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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:

A Walk in the Woods
Opens: September 4

After spending two decades in Britain, celebrated travel humorist Bill Bryson (Robert Redford) returns to his native United States. In an effort to reconnect with his country, he decides to hike the 2,200 stunning miles of the Appalachian Trail. But while he had envisioned it as a trek of relaxation and tranquility, it becomes something entirely different when his philandering, former friend Stephen Katz (Nick Nolte) joins him on the trip. The cast includes Kristen Schaal, Nick Offerman, Mary Steenburgen and Emma Thompson.

Before We Go
Opens: September 4

While a young woman in New York City races to catch the 1:30 train to Boston, her purse gets stolen. Lost and frantic while walking through Grand Central just before closing time, a young musician avoiding his own life choices takes note of her desperation and offers his help. What starts out as an awkward adventure to get her back to Boston, ends as a night that leaves them both with an indelible impression of the lies we often tell ourselves to avoid deeper truths, and the humanity that can surprise us in the unlikeliest of places. Chris Evans stars (and directs for the first time) with Alice Eve as part of the cast.

The Transporter Refueled
Opens: September 4

A femme fatale and her cohorts kidnap Frank Martin’s (Ed Skrein from Game of Thrones) father to coerce Frank into helping them break up a ring of human traffickers from the Russian Federation.

Time Out of Mind
Opens: September 9

Evicted from his squat and suddenly alone on the streets, George (Richard Gere) is a man without a home. Struggling with his demons and desperately trying to connect with the daughter he abandoned, he navigates the system, hustling for change and somewhere safe and quiet to gather his thoughts. But the streets are relentless and soon, George finds himself teetering on the edge, alone and abandoned. The film also stars Jena Malone, Kyra Sedgwick, Steve Buscemi and Ben Vereen.

The Perfect Guy
Opens: September 11

Leah Vaughn (Sanaa Lathan) appears to have the ideal life. She enjoys a challenging, fast-paced career as a lobbyist, and Dave (Morris Chestnut, her long-term boyfriend, loves her. And yet at 36 years old, she’s ready to move on to the next phase. Marriage and a family seem like a logical and welcome step. However, Dave is not so sure. A bit of a commitment phobic, his misgivings lead to a painful break-up. Enter Carter Duncan (Michael Ealy), a handsome, charming stranger whose path keeps crossing with Leah’s. Caring and solicitous of Leah and her family and friends, their relationship rapidly progresses. It seems like Leah has met the perfect guy. But it seems too good to be true. Soon his protective nature morphs into something much more sinister. It’s clear that Leah has to end this new relationship and when she does, her onetime lover becomes her ultimate enemy. It will take every bit of her cunning and resolve to escape and outwit him. The cast also includes Tess Harper, Charles S. Dutton, Kathryn Morris, Rutina Wesley, Holt McCallany and Shannon Lucio.

Black Mass
Opens: September 18

The film depicts the true story of Whitey Bulger (Johnny Depp), the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston. Following a string of too many of his violent actions, he becomes an FBI informant for 30 years in order to take down a Mafia family invading his turf. It starts around the late 1970s and early 1980s when Bulger was just beginning this operation, around the time when he was becoming the crime boss of Irish Winter Hill Gang. The film also stars Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Kevin Bacon, Jesse Plemons, Peter Sarsgaard, Corey Stoll, Sienna Miller, Juno Temple, Rory Cochrane and W. Earl Brown.

Everest
Opens: September 18

A story based on the real events of 1996 Mount Everest disaster which led to the deaths of several climbers. It is based on the real events of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. It will focus on the summit and survival attempts of two expedition groups, the one led by Scott Fischer (Jake Gyllenhaal), and the one led by Rob Hall (Jason Clarke). The film also stars Josh Brolin, Sam Worthington, Robin Wright, Keira Knightley, Emily Watson, Martin Henderson and Clive Standen.

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials
Opens: September 18

In this next chapter of the “Maze Runner” saga, Thomas (Dylan O’Brien) and his fellow Gladers face their greatest challenge yet: searching for clues about the mysterious and powerful organization known as WCKD. Their journey takes them to the Scorch, a desolate landscape filled with unimaginable obstacles. Teaming up with resistance fighters, the Gladers take on WCKD’s vastly superior forces and uncover its shocking plans for them all. The cast includes Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario, Giancarlo Esposito, Lili Taylor, Patricia Clarkson, Barry Pepper and Katherine McNamara.

Pawn Sacrifice
Opens: September 18

In this true story set during the rise of the Cold War, American chess professional Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire) finds himself caught between two superpowers when he challenges the Soviet Empire and its greatest player of all. The film also stars Live Schreiber, Lily Rabe, Peter Sarsgaard, Sophie Nelisse, Evelyne Brochu and Robin Weigert.

