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Sharknado 6 The Last Sharknado It’s About Time
 | Genre: Action/Comedy/Thriller Directed by: Anthony C. Ferrante Written by: Thunder Levin, Scotty Mullen Starring: Tara Reid, Vivica A. Fox, Cassandra Scerbo, Ian Ziering, Charles Hittinger, Alexandre Ottoni, Raine Michaels Release date: Sun 19, Aug 2018 Plot: Our hero Fin (Ian Ziering) has battled sharks all over the globe, but in this last installment, he will tackle the final shark-tier — time travel. In the ending moments of SHARKNADO 5: GLOBAL SWARMING, Fin was seen wandering alone on Earth after it was destroyed. Now he must travel back in time to stop the Sharknado that started it all. Will Fin and the gang be able to set everything right and save the world once and for all? |
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An Interview With God
 | Genre: Drama Directed by: Perry Lang Written by: Ken Aguado Starring: Brenton Thwaites, Yael Grobglas, Charlbi Dean Kriek, David Strathairn, Hill Harper, Bobby Di Cicco, Meagan Kimberly Smith Release date: Mon 20, Aug 2018 Plot: Covering the war in Afghanistan provided journalist Paul Asher (Brenton Thwaites) with some of the best stories of his young career. But that endeavor ends up costing him so much more than he ever could have calculated. Upon returning home, Paul struggles to deal with the after-effects of his experiences, a failing marriage, and his dying faith. Not knowing where to turn, Paul dives deeply into the story of a lifetime—an interview with a mysterious man claiming to be God (David Strathairn). What does an inquisitive reporter ask God? What would you ask? Sitting down with this mysterious man over the course of three fateful days, Paul finds himself answering as many questions as he asks. While wrestling with what he knows and what he's unsure of, Paul finds himself at the crossroads we all come to in our lives: Who do we say God is? |
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A-X-L
 | Genre: Adventure/Science-Fiction Directed by: Oliver Daly Written by: Oliver Daly Starring: Alex Neustaedter, Becky G, Alex MacNicoll, Eric Etebari, Dorian Kingi, Stacey Arwen Raab, Niko Guardado, Patricia De Leon, Madeline Bertani, Sam Upton, Jonathan Camp, Dominic Vedder, Maggy Vick, Chris Verdugo, Jerry DiLeo, Ashley Gibson, Marie-Francoise Theodore, Donnie Smith, Stanton Lee, Alejandro Galang, Andrew Ortenberg Release date: Fri 24, Aug 2018 Plot: A.X.L. is a top-secret, robotic dog created by the military to help protect tomorrow's soldiers. Code named by the scientists who created him, A.X.L. stands for Attack, Exploration, Logistics, and embodies the most advanced, next-generation artificial intelligence. After an experiment gone wrong, A.X.L. is discovered hiding alone in the desert by a kind-hearted outsider named Miles (Alex Neustaedter), who finds a way to connect with him after activating his owner-pairing technology. Together, the two develop a special friendship based on trust, loyalty and compassion. Helping Miles gain the confidence he's been lacking, A.X.L. will go to any length to protect his new companion, including facing off against the scientists who created him and who will do anything to get him back. Knowing what is at stake if A.X.L. is captured, Miles teams up with a smart, resourceful ally named Sara (Becky G) to protect his new best friend on a timeless, epic adventure for the whole family. |
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Arizona
 | Genre: Comedy/Thriller Directed by: Jonathan Watson Written by: Luke Del Tredici Starring: Danny McBride, Rosemarie DeWitt, Luke Wilson, Lolli Sorenson, Elizabeth Gillies, Kaitlin Olson Release date: Fri 24, Aug 2018 Plot: Cassie (Rosemarie DeWitt), a single mom and realtor, hustles to sell increasingly worthless subdivision houses in the midst of the 2009 housing slump, even as she dodges collection calls on her own multiple past-due mortgage payments. When the unstable Sonny (Danny McBride), a disgruntled buyer in danger of losing his home, turns up at Cassie's office, things quickly spiral out of control. Despite Sonny's assertion that he's ‘a really good person', he knocks Cassie out, kidnaps her, and drags her along on his impulsive spree of violence. An extensive game of cat-and-mouse between the two ensues set within a sparsely inhabited housing development. |
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Blue Iguana
