Free Guy

Initial release: July 1, 2020 (France)
Director: Shawn Levy
Screenplay: Matt Lieberman, Zak Penn
Producers: Ryan Reynolds, Shawn Levy, Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Adam Kolbrenner
Production companies: 21 Laps Entertainment, TSG Entertainment

In Free Guy, a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game, decides to become the hero of his own story...one he rewrites himself. Now in a world where there are no limits, he is determined to be the guy who saves his world his way...before it is too late. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Joe Keery, Lil Rel Howery, Utkarsh Ambudkar and Taika Waititi.

The Lovebirds

Initial release: April 24, 2020 (United Kingdom)
Director: Michael Showalter
Budget: $16 million
Screenplay: Aaron Abrams, Brendan Gall, Martin Gero
Producers: Brendan Gall, Tom Lassally, Jordana Mollick

On the brink of breaking up, a couple gets unintentionally embroiled in a bizarre murder mystery. As they get closer to clearing their names and solving the case, they need to figure out how they, and their relationship, can survive the night.

Spies in Disguise

Initial release: December 4, 2019 (Hollywood)
Directors: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane
Box office: $171.6 million
Budget: 100 million USD
Producers: Michael J. Travers, Jenno Topping, Peter Chernin

Super spy Lance Sterling and scientist Walter Beckett are almost exact opposites. Lance is smooth, suave and debonair. Walter is not. But what Walter lacks in social skills he makes up for in smarts and invention, creating the awesome gadgets Lance uses on his epic missions. But when events take an unexpected turn, Walter and Lance suddenly have to rely on each other in a whole new way. And if this odd couple can't learn to work as a team, the whole world is in peril.

Judy and Punch

Initial release: January 27, 2019
Director: Mirrah Foulkes
Box office: $197,719
Nominations: AACTA Award for Best Film, MORE
Awards: AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor, AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score

In the town of Seaside, nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show. The show is a hit due to Judy's superior puppeteering but Punch's driving ambition lead to a tragedy that Judy must avenge.

Rim of the World

Initial release: May 24, 2019
Director: McG
Budget: 15.7 million USD
Screenplay: Zack Stentz
Production companies: Netflix, Wonderland Sound and Vision

Summer camp has barely begun when aliens suddenly invade the planet. In a campground once teeming with people, four misfit teens are unexpectedly entrusted with a key that carries the secret to stopping the invasion. Without any adults or electronics to help guide the way, it's clear what they must do: band together, conquer their fears and save the world.

Ant-Man and the Wasp

Initial release: July 4, 2018 (Indonesia)
Director: Peyton Reed
Budget: $162–195 million
Box office: 622.7 million USD
Film series: Ant-Man

Scott Lang is grappling with the consequences of his choices as both a superhero and a father. Approached by Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym, Lang must once again don the Ant-Man suit and fight alongside the Wasp. The urgent mission soon leads to secret revelations from the past as the dynamic duo finds itself in an epic battle against a powerful new enemy.

Arizona

Initial release: August 24, 2018 (Brazil)
Director: Jonathan M. Watson
Screenplay: Luke Del Tredici
Music composed by: Joseph Stephens
Producers: Danny McBride, Dan Friedkin, Ryan Friedkin, Brandon James

Cassie is a single mother and real estate agent whose problems go from bad to worse when a disgruntled client kidnaps her.

Happy Death Day 2U

Initial release: February 13, 2019 (USA)
Director: Christopher Landon
Based on: Characters; by Scott Lobdell
Budget: 9 million USD
Producer: Jason Blum

Collegian Tree Gelbman wakes up in horror to learn that she's stuck in a parallel universe. Her boyfriend Carter is now with someone else, and her friends and fellow students seem to be completely different versions of themselves. When Tree discovers that Carter's roommate has been altering time, she finds herself once again the target of a masked killer. When the psychopath starts to go after her inner circle, Tree soon realizes that she must die over and over again to save everyone.

The Polka King

Initial release: January 22, 2017
Director: Maya Forbes
Based on: The Man Who Would Be Polka King; by Joshua Brown and John Mikulak
Production company: Red Hour Productions
Producers: Jack Black, Wallace Wolodarsky, Shivani Rawat, Monica Levinson, David Permut, Stuart Cornfeld, Priyanka Mattoo

DescriptionThe rise and fall of Pennsylvania polka sensation Jan Lewan, who ultimately fleeced millions from investors through his polka-related activities.

