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Northmen: A Viking Saga

Northmen: A Viking Saga

πŸ“… Release: July 31, 2015
🎭 Genre: ActionAdventure
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Ken Duken, Tom Hopper, Ryan Kwanten, Ed Skrein, Charlie Murphy (II), Anatole Taubman, Johan Hegg, James Norton, Leo Gregory, Nic Rasenti
πŸ“– Synopsis: "Northmen: A Viking Saga" tells the story of a group of Vikings in the ninth century who set sail for Britain, aiming to plunder the rich monasteries in the northern part of the island. But a storm sm...
Jenny's Wedding

Jenny's Wedding

πŸ“… Release: July 31, 2015
🎭 Genre: RomanceComedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Katherine Heigl, Alexis Bledel, Grace Gummer, Tom Wilkinson, Linda Emond, Sam McMurray, Diana Hardcastle, Houston Rhines
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the romantic comedy [m=Jenny's Wedding], directed by [c=Mary Agnes Donoghue], a family's dynamics are tested when a long-held secret comes to light. The film stars [c=Katherine Heigl] as Jenny, a ...
Staten Island Summer

Staten Island Summer

πŸ“… Release: July 30, 2015
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Graham Phillips, Zach Pearlman, Ashley Greene, John DeLuca, Kate Walsh, Gina Gershon, Jim Gaffigan, Method Man, Katie Cockrell, Kellie Cockrell
πŸ“– Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of a sweltering summer on the New York borough, this coming-of-age comedy follows recent high school graduate Danny (played by [c=Graham Phillips]) and his best friend Frank ...
Lego Brickumentary, A

Lego Brickumentary, A

πŸ“… Release: July 31, 2015
🎭 Genre: Documentary
⭐ Rating: G
🎬 Starring: Jason Bateman
πŸ“– Synopsis: LEGO bricks have captured imaginations for generations, and today, the community of builders is bigger than ever: Adult Fans of LEGO (AFOLs) display their latest creations at Brick Conventions, self-p...
Best Of Enemies

Best Of Enemies

πŸ“… Release: July 31, 2015
🎭 Genre: Documentary
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Gore Vidal, John Lithgow, Kelsey Grammer, Dick Cavett, Noam Chomsky, Christopher Hitchens, Matt Tyrnauer, Ginia Bellafante
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the summer of 1968, television news changed forever. Dead last in the ratings, ABC hired two towering public intellectuals to debate each other during the Democratic and Republican national convent...
Seventh Dwarf, The

Seventh Dwarf, The

πŸ“… Release: July 31, 2015
🎭 Genre: AnimationAdventureComedy
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Peyton List (II), Norm MacDonald, Nina Hagen, Joshua Graham
πŸ“– Synopsis: Join all seven dwarfs for an adventure as big as they are small! It's the eve of Princess Rose's 18th birthday. Everyone in the kingdom has come to Fantabularasa Castle to celebrate, including Snow Wh...
6 Ways To Die

6 Ways To Die

πŸ“… Release: July 31, 2015
🎭 Genre: Thriller
🎬 Starring: Vinnie Jones, Michael Rene Walton, Vivica A. Fox, Dominique Swain, Tom Sizemore, Bai Ling, Melissa Mars
πŸ“– Synopsis: Sonny "Sundown" Garcia is the top cocaine distributor in the United States, which has made him a very rich and powerful man. It has also made him plenty of enemies. John Doe is just such a man. A name...
I Am Chris Farley

I Am Chris Farley

πŸ“… Release: July 31, 2015
🎭 Genre: Documentary
🎬 Starring: Chris Farley, David Spade, Christina Applegate, Bob Odenkirk, Dan Aykroyd, Lorne Michaels, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Molly Shannon, Bob Saget, Bo Derek, Jay Mohr, Kevin Farley
πŸ“– Synopsis: Chris Farley lived his life full speed and committed to make everyone around him laugh out loud, and I Am Chris Farley will tell his hilarious, touching and wildly entertaining story for the first tim...
Descendants

