Movies Released May 7, 2021

Friday, May 7

Wrath of Man R

Armored truck heist movie about a mysterious worker at a cash truck company that moves hundred of millions of dollars around Los Angeles each week.
Jason Statham, Guy Ritchie, Scott Eastwood, Raul Castillo, Jeffrey Donovan, Deobia Oparei, Bill Block, Ivan Atkinson
Action Thriller Crime

The Human Factor PG-13

From the Oscar-nominated director of The Gatekeepers comes the untold, behind-the-scenes story of the United States’ 30-year effort to secure peace in the Middle East, told from the perspective of the American negotiators.
Dror Moreh, Oron Adar
Documentary

Here Today PG-13

A veteran comedy writer, Charlie Burnz, is going through a tough time and meets a street singer, Emma Payge. They form an unlikely friendship and discover the meaning of love and trust.
Tiffany Haddish, Billy Crystal, Sharon Stone, Penn Badgley, Laura Benanti Louisa Krause, Anna Deavere Smith, Nyambi Nyambi
Drama Comedy
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Monster R

Follows Steve (Kelvin Harrison Jr. ), a 17-year-old honors student and aspiring filmmaker in Harlem, who is being charged with felony murder for a crime he says he didn't commit.
Jennifer Ehle, Jeffrey Wright, Jennifer Hudson, Anthony Mandler, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tim Blake Nelson, John David Washington
Drama
92 mins

The Water Man PG

The story centers on precocious young boy Gunner (Chavis) who, in order to save his ill mother (Dawson), runs away from home with a local misfit Jo (Miller), to find the legendary figure called the Water Man who has been said to have the power to cheat death. While extremely close to his mother, he and his father Amos (Oyelowo) are forced to learn about each other as Amos goes on the search for his son.
David Oyelowo, Maria Bello, Amiah Miller, Emma Needell, Rosario Dawson, Lonnie Chavis, Alfred Molina, Oprah Winfrey
Drama Adventure

Locked In

Mena Suvari (American Beauty) and Jeff Fahey (Lost) star in this heart-stopping, action-thriller that keeps you guessing until the very end. After a diamond heist takes a fatal turn, a pair of thieves must entrust their fortune with an accomplice at a high-tech storage facility while they lay low. Hiding the goods within the labyrinth of storage units, the thieves’ inside man pays the ultimate price when he turns against them. Now, hellbent on recovering the missing stones, they seize the facility and kidnap surviving employee Maggie (Suvari), threatening her family unless she helps them. Locked in with nowhere to run, Maggie's only chance to escape alive is to fight back and stay one step ahead of her captors in a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Manny Perez, Mena Suvari, Carlos V. Gutierrez, Jeff Fahey, Costas Mandylor, Bruno Bichir, Jasper Polish
Action Adventure
VOD / Digital
3 / 5
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The Unthinkable

It’s midsummer and Sweden wakes up to a state of emergency. TV, internet, and telephone networks are down, and before anyone realizes what’s behind the collapse, a series of unexplained attacks take place around the country. Alex, a successful pianist whose controlled existence is upturned when his mother dies in a suspected terror attack, returns to his childhood village to arrange the funeral. There, he must reconcile with both his father and his old flame, Anna, who he has desperately been trying to forget. As old feelings come back to the surface, more mysterious attacks plunge Sweden into chaos and confusion.
Christoffer Nordenrot, Lisa Henni, Jesper Barselius, Pia Halvorsen
Action Romance Sci-Fi
VOD / Digital
4 / 5
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104 mins

Above Suspicion R

The true story of the only FBI agent convicted of murder. Mark Putnam was a dutiful family man and ambitious rookie agent who embarks on a dangerous affair with an informant. When the affair threatens to unravel his career and marriage, it takes a turn for the worse.
Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, Chris Gerolmo, Johnny Knoxville, Omar Benson Miller, Phillip Noyce, Michel Litvak, Gary Michael Waters
Action Thriller Crime
108 mins

The Paper Tigers PG-13

As teenagers, kung fu disciples Danny (Alain Uy), Hing (Ron Yuan) and Jim (Mykel Shannon Jenkins) were inseparable. Fast forward 25 years, and each has grown into a washed-up middle-aged man seemingly one kick away from pulling a hamstring—and not at all preoccupied with thoughts of martial arts or childhood best friends. But when their old master is murdered, the trio reunites, soon learning that avenging their sifu will require conquering old grudges (and a dangerous hitman still armed with ample knee cartilage) if they are to honorably defend his legacy.
Alain Uy, Tran Quoc Bao, Ron Yuan, Mykel Shannon Jenkins, Matthew Page, Jae Suh Park
Action Adventure Comedy
Limited
VOD / Digital
5 / 5
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94 mins

