Mini-Marathons/Watching Projects 2021
After last year I'm still inclined to have more watching projects.
It's mostly chronological, but not strictly so, because I don't want it to be any more of a mess than it is.
01-5; 10-11: Winter Holidays (Christmas(es), New Year, "Old New Year" (idiosyncratic Post-Soviet oddity thanks to calendar reform), Chinese New Year and so on).
4-5: 1997 DC Adaptations.
6-9: Random DC Adaptations.
11-20: 'New British Cinema' Festival by British Council.
11-15; 19-20; 47; 51; 70; 77; 79-80; 82-84; 86-91; 95-99: Directorial Debuts
21-22; 31-39: Universal Monsters/Horror.
23-30; 40-46; 49: Random Batman Binges.
47-48: The Begotten Trilogy (Unfinished).
50; 53: Dream-Inspired Movies.
51; 53-54: Richard Stanley.
52-53: Sophomore Films.
55; 57-67: Limitless.
56; 68: Soviet Chamber Films.
75; 77: Time Travel Films.
78; 80-81; 85; 91; 97: Ukrainian Movies.
79: Guy Maddin
92-94: Eastrail 177 Trilogy.
Gas Station Autumn
It's mostly chronological, but not strictly so, because I don't want it to be any more of a mess than it is.
01-5; 10-11: Winter Holidays (Christmas(es), New Year, "Old New Year" (idiosyncratic Post-Soviet oddity thanks to calendar reform), Chinese New Year and so on).
4-5: 1997 DC Adaptations.
6-9: Random DC Adaptations.
11-20: 'New British Cinema' Festival by British Council.
11-15; 19-20; 47; 51; 70; 77; 79-80; 82-84; 86-91; 95-99: Directorial Debuts
21-22; 31-39: Universal Monsters/Horror.
23-30; 40-46; 49: Random Batman Binges.
47-48: The Begotten Trilogy (Unfinished).
50; 53: Dream-Inspired Movies.
51; 53-54: Richard Stanley.
52-53: Sophomore Films.
55; 57-67: Limitless.
56; 68: Soviet Chamber Films.
75; 77: Time Travel Films.
78; 80-81; 85; 91; 97: Ukrainian Movies.
79: Guy Maddin
92-94: Eastrail 177 Trilogy.
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- DirectorDavid WinningStarsJessica LowndesDaniel LissingJay HindleA holiday wedding brings no joy to the bride's cousin, who was literally left by the groom right at the altar. But she might find her true love there when she gains a fake fiancé.Winter Holidays, 1 January: New Year.
- DirectorButch LukicStarsMaria Canals-BarreraPhil LaMarrCarl LumblyMembers of the Justice League celebrate Christmas.Winter Holidays, 1 January: New Year.
- DirectorJohn FarrowStarsGeorge SandersWendy BarrieJonathan HaleSimon Templar, the Saint, travels to San Francisco to solve crime mysteries within the police department.Winter Holidays, 1 January. Movie begins on New Year's Eve.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerGeorge ClooneyChris O'DonnellBatman and Robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City.Winter Holidays + 1997 DC Adaptations, 1-2 January. Movie has several references to Winter Holidays.
- DirectorKenneth JohnsonStarsShaquille O'NealAnnabeth GishJudd NelsonA scientist for the military turns himself into a cartoon-like superhero when a version of one of his own weapons is being used against enemies.Winter Holidays + 1997 DC Adaptations, 2 January. Christimas tie-in is very subtle, but it's there - a Grinch reference in the traffic light scene.
- DirectorJames WanStarsJason MomoaAmber HeardWillem DafoeArthur Curry, the human-born heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, goes on a quest to prevent a war between the worlds of ocean and land.Random DC adaptations, 6 January.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsJames DentonChristina HendricksAnthony LaPagliaAfter being poisoned by sun radiation, a dying Superman decides to fulfill his lifelong dreams while Lex Luthor has his own agenda.Random DC adaptations, 6 January.
- DirectorBoyd KirklandStarsKevin ConroyEfrem Zimbalist Jr.Lorin DreyfussWhen men begin disappearing at a bowery, Bruce Wayne decides to go undercover as a worker.Random DC adaptations, 6 January.
