This weekend sees four new movies premiering in theaters, many of which show how everyone has their dreams. There’s a widowed cleaning lady who falls in love with a couture dress, an animated feature about a loveable dog who pursues his dream of becoming a samurai, an anime film about the last of a band of warriors who finds himself enslaved in a salt mine, and more!
The Deer King
The last survivor of a band of warriors is enslaved in a salt mine. One night, savage dogs attack and a mysterious disease wipes out everyone at the mine. The warrior escapes with a little girl, while a gifted physician looks for a cure.
Directed by Masashi Ando, Masayuki Miaji
Starring: Luis Bermudez, Ray Chase, Grant George, Hisui Kimura, Erna Larsen
Release date: July 13
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
A widowed cleaning lady in 1950s London falls madly in love with a couture Dior dress, and decides that she must have one of her own.
Directed by Anthony Fabian
Starring: Jason Isaacs, Lesley Manville, Anna Chancellor, Rose Williams, Alba Bapitista
Release date: July 15
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
Hank, a loveable dog with a head full of dreams about becoming a samurai, sets off in search of his destiny.
Directed by Chris Bailey, Mark Koetsier, Rob Minkoff
Starring: Michael Cera, Samuel L. Jackson, Ricky Gervais, Kylie Kuioka, Mel Brooks
Release date: July 15
Where the Crawdads Sing
A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man she was once involved with.
Directed by Olivia Newman
Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, David Strathairn, Michael Hyatt
Release date: July 15
