Top Movie Releases South Africa in August 2019

This August we sure are in for treat, so grab the pop corn and lets go to the movies!!

Hitting the big screens we will see South African film makers among the Hollywood stars.

These films will transport from the word of illegal racing to the highs of teenage romance. We know our movie card will be put into good use this August.

Fast Furious Presents Hobbs Shaw | 2 August

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw is a 2019 American action film. Ever since hulking lawman Hobbs (Johnson), a loyal agent of America's Diplomatic Security Service, and lawless outcast Shaw (Statham), a former British military elite operative, first faced off in 2015’s Furious 7, the duo have swapped smack talk and body blows as they’ve tried to take each other down.

But when cyber-genetically enhanced anarchist Brixton (Idris Elba) gains control of an insidious bio-threat that could alter humanity forever — and bests a brilliant and fearless rogue MI6 agent (The Crown’s Vanessa Kirby), who just happens to be Shaw’s sister — these two sworn enemies will have to partner up to bring down the only guy who might be badder than themselves.

Directed by: David Leitch
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Cliff Curtis, Helen Mirren
Running Time: 135 min

The Professor | 2 August

The Professor (originally titled Richard Says Goodbye) is a 2018 American comedy drama film.

After learning he has six months to live, a college lecturer transforms into a rebellious party animal. To the shock of his wife and school chancellor and to the delight of his students he leads a crusade against authority and hypocrisy.

Directed by: Wayne Roberts
Cast: Johnny Depp, Rosemarie DeWitt, Danny Huston, Zoey Deutch, Ron Livingston, Odessa Young
Running Time: 90 min

STAN & OLLIE | 2 August

Stan & Ollie is a 2018 biographical comedy-drama film. Laurel and Hardy the world's greatest comedy team face an uncertain future as their golden era of Hollywood films remain long behind them.

Diminished by age, the duo set out to reconnect with their adoring fans by touring variety halls in Britain in 1953. The shows become an instant hit, but Stan and Ollie can't quite shake the past as long-buried tension and Hardy's failing health start to threaten their precious partnership.

Directed by: Jon S. Baird
Cast: Steve Coogan, John C. Reilly, Nina Arianda, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, Rufus Jones
Running Time: 97 min

Terra Willy | 2 August

Following the destruction of their ship, William is separated from his parents with whom he travelled in space.

His spare capsule lands on a wild and unexplored planet and has to survive with the help of Buck, a survival robot.

Directed by: Éric Tosti
Cast: Timothé Vom Dorp, Edouard Baer, Marie-Eugénie Maréchal
Running Time: 89 min

Art of Racing in the Rain | 8 August

Denny Swift is a Formula One race car driver who understands that the techniques needed on the racetrack can also be used to successfully navigate everyday life.

Besides his career, Denny has three loves of his life his beautiful wife, their young daughter and his best friend, which is a dog that wants to be reincarnated into a human.

Directed by: Simon Curtis
Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried, Kathy Baker, Martin Donovan, Gary Cole, Kevin Costner
Running Time: 123 min

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark | 9 August

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark is an upcoming 2019 horror film.

The shadow of the Bellows family has loomed large in the small town of Mill Valley for generations. It's in a mansion that young Sarah Bellows turns her tortured life and horrible secrets into a series of scary stories. These terrifying tales soon have a way of becoming all too real for a group of unsuspecting teens who stumble upon Sarah's spooky home.

Directed by: André Øvredal
Cast: Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Gabriel Rush, Austin Abrams, Dean Norris, Gil Bellows, Lorraine Toussaint
Running Time: 108 min

Artemis Fowl | 9 August

Artemis Fowl is an upcoming American science fantasy adventure film based on the first novel in the series of the same name.

Artemis Fowl is a 12 year old genius and descendant of a long line of criminal masterminds. He soon finds himself in an epic battle against a race of powerful underground fairies who may be behind his father's disappearance.

Directed by: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Tamara Smart, Nonso Anozie, Josh Gad, Judi Dench
Running Time: 115 min

Blinded by the Light | 16 August

Blinded by the Light is a 2019 British comedy-drama film. Javed is a British teen of Pakistani descent growing up in 1987 England.

Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when a classmate introduces him to the music of Bruce Springsteen, Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in the powerful lyrics. As Javed discovers an outlet for his own pent-up dreams, he also begins to express himself in his own voice.

