Every Tuesday, we compile a list of the movies that are opening in cinemas. Opening this week: Allied; Moana; Rules Don’t Apply; Bad Santa 2; Miss Sloane; Evolution; Lion.
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:
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In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writer: Steven Knight
Stars: Brad Pitt, Vincent Ebrahim, Xavier De Guillebon
A young woman uses her navigational talents to set sail for a fabled island. Joining her on the adventure is her hero, the legendary demi-god Maui.
Directors: Ron Clements, Don Hall, John Musker, Chris Williams
Writers: Jared Bush, Ron Clements, John Musker, Chris Williams, Pamela Ribon, Aaron Kandell, Jordan Kandell
Stars: Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House
An unconventional love story of an aspiring actress, her determined driver, and the eccentric billionaire who they work for.
Director: Warren Beatty
Writers: Warren Beatty, Bo Goldman
Stars: Lily Collins, Haley Bennett, Taissa Farmiga
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
Director: Mark Waters
Writers: Johnny Rosenthal, Shauna Cross, Glenn Ficarra,John Requa
Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8t7PKNWD46k
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A story of a brilliant and ruthless lobbyist who is notorious for her unparalleled talent and her desire to win at all costs, even when it puts her own career at risk.
Director: John Madden
Writer: Jonathan Perera
Stars: Jessica Chastain, John Lithgow, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
The only residents of young Nicholas’s seaside town are women and boys. When he sees a dead body in the ocean one day, he begins to question his existence and surroundings. Why must he, and all the other boys, be hospitalised?
Director: Lucile Hadzihalilovic
Writers: Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Alante Kavaite, Geoff Cox
Stars: Max Brebant, Roxane Duran, Julie-Marie Parmentier
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Director: Garth Davis
Writer: Luke Davies
Stars: Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman, Dev Patel
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