Lots of new movies are making their premiere this week! A few of them include an animated adventure from the popular kid’s series Paw Patrol, a thriller about an assassin who sets out for revenge after her mentor is killed, a drama that appears to a modern version of Sister Act, a drama about a father who leads a double life in order to provide for his daughter and much more!
Cryptozoo
Cryptozookeepers try to capture a Baku, a dream-eating hybrid creature of legend, and start wondering if they should display these beasts or keep them hidden and unknown.
Directed by Dash Shaw
Starring: Lake Bell, Michael Cera, Emily Davis, Alex Karpovsky, Zoe Kazan
Release date: August 20
Demonic (R)
A young woman unleashes terrifying demons when supernatural forces at the root of a decades-old rift between mother and daughter are ruthlessly revealed.
Directed by Neill Blomkamp
Starring: Andrea Agur, Nathalie Boltt, Terry Chen, Chris William Martin, Carly Pope
Release date: August 20
Flag Day (R)
A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and con man in order to provide for his daughter.
Directed by Sean Penn
Starring: Mitchell Nguyen-McCormick, Tom Anniko, Dylan Penn, Regina King, Katheryn Winnick
Release date: August 20
Habit (R)
A street smart party girl gets mixed up in a violent drug deal and finds a possible way out by masquerading as a Nun.
Directed by Janell Shirtcliff
Starring: Bella Thorne, Libby Mintz, Josie Ho, Paris Jackson, Gavin Rossdale
Release date: August 20
The Night House (R)
A widow begins to uncover her recently deceased husband’s disturbing secrets.
Directed by David Bruckner
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Sarah Goldberg, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Evan Jonigkeit, David Abeles
Release date: August 20
Paw Patrol: The Movie (G)
Ryder and the pups are called to Adventure City to stop Mayor Humdinger from turning the bustling metropolis into a state of chaos.
Directed by Cal Brunker
Starring: Iain Armitage, Will Brisbin, Ron Pardo, Marsai Martin, Yara Shahidi
Release date: August 20
The Protege (R)
Rescued as a child by the legendary assassin Moody (Samuel L. Jackson) and trained in the family business, Anna (Maggie Q) is the world’s most skilled contract killer. But when Moody – the man who was like a father to her and taught her everything she needs to know about trust and survival – is brutally killed, Anna vows revenge. As she becomes entangled with an enigmatic killer (Michael Keaton) whose attraction to her goes way beyond cat and mouse, their confrontation turns deadly and the loose ends of a life spent killing will weave themselves even tighter.
Directed by Martin Campbell
Starring: Michael Keaton, Maggie Q, Samuel L. Jackson, David Rintoul, Ray Fearon
Release date: August 20
Reminisence (PG-13)
Nick Bannister, a private investigator of the mind, navigates the alluring world of the past when his life is changed by new client Mae. A simple case becomes an obsession after she disappears and he fights to learn the truth about her.
Directed by Lisa Joy
Starring: Rebecca Ferguson, Hugh Jackman, Natalie Martinez, Thandie Newton, Cliff Curtis
Release date: August 20
Rare Beasts
An anti rom-com about Mandy, a career-driven single mother, who falls in love with the charming, traditionalist Pete.
Directed by Billie Piper
Starring: Billie Piper, Leo Bill, Kerry Fox, Toby Woolf, David Thewlis
Release date: August 20
Risen
Disaster unfolds when a meteor strikes a small town, turning the environment uninhabitable and killing everything in the surrounding area.
Directed by Eddie Arya
Starring: Terri Purchase, Natalie Rose, Buffy Anne Littaua, Kenneth Trujillo, Ashley Ross
Release date: August 20
