August 2019: New Release Movies
My Wish Lists
August 6
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Pokemon Detective Pikachu (PG)The story begins when ace private eye Harry Goodman goes mysteriously missing, prompting his 21-year-old son Tim to find out what happened. Aiding in the investigation is Harry's former Pokemon partner, Detective Pikachu: a hilariously wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth who is a puzzlement even to himself. Finding that they are uniquely equipped to communicate with one another, Tim and Pikachu join forces on a thrilling adventure to unravel the tangled mystery. Chasing clues together through the neon-lit streets of Ryme City--a sprawling, modern metropolis where humans and Pokemon live side by side in a hyper-realistic live-action world--they encounter a diverse cast of Pokemon characters and uncover a shocking plot that could destroy this peaceful co-existence and threaten the whole Pokemon universe.
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The Outsider (Not Rated)In search of the American dream, a railroad worker (Jon Foo) finds himself on the wrong side of a lawless frontier. As the Marshall (Adkins) attempts to control his corrupt town, tragedy strikes sending the railroad worker on a path of retaliation. Sean Patrick Flanery & Danny Trejo also star in this gritty tale of revenge in a Western boomtown.
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Poms (Not Rated)POMS is an uplifting comedy about a woman (played by Keaton) who moves into a retirement community and starts a cheerleading squad with her fellow residents, including Pam Grier and Jacki Weaver.
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Tolkien (PG-13)TOLKIEN explores the formative years of the orphaned author as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school. This takes him into the outbreak of World War I, which threatens to tear the "fellowship" apart. All of these experiences would inspire Tolkien to write his famous Middle-Earth novels.
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Knightfall: The Complete Second Season (Not Rated)The march to war begins between King Philip of France and his sworn enemies, the Knights Templar. As the Templars prepare for the storm to come, Talus, a battle-hardened veteran of the Crusades, trains the next generation of men he calls "God's Executioners." There will be a reckoning between long-standing rivals - Landry and fallen-knight Gawain, De Nogaret and Pope Boniface - while Princess Isabella takes her first steps to becoming the "She-Wolf of France." As King Philip works to destroy the reputation of the Templars to the public at large, Prince Louis, his sadistic young son, unleashes the dogs of war on the legendary Knights, reaching a brutal, final climax on Friday the 13th, 1307.
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Among the Shadows (Not Rated)Kristy Wolfe (Beckett) is a private investigator who, along with her partner (Capaldi), seeks to unravel the mystery behind her uncle's murder, all while trying to conceal the fact she descends from a line of werewolves.
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American Beach House (Not Rated)Three young men and three young women from around the world win a contest and get an all-expenses-paid trip to a beach house in Malibu. When they arrive, they find out they have to share the space!
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Belong to Us (PG-13)When an injured dog, Duke, escapes an underground dog-fighting ring he's taken in by Paige. Paige's family conspire to keep Duke a secret while his sadistic former owner searches for him. Will Duke's owner and his accomplices steal away Paige's dream? Will Paige and her family take this opportunity to open their hearts>? And will Duke ignite a spark for everyone to find the second chance they all deserve?
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Deep Murder (Not Rated)Set in an alternate reality in which everyone is a cliche from a tacky soft-core porn film, a group of increasingly self-aware stock characters are up against a mysterious killer offing them one by one. This raucous horror comedy delves deep into the story of a deranged killer as he slashes his way across a soft core porno. Who will last the longest as the stiffs pile up and the killer plows through his victims?
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Project Ithaca (Not Rated)A malevolent alien species has been abducting humans for decades...possibly centuries. Their endgame: to harvest enough human emotional energy to open a wormhole through which their spacecrafts can pass and conquer our world. To end this threat, the U.S. military initiates Project Ithaca, a top-secret plan to teleport a human-alien hybrid, SERA, aboard the "mother ship" to destroy it. SERA awakes inside the alien craft along with five others. Divided, they will die; only together, can they defeat the aliens and find a way home.
