Friday, November 17
Wonder
August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances?
Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Noah Jupe, Mandy Patinkin, Jacob Tremblay, Stephen Chbosky, David Hoberman, Todd LIeberman
Drama Comedy Adaptation
Roman J. Israel, Esq
A hard nosed liberal lawyer named Roman J. Israel has been fighting the good fight forever while others take the credit. When his partner, the firm's front man, has a heart attack, Israel suddenly takes on that role. He finds out some unsettling things about what the crusading law firm as done that run afoul of his values of helping the poor and dispossessed, and finds himself in existential crisis that leads to extreme action.
Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell, Dan Gilroy, Todd Black, Jennifer Fox, Brian Oliver, Hugo Armstrong, Carmen Ejogo
Drama Thriller
Zack Snyder's Justice League
The story focused on the original incarnation of the Justice League of America: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, the Flash and Green Lantern.
Willem Dafoe, Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, J.K. Simmons, Zack Snyder, Dan Lin, Barrie M. Osborne
Action Adventure Superhero Comic Book
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The Star
A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told, the first Christmas.
Tyler Perry, Brian Henson, Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi, Steven Yuen, Ving Rhames, Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Plummer
Family Kids Animation Holiday Faith
Cook Out!
Reality-show shenanigans mix with the fiery-and-fierce world of competitive baking in the deliciously sly mockumentary Cook Off! As a buffet of quirky contestants prepare for the renowned Van Rookle Farms Cooking Contest, the heat is on to win a one million-dollar prize. The filmmakers follow them as the foodie media and celebrity judges descend on a hotel convention area to see which contestants rise, which ones fall, who will reveal their true nature, and who will find love with the contest's costumed Muffin Man mascot.
Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ben Falcone, Phil LaMarr, Guy Shalem, Victor Kubicek, Niecy Nash, Jack Plotnik
Comedy Mockumentary
Sweet Virginia
Follows a motel owner with a dark past (Bernthal) who unknowingly starts a rapport with a young hitman (Abbott) responsible for a spate of violence that suddenly has gripped a small town.
Chris Ferguson, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Jon Bernthal, Jamie Dagg, Imogen Poots, Odessa Young, Ben China, Paul China
Thriller
The Breadwinner
The Breadwinner tells the story of Parwana, a 12-year-old girl growing up under the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001. When her father is arrested, Parwana dresses as a boy in order to work and provide for her family. Together with her best friend Shauzia, she risks discovery to try to find out if her father is still alive.
Nora Twomey
Adaptation Family Animation
Mudbound
Set in 1946 in the Mississippi Delta shortly after World War II, two families, one black and one white, deal with racism, miss-perception and human weakness, even as they ultimately strive for love and honor.
George Tillman, Jr., Garrett Hedlund, Carey Mulligan, Jason Mitchell, Dee Rees, Bob Teitel, Sally Jo Effenson, Virgil Williams
Drama
Revolt
Set in the war-ravaged African countryside, an American soldier (Lee Pace) and a French foreign aid worker (Bérénice Marlohe) team up to survive the alien onslaught. As they journey through the battlefield in search of refuge, their bond will be tested when the soldier discovers his true identity.
Jason Flemyng, Joe Miale, Lee Pace, Rowan Athale, Berenice Marlohe
Action War
Almost Friends
Once a promising young chef, Charlie (Freddie Highmore) is now an unmotivated twenty-something who lives at home with his mom (Marg Helgenberger) and stepfather while working at a small movie theatre and living vicariously through his best friend, Ben (Haley Joel Osment). His life takes an unpredictable turn however, when he finds himself falling for local barista Amber (Odeya Rush). Problem is, Amber has her own distractions- her mooching roommate (Jake Abel) a track star boyfriend (Taylor John Smith) and steadfast plans to move to New York City. On top of that, Charlie's estranged father (Christopher Meloni) unexpectedly re-enters his life just as he begins to take a long, hard look at where he's going and who he wants to be. With conflict after conflict piling on, will Charlie reach his tipping point or will he finally find the path forward?
Freddie Highmore, Taylor John Smith, Rita Volk, Odeya Rush, Jake Abel, Christopher Meloni, Marg Helgenberger, Jake Goldberger
Comedy Romance
Holy AIr
Adam is a Christian Arab living in Nazareth – member of a vanishing minority within a minority in the Holy Land and the Middle East. His wife Lamia is a strong, beautiful and progressive Arab woman, who runs a foundation for women’s rights. When Adam hears that Lamia is pregnant and his father falls very ill, he evaluates his life and realizes that he has not achieved much. Despite all his business ideas failing so far, he gives one last try to make it big. And what’s better to sell in the Holy Land other than the very air that Virgin Mary breathed during her annunciation? But in order to, as one priest tells Adam during confession, bring such product into the market he needs to find allies from the three cultures ruling over Nazareth – the Jewish politicians, the Muslim mafia boss and the Catholic church officials. In a politically unstable world where religion is just another merchandise, can the Holy Air be Adam’s salvation or is it just an illusion?
Tarik Copti, Dalia Okal, Shady Srour, Shmulik Calderon, Byan Anteer, Laetitia Eido
Comedy
Porto
Jake (Anton Yelchin) and Mati (Lucie Lucas) are two expats who experience a brief but intimate connection in the ancient Portuguese city of Porto. He's an American loner exiled from his family. She’s a student from France embroiled in an affair with one of her professors. After spotting each other from a distance at an archeological site and then again at a train station and a café, Jake works up the courage to approach Mati and they embark on a night of carefree intimacy. This romantic encounter is viewed from years later, both characters still haunted by the powerful connection they shared.
Gabe Klinger, Anton Yelchin, Lucie Lucas, Françoise Lebrun, Paulo Calatré
Drama Romance
Mr. Roosevelt
A struggling LA-based comedian goes home to Austin when a family member becomes ill and finds herself in the awkward position of staying with her ex and his amazing new girlfriend.
Nick Thune, Britt Lower, Noel Wells
Comedy