Reagan

REAGAN is a 2024 biographical drama film directed by Sean McNamara and written by Howard Klausner and Jonas McCord, based on Paul Kengor's 2006 book The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism.

From the glitter of Hollywood to the world stage, Ronald Reagan overcomes the odds to become the 40th president of the United States.

The cast includes Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan. Penelope Ann Miller, Robert Davi, Lesley-Anne Down, and Jon Voight.

REAGAN is set to debut in theaters August 30th. Watch the official trailer below.

AfrAId

AFRAID is a 2024 horror thriller film written and directed by Chris Weitz (The Creator). Jason Blum and Weitz produce through their Blumhouse Productions and Depth of Field banners, alongside Andrew Miano.

Curtis (John Cho) and his family are selected to test a revolutionary new home device: a digital family assistant called AIA. Taking smart home to the next level, once the unit and all its sensors and cameras are installed in their home, AIA seems able to do it all. She learns the family's behaviors and begins to anticipate their needs. And she can make sure nothing – and no one – gets in her family’s way.

The cast includes John Cho, Katherine Waterston, Havana Rose Liu, Lukita Maxwell, David Dastmalchian, and Keith Carradine.

AFRAID is set to debut in theaters August 30th, courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing. Watch the official trailer below.

You Gotta Believe

YOU GOTTA BELIEVE is a 2024 family sports film directed by Ty Roberts, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Lane Garrison.

Based on the inspiring true story: after dedicating the season to a teammate’s ailing father, a group of underdogs from Fort Worth, Texas, takes its Cinderella run all the way to a record-breaking showdown in the Little League World Series.

The cast includes Luke Wilson, Greg Kinnear, Sarah Gadon, Lew Temple, Michael Cash, Etienne Kellici, and Molly Parker.

YOU GOTTA BELIEVE is set to debut in theaters August 3oth, courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

The Deliverance

The Deliverance is a 2024 supernatural horror thriller film from director Lee Daniels (Precious, The Paperboy), from a screenplay he co-wrote with David Coggeshall and Elijah Bynum. The film is based on the actual events involving the Latoya Ammons family possession. In January 2022 Netflix won a bidding war over the film rights in a deal said to be worth upward of $65 million, a big number for the streaming giant.

A family living in a home in Indiana discover strange, demonic occurrences that convince them and the community that the house is a portal to hell.

The cast includes Andra Day, Glenn Close, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Mo’Nique, Caleb McLaughlin, Demi Singleton, Anthony B. Jenkins, Rob Morgan, and Omar Epps.

The Deliverance is set to debut August 30th only on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

Only Murders in the Building: Season 4

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING is a mystery comedy drama series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. Premiering with the first season in 2021, the series focuses on three strangers (Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez) with a shared interest in true crime podcasts who happen to live in the same building. The trio become friends while investigating a string of highly suspicious murders that take place in their affluent NYC Upper West Side apartment building.

In Season 4, Charles, Oliver and Mabel are whisked to Los Angeles where a legendary film studio intends to adapt their podcast; Hollywood's glitz is overshadowed by a stunning clue about Charles' stunt double and friend, Sazz Pataki.

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING: SEASON 4 is set to debut August 27th only on Hulu. Watch the official trailers below.

Strange Darling

Strange Darling is a 2023 horror thriller film written and directed by JT Mollner, from the producer of Barbarian & Late Night with the Devil. The film was shot entirely on 35mm film by director of photography actor Giovanni Ribisi.

Nothing is what it seems when a twisted one-night stand spirals into a serial killer’s vicious murder spree.

The cast includes Willa Fitzgerald, Kyle Gallner, Barbara Hershey, Ed Begley Jr., Giovanni Ribisi, Madisen Beaty, Bianca Santos, and Steven Michael Quezada.

Strange Darling is set to debut in select theaters August 23rd, courtesy of Magenta Light Studios. Watch the official trailer below.

The Crow

THE CROW is a 2024 action crime thriller film directed by James Sanders, from a screenplay by Zach Baylin and William Josef Schneider, based on a graphic novel from James O’Barr. The film is a remake of the iconic and controversial 1994 film which tragically claimed the life of actor Brandon Lee, the son of legendary actor and Martial Artist Bruce Lee, due to an on-set incident. Needless to say conspiracy theorists had a field day talking about what “really” happened that fateful day, but the only thing we know for sure is that movie took the life of Brandon Lee.

Soulmates Eric Draven (Bill Skarsgård) and Shelly Webster (FKA twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.

The cast includes Bill Skarsgård, FKA twigs, Danny Huston, Laura Birn, Isabella Wei, and David Bowles.