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Saving Flora (Not Rated)Flora is a circus elephant who can no longer perform her tricks. The night before she's scheduled to be euthanized, the circus owner's 14-year old daughter, Dawn, sneaks Flora from the circus. All that stands between them and the safety of the elephant preserve is two hundred kilometers of woods, one raging river, two elephant hunters and the fear of not making it.
August 13
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Avengers: Endgame (Not Rated)Adrift in space with no food or water, Tony Stark sends a message to Pepper Potts as his oxygen supply starts to dwindle. Meanwhile, the remaining Avengers -- Thor, Black Widow, Captain America and Bruce Banner -- must figure out a way to bring back their vanquished allies for an epic showdown with Thanos -- the evil demigod who decimated the planet and the universe.
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All Is True (PG-13)The year is 1613, Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age. But disaster strikes when his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground, and devastated, Shakespeare returns to Stratford, where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family.
Haunted by the death of his only son Hamnet, he struggles to mend the broken relationships with his wife and daughters. In so doing, he is ruthlessly forced to examine his own failings as husband and father. His very personal search for the truth uncovers secrets and lies within a family at war.
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The Professor and the Madman (Not Rated)Based on the worldwide best-selling novel by Simon Winchester, THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN is an extraordinary true tale of madness, genius, and obsession about two remarkable men who created history with the writing of the Oxford English Dictionary. The compilation of the Oxford English Dictionary began in 1857 and was one of the most ambitious, and revolutionary projects ever undertaken. Professor James Murray (Mel Gibson) took on the challenge of creating the most comprehensive dictionary ever compiled, but knew that it would take him and his team over a century to compile all known definitions. However, by "crowd sourcing" the work, that is, by enlisting definitions from people all over the world, the dictionary could be compiled in mere decades. As definitions were collected, the overseeing committee, led by Professor Murray, discovered that one man, Dr. W.C. Minor (Sean Penn), had submitted more than ten thousand words. When the committee insisted on honoring him, a shocking truth came to light: Dr. Minor, an American Civil War veteran, was a convicted murderer and being held at an asylum for the criminally insane.
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The Spanish Princess (Not Rated)Returning to the world of Tudor royal court intrigue, "The Spanish Princess" is a vivid and captivating story told uniquely from the point of view of the women, which also sheds light on a previously untold corner of history: the lives of people of color living and working in 16th-century London. Catherine of Aragon is the strong-willed young Princess of Spain, who has been promised the English throne since she was a child. She arrives in a gray, rain-lashed England with her glorious and diverse court, including her ladies-in-waiting Lina -- a Spanish noble of African-Iberian descent -- and the sweet and free-spirited Rosa. When her husband, Prince Arthur, dies suddenly, the throne seems lost to Catherine until she devises an audacious plan and sets her sights on the new heir, the charismatic and headstrong Prince Harry, who will one day rule as King Henry VIII.
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Attack on Titan: Season Three, Part One (Not Rated)The truth about the Titans begins to come to light. Political secrets, a false king, and the reality that will shake the foundation of the world--all falls on the shoulders of Erenand his friends, as they fight to survive. With Historia set to be the rightful Queen, the Levi Squad must act. But a figure from Levi's past, the deadly Kenny, could turn this into a losing battle. Are Erenand his friends prepared to face the true monsters that lie within the walls?
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Finding Steve McQueen (Not Rated)When an unlikely gang of thieves attempt to steal $30 Million in illegal campaign contributions from President Richard Nixon's secret fund, the plan quickly goes sideways, prompting the biggest manhunt in FBI history.
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The Hummingbird Project (R)In the billion-dollar game of High Frequency Trading, winning is measured in milliseconds. Two cousins from New York will risk everything to beat the market by building a fiber-optic cable straight line between Kansas and New Jersey.
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Trial By Fire (R)Trial by Fire is the true-life Texas story of the unlikely bond between an imprisoned death row inmate (Jack O'Connell) and a mother of two from Houston (Laura Dern) who, though facing staggering odds, fights mightily for his freedom. Cameron Todd Willingham, a poor, uneducated heavy metal devotee with a violent streak and a criminal record, is convicted of arson-related triple homicide in 1992. During his 12 years on death row, Elizabeth Gilbert, an improbable ally, uncovers questionable methods and illogical conclusions in his case, and battles with the state to expose suppressed evidence that could save him.