Descendants

πŸ“… Release: July 31, 2015
🎭 Genre: AdventureFantasyAction
🎬 Starring: Dove Cameron, Booboo Stewart, Cameron Boyce, Sofia Carson, Kristin Chenoweth, Kathy Najimy, Mitchell Hope, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Melanie Paxson, Maz Jobrani, Sarah Jeffery, Zachary Gibson, Jedidah Goodacre, Sarah Jeffery, Dianne Doan
πŸ“– Synopsis: The story, set in the idyllic kingdom of Auradon, playfully presents the unexpected possibilities of what happens after the "happily ever after." As it unfolds, Ben, the benevolent teenage son of the ...
Vacation

Vacation

πŸ“… Release: July 29, 2015
🎭 Genre: ComedyAdventure
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Ed Helms, Leslie Mann, Chris Hemsworth, Skyler Gisondo, Steele Stebbins, Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Christina Applegate, Charlie Day, Regina Hall, Keegan-Michael Key, Tim Heidecker, Nick Kroll, Kaitlin Olson, Michael Pena
πŸ“– Synopsis: In this uproarious comedy adventure, a grown-up Rusty Griswold, played by [c=Ed Helms], decides to revive his childhood family vacation in a quest to connect with his own family. He takes his wife, [...
Paper Towns

Paper Towns

πŸ“… Release: July 24, 2015
🎭 Genre: MysteryRomance
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Nat Wolff, Cara Delevingne, Halston Sage, Cara Buono, Caitlin Carver, Austin Abrams, Meg Crosbie, Justice Smith, Griffin Freeman, Jaz Sinclair, Hannah Alligood, Josiah Cerio, RJ Shearer, Drew Matthews
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the quiet suburban landscape of Orlando, a young man’s predictable life is turned upside down by the girl next door. Quentin, played by [c=Nat Wolff], has spent years harboring a quiet, unrequit...
Southpaw

Southpaw

πŸ“… Release: July 24, 2015
🎭 Genre: DramaSport
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, Naomie Harris, Oona Laurence, Rita Ora, Miguel Gomez, 50 Cent, Victor Ortiz, Malcolm Mays, Clare Foley, Skylan Brooks, Beau Knapp
πŸ“– Synopsis: From acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) and starring Academy Award nominated Jake Gyllenhaal (Nightcrawler, Brokeback Mountain) comes a story of tragedy, loss and the painful road to rede...
Vatican Tapes, The

Vatican Tapes, The

πŸ“… Release: July 24, 2015
🎭 Genre: ThrillerDrama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Michael Pena, Djimon Hounsou, Dougray Scott, Kathleen Robertson, Peter Andersson, John Patrick Amedori, Alex Sparrow, Olivia Dudley, Cas Anvar
πŸ“– Synopsis: "The Vatican Tapes" follows the haunting tale of 27-year-old Angela Holmes, played by Dudley, an ordinary girl who begins to have a devastating effect on anyone close to her, causing serious injury an...
Pixels

Pixels

πŸ“… Release: July 24, 2015
🎭 Genre: ActionComedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Adam Sandler, Michelle Monaghan, Josh Gad, Kevin James, Jane Krakowski, Peter Dinklage, Brian Cox, Ashley Benson, Sean Bean, Dan Aykroyd, James Preston Rogers
πŸ“– Synopsis: As kids in the 1980s, Sam Brenner (Adam Sandler), Will Cooper (Kevin James), Ludlow Lamonsoff (Josh Gad), and Eddie "The Fire Blaster" Plant (Peter Dinklage) saved the world thousands of times - at 25...
Unexpected

