Movie Released in July 2008

Hancock

Release date

July 2

Genre

Action, Drama

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Director

Peter Berg

Starring

Will Smith, Charlize Theron, Jason Bateman, Adam Del Rio, Daeg Faerch, Darrell Foster, Lauren Hill, Valerie Azlynn, Ron Fassler

Tell No One

Release date

July 2

Genre

Drama, Thriller

Studio

Music Box Films

Director

Guillaume Canet

Starring

Francois Cluzet, Kristin Scott Thomas, Marie-Josee Croze, Andre Dussollier, Nathalie Baye, Jean Rochefort, Marina Hands, Francois Berleand

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Release date

July 2

Genre

Drama

Studio

Picturehouse Entertainment

Director

Patricia Rozema

Starring

Abigail Breslin, Julia Ormond, Chris O'Donnell, Jane Krakowski, Wallace Shawn, Max Thieriot, Willow Smith, Glenne Headly, Zach Mills, Kenneth Welsh, Madison Davenport, Joan Cusack, Stanley Tucci, Dylan Smith, Douglas Nyback

The Wackness

Release date

July 3

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Studio

Sony Pictures Classics

Director

Jonathan Levine

Starring

Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen, Olivia Thirlby, Mary-Kate Olsen, Method Man, Aaron Yoo, Jane Adams, Sean Dillon

Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na

Release date

July 3

Genre

Comedy, Musical, Romance

Studio

UTV Communications

Director

Abbas Tyrewala

Starring

Imran Khan, Genelia D'Souza, Manjari Fadnis, Ratna Pathak, Paresh Rawal, Naseeruddin Shah, Arbaaz Khan, Sohail Khan, Anuradha Patel

Diminished Capacity

Release date

July 4

Genre

Comedy

Studio

IFC Films

Director

Terry Kinney

Starring

Matthew Broderick, Virginia Madsen, Alan Alda, Dylan Baker, Lois Smith, Louis C.K., Bobby Cannavale, Terry Kinney

Kabluey

Release date

July 4

Genre

Comedy

Studio

Regent Releasing

Director

Scott Prendergast

Starring

Lisa Kudrow, Scott Prendergast, Teri Garr, Christine Taylor, Chris Parnell, Conchata Ferrell, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patricia Buckley, Angela Sarafyan

Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

Release date

July 4

Genre

Documentary, Biography

Studio

Magnolia Pictures

Director

Alex Gibney

Starring

Hunter S. Thompson, Pierre Adeli, Angela Berliner, Pat Buchanan, Joe Cairo, Eugenia Care, David Carlo, Jimmy Carter, Johnny Depp

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Release date

July 11

Genre

Superhero, Sci-Fi, Action

Studio

Universal Pictures

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Starring

Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, James Dodd, John Alexander, Luke Goss, John Hurt, Anna Walton, Brian Steele, Jeffrey Tambor, Roy Dotrice

Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D

Release date

July 11

Genre

Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Studio

New Line Cinema

Director

Eric Brevig

Starring

Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Briem, Seth Meyers, Jean Michel Pare, Jane Wheeler, Giancarlo Caltabiano, Garth Gilker, Kaniehtiio Horn

Meet Dave

Release date

July 11

Genre

Comedy, Sci-Fi

Studio

The 20th Century Fox

Director

Brian Robbins

Starring

Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, Gabrielle Union, Ed Helms, Judah Friedlander, Scott Caan, Marc Blucas, Pat Kilbane, Stephanie Venditto

Death Defying Acts

Release date

July 11

Genre

Drama, Romance, Thriller

Studio

The Weinstein Company

Director

Gillian Armstrong

Starring

Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Timothy Spall, Saoirse Ronan, Cloe Mackie, Holly Mackie, Frankey Martyn

August

Release date

July 11

Genre

Drama

Studio

First Look International

Director

Austin Chick

Starring

Josh Hartnett, Naomie Harris, Adam Scott, Robin Tunney, David Bowie, Rip Torn, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Andre Royo, Charlene Biton

