Our guide to the new movies hitting UK Home Entertainment platforms next week (w/c July 6th).
With Mulan and Tenet moving their release dates back once again, the closest we have to a tentpole blockbuster in July is coming not to cinemas but to our living rooms in the form of Netflix's Charlize Theron actioner The Old Guard. It's but one of a raft of new titles hitting UK Home Entertainment next week, as you can see from the list below.
Thanks to Strike Media for their help in compiling the schedule. All titles available from July 6th unless otherwise stated.
The Tracker
Consumed by thought of avenging his murdered family, Aiden (Dolph Lundgren) heads to Italy to discover the truth, but is soon caught up in a web of corruption and lies.
Format: VOD
Dark Waters
A corporate defense attorney (Mark Ruffalo) takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution.
Format: DVD
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The Hunt
In this subversive satire, a group of elites gather for the very first time at a remote Manor House to hunt ordinary Americans for sport. But the elites’ master plan is about to be derailed because one of The Hunted, Crystal (Betty Gilpin), knows The Hunters’ game better than they do. She turns the tables on the killers, picking them off one by one as she makes her way toward the mysterious woman (Hilary Swank) at the centre of it all.
Format: DVD
Exit Plan
A mysterious disappearance leads an insurance agent (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) to a hotel with a dark secret.
Format: VOD
True History of the Kelly Gang
Hero to some, outlaw to others, Kelly (played by George MacKay) throws a long shadow over a specific period of Australian history. Spanning his life from his younger years to the time leading up to his death, the film explores the story behind this legendary figure. Nurtured by the notorious bushranger Harry Power (Russell Crowe) and fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother (Essie Davis), Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot a campaign of anarchy and rebellion that will grip the entire country. Youth and tragedy collide in the Kelly Gang, and at the beating heart of this tale is the fractured and powerful love story between a mother and son.
Format: DVD
Military Wives
Inspired by real events and from the director of The Full Monty (Peter Cattaneo), Military Wives is the heartfelt story of friendship, love, and support on the home front. When Kate (Kristin Scott Thomas) persuades a disparate group of women on the base to form the Military Wives Choir, Lisa (Sharon Horgan) is initially sceptical and embarrassed by such an amateur bunch. However, she is quickly transformed by the choir's friendship, humour and courage. Finding their voice together, Kate, Lisa and the choir put aside their own personal differences and, by singing their hearts out, bring joy, hope and strength to the world.
Format: DVD/blu-ray/VOD
Madness in the Method
Legendary stoner actor Jason Mewes is tired of Hollywood’s perception of him. So upon advice from his best friend Kevin Smith, Jason seeks out a highly secretive method-acting book, determined to reinvent himself as a serious actor. The problem is, there's only one of the book actually in existence and it comes with an ominous warning: this book is not like any other you will ever read. Hollywood better get ready... Jason Mewes is about to show you his dark side!
Format: DVD
Cold Brook
Two ordinary guys embark on an extraordinary adventure and risk everything for a stranger in need.
Format: VOD
Zombie for Sale
When the illegal human experiments of Korea’s biggest Pharmaceutical company go wrong, one of their “undead” test subjects escapes and ends up in a shabby gas station owned by the Park family – a band of misfits spanning three generations who hustle passers-by to make ends meet. When the Park family uncover their undead visitor, he bites the head of their household, who instead of transforming into an undead ghoul becomes revitalised and full of life! The family then hatch a plan to exploit this unexpected fountain of youth, allowing locals to pay to be bitten too, until things go wrong… With a cabbage-munching zombie who prefers ketchup over blood, and a dysfunctional family that gives the Kim family of Parasite a run for their money, Zombie for Sale will warm the deadest of hearts and breathe some new life into the zombie genre.
Format: VOD/blu-ray
Burden
From Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robbie Brenner (Dallas Buyers Club), Burden is the shocking, thought-provoking and moving true story of disavowed South Carolina Klansman Mike Burden. When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a small South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy (Forest Whitaker) resolves to do everything in his power to prevent long-simmering racial tensions from boiling over. But the members of Kennedy's congregation are shocked to discover that his plan includes sheltering Mike Burden (Garrett Hedlund), a Klansman whose relationships with both a single-mother (Andrea Riseborough) and a high-school friend (Usher Raymond) force him to re-examine his long-held beliefs.
