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Opening In Cinemas On August 12

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Opening In Cinemas On August 12 - Pete's Dragon

Film Inquiry compiles a list of the movies that are opening in cinemas every Tuesday. Opening this week: Pete’s Dragon, Florence Foster Jenkins, Sausage Party, Hell Or High Water, Antrhopoid, Operation Chromite, Edge of Winter and Ghost Team.

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:

Pete's Dragon (2016)

Pete's Dragon Poster102 minutes – Adventure, Family, Fantasy

The adventures of an orphaned boy named Pete and his best friend Elliot, who just so happens to be a dragon.

Director: David Lowery
Stars: Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Oakes Fegley, Oona Laurence

International Release Dates

Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

Florence Foster Jenkins Poster110 minutes – Biography, Comedy

The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice.

Director: Stephen Frears
Stars: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson

Our reviewInternational Release Dates

Sausage Party (2016)

Sausage Party Poster89 minutes – Animation, Adventure, Comedy

A sausage strives to discover the truth about his existence.

Directors: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
Stars: Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill, Alistair Abell

International Release Dates

Hell or High Water (2016)

Hell or High Water Poster102 minutes – Crime, Drama

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother resort to a desperate scheme in order to save their family’s farm in West Texas.

Director: David Mackenzie
Stars: Dale Dickey, Ben Foster, Chris Pine, William Sterchi

International Release Dates

Anthropoid (2016)

Anthropoid Poster120 minutes – Biography, History, Thriller, War

Based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the WWII mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution and the Reich’s third in command after Hitler and Himmler.

Director: Sean Ellis
Stars: Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Brian Caspe, Karel Hermánek Jr.

International Release Dates

Operation Chromite (2016)

Operation Chromite Poster115 minutes – Action, Drama, History, War

A squad of soldiers fight in the Korean War’s crucial Battle of Incheon.

Director: John H. Lee
Stars: Jung-jae Lee, Liam Neeson, Beom-su Lee, Dean Dawson

International Release Dates

Edge of Winter (2016)

Edge of Winter Poster89 minutes – Drama, Thriller

When two brothers are stranded by a brutal winter storm with an unpredictable father they barely know, the boys begin to suspect their supposed protector may be their biggest threat.

Director: Rob Connolly
Stars: Shaun Benson, Shiloh Fernandez, Patrick Garrow, Tom Holland

International Release Dates

Ghost Team (2016)

Ghost Team 83 minutes – Comedy

A paranormal-obsessed man mounts his own investigation into the beyond with his depressed best friend, misfit nephew, a cable access medium and an overeager security guard.

Director: Oliver Irving
Stars: Jon Heder, David Krumholtz, Justin Long, Melonie Diaz

limited release in US – International Release Dates

Which of these will you be seeing? Share your thoughts in the comments below!

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