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsStuart AllanTroy BakerKevin ConroyWhile Damian Wayne struggles to cope with Batman's no-killing rule, he soon starts to believe that his destiny lies within a secret society known as, The Court of Owls.Random DC adaptations, 7 January.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsMacaulay CulkinJoe PesciDaniel SternOne year after Kevin McCallister was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars, he accidentally finds himself stranded in New York City - and the same criminals are not far behind.Winter Holidays, 7 January: Eastern (Orthodox) Christmas.
- DirectorWilliam OldroydStarsFlorence PughCosmo JarvisPaul HiltonIn 19th-century rural England, a young bride who has been sold into marriage discovers an unstoppable desire within herself as she enters into an affair with a worker on her estate.Winter Holidays (Well, Christmas is mentioned); Directorial Debuts; 'New British Cinema' Festival by British Council, 12 January.
- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsIrrfan KhanPuru ChibberAino AnnuddinIn feudal India, a warrior (Khan) who renounces his role as the longitme enforcer to a local lord becomes the prey in a murderous hunt through the Himalayan mountains.'New British Cinema' Festival by British Council, 15-16 January.
- DirectorSaul MetzsteinStarsLuke de WoolfsonJames LanceKate AshfieldAn upbeat, oddball, after-hours comedy about the ups and downs of sex and shelf-stacking in the 21st century.Directorial Debuts; 'New British Cinema' Festival by British Council, 17 January.
- DirectorKathrin SteinbacherStarsVerena AltenbergerMarianne FreudenthalerJannik GörgerHedi is experiencing strange things. While her granddaughter is visiting, she suddenly embarks on a hiking journey, to the deepest parts of the Alps, revealing the reason for her devoted attachment to her hiking shoes.Directorial Debuts; 'New British Cinema' Festival by British Council, 17 January.
- DirectorHector DockrillStarsBrandon BantonTaychi Tye CampbellOusman ChamIn the aftermath of her older brother's death, 11-year-old Viola struggles to process her grief.Directorial Debuts; 'New British Cinema' Festival by British Council, 17 January.
- DirectorSasha RainbowStarsKamali MoorthySuganathi MoorthyA single mother fights for her daughter's empowerment in India through skateboarding.'New British Cinema' Festival by British Council, 17 January.
- DirectorMaryam MohajerStarsMaya NaraghiMy granddad was a romantic. He once saw a picture of my granny and realized that she was the love of his life, until one day he decided to go meet my granny.'New British Cinema' Festival by British Council, 17 January.
- DirectorMyriam RajaStarsNeelam BakshiAashima MehraReece RitchieA tribe of women await their men's return from war. Azaar, one of the last young girls in the village is intertwined between her mother, grandmother and the rest of the tribe, as she comes to learn the true cost of womanhood.'New British Cinema' Festival by British Council, 17 January.
- DirectorNaaman AzhariDirectorial Debuts; 'New British Cinema' Festival by British Council, 17 January.
- DirectorLena HeadeyStarsMichelle FairleyLarissa MurrayJames Nelson-JoyceIsolation and loneliness converge on an unexpected journey when intrigue comes to town.Directorial Debuts; 'New British Cinema' Festival by British Council, 17 January.
- DirectorRichard ThorpeStarsClaire DoddAlice WhiteOsgood PerkinsInspector Marotte, attending an auction of rare collectible books previously owned by the recently murdered M. Le Duc de Poisse, hopes he can catch his old nemesis Prahec, a murderer and book thief.Universal Monsters/Horror, 13 January.
- DirectorLeigh WhannellStarsElisabeth MossOliver Jackson-CohenHarriet DyerWhen Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.Universal Monsters/Horror, 15 January.
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierWhile the Riddler maneuvers Batman into being sued, the Dynamic Duo investigate the supervillain's concurrent scheme.Random Batman Binges, 13 January.
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierThe Riddler schemes to have his henchwoman, disguised as Robin, to have her kill Batman in the Batcave.Random Batman Binges, 13 January.
