August

 

2nd

Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

On the run from the authorities and facing a whole new threat, Scott Lang teams up with a fellow miniature superhero to protect his family and uncover secrets from the past which threaten everyone around them, in this Marvel sequel to the unexpected 2015 hit.

Directed by Peyton Reed and starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Michael Douglas among others.

Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-fi

UK Release: 2nd of August   US Release: 6th of July

 

 

 

3rd

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018)

Seduced by the call of Hollywood and superhero movie stardom, DC’s rag-tag teen power squad struggles to focus on their duty to stop a villainous plan for world domination, as the popular self-referential Cartoon Network comedy series gets the silver screen treatment . . . and an all-star voice cast.

Directed by Aaron Horvath & Peter Rida Michail and starring Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell and Will Arnett among others.

Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Family

UK Release: 3rd of August   US Release: 27th of July

 

 

 

Hearts Beat Loud (2018)

In a bid to connect with his teenage daughter before she leaves for college, a quirky widower convinces his girl to become part of a two-piece experimental band, in this music-centred feelgood indie dramedy from the maker of ‘I’ll See You in My Dreams’ and ‘The Hero’.

Directed by Brett Haley and starring Nick Offerman, Kiersey Clemons and Toni Collette among others.

Genre: Drama, Comedy

UK Release: 3rd of August   US Release: 8th of June

 

 

 

The Escape (2018)

Overwhelmed by her daily family routine and struggling with personal happiness, a young mother-of-two wrestles with the conflict between her longing for freedom and her matriarchal responsibilities, and is forced must make a fateful decision which will determine the future of her marriage.

Directed by Dominic Savage and starring Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper and Frances Barber among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 3rd of August   US Release: 11th of May

 

 

 

Sicilian Ghost Story (2017)

In picturesque rural Northern Sicily, a teenage boy and son of a local Mafia boss-turned-stool pigeon mysteriously disappears, only for his determined young girlfriend to defy the indifference of the village and the disapproval of her family to unravel the mystery and find him—as her dreams and prophetic visions lead her to the forest which holds the secrets of his abduction in this ‘star-crossed lovers’ treatment of morbid true story.

Directed by Fabio Grassadonia & Antonio Piazza and starring Julia Jedlikowska, Gaetano Fernandez and Sabine Timoteo among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance

UK Release: 3rd of August   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

10th

The Meg (2018)

Scarred by a previous encounter with a giant ancient shark thought to be extinct, a naval officer and deep sea diver is forced to face the terror again when he forms an international team to save a group of stranded Chinese scientists and the unaware public from the massive Megalodon, in this adaptation of the Steve Alten sci-fi novel.

Directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Jason Statham, Bingbing Li and Ruby Rose among others.

Genre: Action, Horror, Sci-fi

UK Release: 10th of August   US Release: 10th of August

 

 

 

The Darkest Minds (2018)

In a dystopian future where America’s child population has been decimated and the survivor left with supernatural abilities, a group of youngsters band together to avoid a fearful adult population and form a violent resistance against their oppressors—in this sci-fi parable for youthful revolution from the producers of ‘Arrival’ and ‘Stranger Things’.

Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and starring Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore and Harris Dickinson among others.

Genre: Action, Sci-fi, Thriller

UK Release: 10th of August   US Release: 3rd of August

 

 

 

Beirut (2018)

In early 1980s Lebanon, a U.S. diplomat with scarring local experience is recruited by the CIA to return to Beirut and negotiate the release of an old friend held by extremists, plunging him in a race against time and placing him in the crosshairs of terrorists, the Israelis and his own government.

Directed by Brad Anderson and starring Rosamund Pike, Jon Hamm and Dean Norris among others.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 10th of August   US Release: 11th of April

 

 

 

Under the Tree (2017)

In a quiet and well-to-do Reykjavik suburb, a neighbourly dispute over an overgrown tree and unwelcome shade soon escalates into something more sinister, as resentments and suppressed emotions are unleashed in a dark foolish manner, in this typically Icelandic black comedy.

Directed by Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson and starring Steinþór Hróar Steinþórsson, Edda Björgvinsdóttir and Sigurður Sigurjónsson among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 10th of August   US Release: 6th of July

 

 

 

Dog Days (2018)

A disparate group of Los Angelenos are brought together by a shared love for their four-legged friends, in this ensemble feelgood comedy from actor-turned-director Ken Marino.

Directed by Ken Marino and starring Vanessa Hudgens, Adam Pally and Nina Dobrev among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 10th of August   US Release: 8th of August

 

 

 

14th

The Festival (2018)

Aimless and reeling from a recent breakup, new graduate Nick takes to three days of epic messiness at a huge music festival with his mates, but he can’t hide from his problems . . . even in the mud and music, in this comedy of awkwardness from the makers of hit British TV show ‘The Inbetweeners’.

