Movies Opening In Cinemas On February 3
Every Tuesday, Film Inquiry compiles a list of the movies that are opening in cinemas. Opening this week: The Space Between Us, Rings, Don’t Knock Twice, Growing Up Smith, The Comedian, I Am Not Your Negro, Eloise, American Violence, War on Everyone, Youth in Oregon and Wheeler.
Note that these are based on the opening dates in the United States. If you’re looking for the opening dates for a certain movie in your country, click the ‘international release dates” below the movie details.
Opening in Cinemas This Week:
The Space Between Us (2017)
2h 1min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
The first human born on Mars travels to Earth for the first time, experiencing the wonders of the planet through fresh eyes. He embarks on an adventure with a street smart girl to discover how he came to be.
Director: Peter Chelsom
Writers: Allan Loeb, Stewart Schill a.o.
Stars: Britt Robertson, Asa Butterfield, Janet Montgomery
Rings (2017)
1h 42min | Drama, Horror
A young woman finds herself on the receiving end of a terrifying curse that threatens to take her life in 7 days.
Director: F. Javier Gutiérrez
Writers: Jacob Estes, Akiva Goldsman a.o.
Stars: Vincent D’Onofrio, Laura Wiggins, Aimee Teegarden
Don't Knock Twice (2016)
1h 35min | Horror
A mother desperate to reconnect with her troubled daughter becomes embroiled in the urban legend of a demonic witch.
Director: Caradog W. James
Writers: Mark Huckerby, Nick Ostler
Stars: Katee Sackhoff, Lucy Boynton, Javier Botet
Growing Up Smith (2017)
1h 42min | Comedy, Drama, Family
In 1979, an Indian family moves to America with hopes of living the American Dream. While their 10-year-old boy Smith falls head-over-heels for the girl next door, his desire to become a “good old boy” propels him further away from his family’s ideals than ever before.
Director: Frank Lotito
Writers: Gregory Scott Houghton, Gregory Scott Houghton a.o.
Stars: Jason Lee, Anjul Nigam, Brighton Sharbino
The Comedian (2016)
1h 59min | Comedy
A look at the life of an aging insult comic named Jack Burke.
Director: Taylor Hackford
Writers: Art Linson, Jeffrey Ross a.o.
Stars: Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito
I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
1h 35min | Documentary
Writer James Baldwin tells the story of race in modern America with his unfinished novel, Remember This House.
Director: Raoul Peck
Writers: James Baldwin, Raoul Peck
Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Dick Cavett
Eloise (2017)
1h 29min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Four friends break into an abandoned insane asylum in search of a death certificate which will grant one of them a large inheritance. However, finding it soon becomes the least of their worries in a place haunted by dark memories.
Director: Robert Legato
Writer: Christopher Borrelli
Stars: Eliza Dushku, Robert Patrick, Chace Crawford
American Violence (2017)
1h 47min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Fascinated by the root causes of violent behavior, world renowned psychologist, Dr. Amanda Tyler, has an opportunity to interview and analyze death row inmate Jackson Shea. As the interview commences, and Jack’s fate hangs in the balance, Amanda must determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.
Director: Timothy Woodward Jr.
Stars: Bruce Dern, Denise Richards, Kaiwi Lyman-Mersereau
War on Everyone (2017)
1h 38min | Comedy
Two corrupt cops set out to blackmail and frame every criminal unfortunate enough to cross their path. Events, however, are complicated by the arrival of someone who appears to be even more dangerous than they are.
Director: John Michael McDonagh
Writer: John Michael McDonagh
Stars: Alexander Skarsgård, Theo James, Tessa Thompson
Youth in Oregon (2016)
1h 45min | Comedy, Drama
A man is tasked with driving his embittered 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon, while along the way helping him rediscover a reason for living.
Director: Joel David Moore
Writer: Andrew Eisen
Stars: Nicola Peltz, Billy Crudup, Christina Applegate
Wheeler (2017)
1h 40min | Drama
Wheeler is the story of an aspiring musician from Kaufman, Texas who travels to Nashville with the lifelong dream of trying his hand at country music.
Director: Ryan Ross
Writers: Stephen Dorff, Ryan Ross
Stars: Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson, Audrey Spillman
Which of these will you be seeing? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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