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Movies Opening in Cinemas On May 1

Movies Opening in Cinemas On May 1

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Every week Film Inquiry publishes the movies that are opening in cinemas! This week: Avengers: Age of Ultron, Far From The Madding Crowd, Welcome to Me,  Ride, Far From Men and Hyena.

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:

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

Avengers Age of Ultron cinema141 minutes – Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller

When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and it is up to the Avengers to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans.

Director: Joss Whedon
Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth

International Release Dates

Far From The Madding Crowd (2015)

Far From The Madding Crowd cinema119 minutes – Drama

In Victorian England, the independent and headstrong Bathsheba Everdene attracts three very different suitors: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; Frank Troy, a reckless Sergeant; and William Boldwood, a prosperous and mature bachelor.

Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Stars: Carey Mulligan, Tom Sturridge, Matthias Schoenaerts, Juno Temple

International Release Dates

Welcome to Me (2014)

Welcome to Me cinema105 minutes – Comedy, Drama

A year in the life of Alice Klieg, a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder who wins Mega-millions, quits her meds and buys her own talk show.

Director: Shira Piven
Stars: Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Linda Cardellini, Wes Bentley

limited release in US – full release on May 8 – International Release Dates

Ride (2014)

Ride cinema93 minutes – Comedy

A mother travels cross-country to California to be with her son after he decides to drop out of school and become a surfer.

Director: Helen Hunt
Stars: Brenton Thwaites, Helen Hunt, Robert Knepper, Luke Wilson

International Release Dates

Far From Men (2014)

Far from Men cinema101 minutes – Drama

A French teacher in a small Algerian village during the Algerian War forms an unexpected bond with a dissident, and is then ordered to turn him in to the authorities.

Director: David Oelhoffen
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Reda Kateb, Djemel Barek, Vincent Martin

limited release in US – International Release Dates

Hyena (2014)

Hyena cinema112 minutes – Crime, Drama

Good policing doesn’t necessarily mean doing everything by the book. But as the business of crime in London turns to favour the Albanians and Turks, how does a “good” policeman survive?

Director: Gerard Johnson
Stars: Peter Ferdinando, Stephen Graham, Neil Maskell, Elisa Lasowski

International Release Dates

Which of these will you be seeing? Share your thoughts below.

(top image source: Far From The Madding Crowd – Fox Searchlight Pictures)

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