The End of Oak Street from Warner Bros and the newest PAW Patrol film from Paramount both drop this weekend to face off against the current box office juggernauts, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and The Odyssey. The rest of this week’s releases are of the indie persuasion, with plenty of options dropping on streaming as well.
The films listed are from studios other than the “Big Five” – Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Pictures, and Columbia Pictures. Note that some of the movies listed are in their first week or two of limited release in the USA, so it may take them a few more weeks (or months) to show up in your local arthouse theater or on VOD. Check out the posts from the past few weeks for more movies that may have just opened near you: August 7th, July 31, and July 24th.
Stars: Kristen Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Zack Fox, LaKeith Stanfield
Writer/Director: Dylan Meyer
Genre: Comedy
Plot: Two aimless young women inadvertently gain telepathic abilities after ingesting an experimental drug, pitting them against dangerous rivals pursuing the same powerful substance.
What you should know: Filmed on location in Los Angeles.
Where to watch: In theaters
Stars: Will Poulter, Noah Centineo, Annette Deao, Danny Wolohan
Writer/Director: Adam Meeks
Genre: Drama
Plot: Assigned to a county-mandated drug court program, Cody Parsons embarks on the tenuous journey toward recovery amidst the opioid epidemic in rural Ohio.
What you should know: Annette Deao, who plays a version of herself in the film, had studied acting for four years before she began running the drug court program.
Where to watch: In theaters
Stars: Zach Cherry, Emily Hampshire, Maria Bakalova, Ryan Bell
Writer: Jason Filiatrault
Director: Jason James
Genre: Comedy
Plot: Gary and Ell meet on a blind date only to wind up stealing a killer’s car along with a dead body and $40,000.
What you should know: Jason James last directed the 2025 TV movie Deck the Hallways.
Where to watch: In theaters
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Angelina LookingGlass, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, Jason Davis
Writer/Director: Andrew Patterson
Genre: Drama
Plot: Amziah King, beekeeper, musician, and anchor of his community, reunites with former foster daughter Kateri after many years apart, and fends off threats to his honey business.
What you should know: Filmed in Central Alabama in 2023.
Where to watch: In theaters
Stars: Mckenna Grace, Keen Ruffalo, Mason Thames, Kylr Coffman
Writer: Lee Kirk, Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day
Director: Lee Kirk
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Plot: Three buddies drive cross-country in a van, causing mayhem and mischief while racing to LA for their big break: opening for Green Day on New Year’s Eve.
What you should know: Loosely based on an actual band called “Waterdog” who opened for Green Day before they hit it big. Green Day gave their demo tape to a music exec friend which resulted in a label bidding war for the band in the mid 90s
Where to watch: In theaters
Stars: Jeff Daniels, Jared Harris, J.K. Simmons, Hope Davis
Writer/Director: Michael Russell Gunn
Genre: Drama
Plot: President Reagan races to save a nuclear deal with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev as pressure mounts all around him. Every word spoken could move the world closer to peace – or destruction.
What you should know: This marks as the second time Jared Harris plays a historical Soviet figure. He previously portrayed chemist and chief of the investigating committee Valery Legasov in the HBO mini-series Chernobyl (2019).
Where to watch: In theaters
Stars: Willem Dafoe, Vic Carmen Sonne, Joe Cole, Emma Suárez
Writer: Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Giorgos Karnavas, Nikos Panayotopoulos
Director: Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Genre: Drama
Plot: Markos Timoleon, a wealthy Greek businessman, hosts his daughter’s 25th birthday party on his private island. Unforeseen events unfold, jeopardizing his power and challenging his life’s foundations.
What you should know: Based on the novel by Panos Karnezis.
Where to watch: In theaters, and available VOD
Your Name (2016) Re-release
Stars: Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Mone Kamishiraishi, Ryō Narita, Aoi Yûki
Writer/Director: Makoto Shinkai
Genre: Drama
Plot: Two teenagers, a city boy in Tokyo and a girl in rural Japan, mysteriously begin swapping bodies, forging a connection that sends them searching for one another.
What you should know: The red braided cord that Mitsuha wears represents the invisible red string of fate that is said to connect someone to their fated person, according to Japanese tradition.
Where to watch: In theaters
Train to Busan (2016) Re-release
Stars: Gong Yoo, Jung Yu-mi, Ma Dong-seok, Kim Su-an
Writer: Park Joo-suk, Yeon Sang-ho
Director: Yeon Sang-ho
Genre: Action, Horror
Plot: While a zombie virus breaks out in South Korea, passengers struggle to survive on the train from Seoul to Busan.
What you should know: This is the nineteenth highest grossing domestic film of all time in South Korea.
Where to watch: In theaters
Wet Hot American Summer (2001) Re-release
Stars: Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks
Writer: David Wain, Michael Showalter
Director: David Wain
Genre: Comedy
Plot: Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.
What you should know: The owners of Camp Towanda (where the movie was filmed) were told that this was going to be a family comedy.
Where to watch: In theaters
More New Releases
The End of Oak Street (Trailer) from Warner Bros
PAW Patrol 3: The Dino Movie (Trailer) from Paramount
Six: The Musical Live! (Trailer)
New to Streaming
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear (Trailer) on Hulu
Girls Like Girls (Trailer) on Peacock
Normal (Trailer) on HBO Max
A Child of My Own (Trailer) on Netflix
Camp Rock 3 (Trailer) on Disney+
Don’t Say Good Luck (Trailer) on Netflix
Hellcat (Trailer) on Shudder
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What have you been watching lately, ONTD? Seeing anything this weekend?
