Movies Opening in Cinemas On August 21
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Sinister 2, American Ultra, Hitman: Agent 47, Grandma, Digging for Fire, She’s Funny That Way and Learning to Drive.
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:
Sinister 2 (2015)
97 minutes – Horror
A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that’s marked for death.
Director: Ciarán Foy
Stars: James Ransone, Shannyn Sossamon, Robert Daniel Sloan, Dartanian Sloan
American Ultra (2015)
96 minutes – Action, Comedy
A stoner – who is in fact a government agent – is marked as a liability and targeted for extermination. But he’s too well-trained and too high for them to handle.
Director: Nima Nourizadeh
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Jesse Eisenberg, Topher Grace, Monique Ganderton
Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
96 minutes – Action, Crime, Thriller
An assassin teams up with a woman to help her find her father and uncover the mysteries of her ancestry.
Director: Aleksander Bach
Stars: Angelababy, Dan Bakkedahl, Charlene Beck, Michael Bornhütter
Grandma (2015)
79 minutes – Comedy
Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them go on a day-long journey that causes Elle to come to terms with her past and Sage to confront her future.
Director: Paul Weitz
Stars: Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Marcia Gay Harden, Judy Greer
Digging For Fire (2015)
85 minutes – Drama
The discovery of a bone and a gun send a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend.
Director: Joe Swanberg
Stars: Jane Adams, Jeff Baena, Steve Berg, Mike Birbiglia
She's Funny That Way (2014)
93 minutes – Comedy
She’s Funny That Way is a screwball comedy featuring the interconnected personal lives of the cast and crew of a Broadway production.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich
Stars: Imogen Poots, Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston, Kathryn Hahn
Learning to Drive (2014)
90 minutes – Comedy, Drama, Romance
As her marriage dissolves, a Manhattan writer takes driving lessons from a Sikh instructor with marriage troubles of his own. In each other’s company they find the courage to get back on the road and the strength to take the wheel.
Director: Isabel Coixet
Stars: Grace Gummer, Ben Kingsley, Patricia Clarkson, Jake Weber
Which of these will you be seeing? Share your thoughts below.
(top image source: Learning to Drive – Broad Green Pictures)
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