted with a voice that her parents can’t hear, 17-year-old Ruby (Emilia Jones), is the sole hearing member of a deaf family — a CODA, Child of Deaf Adults.

Her life revolves around acting as interpreter for her parents (Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur) and working on the family’s struggling fishing boat every day before school with her father and older brother (Daniel Durant). But when Ruby joins her high school’s choir club, she discovers a gift for singing and finds herself drawn to her duet partner Miles (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo).

Encouraged by her enthusiastic, tough-love choirmaster (Eugenio Derbez) to apply to a prestigious music school, Ruby finds herself torn between the obligations she feels to her family and the pursuit of her own dreams.

The film will be released in theaters and through the Apple TV+ streaming service Aug. 13.

‘The East’

• Genre: War drama
• Cast: Martijn Lakemeyer, Marwan Kenzari and Jonas Smulders
• Director: Jim Taihuttu
• Not rated

During the post-WW2 Indonesian War of Independence, a young Dutch soldier joins an elite unit led by a mysterious captain known only as “The Turk.” When the fighting intensifies, the young soldier finds himself questioning — and ultimately challenging — his commander’s brutal strategy to stop the resistance.

The film is scheduled to be released Aug. 13 through Magnet Releasing.

‘The Meaning of Hitler’

• Genre: Documentary
• Cast: Martin Amis, Yehuda Bauer, and Richard Evans
• Directors: Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker

“The Meaning of Hitler” is a provocative interrogation of our culture’s fascination with Hitler and Nazism set against the backdrop of the current rise of white supremacy, the normalization of antisemitism and the weaponization of history itself.

Shot in nine countries, the film traces Hitler’s movements, his rise to power and the scenes of his crimes as historians and writers, including Deborah Lipstadt, Martin Amis, Sir Richard Evans, Saul Friedlander, Yehuda Bauer, and famed Nazi hunters Beate and Serge Klarsfeld, weigh in on the lasting impact of his virulent ideology. As fears of authoritarianism and fascism now abound, the film explores the myths and misconceptions of our understanding of the past, and the difficult process of coming to terms with it at a time in our history when it seems more urgent than ever.

The film will be released in select theaters and on demand Aug. 13 through IFC Films.

6.

Finch
(2021)

PG-13
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Drama, Sci-Fi
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Completed

On a post-apocalyptic earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his creator’s beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship and what it means to be human.

Director:
Miguel Sapochnik
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Stars:
Tom Hanks,
Caleb Landry Jones,
Skeet Ulrich,
Lora Martinez-Cunningham