Format: VOD/Digital/DVD
Payback
After skirting death, debt collectors French (Scott Adkins) and Sue (Louis Mandylor) get back to doing what they do best cracking skulls and breaking bones as they chase down the various lowlifes who owe money to their boss, Tommy. They're summoned to Las Vegas to collect from a dirty casino owner, who happens to be a vicious ex-lover of Sue's. Meanwhile, a notorious drug kingpin is on the warpath to kill French and Sue to avenge his brother's death. Facing danger from all angles, the pair will have no other choice but to fight their way out of an explosively dangerous situation.
Format: DVD, VOD (July 8th)
Where the Red Fern Grows
Billy Coleman (Stewart Petersen), a boy growing up in the Ozarks of Oklahoma. Desperate for his own hunting dogs, Billy scrimps and saves to make his dream a reality. His investment pays off- Billy and his dogs Old Dan and Lil’Ann win the top prize at the annual raccoon hunting contest! Where the Red Fern Grows is the inspiring family entertainment that teaches the importance of faith, honesty, loyalty and persistence.
Format: DVD
Astronaut
Angus (Richard Dreyfuss) is an elderly widower living out his retirement days in a typically dysfunctional modern family. When a billionaire businessman announces, live on television, a once-in-a-lifetime competition to grant three civilians a place on a commercial test flight into space, Angus sees his chance to live out what has been a lifelong dream. Lying about his age, Angus enters the competition, only to win one of the three golden tickets. But will be ultimately make it onto the flight and see his dreams realised or will reality bring him straight back down to earth?
Format: DVD
Who You Think I Am
To spy on her lover Ludo, 50 year-old Claire (Juliette Binoche) creates a fake profile on social media and becomes Clara, a beautiful 24 year-old. Alex, Ludo's friend, is instantly enamoured. Claire, trapped by her avatar, falls in love with him. Although everything is played out in the virtual world, the feelings that blossom are quite real. A beguiling story where lies are entangled with reality.
Format: DVD
Inheritance
A patriarch of a wealthy and powerful family suddenly passes away, leaving his daughter (Lily Collins) with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy the family.
Format: VOD/Digital, DVD (July 13th)
Death of a Vlogger
An ambitious vlogger experiences the dark side of the internet when his latest video, which features an alleged haunting, goes viral.
Format: Digital
The Beach House
Escaping to a family's beach house to reconnect, Emily and Randall find their off-season trip interrupted by Mitch and Jane, an older couple acquainted with Randall’s estranged father. Unexpected bonds form as the couples let loose and enjoy the isolation, but it all takes an ominous turn as increasingly strange environmental phenomena begin to warp their peaceful evening. As the effects of an infection become evident, Emily struggles to make sense of the contagion before it’s too late.
Format: Shudder (July 9th)
The Old Guard
Led by a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it’s up to Andy and Nile (Kiki Layne), the newest soldier to join their ranks, to help the group eliminate the threat of those who seek to replicate and monetise their power by any means necessary. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Greg Rucka and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love & Basketball; Beyond the Lights), The Old Guard is a gritty, grounded, action-packed story that shows living forever is harder than it looks.
Format: Netflix (July 10th)
Back Roads
In 1993, Harley's dad is shot dead and his mom goes to prison. He has to earn money and look after his three kid sisters. No college. Over two years, family secrets are slowly revealed. Will a good therapist be enough?
Format: Digital
In Your Hands
A young man from a modest family gets the chance of a lifetime to reveal his hidden talent for piano but can he find the strength and courage to live up to the challenge?
Format: VOD
Litigante
A single mother balances taking care of her mother during her fight with cancer while dealing with a corruption scandal at work.
Format: Curzon Home Cinema
Love Sarah
A young woman wishes to fulfill her mother's dream of opening her own bakery in Notting Hill, London. To do this, she enlists the help of an old friend and her grandma.
Format: VOD
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