Boy Kills World |
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Director:
Moritz Mohr |
Lead Roles:
Bill Skarsgård as Boy,
Jessica Rothe,
Michelle Dockery,
Andrew Koji |
Initial Theatrical Release: April 25, 2024 (Wide) by PARIS FILMES, released as Contra o Mundo (Brazil)
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Keywords:
Filmed in South Africa, Dystopia, Action Thriller, Young Child Dealing with the Death of a Parent, Death of a Sibling, Lone Survivor, Deaf, Mute |
Classification:
Original Screenplay, Action, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Boy is a deaf-mute with a vivid imagination, driven by his inner voice, one which he co-opted from his favorite childhood video game, avows revenge after his family is murdered by Hilda Van Der Koy, the deranged matriarch of a corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty that left the boy orphaned, deafened, and voiceless. Boy trains with a mysterious shaman to become an instrument of death and is set loose on the eve of the annual culling of dissidents. Bedlam ensues as Boy commits bloody martial arts mayhem, inciting a wrath of carnage and blood-letting. As he tries to get his bearings in this delirious realm, Boy soon falls in with a desperate resistance group, all the while bickering with the apparent ghost of his rebellious little sister.
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Unsung Hero |
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Director:
Richard Ramsey,
Joel Smallbone |
Initial Theatrical Release: April 26, 2024 (Wide) by Lionsgate |
Keywords:
Faith-Based Drama, Music Industry, Immigration, Musicians, Faith-Based Film, Christian Contemporary Music |
Classification:
Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
David Smallbone moves his family from Down Under to the States, searching for a brighter future after his successful music company collapses. With nothing more than their seven children, suitcases, and their love of music, David and his pregnant wife Helen set out to rebuild their lives. Helen’s faith stands against all odds and inspires her husband and children to hold onto theirs. With their own dreams on hold, David and Helen begin to realize the musical prowess in their children, who would go on to become two of the most successful acts in Inspirational Music history: For King & Country and Rebecca St. James.
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Tarot |
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Director:
Spenser Cohen,
Anna Halberg |
Lead Roles:
Harriet Slater,
Adain Bradley,
Avantika,
Jacob Batalon |
Initial Theatrical Release: May 1, 2024 (Wide) by Sony Pictures, released as Les Cartes du Mal (France)
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Keywords:
Supernatural Horror, Supernatural, College |
Classification:
Based on Fiction Book/Short Story, Horror, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
When a group of friends recklessly violates the sacred rule of Tarot readings—never use someone else’s deck—they unknowingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within the cursed cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate and end up in a race against death to escape the future foretold in their readings.
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The Garfield Movie |
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Director:
Mark Dindal |
Lead Roles:
Chris Pratt as Garfield |
Initial Theatrical Release: May 1, 2024 (Wide) by Sony Pictures, released as Garfield (Spain)
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Keywords:
Family Adventure, Talking Animals, Animal Lead, Family Reunion, Heist, Fugitive / On the Run |
Classification:
Based on Comic/Graphic Novel, Adventure, Digital Animation, Kids Fiction |
Garfield, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagna-loving indoor cat, is about to have a wild outdoor adventure! After an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father—scruffy street cat Vic—Garfield and his canine friend Odie are forced from their perfectly pampered life into joining Vic in a hilarious, high-stakes heist.
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Fly Me to the Moon |
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Director:
Greg Berlanti |
Lead Roles:
Scarlett Johansson,
Channing Tatum |
Initial Theatrical Release: July 5, 2024 (Wide) by Filmfinity (South Africa)
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Keywords:
1960s, Space Program, Filmed in Atlanta, GA, Filmed in Georgia, United States, Filmed in United States |
Classification:
Original Screenplay, Romantic Comedy, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
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Janet Planet |
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Director:
Annie Baker |
Lead Roles:
Zoe Ziegler as Lacy,
Julianne Nicholson as Janet |
Initial Theatrical Release: June 21, 2024 (Wide) by A24 |
Keywords:
Life Drama, 1990s, Massachusetts, F-Rated, F-Rated, Triple |
Classification:
Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Historical Fiction |
In rural Western Massachusetts, 11-year-old Lacy spends the summer of 1991 at home, enthralled by her own imagination and the attention of her mother, Janet. As the months pass, three visitors enter their orbit, all captivated by Janet and her spellbinding nature. In her solitary moments, Lacy inhabits an inner world so extraordinarily detailed that it begins to seep into the outside world.
