This upcoming weekend in a holiday weekend here in the US, meaning you should take advantage of the extra relaxation time and head to the movies to see what’s new. This week’s new releases include a drama about a retired rodeo star entering a high-stakes bull-riding competition to save his grandson, a live-action remake of Disney’s animated Lilo & Stitch film, Tom Cruise’s most dramatic outing yet as super-spy Ethan Hunt., and much more!
Joe List: Small Ball
Joe List focuses on his experiences with fatherhood, friendship, and daily life following the birth of his first child.
Starring: Joe List
Release date: May 21
The Last Rodeo (PG)
To save his grandson, a retired rodeo star enters a high-stakes bull-riding competition. Along the way, he confronts his past, discovers faith, and proves that true courage lies in family.
Directed by Jon Avnet
Starring: Neal McDonough, Mykelti Williamson, Sarah Jones, Graham Harvey, Christopher McDonald
Release date: May 23
Lilo & Stitch (PG)
A lonely Hawaiian girl befriends a runaway alien, helping to mend her fragmented family.
Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp
Starring: Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Courtney B. Vance, Tia Carrere, Maia Kealoha
Release date: May 23
Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning (PG-13)
Ethan Hunt and the IMF team continue their search for the terrifying AI known as the Entity – which has infiltrated intelligence networks all over the globe – with the world’s governments and a mysterious ghost from Ethan’s past on their trail. Joined by new allies and armed with the means to shut the Entity down for good, Hunt is in a race against time to prevent the world as we know it from changing forever.
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Pom Klementieff
Release date: May 23
Sister Midnight
A genre-bending comedy about a frustrated and misanthropic newlywed who discovers certain feral impulses that land her in unlikely situations.
Directed by Karan Kandhari
Starring: Radhika Apte, Ashok Pathak, Chhaya Kadam, Smita Tambe, Subhash Chandra
Release date: May 23
Trail of Vengence
Set in 1875, a widow’s life is upended by her husband’s murder, orchestrated by a nefarious colonel. She unexpectedly crosses paths with a former Pinkerton agent, a man with a troubled past.
Directed by Johnny Remo
Starring: Eric Nelsen, Jeff Fahey. Graham Greene, Jeremy Sumpter, Rumer Willis
Release date: May 23