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Unplanned (Not Rated)All Abby Johnson ever wanted to do was help women. As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, she was involved in upwards of 22,000 abortions and counseled countless women about their reproductive choices. Until the day she saw something that changed everything.
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Vault (R)This gripping, stylish thriller reveals the true story of one of the largest robberies in US history. While doing time for a botched heist, two small-time crooks cook up an ill-fated scheme to rip off a nearby vault for $30 million--money that belongs to the local Mafia! The dream-team cast includes Theo Rossi ("Luke Cage"), Clive Standen ("Vikings"), Chazz Palminteri (THE USUAL SUSPECTS), Vincent Pastore ("The Sopranos"), Samira Wiley ("Orange Is the New Black"), and Don Johnson ("Watchmen").
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August 20
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The Hustle (PG-13)In the hilarious new comedy THE HUSTLE, Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson star as female scam artists, one low rent and the other high class, who team up to take down the dirty rotten men who have wronged them.
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Brightburn (R)What if a child from another world crash-landed on Earth, but instead of becoming a hero to mankind, he proved to be something far more sinister? With Brightburn, the visionary filmmaker of Guardians of the Galaxy and Slither presents a startling, subversive take on a radical new genre: superhero horror.
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The Sun is Also a Star (PG-13)College-bound romantic Daniel Bae and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley meet--and fall for each other--over one magical day amidst the fervor and flurry of New York City. Sparks immediately fly between these two strangers, who might never have met had fate not given them a little push. But will fate be enough to take these teens from star-crossed to lucky in love? With just hours left on the clock in what looks to be her last day in the U.S., Natasha is fighting against her family's deportation as fiercely as she's fighting her budding feelings for Daniel, who is working just as hard to convince her they are destined to be together.
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The Walking Dead: The Complete Ninth Season (Not Rated)Last season brought the culmination of "All Out War," which pitted Rick Grimes and his group of survivors against the Saviors and their leader, Negan. With Negan's life in his hands, Rick had a character-defining choice in front of him, and he spared Negan to uphold the values his late son, Carl, championed -- values that created conflict within his group. Now, with survivors rebuilding civilization under Rick's leadership a year and a half after the end of the war, it's a time of relative peace among the communities. However, the world they knew is rapidly changing, nature is literally taking over, and, as time passes, the communities confront unexpected obstacles and danger. But nothing can prepare them for the formidable force they're about to encounter, threatening the very idea of civilization our survivors have worked so hard to build.
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American Gods: Season 2 (Not Rated)We were forged in God's image, but the Gods are also made in ours -- and in Season Two the battle moves inexorably toward crisis point as the destinies of gods and men collide. While Mr. World plots revenge for the attack against him in Season One, Shadow throws in his lot with Wednesday's attempt to convince the Old Gods of the case for full-out war, with Laura and Mad Sweeney in tow. A council at the House on the Rock explodes into chaos, sending deities both Old and New on quests across America that will converge on Cairo, Illinois. Shadow is forced to carve out a place as a believer in this strange new world of living gods -- a dark world where change demands commitment, and faith requires terrible sacrifice.
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The Assault (R)Tired of her husband Seth's abuse, Lindsay's out for revenge. She and her exotic-dancer friend Nikki are stealing Seth's riches in a series of brazen armed robberies. But things get complicated when Nikki seduces Broza (Tom Sizemore, "Twin Peaks"), the detective on the case. When their final heist goes horribly wrong, the two women must flee for their lives--with an unsuspecting Broza in hot pursuit. This gripping action-thriller shows how deadly the road to vengeance can become.
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Changeland (Not Rated)Brandon discovers his wife has been cheating just before surprising her with an anniversary vacation to Thailand, so he skips the confrontation and, instead, enlists his best friend to join him on a life-changing adventure.
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The Command (PG-13)Colin Firth stars in the unforgettable true story of the K-1412 KURSK, a Russian flagship nuclear powered submarine that sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea in August 2000. As 23 sailors fought for survival aboard the disabled sub, their families desperately battled bureaucratic obstacles and impossible odds to find answers and save them.
