[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – August 12, 2022

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This week sees quite a number of new films being released, most of them international or indie films. There’s a comedy about a 30-year-old writer who wakes up after a wild weekend to find herself suddenly 40 years older, a film about four young girls who must contends with the struggles of growing up in the weekend before they start middle school, a thriller about two friends that find themselves trapped atop a 2,000 foot radio tower, and much more!

Emily the Criminal

Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences.

Directed by John Patton Ford

Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Bernardo Badillo, Jonathan Avigdori, Kim Yarbrough

Release date: August 12

Fall

https://youtu.be/aa5MXOMN1lM

Best friends Becky and Hunter find themselves at the top of a 2,000-foot radio tower.

Directed by Scott Mann

Starring: Grace Caroline Currey, Virginia Gardner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Mason Gooding, Julia Pace Mitchell

Release date: August 12

Girl Picture

https://youtu.be/Ff8wAqQU3Hc

Mimmi, Emma and Rönkkö are girls at the cusp of womanhood, trying to draw their own contours. In three consecutive Fridays, two of them experience the earth moving effects of falling in love, while the third goes on a quest to find something she’s never experienced before: pleasure.

Directed by Alli Haapasalo

Starring: Aamu Milonoff, Eleonoora Kauhanen, Linnea Leino, Sonya Lindfors, Cécile Orblin

Release date: August 12

Laal Singh Chaddha (PG-13)

Laal Singh Chaddha, a simple man whose extraordinary journey will fill you with love, warmth, happiness and will also make you laugh.

Directed by Advit Chandan

Starring: Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Mona Singh, Naga Chaitanya Akkineni, Manav Vij

Release date: August 11

Mack & Rita

A 30-year-old writer (Elizabeth Lail) spends a wild weekend in Palm Springs and wakes up to find she has magically transformed into her 70-year-old self (Diane Keaton).

Directed by Katie Aselton

Starring: Diane Keaton, Elizabeth Lail, Taylour Paige, Loretta Devine, Dustin Milligan

Release date: August 12

The Princess

Princess Diana’s story is told exclusively through contemporaneous archive creating a bold and immersive narrative of her life and death. It also illuminates how the public’s attitude to the monarchy was, and still is.

Directed by Ed Perkins

Starring: Princess Diana, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth II, Martin Bashir, Tony Blair

Release date: August 13

Summering

During their last days of summer and childhood — the weekend before middle school begins — four girls struggle with the harsh truths of growing up and embark on a mysterious adventure.

Directed by James Ponsoldt

Starring: Lia Barnett, Sanai Victoria, Madalen Mills, Eden Grace Redfield, Lake Bell

Release date: August 12

What new movies will you be seeing this weekend?

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