Directed by Iain Morris and starring Joe Thomas, Hammed Animashaun and Hannah Tointon among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 14th of August   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

17th

The Equalizer 2 (2018)

Now working as a humble Lyft driver, avenging angel of the community Robert McCall is dragged back into the fold when his friend is murdered, putting him on a collision course with dangerous criminals and international operators in this righteous revenge sequel from the director of ‘Training Day’ and ‘Southpaw’.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal and Melissa Leo among others.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 17th of August   US Release: 20th of July

 

 

 

Christopher Robin (2018)

When hard-working family man Christopher Robin becomes overwhelmed by life’s pressures and responsibilities, it will take something special to pull him out of his funk—enter his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh and his band of furry animals to help him rediscover the joy in life . . . and what really matters.

Directed by Marc Forster and starring Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell and Toby Jones among others.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

UK Release: 17th of August   US Release: 3rd of August

 

 

 

22nd

The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)

After being dumped by a boyfriend she had no idea was a CIA agent, an unassuming American woman and her best friend become unwitting players in an international espionage conspiracy . . . with hilarious consequences.

Directed by Susanna Fogel and starring Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon and Sam Heughan among others.

Genre: Animation, Comedy

UK Release: 22nd of August   US Release: 3rd of August

 

 

 

24th

BlacKkKlansman (2018)

Spike Lee returns with a timely biographical period tale based on the life of Ron Stallworth—the first African-American officer in the Colorado Springs PD, who conducted an investigation into local Ku Klux Klan activity and managed to infiltrate David Duke’s KKK, becoming a fully-fledged member.

Directed by Spike Lee and starring John David Washington, Adam Driver and Topher Grace among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Comedy, Crime

UK Release: 24th of August   US Release: 10th of August

 

 

 

Alpha (2018)

Set in the Palaeolithic era during the last ice age where a young caveman is plunged into a fight for survival after a hunting expedition goes wrong, as he struggles to return home and forms a relationship between man and beast that will define the future of both species, in this survival thriller 20,000 years in the making from one half of the directing team of ‘The Hughes Brothers’.

Directed by Albert Hughes and starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Leonor Varela and Natassia Malthe among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

UK Release: 24th of August   US Release: 17th of August

 

 

 

Slender Man (2018)

When the youngsters of a small town in America are haunted by a mysterious force and begin to inexplicably disappear, an ominous tall and faceless figure becomes the prime suspect—as the viral internet meme and modern urban folklore sensation graduates to the big screen.

Directed by Sylvain White and starring Joey King, Javier Botet and Julia Goldani Telles among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 24th of August   US Release: 24th of August

 

 

 

Bad Samaritan (2018)

After couple of petty criminals target a wealthy mark and his mansion, they soon discover they’ve bitten off more than they can chew when they’re caught up in a dark web of depravity and deception, and discover that their target is not the victim . . . they are.

Directed by Dean Devlin and starring David Tennant, Kerry Condon and Jacqueline Byers among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 24th of August   US Release: 4th of May

 

 

 

27th

The Happytime Murders (2018)

After the puppet cast of a popular kids TV show are picked off by a serial killer, a washed up puppet private eye teams up with his former human cop partner to solve the case before it hits even closer to home—as director Brian Henson puts aside his clean and legendary family legacy to show us how the puppets play when the kids are away.

Directed by Brian Henson and starring Melissa McCarthy, Bill Barretta and Maya Rudolph among others.

Genre: Comedy, Crime

UK Release: 27th of August   US Release: 24th of August

 

 

 

31st

Upgrade (2018)

Hell bent on revenge against the men who murdered his wife and left him for dead, a technophobe in a near-future controlled be technology agrees to be implanted with a revolutionary chip, turning him into an unsuspecting all-action machine with a taste for brutal vengeance.

Directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Logan Marshall-Green, Richard Anastasios and Rosco Campbell among others.

Genre: Action, Sci-fi, Thriller

UK Release: 31st of August   US Release: 1st of June

 

 

 

Cold War (2018)

Pawel Pawlikowski’s Polish monochrome noir-like romantic drama, set in the 1950s behind the iron curtain where a disparate couple from different backgrounds submit themselves to a romance seemingly destined for failure, in an unforgiving time.

Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski and starring Joanna Kulig, Tomasz Kot and Borys Szyc among others.

Genre: Drama, Romance

UK Release: 31st of August   US Release: 21st of December

 

 

 

Action Point (2018)

A grandpa reminisces about his youth running a disastrous DIY theme park with his buddies—in this irreverent ‘don’t try this at home’ comedy from the makers of ‘Jackass’.

Directed by Tim Kirkby and starring Johnny Knoxville, Susan Yeagley and Chris Pontius among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 31st of August   US Release: 1st of June

 

 

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