The movies out this weekend trend toward international releases and less well-known films, but there might just be something that catches your interest. This week’s new releases include a film directed by Kristen Stewart about a woman who survives an abusive childhood and escapes into various coping mechanisms before finding her voice through writing, a thriller about a family that survived a apocalypse and decide to leave the safety of their bunker to embark on a perilous journey across a frozen wasteland to find a new home, a thriller about a friend group’s tropical vacation that turns into a tale of horror and survival, a much more!
The Chronology of Water
A woman, after an abusive childhood, escapes into competitive swimming, sexual experimentation, toxic relationships, and addiction before finding her voice through writing.
Directed by Kristen Stewart
Starring: Imogen Poots, Thora Birch, Jim Belushi, Tom Sturridge, Charlie Carrick
Release date: January 9
Greenland 2: Migration (PG-13)
The surviving Garrity family must leave the safety of the Greenland bunker and embark on a perilous journey across the decimated frozen wasteland of Europe to find a new home.
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh
Starring: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Tommie Earl Jenkins, Trond Fausa, Amber Rose Revah
Release date: January 9
I Was a Stranger (PG-13)
Five strangers are pulled together, colliding on a single night where survival is uncertain.
Directed by Brandt Andersen
Starring: Yasmine Al Massri, Yahya Mahayni, Omar Sy, Ziad Bakri, Ayman Samman
Release date: January 9
Primate (R)
A group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.
Directed by Johannes Roberts
Starring: Johnny Sequoyah, Troy Kotsur, Jess Alexander, Victoria Wyant, Kevin McNally
Release date: January 9
The Raja Saab
A young heir embraces both his royal heritage and rebellious spirit as he rises to power, establishing unprecedented rules during his reign as Raja Saab.
Directed by Maruthi Dasari
Starring: Prabhas, Nidhhi Agerwal, Sanjay Dutt, Brahmanandam, Riddhi Kumar
Release date: January 9
