New Movie Releases: Playing in U.S. theaters from this week

There are two major cinema releases in U.S. theaters this week, and we have all the details for you.

2024 was a massive year for cinema, with the summer period flourishing thanks to the releases of Barbie and Oppenheimer. The movies were released around the same time and many theater-goers actually did the double-feature, which was affectionately named 'Barbenheimer'.

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Barbie became the most successful movie ever directed by a solo female director, earning $1.44 billion at the box office, while Oppenheimer made $953m. No pressure for the movies that follow, in 2024, then...

New Movie Releases this week

I.S.S. - 19 January, 2024

I.S.S. is a sci-fi directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and written by Nick Shafir. The movie was previously on Hollywood's 'Black List' of popular but unproduced screenplays.

Official premise:

'The film centers on a group of astronauts and cosmonauts living aboard the International Space Station. Tensions flare as a worldwide conflict breaks out on Earth. Reeling from this, the astronauts receive orders from the ground: take control of the station by any means necessary.'

I.S.S. cast: Ariana DeBose, Chris Messina, John Gallagher Jr., Maria Mashkova, Costa Ronin, and Pilou Asbæk.

Origin - 19 January, 2024

Origin is a biographical movie directed by Ava DuVernay and based on the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson.

Official premise:

'Grappling with tremendous personal tragedy, writer Isabel Wilkerson sets herself on a path of global investigation and discovery as she writes Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.'

Origin cast: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Jon Bernthal, Vera Farmiga, Audra McDonald, Niecy Nash-Betts, Nick Offerman, and Blair Underwood.