 | Genre: Comedy/Thriller Directed by: Hadi Hajaig Written by: Hadi Hajaig Starring: Sam Rockwell, Ben Schwartz, Phoebe Fox, Peter Polycarpou, Peter Ferdinando, Simon Callow, Frances Barber, Amanda Donohoe, Al Weaver Release date: Fri 24, Aug 2018 Plot: Small time crooks Eddie (Sam Rockwell) and Paul (Ben Schwartz) are in over their heads when a cute London lawyer hires them to steal a rare jewel. Meanwhile, a mullet-haired gangster wants the gem for himself. Bullets and sparks fly in this pond-hopping comedic caper. |
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Destination Wedding
 | Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance Directed by: Victor Levin Written by: Victor Levin Starring: Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder Release date: Fri 24, Aug 2018 Plot: The film tells the story of two miserable and unpleasant wedding guests (Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder), both pariahs at this affair, who develop a mutual affection despite themselves. But to act on those feelings would be to trust hope over experience, a foolish choice indeed. |
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Papillon
 | Genre: Biography/Drama Directed by: Michael Noer Written by: Aaron Guzikowski, Henri Charriere Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Tommy Flanagan, Rami Malek, Roland Moller, Eve Hewson, Ian Beattie, Michael Socha, Yorick van Wageningen, Nina Senicar, Joel Basman, Antonio de la Cruz, Nikola Kent Release date: Fri 24, Aug 2018 Plot: Based on the international best-selling autobiographic books 'Papillon' and 'Banco', the film follows the epic story of Henri 'Papillon' Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with a convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon's escape. |
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Support the Girls
 | Genre: Comedy Directed by: Andrew Bujalski Written by: Andrew Bujalski Starring: Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson, Shayna McHayle, Brooklyn Decker, Jana Kramer, James Le Gros, Dylan Gelula, AJ Michalka, Lea DeLaria Release date: Fri 24, Aug 2018 Plot: Lisa Conroy (Regina Hall) is the last person you'd expect to find in a highway-side ‘sports bar with curves'– but as general manager at Double Whammies, she's come to love the place and its customers. An incurable den mother, she nurtures and protects her girls fiercely — but over the course of one trying day, her optimism is battered from every direction… Double Whammies sells a big, weird American fantasy, but what happens when reality pokes a bunch of holes in it? |
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The Happytime Murders
 | Genre: Action/Comedy Directed by: Brian Henson Written by: Todd Berger, Dee Austin Robertson Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Bill Barretta, Joel McHale, Leslie David Baker, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale, Elizabeth Banks Release date: Fri 24, Aug 2018 Plot: No Sesame. All Street. THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS is a filthy comedy set in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles where puppets and humans coexist. Two clashing detectives with a shared secret, one human (Melissa McCarthy) and one puppet, are forced to work together again to solve the brutal murders of the former cast of a beloved classic puppet television show. |
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What Keeps You Alive
 | Genre: Horror/Thriller Directed by: Colin Minihan Written by: Colin Minihan Starring: Hannah Emily Anderson, Brittany Allen, Martha MacIsaac, Joey Klein Release date: Fri 24, Aug 2018 Plot: How much can you really know about another person? The unsettling truth that even those closest to us can harbor hidden dimensions drives this thrillingly unpredictable, blood-stained fear trip. Jackie (Hannah Emily Anderson) and Jules (Brittany Allen) are a couple celebrating their one year anniversary at a secluded cabin in the woods belonging to Jackie's family. From the moment they arrive, something changes in Jules' normally loving wife, as Jackie (if that even is her real name) begins to reveal a previously unknown dark side—all building up to a shocking revelation that will pit Jules against the woman she loves most in a terrifying fight to survive. Defying expectations at every turn, Director Colin Minihan delivers a nerve-twisting cat and mouse thriller built around a shattering tale of heartbreak and betrayal. |
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Operation Finale
