Here are some of the new films being released in theaters or for streaming, broadcast, rental or purchase this week.
“Abandoned”
Michael Shannon and Emma Roberts star in this haunted-house horror film.
Rated PG-13. Opens June 17 at Cinemark Tinseltown 290, Houston.
“Beavis and Butt-head Do the Universe”
Texan Mike Judge updates his not-so-dynamic duo for the 21st century.
Unrated. Begins streaming June 23 on Paramount+.
“Brian and Charles”
British comedy about a lonely man who builds a robot.
Rated PG. Opens June 17 at Regal Greenway Grand Plaza 24, Houston; AMC First Colony 24, Sugar Land; Cinemark 17, The Woodlands.
“Cha Cha Real Smooth”
Dallas director-writer-actor Cooper Raiff has made an effective rom-com about a recent college graduate who falls for an older woman, played by Dakota Johnson.
Rated R. Opens June 17 at Cinemark Memorial City, Houston; begins streaming June 17 on AppleTV+.
“Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes”
Documentary that includes recently discovered footage of the fateful explosion at the Russian nuclear plant.
Unrated. Begins streaming June 22 on HBO Max.
“Civil”
A year in the life of civil-rights attorney Ben Crump.
Rated PG-13. Begins streaming June 19 on Netflix.
“The Double Life of Veronique”
Krzysztof Kieslowski’s award-winning 1991 film about two women — one in France, one in Poland — whose lives are intertwined.
Rated R. Screens 7 p.m. June 18 at 14 Pews, Houston.
“Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”
In this dramedy, Emma Thompson plays a widow who lives a lonely life until she meets a young man named Leo Grande (played by Daryl McCormack from “Pixie”).
Rated R. Begins streaming June 17 on Hulu.
“The Good Neighbor”
A thriller starring Jonathan Rhys-Meyers and Luke Kleintank as neighbors on the verge of friendship but then an accident changes everything.
Rated R. Begins streaming June 17 on various platforms.
“Jerry and Marge Go Large”
Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening and Rainn Wilson star in this based-on-a-true-story comedy-drama focusing on a couple who use their lottery winnings to save their small town.
Rated PG-13. Begins streaming June 17 on Paramount+.
“Lightyear”
This Pixar “Toy Story” spin-off tells the back story of Buzz Lightyear. Chris Evans and Taika Waititi are among the voice cast.
Rated PG. Opens June 17 throughout Houston.
“The Lost Girls”
A contemporary riff on “Peter Pan” in which Wendy has to escape the hold that Peter Pan has on her. Vanessa Redgrave, Livia De Paolis and Louis Partridge star.
Unrated. Begins streaming June 17 on various platforms.
“Love and Gelato”
Brandon Camp’s comedy-drama tells the story of a young woman who spends the summer before college in Italy.
Unrated. Begins streaming June 22 on Netflix.
“Mid Century”
Bruce Dern, Stephen Lang and Shane West are featured in a thriller about a couple’s vacation in a mid-century-modern home turns into a nightmare.
Unrated. Opens June 17 at America Cinemas Pasadena; begins streaming June 17 on various platforms.
“我的假男友”
Comedy-drama in which a man creates an online fake boyfriend to keep his ex-lover at bay but then, as they say, the best-laid plans...Dylan Sprouse, Samer Salem and Keiynan Lonsdale star.
Rated R. Begins streaming June 17 on Prime Video.
“Nikamma”
Hindi-language action-comedy and a remake of the Telugu-language “Middle Class Abbayi.”
Unrated. Opens June 17 at Cinemark 19, Katy; AMC First Colony 24, Sugar Land.
“Odds Against Tomorrow”
Harry Belafonte, Shelley Winters and Robert Ryan star in this 1959 crime-thriller from Robert Wise in which three conflicting personalities try to pull off a bank job.
Unrated. Screens 7 p.m. June 18 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
“Round Midnight”
Dexter Gordon stars in Bertrand Tavernier’s Oscar-winning drama about a jazz musician who leaves the U.S. for France.
Rated R. Screens 7 p.m. June 17 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
“Spiderhead”
“Top Gun: Maverick” filmmaker Joseph Kosinski directs Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Jurnee Smollett in a science-fiction drama in which convicts are offered the choice to become medical subjects in order to shorten their sentences.
Rated R. Begins streaming June 17 on Netflix.
“Veetla Vishesham”
Tamil-language comedy about a middle-aged couple dealing with a pregnancy.
Unrated. Opens June 17 at Cinemark Tinseltown 290, Houston; Regal Greenway Grand Palace 24, Houston; Cinemark Memorial City, Houston; Cinemark 19, Katy; AMC First Colony 24, Sugar Land; Cinemark 18, Webster; Regal Grand Parkway, Richmond;
“Virata Parvam”
Telugu-language drama from India.
Unrated. Opens June 17 at Cinemark Tinseltown 290, Houston; AMC Willowbrook 24, Houston; AMC First Colony 24, Sugar Land; Cinemark 19, Katy; Cinemark at Pearland; Cinemark 12, Cypress; Cinemark 17, The Woodlands.
“Wayward”
一个司机和一位徒步旅行者音乐festival find themselves terrorized by another driver.
Unrated. Opens June 17 at Studio Movie Grill Pearland.
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