Based on information provided by the Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in September:
God Bless the Broken Road
Opens: September 7
Amber Hill’s (Lindsay Pulsipher from True Blood) ideal life is shattered when she loses her husband to the war in Afghanistan. Two years later, she finds herself in a struggle to save her home while providing for her 9-year-old daughter, Bree. When up-and-coming race car driver Cody Jackson rolls into town, Amber and Bree become wrapped up in his pedal to the metal way of life. With her faith hanging in the balance, Amber is forced to decide between the broken road she knows so well or trusting in a new path that God has provided. The cast includes Jordin Sparks (Sparkle), Robin Givens (Riverdale), Andrew Walker (When Calls the Heart), Kim Delaney (Army Wives) and Madeline Carroll (Flipped and Scandal).
Peppermint
Opens: September 7
Riley North (Jennifer Garner) awakens from a coma after surviving a brutal attack that killed her husband and daughter. When the system shields the murderers from justice, Riley sets out to transform herself from citizen to urban guerrilla. Channeling frustration into motivation, the young widow spends years in hiding — honing her mind, body and spirit to become an unstoppable force. Eluding the underworld, the police and the FBI, Riley embarks on a deadly quest to deliver her own personal brand of punishment. The cast includes Tyson Ritter (from the band The All-American Rejects and the TV series Parenthood), Annie Ilonzeh (Arrow and Person of Interest), Michael Mosley (Castle and Ozark), Jeff Hephner (Agent X and Chicago Fire/Chicago Med), Juan Pablo Rota (Six), Richard Cabral (Mayans MC).
A Simple Favor
Opens: September 14
The thriller centers on three small-town characters: a mom blogger (Anna Kendrick), her best friend (Blake Lively) who disappears suddenly and the latter’s husband (Henry Golding). The story includes betrayals and reversals, a dead body and the revolving question of who is duping whom. The cast includes Linda Cardellini (Freaks and Geeks and Avengers: Age of Ultron), Eric Johnson (Rookie Blue and Fifty Shades franchise), Jean Smart (Legion and Designing Women), Rupert Friend (Homeland and Strange Angel) and Andrew Rannells (Girls and The New Normal).
Armed
Opens: September 14
Chief (Mario Van Peebles), a former U.S. Marshal, has fallen on hard times after leading undercover agents in a raid gone horribly wrong. When his old team member Jonesie (Ryan Guzman from Heroes Reborn and 9-1-1) visits, Chief finds himself caught up in a plot that he could not have imagined. The cast includes William Fichtner (Prison Break), Columbus Short (Scandal), Laz Alonso (Breakout Kings and The Mysteries of Laura) and veteran singer Dionne Warwick.
The Children Act
Opens: September 14
High Court judge, The Honorable Mrs. Justice Maye (Emma Thompson) is asked to rule in the case of a minor whose parents are refusing to allow their child to undergo a life-saving blood transfusion for religious reasons. The film also stars Stanley Tucci (Hunger Games franchise and Easy A), Fionn Whitehead (Dunkirk) and Ben Chaplin (Cinderella and World Without End).
Unbroken: Path to Redemption
Opens: September 14
Based on the Laura Hillenbrand bestselling book, the film begins where the hit movie Unbroken concluded, sharing the next amazing chapter of the unbelievable true story of Olympian and World War II Louis Zamperini (Samuel Hunt from Chicago Fire/Chicago PD). Haunted by nightmares of his torment, Louie sees himself as anything but a hero. Then, he meets Cynthia Applewhite (Merritt Patterson from Ravenswood and The Royals), a young woman who captures his eye and his heart. Louie’s wrathful quest for revenge drives him deeper into despair, putting the couple on the brink of divorce. Until Cynthia experiences Billy Graham’s 1949 Los Angeles Crusade, where she finds faith in God and a renewed commitment to her marriage and her husband. The cast includes Vanessa Bell Calloway (Hawthorne and Shameless), Bobby Campo (Scream: The TV Series), Bob Gunton (Royal Pains) and Gary Cole (Midnight Caller and The Good Fight).
Colette
Opens: September 21
Set at the dawn of the modern age, the film focus on Gabrielle Sidonie Colette (Keira Knightley), a young woman from a country village, who marries charismatic dominating Parisian Henry “Willy” Gauthier-Villars (Dominic West from The Affair), fourteen years her senior. Through her husband she is introduced to bohemian Paris where her creative appetite is sparked. Ever quick to capitalize on talent, Willy convinces his wife to write novels – to be published under his name. The phenomenal success of her “Claudine” series makes Willy well known as a writer and ‘Colette and Willy’ the first modern celebrity couple. Over time, lack of recognition for her work frustrates Colette, and an affair with the gender-defying Mathilde de Morny, Marquise de Belbeuf inspires her to break free, but Willy is determined to maintain his hold over her, at any cost. The film also stars Eleanor Tomlinson (Poldark) and Fiona Shaw (the Harry Potter franchise and Killing Eve).
Life Itself
Opens: September 21
The film covers the different generations of people in New York and Spain and how they intertwine. The film stars Oscar Isaac (X-Men: Days of Future Past and Stars Wars), Olivia Wilde (Tron: Legacy), Mandy Patinkin (Homeland), Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One and Bates Motel), Annette Bening (Being Julia) and Antonio Banderas (Genius: Picasso and Zorro franchise) [among others.
The House With a Clock In Its Walls
Opens: September 21
Ten-year-old Lewis goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house that contains a mysterious tick tock noise. When Lewis accidentally awakens the dead, the town’s sleepy facade magically springs to life with a secret world of witches and warlocks. The cast includes Jack Black (The School of Rock), Cate Blanchett (Thor Ragnarok and Cinderella), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks) and Renee Elise Goldsberry (Altered Carbon and the Broadway hit Hamilton).
Little Women
Opens: September 28
A modern retelling of the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott, the film will follow the lives of four sisters – Meg (Melanie Stone), Jo (Sarah Davenport), Beth (Allie Jennings), and Amy (Taylor Murphy) March – detailing their passage from childhood to womanhood. Despite harsh times, they cling to optimism, and as they mature, they face blossoming ambitions and relationships, as well as tragedy, while maintaining their unbreakable bond as sisters. The film also stars Lucas Grabeel and Lea Thompson (both from Switched at Birth) and Ian Bohen (Teen Wolf and Yellowstone).
Smallfoot
Opens: September 28
This animated film plays a twist on legends with Migo (voice by Channing Tatum), a Yeti who is convinced that the elusive creatures known as “Smallfoot” (humans) really do exist. Other voices will be provided by late night host James Corden, Zendaya (The Greatest Showman), Common (Hell on Wheels and the box office film Selma0, basketball star LeBron James, Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin), Danny DeVito (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Yara Shahidi (Black-ish and Grown-ish).
Movies coming out in October will be posted at the end of September.
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