Spring may be in full bloom, but weekends are still a great time to see a movie, regardless of the weather. This weekend sees a drama about an American woman who inherits her grandmother’s mafia empire in Italy, a film about a woman who is forced to choose between the husband she thought long-dead and the fiance who taught her how to live again, a Japanese animated film about a teen girl who helps a mysterious boy close door from the other side that are unleashing disasters all over Japan, and much more!
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
A giant talkative frog, a lost cat, and a tsunami help a bank employee, his wife and a schizophrenic accountant to save Tokyo from an earthquake and find a meaning to their lives.
Directed by Pierre Földes
Starring: Amaury de Crayencour, Mathilde Auneveux, Arnaud Maillard, Bruno Paviot, Féodor Atkine
Release date: April 15
Mafia Momma
An American mom inherits her grandfather’s mafia empire in Italy. Guided by the firm’s consigliere, she hilariously defies everyone’s expectations as the new head of the family business.
Directed by Catherine Hardwicke
Starring: Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci, Sophia Nomvete, Alessandro Bressanello, Eduardo Scarpetta
Release date: April 15
Nefarious
On the day of his scheduled execution, a convicted serial killer gets a psychiatric evaluation during which he claims he is a demon, and further claims that before their time is over, the psychiatrist will commit three murders of his own.
Directed by Chuck Konzelman, Cary Solomon
Starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Jordan Belfi, James Healy Jr., Eric Hanson, Stelio Savante
Release date: April 15
Once Upon a Time in Ukraine
What if Taras Shevchenko put down his pen and took a samurai sword into his hands?
Directed by Roman Perfilyev
Starring: Roman Lutskyi, Sergey Strelnikov, Kateryna Slyusar, Gen Seto, Yakov Tkachenko
Release date: April 15
One True Loves
A woman is unexpectedly forced to choose between the husband she has long thought dead and the fiance who has finally brought her back to life.
Directed by Andy Fickman
Starring: Oceana Matsumoto, Phillipa Soo, Luke Bracey, Simu Liu, Michaela Conlin
Release date: April 15
Perfect Addiction
When successful boxing trainer Sienna Lane discovers that her boyfriend Jax, the reigning champion, has been cheating on her with her own sister, she sets out to get revenge by training the one man capable of dethroning him: his arch-nemesis Kayden.
Directed by Castille Landon
Starring: Manu Bennett, Ryan Bown, Ross Butler, Alex Czerwinski, Jay DeMerit
Release date: April 15
The Pope’s Exorcist
Follow Gabriele Amorth, the Vatican’s leading exorcist, as he investigates the possession of a child and uncovers a conspiracy the Vatican has tried to keep secret.
Directed by Julius Avery
Starring: Russel Crowe, Daniel Zovaato, Alex Essoe, Franco Nero, Peter DeSouza-Feighoney
Release date: April 15
Renfield
Renfield, Dracula’s henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum for decades, longs for a life away from the Count, his various demands, and all of the bloodshed that comes with them.
Directed by Chris McKay
Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Release date: April 15
Suzume
A modern action adventure road story where a 17-year-old girl named Suzume helps a mysterious young man close doors from the other side that are releasing disasters all over in Japan.
Directed by Makoto Shinkai
Starring: Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura, Eri Fukatsu, Kôshirô Matsumoto, Shôta Sometani
Release date: April 15
Sweetwater
Hall of Famer Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton makes history as the first African American to sign an NBA contract, forever changing how the game of basketball is played.
Directed by Martin Guigui
Starring: Cary Elwes, Eric Roberts, Richard Dreyfuss, Jeremy Piven, Jim Meskimen
Release date: April 15
