Goodnight Mommy

Goodnight Mommy is a 2022 horror thriller directed by Matt Sobel, from a screenplay by Kyle Warren. It is a remake of the 2014 Austrian film of the same name, written and directed by Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz. The original film was the Austrian entry for best foreign language film at the 88th Academy Awards but wasn’t nominated.

In a lonesome house in the countryside between woods and cornfields live nine-year-old twin brothers who are waiting for their mother in the heat of summer. When she comes home, bandaged after cosmetic surgery, nothing is like before. The children start to doubt that this woman is actually their mother. An existential struggle for identity and fundamental trust emerges.

The cast includes Naomi Watts, Cameron and Nicholas Crovetti (Big Little Lies) playing the twin sons of Watts’ character. Jeremy Bobb (The Outsider), Crystal Lucas-Perry (Mimesis Nosferatu) and Peter Hermann (Younger) also play supporting roles.

Goodnight Mommy is set to debut on Prime Video September 16th. Watch the official trailer below.

Do Revenge

Do Revenge is an upcoming American dark comedy film directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson (co-wrote Thor: Love and Thunder with Taika Waititi), who co-wrote the film alongside Celeste Ballard. It stars Camila Mendes (Riverdale), Maya Hawke (Stranger Things), Rish Shah, Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones), and Austin Abrams (Dash & Lily).

The plot, which was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train, follows two cohorts, Drea (Mendes) and Eleanor (Hawke), who agree to go after one another's bullies.

It is scheduled to premiere on Netflix on September 16, 2022. Watch the official trailer below.

God's Country

God's Country is a 2022 crime thriller from director Julian Higgins, who co-wrote the screenplay with Shay Ogbonna. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, and is based on the short story “Winter Light” by James Lee Burke.

When a college professor in the remote mountains of the American West confronts two hunters she catches trespassing on her property, she’s drawn into an escalating battle of wills with catastrophic consequences.

The cast includes Thandiwe Newton (Westworld), Jeremy Bobb, Joris Jarsky, Kai Lennox, Jefferson White (Yellowstone), and Tanaya Beatty.

God’s Country is set to debut in select theaters on September 16th, courtesy of IFC Films. Watch the official trailer below.

Barbarian

Barbarian is a 2022 American horror thriller film written and directed by Zach Cregger (starred in Date and Switch, Opening Night). It stars Georgina Campbell (Flowers, Krypton), Bill Skarsgård (It, It Chapter Two), and Justin Long (Dodgeball, Live Free or Die Hard). Arnon Milchan, Roy Lee, Raphael Margules, and J.D. Lifshitz produce.

In Barbarian, a young woman traveling to Detroit for a job interview books a rental home. But when she arrives late at night, she discovers that the house is double booked, and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgment, she decides to spend the evening but soon discovers that there’s a lot more to fear than just an unexpected house guest.

Barbarian premiered at the 2022 San Diego Comic-Con and is scheduled to be released on September 9, 2022, by 20th Century Studios. Watch the official trailer below.

About Fate

About Fate is a 2022 romantic comedy film directed by Marius Balchunas and written by Tiffany Paulsen, Emil Braginskiy, and Eldar Ryazanov. The film stars Emma Roberts (We’re the Millers), Thomas Mann (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Madelaine Petsch (Riverdale), Lewis Tan (Mortal Kombat), and Britt Robertson (I Still Believe).

The romantic comedy is a tale of two people who believe in love, but seem to never be able to find its true meaning. In a wild twist of events, fate puts each in the other's path on a stormy New Year's Eve and comedy and chaos ensue.

About Fate is scheduled to release on digital and in theaters on September 9th, 2022, courtesy of MGM Studios. Watch the official trailer below.

Pinocchio

Pinocchio is a 2022 live-action computer-animated musical fantasy film directed by Academy Award® winner Robert Zemeckis, from a screenplay by Zemeckis and Chris Weitz. The film, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, is a remake of the 1940 film of the same name, which is itself based on the 1883 Italian book The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi.

A live action retelling of the beloved tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.

Starring Tom Hanks, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Cynthia Erivo, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Keegan-Michael Key, Lorraine Bracco, and Luke Evans.

Pinocchio is set to debut on Disney+ September 8th. Watch the official trailer below.

Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.

Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. is a 2022 satirical comedy film written, directed, and produced by Adamma Ebo, in her feature directorial debut. It is a feature-length adaptation of Ebo's 2018 short film of the same name. The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on January 23rd, 2022.

The story of Trinitie Childs, the proud first lady of a Southern Baptist megachurch, who together with her husband, Pastor Lee-Curtis Childs, once served a congregation in the tens of thousands. But after a scandal forces their church to temporarily close, Trinitie and Lee-Curtis must reopen their church and rebuild their congregation to make the biggest comeback that commodified religion has ever seen.