Unexpected

πŸ“… Release: July 24, 2015
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Cobie Smulders, Elizabeth McGovern, Anders Holm, Gail Bean, Heidi Johanningmeier, DuShon Monique Brown, Aaron J. Nelson
πŸ“– Synopsis: Samantha Abbott is a dedicated and passionate teacher at an inner-city Chicago high school. Just as she is coming to terms with her school closing, Samantha faces some life-changing and unexpected new...
Samba

Samba

πŸ“… Release: July 24, 2015
🎭 Genre: DramaComedy
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Omar Sy, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Izia Higelin, Tahar Rahim, Yilin Yang, Jules Abel Logel
πŸ“– Synopsis: For ten years, Samba, a hardworking Senegalese immigrant played by [c=Omar Sy], has been navigating the precarious line between legal and undocumented life in Paris. His quiet struggle for stability ...
American Heist

American Heist

πŸ“… Release: July 24, 2015
🎭 Genre: ThrillerAction
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Hayden Christensen, Adrien Brody, Jordana Brewster, Akon, Judd Lormand, Tory Kittles
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the gritty thriller "American Heist," two estranged brothers are thrust into a desperate and dangerous situation that forces them to confront their troubled past. James, played by [c=Hayden Christ...
10 Cent Pistol

10 Cent Pistol

πŸ“… Release: July 24, 2015
🎭 Genre: DramaCrime
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Joe Mantegna, Jena Malone, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Adam Arkin, Jessica Szohr, JT Alexander, Damon Alexander, Justin Hires, Brendan Sexton III, Emilio Rivera
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the gritty underbelly of Los Angeles, a desperate heist gone wrong sets off a dangerous chain of events in this tense crime drama. [c=Jena Malone] stars as a woman caught between loyalty and survi...
Smosh: The Movie

Smosh: The Movie

πŸ“… Release: July 24, 2015
🎭 Genre: Comedy
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Anthony Padilla, Ian Hecox, Michael Ian Black, Jenna Marbles, Mark Edward Fischbach, Harley Morenstein, Grace Helbig, Shane Dawson, Lady GaGa, Harry Styles, Brittany Ross,
πŸ“– Synopsis: In this irreverent comedy directed by [c=Alex Winter], internet sensations [c=Anthony Padilla] and [c=Ian Hecox] play fictionalized versions of themselves as they embark on a ridiculous quest to save...
Lucky Stiff

Lucky Stiff

πŸ“… Release: July 24, 2015
🎭 Genre: MusicalComedy
🎬 Starring: Dominic Marsh, Nikki M. James, Pamela Shaw, Jason Alexander, Dennis Farina, Don Amendolia, Kate Shindle, Mary Birdsong, Anthony Skordi
πŸ“– Synopsis: A young down-and-out British shoe salesman named Harry Witherspoon takes his dead American uncle to Monte Carlo for the best time of his life-a week of fun, dancing, gambling and sun. If the young man...
Frank The Bastard

Frank The Bastard

πŸ“… Release: July 24, 2015
🎭 Genre: Thriller
🎬 Starring: Rachel Miner, William Sadler, Chris Sarandon, Wendy Vanden Heuvel, Andy Comeau, Ellen Albertini Dow, Shamika Cotton
πŸ“– Synopsis: A haunting tale of long-buried secrets uncovered in a remote New England town, and centers around Clair Defina (Miner), a 33 year-old New Yorker who returns to the childhood home she and her father fl...
Phoenix

Phoenix

πŸ“… Release: July 24, 2015
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG-13
🎬 Starring: Nina Hoss, Ronald Zehrfeld, Nina Kunzendorf, Michael Maertens, Imogen Kogge, Kirsten Block, Eva Bay, Daniela Holtz
πŸ“– Synopsis: A riveting mystery of identity unfolds against the turmoil of post-World War II Germany in the stunning new film from acclaimed director Christian Petzold (Barbara). Nelly (Nina Hoss), a German-Jewish...
Jack Strong

