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:
Chi-Raq
Opens: December 4
A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago. This Spike Lee movie will star Angela Bassett, Nick Cannon, John Cusack, Jennifer Hudson, Samuel L. Jackson, Wesley Snipes and D.B. Sweeney.
Christmas Eve
Opens: December 4
Hilarity, romance, and transcendence prevail after a power outage traps six different groups of New Yorkers inside elevators on Christmas Eve. The cast includes Gary Cole, Jon Heder, James Roday, Cheryl Hines and Patrick Stewart.
Life
Opens: December 4
The film is based on the friendship of Life photographer Dennis Stock (Robert Pattinson) and Hollywood actor James Dean (Dane DeHaan). The cast also includes Joel Edgerton and Sir Ben Kingsley.
MacBeth
Opens: December 4
Based on the classic William Shakespeare play with Michael Fassbender in the lead role. The film also stars Marion Cotillard and David Thewlis.
MI-5
Opens: December 4
When a terrorist (Elyes Gabel) escapes custody during a routine handover, Will Holloway (Kit Harington) must team with disgraced MI5 Intelligence Chief Harry Pearce (Peter Firth) to track him down before an imminent terrorist attack on London. The cast includes Tuppence Middleton, Lara Pulver, David Harewood and Jennifer Ehle.
The Lady in the Van
Opens: December 4
A man forms an unexpected bond with a transient woman living in her car that’s parked in his driveway. The film stars Dominic Cooper, Maggie Smith, James Corden, Jim Broadbent, Frances de la Tour and Russell Tovey.
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Opens: December 4
Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel star as best friends who reflect on their lives while vacationing in the Swiss Alps, telling a story of the eternal struggle between age and youth, the past and the future, life and death, commitment and betrayal. The film also stars Paul Dano, Jane Fonda and Rachel Weisz.
In the Heart of the Seas
Opens: December 11
This historical adventure drama thriller is based on the 2000 non-fiction book by Nathaniel Philbrick about the sinking of the American whaling ship Essex in 1820 that inspired the tale of Moby Dick. The cast includes Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy, Tom Holland, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson and Michelle Fairley.
The Big Short
Opens: December 11
This film is based on the 2010 book of the same name by Michael Lewis that focuses on the financial crisis of 2007 through 2010 by the build-up of the housing and credit bubble. The film stars Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Melissa Leo and Marisa Tomei.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Opens: December 18
The much-anticipated film set approximately 30 years after the events of the classic film Return of the Jedi sees Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew) returning with Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Glesson, Max von Sydow, Andy Serkis, John Boyega and Daisy Ridley joining the cast.
Concussion
Opens: December 25
This film focuses on the depiction of Dr. Bennet Omalu’s (Will Smith) race against time to publicize CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) in American football players and games and the attempts by the NFL to deny the problem and to disparage Omalu. The film also stars Alec Baldwin, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Albert Brooks, Paul Reiser, Luke Wilson, Eddie Marsan, David Morse, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Bitsie Tulloch, Arliss Howard, Richard T. Jones and Hill Harper.
Joy
Opens: December 25
The film follows Joy Mangano (Jennifer Lawrence), a single mother of three children, through four generations as she builds her business empire after creating the Miracle Mop. The cast includes Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Elisabeth Rohm, Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd, Virginia Madsen and Donna Mills.
Point Break
Opens: December 25
Inspired by the classic 1991 hit, a young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. The film stars Edgar Ramirez, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer, Ray Winstone and Delroy Lindo.
Movies coming out in January will be posted at the end of December.
Enjoy!
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