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10 Awesome Movies You Should Watch In August

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Another month and another list of amazing movies that need to be watched. August brings the last batch of the blockbusters, before the Award and festival season begins in September. So with that in mind, what are the movies that are about to be released this month? I’ve selected 10 of the best ones and i hope you like my selection. Enjoy.

Christopher Robin

Director: Marc Forster
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Bronte Carmichael…
Fun Fact About The Movie:  
Not to confused with Goodbye Christopher Robin (2017) that recounts the inception of Winnie the Pooh and the Hundred Acre Wood. This film is an entirely fictional story.
Release date: 3 August

Billionaire Boys Club

Director: James Cox
Stars: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Taron Egerton…
Fun Fact About The Movie: Unlike with All the Money in the World (2017), Kevin Spacey’s performance was kept intact despite sexual misconduct allegations.
Release date:17 August

The Meg

Director: Jon Turteltaub
Stars: Ruby Rose, Jason Statham, Jessica McNamee…
Fun Fact About The Movie: Eli Roth was attached as director before he was replaced with Jon Turteltaub. Roth left due to creative differences with the studio, namely that he wanted the film to maintain both its R-rating and a $150 million budget. It’s also rumored that Roth, on top of writing and directing, also wanted to play the lead role of Jonas, but the studio believed he didn’t have the star power.
Release date: 10 August

BlacKkKlansman

Director: Spike Lee
Stars: Adam Driver, Topher Grace, Alec Baldwin…
Fun Fact About The Movie: John David Washington is the son of Denzel Washington, who appeared in four films directed by Spike Lee.
Release date: 10 August

Slender Man

Director: Sylvain White
Stars: Joey King, Javier Botet, Annalise Basso…
Fun Fact About The Movie: The father of the victim whose life was nearly claimed by two girls that worshipped the Slender Man has spoken out against the film, citing how they feel disgraced by Hollywood making a film about events that led to tragedy.
Release date: 10 August

Mile 22

Director: Peter Berg
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Ronda Rousey…
Fun Fact About The Movie: Mark Wahlberg has worked with director Peter Berg in Lone Survivor (2013), Deepwater Horizon (2016), Patriots Day (2016) prior Mile 22 (2018).
Release date:17 August

The Wife

Director: Björn Runge
Stars: Elizabeth McGovern, Christian Slater, Max Irons…
Fun Fact About The Movie: Annie Starke who plays the young Joan is the daughter of Glenn Close.
Release date:17 August

Papillon

Director: Michael Noer
Stars: Rami Malek, Charlie Hunnam, Eve Hewson…
Fun Fact About The Movie: Based on a (mostly) true story: Papillon was adapted from a memoir written by Charrière first released in France back in 1969.
Release date: 24 August

Searching

Director: Aneesh Chaganty
Stars: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee…
Fun Fact About The Movie: Like the movie Unfriended (2014), this movie takes place on a mock computer screen.
Release date: 3 August

Operation Finale

Stars: Mélanie Laurent, Oscar Isaac, Haley Lu Richardson…
Fun Fact About The Movie: Eichmann was previously played by Robert Duvall in The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996), making this the second role that Duvall and Kingsley have shared. They previously played Doctor Watson, in The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976) and Without a Clue (1988).
Release date: 29 August

 

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