Movies Opening in Cinemas On August 22
Manon de Reeper is the founder and CEO of Film…
Every Monday Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Sin City: A Dame To Kill For, If I Stay, When The Game Stands Tall, Love Is Strange, Are You Here and The One I Love.
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:
[hero heading=”Sin City: A Dame To Kill For” tagline=”102 minutes – Action, Crime, Thriller”]Some of Sin City’s most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitants.
Directors: Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez
Stars: Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Life changes in an instant for young Mia Hall after a car accident puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined.
Director: R.J. Cutler
Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley, Joshua Leonard
The journey of legendary football coach Bob Ladouceur, who took the De La Salle High School Spartans from obscurity to a 151-game winning streak that shattered all records for any American sport.
Director: Thomas Carter
Stars: Jim Caviezel, Alexander Ludwig, Michael Chiklis, Laura Dern
After Ben and George get married, George is fired from his teaching post, forcing them to stay with friends separately while they sell their place and look for cheaper housing — a situation that weighs heavily on all involved.
Director: Ira Sachs
Stars: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Tatyana Zbirovskaya, Olya Zueva
Two childhood best friends embark on a road trip back to their hometown after one of them learns he has inherited a large sum of money from his recently deceased estranged father.
Director: Matthew Weiner
Stars: Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis, Amy Poehler, Jay Gates
Struggling with a marriage on the brink of falling apart, a couple escapes for a weekend in pursuit of their better selves, only to discover an unusual dilemma that awaits them.
Director: Charlie McDowell
Stars: Mark Duplass, Elisabeth Moss, Ted Danson, Kiana Cason
So how about you: do any of these appeal to you – which would you see in cinema, which would you see at home – or not at all?
Sound off in the comments! 😀
(top image source: Sin City: A Dame To Kill For – Dimension Films)
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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.