Thursday, 4 August 2016

HOT MOVIES FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST

NINE LIVES

Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Actors: Jennifer Garner, Cheryl Hines, Kevin Spacey, Christoph Waltz.
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 1hrs 27mins.

Release Date: August 5, 2016
Plot Summary: A businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family’s cat.

SUICIDE SQUAD 

Director: David Ayer
Actors: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Jared Leto, Jai Courtney, Cara Delevigne, Viola Davis, Scott Eastwood, Joel Kinnaman, Common, Jay Hernandez, Adam Beach, Ben Affleck
Genre: Action/ Adventure/ Superhero
Runtime: 2hrs 10mins
Release Date: August 5, 2016
Plot Summary: A.R.G.U.S, a secret government agency led by Amanda Waller recruits super villains to form a task force designated the Suicide Squad to carry out dangerous missions across the globe in exchange for shorter prison sentences.

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS

Director: Stephen Frears
Actors: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Rebecca Fergusson
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1hrs 50mins.
Release Date: August 5, 2016
Plot Summary: The story of Florence Flora Jenkins, a New York heiress, who has always dreamed of becoming an opera singer despite having a terrible singing voice.

PETE’S DRAGON

Director: David Lowery
Actors: Wes Bentley, Bryce Dallas Howard, Robert Redford, Karl Urban, Oakes Fegley
Genre: Animation/Family/Adventure/Fantasy
Runtime:  Ihrs 42mins
Release Date: August 12, 2016
Plot Summary: The story follows the adventures of a ten year old orphaned boy named pete and his best friend Elliot, who just happens to be a dragon.


SAUSAGE PARTY

Director: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
Actors: Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Salma Hayek, Edward Norton, David Krumholtz, Michael Sera, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, Bill Hader, Paul Rudd, Danny McBride
Genre: Animation/Comedy/Adventure
Runtime: 1hrs 29mins
 Release Date: August 12, 2016
Plot Summary: The movie chronicles one sausage’s quest to discover the truth underlying his existence.

BEN-HUR


Director: Timur Bekmanbetov
Actors: Jack Huston, Rodrigo Santoro, Morgan Freeman, Nazanin Boniade
Genre: Historical Epic
Runtime: 2hrs 2mins
Release Date: August 19, 2016
Plot Summary: The epic story of a prince falsely accused of treason by his half brother, an officer in the Roman army. Returning after many years at sea seeking revenge, he finds redemption instead.

KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS
Director: Travis Knight
Actors: Art Parkinson, Cherlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, Rooney Mara, Ralph Fiennes, George Takei
Genre: Animation/Family/Adventure/Fantasy
Runtime:
Release Date: August 19, 2016
Plot Summary: A life of a young boy named Kubo is turned upside down when a vengeful spirit from the past returns to settle old grievances. He must find a magical suit of armour worn by his legendary samurai warrior father if he must defeat the spirit.

WAR DOGS

Director: Todd Philips
Actors: Miles Teller, Jinah Hill, Ana de Armas
Genre: Comedy/Drama/Crime
Runtime: 1hr 54mins
Release Date: August 19, 2016
Plot Summary: Two friends in their early 20’s during the Iraqi war, exploit a government initiative to win a military contract worth 300 million dollars to equip the Afghan military. They soon wade in over their heads when the deal puts them in business with some shady people including the U.S government.

DON'T BREATHE
Director: Fede Alvarez
Actors: Stephen Lang, Jane Levy, Dylan Minette

Genre: Horror/Thriller

Runtime: 1hrs 28mins

Release Date: August 19, 2016
Plot Summary: A group of friends break into the house of a wealthy blind man hoping to score the biggest heist of their lives. But when the blind man turns out to be a serial killer, the group must find a way to escape from the house or become his latest victims.
 
HANDS OF STONE
Director: Jonathan Jakubowicz
Actors: Usher Raymond, Ellen Barkin, Ana de Armas, Robert DeNiro, Edgar Ramirez, John Turturro
Genre: Drama/Biography/Action/Sport
Runtime: 1hrs 45mins
Release Date: August 26, 2016
Plot Summary: The story follows boxing legend, Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer, Ray Arcel and how their lives changed each others.

MECHANIC: RESURRECTION
Director: Dennis Gansel
Actors: Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Yeoh

Genre: Action/Thriller/Crime
Runtime:
Release Date:  August 26, 2016
Plot Summary: Retired assassin Arthur Bishop is drawn outside of retirement by his most formidable opponent yet, forcing him to complete 3 impossible hits on three different continents and make them look like accidents like always or the love of his life dies.