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Boyka Undisputed 4
 | Genre: Action/Thriller Directed by: David N. White Written by: David White, Tony Mosher Starring: Scott Adkins, Teodora Duhovnikova, Alon Aboutboul, Julian Vergov, Valentin Ganev, Martyn Ford Release date: Tue 01, Aug 2017 Plot: In the fourth installment of the fighting franchise, Yuri Boyka (Scott Adkins) is shooting for the big leagues when an accidental death in the ring makes him question everything he stands for. When he finds out the wife of the man he accidentally killed is in trouble, Boyka offers to fight in a series of impossible battles to free her from a life of servitude. |
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6 Days
 | Genre: Action/Thriller Directed by: Toa Fraser Written by: Glenn Standring Starring: Jamie Bell, Mark Strong, Abbie Cornish Release date: Fri 04, Aug 2017 Plot: In April 1980 armed gunmen stormed the Iranian Embassy in Princes Gate, London and took all inside hostage. Over the next six days a tense standoff took place, all the while a group of highly trained soldiers from the SAS prepared for a raid the world had never seen the likes of and which would change the world forever. |
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68 Kill
 | Genre: Comedy/Crime/Thriller Directed by: Trent Haaga Written by: Trent Haaga, Bryan Smith Starring: Matthew Gray Gubler, Annalynne McCord, Alisha Boe, Sheila Vand, Sam Eidson, Lucy Faust, Eric Podner, Peter James, Hallie Grace Bradley, James Moses Black Release date: Fri 04, Aug 2017 Plot: Scraping by flushing septic systems is not Chip (Matthew Gray Gubler)'s vision of a perfect life. But he's a simple guy and he's got a great girlfriend in Liza (AnnaLynne McCord). Sure, she supplements their income with a sugar daddy, but every relationship has it's own complexities. When Liza suggests that they relieve her sleazy benefactor of a stack of cash, Chip begins to see a side of her he never knew existed…or never wanted to admit. Now he's got a gun in his hand, a girl in his trunk and less than 24 hours to figure his way out of this mess. A punk-rock romantic comedy for our jagged times. |
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All I See Is You
 | Genre: Drama/Thriller Directed by: Marc Forster Written by: Sean Conway, Marc Forster Starring: Blake Lively, Jason Clarke, Danny Huston, Ahna O’Reilly, Wes Chatham, Miguel Fernande Release date: Fri 04, Aug 2017 Plot: A blind woman (Blake Lively)'s relationship with her husband (Jason Clarke) changes when she regains her sight and discovers disturbing details about themselves. |
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Amelia 2.0
 | Genre: Drama/Romance/Science-Fiction Directed by: Adam Orton Written by: Rob Merritt Starring: Ben Whitehair, Ed Begley Jr., Chris Ellis, Kate Vernon, Eddie Jemison, Kamar de los Reyes, Debra Wilson, Angela Billman Release date: Fri 04, Aug 2017 Plot: Amelia and Carter Summerland (Angela Billman and Ben Whitehair) are a newly married couple. Amelia has an aneurysm and becomes locked in. Carter is approached by a corporation who would like to use Amelia as a test subject, for a procedure where they will copy her personality and memories into an android body. But is the result really the woman he loves? Or is it something else entirely? Who is Amelia Summerland? |
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Armed Response
 | Genre: Horror/Thriller Directed by: John Stockwell Written by: Matt Savelloni Starring: Wesley Snipes, Anne Heche, Seth Rollins, Kyle Clements, Dave Annable Release date: Fri 04, Aug 2017 Plot: A team of highly trained operatives find themselves trapped inside an isolated military compound after its artificial intelligence is suddenly shut down. The crew begins to experience strange and horrific phenomena as they attempt to uncover what killed the previous team. |
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Detroit
 | Genre: Drama/Thriller Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow Written by: Mark Boal Starring: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn Dever, Jack Reynor, Ben O’Toole, Joseph David Jones, Ephraim Sykes, Leon Thomas III, Nathan Davis Jr., Peyton Alex Smith, Malcolm David Kelley, Gbenga Akinnabve, Chris Chalk, Jeremy Strong, Laz Alonzo, Austin Hebert, Miguel Pimentel, Kris David, with John Krasinski, Anthony Mackie Release date: Fri 04, Aug 2017 Plot: The film tells the gripping story of one of the darkest moments during the civil unrest that rocked Detroit in the summer of '67, one of the largest citizen uprisings in the United States' history. |
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Kidnap