 | Genre: Drama/Thriller Directed by: Chris Weitz Written by: Matthew Orton Starring: Oscar Isaac, Ben Kingsley, Lior Raz, Melanie Laurent, Nick Kroll, Joe Alwyn, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Aronov, Ohad Knoller, Greg Hill, Torben Liebrecht, Mike Hernandez, Greta Scacchi, Pepe Rapazote Release date: Wed 29, Aug 2018 Plot: This thrilling true story follows the 1960 covert mission of legendary Mossad agent Peter Malkin (Oscar Isaac) as he infiltrates Argentina and captures Adolf Eichmann (Ben Kingsley), the Nazi officer who masterminded the transportation logistics that brought millions of innocent Jews to their deaths in concentration camps. |
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Blood Fest
 | Genre: Comedy/Horror Directed by: Owen Egerton Written by: Owen Egerton Starring: Robbie Kay, Seychelle Gabriel, Jacob Batalon, Tate Donovan, Barbara Dunkelman, Nick Rutherford, Zachary Levi Release date: Fri 31, Aug 2018 Plot: Fans flock to a festival celebrating the most iconic horror movies, only to discover that the charismatic showman behind the event has a diabolical agenda. As attendees start dying off, three teenagers with more horror-film wits than real-world knowledge must band together and battle through every madman, monstrosity and terrifying scenario if they have any hope of surviving. |
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Boarding School
 | Genre: Horror Directed by: Boaz Yakin Written by: Boaz Yakin Starring: Luke Prael, Will Patton, Sterling Jerins, Tammy Blanchard, Samantha Mathis Release date: Fri 31, Aug 2018 Plot: When troubled 12-year-old Jacob Felsen (Luke Prael) is sent away to boarding school, he enters every kid's worst nightmare: A creepy old mansion, deserted except for six other teenage misfits and two menacing and mysterious teachers. As events become increasingly horrific, Jacob must conquer his fears to find the strength to survive. |
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Cynthia
 | Genre: Horror/Comedy Directed by: Devon Downs, Kenny Gage Written by: Robert Rhine Starring: Scout Taylor-Compton, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Robert LaSardo, Kyle Jones, Rebecca Marshall, James Karen, James William, O’Halloran, Lynn Lowry, Robert Rhine, Andrew Pagana, Ben Whalen Release date: Fri 31, Aug 2018 Plot: Robin and Michael are college sweethearts who have everything – a perfect marriage, adorable cat, beautiful home, but one thing is missing from this idyllic setting – a baby. After years of fertility treatments their dreams come true when Robin finds out she is pregnant!! Is this a dream come true or a nightmare come to life? |
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Kin
 | Genre: Action/Science-Fiction Directed by: Jonathan Baker Written by: Daniel Casey, Jonathan Baker Starring: Myles Truitt, Jack Reynor, Zoe Kravitz, Carrie Coon, Dennis Quaid, James Franco Release date: Fri 31, Aug 2018 Plot: KIN, a pulse-pounding crime thriller with a sci-fi twist, is the story of an unexpected hero destined for greatness. Chased by a vengeful criminal (James Franco) and a gang of otherworldly soldiers, a recently released ex-con (Jack Reynor) and his adopted teenage brother (Myles Truitt) are forced to go on the run with a weapon of mysterious origin as their only protection. |
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Reprisal
 | Genre: Action/Thriller Directed by: Brian A. Miller Written by: Bryce Hammons Starring: Frank Grillo, Bruce Willis, Olivia Culpo, Johnathon Schaech Release date: Fri 31, Aug 2018 Plot: Jacob (Frank Grillo), a bank manager haunted by a violent heist that took the life of a coworker, teams up with his ex-cop neighbor, James (Bruce Willis), to bring down the assailant. While the two men work together to figure out the thief's next move, Gabriel (Johnathon Schaech), the highly-trained criminal, is one step ahead. When Gabriel kidnaps Jacob's wife (Olivia Culpo) and daughter, Jacob barrels down a path of bloodshed that initiates an explosive counterattack and brings all three men to the breaking point. |
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The Little Stranger
 | Genre: Horror/Thriller Directed by: Lenny Abrahamson Written by: Lucinda Coxon, Sarah Waters Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Ruth Wilson, Will Poulter, Charlotte Rampling, Kate Phillips, Lorne MacFadyen, Josh Dylan Release date: Fri 31, Aug 2018 Plot: Dr. Faraday (Domhnall Gleeson), the son of a housemaid, has built a life of quiet respectability as a country doctor. During the long hot summer of 1947, he is called to a patient at Hundreds Hall, where his mother once worked. The Hall has been home to the Ayres family for more than two centuries and is now in decline. But Mrs Ayres (Charlotte Rampling), and her two grown children, Caroline (Ruth Wilson)and Roddy (Will Poulter), are haunted by something more ominous than a dying way of life. When he takes on his new patient, Faraday has no idea how closely, and how terrifyingly, the family's story is about to become entwined with his own. |