The cast includes Regina Hall, Sterling K. Brown, Nicole Beharie, Conphidance, Austin Crute, and Devere Rogers.

Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. is scheduled to be released theatrically and on Peacock on September 2nd, courtesy of Focus Features. Watch the official trailer below.

The Patient

The Patient is a 2022 psychological thriller limited series created by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg, the showrunners of the hit series The Americans, and will consist of ten episodes.

Therapist Alan Strauss is held prisoner by a patient, Sam Fortner, who reveals himself to be a serial killer. Sam has an unusual therapeutic demand for Alan: curb his homicidal urges. In order to survive, Alan must unwind Sam’s disturbed mind and stop him from killing again.

The cast includes Steve Carell, Domhnall Gleeson, Linda Emond, David Alan Grier, Laura Niemi, Andrew Leeds, Alex Rich, and Amy Handelman.

The Patient is set to stream exclusively on Hulu starting August 30th. Watch the official trailer below.

Gigi & Nate

Gigi & Nate is a 2022 coming-of-age drama film directed by Nick Hamm, from a screenplay by David Hudgins. The film is based on a true story of a quadriplegic and a capuchin monkey.

The story of Nate Gibson, a young man whose life is turned upside down after he suffers a near-fatal illness and is left a quadriplegic. Moving forward seems near impossible until he meets his unlikely service animal, Gigi -- a curious and intelligent capuchin monkey. Although she is trained to assist Nate with his basic needs, Gigi helps Nate find what he needs most of all: hope.

The cast includes Charlie Rowe, Marcia Gay Harden, Jim Belushi, Zoe Margaret Colletti, Josephine Langford, and Diane Ladd.

Gigi & Nate is scheduled to be released in theaters on September 2nd, courtesy of Roadside Attractions. Watch the official trailer below.

Three Thousand Years of Longing

Three Thousand Years of Longing is a 2022 fantasy film directed and co-written by George Miller, the visionary director who brought us the Mad Max films. It is an adaptation of the short story "The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye" by A. S. Byatt. The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2022.

A scholar, content with life, encounters a Djinn who offers her three wishes in exchange for his freedom. Their conversation, in a hotel room in Istanbul, leads to consequences neither would have expected.

The film stars Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton, Aamito Lagum, Nicolas Mouawad, and Matteo Bocelli.

Three Thousand Years of Longing is scheduled to be released in theaters on August 26th, courtesy of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Watch the official trailer below.

The Invitation

The Invitation is a 2022 supernatural horror film written and directed by Jessica M. Thompson, co-written by Blair Butler, and produced by Emile Gladstone. Inspired by the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker, the film follows a young woman who, after her mother's death, meets her family for the first time, only to discover the dark secrets behind them.

After the death of her mother and having no other known relatives, Evie (Nathalie Emmanuel) takes a DNA test and discovers a long-lost cousin she never knew she had. Invited by her newfound family to a lavish wedding in the English countryside, she's at first seduced by the sexy aristocrat host but is soon thrust into a nightmare of survival as she uncovers twisted secrets in her family's history and the unsettling intentions behind their sinful generosity.

The film stars Nathalie Emmanuel, Thomas Doherty, Stephanie Corneliussen, Alana Boden, and Sean Pertwee.

The Invitation is scheduled to be released in theaters on August 26th, by Sony Pictures Releasing. Watch the official trailer below.

Samaritan

Samaritan is an upcoming American superhero film directed by Julius Avery (Son of a Gun, Overlord), written by Bragi F. Schut, and starring Sylvester Stallone (Rocky, First Blood) in the title role, Javon Walton (Euphoria), Pilou Asbæk (Game of Thrones), Dascha Polanco (In the Heights), and Moises Arias (The King of Staten Island).

Described as a dark, new take on superhero movies, the story follows a young boy who comes to the realization that a famed superhero, who was thought to have gone missing after an epic battle twenty-five years ago, may in fact still be around. It was previously adapted into the Mythos Comics graphic novels by Schut, Marc Olivent, and Renzo Podesta. It is a co-production of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Balboa Productions.

Samaritan is scheduled to be released on August 26, 2022, by United Artists Releasing and Amazon Studios via streaming on Prime Video. Watch the official trailer below.

Mo

Mo is a 2022 comedy drama series created by Mo Amer and Ramy Youssef and produced by A24. The character of Mo was previously seen in the Hulu original series, Rami.

Mo Najjar straddles the line between two cultures, three languages and a ton of foolishness as a Palestinian refugee constantly living one step away from asylum on the path to U.S. citizenship.

The cast includes Mo Amer, Teresa Ruiz, Farah Bsieso, Omar Elba, and Tobe Nwigwe.

Mo is set to debut on Netflix August 24th, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailer below.

