Our guide to the new movies coming to screens big and small next week (w/c August 10th).
With most cinemas now back in business, we're combining cinema and home entertainment releases into our weekly guide to bring you the definitive guide to the new movies coming to screens both big and small across the UK and Ireland next week.
Thanks to Strike Media for their help in compiling the list.
Babyteeth
When seriously ill teenager Milla Finlay (Eliza Scanlan) falls in love with free-spirit Moses (Toby Wallace), it’s her parents, Henry (Ben Mendelsohn) and Anna’s (Essie Davis), worst nightmare. But as Milla’s first brush with love brings her a new lust for life, things get messy and traditional morals go out the window. Milla shows everyone in her orbit—her parents, Moses, a sensitive music teacher, a budding child violinist, and a disarmingly honest pregnant neighbour—how to live like you have nothing to lose. What might have been a disaster for the Finlay family instead leads to letting go and finding grace in the glorious chaos of life.
In cinemas August 14th.
Pinocchio
In this live-action adaptation of the beloved fairytale, old woodcarver Gepetto (Roberto Benigni) fashions a wooden puppet, Pinocchio (Federico Ielapi), who magically comes to life. Pinocchio longs for adventure and is easily led astray, encountering magical beasts, fantastical spectacles, while making friends and foes along his journey. However his dream is to become a real boy, which can only come true if he finally changes his ways.
In cinemas August 14th.
Spree
Thirsty for a following, Kurt Kunkle is a rideshare driver who has figured out a deadly plan to go viral.
In cinemas August 14th.
Puppy Swap: Love Unleashed
Four years after separating, two dogs conspire to bring their owners, Jessica and Mel, back together so that they can be a happy family once more.
On VOD August 10th.
Spider in the Web
Surrounded by lies and deceit, verteran secret agent, Adereth (Ben Kingsley), can no longer distinguish between enemy and ally. Corruption is detected in the production of Syrian chemical weapons and after a shocking kidnap, Adereth is brought in for one final mission. In search for answers, he soon forges a relationship with Angela (Monica Bellucci), a key lead in his investigation. Hostility from his allies however, together with a dubious past that can escape him, leaves Adereth trapped in a complex web of mistrust in this intelligent and gripping spy thriller.
On DVD August 10th.
Adventures of Rufus - The Fantastic Pet
Family adventure starring the voice of Ryan Bellgardt, who also directs, produces and co-writes, as furry animal Rufus. When children Emily (Madelyn Kientz) and Scott (Kyler Charles Beck) spend the night at their grandparents, they are made to give up their phones and instead listen to a story. What follows is an adventure neither of them can quite believe. While upstairs exploring the attic, Emily and Scott discover talking animal Rufus. When he explains that his alternative universe is in danger from an evil sorceress, Lilith (Leah N.H. Philpott), the children agree to assist him and help save his world.
On DVD/VOD August 10th.
Patriot: A Nation at War
A disavowed CIA agent goes on the run when she is attacked by mercenaries who have learned she possesses a missing memory card containing information that could start World War III.
On DVD/VOD August 10th.
Souvenirs
A murderabilia shop clerk discovers her own family's dark history when she's asked to sell souvenirs from a crime not yet solved.
On VOD August 10th.
Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal
Animated adventure directed by Vladimir Nikolaev. Grey (voice of Graham Halstead), is the caring leader of a pack of wolves that have formed a peaceful alliance with sheep, where they live in harmony as one community. However, when a pack of dark wolves arrive, they threaten the peaceful alliance.
On VOD August 10th.
Awoken
Australian horror co-written and directed by Daniel J. Phillips. The film follows Karla (Sara West) as she searches for a way to cure her brother Blake (Benson Jack Anthony) of his terminal degenerative brain disorder, Fatal Familial Insomnia. With no other choice, she admits him to a promising research facility. However, Klara soon uncovers the institution's dark past and the real cause of her brother's affliction.
On VOD August 10th.
Endings, Beginnings
A Los Angeles woman unlocks the secrets to her life after meeting two handsome best friends at a party.
On VOD August 10th.
Sedução da Carne
A delicate and tenacious writer, widowed three years ago, engages in frequent conversations with a parrot. However, she's always observed by a large portion of raw meat.
On MUBI August 11th.
Technoboss
Retirement is coming soon for Luís Rovisco. The songs he dreams up during the day make up for all the injustices in his life. But standing before the receptionist Lucinda, he finds himself singing to a different tune.
On MUBI August 12th.
Sputnik
At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commanding astronaut as its only survivor. After a renowned Russian psychologist is brought in to evaluate the astronaut's mental state, it becomes clear that something dangerous may have come back to Earth with him.
On Digital August 14th.
Une fille facile
A teen girl is drawn to her cousin’s hedonistic lifestyle when they spend the summer together in Cannes as she learns about herself and her own values.
On Netflix August 13th.
Project Power
On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user. The catch: You don’t know what will happen until you take it. While some develop bulletproof skin, invisibility, and super strength, others exhibit a deadlier reaction. But when the pill escalates crime within the city to dangerous levels, a local cop (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) teams with a teenage dealer (Dominique Fishback) and a former soldier fuelled by a secret vendetta (Jamie Foxx) to fight power with power and risk taking the pill in order to track down and stop the group responsible for creating it.
On Netflix August 14th.
Fearless
A teenage boy must babysit a trio of alien superhero babies, who escaped from their day care, until their Dad can get to Earth.
On Netflix August 14th.
Diablo
High octane, high stakes Fast & Furious style crime thriller focuses on the dangerous world of illegal underground car racing. When a young boy in need of fast money is enlisted to take part in a race n’ chase event, his dangerous decision soon means his days behind the wheel are numbered when his victory means a crime lord loses out on a sizable bet.
On DVD/VOD August 10th.
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