The Upside

Initial release: January 11, 2019 (USA)
Director: Neil Burger
Adapted from: The Intouchables
Budget: 37.5 million USD
Producers: Jason Blumenthal, Todd Black, Steve Tisch

Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to blossom as Dell and Phillip rediscover the joy of living life to the fullest.

I Hate Kids (2019)

Director: John Asher
Writers: Frank Dietz, Todd Traina
Stars: Tom Everett Scott, Tituss Burgess, Julian Feder

Nick Pearson is a life-long bachelor who is finally settling down. On the brink of his wedding he is surprised to find he has a 13 year old son who has come to find his him through the help of a psychic. The problem is Nick can't stand kids and would happily send the boy back to live with his biological mother, except that no one has any clue who that might be. Having nowhere to turn Nick must hit the road with the boy and the neurotic, inept psychic to track down dozens of his disgraced ex-flings to whom he must ask the awkward question - with very mixed results.

Despicable Me

Initial release: July 8, 2010 (Kazakhstan)
Directors: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Featured song: Despicable Me
Box office: 543.1 million USD
Cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Miranda Cosgrove, Pierre Coffin,

A man who delights in all things wicked, supervillain Gru (Steve Carell) hatches a plan to steal the moon. Surrounded by an army of little yellow minions and his impenetrable arsenal of weapons and war machines, Gru makes ready to vanquish all who stand in his way. But nothing in his calculations and groundwork has prepared him for his greatest challenge: three adorable orphan girls (Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Fisher) who want to make him their dad.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Initial release: November 16, 2018 (USA)
Directors: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Cinematography: Bruno Delbonnel
Screenplay: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Producers: Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, Robert Graf

An anthology of six short films that take place in 19th-century post-Civil War era during the settling of the Old West.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Initial release: July 16, 2018 (London)
Director: Ol Parker
Box office: 393.8 million USD
Music composed by: Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Anne Dudley

In 1979 young Donna, Tanya and Rosie graduate from Oxford University -- leaving Donna free to embark on a series of adventures throughout Europe. On her journeys, she makes the acquaintances of Harry, Bill and Sam -- the latter whom she falls in love with, but he's also the man who breaks her heart. In the present day, Donna's pregnant daughter, Sophie, dreams of renovating a taverna while reuniting with her mother's old friends and boyfriends on the Greek island of Kalokairi.

Incredibles 2

Initial release: June 5, 2018 (Los Angeles)
Director: Brad Bird
Box office: 1.243 billion USD
Budget: 200 million USD
Did you know: "Incredibles 2" is the second-highest-grossing animated film of all time

Everyone’s favorite family of superheroes is back in “Incredibles 2” – but this time Helen (voice of Holly Hunter) is in the spotlight, leaving Bob (voice of Craig T. Nelson) at home with Violet (voice of Sarah Vowell) and Dash (voice of Huck Milner) to navigate the day-to-day heroics of “normal” life. It’s a tough transistion for everyone, made tougher by the fact that the family is still unaware of baby Jack-Jack’s emerging superpowers. When a new villain hatches a brilliant and dangerous plot, the family and Frozone (voice of Samuel L. Jackson) must find a way to work together again—which is easier said than done, even when they’re all Incredible.

Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Initial release: February 1, 2019 (United Kingdom)
Director: Marielle Heller
Box office: 7.8 million USD
Story by: Lee Israel
Screenplay: Nicole Holofcener, Jeff Whitty

Celebrity biographer Lee Israel makes her living profiling the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Tallulah Bankhead, Estee Lauder and journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. When Lee is no longer able to get published because she has fallen out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception, abetted by her loyal friend Jack.

The Favourite

Initial release: December 26, 2018 (Australia)
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Box office: 13.6 million USD
Awards: Grand Jury Prize, MORE
Screenplay: Tony McNamara, Deborah Davis

In the early 18th century, England is at war with the French. Nevertheless, duck racing and pineapple eating are thriving. A frail Queen Anne occupies the throne, and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead while tending to Anne's ill health and mercurial temper. When a new servant, Abigail, arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah. Sarah takes Abigail under her wing, and Abigail sees a chance to return to her aristocratic roots.