Movies Opening in Cinemas On May 6
Every Tuesday Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Captain America: Civil War, A Bigger Splash, Elstree 1976, Pelé: Birth of a Legend, Dark Horse and Being Charlie.
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:
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
146 minutes – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Political interference in the Avengers’ activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Stars: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan
A Bigger Splash (2015)
124 minutes – Crime, Drama, Mystery
The vacation of a famous rock star and a filmmaker is disrupted by the unexpected visit of an old friend and his daughter.
Director: Luca Guadagnino
Stars: Tilda Swinton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Ralph Fiennes, Dakota Johnson
opens on May 4 – International Release Dates
Elstree 1976 (2015)
90 minutes – Documentary
Actors and extras reminisce about their time on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) and how making the film effected their lives.
Director: Jon Spira
Stars: Paul Blake, Jeremy Bulloch, John Chapman, Anthony Forrest
Pelé: Birth of a Legend (2016)
107 minutes – Biography, Drama, Sport
Pele’s meteoric rise from the slums of Sao Paulo to leading to Brazil to its first World Cup victory at the age of 17 is chronicled in this biographical drama.
Directors: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist
Stars: Vincent D’Onofrio, Rodrigo Santoro, Diego Boneta, Seu Jorge
Dark Horse (2015)
85 minutes – Documentary, Drama
An inspirational true story of a group of friends from a working men’s club who decide to take on the elite ‘sport of kings’ and breed themselves a racehorse
Director: Louise Osmond
Being Charlie (2015)
97 minutes – Drama, Romance
Charlie is a troublesome 18-year-old who breaks out of a youth drug treatment clinic, but when he returns home to Los Angeles, he’s given an intervention by his parents and forced to go to an adult rehab. There, he meets a beautiful but troubled girl, Eva, and is forced to battle with drugs, elusive love and divided parents.
Director: Rob Reiner
Stars: Nick Robinson, Common, Cary Elwes, Devon Bostick
Which of these will you be seeing? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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