Many of this week’s releases are more adult fare, but there are a couple new movies out that would be fit for a family if you’re looking to spend some time at the movies this weekend. This week’s releases include a documentary about a former competitive runner turned photographer that documents elite ultra-marathon runners and might find her way back into the sport herself, a film about a family who moves to the countryside and whose children discover a magical tree that transports them to fantastical lands and rekindles their family bond, a documentary about a storm chaser and his crew who pursue the world’s most powerful storms, and much more!
Hot Spot (R)
As a private eye investigates a murder in a future world of sentient A.I., his identity and marriage suffer a hypnotic meltdown.
Directed by Agnieszka Smoczynska
Starring: Andrzej Konopka, Noomi Rapace, Reika Kirishima, George Aurimas Cris
Release date: August 21
Insidious: Out of the Further
Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she can travel into The Further, where she possesses an ability to bring what lives there back to the real world.
Directed by Jacob Chase
Starring: Lin Shaye, Sam Spruell, Amelia Eve, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Brandon Perea
Release date: August 21
It Ends (R)
Friends on a late-night food run become trapped on an infinite highway with otherworldly terrors lurking beyond. Confined in their Jeep Cherokee, they must decide whether to accept their fate or attempt escape.
Directed by Alex Ullom
Starring: Mitchell Cole, Akira Jackson, Noah Toth, Phinehas Yoon
Release date: August 21
Learning to Fly
Former competitive runner turned photographer Aisha McAdams documents elite ultra marathon athletes. After trauma forced her from the sport, she wonders if she can find her way back by entering an ultra-marathon herself.
Directed by Mex Lowe
Starring: Jess Brazeau, Eszter Csillag, Rod Farvard, Aisha McAdams, Jim Walmsley
Release date: August 21
The Magic Faraway Tree (PG)
A modern family relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree with eccentric residents. They’re transported to fantastical lands, rekindling their family bond through adventures.
Directed by Ben Gregor
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Nonso Anozie. Sonny Meo, Judi Dench
Release date: August 21
Mutiny (R)
After his billionaire industrialist boss is murdered in front of him, Cole Reed is set up to take the fall for the crime — leaving him on the run as he works to uncover an international conspiracy.
Directed by Jean-François Richet
Starring: Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis, Adrian Lester, Ramon Tikaram, Arnas Fedaravicius
Release date: August 21
Never Stop Chasing
Storm chaser Reed Timmer and his crew pursue the world’s most powerful tornadoes, confronting danger, friendship, and the personal cost of a life driven by the relentless pursuit of storms.
Directed by Ken Cole
Starring: Reed Timmer, Edgar O’Neal, Connor McCrorey, Mike Scantlin, Matt Spatol
Release date: August 21
The Rivals of Amziah King (R)
Amziah King, beekeeper, musician, and anchor of his community, reunites with former foster daughter Kateri after many years apart, and fends off threats to his honey business.
Directed by Andrew Patterson
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Angelina LookingGlass, Jake Horowitz, Scott Shepherd, Kurt Russell
Release date: August 21
Spa Weekend (R)
Three friends go on a spa weekend that descends into chaos when their trainwreck friend joins, leading to hilarious consequences.
Directed by Jon Lucas, Scott Moore
Starring: Leslie Mann, Anna Faris, Juliet Sargent, Michelle Buteau, Tim Ross
Release date: August 21
Tony (R)
A 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain travels to Provincetown and stumbles into the chaotic world of a restaurant kitchen, setting off a summer that will shape the course of his life.
Directed by Matt Johnson
Starring: Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall, Stavros Halkias
Release date: August 21