Movies Opening In Cinemas On July 8
Manon de Reeper is the founder and CEO of Film…
Film Inquiry compiles a list of the movies that are opening in cinemas every Tuesday. Opening this week: The Secret Life Of Pets, Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates, Captain Fantastic, Our Little Sister and Zero Days.
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:
The Secret Life Of Pets (2016)
90 minutes – Animation, Comedy, Family
Taking place in a Manhattan apartment building, Max’s life as a favorite pet is turned upside down, when his owner brings home a sloppy mongrel named Duke. They have to put their quarrels behind when they find out that an adorable white bunny named Snowball is building an army of lost pets determined to take revenge
Directors: Chris Renaud, Yarrow Cheney
Stars: Jenny Slate, Albert Brooks, Kevin Hart, Ellie Kemper
Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016)
98 minutes – Comedy
Two brothers place an online ad to find dates for a wedding and the ad goes viral.
Director: Jake Szymanski
Stars: Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza
Captain Fantastic (2016)
118 minutes – Drama
In the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a father devoted to raising his six kids with a rigorous physical and intellectual education is forced to leave his paradise and enter the world, challenging his idea of what it means to be a parent.
Director: Matt Ross
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella, Kathryn Hahn, George MacKay
Our Little Sister (2015)
128 minutes – Comedy, Drama
A story that revolves around three sisters who live in their grandmother’s home and the arrival of their thirteen-year-old half sister.
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Stars: Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, Suzu Hirose
limited release in US – International Release Dates
Zero Days (2016)
116 minutes – Documentary
Documentary detailing claims of American/Israeli jointly developed malware Stuxnet being deployed not only to destroy Iranian enrichment centrifuges but also threaten attacks against Iranian civilian infrastructure. Adresses obvious potential blowback of this possibly being deployed against the US by Iran in retaliation.
Director: Alex Gibney
Stars: David Sanger, Emad Kiyaei, Eric Chien, Liam O’Murchu
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.