Movies Released August 20, 2021

Friday, August 20

Reminiscence PG-13

A scientist discovers a way to travel through time and tries to reconnect with a lost love.
Michael De Luca, Aaron Ryder, Lisa Joy, Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, Angela Sarafyan, Natalie Martinez
Thriller Romance Sci-Fi
In Theaters
MAX
3 / 5
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100 mins

The Protégé R

Involves two of the world's best assassins, Rembrandt and Anna, who share a mysterious past from Vietnam. For years they've been competing for high-profile contracts around the globe. Anna and Rembrandt must form an unlikely alliance when Anna's mentor is murdered. They travel to Vietnam to find the killer.
Moshe Diamant, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Richard Wenk, Velizar Binev, Martin Campbell, Arthur Sarkissian, Rob Van Norden
Action Thriller Crime
108 mins

The Night House R

A widow begins to discover her deceased husband's disturbing secrets.
David Bruckner, Rebecca Hall, Stacy Martin, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Evan Jonigkeit, Sarah Goldberg, Samantha Buck
Thriller Horror
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PAW Patrol: The Movie G

Chase, Marshall, Rubble, Skye, Rocky, Zuma, Everest and Tracker embark on rescue missions in their community of Adventure Bay, proving "no job is too big, no pup is too small!"
Marsai Martin, Dax Shepard, Tyler Perry, Jennifer Dodge, Randall Park, Adam Beder, Peter Schlessel, Cal Brunker
Adventure Family Kids Based on TV
In Theaters
Paramount+
4 / 5
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Sweet Girl R

A devastated husband vows to bring justice to the people responsible for his wife’s death, all while protecting the only family he has left, his daughter.
Jason Momoa, Adria Arjona, Brad Peyton, Justin Bartha, Gregg Hurwitz, Brian Andrew Mendoza, Philip Eisner, Michael Raymond-James
Drama Action Thriller

Risen

Disaster unfolds when a meteor strikes a small town, turning the environment uninhabitable and killing everything in the surrounding area. Exobiologist Lauren Stone is called to find answers to the unearthly event. As she begins to uncover the truth, imminent danger awakens and it becomes a race against time to save mankind.
Eddie Arya, Nicole Schalmo, Jack Campbell, Dominic Stone
Thriller
VOD / Digital
2 / 5
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The Girl Who Got Away

Massena, New York. It’s 1998, and a decade of terror comes to a close with the capture of Elizabeth Caulfield, a serial killer who abducted and murdered the young girls she pretended were her own. All but one. Christina Bowden lives a lonely and unassuming existence until Caulfield escapes from prison. Under new investigation, the stories of Christina’s past begin to unravel. There’s good and evil in everyone, but as the lies are unearthed, Christina needs to choose a side before the darkness of her secrets swallows her whole.
Michael Morrissey, Lexi Johnson, Chukwudi Iwuji, Kaye Tuckerman, Willow McCarthy, Ned Van Zandt, Audrey Grace Marshall
Thriller Horror
108 mins

Flag Day R

Follows a young journalist who struggles to come to terms with the dark legacy of her father, a loving conman who was eventually arrested for one of the largest counterfeit money operations in US history.
Sean Penn, William Horberg, Dylan Penn, Josh Brolin, Bailey Noble, Allen Liu, Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth
Drama True Story
87 mins

The Loud House Movie NR

Lincoln Loud is an eleven-year-old boy who lives with ten sisters.
Chris Viscardi, Dave Needham, Asher Bishop, David Tennant, Michelle Gomez, Jill Talley, Brian Stepanek, Catherine Taber
Comedy Family Animation Based on TV

Rare Beasts NR

Mandy (Billie Piper) a nihilistic young writer and mother who, while navigating her dysfunctional family and misogynistic workplace, falls for Pete (Leo Bill), a traditionalist searching for ‘restored’ male identity.
Kerry Fox, David Thewlis, Lily James, Billie Piper, Leo Bill, Toby Woolf
Drama Comedy

Habit R

Reminiscent of early Tarantino, this edgy, outrageous thriller is one “habit” you’ll want to acquire! The action begins as L.A. party girl Mads (Bella Thorne, The DUFF) gets a gig running drugs for Eric, a washed-up Hollywood star. When their cash gets stolen and Eric is slain by a rival drug lord, Mads and her two sexy BFFs hide out by dressing up as nuns. But in spite of their costumes, these bad girls are no angels.
Bella Thorne, Hana Mae Lee, Janell Shirtcliff, Gavin Rossdale, Libby Mintz, Andreja Pejic, Ione Skye, Aaron Díaz
Thriller
VOD / Digital
Limited
2 / 5
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95 mins

Cryptozoo

Featuring the voice talents of Lake Bell, Zoe Kazan, Michael Cera, Louisa Krause, Peter Stormare, Thomas Jay Ryan, and Grace Zabriskie, the film follows cryptozookeepers through a richly-drawn hallucinatory world as they struggle to capture a baku (a legendary dream-eating hybrid creature) and begin to wonder if they should display these rare beasts in the confines of a zoo, or if these mythical creatures should remain hidden and unknown.
Lake Bell, Michael Cera, Dash Shaw, Zoe Kazan, Louisa Krause, Peter Stormare, Thomas Jay Ryan, Grace Zabriskie
Fantasy Sci-Fi Animation

Confetti

Inflicted with a learning disability, Meimei is considered a strange and dumb girl, an outcast in her school and community. What no one recognizes, however, is that she possesses a gift waiting to be unlocked. The world seen through her eyes is unique and filled with magic. When her mother learns that Meimei suffers from dyslexia, as do 1 in 10 people worldwide, she will stop at nothing to help her, including leaving her life in China behind and venturing alone with Meimei to New York City, braving a place she knows nothing about and speaking not a word of English.
Ann Hu, Zhu Zhu, Amy Irving, Helen Slater, Harmonie He
Drama
93 mins

Ma Belle, My Beauty NR

Set in the south of France and follows the love story of Lane (Hannah Pepper), Bertie (Idella Johnson) and Fred (Lucien Guignard).
Marion Hill, Lucien Guignard, Sivan Noam Shimon, Hannah Pepper, Idella Johnson, Lucien Guignard,
Drama Romance

Demonic R

In Demonic, a young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades-old rift between mother and daughter are ruthlessly revealed in this horror-thriller from director Neill Blomkamp.
Linda McDonough, Neill Blomkamp, Mike Blomkamp, Stuart Ford, Carly Pope, Chris William Martin, Michael Rogers, Terry Chen
Thriller Horror
140 mins

Annette R

After a stand-up comedian's opera singer wife dies, he finds himself alone with his two year-old daughter who has a surprising gift.
Marion Cotillard, Bruno Pesery, Ruth Waldburger, Benoit Roland, Paul-Dominique Vacharasinthu, Leos Carax, Adam Driver, Simon Helberg
Drama Romance Musical
Prime Video
3 / 5
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105 mins

Last Man Standing NR

Suge Knight, the former CEO of legendary rap music label Death Row Records was recently sentenced to 28 years imprisonment. This film takes a look at Death Row and how L.A.’s street gang culture had come to dominate its business workings.
Nick Broomfield
Documentary Music

On Broadway

For anyone who loves theater, this contemporary history of Broadway is a pure joy! As audiences prepare for the return of live theater after an unprecedented absence of 18 months, an all-star cast tells the inside story of the last time Broadway came back from the brink. On Broadway shows how this revival helped save New York City, thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion, and the sometimes uneasy balance between art and commerce.
August Wilson, Alec Baldwin, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Oren Jacoby, Christine Baranski, Alexandra Billings, James Corde
Documentary

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