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierThe Penguin plots to manipulate Batman into inadvertently devising capers for him.Random Batman Binges, 13 January.
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierThe Dynamic Duo are tricked into planning the Penguin's next crime, but the supervillain adds his own twist to the plan.Random Batman Binges, 13-18 January.
- DirectorHolly DaleStarsJavicia LeslieRachel SkarstenMeagan TandyWhen Kate Kane is presumed dead, the mantle of Batwoman is passed on to a young woman who uses it to avenge her adopted mother's killers.Random Batman Binges, 18 January.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierThe Joker decides to fight fire with fire against Batman with a utility belt of his own.Random Batman Binges, 19 January.
- DirectorDon WeisStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierBatman avoids a public unmasking but is unable to bring in the Joker, thanks to the villain's utility belt. Eventually, Batman and Robin are captured by the Joker's gang. But the Joker doesn't know a showdown with the Dynamic Duo awaits.Random Batman Binges, 19 January.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsDavid GiuntoliMark DacascosKelly HuIn the 1970s, a missing teacher of martial arts is the subject of a quest by his devoted and brilliant but distant students, who include Batman.Random Batman Binges, 19 January.
- DirectorTod BrowningKarl FreundStarsBela LugosiHelen ChandlerDavid MannersTransylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night.Universal Monsters/Horror, 19-20 January.
- DirectorKarl FreundStarsBoris KarloffZita JohannDavid MannersA resurrected Egyptian mummy searches Cairo for the girl he believes to be his long-lost princess.Universal Monsters/Horror, 20-21 January.
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsClaude RainsGloria StuartWilliam HarriganA scientist finds a way of becoming invisible, but in doing so, he becomes murderously insane.Universal Monsters/Horror, 21 January (plus rewatch on 30 January).
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsColin CliveMae ClarkeBoris KarloffDr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.Universal Monsters/Horror, 21-22 January.
- DirectorJames WhaleStarsBoris KarloffElsa LanchesterColin CliveMary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.Universal Monsters/Horror, 22 January.
- DirectorGeorge WaggnerStarsClaude RainsWarren WilliamLon Chaney Jr.Larry Talbot returns to his father's castle in Wales and meets a beautiful woman. One fateful night, Talbot escorts her to a local carnival where they meet a mysterious gypsy fortune teller.Universal Monsters/Horror, 22-23 January.
- DirectorCharles BartonWalter LantzStarsBud AbbottLou CostelloLon Chaney Jr.The Wolf Man tries to warn a dimwitted porter that Dracula wants his brain for Frankenstein monster's body.Universal Monsters/Horror, 23 January.
- DirectorLambert HillyerStarsBoris KarloffBela LugosiFrances DrakeA scientist becomes murderous after discovering, and being exposed to the radiation of, a powerful new element called Radium X.Universal Monsters/Horror, 24 January.
- DirectorJoe MayStarsCedric HardwickeVincent PriceNan GreyThe owner of a coal mining operation, falsely imprisoned for fratricide, takes a drug to make him invisible, despite its side effect: gradual madness.Universal Monsters/Horror, 24 January.
- DirectorNorman FosterStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierThe Dynamic Duo arranges a trap for an elusive annual bank robber, but the female magician they are hunting is on to them with a new scheme of her own.Random Batman Binges, 24-25 January.
- DirectorNorman FosterStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierTold that her loot is genuine money after all, Zelda is forced to lure Batman and Robin into a possibly unsolvable deathtrap, with hitmen waiting outside to shoot them if they escape.Random Batman Binges, 25 January.
- DirectorTom GriesStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierWhen a visiting King is accosted by the Riddler, the Dynamic Duo pursues his subsequent complex trail of riddles to try to stop him.Random Batman Binges, 25 January.
- DirectorTom GriesStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierAfter escaping the Ridder's deathtrap, the Dynamic Duo lie low to discover the ultimate goal of the supervillain's crime wave.Random Batman Binges, 25 January.
