Anticipated Spring Movies
Films coming to cinemas this season
Scream VI
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tylet Gillett
Writer(s): James Vanderbilt, Guy Busick
Starring: Melissa Barrera, Courtney Cox, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Hayden Panettiere
Genre: Horror/ Mystery/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: In the next installment, the survivors of the Ghostface killings leave Woodsboro behind and start a fresh chapter in New York City.
Release Date: March 10th
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Director: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
Writer(s): Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
Starring: Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman, Nike King, Brian Dare
Genre: Action/Adventure/Drama
Plot Synopsis: An astronaut crash lands on a mysterious planet only to discover he's not alone.
Release Date: March 10th
Shazam! Fury of the Gods
Director: David F. Sandberg
Writer(s): Henry Gayden, Chris Morgan
Starring: Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Jack Dylan Grazer, Asher Angel, Rachel Ziegler, Grace Carolin Currey
Genre: Action/Adventure/Comedy
Plot Synopsis: The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam.
Release Date: March 17th
Inside
Director: Vasilis Katsoupis
Writer(s): Ben Hopkins
Starring: Willem Dafoe, Gene Bervoets, Eliza Stuyck
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: Nemo, a high-end art thief, is trapped in a New York penthouse after his heist doesn't go as planned. Locked inside with nothing but priceless works of art, he must use all his cunning and invention to survive.
Release Date: March 17th
John Wick: Chapter 4
Director: Chad Stahelski
Writer(s): Shay Hatten, Michael Finch
Starring: Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson
Genre: Action/Crime/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: John Wick uncovers a path to defeating The High Table. But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.
Release Date: March 24th
A Good Person
Director: Zach Braff
Writer(s): Zach Braff
Starring: Florence Pugh, Morgan Freeman, Molly Shannon, Celeste O'Connor, Chinaza Uche, Zoe Lister-Jones
Genre: Drama
Plot Synopsis: Follows Allison, whose life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident.
Release Date: March 24th
A Thousand and One
Director: A.V. Rockwell
Writer(s): A.V. Rockwell
Starring: Teyana Taylor, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Aven Courtney, Josiah Cross, William Catlett, Terri Abney
Genre: Crime/Drama
Plot Synopsis: After unapologetic and fiercely loyal Inez kidnaps her son Terry from the foster care system, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability, in a rapidly changing New York City.
Release Date: March 31st
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields
Director: Lana Wilson
Genre: Documentary
Plot Synopsis: Follows actor, model, and icon Brooke Shields as she becomes a woman who discovers her power after being a sexualized young girl. She shows the dangers and triumphs of gaining agency in a hostile world.
Release Date: April 3rd
Trailer: N/A
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic
Writer(s): Matthew Vogel
Starring: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, Charlie Day, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen
Genre: Animation/Adventure/Comedy
Plot Synopsis: The story of The Super Mario Bros. on their journey through the Mushroom Kingdom
Release Date: April 5th
Air
Director: Ben Affleck
Writer(s): Alex Convery
Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Viola Davis, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Damian Delano Young, Chris Tucker
Genre: Drama
Plot Synopsis: Follows the history of shoe salesman Sonny Vaccaro, and how he led Nike in its pursuit of the greatest athlete in the history of basketball: Michael Jordan.
Release Date: April 5th
How to Blow Up a Pipeline
Director: Daniel Goldhaber
Writer(s): Ariela Barer, Jordan Sjol, Daniel Goldhaber
Starring: Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage, Forrest Goodluck, Sasha Lane, Jayme Lawson
Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: A crew of environmental activists plot a daring plan to disrupt an oil pipeline.
Release Date: April 7th
Showing Up
Director: Kelly Reichardt
Writer(s): Jonathan Raymond, Kelly Reichardt
Starring: Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, John Magaro, André Benjamin, Judd Hirsch
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Plot Synopsis: A sculptor preparing to open a new show must balance her creative life with the daily dramas of family and friends, in Kelly Reichardt's vibrant and captivatingly funny portrait of art and craft.
Release Date: April 7th
Renfield
Director: Chris McKay
Writer(s): Ryan Ridley
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Brandon Scott Jones, Ben Schwartz
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy/Horror
Plot Synopsis: Dracula's henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum.
Release Date: April 14th
Suzume
Director: Makoto Shinkai
Writer(s): Makoto Shinkai
Starring: Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumara, Eri Fukatsu, Koshiro Matsumoto, Shota Sometani, Sairi Ito
Genre: Animation/Action/Adventure
Plot Synopsis: A modern action adventure road story where a 17-year-old girl named Suzume helps a mysterious young man close doors from the outer side that are releasing disasters all over in Japan.
Release Date: April 14th
Beau is Afraid
Director: Ari Aster
Writer(s): Ari Aster
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Parker Posey, Amy Ryan, Richard Kind, Nathan Lane, Patti LuPone
Genre: Comedy/Drama/Horror
Plot Synopsis: Following the sudden death of his mother, a mild-mannered but anxiety-ridden man confronts his darkest fears as he embarks on an epic, Kafkaesque odyssey back home.
Release Date: April 21st
Chevalier
Director: Stephen Williams
Writer(s): Stefani Robinson
Starring: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Samara Weaving, Lucy Boynton, Marton Csokas, Minnie Driver
Genre: Biography/Drama/History
Plot Synopsis: Based on the true story of composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, the illegitimate son of an African slave and a French plantation owner, who rises to heights in French society as a composer before an ill-fated love affair.
Release Date: April 21st
Little Richard: I Am Everything
Director: Lisa Cortes
Genre: Documentary/Music
Plot Synopsis: One of a kind rock 'n' roll icon who shaped the world of music.
Release Date: April 21st
Trailer: N/A