Movies Opening in Cinemas On May 8
Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Hot Pursuit, The D Train, 5 Flights Up, Maggie, Saint Laurent, Noble, The Seven Five and Skin Trade.
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:
Hot Pursuit (2015)
87 minutes – Action, Comedy
An uptight and by-the-book cop tries to protect the outgoing widow of a drug boss as they race through Texas pursued by crooked cops and murderous gunmen.
Director: Anne Fletcher
Stars: Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara, Matthew Del Negro, Michael Mosley
The D Train (2015)
97 minutes – Comedy
The head of a high school reunion committee travels to Los Angeles to track down the most popular guy from his graduating class and convince him to go to the reunion.
Directors: Andrew Mogel, Jarrad Paul
Stars: Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn, Jeffrey Tambor
5 Flights Up (2014)
92 minutes – Drama
A long-time married couple who’ve spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related issues when they plan to move away.
Director: Richard Loncraine
Stars: Diane Keaton, Morgan Freeman, Cynthia Nixon, Carrie Preston
Maggie (2015)
95 minutes – Drama, Horror, Thriller
A teenage girl in the Midwest becomes infected by an outbreak of a disease that slowly turns the infected into cannibalistic zombies. During her transformation, her loving father stays by her side.
Director: Henry Hobson
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin, Joely Richardson, Laura Cayouette
limited release in US – International Release Dates
Saint Laurent (2014)
150 minutes – Biography, Drama
Yves Saint Laurent’s life from 1967 to 1976, during which time the famed fashion designer was at the peak of his career.
Director: Bertrand Bonello
Stars: Gaspard Ulliel, Jérémie Renier, Louis Garrel, Léa Seydoux
limited release in US – International Release Dates
Noble (2014)
100 minutes – Biography, Drama
Christina Noble overcomes the harsh difficulties of her childhood in Ireland to discover her destiny on the streets of Saigon. A true story.
Director: Stephen Bradley
Stars: Deirdre O’Kane, Sarah Greene, Gloria Cramer Curtis, Brendan Coyle
The Seven Five (2014)
102 minutes – Documentary
Michael Dowd was a Brooklyn cop in the late 1980s who led his crew on a rampage through the streets, robbing dope dealers at gunpoint, and stealing countless kilos of cocaine and hundreds of thousands dollars in cash until his arrest in 1992.
Director: Tiller Russell
Stars: Michael Dowd, Ken Eurell, Walter Yurkiw, Chickie
Skin Trade (2014)
96 minutes – Action, Crime, Thriller
After his family is killed by a Serbian gangster with international interests, NYC detective Nick goes to South East Asia and teams up with a Thai detective to get revenge and destroy the syndicates human trafficking network.
Director: Ekachai Uekrongtham
Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman, Michael Jai White
Which of these will you be seeing? Share your thoughts below.
(top image source: Hot Pursuit – Warner Bros.)
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