Movies Coming Out May 31, 2024

Friday, May 31

Ezra R

Follows Max Brandel, a once successful late-night comedy writer turned less-successful stand-up comedian, who struggles through the failure of his career and marriage. After moving in with his father, Max and his ex-wife Jenna remain at odds on how to best raise their autistic son, Ezra.
Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Tony Goldwyn, Robert De Niro, Rainn Wilson, Whoopi Goldberg, Vera Farmiga, Matilda Lawler
Comedy

Backspot

An ambitious cheerleader (Devery Jacobs) faces both new adversity and the increased drive for perfection and triumph when she and her girlfriend are selected for an all-star cheer squad and its demanding head coach (Evan Rachel Wood). With a competition looming, Riley must navigate her drive with her crippling anxiety as one wrong move will bring her crashing to the ground.
Evan Rachel Wood, Shannyn Sossamon, D.W. Waterson, Devery Jacobs, Wendy Crewson, Thomas Antony Olajide, Kudakwashe Rutendo
Drama

Haikyuu!! The Dumpster Battle

Shoyo Hinata joins Karasuno High’s volleyball club to be like his idol, a former Karasuno player known as the “Little Giant.” But, Hinata soon finds that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama. Their clashing styles turn into a surprising weapon, but can they beat their rival Nekoma High in the highly anticipated “Dumpster Battle,” the long awaited ultimate showdown between two opposing underdog teams?
Yûki Kaji, Susumu Mitsunaka, Ayumu Murase, Kaito Ishikawa, Yuichi Nakamura
Animation
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Protocol 7

Based on real-life events, Protocol 7 follows Alexis Koprowski, a devoted mother and small-town family lawyer, Adrian Jay, a renegade doctor exiled from the medical profession, and Steve Schilling, a virologist at a prominent vaccine laboratory turned corporate whistleblower, as they work together to hold a large pharmaceutical corporation accountable for allegedly fraudulent test results behind a failing mumps vaccine.
Rachel Whittle, Eric Roberts, Matthew Mardsen, Andrew Wakefield
Thriller

The Hangman

During a camping trip from hell, a father battles a murderous cult and a bloodthirsty demon, known as The Hangman, to save his kidnapped son.
Mar Cellus, Bruce Wemple, Lindsey Dresbach, Richard Lounello, LeJon Woods, Jefferson Cox, Daniel Martin Berkey
Horror
96 mins

Summer Camp PG-13

Tells the story of Nora (Keaton), Ginny (Bates), and Mary (Woodard), who have been best friends since summer camp. As the years have passed, they've seen each other less and less, so when the chance to reunite for a summer camp reunion arises, they all take it, some begrudgingly and others excitedly. Each of their lives might not be where they'd imagined, but one thing is for sure -- Nora, Ginny, and Mary need each other, and summer camp reminds them why.
Diane Keaton, Alfre Woodard, Kathy Bates, Eugene Levy, Beverly D'Angelo, Dennis Haysbert, Nicole Richie, Castille Landon
Comedy

What You Wish For

Ryan (Nick Stahl) is a talented, down-on-his-luck chef with crushing gambling problems. Circumstances being what they are, he leaves town in a hurry for the safe haven of an unnamed Latin American country where his friend Jack (Brian Groh), a more prestigious chef with his own unique troubles, welcomes him into his home. Ryan has no idea how Jack’s able to afford his extravagant lifestyle cooking for the elite in paradise; he doesn’t want to feel envious, yet he can’t help but want this life for himself as well. Soon, a grim twist of fate will give that to him. Ryan assumes his friend’s identity and soon discovers just what Jack’s been doing to maintain the lifestyle he so desperately craved.
Nicholas Tomnay, Nick Stahl, Tamsin Topolski, Randy Vasquez
Thriller Horror
Limited
VOD / Digital
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In a Violent Nature

