Movies Opening In Cinemas During The Last Week Of 2016
Every week, we compile a list of the movies that are opening in cinemas. These films opened on the 25th of December: Fences; Hidden Figures; 20th Century Woman; Live by Night; Toni Erdmann. Paterson opens on December 28.
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:
Fences (2016)
2h 18min | Drama
An African-American father struggles with race relations in the United States while trying to raise his family in the 1950s and coming to terms with the events of his life.
Director: Denzel Washington
Writers: August Wilson (screenplay), August Wilson (play)
Stars: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, Mykelti Williamson
Hidden Figures (2016)
Drama
A team of African-American women provide NASA with important mathematical data needed to launch the program’s first successful space missions.
Director: Theodore Melfi
Writers: Allison Schroeder, Theodore Melfi
Stars: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe
20th Century Women (2016)
1h 58min | Comedy, Drama
The story of three women who explore love and freedom in Southern California during the late 1970s.
Director: Mike Mills
Writer: Mike Mills
Stars: Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig
Live By Night (2016)
2h 8min | Crime, Drama
A story set in the Prohibition Era and centered around a group of individuals and their dealings in the world of organized crime.
Director: Ben Affleck
Writers: Ben Affleck
Stars: Ben Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Elle Fanning
Toni Erdmann (2016)
2h 42min | Comedy, Drama
A father tries to reconnect with his adult daughter.
Director: Maren Ade
Writer: Maren Ade
Stars: Peter Simonischek, Sandra Hüller, Michael Wittenborn
Paterson (2016)
1h 58min | Comedy, Drama
A quiet observation of the triumphs and defeats of daily life, along with the poetry evident in its smallest details.
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Writer: Jim Jarmusch
Stars: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Helen-Jean Arthur
Which of these will you be seeing? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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