Movies Opening In Cinemas On March 31
Every Tuesday, Film Inquiry compiles a list of the movies that are opening in cinemas. Opening this week: The Boss Baby, The Zookeeper’s Wife, Ghost in the Shell, The Prison, The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Here Alone, The Discovery, Live Cargo, Carrie Pilby and Cezanne et moi.
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 Zookeeper's Wife (2016)
2h 4min | Biography, Drama, History
The Zookeeper’s Wife tells the account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Antonina and Jan Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the German invasion.
Director: Niki Caro
Writers: Angela Workman (screenplay), Diane Ackerman (book)
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Johan Heldenbergh, Daniel Brühl
The Boss Baby (2017)
1h 37min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A suit-wearing briefcase-carrying baby pairs up with his seven-year old brother to stop the dastardly plot of the CEO of Puppy Co.
Director: Tom McGrath
Writers: Michael McCullers
Stars: Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Jimmy Kimmel
Ghost in the Shell (2017)
1h 46min | Action, Crime, Drama
In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a perfect soldier devoted to stopping the world’s most dangerous criminals.
Director: Rupert Sanders
Writers: Masamune Shirow, Jamie Moss a.o.
Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano
Carrie Pilby (2016)
1h 38min | Comedy, Drama
A person of high intelligence struggles to make sense of the world as it relates to morality, relationships, sex and leaving her apartment.
Director: Susan Johnson
Writers: Kara Holden, Caren Lissner
Stars: Bel Powley, Nathan Lane, Gabriel Byrne
The Prison (2017)
2h 5min | Action, Crime
A troubled ex-cop is imprisoned for a hit-and-run accident. He discovers that the entire penitentiary is controlled by an inmate who has been running a crime syndicate with the help of the warden and guards which provides them 100% alibi.
Director: Hyeon Na
Writer: Hyeon Na
Stars: Seok-Kyu Han, Suk-kyu Han, Woong-in Jeong
The Blackcoat’s Daughter (2015)
1h 33min | Horror, Thriller
Two girls must battle a mysterious evil force when they get left behind at their boarding school over winter break.
Director: Oz Perkins
Writer: Oz Perkins
Stars: Kiernan Shipka, Emma Roberts, Lauren Holly
Here Alone (2016)
1h 29min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A young woman struggles to survive on her own in the wake of a mysterious epidemic that has decimated society and forced her deep into the unforgiving wilderness.
Director: Rod Blackhurst
Writer: David Ebeltoft
Stars: Lucy Walters, Gina Piersanti, Adam David Thompson
The Discovery (2017)
1h 50min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
A love story set one year after the existence of the afterlife is scientifically verified.
Director: Charlie McDowell
Writers: Justin Lader, Charlie McDowell
Stars: Rooney Mara, Robert Redford, Riley Keough
Live Cargo (2016)
1h 28min | Drama, Thriller
A grieving couple retreats to a remote Bahamian island where they become entangled in a dangerous turf war between the island’s mayor and a greedy human trafficker.
Director: Logan Sandler
Writers: Thymaya Payne, Logan Sandler
Stars: Dree Hemingway, Lakeith Stanfield, Robert Wisdom
Cezanne et moi (2016)
1h 57min | Biography, Drama
A historical drama traces the lifelong friendship between two renowned 19th century French artists – painter Paul Cézanne and writer Emile Zola – from their first meeting as schoolmates to their creative rivalry as fame and success continue to elude Cézanne.
Director: Danièle Thompson
Writer: Danièle Thompson
Stars: Guillaume Canet, Guillaume Gallienne, Alice Pol
Which of these will you be seeing? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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