This week there are four films opening in theatres in the United States, below is a list of each film along with additional information for each movie.
- Title: Missing
- Category: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Run Time: 2 Hours 4 Minutes
- Summary: Following the death of his wife, Santoshi has sunk into depression and debt, much to the consternation of his daughter, high school student Kaede. To ease their debt, Santoshi tells Kaede he will track down a serial killer and collect the reward, but Santoshi disappears and Kaede must find out what happened to him. What appears to be a familiar mystery narrative takes unexpected turns into the depths of human emotion.
- Director: Shinzô Katayama
- Writers: Shinzô Katayama, Kazuhisa Kotera, Ryô Takada
- Stars: Jirô Satô, Aoi Itô, Hiroya Shimizu
- Title: A Magical Christmas Village
- Category: Comedy, Romance
- Summary: It follows Summer’s life as her mother Vivian and daughter Chloe move in with her. Vivian sets up a miniature Christmas village. As Chloe begins setting up the figurines, real-life events seem to mimic the scenes she creates.
- Director: Jason Furukawa
- Writer: Melissa Salmons (script)
- Stars: Luke Macfarlane, Alison Sweeney, Marlo Thomas
- Title: Armageddon Time
- Category: Drama
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 Hour 55 Minutes
- Summary: A deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream.
- Director: James Gray
- Writer: James Gray
- Stars: Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, Banks Repeta
- Title: The Monkey King: The Legend Begins
- Category: Fantasy
- Run Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Summary: The Monkey King: The Legend Begins is the re-imagined version by Hollywood of the film The Monkey King: Havoc in Heavens Palace, the origin and birthplace of The Monkey King Story.
- Director: Soi Cheang
- Writer: Edmond Wong
- Stars: Donnie Yen, Chow Yun-Fat, Aaron Kwok
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