May 2017 Movie Releases


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Movie Title: Even Lambs Have Teeth
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Terry Miles
Written by: Terry Miles
Starring: Kirsten Prout, Tiera Skovbye, Valerie Tian, Jameson Parker, Daniel Boileau, Gwenyth Walsh
Release Date: Tue 02, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Dreaming of a trip to NYC, the beautiful Sloane (Kirsten Prout) and Katie (Tiera Skovbye) leave for the countryside to earn money working on an organic farm. But on the way they are kidnapped and abused by a sinister family of small-town psychopaths. When the girls finally escape, they decide to return to the scene of the crime and settle the score. It's not pretty.

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Movie Title: The Shadow Effect
Genre: Action/Thriller
Director: Obin Olson, Amariah Olson
Written by: Chad Law, Evan Law, George Abbott Clark, Tony Feole
Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Cam Gigandet, Michael Biehn, Brit Shaw, Mark Ashworth, William Mark McCullough, Michael Aaron Milligan
Release Date: Tue 02, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Jonathan Meyers stars as a scientist researching the phenomenon of the waking dream. When a young subject (Cam Gigandet)'s violent dreams merge with reality and begin to mirror political assassinations, only the doctor (Jonathan Meyers) can help him thwart a sinister government program.

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Movie Title: 3 Generations
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Gaby Dellal
Written by: Nikole Beckwith
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Naomi Watts, Elle Fanning
Release Date: Fri 05, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: The film is a funny and touching story about identity and a look at how, at every stage in our lives, we struggle to be true to ourselves. We follow Ray (Elle Fanning), a New York City teenager struggling with gender identity and Ray's harried single mother Maggie (Naomi Watts) as they track down Ray's biological father to sign the paperwork approving Ray's transition. Meanwhile, Maggie's mother Dolly (Susan Sarandon), a quick witted music manager who shares her brownstone with her lesbian partner Frances (Linda Emond), is having a hard time wrapping her head around Ray's life altering decision, and Maggie's inability to move out of the house in which she grew up…

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Movie Title: Another Evil
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Director: Carson D. Mell
Written by: Carson D. Mell
Starring: Dan Bakkedahl, Dax Flame, Jennifer Irwin, Mark Proksc, Steve Little, Steve Zissis
Release Date: Fri 05, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Dan and his family discover that they are not alone in their cabin. Someone or something seems to haunt the house. His wife decides to call Joey Lee, a hippie exorcist, to clean this ectoplasmic mess. His verdict is clear. The new tenants are two very sympathetic ghosts. Nothing will happen as long as they accept their presence. But the idea of sharing a house with illegals from beyond the grave is not to Dan's taste. He asks Os Bijoun for a second opinion. This exorcist is notorious for his radical solutions and he makes a radically different diagnosis. Dan and his family are in the presence of absolute evil and Os is ready to remove this evil vermin after accepting a hefty sum. But the cleansing will take some time, leaving Dan and Os the opportunity to indulge in some alcoholic socializing. But the remedy is sometimes more dangerous than the evil one tries to eradicate…

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Movie Title: Chuck
Genre: Drama
Director: Philippe Falardeau
Written by: Jeff Feuerzeig, Jerry Stahl
Starring: Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts, Elisabeth Moss, Ron Perlman, Jim Gaffigan, Pooch Hall, Morgan Spector
Release Date: Fri 05, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: The true story of Chuck Wepner, the man who inspired the billion-dollar film series ‘Rocky'—a liquor salesman from New Jersey who went 15 rounds with the greatest boxer of all time, Muhammed Ali. In his ten years in the ring, Wepner endured two knockouts, 8 broken noses, 313 stitches. But his toughest fights were outside the ring: an epic life of drugs, booze, wild women, incredible highs and extraordinary lows.