 | Genre: Thriller Directed by: Luis Prieto Written by: Knate Gwaltney Starring: Halle Berry Release date: Fri 04, Aug 2017 Plot: In the US, a child goes missing every 40 seconds. You never think it will happen to you. Until it does. Alone and scared, Kate Mcoy (Halle Berry) is unwilling to leave the fate of her son’s life in someone else’s hands. When she catches a glimpse of the abductors speeding away, she decides to fight back. In a heart pounding race against time, Kate begins a high speed pursuit and will stop at nothing to save her son’s life. |
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The Dark Tower
 | Genre: Adventure/Fantasy/Western Directed by: Nikolaj Arcel Written by: Akiva Goldsman, Anders Thomas Jensen, Jeff Pinkner, Stephen King Starring: Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor, Katheryn Winnick, Jackie Earle Haley, Fran Kranz, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Michael Barbieri, Claudia Kim, Jose Zuniga, Alex McGregor, Nicholas Hamilton, De-Wet Nagel Release date: Fri 04, Aug 2017 Plot: Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor) is a young 11-year-old adventure seeker who discovers clues about another dimension called Mid-World. Upon following the mystery, he is spirited away to Mid-World where he encounters the lone frontiersman knight Roland Deschain (Idris Elba), who is on a quest to reach the 'Dark Tower' that resides in End-World and reach the nexus point between time and space that he hopes will save Mid-World from extinction. But with various monsters and a vicious sorcerer named Walter Padick (Matthew McConaughey) hot on their trail, the unlikely duo find that their quest may be difficult to complete. |
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Wind River
 | Genre: Thriller Directed by: Taylor Sheridan Written by: Taylor Sheridan Starring: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Jon Bernthal, Kelsey Chow, Gil Birmingham, Julia Jones, Graham Greene, Martin Sensmeier Release date: Fri 04, Aug 2017 Plot: U.S. Fish & Wildlife agent Cory Lambert (Jeremy Renner) discovers a body in the rugged wilderness of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The FBI sends in rookie agent Jane Banner (Elizabeth Olsen), but she’s unprepared for the difficulties created by the oppressive weather and isolation of the Wyoming winter. When she employs Cory as a tracker, the two venture deep into a world ravaged by violence and the elements. Wind River is a stark look at life on the edge of an imposing wilderness, where the rule of law is eclipsed by the laws of nature. With excellent cast—including many Native American actors— the film vibrantly brings to life a thrilling tale of forging morality in extreme nature. |
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Sharknado 5 Global Swarming
 | Genre: Thriller Directed by: Anthony C. Ferrante Written by: Starring: Ian Ziering, Tara Reid Release date: Sun 06, Aug 2017 Plot: In Sharknado 5: Global Swarming, the mission gets personal for Fin Shepard (Ian Ziering) and his bionic wife, April (Tara Reid) when their young son gets trapped in a traveling ‘nado and transported all over the world. From London to Rio, Tokyo, Rome, Amsterdam and beyond, our globetrotting heroes will seek assistance from a highly-skilled squad of royals, scholars and Olympians, enlisting famous faces from news, entertainment, and sports in their most epic battle yet. |
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Annabelle 2 Creation
 | Genre: Horror Directed by: David F. Sandberg Written by: Gary Dauberman Starring: Talitha Bateman, Stephanie Sigman, Miranda Otto, Anthony LaPaglia, Lulu Wilson, Philippa Coulthard, Grace Fulton, Alicia Vela-Bailey Release date: Fri 11, Aug 2017 Plot: Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker's possessed creation, Annabelle. |
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Ingrid Goes West
 | Genre: Comedy/Drama Directed by: Matt Spicer Written by: David Branson Smith, Matt Spicer Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, Oshea Jackson Jr., Wyatt Russell, Billy Magnussen Release date: Fri 11, Aug 2017 Plot: Ingrid (Aubrey Plaza) is an unstable young woman with a checkered past of obsessive behavior. She secretly moves to Los Angeles to get close to Taylor Sloane (Elizabeth Olsen)—an Instagram ‘lifestyle guru' with a fabulous artist boyfriend, a camera-ready terrier, and an array of new products and brands to promote to her followers. After Ingrid adopts a Taylor-made identity for herself, her machinations to prove she's BFF material for her Insta idol are underway—that is, until she meets Taylor's obnoxious brother Nicky (Billy Magnussen), who threatens to tear down her façade. |
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Pilgrimage