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Set several generations in the future, following Caesar’s reign, in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously and humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
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Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens, the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better.
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After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.
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Ezra |
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Director:
Tony Goldwyn |
Lead Roles:
Bobby Cannavale as Max Brandel,
Robert De Niro as Stan,
Rose Byrne as Jenna,
William A. Fitzgerald as Ezra |
Initial Theatrical Release: May 31, 2024 (Wide) by Bleecker Street |
Keywords:
Family Comedy, Dysfunctional Family, Autism, Stand-Up Comedy, Road Trip, Kidnap |
Classification:
Original Screenplay, Comedy, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
Stand-up comic Max Bernal and his 11-year-old autistic son Ezra set off on a road trip in this vivid portrait of a family figuring out how to understand one another. Having recently blown up his career and his marriage, Max is living with his father Stan and is profoundly at odds with his soon-to-be ex-wife Jenna about how to address their son’s special needs. When Ezra is expelled from yet another school, Max makes the controversial decision to take Ezra in the middle of the night, embarking on a cross-country odyssey.
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A robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short—is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.
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Sight |
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Director:
Andrew Hyatt |
Lead Roles:
Terry Chen,
Greg Kinnear |
Initial Theatrical Release: May 24, 2024 (Wide) by Angel Studios |
Keywords:
Filmed in Vancouver, BC, Canada, 1970s, Set in China, Biographical Drama, Biography, Doctors |
Classification:
Based on Real Life Events, Drama, Live Action, Dramatization |
Sight is based on the true story of Dr. Ming Wang, a poor Chinese immigrant who defies all odds to become a world-renowned eye surgeon in the United States. Set in 1970s rural China, a young Ming faces persecution and despair at every turn; but with the support of his dedicated family and his own unwavering determination, he finds his way to America, attends Harvard and MIT, and helps develop an innovative technology that restores sight in millions. Taking on the seemingly impossible challenge of helping a blind orphan, the resilient Dr. Wang must reconcile with his own traumatic past and face the harsh reality that the strength of his own will can only go so far.
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Dandelion |
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Director:
Nicole Riegel |
Lead Roles:
Kiki Layne as Dandelion / Theresa,
Thomas Doherty as Casey |
Initial Theatrical Release: July 12, 2024 (Limited) by IFC Films |
Keywords:
Romantic Drama, Music Industry, Singers, Musicians, Romance, Set in South Dakota |
Classification:
Original Screenplay, Drama, Live Action, Contemporary Fiction |
DANDELION follows a singer-songwriter in a downward spiral as she takes a last effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago.
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Gru, supervillain-turned-Anti-Villain League-agent, returns for a new era of Minions mayhem, alongside his wife and fellow Anti-Villain League-agent Lucy, their three adopted girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—and the newest member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. The family is forced to go on the run when they become targeted by escaped criminal Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina.
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After 20 years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. The King has returned from the Trojan War, but much has changed in his kingdom. His beloved wife Penelope is a prisoner in her own home, hounded by suitors vying to be king. Their son Telemachus faces death at the hands of these suitors, who see him as merely an obstacle to their pursuit of the kingdom. Odysseus has also changed?scarred by his experience of the Trojan war, he is no longer the mighty warrior from years past? but he must rediscover his strength in order to win back all that he has lost.
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Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga |
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Director:
George Miller |
Lead Roles:
Anya Taylor-Joy as Furiosa,
Chris Hemsworth as Warlord Dementus |
Initial Theatrical Release: May 22, 2024 (Wide) by Warner Bros., released as Furiosa (France)
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Keywords:
Action Adventure, Prequel, Delayed Sequel, Sequels Without Their Original Stars, Sequel With Lead Character Recast |
Classification:
Spin-Off, Action, Live Action, Science Fiction |
As the world fell, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers and falls into the hands of a great Biker Horde led by the Warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel presided over by The Immortan Joe. While the two Tyrants war for dominance, Furiosa must survive many trials as she puts together the means to find her way home.
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