Movies Opening in Cinemas On August 7
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: .
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:
Fantastic Four (2015)
106 minutes – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.
Director: Josh Trank
Stars: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell
opens on August 5 in the U.S. – International Release Dates
Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)
85 minutes – Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
When Shaun decides to take the day off and have some fun, he gets a little more action than he bargained for. A mix up with the Farmer, a caravan and a very steep hill lead them all to the Big City and it’s up to Shaun and the flock to return everyone safely to the green grass of home.
Directors: Mark Burton, Richard Starzak
Stars: Justin Fletcher, John Sparkes, Omid Djalili, Richard Webber
Ricki and the Flash (2015)
Comedy, Drama, Music
A musician who gave up everything for her dream of rock-and-roll stardom returns home, looking to make things right with her family.
Director: Jonathan Demme
Stars: Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep, Sebastian Stan, Rick Springfield
The Gift (2015)
108 minutes – Mystery, Thriller
A young married couple’s lives are thrown into a harrowing tailspin when an acquaintance from the husband’s past brings mysterious gifts and a horrifying secret to light after more than 20 years.
Director: Joel Edgerton
Stars: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton, David Denman
Cop Car (2015)
86 minutes – Thriller
A small town sheriff sets out to find the two kids who have taken his car on a joy ride.
Director: Jon Watts
Stars: Kevin Bacon, Shea Whigham, Camryn Manheim, James Freedson-Jackson
The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
102 minutes – Drama
A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother’s boyfriend.
Director: Marielle Heller
Stars: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Kristen Wiig, Christopher Meloni
Kahlil Gibran's The Propeth (2014)
84 minutes – Animation
Inspired by the classic book by Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet is an animated feature film, with “chapters” from animation directors from around the world.
Directors: Roger Allers, Gaëtan Brizzi, Paul Brizzi, Joan C. Gratz, Mohammed Saeed Harib, Tomm Moore, Nina Paley, Bill Plympton, Joann Sfar, Michal Socha
Stars: Liam Neeson, Salma Hayek, John Krasinski, Quvenzhané Wallis
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection F (2015)
93 minutes – Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
One peaceful day on Earth, two remnants of Frieza’s army named Sorbet and Tagoma arrive searching for the Dragon Balls with the aim of reviving Frieza. They succeed, and Frieza subsequently seeks revenge on the Saiyans.
Director: Tadayoshi Yamamuro
Stars: Masako Nozawa, Ryô Horikawa, Hiromi Tsuru, Masaharu Satô
opens on August 4 in the U.S. – International Release Dates
Dark Places (2015)
113 minutes – Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Libby Day was only seven years old when her family was brutally murdered in their rural Kansas farmhouse. Twenty-five years later, she agrees to revisit the crime and uncovers the wrenching truths that led up to that tragic night.
Director: Gilles Paquet-Brenner
Stars: Charlize Theron, Sterling Jerins, Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks
Which of these will you be seeing? Share your thoughts below.
(top image source: The Diary of a Teenage Girl – Sony Pictures Classics)
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