Directed by: Gurinder Chadha
Cast: Viveik Kalra, Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon, Kulvinder Ghir, Nell Williams, Dean-Charles Chapman, Aaron Phagura
Running Time: 114 min

Playmobil The Movie | 16 August

Playmobil: The Movie is an upcoming English language French live action/computer animated adventure comedy film based on the German building toy Playmobil.

A young woman travels to the animated world of Playmobil to find her missing younger brother, Charlie. In order to bring him back home, she must embark on a thrilling adventure.

Directed by: Lino DiSalvo
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman, Adam Lambert, Kenan Thompson, Meghan Trainor, Daniel Radcliffe
Running Time: 99 min

The New Mutants | 16 August

The New Mutants is an upcoming American superhero horror film based on the Marvel Comics team of the same name.

The New Mutants it's produced by 20th Century Fox and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. Magik, Wolfsbane and other teenage mutants try to come to grips with their superpowers while staying at a secret facility.

Directed by: Josh Boone
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Jim Gaffigan, Gabriel Bateman, Adam Lambert, Kenan Thompson, Meghan Trainor, Daniel Radcliffe

Teen Spirit | 16 August

Violet is a shy teenager who dreams of escaping her small town and pursuing her passion to sing.

With the help of an unlikely mentor, she enters a local singing competition that will test her integrity, talent and ambition. Driven by a pop-fueled soundtrack, Teen Spirit is a visceral and stylish spin on the Cinderella story.

Directed by: Max Minghella
Cast: Elle Fanning, Agnieszka Grochowska, Archie Madekwe
Running Time: 93 min

47 Meters Down Uncaged | 23 August

47 Meters Down uncaged it's an upcoming survival horror film.

UNCAGED tells the story of four teens diving in a ruined underwater city, who quickly find themselves in a watery hell as their adventure turns to horror when they learn they are not alone in the submerged caves. As they swim deeper into the claustrophobic labyrinth of caves they enter the territory of the deadliest shark species in the ocean.

Directed by: Johannes Roberts
Cast: Sophie Nélisse, Corinne Foxx, Brianne Tju, Sistine Stallone, Davi Santos, Khylin Rhambo, Brec Bassinger, John Corbett
Running Time: 89 min

Angel Has Fallen | 23 August

Angel Has Fallen is an upcoming American action thriller film.

Authorities take Secret Service agent Mike Banning into custody for the failed assassination attempt of U.S. President Allan Trumbull. After escaping from his captors, Banning must evade the FBI and his own agency to find the real threat to the president. Desperate to uncover the truth, he soon turns to unlikely allies to help clear his name and save the country from imminent danger.

Directed by: Ric Roman Waugh
Cast: Gerard Butler, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Lance Reddick, Tim Blake Nelson, Piper Perabo, Nick Nolte, Danny Huston
Running Time: 114 min

My Spy | 30 August

My Spy is an upcoming American action comedy film.

Nine-year-old Sophie catches JJ, a hardened CIA operative, spying on her family during a routine surveillance operation. In exchange for not blowing his cover, JJ begrudgingly agrees to show the precocious girl how to become a spy. What at first seems like an easy task soon turns into a battle of wits as Sophie proves you don't need much experience to outsmart a seasoned agent.

Directed by: Peter Segal
Cast: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Kristen Schaal, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Ken Jeong

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | 30 August

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is a 2019 comedy-drama film.Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time...

...in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age.

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch, Margaret Qualley, Timothy Olyphant, Julia Butters, Austin Butler, Dakota Fanning
Running Time: 161 min

Good Boys | 30 August

Good Boys is a 2019 American comedy film co-written.

Invited to his first kissing party, 12 year old Max asks his best friends Lucas and Thor for some much-needed help on how to pucker up. When they hit a dead end, Max decides to use his father's drone to spy on the teenage girls next door. When the boys lose the drone, they skip school and hatch a plan to retrieve it before Max's dad can figure out what happened.

Directed by: Gene Stupnitsky
Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Keith L. Williams, Brady Noon, Will Forte, Molly Gordon, Midori Francis, Josh Caras
Running Time: 100 min

Excited about the month ahead yet? We've already booked our tickets! ✌🏼 August has brought the heat this winter, are you ready?

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