Sicario
Opens: September 18

In Latin America, the word “Sicario” stands for hitman or hired killer. At the border stretching between the United States and Mexico itself, idealistic FBI agent Kate Macy (Emily Blunt) is enlisted by an elite government task force official to aid in the escalating war against drugs by tracking down an anonymous drug lord. Led by an enigmatic consultant with a questionable past, the team sets out on a clandestine journey forcing her to question everything that she believes in order to survive. The cast includes Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Jon Bernthal and Jeffrey Donovan.

Hotel Transylvania 2
Opens: September 25

In this animated sequel, Hotel Transylvania has gone through several changes since Jonathan (Andy Samberg) first stumbled onto it. The hotel is now open to human guests. Mavis (Selena Gomez) and Johnny have a baby boy named Dennis, whose lack of any vampire abilities worries his grandfather Count Dracula (Adam Sandler). When Mavis and Johnny go on a visit to Johnny’s parents Mike and Linda (Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally), Dracula calls his friends Frank (Kevin James), Murray (Keegan-Michael Key), Wayne (Steve Buscemi), Griffin (David Spade) and Blobbie, to help him put Dennis through a “monster-in-training” boot camp. Meanwhile, Dracula’s father, Vlad, arrives at the hotel and to his dissatisfaction finds out that his great-grandson is not a pure-blood vampire and that Hotel Transylvania now accepts humans. Other voice actors include Mel Brooks, Fran Drescher and Molly Shannon.

Mississippi Grind
Opens: September 25

A gambler (Ben Mendelsohn) on a losing streak teams up with a younger gambler (Ryan Reynolds), hoping to change his luck. The cast includes Sienna Miller, Alfre Woodard and Robin Weigert.

The Intern
Opens: September 25

Jules Ostin (Anne Hathaway), the founder and CEO of a fashion based e-commerce company, agrees to a community outreach program where a senior, Ben Whittaker (Robert De Niro), will intern at the firm. The cast includes Rene Russo, Adam DeVine, Reid Scott, Andrew Rannells and Linda Lavin.

The Keeping Room
Opens: September 25

Left without men in the dying days of the American Civil War, three Southern women—two sisters and one African-American slave—must fight to defend their home and themselves from two rogue soldiers who have broken off from the fast-approaching Union Army. The film stars Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld and Sam Worthington.

Stonewall
Opens: September 25

The plot revolves around the 1969 Stonewall Riots, the violent clash that kicked off the gay rights movement in New York City. The film centers on Danny Winters (Jeremy Irvine), who flees to New York, leaving behind his sister. As he finds his way to the Stonewall Inn, he meets Trevor (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) before catching the eye of Ed Murphy (Ron Perlman), manager of the Stonewall Inn. The cast also includes Joey King, Caleb Landry Jones and Matt Craven.

The Walk
Opens: September 30

In this retelling of a 1974 stunt involving the World Trade Center, Joseph Gordon-Levitt stars as French street performer Phillippe Petit, who achieved global fame by stringing a tightrope across the corners of the two towers and walking across it 1,350 feet in the air. The cast includes Ben Kingsley and Charlotte Le Bon.

Movies coming out in October will be posted at the end of September.

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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 August:

Dark Places
Opens: August 7

Set in a farming town in Kansas, the film follows Libby Day (Charlize Theron from Mad Max: Fury Road), the only surviving witness of a horrific massacre that took her mother and sisters. Believing the slaughter to be the work of a Satanic cult, Libby testifies in court against her own brother. Twenty-five years after the murder, she remains haunted by the gruesome violence of her past when she meets a group of amateur investigators who call themselves “The Kill Club”. Looking to satisfy their morbid curiosity, the group begins their own inquiry about the case, believing Libby’s brother is innocent. In order to help them, Libby must unearth painful memories of the event and learn that her past may not be what it seems. The film also stars Christina Hendricks (Mad Men), Nicholas Hoult (X-Men franchise), Andrea Roth (Rescue Me), Chloe Grace Moretz (Stay and Carrie), Corey Stoll (Ant-Man and The Strain) and Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos).

Fantastic Four
Opens: August 7

When four people – Reed Richards (Miles Teller from Whiplash), Johnny Storm (Michael B Jordan from Friday Night Lights), Susan Storm (Kate Mara from House of Cards) and Ben Grimm (Jamie Bell from Turn: Washington’s Spies) – teleport to an alternate universe, which alters their physical form and grants them new abilities, they must learn to harness their abilities and work together as a team to save the Earth from a familiar enemy. The film also stars Toby Kebbell (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes) as Victor von Doom and Reg E. Cathey (Grimm and Seven) as the father of Johnny and Susan.

