The quest for survival is a common theme among the new films hitting theaters this week. In each of these new releases, the main characters are trying to endure through a variety of different things, from war, to jail and even witches. On a lighter note, music pumps through the blood of two brothers looking to find their calling in this week’s wide release.
Identical twin brothers are separated at birth in The Identical. Growing up during the Great Depression and not knowing of the other’s existence, the two live very different lives. As one makes it big as a rock n’ roll star, the other struggles between following in his adoptive father’s footsteps as a preacher or striving for his own dream of being a musician. Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, Seth Green, Joe Pantoliano and Black Rayne star in the PG drama. The film plays for one hour and forty-seven minutes.
A slacker’s life is turned upside down during the course of seven days in The Longest Week. No longer able to live off of his parents’ fortune, he finds himself without a home and falling for his best friend’s girl. The limited released comedic drama stars Jason Bateman, Billy Crudup, Olivia Wilde and Jennifer Slate. The PG-13 film plays for one hour and twenty-six minutes.
A Mexican man heads across the US border to better the life of his family in Frontera. As he enters Arizona, he comes in contact with the former sheriff’s wife as she is brutally gunned down while riding her horse. His dreams of betterment are shattered as he is accused of her murder and put in prison. The limited released drama stars Ed Harris, Michael Peña and Eva Longoria. The PG film runs for one hour and forty-three minutes.
Following the death of her mother in a surfing accident, a teen heads to a boarding school in Innocence. Run by witches who drink the blood of virgins, the school is anything but a safe haven. The PG-13 thriller is running in limited theaters for one hour and thirty-six minutes.
The final phase of the Vietnam War is the focus of the documentary Last Days in Vietnam. As the U.S. troops withdraw and Communism spreads throughout the country, a few Americans go to great lengths to protect and save their South Vietnamese friends. The limited released film runs for one hour and thirty-eight minutes.
Last Days in Vietnam shows the risks that were taken to keep the South Vietnamese citizens alive. Next week, people are helping animals survive in Dolphin Tale 2. September 12 is also the release date for the thriller No Good Deed.
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