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:
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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
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
![Assassin’s Creed | Official Trailer 2 [HD] | 20th Century FOX](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4haJD6W136c/hqdefault.jpg)
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
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
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
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 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
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
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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
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