New to Own: Week of June 16, 2015
1.
Chappie
(2015)
In the near future, crime is patrolled by a mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. (120 mins.)
Director: Neill Blomkamp
2.
Run All Night
(2015)
Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son. (114 mins.)
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
3.
Welcome to Me
(2014)
When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show. (87 mins.)
Director: Shira Piven
4.
Wild Tales
(2014)
Six short stories involving distressed people. (122 mins.)
Director: Damián Szifron
5.
The Lazarus Effect
(2015)
A group of medical students discover a way to bring dead patients back to life. (83 mins.)
Director: David Gelb
6.
Unfinished Business
(2015)
A hard-working small business owner and his two associates travel to Europe to close the most important deal of their lives. But what began as a routine business trip goes off the rails in every way imaginable - and unimaginable. (91 mins.)
Director: Ken Scott
7.
Beyond the Reach
(2014)
A high-rolling corporate shark and his impoverished young guide play the most dangerous game during a hunting trip in the Mojave Desert. (91 mins.)
Director: Jean-Baptiste Léonetti
8.
Old Fashioned
(2014)
A former frat boy and a free-spirited woman together attempt the impossible: an "old-fashioned" courtship in contemporary America. (115 mins.)
Director: Rik Swartzwelder
9.
Playing It Cool
(2014)
Unrequited love motivates a guy to write about his experiences. (94 mins.)
Director: Justin Reardon
10.
Bravetown
(2015)
Josh is a lost soul with an extraordinary musical talent set on a journey to encounter what he was least expecting but undoubtedly needed most... (112 mins.)
Director: Daniel Duran