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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:

Max Rose
Opens: September 2

Max Rose (veteran actor Jerry Lewis) is an aging jazz pianist who learns that his wife of 50 years may have been unfaithful to him. Though his career wasn’t everything he’d hoped it would be, Max Rose always felt like a success because his beautiful, elegant wife (Eva) was by his side. While going through her things, however, Max discovers an object bearing an intimate inscription from another man, a shocking revelation that leads him to believe his entire marriage, indeed, his entire life, was built on a lie. Coping with anger, withdrawal and his own fragile health, Rose embarks on an exploration of his past, all the while searching for Eva’s mystery suitor, hoping to find the answers he needs to be at peace. The cast includes Kerry Bishe (Halt and Catch Fire), Dean Stockwell (Quantum Leap) and Illeana Douglas (Ghost World) [among others].

Morgan
Opens: September 2

“Morgan” (relative newcomer Anya Taylor-Joy) is not like other girls. Created and raised in a laboratory environment by a group of scientists, she defies nature with her super-human qualities. Walking and talking within one month and self-sufficient after just six, her rapid progression is remarkable, exceeding the expectations of her creators. After Morgan has a “tantrum” in which she almost kills some of the scientists, Lee Weathers (Kate Mara), a corporate consultant, is called in to make the ultimate choice of “terminating” Morgan or letting her live before she causes anymore havoc and escapes into the outside world. The film also stars Toby Jones (Captain America), Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey), Boyd Holbrook (Gone Girl), Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight), Paul Giamatti (San Andreas)

The Light Between Oceans
Opens: September 2

Tom Sherbourne (Michael Fassbender), a lighthouse keeper and war veteran, and his wife Isabel (Alicia Vikander) are living off the coast in post-World War I Western Australia. One day, the couple rescue a baby girl who has washed up on an adrift rowboat and decide to informally adopt her as their own, whom they name Lucy. But as Lucy grows older, Tom and Isabel discover the consequences of raising the child when a visit to the mainland and an encounter with a particular woman, (Rachel Weisz), threaten to break apart their blissfully happy family. The cast includes Bryan Brown and Jack Thompson.

Other People
Opens: September 9

David (Jessie Plemons from Friday Night Lights), a 29-year-old gay man, moves home to Sacramento to take care of his mother, Joanne (Molly Shannon from Never Been Kissed), who’s in the advanced stages of leiomyosarcoma. Being home is further complicated by his conservatively religious family and his father’s refusal to accept his sexuality (ten years after he came out). As Joanne struggles through chemo, decides to quit treatment, and begins to decline, each of the family members deal with the inevitable loss in their own way. The cast includes Bradley Whitford (The West Wing) and June Squibb (Nebraska).

Sully
Opens: September 9

On January 15, 2009, veteran US Airways pilots Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenburger (Tom Hanks) and First Officer Jeffery “Jeff” Skiles (Aaron Eckhart) prepare to board US Airways Flight 1549 departing from LaGuardia Airport. Sully taxis his A320 to runway 4 and takes off. Barely three minutes into the flight, disaster strikes as the plane hits a flock of geese, which cripples both engines of the A320. Without engine power and no airport within range, Sully is forced to land his ill-fated airliner in the frigid waters of the Hudson River. With 155 passengers and crew on board, Sully, against immeasurable odds, successfully ditches the aircraft, sparing the lives of the crew and passengers and he is dubbed a hero by the press for his actions. But soon afterwards, Sully’s life is invaded by reporters and investigators who force Sully to put his job, family and reputation on the line. The film stars Laura Linney (The C Word), Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad), Autumn Reeser (The O.C.) and Holt McCallany (Black Hat).

Bridget Jones’s Baby
Opens: September 16

After breaking up with Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), Bridget Jones’s (Renee Zellweger) “happily ever after” hasn’t quite gone according to plan. Now in her forties and single again, she decides to focus on her career as a news producer and surrounds herself with her friends, old and new. For once, Bridget has everything under control. Then, her love life takes a turn and she meets a dashing American named Jack Qwant (Patrick Dempsey from Grey’s Anatomy), who is everything that Mark Darcy is not. In an unlikely twist, Bridget finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch: she can only be fifty percent sure of who the baby’s father is. The film also stars James Callis (Battlestar Galactica), Jim Broadbent (Harry Potter franchise) and Emma Thompson (Love Actually).

