Movies Opening In Cinemas On December 21 & 23
Every week, Film Inquiry compiles a list of the movies that are opening in cinemas. Opening this week,some on December 21 and some on December 23: Passengers; Assassin’s Creed; Sing; Patriots Day; Julieta; Why Him?; A Monster Calls; Silence & I, Daniel Blake.
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:
Passengers (2016)
1h 56min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
Director: Morten Tyldum
Writer: Jon Spaihts
Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen
Assassin's Creed (2016)
2h 20min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society.
Director: Justin Kurzel
Writers: Michael Lesslie, Adam Cooper
Stars: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons
Sing (2016)
1h 48min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A koala named Buster Moon has one final chance to restore his theater to its former glory by producing the world’s greatest singing competition.
Directors: Garth Jennings, Christophe Lourdelet
Writer: Garth Jennings
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane
Patriots Day (2016)
2h 10min | Drama, History, Thriller
An account of Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis’s actions in the events leading up to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists behind it.
Director: Peter Berg
Writers: Peter Berg, Matt Cook & others
Stars: Melissa Benoist, Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Monaghan
Julieta (2016)
1h 39min | Drama, Romance
After a casual encounter, a brokenhearted woman decides to confront her life and the most important events about her stranded daughter.
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Writers: Pedro Almodóvar, Alice Munro (short stories)
Stars: Emma Suárez, Adriana Ugarte, Daniel Grao
Why Him? (2016)
1h 51min | Comedy
A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter’s young rich boyfriend.
Director: John Hamburg
Writers: Jonah Hill,John Hamburg & others
Stars: Zoey Deutch, James Franco, Bryan Cranston
A Monster Calls (2016)
1h 48min | Drama, Fantasy
A boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mom’s terminal illness.
Director: J.A. Bayona
Writers: Patrick Ness (screenplay), Patrick Ness (based upon the novel written by), Siobhan Dowd (original idea)
Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Lewis MacDougall
Silence (2016)
2h 39min | Drama, History
In the seventeenth century, two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and propagate Christianity.
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writers: Jay Cocks, Martin Scorsese & others
Stars: Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield, Liam Neeson
I, Daniel Blake (2016)
1h 40min | Drama
A middle aged carpenter who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.
Director: Ken Loach
Writer: Paul Laverty
Stars: Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Sharon Percy
Which of these will you be seeing? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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