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Innocents, The

Innocents, The

📅 Release: July 1, 2016
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Lou de Laage, Agata Buzek, Agata Kulesza, Vincent Macaigne, Anna Prochniak, Joanna Kulig, Dorota Kuduk
📖 Synopsis: Warsaw, December 1945: the second World War is finally over and Mathilde is treating the last of the French survivors of the German camps. When a panicked Benedictine nun appears at the clinic one nig...
Legend Of Tarzan, The

Legend Of Tarzan, The

📅 Release: July 1, 2016
🎭 Genre: ActionAdventure
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Alexander Skarsgard, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Djimon Hounsou, Samuel L. Jackson, Ella Purnell, Adrian Palmer, Clive Aitkins, Osy Ikhile
📖 Synopsis: In an exhilarating reimagining of the classic tale, "Legend of Tarzan" plunges audiences into the heart of the African jungle, where the iconic character, played by [c=Alexander Skarsgard], grapples ...
Purge: Election Year, The

Purge: Election Year, The

📅 Release: July 1, 2016
🎭 Genre: Thriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Betty Gabriel, Edwin Hodge, Kyle Secor, Joseph Julian Soria, Mykelti Williamson, Raymond J. Barry, Ethan Phillips, Sparrowhawk, Terry Serpico
📖 Synopsis: Expanding the universe introduced in the hit franchise that electrified the culture and earned $200 million at the worldwide box office, Universal Pictures' The Purge: Election Year reveals the next t...
BFG, The

BFG, The

📅 Release: July 1, 2016
🎭 Genre: FantasyAdventure
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill, Jemaine Clement, Rebecca Hall, Penelope Wilton, Bill Hader, Michael Adamthwaite, Daniel Bacon, Chris Gibbs, Adam Godley, Jonathan Holmes, Paul Moniz de Sa, Olafur Olaffson
📖 Synopsis: The talents of three of the world's greatest storytellers - Roald Dahl, Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg -finally unite to bring Dahl's beloved classic "The BFG" to life. Directed by Spielberg, Disney...
Life, Animated

Life, Animated

📅 Release: July 8, 2016
🎭 Genre: Documentary
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Owen Suskind, Ron Suskind
📖 Synopsis: In the moving documentary "Life, Animated," director [c=Roger Ross Williams] explores the extraordinary true story of Owen Suskind, a young man who found his voice through the animated worlds of Disn...
Microbe And Gasoline

Microbe And Gasoline

📅 Release: July 1, 2016
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Ange Dargent, Theophile Baquet, Audrey Tautou, Diane Besnier, Vincent Lamoureux, Marc Delarue
📖 Synopsis: In the tender and inventive coming-of-age drama from visionary director [c=Michel Gondry], two teenage outsiders forge an unlikely friendship that sparks an unforgettable summer adventure. Daniel, ni...
Our Kind Of Traitor

Our Kind Of Traitor

📅 Release: July 1, 2016
🎭 Genre: ActionThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Ewan McGregor, Naomie Harris, Stellan Skarsgard, Damian Lewis, Jeremy Northam, Mark Gatiss
📖 Synopsis: While on holiday in Marrakech, an ordinary English couple, Perry and Gail, befriend a flamboyant and charismatic Russian, Dima, who unbeknownst to them is a kingpin money launderer for the Russian maf...
Swiss Army Man

Swiss Army Man

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Paul Dano, Daniel Radcliffe, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Timothy Eulich, Richard Gross
📖 Synopsis: A wholly original, enormously entertaining, and deeply heartfelt look at what it means to be human, Swiss Army Man is the feature film debut of acclaimed music video directors Daniel Scheinert and Dan...
Fundamentals Of Caring, The

Fundamentals Of Caring, The

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Paul Rudd, Craig Roberts, Selena Gomez, Jennifer Ehle, Megan Ferguson, Frederick Weller
📖 Synopsis: The film follows the story of Ben, a retired writer who becomes a caregiver after suffering a personal tragedy. After 6 weeks of training, Ben meets his first client, Trevor, a foul-mouthed 18-year-ol...
Septembers Of Shiraz

Septembers Of Shiraz

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: Thriller
🎬 Starring: Salma Hayek, Adrien Brody, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Alon Aboutboul
📖 Synopsis: The story of a Jewish family caught in the Islamic revolution in 1981 Iran. It centers on an imprisoned gem dealer, his despairing wife, their daughter - whose playmate's father is in the charge of th...
Phenom, The