Mainstream R

Described as an eccentric love triangle and cautionary tale of preserving your identity within the fast-moving internet age.
Andrew Garfield, Maya Hawke, Jason Schwartzman, Kalena Yiaueki, Johnny Knoxville, Gia Coppola, Tom Stuart, Nat Wolff
Drama Thriller Romance
VOD / Digital
Limited
5 / 5
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113 mins

Fatima

A 10-year-old shepherd and her two young cousins in Fátima, Portugal report seeing visions of the Virgin Mary. Their revelations inspire believers but anger officials of both the Church and the secular government, who try to force them to recant their story. As word of their prophecy spreads, tens of thousands of religious pilgrims flock to the site in hopes of witnessing a miracle. What they experience will change their lives forever.
Goran Visnjic, Marco Pontecorvo, Valerio D’Annunzio, Barbara Nicolosi, Stephanie Gil, Lúcia Moniz, Joaquim de Almeida, Sonia Braga
Drama Faith

Ghost Master

Akira Kurosawa is a nerdy movie buff who works on low budget romantic comedies while dreaming of becoming a horror master. After being abused by his mentor, “the master” he finally decides he’s had enough and opens a door allowing an evil spirit to wreak revenge on those who have been cruel to him. But much like the movies he loves, once a spirit is unleashed – it can’t be controlled and starts to kill everyone!
Paul Young, Ichirô Kusuno, Mizuki Itagaki, Takahiro Miura, Riko Narumi, Yuki Shibamoto, Toru Tezuka
Action Adventure Horror
VOD / Digital
5 / 5
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97 mins

Initiation R

Slasher film about a cruel social media game that spins out of control.
Brian Frager, Lochlyn Munro, Shireen Lai, Kent Faulcon, John Berardo, Isabella Gomez, Jon Huertas, Froy Gutierrez
Thriller Horror Crime

Paper Spiders

Dawn recently lost her husband and experiences growing anxiety as her daughter Melanie plans to move away for college. An altercation with a hostile new neighbor aggravates Dawn’s mental condition, and she begins to show signs of paranoid delusions. Determined to help her mom, Melanie attempts a series of interventions, but challenging Dawn’s reality of persecution threatens to destroy their loving relationship. Her mental illness spirals out of control — sabotaging Melanie’s academics, social life, and blossoming love life. Melanie is forced to make the toughest of choices as she struggles to support her mother on the path toward recovery and healing. A bittersweet story about coming of age in the shadow of mental illness.
Inon Shampainer, Lili Taylor, Stefania LaVie Owen, Ian Nelson, Peyton List
Drama Comedy
VOD / Digital
Limited
3 / 5
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Silo

Inspired by true events, SILO follows a harrowing day in an American farm town. Disaster strikes when teenager Cody Rose is entrapped in a 50-foot-tall grain bin. When the corn turns to quicksand, family, neighbors and first responders must put aside their differences to rescue Cody from drowning in the crop that has sustained their community for generations.
Chris Ellis, Danny Ramirez, Jeremy Holm, Jim Parrack, Rebecca Lines, Marshall Burnette, Jill Paice, Jack DiFalco
Drama Thriller

15 Things You Didn't Know About BigFoot

Glasses. Joggers. Vapes. As a millennial vlogger, Brian has everything... except happiness. All his life he wanted to work in news, but his spirit has been broken by too many listicles. Recently passed over for a promotion, Brian Emond is begrudgingly sent on another waste of his time: Bigfoot. In order to write this latest masterpiece (“Is the term Bigfoot offensive towards amputees?”) Brian must trade Brooklyn for the mountains of North Georgia. Guided by cryptid-rockstar Jeffrey Stephenson, Brian embarks on an overnight research expedition where he sees something that can’t be explained. Faced with his own mysterious sighting, Brian discovers that maybe for the first time in his career, this story could be real. What started out as a wild goose chase for Bigfoot becomes the story of a lifetime.
Zach Lamplugh, Chris Mayers, Brian Emond, Jeffrey Stephenson, Virginia Kirby, Jenna Kannell
Comedy Horror
VOD / Digital
2 / 5
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95 mins

The Boy from Medellín R

Follows J Balvin as he prepares for the most important concert of his career--a sold-out stadium show in his hometown of Medellín, Colombia. But as the performance draws ever closer, the streets explode with growing political unrest, forcing the Latin Grammy-winning musician to wrestle with his responsibility as an artist to his country and his legions of fans around the globe. As the public pressure of the approaching concert heightens, behind the scenes Balvin also continues to deal with the anxiety and depression that has plagued him for years.
Matthew Heineman, José Álvaro Osorio Balvín
Documentary
Prime Video
5 / 5
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Friday, May 7