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Yardie
 | Genre: Crime/Drama Directed by: Idris Elba Written by: Brock Norman Brock, Martin Stellman Starring: Aml Ameen, Shantol Jackson, Stephen Graham, Fraser James, Sheldon Shepherd, Everaldo Cleary Release date: Fri 31, Aug 2018 Plot: Set in '70s Kingston and '80s Hackney, Yardie centres on the life of a young Jamaican man named D (Aml Ameen), who has never fully recovered from the murder, committed during his childhood, of his older brother Jerry Dread (Everaldo Creary). D grows up under the wing of a Kingston Don and music producer named King Fox (Sheldon Shepherd). Fox dispatches him to London, where he reconnects with his childhood sweetheart, Yvonne (Shantol Jackson), and his daughter who he's not seen since she was a baby. He also hooks up with a soundclash crew, called High Noon. But before he can be convinced to abandon his life of crime and follow “the righteous path”, he encounters the man who shot his brother 10 years earlier, and embarks on a bloody, explosive quest for retribution – a quest which brings him into conflict with vicious London gangster Rico (Stephen Graham). |
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Patient Zero
 | Genre: Horror/Thriller Directed by: Stefan Ruzowitzky Written by: Mike Le Starring: Matt Smith, Natalie Dormer, Stanley Tucci, Clive Standen, John Bradley, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Colin McFarlane Release date: Tue 14, Aug 2018 Plot: An unprecedented global pandemic of a super strain of rabies has turned the majority of humankind into violent ‘infected'. One victim, Morgan (Matt Smith), who is asymptomatic and can communicate with the infected, leads the last survivors on a hunt for Patient Zero and to find an antidote to save humanity, including his infected wife. Aiding Morgan on the mission to find Patient Zero is CDC virologist Dr. Gina Rose (Natalie Dormer), leading the scientific research efforts, while Colonel Knox (Clive Standen) is in charge of the military front. |
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Crazy Rich Asians
 | Genre: Comedy Directed by: Jon M. Chu Written by: Adele Lim, Peter Chiarelli, Kevin Kwan Starring: Constance Wu, Michelle Yeoh, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Ken Jeong, Jimmy O. Yang, Chris Pang, Sonoya Mizuno, Jing Lusi, Ronny Chieng, Pierre Png, Fiona Xie, Kheng Hua Tan Release date: Wed 15, Aug 2018 Plot: The story follows Rachel Chu (Constance Wu), an American-born Chinese economics professor, who travels to her boyfriend Nick's (Henry Golding) hometown of Singapore for his best friend's wedding. Before long, his secret is out: Nick is from a family that is impossibly wealthy, he's perhaps the most eligible bachelor in Asia, and every single woman in his ultra-rarefied social class is incredibly jealous of Rachel and wants to bring her down. |
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Alpha
 | Genre: Adventure/Drama Directed by: Albert Hughes Written by: Albert Hughes, Dan Wiedenhaupt Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Johannes Haukur Johannesson, Leonor Varela, Mercedes de la Zerda, Natassia Malthe Release date: Fri 17, Aug 2018 Plot: An epic adventure set in the last Ice Age. Europe, 20,000 years ago. While on his first hunt with his tribe's most elite group, a young man (Kodi Smit-McPhee) is injured and left for dead. Awakening to find himself broken and alone — he must learn to survive and navigate the harsh and unforgiving wilderness. Reluctantly taming a lone wolf abandoned by its pack, the pair learn to rely on each other and become unlikely allies, enduring countless dangers and overwhelming odds in order to find their way home before the deadly winter arrives. |
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Blaze
 | Genre: Drama Directed by: Ethan Hawke Written by: Ethan Hawke, Sybil Rosen Starring: Ben Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Josh Hamilton, Charlie Sexton, Kris Kristofferson, Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Richard Linklater Release date: Fri 17, Aug 2018 Plot: A reimagining of the life and times of Blaze Foley, the unsung songwriting legend of the Texas Outlaw Music movement; he gave up paradise for the sake of a song. |