Mike

Mike is a 2022 sports biography series from creator/screenwriter Steven Rogers and the team behind I, Tonya and showrunner Karin Gist (Our Kind of People).

The series will explore the wild, tragic and controversial life and career of heavyweight champion Mike Tyson - one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture.

The series stars Trevante Rhodes as Mike Tyson, Harvey Keitel as Gus D’Amato, and Russell Hornsby as Don King.

Mike is set to debut on Hulu August 25th. Watch the official trailers below.

Beast

Beast is a 2022 survival thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur from a screenplay by Ryan Engle, based on a story by Jaime Primak Sullivan. Kormákur is no stranger to hard-hitting films, previously directing the survival thriller Everest (2015), as well as the action thriller 2 Guns (2013) starring Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg. On the writing side, Engle previously penned the screenplays for Non-Stop (2014), as well as three action thrillers in 2018, including The Commuter, Rampage, and Breaking In.

A recently widowed husband returns to South Africa, where he first met his wife, on a long-planned trip with his two young daughters to a game reserve managed by an old family friend and fellow wildlife biologist. Soon a ferocious, man-hunting lion begins attacking them and devouring anyone in its path.

The film stars Idris Elba, Sharlto Copley, Iyana Halley, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Riley Keough.

Beast is scheduled to be released in theaters on August 19th, courtesy of Universal Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

Bad Sisters

Bad Sisters (originally titled Emerald) is a dark comedy thriller series created by Sharon Horgan. Set between London and Dublin, it is based on the Flemish series Clan, which was created by Malin-Sarah Gozin.

The Garvey sisters are bound together by the premature deaths of their parents and the promises they made to always protect one another.

The series stars Sharon Horgan, alongside Anne-Marie Duff (Suffragette, The Salisbury Poisonings), Eva Birthistle (Brooklyn, The Last Kingdom), Sarah Greene (Frank of Ireland, Dublin Murders) and Eve Hewson (Behind her Eyes, The Luminaries) as the Garvey sisters.

Song: "Raise Hell" by Brandi Carlile

Bad Sisters premieres August 19th on Apple TV+. Watch the official trailer below.

Orphan: First Kill

Orphan: First Kill (originally titled Ester) is a 2022 psychological horror film directed by William Brent Bell, from a screenplay by David Coggeshall, and a story by exec. producer David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick and producer Alex Mace (who wrote the screenplay and story for the previous film). The film is a prequel to the 2009 film Orphan and stars Isabelle Fuhrman reprising her role from the previous film, with Julia Stiles, Rossif Sutherland, and Matthew Finlan also starring.

The film is a prequel to the 2009 film Orphan and stars Isabelle Fuhrman reprising her role from the previous film, with Julia Stiles, Rossif Sutherland, and Matthew Finlan also starring.

Orphan: First Kill is set to debut on the Paramount+ streaming service while also hitting select theaters on August 19th. Watch the official trailer below.

Look Both Ways

Look Both Ways is a 2022 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Wanuri Kahiu (first film since her critically acclaimed 2018 film Rafiki) and written by April Prosser. It stars Lili Reinhart (Riverdale), Luke Wilson (Idiocracy), Andrea Savage (Veep), Aisha Dee (The Bold Type), Danny Ramirez (On My Block), David Corenswet (House of Cards), and Nia Long (Big Momma’s House).

On the eve of her college graduation, Natalie's life diverges into parallel realities: one in which she becomes pregnant and remains in her hometown to raise her child, and another in which she moves to LA to pursue her dream career.

The film was released on August 17, 2022, on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

Day Shift

Day Shift is a 2022 horror comedy from director J.J. Perry in his directorial debut, from a screenplay by Shay Hatten and Tyler Tice. Chad Stahelski, the stunt coordinator turned director and the man behind the John Wick franchise, serves as a producer on the film.

A hard-working, blue-collar dad who just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted 8-year-old daughter. His mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a front for his real source of income: hunting and killing vampires.

The cast includes Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, Snoop Dogg, Scott Adkins, and Steve Howey.

Day Shift is scheduled to premiere exclusively on Netflix August 12th. Watch the official trailer below.

Bodies Bodies Bodies

Bodies Bodies Bodies is a 2022 black comedy slasher film directed by Halina Reijn. It is only the 2nd film directed by the Amsterdam native, an accomplished actress turned director. The screenplay was a collective effort between Sarah DeLappe, Kristen Roupenian, Chloe Okuno, Josh Sharp, and Aaron Jackson. The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 14, 2022.

When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game turns deadly in this fresh and funny look at backstabbing, fake friends, and one party gone very, very wrong.

The cast includes Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Pete Davidson, Rachel Sennott, Myha'la Herrold, Chase Sui Wonders, and Lee Pace.

Bodies Bodies Bodies is scheduled to debut in limited theaters on August 5th with a wide release on August 12th, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailers below.