THE CROW is set to debut in theaters August 23rd, courtesy of Lionsgate. Watch the official trailer below.

Blink Twice

Blink Twice is a 2024 psychological black comedy thriller film directed by Zoë Kravitz, in her directorial debut, from a screenplay she co-wrote with E.T. Feigenbaum. Kravitz began writing the screenplay under the original working title Pussy Island in 2017.

When tech billionaire Slater King meets Frida, he invites her to join him and his friends for a dream vacation on his private island. However, as strange things start to happen, she'll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out alive.

The cast includes Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Kyle MacLachlan, Alia Shawkat, Christian Slater, and Geena Davis.

Blink Twice is set to debut in theaters August 23rd, courtesy of MGM Studios. Watch the official trailer below.

The Killer

THE KILLER is a 2024 action thriller film directed by John Woo. It is a remake of Woo's 1989 film.

When a feared contract killer refuses to murder a young blind woman on the orders of her handler, she finds herself hunted by old colleagues and a determined detective.

The cast includes Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy, Sam Worthington, Diana Silvers, Eric Cantona, Saïd Taghmaoui.

THE KILLER will debut August 23rd on Peacock. Watch the official trailer below.

Alien: Romulus

Alien: Romulus is a 2024 science fiction horror film directed by Fede Álvarez, who co-wrote it with Rodo Sayagues. The film is produced by Scott Free Productions and Brandywine Productions. The seventh installment in the Alien franchise, the film takes place between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986).

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

The cast includes Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, and Aileen Wu.

Alien: Romulus is set to debut in theaters August 16th, courtesy of 20th Century Studios. Watch the official trailers below.

Bad Monkey

Bad Monkey is a 2024 drama television series developed and executive produced by Bill Lawrence. A co-production between Warner Bros. Television, Two Soups Productions and Doozer Productions, it is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Carl Hiaasen.

After getting bounced from the Miami PD, a former detective (Vince Vaughn) is demoted to restaurant inspector in the Florida Keys. An unusual new case might get him back in the department if he can get past a trove of oddballs, and one bad monkey.

The cast includes Vince Vaughn, Michelle Monaghan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Meredith Hagner, Rob Delaney, Natalie Martinez, L. Scott Caldwell, Ronald Peet, and John Ortiz. Ashley Nichole-Black, Victor Turpin, Charlotte Lawrence, and Alex Moffat.

Bad Monkey is scheduled to premiere on August 14th on Apple TV+. Watch the official trailer below.

The Union

The Union is a 2024 spy action comedy film directed by Julian Farino (Entourage), from a screenplay by Joe Barton and David Guggenheim.

Mike (Mark Wahlberg), a construction worker from Jersey, is quickly thrust into the world of super spies and secret agents when his high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Halle Berry), suddenly comes back into his life and recruits him on a high-stakes U.S. intelligence mission.

The cast includes Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, Mike Colter, J.K. Simmons, Jackie Earle Haley, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Alice Lee.

The Union is set to debut August 16th only on Netflix. Watch the official trailer below.

Jackpot!

JACKPOT! is a 2024 action comedy directed by Paul Feig, from a screenplay by Rob Yescombe. The film was previously titled Grand Death Lotto.

In the near future, a ‘Grand Lottery’ has been newly established in California - the catch: kill the winner before sundown to legally claim their multi-billion dollar jackpot. When Katie Kim (Awkwafina) moves to Los Angeles, she mistakenly finds herself with the winning ticket. Desperate to survive the hordes of jackpot hunters, she reluctantly joins forces with amateur lottery protection agent Noel Cassidy (John Cena) who will do everything in his power to get her to sundown in exchange for a piece of her prize. However, Noel must face off with his slick rival Louis Lewis (Simu Liu), who also seeks to collect Katie’s commission at all costs.

The cast includes Awkwafina, John Cena, Simu Liu, Ayden Mayeri, Seann William Scott, Dolly de Leon, and Donald Elise Watkins.

Jackpot! is set to debut August 15th on Prime Video. Watch the official trailer below.

Borderlands

Borderlands is a 2024 science fiction action comedy film directed by Eli Roth, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Crombie, based on the video game series of the same name developed by Gearbox Software.

Lilith (Cate Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas (Edgar Ramírez), the universe’s most powerful S.O.B. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits – Roland (Kevin Hart), a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Tiny Tina (Ariana Greenblatt), a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg (Florian Munteanu), Tina’s musclebound protector; Tannis (Jamie Lee Curtis), the oddball scientist who’s seen it all; and Claptrap (Jack Black), a wiseass robot. Together, these unlikely heroes must battle an alien species and dangerous bandits to uncover one of Pandora’s most explosive secrets. The fate of the universe could be in their hands – but they’ll be fighting for something more: each other. 