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Movie Title: Enter the Warriors Gate
Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Director: Matthias Hoene
Written by: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Karmen
Starring: Dave Bautista, Dakota Daulby, Sienna Guillory, Ron Smoorenburg, Uriah Shelton, Ni Ni, Francis Ng, Henry Mah, Mark Chao, Svitlana Zavialova, Byron Gibson, Joel Adrian, David Torok
Release Date: Fri 05, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Epic fantasy-adventure meets martial arts action in this thrilling film written by Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen. After a mysterious chest opens a gateway through time, teen gamer Jack (Uriah Shelton) is transported to an ancient empire terrorized by a cruel barbarian king (former WWE superstar Dave Bautista). Jack will need all of his gaming skills as he battles to defeat the barbarian, protect a beautiful princess, and somehow find his way back home.

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Movie Title: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
Genre: Action/Science-Fiction/Superhero/Thriller
Director: James Gunn
Written by: James Gunn
Starring: Chris Pratt
Release Date: Fri 05, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Set to the backdrop of 'Awesome Mixtape 2,' Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 continues the team's adventures as they traverse the outer reaches of the cosmos. The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage. Old foes become new allies and fan-favorite characters from the classic comics will come to our heroes' aid as the Marvel cinematic universe continues to expand.

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Movie Title: Lady Bloodfight
Genre: Action
Director: Chris Nahon
Written by: Bey Logan
Starring: Amy Johnston, Jenny Wu, Muriel Hoffmann, Kathy Wu
Release Date: Fri 05, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Jane (Amy Johnston) is a beautiful but troubled American girl backpacking her way through Hong Kong. When she successfully fends off three thugs trying to rob her, it draws the attention of Shu (Muriel Hofmann), a Wudang champion, who is impressed by her raw street fighting abilities. Shu recruits Jane and trains her to fight in the vicious, all-female, underground martial arts tournament known as ‘The Kumite'. After months of rigorous preparation, Jane is ready to face off against the deadliest female fighters in the world, including Ling, the apprentice of Shu's nemesis, Wai (Kathy Wu), a Shaolin master. Other nefarious forces also lie in the shadows, taking Jane on a journey through the gritty underworld of Hong Kong as she fights to be named the best female fighter in the world.

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Movie Title: The Dinner
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Oren Moverman
Written by: Oren Moverman, Herman Koch
Starring: Steve Coogan, Laura Linney, Richard Gere, Rebecca Hall, Chloe Sevigny, Adepero Oduye
Release Date: Fri 05, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Paul (Steve Coogan) and Claire (Laura Linney) are preparing for a dinner with Paul's brother Stan (Richard Gere) and his wife Barbara (Rebecca Hall). However, conflict is rife due to the fact that the brothers live such conflicting lifestyles: while Stan is a charming, charismatic politician, Paul is currently unemployed. However all this is put aside when, at the dinner, it emerges that Paul and Claire's children have committed a terrible crime, and the two couples are divided on how best to deal with it.

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Movie Title: Manifesto
Genre: Drama
Director: Julian Rosefeldt
Written by: Julian Rosefeldt
Starring: Cate Blanchett
Release Date: Wed 10, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Can history's art manifestos apply to contemporary society? An homage to the twentieth century's most impassioned artistic statements and innovators, from Futurists and Dadaists to Pop Art, Fluxus, Lars von Trier and Jim Jarmusch, this series of reenactments performed by Cate Blanchett explores these declarations' performative components and political significance.

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Movie Title: Dead Awake
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Phillip Guzman
Written by: Jeffrey Reddick
Starring: Jocelin Donahue, Jesse Bradford, Jesse Borrego, Brea Grant, James Eckhouse, Lori Petty
Release Date: Fri 12, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Kate Bowman (Jocelin Donahue) is an average social worker who is investigating in the mysterious deaths of people who died in their sleep. Shortly before their deaths, the victims all reported a supernatural force that appeared to them while they were suffering from sleep-paralysis. When Kate investigates further into the case, she opens herself up to the creature's wrath, and soon finds herself, and her family suffering from an ancient evil.

