Movies Released August 7, 2015

Friday, August 7

The Gift

Explores if bygones are really ever bygones.
Jason Bateman, Couper Samuelson, Joel Edgerton, Rebecca Hall, Rebecca Yeldham, Jason Blum, David Denman, Beau Knapp
Thriller Suspense
97 mins

Ricki and the Flash PG-13

A woman abandons her family when she is younger to find fame and fortune as a rock star. Decades later, she decides to be a mother again to her estranged children, one of whom is going through a rough divorce.
Diablo Cody, Jonathan Demme, Sebastian Stan, Ben Platt, Charlotte Rae, Marc Platt, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline
Drama Music
105 mins

The Fantastic Four PG-13

An origins Fantastic Four story with an all new cast. 20th Century Fox is the latest studio to start the process of overhauling one of its big Marvel Entertainment franchises, Fantastic Four, which has already hatched two films.
Jeremy Slater, Jamie Bell, Matthew Vaughn, Josh Trank, Gregory Goodman, Michael Green, Simon Kinberg, Miles Teller
Action Adventure Superhero Reboot 3D Comic Book
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Shaun The Sheep Movie PG

A sheep named Shaun and his sheepdog friend Bitzer are forced to take their entire flock on an adventure to the big city to rescue the Farmer.
Richard Starzak, Mark Burton, Julie Lockhart, Paul Kewley
Adventure Comedy Family Animation Stop-Motion
90 mins

The Runner R

Set in the aftermath of the tragic 2010 BP oil spill, Colin Price, an idealistic but flawed New Orleans congressman, is forced to confront his dysfunctional life after his career is destroyed in a sex scandal.
Nicolas Cage, Glenn Williamson, Austin Stark, Sarah Paulson, Connie Nielsen, Peter Fonda, Bryan Bratt, Wendell Pierce
Drama Thriller Political

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet

Inspired by the beloved classic, Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet is a richly-animated story and celebration of Gibran’s book, created by artists, animators and musicians from around the world.
Salma Hayek, John Krasinski, Liam Neeson, Frank Langella, Roger Allers, Quvenzhane Wallis, Alfred Molina
Family Animation
113 mins

Dark Places R

Follows a woman who survived the brutal massacre of her family when she was seven-years old and testified against her own brother. Twenty-five years later, a secret society obsessed with crime-solving called the Kill Club brings her in for questioning to discover the truth of the horrific crime.
Chloë Grace Moretz, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Gilles Paquet-Brenner, Peter Safran, Stephane Marsil, Tye Sheridan, Christina Hendricks
Drama Adaptation
85 mins

Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet PG

Set in a Mediterranean sea-side village, Kamila (Salma Hayek) cleans house for exiled artist and poet Mustafa (Liam Neeson), but the more difficult job is keeping her free-spirited young daughter, Almitra, (Quvenzhané Wallis) out of trouble. The three embark on a journey meant to end with Mustafa’s return home – but first they must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in his words will incite rebellion. Featuring music from Damien Rice, Glen Hansard and Yo-Yo Ma.
Salma Hayek, John Krasinski, Liam Neeson, Frank Langella, Roger Allers, Alfred Molina, Quvenzhane Wallis
Adaptation Animation

The Diary of a Teenage Girl R

Like most teenage girls, Minnie Goetze (Bel Powley) is longing for love, acceptance and a sense of purpose in the world. Minnie begins a complex love affair with her mother's (Kristen Wiig) boyfriend, "the handsomest man in the world," Monroe Rutherford (Alexander Skarsgård). What follows is an account of one girl's sexual awakening, without judgment.
Christopher Meloni, Kristen Wiig, Marielle Heller, Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgard
Drama
86 mins

Cop Car R

When two rebellious young boys stumble across an abandoned cop car hidden in a secluded glade they decide to take it for a joyride. When the small town sheriff (Kevin Bacon) goes looking for his missing car, the boys find themselves in the center of a deadly game of cat and mouse and the only way out is to go as fast as their cop car can take them.
Sheriff Kretzer, Kevin Bacon, Jon Watts, Camryn Manheim, James Freedson-Jackson
Thriller

Friday, August 7