New Movie Releases August 31st, 2012

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on August 31st, 2012, including both wide and limited movie releases.

The Possession

Theatrical Release Date: 08/31/2012
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Ole Bornedal
Actors: Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyra Sedgwick, Madison Davenport, Grant Show
Plot: A yard sale yields a prize for a young girl in the form on an antique box - but turns out to be more than she bargained for when he also comes with a vengeful spirit. The parents rush to find a way to break the curse before they lose their child.

War Flowers

Theatrical Release Date: 08/31/2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Serge Rodnunsky
Actors: Jason Gedrick, Tom Berenger, Scott Michael Campbell, Christina Ricci

Amorosa: The Revenge

Theatrical Release Date: 08/29/2012
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Other
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Topel Lee
Actors: Angel Aquino, Enrique Gil, Martin del Rosario, Empress Schuck

Lawless

Theatrical Release Date: 08/29/2012
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Hillcoat
Actors: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Shia LaBeouf, Mia Wasikowska
Plot: Franklin County, Virginia during the depression years: a bootlegging gang must decide what course of action to take authorities discover their operation and demand a cut of their profits.

The Kill Hole

Theatrical Release Date: 08/28/2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mischa Webley
Actors: Chadwick Boseman, Tory Kittles, Billy Zane, Peter Greene

Rurouni Kenshin ( Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan )

Theatrical Release Date: 08/25/2012
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Keishi Ohtomo
Actors: Emi Takei, Takeru Sato, Yû Aoi, Teruyuki Kagawa
Plot: Former legendary assassin Kenshin Himura (Takeru Sato) has now become a wandering samurai. Offering aid & protecting those in need as atonement for his past deeds. During this time Kenshin Himura comes across and aides Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei). Her father opened the Kamiya Kasshin-ryu, a Kendo school located in Tokyo and Kaoru is now an instructor there. Kaoru then invites Kenshin to stay at her dojo. Their relationship develops further, but Kenshin is still haunted by his violent past ...

Limited Movie Releases

Backyard Blockbusters

Theatrical Release Date: 08/31/2012
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John E. Hudgens
Actors: Joe Nussbaum, Michael Wiese, Walter Koenig, Chris Gore
Plot: Fanfilms - miniscule budgets, big dreams, pop culture phenomena, massive fans, copyright issues - the history of fan films is explored, featuring interviews with many of the people behind these films.

Breathing ( Atmen )

Theatrical Release Date: 08/31/2012
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Karl Markovics
Actors: Thomas Schubert, Karin Lischka, Georg Friedrich, Gerhard Liebmann

Bullet Vanishes, The ( Xiao shi de zi dan )

Theatrical Release Date: 08/31/2012
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: Mandarin
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Chi-Leung Law
Actors: Nicholas Tse, Ching Wan Lau, Mini Yang, Kai Chi Liu
Plot: A detective and his partner are on the case in warlord-era China as a series of bodies turn up - murdered by a gun with no trace of a bullet to be found. As the pair continue to investigate the evidence points to the murderer being a young woman... one who died six month ago.

Fire with Fire

Theatrical Release Date: 08/31/2012
Overall Rating: 2.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Crime
MPAA Rating: R
Director: David Barrett
Actors: Josh Duhamel, Bruce Willis, Rosario Dawson, Vincent D'Onofrio
Plot: A fireman takes an action when a man whom he's forced to testify against threatens him.

For a Good Time, Call...

Theatrical Release Date: 08/31/2012
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jamie Travis
Actors: Seth Rogen, Justin Long, Ari Graynor, Mimi Rogers
Plot: Two women form their own start-up company - a home-grown phone sex operation.

The Good Doctor

Theatrical Release Date: 08/31/2012
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Lance Daly
Actors: Orlando Bloom, Riley Keough, Taraji P. Henson, Rob Morrow
Plot: A doctor has an attachment to a patient who boosts his self-esteem. When the patient starts healing, the doctor tampers with the patient's treatment to keep the patient at the hospital close to him.

Joker

Theatrical Release Date: 08/31/2012
Overall Rating: 1.8 out of 4 stars
Language: Hindi
Genre: Adventure/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Shirish Kunder
Actors: Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Minissha Lamba, Chitrangda Singh

Little Birds

Theatrical Release Date: 08/31/2012
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Elgin James
Actors: Juno Temple, Kay Panabaker, Kyle Gallner, Carlos Pena
Plot: Two bored teens from Salton Sea, CA decide to follow a trio of boys back to L.A. but that decision leads to life-altering consequences.

Secret of the Wings

Theatrical Release Date: 08/31/2012
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Animation/Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Tom Rogers, Ryan Rowe
Actors: Timothy Dalton, Lucy Hale, Mae Whitman, Anjelica Huston
Plot: Tinker Bell meets Periwinkle, and the two, along with other familiar friends, will venture into the Winter Woods in order to uncover the secret behind their fairy wings.

The Day

Theatrical Release Date: 08/29/2012
Overall Rating: 2.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Actors: Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Bell, Michael Eklund, Dominic Monaghan
Plot: Humanity is on the brink of extinction - five survivors find each other on the run and what follows is 24 hours or survival: dwindling supplies, relentless pursuit and non-stop battle - who will survive the day?

The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure

Theatrical Release Date: 08/29/2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Matthew Diamond
Actors: Christopher Lloyd, Jaime Pressly, Cary Elwes, Cloris Leachman
Plot: The Oogieloves, along with their friends, are planning a surprise party when they lose the last five magical balloons. They set out on an adventure to get the balloons back in time for the party, and meet some new friends along the way.

The Newest Pledge

Theatrical Release Date: 08/28/2012
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jason Michael Brescia
Actors: Andy Milonakis, Kevin Myers, Jason Mewes, Mindy Sterling
Plot: When a baby shows up at the doorstep of the Omega fraternity following an opening semester party, the brothers do the only logical thing: pledge the newborn and raise it on their own.

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