The cast includes Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Edgar Ramírez, Ariana Greenblatt, Florian Munteanu, Gina Gershon, and Jamie Lee Curtis.

Borderlands is set to debut in theaters August 9th, courtesy of Lionsgate. Watch the official trailer below.

It Ends with Us

It Ends with Us is a 2024 romantic drama directed by Justin Baldoni and produced by Alex Saks, Jamey Heath, and Christy Hall, from a screenplay by Christy Hall, based on the book by Colleen Hoover, her first book to be adapted for the big screen.

Lily Bloom (Blake Lively) overcomes a traumatic childhood to embark on a new life in Boston and chase a lifelong dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid (Justin Baldoni) sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, Lily begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of her parents’ relationship. When Lily’s first love, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar), suddenly reenters her life, her relationship with Ryle is upended, and Lily realizes she must learn to rely on her own strength to make an impossible choice for her future.

The cast includes Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate, Hasan Minhaj, Amy Morton, and Brandon Sklenar.

It Ends with Us is set to debut in theaters August 9th, courtesy of Sony Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

Cuckoo

Cuckoo is a 2024 horror film written and directed by Tillman Singer. It had its world premiere at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival on February 16, 2024. Following his 2018 festival sensation Luz, German director Singer seems to have once again crafted a uniquely horrifying experience that critics are already raving about. The film is also being praised for the decision to be shot on 35 mm.

Seventeen-year-old Gretchen reluctantly leaves America to live with her father at a resort in the German Alps. Plagued by strange noises and bloody visions, she soon discovers a shocking secret that concerns her own family.

The cast includes Hunter Schafer (Euphoria), Dan Stevens (The Guest), Jessica Henwick (Glass Onion, The Royal Hotel), Marton Csokas, Jan Bluthardt, and Astrid Bergès-Frisbey.

Cuckoo is set to debut in limited theaters August 9th, courtesy of Neon. Watch the official trailers below.

The Instigators

The Instigators is a 2024 heist thriller comedy film directed by Doug Liman, written by Chuck Maclean and Casey Affleck, and starring Affleck and Matt Damon, who also produces the film alongside Ben Affleck under their production company Artists Equity for distribution by Apple TV+ under Apple Original Films.

Rory (Matt Damon) and Cobby (Casey Affleck) are unlikely partners thrown together for a heist. However, when it goes awry, they team up to outrun police, backward bureaucrats, and a vengeful crime boss.

The cast includes Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, Hong Chau, Michael Stuhlbarg, Paul Walter Hauser, Ving Rhames, Alfred Molina, Toby Jones, Jack Harlow, and Ron Perlman.

The Instigators is set for a limited theatrical release on August 2nd before a streaming release August 9th only on Apple TV+. Watch the official trailer below.

Trap

Trap is a 2024 mystery thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film is produced by Ashwin Rajan, Marc Bienstock, and M. Night Shyamalan. The executive producer is Steven Schneider. The film features performances by rising music star Saleka Shyamalan, M. Night Shyamalan’s oldest daughter.

A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event.

The cast includes Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, and Allison Pill.

Trap is set to debut in theaters August 2nd, courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Harold and the Purple Crayon is a 2024 live-action hybrid family adventure/comedy directed by Carlos Saldanha. The film’s screenplay is written by David Guion & Michael Handelman, based on the 1955 children’s picture book by Crockett Johnson.

Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book’s pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life—and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible. When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends’ creativity to save both the real world and his own. Harold and the Purple Crayon is the first film adaptation of the beloved children’s classic that has captivated young readers for decades.

The cast includes Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds, Alfred Molina, and Zooey Deschanel.

Harold and the Purple Crayon is set to debut in theaters August 2nd, courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment. Watch the official trailers below.

Sing Sing

Sing Sing is a 2023 drama film directed by Greg Kwedar, who co-wrote the screenplay with Clint Bentley. Based on the real-life Rehabilitation Through the Arts program at Sing Sing maximum security prison, the film centres on a group of inmates involved in the creation of theatrical stage shows through the program. Sing Sing premiered in the Special Presentations program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.

Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.

The cast includes professional actors including Best Actor Nominees Colman Domingo and Paul Raci, but mainly focuses on real-life former inmates who were themselves alumni of the program during their incarceration.

Sing Sing is set to debut in limited theaters July 12th 2024, before a wide release on August 2nd, courtesy of A24. Watch the official trailer below.