Phenom, The

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: DramaSport
🎬 Starring: Johnny Simmons, Ethan Hawke, Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Marvel, Paul Adelstein, Marin Ireland, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Louisa Krause, John Ventimiglia, Alison Elliott, Yul Vazquez
📖 Synopsis: When major-league rookie pitcher Hopper Gibson (Johnny Simmons) chokes on the mound, he's sidelined to the minor leagues and prescribed sessions with an unorthodox sports psychologist (Paul Giamatti)....
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa In His Own Words

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: Documentary
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Frank Zappa
📖 Synopsis: Dive into the unfiltered mind of a musical iconoclast in this compelling documentary portrait. [c=Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words] assembles a vibrant collage of archival interviews a...
Right Now, Wrong Then

Right Now, Wrong Then

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Jeong Jae Yeong, Kim Min Hee, Yoon Yeo Jeong, Yoo Joon Sang, Ko Ah Sung
📖 Synopsis: Quite by accident, a film director arrives in town a day early. With time to kill before his lecture the next day, he stops by a restored, old palace and meets a fledgling artist. She's never seen any...
Nuts!

Nuts!

📅 Release: June 22, 2016
🎭 Genre: Documentary
🎬 Starring: Gene Tognacci, Andy Boswell, John Causby, Kelly Mizell, Jeff Pillars, Thom Stylinski, Gene Fowler
📖 Synopsis: Inventive and wildly fun, NUTS! recounts the mostly-true story of John Romulus Brinkley, a Kansas doctor who in 1917 discovered that he could cure impotence by transplanting goat testicles into men. F...
River

River

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: ThrillerMystery
🎬 Starring: Rossif Sutherland, Douangmany Soliphanh, Sara Botsford, Vithaya Pansringarm
📖 Synopsis: In the remote and tranquil landscapes of Laos, an American doctor's humanitarian mission spirals into a desperate fight for survival in the gripping thriller [m=River]. [c=Rossif Sutherland] stars as...
Remainder

Remainder

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: Drama
🎬 Starring: Tom Sturridge, Cush Jumbo, Ed Speleers, Arsher Ali, Sasha Frost, Laurence Spellman
📖 Synopsis: Hit by a falling object in a freak accident, an unnamed man (Tom Sturridge) awakens from a coma with a large compensation settlement and his memory gone. As precious fragments return, he uses his weal...
Adventures In Babysitting

Adventures In Babysitting

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: AdventureComedyFamily
🎬 Starring: Sabrina Carpenter, Sofia Carson, Max Lloyd-Jones, Kevin G. Quinn, Gillian Vigman, Ali Skovbye, Nikki Hahn
📖 Synopsis: What starts as a quiet night for two rival babysitters quickly spirals into a whirlwind urban adventure in this hilarious and heartfelt comedy. When the responsible and meticulous Jenny, played by [c...
Suburra

Suburra

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: ThrillerCrimeDrama
🎬 Starring: Pierfrancesco Favino, Greta Scarano, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Elio Germano, Giulia Gorietti, Alessandro Borghi, Claudio Amendola, Lidia Vitale, Yulia Kolomiets, Adamo Dionisi
📖 Synopsis: In the shadowy underbelly of modern Rome, a single real estate deal ignites a brutal war for power. Directed by [c=Stefano Sollima], Suburra weaves a gritty tapestry of crime where politicians, mobst...
Wiener-Dog

Wiener-Dog

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Ellen Burstyn, Kieran Culkin, Julie Delpy, Greta Gerwig, Danny DeVito, Zosia Mamet, Tracy Letts, Charlie Tahan, Devin Druid
📖 Synopsis: Welcome to the doghouse: the latest hilariously biting comedy from Todd Solondz is a twisted Lassie for misanthropes. It follows the wayward adventures of a dachshund who passes from oddball owner to ...
Breaking A Monster

Breaking A Monster

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: DocumentaryBiographyMusic
🎬 Starring: Malcolm Brickhouse, Jarad Dawkins, Alec Atkins, Kevin Jonas, Q-Tip, Nile Rodgers, Annette Van Duren
📖 Synopsis: "Breaking a Monster" begins as the three members of band Unlocking the Truth are all in 7th grade, spending their weekends playing a blend of heavy metal and speed punk in Times Square - often drawing...
Les Cowboys

