Movies Opening in Cinemas on July 25
Every Monday we publish the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week, there are nine movies opening: Hercules, Lucy, A Most Wanted Man, The Fluffy Movie, Magic In The Moonlight, And So It Goes, Very Good Girls, Happy Christmas and My Man Is A Loser.
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
[hero heading=”Hercules” tagline=”Action, Adventure”]
Having endured his legendary twelve labors, Hercules, the Greek demigod, has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord.
Director: Brett Ratner
Stars: Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt, Ian McShane, Joseph Fiennes
[/hero] [hero heading=”Lucy” tagline=”90 min – Action, Sci-Fi”]
A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
Director: Luc Besson
Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi, Amr Waked
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[hero heading=”A Most Wanted Man” tagline=”121 min – Thriller”]
A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror.
Director: Anton Corbijn
Stars: Rachel McAdams, Robin Wright, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Willem Dafoe
A romantic comedy about an Englishman brought in to help unmask a possible swindle. Personal and professional complications ensue.
Director: Woody Allen
Stars: Emma Stone, Colin Firth, Hamish Linklater, Marcia Gay Harden
A comedy concert film that captures the on-stage performance and inspirational success story of Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias.
Directors: Manny Rodriguez, Jay Lavender
Stars: Gabriel Iglesias, Jeremy Ray Valdez, Juliocesar Chavez
A self-centered realtor enlists the help of his neighbor when he’s suddenly left in charge of the granddaughter he never knew existed until his estranged son drops her off at his home.
Director: Rob Reiner
Stars: Michael Douglas, Diane Keaton, Sterling Jerins, Annie Parisse
Two New York City girls make a pact to lose their virginity during their first summer out of high school. When they both fall for the same street artist, the friends find their connection tested for the first time.
Director: Naomi Foner
Stars: Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen, Demi Moore, Boyd Holbrook
Irresponsible 20-something Jenny arrives in Chicago to live with her older brother Jeff, a young film-maker living a happy existence with his novelist wife Kelly and their two-year-old son. Jenny’s arrival shakes up their quiet domesticity as she and her friend Carson instigate an evolution in Kelly’s life and career. Meanwhile, Jenny strikes up a rocky relationship with the family’s baby sitter-cum-pot dealer.
Director: Joe Swanberg
Stars: Lena Dunham, Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Joe Swanberg
Two married friends employ a single playboy to help them get their mojo back to save their marriages.
Director: Mike Young
Stars: Sean Young, John Stamos, Tika Sumpter, Diane Guerrero
Seems like a bit of a strange time to have a Christmas movie open in cinemas… Can’t imagine it’ll do well in the middle of summer.
So how about you: do any of these appeal to you – which would you see in cinema, which would you see at home – or not at all?
Sound off in the comments! 😀
(featured image source: Lucy – Universal Pictures)
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