Movies Opening in Cinemas On April 8
Manon de Reeper is the founder and CEO of Film…
Every Tuesday Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Hardcore Henry, The Boss, Demolition, The Invitation, Louder Than Bombs andMr. Right.
Note that these are based on the opening dates in the United States. If you’re looking for the opening dates for a certain movie in your country, click the ‘international release dates” below the movie details.
Opening in Cinemas This Week:
Hardcore Henry (2015)
96 minutes – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A first-person action film from the eyes of Henry, who’s resurrected from death with no memory. He must discover his identity and save his wife from a warlord with a plan to bio-engineer soldiers.
Director: Ilya Naishuller
Stars: Sharlto Copley, Tim Roth, Haley Bennett, Danila Kozlovsky
The Boss (2016)
99 minutes – Comedy
A titan of industry is sent to prison after she’s caught for insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America’s latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.
Director: Ben Falcone
Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage, Dave Bautista
Demolition (2015)
100 minutes – Comedy, Drama
A successful investment banker struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Heather Lind, Chris Cooper
The Invitation (2015)
100 minutes – Horror, Thriller
While attending a dinner party at his former home, a man thinks his ex-wife and her new husband have sinister intentions for their guests.
Director: Karyn Kusama
Stars: Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michiel Huisman, Tammy Blanchard
Louder Than Bombs (2015)
109 minutes – Drama
The fractious family of a father and his two sons confront their different feelings and memories of their deceased wife and mother, a famed war photographer.
Director: Joachim Trier
Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Rachel Brosnahan, Amy Ryan, Gabriel Byrne
Mr. Right (2015)
Action, Comedy, Romance
A girl falls for the “perfect” guy, who happens to have a very fatal flaw: he’s a hitman on the run from the crime cartels who employ him.
Director: Paco Cabezas
Stars: Anna Kendrick, Tim Roth, Sam Rockwell, Anson Mount
High Strung (2016)
96 minutes – Drama, Music, Romance
When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.
Director: Michael Damian
Stars: Keenan Kampa, Nicholas Galitzine, Jane Seymour
Which of these will you be seeing? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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Manon de Reeper is the founder and CEO of Film Inquiry, and a screenwriter/producer. Her directorial debut, a horror short film, is forthcoming in 2021.