A ravenous zombie creature makes its way through a secluded forest.
Chris Nash, Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, Cameron Love, Reece Presley, Liam Leone, Charlotte Creaghan, Lea Rose Sebastianis
Thriller Horror

The Dead Don’t Hurt

A story of star-crossed lovers on the western U.S. frontier in the 1860s, The Dead Don’t Hurt centers on Vivienne Le Coudy (Krieps), a fiercely independent woman who embarks on a relationship with Danish immigrant Holgen Olsen (Mortensen).
Vicky Krieps, Viggo Mortensen, Solly McLeod, Garret Dillahunt, Danny Huston, W. Earl Brown
Drama Western

Young Woman and the Sea PG

In 1926, Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle captures the world's attention when she swims across the 21-mile English Channel — an incredible feat for anyone, let alone a teen.
Jerry Bruckheimer, Joachim Rønning, Daisy Ridley, Stephen Graham, Jeff Nathanson, Chad Oman, Ethan Rouse, Tilda Cobham-Hervey
Drama True Story

1992 R

An ex-criminal must save his son when a group of thugs raid his place of work in the hopes to steal an expensive amount of platinum.
Scott Eastwood, Ori Pfeffer, Ariel Vromen, Dylan Arnold, Tosin Morohunfola, Sascha Penn, Tyrese Gibson, Oleg Taktarov
Drama Action Thriller

Handling the Undead

On a hot summer day in Oslo, the newly dead awaken. Three families faced with loss try to figure out what this resurrection means and if their loved ones really are back.
Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Thea Hvistendahl, Bjørn Sundquis, Bente Børsum, Bahar Pars, Inesa Dauksta
Horror

Big Boys

Jamie’s dream camping trip is ruined before it begins when he finds out that his cousin is bringing her new boyfriend. However, his initial jealousy of the competent and confident Dan quickly turns into a friendship as they bond over cooking, games and both being ‘big boys’. As his burgeoning crush gets him into awkward scrapes and arguments, Jamie begins to come to terms with who he is, and his desires. Hilarious and heartwarming, Big Boys is the type of coming-of-age film we need more of.
Taj Cross, David Johnson III, Corey Sherman, Isaac Krasner, Dora Madison, Emily Deschanel
Drama Comedy

Robot Dreams

Follows DOG, who lives in Manhattan and one day, tired of being alone, decides to build himself a robot, a companion. Their friendship blossoms, until they become inseparable, to the rhythm of 80’s NYC. One summer night, DOG, with great sadness, is forced to abandon ROBOT at the beach. Will they ever meet again?
Pablo Berger, José García Tos, Ivan Labanda, Albert Trifol Segarra, Rafa Calvo
Drama Animation

Jim Henson Idea Man

Will feature interviews with members of Henson’s family and his frequent collaborators.
Ron Howard, Mark Monroe
Documentary

The Young Wife R

On her wedding day, all that stands between a young woman and marital bliss with her soon-to-be husband is surviving the chaos and expectations of family and friends, each intensifying her spiraling panic.
Kiersey Clemons, Kelly Marie Tran, Judith Light, Sandy Honig, Tayarisha Poe, Leon Bridges, Aya Cash, Brandon Micheal Hall
Drama Comedy
Limited
VOD / Digital
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Gasoline Rainbow

With high school in the rearview, five teenagers from small-town Oregon decide to embark on one last adventure. Piling into a van with a busted tail light, their mission is to make it to a place they’ve never been — the Pacific coast, five hundred miles away. Their plan, in full: “Fuck it.”
Nichole Dukes, Turner Ross, Nathaly Garcia, Bill Ross IV, Tony Aburto, Micah Bunch, Makai Garza
Adventure

Invisible Nation

An Intimate Portrait of President Tsai Ing-wen fighting for the survival of Taiwan’s democracy at a time when freedom around the world is under threat from authoritarianism.
Vanessa Hope
Documentary

Friday, May 31