Movies Opening in Cinemas On December 19

Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: the final installment of the The Hobbit trilogy, The Battle of the Five Armies, Annie, Night At The Museum: Secret of the Tomb, and Mr. Turner.

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:

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144 minutes – Adventure, Fantasy

Bilbo and Company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure and obliterating all of Middle-Earth.

Director: Peter Jackson
Stars: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchett

Opening on December 17 – International Release Dates

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118 minutes – Comedy, Drama, Family

A foster kid, who lives with her mean foster mom, sees her life change when business tycoon and New York mayoral candidate Will Stacks makes a thinly-veiled campaign move and takes her in.

Director: Will Gluck
Stars: Quvenzhané Wallis, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Rose Byrne

International Release Dates

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97 minutes – Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Larry spans the globe, uniting favorite and new characters while embarking on an epic quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.

Director: Shawn Levy
Stars: Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Dick Van Dyke

International Release Dates

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150 minutes – Biography, Drama, History

An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner’s life.
Director: Mike Leigh
Stars: Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson, Marion Bailey

Limited release – International Release Dates

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Sound off in the comments! 😀

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