 | Genre: Adventure/Drama/Thriller Directed by: Brendan Muldowney Written by: Jamie Hannigan Starring: Richard Armitage, Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal, Stanley Weber, Tristan McConnell Release date: Fri 11, Aug 2017 Plot: Ireland, 1209. An island on the edge of the world. A small group of monks begin a reluctant pilgrimage across an island torn between centuries of tribal warfare and the growing power of Norman invaders. Escorting their monastery's holiest relic to Rome, the monks' progress is seen through the eyes of a pious young novice (Tom Holland) and a mute lay-brother (Jon Bernthal) with a violent past. As the true material, political and religious significance of the bejeweled relic becomes dangerously apparent, their path to the east coast becomes increasingly fraught with danger. The monks belatedly realize that in this wild land of ancient superstitions, the faith that binds them together may ultimately lead to their destruction. |
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The Glass Castle
 | Genre: Drama Directed by: Destin Cretton Written by: Destin Cretton, Andrew Lanham, Marti Noxon, Jeannette Walls Starring: Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts, Max Greenfield, Sarah Snook, Sadie Sink, Andrew Shaver, Ella Anderson, Iain Armitage, Shree Crooks, Charlie Shotwell, Brigette Lundy-Paine Release date: Fri 11, Aug 2017 Plot: Chronicling the adventures of an eccentric, resilient and tight-knit family, THE GLASS CASTLE is a remarkable story of unconditional love. Oscar winner Brie Larson brings Jeannette Walls's best-selling memoir to life as a young woman who, influenced by the joyfully wild nature of her deeply dysfunctional father (Woody Harrelson), found the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms. |
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The Nut Job 2 Nutty By Nature
 | Genre: Animation Directed by: Carl Brunker Written by: Bob Barlen, Carl Brunker Starring: ill Arnett, Katherine Heigl, Maya Rudolph, Jackie Chan, Sebastian Maniscalco, Isabela Moner, Peter Stormare, Bobby Cannavale, Gabriel Iglesias, Bobby Moynihan, Kari Wahlgren, Jeff Dunham, Rob Tinkler, Josh Robert Thompson Release date: Fri 11, Aug 2017 Plot: Surly (Will Arnett) and his friends, Buddy, Andie (Katherine Heigl) and Precious (Maya Rudolph) discover that the mayor of Oakton City is cracking one big hustle to build a giant yet quite-shabby amusement park, which in turn will bulldoze their home, which is the city park, and it's up to them and the rest of the park animals to stop the mayor, along with his daughter and a mad animal control officer from getting away with his scheme, and take back the park. |
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The Son of Bigfoot
 | Genre: Animation Directed by: Jeremy Degruson, Ben Stassen Written by: Bob Barlen, Cal Brunker Starring: Release date: Fri 11, Aug 2017 Plot: An action-packed family 3D animation, THE SON OF BIGFOOT is the amazing adventure of Adam, a teenage outsider who uncovers the improbable truth that his long-lost father is the mysterious Bigfoot! Adam soon discovers he's gifted with superpowers beyond his imagination, which will help him as he embarks on an epic quest to save his family. |
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A Family Man
 | Genre: Drama Directed by: Mark Williams Written by: Bill Dubuque Starring: Gerard Butler, Alison Brie, Willem Dafoe, Gretchen Mol, Alfred Molina, Kathleen Munroe, Dylan Roberts, Maxwell Jenkins Release date: Fri 28, Jul 2017 Plot: After the boss (Willem Dafoe) of a Chicago-based headhunter, Dane Jensen (Gerard Butler), who works at the Blackrock Recruiting agency arranging jobs for engineers, retires, Jensen finally achieves his longtime goal of taking over the company after going head-to-head with his ambitious rival, Lynn Vogel (Alison Brie). However, upon taking over the company he worked so hard to be in control of, Dane's 10-year-old son, Ryan (Max Jenkins), is suddenly diagnosed with cancer and his professional priorities at work and personal priorities at home begin to clash with one another. |
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Atomic Blonde
 | Genre: Thriller Directed by: David Leitch Written by: Kurt Johnstad, Antony Johnston Starring: James McAvoy, Charlize Theron, John Goodman, Sofia Boutella, Toby Jones, Eddie Marsan Release date: Fri 28, Jul 2017 Plot: A high-stakes, global action-thriller that takes place in the city of Berlin in 1989, on the eve of the Berlin Wall's collapse and the shifting of superpower alliances. Charlize Theron portrays Lorraine Broughton, a top-level spy for MI6, who is dispatched to Berlin to take down a ruthless espionage ring that has just killed an undercover agent for reasons unknown. She is ordered to cooperate with Berlin station chief David Percival (James McAvoy), and the two form an uneasy alliance, unleashing their full arsenal of skills in pursuing a threat that jeopardizes the West's entire intelligence operation. |
