August

 

4th

Meg 2: The Trench (2023)

After previously creating havoc for the scientist trying to study them and tourists on the Chinese coast, the giant prehistoric sharks are back with a vengeance and greater numbers, as rescue diver Jonas Taylor once again teams up with a team of oceanographers to study a deep sea trench which threatens to unleash the megalodons onto an unsuspecting planet . . . again.

Directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Jason Statham, Jing Wu and Sienna Guillory among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

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

 

 

 

Joy Ride (2023)

Four Asian-American best friends embark on a voyage around Asia, bringing the worst and most irreverent America has to offer the East while connecting with their roots and bonding over who they really are in this r-rated comedy from the producers of ‘Bad Neighbours’ and ‘Good Boys’.

Directed by Adele Lim and starring Stephanie Hsu, Ashley Park and David Denman among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 4th of August   US Release: 7th of July

 

 

 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

New York City adolescent crime fighting ninjas and reptilian heroes in a half shell the turtle brothers work tirelessly to win the love of their city by battling an array of rampaging mutants of every animal shape and size, as the beloved franchise gets another yet modern animated big screen treatment and an all-star voice cast.

Directed by Jeff Rowe & Kyler Spears and starring Nicolas Cantu, Ayo Edebiri and Ice Cube among others.

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-fi

UK Release: 4th of August   US Release: 2nd of August

 

 

 

Paris Memories (2023)

Desperate to move on with her life after the traumatic effects of a terrorist attack in a Parisian restaurant three months earlier, a woman with little memory of the incident tries to painfully piece together the events of the fateful night by connecting with fellow survivors and those involved in a bid to re-spark her own buried memories.

Directed by Alice Winocour and starring Virginie Efira, Benoît Magimel and Grégoire Colin among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 4th of August   US Release: 25th of July

 

 

 

11th

Haunted Mansion (2023)

A psychic, a priest, a historian, and a tour guide walk into a single mum’s new haunted house . . . and spooky adventurous hilarity ensues when they try to unlock the secrets of the mansion to make the reluctant deceased residents depart for good, in Disney’s latest big screen adaptation of one of their theme park rides.

Directed by Justin Simien and starring Rosario Dawson, Owen Wilson and LaKeith Stanfield among others.

Genre: Family, Comedy, Horror

UK Release: 11th of August   US Release: 28th of July

 

 

 

The Last Voyage of Demeter (2023)

A doomed Russian boat and its crew carrying precious Transylvanian cargo from Varna to Britain is plunged into a fight for survival on the open ocean when their mysterious consignment begins picking them off, as a specific chapter of Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ gets the modern horror/thriller big screen treatment.

Directed by André Øvredal and starring Stefan Kapicic, Corey Hawkins and Liam Cunningham among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

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

 

 

 

Gran Turismo (2023)

A British working-class young champion Gran Turismo video gamer lives his track dreams of doing it for real when Nissan come a-calling, struggling to overcome multiple obstacles and the resentment of the sport while fulfilling his lofty ambitions of holding his own against experienced track racers, as the Jann Mardenborough true underdog story gets the big screen treatment.

Directed by Neill Blomkamp and starring Archie Madekwe, David Harbour and Orlando Bloom among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Action, Drama, Sport

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

 

 

 

Heart of Stone (2023)

A powerful and shadowy global intelligence agency is thrown into turmoil when a dangerous hacker steals their most powerful electronic asset, as their most skilled operative is sent on a globe-trotting mission to retrieve it and protect the world from chaos.

Directed by Tom Harper and starring Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan and Sophie Okonedo among others.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 11th of August (Netflix)   US Release: 11th of August (Netflix)

 

 

 

18th

Blue Beetle (2023)

A young life of struggling to find his path and make his close-knit family proud is turned upside down for Jaime Reyes when he stumbles upon a powerful alien scarab which chooses him to become the “Blue Beetle”—an unpredictable guardian with a powerful but destructive symbiotic suit destined for a hero—but he’s put on a collision course with formidable foes and an ambitious mogul looking to take the relic for her own.

Directed by Angel Manuel Soto and starring Xolo Maridueña, Susan Sarandon and Raoul Max Trujillo among others.

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

UK Release: 18th of August   US Release: 18th of August

 

 

 

Strays (2023)

When a loyal and optimistic talking Border Terrier is abandoned by his lowlife owner, he has his faith in humanity shaken and falls in with a tough and independent pack let by a streetwise Boston Terrier who teaches him the joys of being free, as they prove that not all dogs are man’s best friend when they plan some painful revenge for his neglectful former owner in this irreverent r-rated pet comedy from the makers of ’21 Jump Street’ and ‘Cocaine Bear‘.

Directed by Josh Greenbaum and starring Will Ferrell, Jamie Foxx and Sofía Vergara among others.

Genre: Adventure, Comedy

UK Release: 18th of August   US Release: 18th of August

 

 

 

The Monkey King (2023)

Tasked with a major quest and armed with his magical fighting stick, the notorious monkey king embarks on an epic adventure with a new ally to face powerful gods and demons on a path headed towards his most fearsome foe . . . his own ego, as the often-adapted Chinese legend gets the animated Netflix treatment.

Directed by Anthony Stacchi and starring Jimmy O. Yang, BD Wong and Stephanie Hsu among others.

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy

UK Release: 18th of August (Netflix)   US Release: 18th of August (Netflix)

 

 

 

25th

The Blackening (2023)

A Juneteenth weekend getaway for a group of black friends turns into a struggle for survival at a remote cabin in the woods when they’re plunged into a sick game by a twisted killer with a vendetta, as they rely on their street smarts and decades of horror movie tropes to stay alive . . . with hilarious and horrific consequences.

Directed by Tim Story and starring Jermaine Fowler, Grace Byers and Jay Pharoah among others.

Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 25th of August   US Release: 16th of June

 

 

 

You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)

Coming-of-age for young Stacy Friedman is made even more stressful when her family begin to interfere in her meticulous plans for her upcoming bat mitzvah, and a fly in the ointment of her intentions for her crush threatens her big day and her her most important friendship, as Netflix and the Sandler family bring the Fiona Rosenbloom young adult novel to the screen.

Directed by Sammi Cohen and starring Sunny Sandler, Idina Menzel and Adam Sandler among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 25th of August (Netflix)   US Release: 25th of August (Netflix)

 

 

 

Theater Camp (2023)

The blunt idiosyncratic instructors and their young students at a quirky declining drama camp in upstate New York band together to put on a grand show and keep their camp from closing, in this fly-on-the-wall ensemble comedy from writer/director Nick Lieberman and actress turned writer/director Molly Gordon.

Directed by Molly Gordon & Nick Lieberman and starring Ben Platt, Molly Gordon and Jimmy Tatro among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 25th of August   US Release: 14th of July

 

 

 

Scrapper (2023)

A wily tween British girl getting away with living alone after the death of her mother has her own temporary fantasy existence hustling in the London suburbs brought back down to Earth by the return of her estranged young father, as she struggles to connect with a man she never really knew while the they learn to fill a hole in each others’ life in this feel-good dysfunctional family drama.

Directed by Charlotte Regan and starring Lola Campbell, Alin Uzun and Harris Dickinson among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 25th of August   US Release: 25th of August

 

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