Jack Strong

πŸ“… Release: July 24, 2015
🎭 Genre: Thriller
🎬 Starring: Marcin Dorocinsky, Patrick Wilson, Maja Ostaszewska, Krzysztof Pieczynski, Dagmara Dominczyk, Dimitri Bilov
πŸ“– Synopsis: This gripping spy thriller tells the true story of a man who dares to challenge the Soviet empire. While planning the maneuvers of the Warsaw Pact forces, Polish army colonel Ryszard Kuklinski (Marcin...
Barney Thomson

Barney Thomson

πŸ“… Release: March 11, 2016
🎭 Genre: ThrillerComedy
🎬 Starring: Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson, Ray Winstone, Tom Courtenay, Martin Compston, Kevin Guthrie, Stephen McCole, Sam Robertson, Brian Pettifer, Ruari Cannon
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the drizzly, deadpan world of Glasgow, a painfully awkward barber's life takes a sharp turn toward the macabre in this darkly comic thriller. [c=Robert Carlyle] stars as the titular Barney Thomson...
Escort, The

Escort, The

πŸ“… Release: July 28, 2015
🎭 Genre: Comedy
🎬 Starring: Michael Doneger, Lyndsy Fonseca, Bruce Campbell, Rumer Willis, Dan Bakkedahl, Tommy Dewey, Rachel Resheff
πŸ“– Synopsis: In this offbeat comedy, a financially strapped college student played by [c=Michael Doneger] stumbles into an unexpected career when he answers a classified ad for a male escort service. What begins ...
Irrational Man

Irrational Man

πŸ“… Release: July 17, 2015
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Parker Posey, Jamie Blackley, Meredith Hagner, Ethan Phillips, Ben Rosenfield, Julie Ann Dawson, David Aaron Baker, Tamara Hickey, Susan Pourfar, Gary Wilmes, Sophie von Haselberg
πŸ“– Synopsis: Woody Allen's "Irrational Man" is about a tormented philosophy professor who finds a will to live when he commits an existential act. Philosophy professor Abe Lucas (Joaquin Phoenix) is at rock bottom...
Mr. Holmes

Mr. Holmes

πŸ“… Release: July 17, 2015
🎭 Genre: Drama
⭐ Rating: PG
🎬 Starring: Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hattie Morahan, Patrick Kennedy, Roger Allam, Phil Davis, Frances de la Tour, Milo Parker
πŸ“– Synopsis: In the twilight of his legendary career, the world’s greatest detective is haunted by the one case he could not solve. Directed by [c=Bill Condon], this poignant drama finds a retired [c=Ian McKell...
Lila & Eve

Lila & Eve

πŸ“… Release: July 17, 2015
🎭 Genre: DramaThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Viola Davis, Jennifer Lopez, Shea Whigham, Aml Ameen, Yolonda Ross, Whitney Goin, Julius Tennon, Ron Caldwell, Diarra Kilpatrick, Chris Chalk, Andre Royo
πŸ“– Synopsis: A tense and exciting film, "Lila & Eve" is directed by Charles Stone III (Drumline), and tells the story of Lila (Academy Award Nominee Viola Davis), a grief-stricken mother who in the aftermath of he...
Stanford Prison Experiment, The

Stanford Prison Experiment, The

πŸ“… Release: July 17, 2015
🎭 Genre: DramaThriller
⭐ Rating: R
🎬 Starring: Billy Crudup, Ezra Miller, Tye Sheridan, Callan McAuliffe, Jack Kilmer, Michael Angarano, Olivia Thirlby, Nelsan Ellis, Ki Hong Lee, Moises Arias, Johnny Simmons, Nicholas Braun, Brett Davern, James Wolk, Jesse Carere, Thomas Mann
πŸ“– Synopsis: What happens when a college psych study goes shockingly wrong? In this tense, psychological thriller based on the notorious true story, Billy Crudup stars as Stanford University professor Dr. Philip Z...