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Movie Title: Hounds of Love
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Ben Young
Written by: Ben Young
Starring: Stephen Curry, Emma Booth, Ashleigh Cummings
Release Date: Fri 12, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: In suburban Perth during the mid 1980s, people are unaware that women are disappearing at the hands of serial killers John and Evelyn White. After an innocent lapse in judgment, Vicki Maloney is randomly abducted by the disturbed couple. With her murder imminent, Vicki realizes she must find a way to drive a wedge between Evelyn and John if she is to survive. Hounds of Love is an exercise in expertly-crafted tension, offering a bold, challenging debut from writer/director Ben Young.

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Movie Title: King Arthur Legend of the Sword
Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy
Director: Guy Ritchie
Written by: Joby Harold
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Djimon Hounsou, Aidan Gillen, Jude Law, Eric Bana
Release Date: Fri 12, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Acclaimed filmmaker Guy Ritchie brings his dynamic style to the epic fantasy action adventure 'King Arthur: Legend of the Sword'. Starring Charlie Hunnam in the title role, the film is an iconoclastic take on the classic Excalibur myth, tracing Arthur’s journey from the streets to the throne. When the child Arthur’s father is murdered, Vortigern (Jude Law), Arthur’s uncle, seizes the crown. Robbed of his birthright and with no idea who he truly is, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, his life is turned upside down and he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy…whether he likes it or not.

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Movie Title: Paris Can Wait
Genre: Comedy/Romance
Director: Eleanor Coppola
Written by: Eleanor Coppola
Starring: Diane Lane, Arnaud Viard, Alec Baldwin
Release Date: Fri 12, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Anne (Diane Lane) is at a crossroads in her life. Long married to a successfully driven but inattentive movie producer (Alec Baldwin), she finds herself taking a car trip from Cannes to Paris with a business associate of her husband (Arnaud Viard). What should be a seven-hour drive turns into a journey of discovery involving picturesque sights, fine food and wine, humor, wisdom, and much more.

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Movie Title: Snatched
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jonathan Levine
Written by: Katie Dippold
Starring: Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Joan Cusack, Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes, Christopher Meloni, Randall Park, Oscar Jaenada
Release Date: Fri 12, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: After her boyfriend dumps her on the eve of their exotic vacation, impetuous dreamer Emily Middleton (Amy Schumer) persuades her ultra-cautious mother, Linda (Goldie Hawn) to travel with her to paradise. Polar opposites, Emily and Linda realize that working through their differences as mother and daughter – in unpredictable, hilarious fashion – is the only way to escape the wildly outrageous jungle adventure they have fallen into.

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Movie Title: The Wall
Genre: War/Thriller
Director: Doug Liman
Written by: Dwain Worrell
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Cena
Release Date: Fri 12, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: A deadly psychological thriller that follows two soldiers pinned down by an Iraqi sniper, with nothing but a crumbling wall between them. Their fight becomes as much a battle of will and wits as it is of lethally accurate marksmanship.

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Movie Title: American Wrestler The Wizard
Genre: Drama
Director: Alex Ranarivelo
Written by: Brian Rudnick
Starring: William Fichtner, Jon Voight, George Kosturos, Lia Marie Johnson, Ali Afshar, Gabriel Basso, Sasha Feldman
Release Date: Tue 16, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Facing certain death on the front lines of the Iran-Iraq War, 17 year-old Ali Jahani is smuggled out of Iran and sent to live with his uncle in the small Northern California town of Petaluma. It's 1979, the midst of the Iran hostage crisis. The front page of every newspaper has images of blindfolded hostages or Iranians burning American flags. Upon his arrival, Ali is faced with a different kind of adversity – Racial discrimination and bullying. Ali's uncle, Hafez, embittered from being ostracized by his community, also doesn't want him there. He feels Ali has brought bad luck with him from Iran. Rejected by everyone, but determined to fit in and to make a new life for himself, Ali decides that joining a school sports team will make him seem ‘like everyone else.' After failed tries at basketball and football, Ali impresses Coach Plyler and makes it onto the school's floundering Wrestling team.