Snowden
Opens: September 16

The film follows Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a geeky American computer professional who leaked classified information from the National Security Agency to The Guardian in June 2013. The cast includes Shailene Woodley (The Divergent franchise), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Zachary Quinto (Star Trek franchise), Tom Wilkinson (Batman Begins), Scott Eastwood (The Longest Ride), Timothy Olyphant (Justified), Nicolas Cage (National Treasure) and Rhys Ifans (The Amazing Spider-Man).

Storks
Opens: September 23

Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for global internet giant Cornerstore.com. Junior (Andy Samberg), the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an adorable and wholly unauthorized baby girl. Desperate to deliver this bundle of trouble before the boss gets wise, Junior and his friend Tulip (Katie Crown from Bob’s Burgers), the only human on Stork Mountain, race to make their first-ever baby drop – in a wild and revealing journey that could make more than one family whole and restore the storks’ true mission in the world. Other voices will be provided by Kelsey Grammer (Frasier), Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele (Key and Peele), Jennifer Aniston, Ty Burrell and Danny Trejo.

The Dressmaker
Opens: September 23

In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Myrtile “Tilly” Dunnage (Kate Winslet) returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town. The film also stars Liam Hemsworth (Independence Day: Resurgence and The Hunger Games franchise), Hugo Weaving (The Lord of the Rings franchise) and Judy Davis (Life with Judy Garland).

The Magnificent Seven
Opens: September 23

As the town Rose Krick is put under the siege of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard from An Education), the residents enlist the help of seven outlaws, headed by bounty hunter Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington), to protect them while they prepare for the anticipated violent confrontation. However, upon meeting the town’s residents, the Seven find themselves fighting for much more than money. The rest of the seven include Chris Pratt (Guardians of the Galaxy), Ethan Hawke (Training Day), Vincent D’Onofrio (Daredevil), Byung-hun Lee (Terminator: Genisys), Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (Cake and From Dusk Til Dawn: The Series) and Martin Sensmeier (Salem). The film also stars Haley Bennett (The Girl on the Train and Music and Lyrics), Matt Bomer (White Collar) and Cam Gigandet (Burlesque).

The Queen of Katwe
Opens: September 23

The film depicts the life of Phiona Mutesi (newcomer Madina Nalwanga), a Ugandan chess prodigy who becomes a Woman Candidate Master after her performances at World Chess Olympiads. The cast includes David Oyelowo (Selma) and Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave).

Deepwater Horizon
Opens: September 23

The film is based on the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The cast includes Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell, John Malkovich, Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin), Dylan O’Brien (Teen Wolf) and Kate Hudson.

Denial
Opens: September 30

Based on the book History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier, the film recounts Deborah E. Lipstadt’s (Rachel Weisz) legal battle for historical truth against David Irving (Timothy Spall), who accused her of libel when she declared him a Holocaust denier. In the English legal system, in cases of libel, the burden of proof is on the accused, therefore it was up to Lipstadt and her legal team, led by Richard Rampton (Tom Wilkinson), to prove the essential truth that the Holocaust occurred.

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Opens: September 30

When his grandfather mysteriously dies, 16 year old Jacob “Jake” Portman (Asa Butterfield from Ender’s Game) travels and discovers “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” run by the mysterious Miss Peregrine (Eva Green from Penny Dreadful). However, he is chosen to protect the Peculiar Children as an evil band of forces is intent on killing them. The film includes Dame Judi Dench, Kim Dickens (Friday Night Lights), Samuel L. Jackson, Allison Janney, Rupert Everett (My Best Friend’s Wedding) and Terence Stamp.

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:

Five Nights in Maine
Opens: August 5

After his wife dies in a tragic car accident, young Sherwin (David Oyelowo) is called to Maine by his terminally ill and estranged mother-in-law Lucinda (Dianne Wiest). Grappling with a lifetime of disagreements, Lucinda and Sherwin find themselves forced to cope with their failings and grief in a quiet journey of empathy, compassion and healing. Rosie Perez co-stars.

Little Men
Opens: August 5

When 13-year-old Jake’s grandfather dies, his family moves back into its old Brooklyn home. There, Jake befriends Tony, whose single Chilean mother runs the shop downstairs. The film stars Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Ehle, Talia Balsam and Alfred Molina.

Nine Lives
Opens: August 5

Tom Brand (Kevin Spacey) is a major business tycoon, who distanced himself from his daughter Rebecca (Malina Weissman) and his wife Lara (Jennifer Garner). In a rush to get a last-minute gift for his daughter’s 11th birthday, he goes to a mysterious pet shop run by Felix Grant (Christopher Walken) and buys a cat . On the way, however, Tom gets in an accident and finds himself trapped inside the cat’s body. He is told by Felix he must reconcile with his family within one week or stay as a cat forever. The film also stars Robbie Amell (The Flash and The Tomorrow People), Mark Consuelos (All My Children), Teddy Sears (Masters of Sex and The Flash) and Cheryl Hines (Suburgatory).