Harold

Release date

July 11

Genre

Comedy

Studio

City Lights Pictures

Director

T. Sean Shannon

Starring

Spencer Breslin, Ally Sheedy, Nikki Blonsky, Cuba Gooding Jr., Colin Quinn, Stella Maeve, Chris Parnell, Rachel Dratch

The Stone Angel

Release date

July 11

Genre

Drama

Studio

Vivendi Visual Entertainment

Director

Kari Skogland

Starring

Ellen Burstyn, Christine Horne, Cole Hauser, Dylan Baker, Kevin Zegers, Ellen Page, Sheila McCarthy, Samantha Weinstein

The Dark Knight

Release date

July 18

Genre

Superhero, Action

Studio

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Christopher Nolan

Starring

Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Cillian Murphy, Eric Roberts, Monique Curnen, Anthony Michael Hall

Space Chimps

Release date

July 18

Genre

Animation, Comedy, Family

Studio

The 20th Century Fox

Director

Kirk De Micco

Starring

Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton, Omid Abtahi, Jeff Daniels, Patrick Breen, Kenan Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Kristin Chenoweth, Kath Soucie

Mamma Mia!

Release date

July 18

Genre

Comedy, Musical, Romance

Studio

Universal Pictures

Director

Phyllida Lloyd

Starring

Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski

Transsiberian

Release date

July 18

Genre

Drama, Thriller

Studio

First Look Studios

Director

Brad Anderson

Starring

Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Kate Mara, Eduardo Noriega, Thomas Kretschmann, Ben Kingsley, Andrius Paulavicius, Emilis Welyvis, Antanas Surgailis

Take

Release date

July 18

Genre

Drama

Studio

Liberation Entertainment

Director

Charles Oliver

Starring

Minnie Driver, Jeremy Renner, Bobby Coleman, David Denman, Adam Rodriguez, Bill McKinney, Rocky Marquette, Paul Schackman

Felon

Release date

July 18

Genre

Drama

Studio

Stage 6 Films

Director

Ric Roman Waugh

Starring

Stephen Dorff, Val Kilmer, Harold Perrineau, Sam Shepard, Nick Chinlund, Marisol Nichols, Anne Archer, Nate Parker

Kismat Konnection

Release date

July 18

Genre

Musical, Romance

Studio

UTV Motion Pictures

Director

Aziz Mirza

Starring

Shahid Kapur, Vidya Balan, Juhi Chawla, Om Puri, Vishal Malhotra, Amit Verma, Manoj Bohra, Shahrukh Khan

Boy A

Release date

July 23

Genre

Drama

Studio

The Weinstein Company

Director

John Crowley

Starring

Andrew Garfield, Peter Mullan, Shaun Evans, Katie Lyons, Skye Bennett, Alfie Owen, Siobhan Finneran

Step Brothers

Release date

July 25

Genre

Comedy

Studio

Columbia Pictures

Director

Adam McKay

Starring

Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins, Adam Scott, Kathryn Hahn, Andrea Savage

The X-Files: I Want to Believe

Release date

July 25

Genre

Sci-Fi, Mystery

Studio

20th Century Fox

Director

Chris Carter

Starring

David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Peet, Xzibit, Billy Connolly, Callum Keith Rennie, Adam Godley

Brideshead Revisited

Release date

July 25

Genre

Drama

Studio

Miramax Films

Director

Julian Jarrold

Starring

Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Hayley Atwell, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon, Greta Scacchi

Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging

Release date

July 25

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Studio

Nickelodeon Movies

Director

Gurinder Chadha

Starring

Georgia Groome, Aaron Johnson, Alan Davies, Karen Taylor, Kimberley Nixon, Eleanor Tomlinson, Tommy Bastow, Liam Hess, Eva Drew