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Brigsby Bear
 | Genre: Comedy Directed by: Dave McCary Written by: Kevin Costello, Kyle Mooney Starring: Kyle Mooney, Claire Danes, Mark Hamill, Greg Kinnear, Matt Walsh, Michaela Watkins Release date: Fri 28, Jul 2017 Plot: After 25 years of secluded existence with his protective parents in their isolated, off-the-grid home, James is tossed out into a new life in relatively daunting Cedar Hills, Utah. As his world upends, the most shocking revelation to James is that he's the only person who has ever watched his favorite television program, Brigsby Bear Adventures. Struggling to adjust to the show's abrupt end, he begins to see Brigsby's lessons as his only way to make sense of a big, scary new world, and James decides to make a movie to end Brigsby's story—and re-begin his own. |
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It Stains The Sands Red
 | Genre: Horror Directed by: Colin Minihan Written by: Colin Minihan, Stuart Ortiz Starring: Brittany Allen, Juan Riedinger Release date: Fri 28, Jul 2017 Plot: In the throes of a zombie apocalypse, Molly (Brittany Allen) – a troubled woman from Las Vegas with a dark past – finds herself stranded in the desert with a lone and ravenous Zombie on her tail (Juan Riedinger). Easily able to out pace her un-dead pursuer at first, things quickly become a nightmare when it dawns on her that the zombie will never need to stop and rest. Sweeping visuals of the harsh and dramatic desert provide the unsettling backdrop to this genre bending zombie film that is at once terrifying and moving. This is the epic story of one woman's journey to outrun not only the immediate threat that follows her, but the demons who have chased her all her life. |
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Person to Person
 | Genre: Drama Directed by: Dustin Guy Defa Written by: Dustin Guy Defa Starring: Michael Cera, Abbi Jacobson, Philip Baker Hall, Michaela Watkins, Tavi Gevinson, Olivia Luccardi, Craig Butta, Ben Rosenfield, Hunter Zimny, Bene Coopersmith, George Sample III, Buddy Duress, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Matthias Sebastiun Garry Release date: Fri 28, Jul 2017 Plot: During a single day in New York City, a variety of characters grapple with the mundane, the unexpected, and the larger questions permeating their lives. An investigative reporter struggles with her first day on the job, despite help from her misguided boss; a rebellious teen attempts to balance her feminist ideals with other desires; and a young man seeks to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend, even as her brother threatens revenge. Meanwhile, an avid music lover traverses the city in search of a rare record for his vinyl collection. |
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The Emoji Movie
 | Genre: Animation/Adventure/Comedy Directed by: Anthony Leondis Written by: Anthony Leondis, Eric Siegel Starring: T.J. Miller, James Corden, Ilana Glazer, Steven Wright Release date: Fri 28, Jul 2017 Plot: The story of Gene, an emoji that lives inside a texting app on a teenager's smartphone. In Gene's world, each emoji has only one expression, but gene is different — he's bursting with multiple expressions. Gene is worried that if he can't find a way to be ‘normal', he'll disappoint his family, or worse, be deleted. Determined to change his unusually expressive personality, gene needs a ‘code' that will fix his programming and make him like everyone else. With the help of his emoji friends, Gene's search takes him on a fun-filled adventure across the teenager's smartphone, from his hope in a texting app through a succession of apps (including a gaming app, a music streaming app, a photo-sharing app, a video streaming app, a dance app, and a file-sharing app). |
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The Last Face
 | Genre: Drama Directed by: Sean Penn Written by: Erin Dignam Starring: Javier Bardem, Charlize Theron, Adele Exarchopoulos, Jared Harris, Jean Reno Release date: Fri 28, Jul 2017 Plot: The film centers around a love affair between Dr. Miguel Leon (Javier Bardem), a relief-aid doctor, and Dr. Wren Petersen (Charlize Theron), the director of an international aid organization. Set against the devastating backdrop of war-torn Liberia, Miguel and Wren must find a way to keep their relationship alive in extraordinarily difficult conditions battling their mutual passion for the value of life matched by the intensity of their diametrically opposed opinions on how best to solve the conflict that surrounds them. |
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