Movies Opening In Cinemas On October 21
Manon de Reeper is the founder and CEO of Film…
Every Tuesday, Film Inquiry compiles a list of the movies that are opening in cinemas. Opening this week: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back; Keeping Up With The Joneses; Ouija: Origin Of Evil; The Whole Truth; King Cobra; I’m Not Ashamed; American Pastoral; Moonlight; In A Valley Of Violence; The Pickle Recipe and The Beat Beneath My Feet.
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:
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
1h 58min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Jack Reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name. On the run as a fugitive from the law, Reacher uncovers a potential secret from his past that could change his life forever.
Director: Edward Zwick
Writers: Richard Wenk, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz
Stars: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Danika Yarosh
The Whole Truth (2016)
1h 33min | Drama, Thriller
A defense attorney works to get his teenage client acquitted of murdering his wealthy father.
Director: Courtney Hunt
Stars: Keanu Reeves, Renée Zellweger, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Moonlight (2016)
1h 50min | Drama
A timeless story of human connection and self-discovery, Moonlight chronicles the life of a young black man from childhood to adulthood as he struggles to find his place in the world while growing up in a rough neighborhood of Miami.
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writers: Barry Jenkins, Tarell McCraney
Stars: Mahershala Ali, Shariff Earp, Duan Sanderson
Keeping Up With The Joneses (2016)
1h 41min | Action, Comedy
A suburban couple becomes embroiled in an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbors are government spies.
Director: Greg Mottola
Writer: Michael LeSieur
Stars: Gal Gadot, Isla Fisher, Zach Galifianakis
Ouija: Origin Of Evil (2016)
1h 39min | Horror, Thriller
In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her two daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business and unwittingly invite authentic evil into their home. When the youngest daughter is overtaken by a merciless spirit, the family confronts unthinkable fears to save her and send her possessor back to the other side.
Director: Mike Flanagan
Writers: Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard
Stars: Henry Thomas, Elizabeth Reaser, Doug Jones
King Cobra (2016)
1h 31min | Crime, Drama
This ripped-from-the-headlines drama covers the early rise of gay porn headliner Sean Paul Lockhart a.k.a. Brent Corrigan, before his falling out with the producer who made him famous. When Sean decides he’d be better off a free agent, a cash-strapped pair of rival producers aim to cash in by any means possible.
Director: Justin Kelly
Writers: Justin Kelly, D. Madison Savage
Stars: Alicia Silverstone, James Franco, Molly Ringwald
I'm Not Ashamed (2016)
1h 52min | Biography, Drama
Based on the inspiring and powerful true story and journal entries of Rachel Joy Scott- the first student killed in the Columbine high school shooting in 1999.
Director: Brian Baugh
Writers: Philipa A. Booyens, Robin Hanley, Kari Redmond, Bodie Thoene
Stars: Masey McLain, Ben Davies, Cameron McKendry
American Pastoral (2016)
2h 6min | Crime, Drama
In 1968, a hardworking man, who’s been a staple in his quaint community for years, watches his seemingly perfect middle class life fall apart as his daughter’s new radical political affiliation threatens to destroy their family.
Director: Ewan McGregor
Writers: John Romano,
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning
In A Valley Of Violence (2016)
1h 44min | Western
A mysterious stranger and a random act of violence drag a town of misfits and nitwits into the bloody crosshairs of revenge.
Director: Ti West
Writer: Ti West
Stars: Karen Gillan, Ethan Hawke, Taissa Farmiga
The Pickle Recipe (2016)
1h 37min | Comedy
Desperate for cash, a down on his luck party emcee is corrupted by his shameless uncle to steal his grandmother’s top secret pickle recipe.
Director: Michael Manasseri
Writers: Sheldon Cohn, Gary Wolfson
Stars: Jon Dore, Lynn Cohen, Miriam Lee
The Beat Beneath My Feet (2014)
1h 31min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A teenage boy discovers his unruly neighbour is really a disgraced Rock God who “died” 8 years ago owing a fortune in unpaid tax. The boy agrees not to reveal his secret on condition that he teaches him the dark arts of Rock Guitar.
Director: John Williams
Writers: Michael Müller, Michael Müller
Stars: Luke Perry, Nicholas Galitzine, Lisa Dillon
We Are X (2016)
1h 33min | Documentary, Music
A documentary film about the legendary Japanese rock band X JAPAN.
Director: Stephen Kijak
Stars: Yoshiki, Toshi, Pata
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Manon de Reeper is the founder and CEO of Film Inquiry, and a screenwriter/producer. Her directorial debut, a horror short film, is forthcoming in 2021.