Anthropoid (2016)

In December 1941, Czech soldiers Josef Gab?ík (Cillian Murphy) and Jan Kubi? (Jamie Dornan) parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich (Detlef Bothe).
Initial release: August 12, 2016 (USA)
Director: Sean Ellis
Music composed by: Guy Farley
Producers: Sean Ellis, Pete Shilaimon, Mickey Liddell
Screenplay: Sean Ellis, Anthony Frewin

Pete's Dragon (2016)

Mr. Meacham (Robert Redford), a woodcarver, delights local children with stories of a mysterious dragon that lives deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. His daughter Grace (Bryce Dallas Howard) believes these are just tall tales, until she meets Pete (Oakes Fegley), a 10-year-old orphan who says he lives in the woods with a giant, friendly dragon. With help from a young girl named Natalie (Oona Laurence), Grace sets out to investigate if this fantastic claim can be true.

Initial release: August 12, 2016 (USA)

Director: David Lowery

Screenplay: Toby Halbrooks

Music composed by: Daniel Hart

Story by: Seton I. Miller, S.S. Field

Florence Foster Jenkins (2016)

In the 1940s, New York socialite Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep) dreams of becoming a great opera singer. Unfortunately, her ambition far exceeds her talent. The voice Florence hears in her head is beautiful, but to everyone else it is quite lousy. Her husband St. Clair goes to extreme lengths to make sure his wife never finds out how awful she truly is. When Florence announces her plans for a concert at Carnegie Hall, St. Clair soon realizes that he's facing his greatest challenge yet.
Initial release: July 7, 2016 (Brazil)
Director: Stephen Frears
Box office: 7.7 million USD
Budget: 29 million USD
Production companies: Pathé, Qwerty Films, BBC Films

The Hollars (2016)

A man (John Krasinski) returns home to his dysfunctional family after learning that his mother (Margo Martindale) has a brain tumor.
Initial release: August 26, 2016 (USA)
Director: John Krasinski
Screenplay: James C. Strouse
Music composed by: Josh Ritter
Producers: John Krasinski, Allyson Seeger, Tom Rice, Ben Nearn

Nine Lives (2016)

 

Tom Brand (Kevin Spacey) is a billionaire whose workaholic lifestyle takes him away from his loving wife Lara and adorable daughter Rebecca. Needing a present for Rebecca's 11th birthday, Brand buys a seemingly harmless cat from a mysterious pet store. Suddenly, a bizarre turn of events traps poor Tom inside the animal's body. The owner of the business tells him that he has one week to reconnect with his family, or live out the rest of his days as a cute and furry feline named Mr. Fuzzypants.

Initial release: August 5, 2016 (USA)
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Production company: EuropaCorp
Producer: Christophe Lambert
Screenplay: Ben Shiffrin, Gwyn Lurie, Caleb Wilson, Dan Antoniazzi, Matt Allen