Based on information provided by the Dark Horizons site and internet research, here are just some of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in September.
Hello I Must Be Going
Opens: September 7
This movie became a darling at the Sundance Film Festival and is about a depressed 35-year-old divorcee (Melanie Lynskey), who is forced to move back in with her parents (Blythe Danner and John Rubenstein). She doesn’t expect to fall in love again, but she’s taken by surprise by a 19-year-old actor (Christopher Abbott).
The Cold Light of Day
Opens: September 7
After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase. The cast includes Henry Cavill, Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver.
The Words
Opens: September 7
The film tells the story of an aspiring novelist (Bradley Cooper) who comes upon a dusty old manuscript in a vintage satchel and passes it off as his own work. He earns both acclaim and money, but right after the book goes on sale an elderly man (Jeremy Irons) approaches him and says he is the true author. The cast includes Olivia Wilde, Dennis Quaid and Zoe Saldana.
Arbitrage
Opens: September 14
The film chronicles the story of a troubled hedge fund magnate (Richard Gere) forced to turn to an unlikely person for help after a crucial mistake involving a sale in his trading empire. Among the cast are Tim Roth, Susan Sarandon and Brit Marling.
Liberal Arts
Opens: September 14
The film follows a guy in his mid-30’s (Josh Radnor) who still yearns for a college student life and eventually has to come to terms with this age and responsibilities. He meets a 19-year-old college student (Elizabeth Olsen) who falls for him and wants to pursue a relationship. The cast includes Richard Jenkins and Allison Janney.
Resident Evil: Retribution
Opens: September 14
The Umbrella Corporation’s deadly T-virus continues to ravage the Earth, transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. Alice (Milla Jovovich) awakens in the heart of Umbrella’s most clandestine operations facility and unveils more of her mysterious past as she delves further into the complex. Without a safe haven, she continues to hunt those responsible for the outbreak. Aided by newfound allies and familiar friends, she must fight to survive long enough to escape a hostile world on the brink of oblivion. The cast includes Sienna Guillory, Kevin Durand and Michelle Rodriguez.
The Master
Opens: September 14
Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a charismatic man who returns after witnessing the horrors of WWII, creating a new religion which pulls an alcoholic sailor (Joaquin Phoenix), who is at first a devout convert and later begins to question the founder’s true motives. Among the cast are Amy Adams, Laura Dern and Rami Malek.
Dredd 3D
Opens: September 21
The future world is an irradiated waste land. Somewhere, off an eastern coast, lies Mega City One – a vast, violent metropolis where criminals rule the chaotic streets. The only force of order lies with the urban police force known simply as the “Judges” who possess the combined powers of judge, jury, and instant executioner. Known and feared throughout the city, Dredd (Karl Urban) is the ultimate Judge, challenged with ridding the city of its latest scourge – a dangerous drug epidemic that has users of “Slo-Mo” experiencing reality at a fraction of its normal speed. During a routine day on the job, Dredd is assigned to train and evaluate Cassandra Anderson (Olivia Thirlby), a rookie with powerful psychic abilities due to a genetic mutation. A heinous crime calls them to a neighborhood where fellow Judges rarely dare to venture – a 200 story vertical slum controlled by prostitute-turned-drug lord, Ma-Ma (Lena Headey), and her ruthless clan. When they capture one of the clan’s inner circle, Ma-Ma overtakes the compound’s control center and wages a brutal, vicious war against the Judges that proves she will stop at nothing to protect her empire. With the body count climbing and no way out, Dredd and Anderson must confront the odds and engage in the relentless battle for their survival.
End of Watch
Opens: September 21
The film delves into the world of two young cops (Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena) whose partnership is tested when they battle a ruthless drug cartel. The film also stars Anna Kendrick and America Ferrera.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Opens: September 21
Based on the novel by Stephen Chbosky, who also is the director, tales the story of Charlie (Logan Lerman), a painfully shy high school freshman, who is taken under the wing of two charismatic older students, Sam (Emma Watson) and Patrick (Ezra Miller).
Trouble With the Curve
Opens: September 21
Clint Eastwood stars as Gus, an aging Atlanta Braves scout with vision problems whose daughter, Mickey (Amy Adams), reluctantly agrees to be his eyes on a crucial recruiting trip. He is the kind of old school scout who picks based on instinct and observation. One friend is Johnny (Justin Timberlake), a scout from a rival team who has a lot of loyalty to Gus.
Hotel Transylvania 3D
Opens: September 28
The 3D CG animated family horror comedy is set at a five-star Romanian resort for the world’s monsters. It’s there the hotel’s owner Dracula (Adam Sandler) tries stopping his teenage daughter (Miley Cyrus) from falling for a curious young man (Andy Samberg) who has just checked in. Other voices include Kevin James and Fran Drescher.
Looper
Opens: September 28
Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a contract killer who works for the mob of the future. After their deaths, he disposes of corpses by sending them three decades back into the past – leaving no trace of them in his time and a body that can’t be identified in the past. Things take a twist when he realizes his next target is a future version of himself. The cast includes Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano and Jeff Daniels.
Won’t Back Down
Opens: September 28
Two determined mothers, a bartender (Maggie Gyllenhaal) and a teacher (Viola Davis), look to transform their children’s failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy and corruption the teacher’s union president (Holly Hunter) and the school’s principal (Ving Rhames), they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children. The cast includes Rosie Perez and Marianne Jean-Baptiste.
Movies coming out in October will be posted at the end of September.
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