This week there are six films opening in theaters in the United States. Below is a list made up of each film along with some additional details.
- Title: Alice, Darling
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
- Category: Drama, Thriller
- Summary: A young woman trapped in an abusive relationship becomes the unwitting participant in an intervention staged by her two closest friends.
- Director: Mary Nighy
- Writers: Alanna Francis, Mark Van de Ven (story editor)
- Stars: Anna Kendrick, Kaniehtiio Horn, Charlie Carrick
- Title: The Son
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 2 Hours 3 Minutes
- Category: Drama
- Summary: Peter has his busy life with new partner Beth and their baby thrown into disarray when his ex-wife Kate turns up with their teenage son, Nicholas.
- Director: Florian Zeller
- Writers: Christopher Hampton (screenplay by), Florian Zeller (based on the play by)
- Stars: Vanessa Kirby, Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern
- Title: Missing
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 1 Hour 51 Minutes
- Category: Drama, Thriller
- Summary: From the minds behind Searching comes Missing, a thrilling roller-coaster mystery that makes you wonder how well you know those closest to you. When her mother (Nia Long) disappears while on vacation in Colombia with her new boyfriend, June’s (Storm Reid) search for answers is hindered by international red tape. Stuck thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, June creatively uses all the latest technology at her fingertips to try and find her before it’s too late. But as she digs deeper, her digital sleuthing raises more questions than answers…and when June unravels secrets about her mom, she discovers that she never really knew her at all.
- Directors: Nicholas D. Johnson, Will Merrick
- Writers: Will Merrick (screenplay by), Nicholas D. Johnson (screenplay by), Sev Ohanian (story by)
- Stars: Tim Griffin, Ava Zaria Lee, Nia Long
- Title: Ground Swell: The Other Side of Fear
- Run Time: 1 Hour 19 Minutes
- Category: Documentary
- Summary: An in-depth look at the 2021-22 big wave season through the eyes of Nic Von Rupp, Kai Lenny, Matt Bromley, Torrey Meister and pioneering female surfer Bianca Valenti.
- Director: Paul Taublieb
- Writer: Paul Taublieb
- Stars: Kai Lenny, Matt Bromley, Makua Rothman
- Title: Oliver Outloud
- Category: Drama
- Summary: Oliver is a special kind of guy just looking to be normal and in love. Stuck in a pattern of repetition, born with this disability of a broken brain, he seeks to be normal. With his tool of escapism, he is able to curb his disability.
- Director: Maria Giese
- Writers: Maria Giese, Alex Torres
- Title: Everything Under Control
- Category: Action, Comedy, Crime
- Summary: Two security guards travel to a village to retrieve some stolen jewellery, and there they encounter feisty villagers and a ghost.
- Director: Ying Chi-Wen
- Stars: Aaryn Cheung, Hins Cheung, Hou Dee
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