Les Cowboys

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Francois Damiens, Finnegan Oldfield, Agathe Dronne, John C. Reilly
📖 Synopsis: A vast prairie, a country and western gathering somewhere in the east of France. Alain is a central figure in this community. He's dancing with his daughter Kelly, 16, as his wife and their young son,...
Three

Three

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: ActionCrime
🎬 Starring: Vicki Zhao, Louis Koo, Wallace Chung, Michael Tse, Suet Lam, Hoi-Pang Lo
📖 Synopsis: When a police sting goes bad, a master criminal (Wallace Chung, Drug War) makes a desperate choice: he forces the cops to shoot him. Once there, he refuses treatment, instead waiting for his cohorts t...
Intruder

Intruder

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: HorrorThriller
🎬 Starring: Louise Linton, John Robinson, Moby, Teresa Decher, Steven Beckingham, Aaron Trainor, Justin Ament
📖 Synopsis: A young woman's quiet night in becomes a free-fall into fear in this disturbing home invasion thriller. After she lands her dream job, a young cellist (Louise Linton) settles in for a relaxing few day...
Duel, The

Duel, The

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: ActionThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Alice Braga, William Sadler, Raphael Sbarge, Felicity Price, Jason Carter, Emory Cohen
📖 Synopsis: In the heart-pounding action thriller "Duel, The," tensions escalate as one man's life spirals into chaos, setting the stage for a relentless battle for survival. The story centers on a young man, pl...
Vigilante Diaries

Vigilante Diaries

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: ActionAdventureComedy
🎬 Starring: Jason Mewes, Paul Sloan, Quinton Jackson, Michael Jai White, Jaqueline Lord, Chavo Guerrero Jr., James Russo, Michael Madsen, Danny Trejo, Chasty Ballesteros, Arman Nshanian, Christine Nguyen, Jessica Uberuaga, Noel Gugliemi
📖 Synopsis: Jason Mewes stars as an in-your-face filmmaker known for his web videos of an urban avenger known only as "The Vigilante" (Paul Sloan). But when The Vigilante terminates a creep with deep connections,...
Shallows, The

Shallows, The

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: Thriller
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Blake Lively, Oscar Jaenada, Sedona Legge
📖 Synopsis: In the breathtaking yet unforgiving isolation of a secluded paradise, a simple surf trip becomes a desperate fight for survival in this relentless thriller. [c=Blake Lively] stars as Nancy, a medical...
Independence Day: Resurgence

Independence Day: Resurgence

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: Sci-FiAdventure
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Joey King, Maika Monroe, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vivica A. Fox, Sela Ward, Jessie T. Usher, William Fichtner, Brent Spiner, Bill Pullman, Judd Hirsch, Mckenna Grace, Patrick St. Esprit, Garrett Wareing, Chin Han
📖 Synopsis: In a world still reeling from the aftermath of an alien invasion decades earlier, humanity unites to harness advanced technology left behind by the extraterrestrial threat. As Earth prepares to face ...
Free State Of Jones

Free State Of Jones

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: ActionDramaAdventure
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Keri Russell, Mahershala Ali, Jacob Lofland, Sean Bridgers, Matt Lintz, Christopher Berry, Kerry Cahill, Jessica Collins, Gary Grubbs, Liza J. Bennett, Wayne Pere
📖 Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, this gripping historical drama from director [c=Gary Ross] follows Newton Knight, a poor white farmer from Mississippi played by [c=Matthew McConaughey] who...
Neon Demon, The

Neon Demon, The

📅 Release: June 24, 2016
🎭 Genre: Horror
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Elle Fanning, Keanu Reeves, Jena Malone, Christina Hendricks, Bella Heathcote, Abbey Lee, Desmond Harrington, Alessandro Nivola, Charles Baker, Karl Glusman
📖 Synopsis: In the neon-drenched, predatory world of Los Angeles fashion, [c=Nicolas Winding Refn] crafts a hypnotic and terrifying horror film that explores the dark side of beauty. The story follows Jesse, a s...
Gentleman

Gentleman

📅 Release: June 17, 2016
🎭 Genre: RomanceThriller
🎬 Starring: Nani, Surabhi, Niveda Thomas, Srinivas Avasarala, Vinay Varma, Sreemukhi, Anand
📖 Synopsis: While returning from London to Hyderabad, two women co-passengers and develop friendship instantly. Two kill time, they start telling about their man in life and their story. Catherine (Niveda), a VFX...