Movies Opening in Cinemas on July 18
Every week we share the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Sex Tape, The Purge: Anarchy, Pixar’s Planes: Fire & Rescue, Wish I Was Here, Persecuted, I Origins, Moon Indigo and Alive Inside. Quite a few, huh?
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
[hero heading=”Sex Tape” tagline=”90 minutes – Comedy”]
A married couple wake up to discover that the sex tape they made the evening before has gone missing, leading to a frantic search for its whereabouts.
Director: Jake Kasdan
Stars: Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz, Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper
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[hero heading=”The Purge: Anarchy” tagline=”103 minutes – Action, Horror, Thriller”] 
A young couple works to survive on the streets after their car breaks down right as the annual purge commences.
Director: James DeMonaco
Stars: Frank Grillo, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez
[/hero] [hero heading=”Planes: Fire & Rescue” tagline=”83 minutes – Animation, Adventure, Comedy”]
When Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he joins forces with fire and rescue helicopter Blade Ranger and his team, The Smokejumpers, to battle a massive wildfire.
Director: Roberts Gannaway
Stars: Dane Cook, Ed Harris, Julie Bowen, Curtis Armstrong
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[hero heading=”Wish I Was Here” tagline=”120 minutes – Comedy, Drama”] 
Aidan Bloom is a 35-year-old man who finds himself at major crossroads, which forces him to examine his life, his career, and his family.
Director: Zach Braff
Stars: Zach Braff, Joey King, Pierce Gagnon, Kate Hudson
[/hero] [hero heading=”Persecuted” tagline=”Action, Drama, Mystery”]
An evangelist finds himself framed for murder and on the run after he refuses to back a senator’s proposition calling for sweeping religious reform.
Director: Daniel Lusko
Stars: James Remar, Bruce Davison, Dean Stockwell, Raoul Trujillo
[/hero] [hero heading=”I Origins” tagline=”Limited Release – 113 minutes – Drama, Sci-fi”]
A molecular biologist and his laboratory partner uncover evidence that may fundamentally change society as we know it.
Director: Mike Cahill
Stars: Michael Pitt, Brit Marling, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Steven Yeun
[/hero] [hero heading=”Moon Indigo” tagline=”94 minutes – Comedy, Drama, Fantasy”]
Wealthy, inventive bachelor endeavors to find a cure for his lover Chloe after she’s diagnosed with an unusual illness caused by a flower growing in her lungs.
Director: Michel Gondry
Stars: Romain Duris, Audrey Tautou, Gad Elmaleh, Omar Sy
[/hero] [hero heading=”Alive Inside” tagline=”73 minutes – Documentary”]
Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, fights against a broken healthcare system to demonstrate music’s ability to combat memory loss and restore a deep sense of self to those suffering from it.
Director: Michael Rossato-Bennett
Stars: Dan Cohen, Louise Dueno, Norman Hardie, Yvonne Russell
[/hero]So how about you: do any of these appeal to you – which would you see in cinema, which would you see at home – or not at all?
Sound off in the comments! 😀
(featured image credit: Sex Tape – source: Columbia Pictures)
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