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Down a Dark Hall
 | Genre: Drama/Horror/Fantasy Directed by: Rodrigo Cortes Written by: Lois Duncan, Michael Goldbach, Chris Sparling Starring: AnnaSophia Robb, Isabelle Fuhrman, Victoria Moroles, Noah Silver, Taylor Russell, Rosie Day, Uma Thurman, Rebecca Front, David Elliot, Kirsty Mitchell, Ramiro Blas, Jim Sturgeon, Josep Linuesa, Carl Chambers Release date: Fri 17, Aug 2018 Plot: “Kit (AnnaSophia Robb), a difficult young girl, is sent to the mysterious Blackwood Boarding School when her heated temper becomes too much for her mother to handle. Once she arrives at Blackwood, Kit encounters eccentric headmistress Madame Duret (Uma Thurman) and meets the school's only other students, four young women also headed down a troubled path. While exploring the labyrinthine corridors of the school, Kit and her classmates discover that Blackwood Manor hides an age-old secret rooted in the paranormal. |
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Juliet Naked
 | Genre: Drama/Comedy Directed by: Jesse Peretz Written by: Tamara Jenkins, Evgenia Peretz, Phil Alden Robinson, Jim Taylor, Nick Hornby Starring: Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, Chris Odowd Release date: Fri 17, Aug 2018 Plot: Annie (Rose Byrne) is the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan (Chris O'Dowd), an obsessive fan of obscure rocker Tucker Crowe (Ethan Hawke). When the acoustic demo of Tucker's celebrated record from 25 years ago surfaces, its release leads to an encounter with the elusive rocker himself. |
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Mile 22
 | Genre: Action/Thriller Directed by: Peter Berg Written by: Lea Carpenter, Graham Roland Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Iko Uwais, Ronda Rousey, John Malkovich Release date: Fri 17, Aug 2018 Plot: In a visceral modern thriller from the director of Lone Survivor, Mark Wahlberg stars as James Silva, an operative of the CIA's most highly-prized and least understood unit. Aided by a top-secret tactical command team, Silva must retrieve and transport an asset who holds life-threatening information to Mile 22 for extraction before the enemy closes in. |
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The Little Mermaid
 | Genre: Fantasy Directed by: Chris Bouchard, Blake Harris Written by: Blake Harris, Hans Christian Andersen Starring: Loreto Peralta, William Moseley, Poppy Drayton, Shirley MacLaine, Gina Gershon, Armando Gutierrez Release date: Fri 17, Aug 2018 Plot: The film follows a young girl (Loreto Peralta) and her reporter brother (William Moseley) as they travel to a small Mississippi town to meet a woman believed to be a mermaid of legend (Poppy Drayton). |
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The Wife
 | Genre: Drama Directed by: Bjorn Runge Written by: Jane Anderson, Meg Wolitzer Starring: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater, Max Irons, Harry Lloyd, Annie Starke, Elizabeth McGovern Release date: Fri 17, Aug 2018 Plot: After nearly forty years of marriage, JOAN and JOE CASTLEMAN (Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce) are complements. Where Joe is casual, Joan is elegant. Where Joe is vain, Joan is self-effacing. And where Joe enjoys his very public role as Great American Novelist, Joan pours her considerable intellect, grace, charm, and diplomacy into the private role of Great Man’s Wife. Joe is about to be awarded the Nobel Prize for his acclaimed and prolific body of work. Joe’s literary star has blazed since he and Joan first met in the late 1950's. THE WIFE interweaves the story of the couple’s youthful passion and ambition with a portrait of a marriage, thirty-plus years later—a lifetime’s shared compromises, secrets, betrayals, and mutual love. |
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To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
 | Genre: Drama/Romance Directed by: Susan Johnson Written by: Sofia Alvarez, Jenny Han Starring: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo, Israel Broussard, Trezzo Mahoro, Jordan Burtchett, Emilija Baranac, Madeleine Arthur, Anna Cathcart, Janel Parrish, John Corbett Release date: Fri 17, Aug 2018 Plot: Lara Jean Song Covey (Lana Condor)'s love life goes from imaginary to out of control when the love letters for every boy she's ever loved-five in all — are mysteriously mailed out. |
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