Movies Opening in Cinemas On December 4
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Krampus, Chi-Raq, The Letters, Macbeth, Youth, A Royal Night Out, The World of Kanako, Life, Hitchc*ck/Truffaut, Christmas Eve and MI-5.
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:
Krampus (2015)
98 minutes – Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
A boy who has a bad Christmas ends up accidentally summoning a Christmas demon to his family home.
Director: Michael Dougherty
Stars: Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner, Allison Tolman
Chi-Raq (2015)
Drama
A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.
Director: Spike Lee
Stars: Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parris, Wesley Snipes, Angela Bassett
The Letters (2014)
114 minutes – Drama
A drama that explores the life of Mother Teresa through letters she wrote to her longtime friend and spiritual advisor, Father Celeste van Exem over a nearly 50-year period.
Director: William Riead
Stars: Juliet Stevenson, Rutger Hauer, Max von Sydow, Priya Darshini
Macbeth (2015)
113 minutes – Drama, War
Macbeth, a Thane of Scotland, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Director: Justin Kurzel
Stars: Jack Madigan, Frank Madigan, Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard
Our Review – limited release in US – International Release Dates
Youth (2015)
118 minutes – Drama
A retired orchestra conductor is on holiday with his daughter and his film director best friend in the Alps when he receives an invitation from Queen Elizabeth II to perform for Prince Philip’s birthday.
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Stars: Michael Caine, Harvey Keitel, Laura De Marchi, Rachel Weisz
A Royal Night Out (2015)
97 minutes – Drama, Romance
On V.E. Day in 1945, as peace extends across Europe, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret are allowed out to join the celebrations. It is a night full of excitement, danger and the first flutters of romance.
Director: Julian Jarrold
Stars: Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley, Emily Watson, Rupert Everett
The World of Kanako (2014)
118 minutes – Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery
As former detective Akikazu searches for his missing daughter, Kanako, he soon learns she has a mysterious secret life.
Director: Tetsuya Nakashima
Stars: Kôji Yakusho, Nana Komatsu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Hiroya Shimizu
Life (2015)
111 minutes – Biography, Drama
A photographer for Life Magazine is assigned to shoot pictures of James Dean.
Director: Anton Corbijn
Stars: Robert Pattinson, Peter Lucas, Lauren Gallagher, Kendal Rae
Hitchc*ck/Truffaut (2015)
79 minutes – Documentary
Filmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut’s 1966 book “Cinema According to Hitchc*ck” influenced their work.
Director: Kent Jones
Stars: Mathieu Amalric, Wes Anderson, Olivier Assayas, Peter Bogdanovich
Christmas Eve (2015)
95 minutes – Comedy
Hilarity, romance, and transcendence prevail after a power outage traps six different groups of New Yorkers inside elevators on Christmas Eve.
Director: Mitch Davis
Stars: Jon Heder, Patrick Stewart, James Roday, Julianna Guill
MI-5 (2015)
104 minutes – Action, Drama, Thriller
When a terrorist escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London.
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Stars: Kit Harington, Michael Wildman, Tuppence Middleton, Peter Firth
Which of these will you be seeing? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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