Movies Opening in Cinemas On June 12
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Jurassic World, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, The Wolfpack, Set Fire to the Stars, Soaked in Bleach and The 11th Hour.
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:
Jurassic World (2015)
124 minutes – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. After 10 years of operation and visitor rates declining, in order to fulfill a corporate mandate, a new attraction is created to re-spark visitor’s interest, which backfires horribly.
Director: Colin Trevorrow
Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins, Judy Greer
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)
105 minutes – Drama
High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.
Director: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Stars: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman
The Wolfpack (2015)
80 minutes – Documentary, Biography, Drama, Family
Locked away from society in an apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Angulo brothers learn about the outside world through the films that they watch. Nicknamed, ‘The Wolfpack,’ the brothers spend their childhood reenacting their favorite films using elaborate homemade props and costumes. Their world is shaken up when one of the brothers escapes and everything changes.
Director: Crystal Moselle
Stars: Bhagavan Angulo, Govinda Angulo, Jagadisa Angulo, Krsna Angulo
Set Fire To The Stars (2014)
97 minutes – Biography, Drama
An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas.
Director: Andy Goddard
Stars: Elijah Wood, Celyn Jones, Kelly Reilly, Steven Mackintosh
Soaked in Bleach (2015)
100 minutes – Documentary, Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery
Tom Grant, a private investigator once hired by Courtney Love, reveals his take on the death of Kurt Cobain.
Director: Benjamin Statler
Stars: Kurt Cobain, Sarah Scott, Daniel Roebuck, Tyler Bryan
releases on 11 June in the US – International Release Dates
The 11th Hour (2014)
97 minutes – Drama
Successful businesswoman Maria has achieved everything except what she wants the most – a baby of her own. She decides to deal with the matter by herself and embarks on a desperate and dangerous journey in order to make her dream come true.
Director: Anders Morgenthaler
Stars: Kim Basinger, Jordan Prentice, Sebastian Schipper, Peter Stormare
Which of these will you be seeing? Share your thoughts below.
(top image source: Jurassic World – Universal Pictures)
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