Movies Opening in Cinemas On May 1
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Far From The Madding Crowd, Welcome to Me, Ride, Far From Men and Hyena.
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:
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
141 minutes – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and it is up to the Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans.
Director: Joss Whedon
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth
Far From The Madding Crowd (2015)
119 minutes – Drama
In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.
Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Stars: Carey Mulligan, Tom Sturridge, Matthias Schoenaerts, Juno Temple
Welcome to Me (2014)
105 minutes – Comedy, Drama
A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder who wins Mega-millions, quits her meds and buys her own talk show.
Director: Shira Piven
Stars: Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Linda Cardellini, Wes Bentley
limited release in US – full release on May 8 – International Release Dates
Ride (2014)
93 minutes – Comedy
A mother travels cross-country to California to be with her son after he decides to drop out of school and become a surfer.
Director: Helen Hunt
Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Helen Hunt, Robert Knepper, Luke Wilson
Far From Men (2014)
101 minutes – Drama
A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident, and is then ordered to turn him in to the authorities.
Director: David Oelhoffen
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Reda Kateb, Djemel Barek, Vincent Martin
limited release in US – International Release Dates
Hyena (2014)
112 minutes – Crime, Drama
Good policing doesn’t necessarily mean doing everything by the book. But as the business of crime in London turns to favour the Albanians and Turks, how does a “good” policeman survive?
Director: Gerard Johnson
Stars: Peter Ferdinando, Stephen Graham, Neil Maskell, Elisa Lasowski
Which of these will you be seeing? Share your thoughts below.
(top image source: Far From The Madding Crowd – Fox Searchlight Pictures)
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