Suicide Squad
Opens: August 5

A secret government agency led by Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency and saving the world from an unknown but powerful threat. The ensemble cast includes Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnouye-Agbaje, Scott Eastwood, Cara Delevingne, Jim Parrick, Adam Beach and Karen Fukuhara.

The Founder
Opens: August 5

The film chronicles the rise of the McDonald’s fast food empire, telling the true story of how Illinois salesman Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) met brothers Mac and Dick McDonald (John Carroll Lynch and Nick Offerman), operating a hamburger restaurant in southern California in the 1950s. Kroc subtly maneuvered himself into a position to take control of their company, which grew into one of the world’s best-known brands after he bought the chain for $2.7 million in 1961. The film also stars Laura Dern and Linda Cardellini.

Florence Foster Jenkins
Opens: August 12

Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep), an heiress in New York who owns a music club and lives for music, aspires to become an opera singer with the help of her husband St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant) and her pianist Cosmé McMoon (Simon Helberg), despite her generally poor singing ability. The film also stars Rebecca Ferguson

Hell or High Water
Opens: August 12

A divorced dad and his ex-con brother plan a bank robbery to save their family’s West Texas farm from foreclosure, while two Texas Rangers are set to catch both brothers. The cast includes Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham (from the Twilight franchise) and Kevin Rankin (Lucifer)

Pete’s Dragon
Opens: August 12

In the Pacific Northwest United States, forest ranger Grace Meacham (Bryce Dallas Howard) finds a young boy named Pete (Oakes Fegley) who lived in the woods for six years with a mysterious dragon named Elliott. With help from her wood-carver father (Robert Redford) and Natalie (Oona Laurence), the daughter of lumber mill owner Jack (Wes Bentley), Grace sets out to find out Pete’s identity and the truth about Elliott. But problems arise when hunter Gavin (Karl Urban), Jack’s brother and Natalie’s uncle, plans to capture Elliott.

Ben Hur
Opens: August 19

A nobleman, Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), is falsely accused of an assassination attempt by his childhood friend and adoptive brother Messala (Toby Kebbell). He survives years of slavery under the Romans and attempts to get revenge by challenging his adoptive brother in a grand chariot race while being forever changed after a series of encounters with Jesus of Nazareth. The film also stars Morgan Freeman, Rodrigo Santoro (Love Actually), Sofia Black D’Elia (The Messengers), Ayelet Zurer (Man of Steel) and Nazanin Boniadi (Homeland).

Complete Unknown
Opens: August 26

A man contemplates moving to a new state with his wife for her graduate program, while at a birthday dinner party, an old flame, and a woman who changes her identity often, reappears in his life. The cast includes Rachel Weisz, Michael Shannon, Kathy Bates, Danny Glover, Condola Rashad (Billions), Chris Lowell (Veronica Mars) and Azita Ghanizada (Alphas).

Remember the Goal
Opens: August 26

Remember The Goal is an inspirational sports drama. It focuses on a new Coach who takes over the girls cross country program at a private Christian school, setting a goal for them to win the state meet. As they begin to train for this, the top five runners each deal separately with a particular issue in life related to teens. As each of these stories unfold, so does the wisdom of the young Coach as she guides the girls along the pathway of life. The film stars Allee Sutton Hethcoat, Quinn Alexis and Sydney Marks.

Southside with You
Opens: August 26

Young associate Barack Obama (Patrick Sawyers from Austenland) tries to win the heart of a young lawyer, Michelle Robinson (Tika Sumpter from The Haves and Have Nots) in Chicago in 1989. On their first date, they visit the Art Institute of Chicago, view a screening of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing and have their first kiss outside an ice cream parlor. The film also stars Vanessa Bell Calloway.

The Hollars
Opens: August 26

The film follows John Hollar (John Krasinski), a struggling New York City graphic novelist, who is forced to return home when his mother Sally (Margo Martindale) is diagnosed with a brain tumor. Back in the house he grew up in, John is immediately swept up in the problems of his dysfunctional family, high school rival, and an overeager ex-girlfriend as he faces impending fatherhood with his girlfriend Rebecca (Anna Kendrick) in New York. The film also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead (BrainDead), Sharlto Copley (District 9), Richard Jenkins (Olive Kitteridge), singer/actor Josh Groban and Charlie Day (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia).

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

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