It’s another month for great movies, and we got you covered when it comes to movies you have to check out in cinemas.
Local cinemas got a great line-up of all sorts of movies this August month.
The Darkest Minds
Release Date: 03 August
Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, Gwendoline Christie, Bradley Whitford, Harris Dickinson & more
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
The Darkest Minds is a sci-fi thriller directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and written by Chad Hodge, based upon the novel by Alexandra Bracken. The film stars Amandla Stenberg, Mandy Moore, and Gwendoline Christie to mention a few.
When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.
The Spy Who Dumped Me
Release Date: 08 August
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The Spy Who Dumped Me tells a story of Audrey (Mila Kunis) and Morgan (Kate McKinnon), two thirty-year-old best friends in Los Angeles, are thrust unexpectedly into an international conspiracy when Audrey’s ex-boyfriend shows up at their apartment with a team of deadly assassins on his trail. Surprising even themselves, the duo jump into action, on the run throughout Europe from assassins and a suspicious-but-charming British agent, as they hatch a plan to save the world.
The Meg
Release Date: 09 August
Starring: Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, Page Kennedy, Jessica McNamee
Genre: Thriller, Action, Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for action/peril, bloody images and some language)
The Meg is a horror film based on the 1997 science fiction book Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror by Steve Alten. The film is directed by Jon Turteltaub and stars Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao, and Cliff Curtis to mention a few.
With time running out, expert deep sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is recruited by a visionary Chinese oceanographer (Winston Chao), against the wishes of his daughter Suyin (Li Bingbing), to save the crew—and the ocean itself—from this unstoppable threat: a pre-historic 75-foot-long shark known as the Megalodon.
Alpha
Release Date: 17 August
Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Leonor Varela, Natassia Malthe, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for some intense peril)
If you love action-adventure films, Alpha is definitely the one for you. The film is directed by Albert Hughes and stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Leonor Varela and Jens Hultén. The story is set in the last Ice Age. Europe, 20,000 years ago. While on his first hunt with his tribe’s most elite group, a young man is injured and left for dead. Awakening to find himself broken and alone he must learn to survive and navigate the harsh and unforgiving wilderness. Reluctantly taming a lone wolf abandoned by its pack, the pair learn to rely on each other and become unlikely allies, enduring countless dangers and overwhelming odds in order to find their way home before the deadly winter arrives.
A.X.L
Release Date: 24 August
Starring: Alex Neustaedter, Becky G, Alex MacNicoll, Dominic Rains, Thomas Jane
Genre: Adventure, Family
A.X.L. is a top-secret, robotic dog created by the military to help protect tomorrow’s soldiers. Code named by the scientists who created him, A.X.L. stands for Attack, Exploration, Logistics, and embodies the most advanced, next-generation artificial intelligence. After an experiment gone wrong, A.X.L. is discovered hiding alone in the desert by a kind-hearted outsider named Miles (Alex Neustaedter), who finds a way to connect with him after activating his owner-pairing technology. Together, the two develop a special friendship based on trust, loyalty and compassion. Helping Miles gain the confidence he’s been lacking, A.X.L. will go to any length to protect his new companion, including facing off against the scientists who created him and who will do anything to get him back. Knowing what is at stake if A.X.L. is captured, Miles teams up with a smart, resourceful ally named Sara (Becky G) to protect his new best friend on a timeless, epic adventure for the whole family.
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