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Movie Title: Alien Covenant - Prometheus 2
Genre: Science-Fiction
Director: Ridley Scott
Written by: Michael Green, John Logan, Jack Paglen
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, Benjamin Rigby
Release Date: Fri 19, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created, with ALIEN: COVENANT, a new chapter in his groundbreaking ALIEN franchise. The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape.

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Movie Title: Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul
Genre: Comedy/Family
Director: David Bowers
Written by: Adam Sztykiel, Jeff Kinney
Starring: Jason Ian Drucker, Charlie Wright, Owen Asztalos, Tom Everett Scott, Alicia Silverstone
Release Date: Fri 19, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: A family road trip to attend Meemaw's 90th birthday party goes hilariously off course–thanks to Greg's newest scheme to (finally!) become famous. Based on the record-breaking book series.

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Movie Title: Everything Everything
Genre: Drama/Romance
Director: Stella Meghie
Written by: J. Mills Goodloe, Nicola Yoon
Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Nick Robinson, Anika Noni Rose, Ana de la Reguera, Taylor Hickson
Release Date: Fri 19, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: What if you couldn't touch anything in the outside world? Never breathe in the fresh air, feel the sun warm your face…or kiss the boy next door? “Everything, Everything” tells the unlikely love story of Maddy, a smart, curious and imaginative 18-year-old who due to an illness cannot leave the protection of the hermetically sealed environment within her house, and Olly, the boy next door who won't let that stop them. Maddy is desperate to experience the much more stimulating outside world, and the promise of her first romance. Gazing through windows and talking only through texts, she and Olly form a deep bond that leads them to risk everything to be together…even if it means losing everything.

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Movie Title: Wakefield
Genre: Drama
Director: Robin Swicord
Written by: Robin Swicord, E. L. Doctorow
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Jennifer Garner, Victoria Bruno, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Jason Omara, Beverly Dangelo, Ian Anthony Dale, Ellery Sprayberry, Monica Lawson, Isaac Leyva, Alexander Zale
Release Date: Fri 19, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Successful New York lawyer and suburban man Howard Wakefield (Bryan Cranston) takes a perverse detour from family life. He arrives home from work one night and does not enter his house. On impulse, Howard hides in the attic of his detached garage and keeps vigil there, secretly observing the effect of his disappearance on his wife (Jennifer Garner) and family.

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Movie Title: The Wizard of Lies
Genre: Drama
Director: Barry Levinson
Written by: Sam Levinson, John Burnham Schwartz, Samuel Baum
Starring: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Alessandro Nivola, Nathan Darrow, Kristen Connolly, Lily Rabe, Hank Azaria
Release Date: Sat 20, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: In 2008, stockbroker, investment advisor and financier Bernie Madoff made headlines around the world when he was arrested for perpetrating perhaps the largest financial fraud in U.S. history. Debuting in May, HBO Films' THE WIZARD OF LIES examines Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme – his deception, lies and cover-up, all as the financier's wife and sons are catapulted into a harsh and unrelenting spotlight. Robert De Niro (Oscar® winner for “Raging Bull” and “The Godfather II”) comes to HBO for the first time in the role of family patriarch Bernie Madoff. Also on HBO for the first time, Michelle Pfeiffer (Golden Globe winner for “The Fabulous Baker Boys”) stars as Ruth Madoff, Bernie's longtime spouse and unwitting partner during the events that would lead to financial ruin for countless people and institutions, as well as his and his family's destruction.

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Movie Title: Baywatch
Genre: Comedy
Director: Seth Gordon
Written by: Robert Ben Garant, Justin Malen, Damian Shannon, Mark Swift
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, Priyanka Chopra, Jon Bass, Ilfenesh Hadera
Release Date: Fri 26, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: The film follows devoted lifeguard Mitch Buchannon (Dwayne Johnson) as he butts heads with a brash new recruit (Zac Efron). Together, they uncover a local criminal plot that threatens the future of the Bay.