Ricki and the Flash
Opens: August 7

Ricki (Meryl Streep) chased her dreams of becoming a famous rock star by abandoning her family. She gets a last chance to put things right when her ex-husband Pete (Kevin Kline) asks her to visit Chicago and help their estranged, divorced daughter Julie (Mamie Gummer, Meryl’s real-life daughter) through a difficult time. The cast also includes Sebastian Stan (Captain America franchise), singer-actor Rick Springfield and Audra McDonald (Private Practice).

Straight Outta Compton
Opens: August 14

The film chronicles the background history of the group N.W.A, its members and the dynamics of their relationships with each other, from the band’s inception, to growing success and stardom until the eventual disbanding. The film stars Jason Mitchell (Contraband) as Eazy-E, Corey Hawkins (Non-Stop) as Dr. Dre, newcomer O’Shea Jackson, Jr. as Ice Cube, Aldis Hodge (Leverage and Turn: Washington’s Spies) as MC Ren, Neil Brown, Jr. (Battle: Los Angeles) as DJ Yella as well as Paul Giamatti, Corey Reynolds (The Closer) and Alexandra Shipp (Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B).

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Opens: August 14

Set against the backdrop of the early 1960s period of the Cold War, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (United Network Command for Law and Enforcement) centers on agents Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill of Man of Steel) and Illya Kuryakin (Armie Hammer from The Lone Ranger). The two team up on a joint mission to stop a mysterious international criminal organization, which is bent on destabilizing the fragile balance of power through the proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology. The duo’s only lead is the daughter of a vanished German scientist, who is the key to infiltrating the criminal organization, and they must race against time to find her and prevent a worldwide catastrophe. The cast also includes Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), Jared Harris (The Mortal Instruments) and Hugh Grant.

Digging for Fire
Opens: August 21

The film follows the discovery of a bone and a gun which sends a husband and wife, each full of doubts about their future and anxiety about the present, on separate adventures over the course of a weekend. The film stars Jake Johnson (New Girl), Rosemarie DeWitt (United States of Tara), Orlando Bloom (The Lord of the Rings franchise), Brie Larson (21 Jump Street), Sam Rockwell (Moon), Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect), Sam Elliot (I’ll See You in My Dreams), Judith Light (Who’s the Boss), Ron Livingston (Boardwalk Empire), Melanie Lynskey (Sweet Home Alabama), Chris Messina (The Mindy Project), Jenny Slate (Obvious Child) and Jane Adams (Hung).

Learning to Drive
Opens: August 21

Learning to Drive is about the unlikely friendship that develops between two very different New Yorkers. Wendy Shields (Patricia Clarkson from The Maze Runner) is a sharp-tongued author whose husband just left her, inspiring her to embrace her independence and learn how to drive. Her teacher, Darwan Singh Tur (Sir Ben Kingsley from Tut and Self/Less), is a gentle Indian cab driver with an impending arranged marriage. As Darwan teaches Wendy how to drive, they both learn valuable lessons about relationships, life, and the value of friendship. The cast includes Grace Gummer (Extant) and Jake Weber (Medium and Hell on Wheels).

Hitman: Agent 47
Opens: August 28

Based on the Hitman video games series and its main character, a mysterious assassin known only as Agent 47 (Rupert Friend from Homeland), who works for a top secret non-government organization called the International Contracts Agency, which carries out the assassinations of high profile targets worldwide. The film also stars Hannah Ware (Betrayal), Zachary Quinto (Star Trek and Heroes) and Ciaran Hinds (Phantom of the Opera and Game of Thrones).

We Are Your Friends
Opens: August 28

Cole (Zac Efron from The Lucky One), a 23-year-old DJ who struggles in the electronic dance music scene, has dreams of becoming a major record producer. Eventually, older DJ James (Wes Bentley from The Hunger Games) begins to mentor him, but Cole makes a connection with James’ girlfriend, Sophie (Emily Ratajkowski from Gone Girl). When Cole’s relationship with Sophie blossoms and his friendship with James begins to break down as a result, he is forced into difficult decisions over his future. The cast includes Jonny Weston (Project Almanac), Jon Bernthal (The Walking Dead), Vanessa Lengies (Glee), Shiloh Fernandez (Red Riding Hood) and Alicia Coppola (Jericho).

Z for Zachariah
Opens: August 28

In the wake of a disaster that wipes out most of civilization, two men and a young woman find themselves in an emotionally charged love triangle as the last known survivors. The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave), Margot Robbie (Focus and The Wolf of Wall Street) and Chris Pine (Star Trek).

Movies coming out in September will be posted at the end of August.

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