July

 

1st

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

The hugely popular British TV comedy finally gets the big screen treatment as the legendarily ladies hop from the glitz of high society London to the glamour of the French riviera after a celebrity scandal, now hounded by the media they’re determined to make high-life living permanent with hilarious consequences.

Directed by Mandie Fletcher and starring Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley and Dawn French among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 1st of July   US Release: 22nd of July

 

 

 

American Hero (2015)

Stephen Dorff stars as a fast-living Louisiana deadbeat dad with supernatural powers, who decides to drastically change his life after a near-death experience and use his powers to help his community and fight crime instead of committing it.

Directed by Nick Love and starring Stephen Dorff, Eddie Griffin and Andrea Cohen among others

Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy

UK Release: 1st of July   US Release: 11th of December 2015

 

 

 

From Afar (2015)

Lorenzo Vigas‘s “Golden Lion” winner at last year’s Venice Film Festival is a complex Venezuelan drama about a psychologically troubled middle-aged man who seeks solace in the company of boys, when an encounter with a young street criminal results in an unexpected relationship that changes both their lives.

Directed by Lorenzo Vigas and starring Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva and Jericó Montilla among others

Genre: Drama, Romance

UK Release: 1st of July   US Release: 8th of June

 

 

 

6th

The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

Lavish 21st century adaptation of the iconic Edgar Rice Burroughs story about the British boy raised in the jungle by apes, this time seeing Tarzan return to the wild after living a civilized existence in London, on a mission to defend his wife and home from dangerous and manipulative men.

Directed by David Yates and starring Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie and Christoph Waltz among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure

UK Release: 6th of July   US Release: 1st of July

 

 

 

8th

Maggie’s Plan (2016)

Maggie thinks she found love when she falls for a married man and breaks up their troubled marriage, but when regret hits and reality sets in, she hatches a plan to reunite her man with his estranged wife in a screwball comedy from writer/director Rebecca Miller.

Directed by Rebecca Miller and starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke and Julianne Moorez among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 8th of July   US Release: 20th of May

 

 

 

The Neon Demon (2016)

Director Nicolas Winding Refn applies his aesthetic stylings to a story about a vapid modern society’s obsession with youth and beauty, starring Elle Fanning as a young aspiring model who’s faced with the dark reality of a town and industry intent on bleeding her dry.

Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starring Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks and Keanu Reeves among others.

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 8th of July   US Release: June

 

 

 

11th

Ghostbusters (2016)

Over 30 years after the boys save New York city, the girls get their shot in this lavish but risky reboot of a comedy classic, which sees writer/director Paul Feig reunite with stars Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy to apply their 21st century comic sensibilities to a proven formula.

Directed by Paul Feig and starring Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy and Chris Hemsworth among others.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi

UK Release: 11th of July   US Release: 15th of July

 

 

 

15th

The Purge: Election Year (2016)

A senator; running for for president on the promise of eliminating the purge, is put in danger on the yearly night of carnage after riling the establishment and under the protection of former purge-surviving police sergeant turned her head of security in the 3rd film of the ‘Purge’ series.

Directed by James DeMonaco and starring Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell and Mykelti Williamson among others.

Genre: Action, Horror

UK Release: 15th of July   US Release: 1st of July

 

 

 

Keanu (2016)

A pair of straight-laced friends go undercover as dangerous thugs to rescue their kidnapped kitten from a menacing street gang in this fish-out-of-water action/comedy of stereotypes, a film debut for American comedy duo Key & Peele.

Directed by Peter Atencio and starring Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele and Jason Mitchell among others.

Genre: Comedy, Action

UK Release: 15th of July   US Release: 29th of April

 

 

 

 

22nd

Star Trek Beyond (2016)

The rebooted crew of the USS Enterprise return for their 3rd adventure across the final frontier to defend the federation against another fearsome foe. And after being pulled away by another certain franchise, this is the first Star Trek film of this generation without J.J. Abrams  at the helm.

Directed by Justin Lin and starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and starring Idris Elba among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

UK Release: 22nd of July   US Release: 22nd of July

 

 

 

The BFG (2016)

An English orphan girl forms an unlikely friendship with a friendly outcast giant who refuses to eat children like the rest of his kind, together they embark on a perilous adventure across distant lands and dreams in this lavish Disney adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl novel, directed by the great Steven Spielberg.

Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Mark Rylance, Rebecca Hall and Bill Hader among others.

Genre: Family, Adventure, Fantasy

UK Release: 22nd of July   US Release: 1st of July

 

 

 

Chevalier (2015)

“Best Film” award winner at last year’s “BFI London Film Festival”, an absurdist Greek comedy following six men on a yacht as their competitive nature farcically escalates changing their relationship in this scathing dissection of the male ego.

Directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari and starring Vangelis Mourikis, Nikos Orphanos and Yorgos Pirpassopoulos among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 22nd of July   US Release: 27th of May

 

 

 

27th

Jason Bourne (2016)

With the help of an old “friend” and his memory intact, everyone’s favourite amnesiac super-agent returns on a globe-trotting mission to find out the truth about his origins and haunt the CIA.

Directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander and Tommy Lee Jones among others.

Genre: Action, Thriller

UK Release: 27th of July   US Release: 29th of July

 

 

 

29th

Finding Dory (2016)

A sequel/spin-off to 2003’s smash hit ‘Finding Nemo’ sees the return of everyone’s favorite forgetful blue fish as some unexpected memories send her on a quest to discover her past and find the true meaning of family.

Directed by Andrew Stanton & Angus MacLane and starring Ellen DeGeneres, Idris Elba and Albert Brooks among others.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

UK Release: 29th of July   US Release: 17th of June

 

 

 

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