New Movie Releases August 17th, 2018

List below shows all new movies released in theaters on August 17th, 2018, including both wide and limited movie releases.

Alpha

Theatrical Release Date: 08/17/2018
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Albert Hughes
Actors: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Natassia Malthe, Leonor Varela, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson
Plot: Taking place 20,000 years in the past, during the last Ice Age, a hunter becomes separated from his clan following a disastrous hunt. Alone in an unforgiving environment and surrounded by predators, he finds himself befriending a wolf, which could be a means to survive or lead to a quick death.

Mile 22

Theatrical Release Date: 08/17/2018
Overall Rating: 2.3 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Peter Berg
Actors: Mark Wahlberg, Lauren Cohan, Ronda Rousey, John Malkovich
Plot: An elite US agent, along with a top-secret tactical command unit, work to help smuggle a mysterious police officer with highly sensitive information out of the country.

Crazy Rich Asians

Theatrical Release Date: 08/15/2018
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jon M. Chu
Actors: Gemma Chan, Michelle Yeoh, Constance Wu, Ken Jeong
Plot: Rachel Wu, an economics professor in America, is delighted to meet her boyfriend Nick's family in Singapore for his best friend's wedding. That is, until she learns Nick just happens to be the most eligible bachelor in the entire country and also from an impossibly rich family. Rachel finds herself wading into a group of jealous, petty women - all who think Nick would be better off with someone in his social class.

I Am Paul Walker

Theatrical Release Date: 08/11/2018
Overall Rating: N/A
Language: English
Genre: Documentary/Biography
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Adrian Buitenhuis
Actors: Paul Walker, Cheryl Crabtree Walker, Paul Walker III, Caleb Walker

Limited Movie Releases

Juliet, Naked

Theatrical Release Date: 08/17/2018
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jesse Peretz
Actors: Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke, Chris O'Dowd, Megan Dodds
Plot: Annie is the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan. Duncan has long had an obsession with now-faded singer-songwriter Tucker Crowe - and this leads Annie to start a transatlantic relationship with her boyfriend's idol.

We the Animals

Theatrical Release Date: 08/17/2018
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jeremiah Zagar
Actors: Raúl Castillo, Josiah Gabriel, Evan Rosado, Isaiah Kristian
Plot: A trio of brothers, Joel, Manny and Jonah, tear through their childhood while pushing back against their parent's tough love. While Joel and Manny seem to be growing into mini versions of their father, even as their mother plots an escape, young Jonah becomes lost in a world of his own imagination.

The Wife

Theatrical Release Date: 08/17/2018
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Björn Runge
Actors: Max Irons, Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater
Plot: For 40 years, Joan Castleman has been the perfect model wife behind her charismatic husband, Joe, a literary giant about to receive the Nobel Prize. But Joan has had enough - putting up with infidelity and excuses, sacrificing her own talent and career for her husband - and her coup de grace is a long time coming.

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