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Movie Title: Berlin Syndrome
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: Cate Shortland
Written by: Shaun Grant, Melanie Joosten
Starring: Teresa Palmer, Max Riemelt
Release Date: Fri 26, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Australian tourist Clare (Teresa Palmer) travels to Berlin to photograph East German architecture and meets Andi (Max Riemelt), a handsome but brooding schoolteacher. After a brief fling, Clare tries to leave, but Andi isn't ready to let go. She soon finds herself held prisoner in his locked apartment, cut off from the outside world. As her ordeal unfolds, Clare cycles between reasoning with her captor, surrendering to his obsessions, and plotting her escape.

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Movie Title: Black Butterfly
Genre: Thriller
Director: Brian Goodman
Written by: Marc Frydman, Justin Stanley
Starring: Piper Perabo, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Antonio Banderas, Abel Ferrara, Nicholas Aaron, Vincent Riotta, Nathalie Rapti Gomez, Katie McGovern, Randall Paul, Gioia Libardoni, Timothy Martin, Cristina Moglia, Cherish Gaines, Tracy Green
Release Date: Fri 26, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Outside a mountain town grappling with a series of abductions and murders, Paul (Antonio Banderas), a reclusive writer, struggles to start what he hopes will be a career-saving screenplay. After a tense encounter at a diner with a drifter named Jack (Jonathan Rhys Meyers), Paul offers Jack a place to stay -- and soon the edgy, demanding Jack muscles his way into Paul's work. As a storm cuts off power to the isolated cabin, the two men begin a jagged game of one-upmanship that will bring at least one tale to an end.

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Movie Title: Drone
Genre: Thriller
Director: Jason Bourque
Written by: Jason Bourque, Ian Birkett, Paul A. Birkett, Roger Patterson
Starring: Sean Bean, Mary McCormack, Joel David Moore, Sharon Taylor, Patrick Sabongui, Kirby Morrow, Kevin Ogrady, Corina Akeson, Bradley Stryker, John Emmet Tracy, Maxwell Haynes, Cary Alexander, Becky Hachey, Peter Dwerryhouse, Elissa Ciullo
Release Date: Fri 26, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Drone pilot and family man Neil (Sean Bean) has spent his career conducting deadly, covert missions overseas all from the comfort of his suburban hometown. When an enigmatic, Pakistani businessmen (Patrick Sabongui) shows up at his home seeking revenge, Neil must confront the consequences of his actions.

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Movie Title: Pirates of the Caribbean 5 Dead Men Tell No Tales
Genre: Adventure/Comedy/Fantasy
Director: Joachim Ronning, Espen Sandberg
Starring: Johnny Depp, Kaya Scodelario, Orlando Bloom, Javier Bardem, Brenton Thwaites, Geoffrey Rush, David Wenham, Golshifteh Farahani, Stephen Graham, Kevin McNally, Martin Klebba
Release Date: Fri 26, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: Thrust into an all-new adventure, a down-on-his-luck Captain Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) finds the winds of ill-fortune blowing even more strongly when deadly ghost pirates led by his old nemesis, the terrifying Captain Salazar (Javier Bardem), escape from the Devil’ s Triangle, determined to kill every pirate at sea… including him. Captain Jack’ s only hope of survival lies in seeking out the legendary Trident of Poseidon, a powerful artifact that bestows upon its possessor total control over the seas.

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Movie Title: War Machine
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: David Michod
Written by: Michael Hastings, David Michod
Starring: Brad Pitt, Anthony Michael Hall, Will Poulter, Topher Grace, Emory Cohen
Release Date: Fri 26, May 2017

Plot Synopsis: The film concerns a four star, ‘rock star' general (Brad Pitt) whose lethal reputation and impeccable track record vaults him to command the American war in Afghanistan. Determined to win the ‘impossible' war once and for all with a radical new approach, the general and his motley staff of commanders and press advisers race across the globe navigating delicate international alliances and troop requests, the charged battlefield of Washington politics, the voracious appetite of the media, and the day-to-day management of the war itself – all the while struggling to stay connected to the lives of men and women out in the field.

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