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Girls of the Sun (Not Rated)Somewhere in Kurdistan, Bahar, commander of the "Girls of the Sun" battalion, is preparing to liberate her hometown from the hands of extremists, hoping to find her son who is held hostage. A French journalist, Mathilde, comes to cover the attack and bear witness to the story of these exceptional warriors. Since their lives have been turned upside down, the Girls of the Sun find themselves fighting for women, life and liberty.
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Ploey (PG)In order to survive the cruel winter months, Ploey, a young flightless plover chick must take on a dangerous journey to find alegendary valley located in the heart of the highlands. While on his journey, he needs to stay hidden from the ever-watchful eyes of a ravenous falcon who has been terrorizing his family and friends for years. He realizes that theonlyway to savehis loved ones islearning to fly and become the plover hisfathertaught him to be.
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Shimmer & Shine: Legend Of The Dragon Treasure (Not Rated)Fly with Shimmer and Shine in 6 Dragon-y Tales...including two double-length adventures with Dragon Rider Farnaz and the dragons of Zahramay Skies. Plus, see how Nazboo and Zeta first met in Dragon Land, get together with Nazboo's funny family and more!
August 27
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (PG-13)Following the global success of "Godzilla" and "Kong: Skull Island" comes the next chapter in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' cinematic MonsterVerse, an epic action adventure that pits Godzilla against some of the most popular monsters in pop culture history. The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species--thought to be mere myths--rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.
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Rocketman (R)Rocketman is an epic musical fantasy about the incredible human story of Elton John's breakthrough years. The film follows the fantastical journey of transformation from shy piano prodigy Reginald Dwight into international superstar Elton John. This inspirational story - set to Elton John's most beloved songs and performed by star Taron Egerton - tells the universally relatable story of how a small-town boy became one of the most iconic figures in pop culture.
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Killers Anonymous (Not Rated)This stylish, edge of your seat thriller features memorable turns by Gary Oldman (THE DARK KNIGHT) and Jessica Alba (SIN CITY). Tensions mount at KILLERS ANONYMOUS, a support group for killers, as the members of the group try to unravel the mystery behind which one of them is responsible for the assassination attempt on a US Senator that has the police authorities in the city on high alert. But things are not what they seem, and when new truths are discovered, secret alliances and betrayals emerge as the session explodes into violence and chaos, forcing the killers to kill or be killed!
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Iron Sky: The Coming Race (Not Rated)Less than 30 years after a nuclear war ravaged the Earth, what's left of humanity lives in a crumbling base on the Dark Side of the Moon, but they can't survive here much longer. Obi, the daughter of the Moonbase's leader, finds a glimmer of hope: an ancient map pointing into the Hollow Earth. Now Obi, along with Sasha the Russian Pilot and her best (and most muscular) friend Malcolm, venture to the center of the ruined planet to face the army of dinosaurs guarding humankind's last hope for salvation: the Holy Grail.
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We Have Always Lived In The Castle (Not Rated)Two sisters (Alexandra Daddario and Taissa Farmiga) live secluded in a large manor and care for their deranged uncle (Crispin Glover). The rest of their family died five years before, under suspicious circumstances. When a cousin (Sebastian Stan) arrives for a visit, family secrets and scandals unravel. Based on the beloved Shirley Jackson novel.
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16th Episode (Not Rated)Three Youtubers travel to foreign countries, experiment, document, and stream. Next they travel to the mythical city of Casablanca, oblivious to the horror lurking beneath the glamorous name.
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Bikini Model Academy (Not Rated)When two California twenty-something best buddies, T.J. and Benji, lose their girlfriends, they start a home-grown bikini modeling academy to make money and meet new girls!
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Blackbear (Not Rated)After two marines make it home following an ISIS interrogation, one struggles to survive while the other fights his way back into the mixed martial arts world that he left behind years ago - looking for a fight worth dying for.
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Lego DC Batman: Family Matters (Not Rated)After receiving mysterious invitations, Batman and his team encounter the villainous RED HOOD, who is obsessed with destroying the Bat-family and all of Gotham City.
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