[Movie News] In Theaters This Week – December 15, 2023

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International dominates the new releases this week, but there are films in just about every genre coming out as well. This week’s new releases include a thriller about a British politician whose self-driving car gets hijacked by a mysterious man, a comedy about a family that plans to rob a mall only to find armed robbers doing just that once they arrive, the origins of chocolatier Willy Wonka, and much more!

Christmas with Chosen: Holy Night

A young mother labeled impure. A shepherd boy considered “unclean”. A never-before-seen performance from Andrea Bocelli highlights seven music performances and two beautiful new monologues.

Directed by Dallas Jenkins

Starring: Elizabeth Tabish, Vanessa Benavente, Sara Anne, Andrea Bocelli, Alex Veadov

Release date: December 12

Concrete Utopia

Survivors from a massive earthquake struggle for a new life in Seoul.

Directed by Tae-hwa Eom

Starring: Park Seo-joon, Lee Byung-hun, Park Bo-young, Kim Sun-young, Park Ji-hu

Release date: December 15

Control

British Home Secretary Stella Simmons drives home one night while engaging in an affair with the Prime Minister. A mysterious man remotely hijacks her self-driving car, forcing her on a rampage through London.

Directed by Gene Fallaize

Starring: Kevin Spacey, Lauren Metcalfe, Mark Hampton, Natasha Kemball, Eire Farrell

Release date: December 15

Rainbows

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A stirring story that captures the glory of determination when a physically challenged young girl brings an abused, homeless female jockey, and an abandoned horse together for a ride of a lifetime and much more.

Directed by Hal Porcelain

Starring: Michael Gibb, Larry Birkhead, Barry Jay Minoff, J.J. Crowne

Release date: December 15

A Tribe Called Judah

A family plans to rob a mall but find armed robbers already inside when they arrive.

Directed by Funke Akindele, Adeoluwa Owu

Starring: Jide Kene Achufusi, Funke Akindele, Boma Akpore, Paschaline Alex, Uzor Arukwe

Release date: December 15

Pindam

A speech-impaired six-year-old girl becomes the vessel for a powerful spirit hell-bent on destruction.

Directed by Saikiran Daida

Starring: Easwari Rao, Srikanth, Srinivas Avasarala, Ravi Varma, Srilatha

Release date: December 15

Wonka (PG)

With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.

Directed by Paul King

Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Gustave Die, Murray McArthur, Paul G. Raymond, Olivia Colman

Release date: December 15

What new movies are you interested in seeing this weekend?

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