Movies Opening in Cinemas On December 5
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Wild, The Pyramid, Pioneer, Comet, and Life Partners.
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:
Wild (2014)
115 minutes – Biography, Drama
A chronicle of one woman’s 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent catastrophe.
Director: Jean-Marc Vallée
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Michiel Huisman, Gaby Hoffmann, Laura Dern
The Pyramid (2014)
89 minutes – Horror
An archaeological team attempts to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature.
Director: Grégory Levasseur
Stars: Garsha Arristos, Joseph Beddelem, Omar Benbrahim, James Buckley
Pioneer (2013)
111 minutes – Thriller
This conspiracy thriller is set in the early 80’s, the beginning of the Norwegian Oil Boom. Enormous oil and gas deposits are discovered in the North Sea and the authorities aim to bring the oil ashore through a pipeline from depths of 500 meters. A professional diver, Petter, obsessed with reaching the bottom of the Norwegian Sea has the discipline, strength and courage to take on the world’s most dangerous mission. But a sudden, tragic accident changes everything. Petter is sent on a perilous journey where he loses sight of who’s pulling the strings. Gradually he realizes that he is in way over his head and that his life is at stake.
Director: Erik Skjoldbjærg
Stars: Wes Bentley, Stephen Lang, Aksel Hennie, Stephanie Sigman
Comet (2014)
91 minutes – Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-fi
Set in a parallel universe, Comet bounces back and forth over the course of an unlikely but perfectly paired couple’s six-year relationship.
Director: Sam Esmail
Stars: Emmy Rossum, Justin Long, Eric Winter, Lou Beatty Jr.
Life Partners (2014)
95 minutes – Comedy, Romance
Two codependent best friends – one straight girl, one lesbian – and the man who comes between them.
Director: Susanna Fogel
Stars: Leighton Meester, Gillian Jacobs, Gabourey Sidibe, Beth Dover
What do you think: 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: Pioneer – source: Nordisk Film)
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