Movies Opening This Week, 12/07/2022

There are five films releasing in theatres this week in the United States. Below is a list of each film along with details and a summary.

  • Title: Float
  • Category: Horror
  • Summary: When a vlogger and her crew embark on their annual river float to commemorate the untimely loss of their friend, they are plunged into a life and death battle with a mysterious local, a sinister paranormal force, and their own fears.
  • Director: Zac Locke
  • Writer: Zac Locke
  • Stars: Scarlett Sperduto, Kaya Coleman, Kate Mayhew
  • Title: Dreams of Darkness
  • Run Time: 1 Hour 21 Minutes
  • Category: Horror, Thriller
  • Summary: Devastated by the disappearance of his wife, Derek Fabry enters a nightmarish world of the occult, erotic evil, and supernatural seduction as he tries to unravel the mystery of her vanishing.
  • Director: Nikolai Malden
  • Writers: Miles Jonn-Dalton, Nikolai Malden
  • Stars: Miles Jonn-Dalton, Pia Bertucci, Renee Domenz
  • Title: The Whale
  • Category: Drama
  • Run Time: 1 Hour 57 Minutes
  • Rated: R
  • Summary: A reclusive English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.
  • Director: Darren Aronofsky
  • Writer: Samuel D. Hunter (screenplay by)
  • Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, Ty Simpkins
  • Title: Spoiler Alert
  • Category: Comedy, Drama
  • Run Time: 1 Hour 52 Minutes
  • Rated: PG-13
  • Summary: The story of Michael Ausiello and Kit Cowan’s relationship that takes a tragic turn when Cowan is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
  • Director: Michael Showalter
  • Writers: David Marshall Grant (screenplay by), Dan Savage (screenplay by), Michael Ausiello (based on the book ‘Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies’ by)
  • Stars: Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge, Josh Pais
  • Title: Empire of Light
  • Category: Drama, Romance
  • Rated: R
  • Runtime: 1 Hour 59 Minutes
  • Summary: A drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s.
  • Director: Sam Mendes
  • Writer: Sam Mendes
  • Stars: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth

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