- DirectorCarl SeatonStarsJavicia LeslieRachel SkarstenMeagan TandyRyan Wilder is back to facing the daily challenges of life as herself; Alice has a new, devious plan to get the attention of both Gotham and Safiyah; Ryan comes face to face with Alice for the first time.Random Batman Binges, 25-26 January.
- DirectorNorman FosterStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierJervis Tetsch, aka the Mad Hatter, is abducting all the jurors who convicted him of a previous crime wave. He is also taking their hats. His final target is none other than Batman, who provided the key testimony in the Mad Hatter's trial. Batman and Robin have the Mad Hatter and his gang cornered but the criminal mastermind manages to encase the Caped Crusader in plaster of Paris.Random Batman Binges, 26 January.
- DirectorNorman FosterStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierBatman, thanks to superior breath control, is able to escape the plaster of Paris in which he was encased. Despite this, the Mad Hatter is still at large. Eventually, Batman and Robin again face off against the Mad Hatter at his criminal lair. Things look bad, but the Dyamic Duo manage to triumph.Random Batman Binges, 26 January.
- DirectorE. Elias MerhigeStarsBrian SalzbergDonna DempseyStephen Charles BarryPresented in a surreal, gory and entirely visual manner, Begotten tells of the death of religion, the abuse of nature by Man and a nihilistic outlook on what life ultimately is.Directorial Debuts; The Begotten Trilogy (Unfinished), 30 January.
- DirectorE. Elias MerhigeStarsStephen Charles BarryDin of Celestial Birds is a trip through the evolution of consciousness.The Begotten Trilogy (Unfinished), 30 January.
- DirectorHolly DaleStarsJavicia LeslieRachel SkarstenMeagan TandySafiyah brings Alice to her island sanctuary to make a few things clear. Meanwhile, Batwoman tracks down a hitman, Victor Zsasz, with connections to Safiyah.Random Batman Binges, 15-16 February.
- DirectorAlexander MackendrickStarsAlec GuinnessPeter SellersCecil ParkerFive oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.Dream-Inspired Movies, 16 February.
- DirectorRichard StanleyStarsDylan McDermottStacey TravisJohn LynchThe head of a cyborg reactivates, rebuilds itself, and goes on a violent rampage in a space marine's girlfriend's apartment.Winter Holidays (Chinese New Year Celebrations: there are Chinese characters in the film with lanterns associated with these celebrations and it also partially takes place on Christmas); Directorial Debuts; Richard Stanley, 16 February.
- DirectorBen HopkinsStarsTom FisherIan McNeiceTony MaudsleyA man comes to London, uses a strange force to take over different men's identities, and creates chaos.Sophomore Films, 21 February.
- DirectorRichard StanleyStarsRobert John BurkeChelsea FieldZakes MokaeA woman on the run from her abusive husband encounters a mysterious hitch-hiker.Sophomore Films; Richard Stanley; Dream-Inspired Movies, 21 February.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerRichard StanleyStarsDavid ThewlisMarlon BrandoVal KilmerAfter being rescued and brought to an island, a man discovers that its inhabitants are experimental animals being turned into strange-looking humans, all of it the work of a visionary doctor.Richard Stanley; 1 March.
- DirectorNeil BurgerStarsBradley CooperAnna FrielAbbie CornishA mysterious pill that enables the user to access 100% of his brain's abilities transforms a struggling writer into a financial wizard, but it also puts him in a new world with many dangers.Limitless, 100-105 Minute Films, 8 March.
- DirectorSergey MikaelyanStarsEvgeniy LeonovVladimir SamoylovOleg YankovskiyCommunists debating unfair bonuses in one Soviet company.Soviet Chamber Films, 9 March.
- DirectorMarc WebbStarsJake McDormanJennifer CarpenterHill HarperBrian Finch develops superhuman abilities after taking a mysterious drug called NZT, which finds him landing on the FBI's radar as he works to clear his name of an NZT-related murder.Limitless, 10 March.
- DirectorMarc WebbStarsJake McDormanJennifer CarpenterHill HarperBrian risks his new FBI job when he disobeys orders to stay out of the investigation into a renowned journalist's murder.Limitless, 10 March.
- DirectorGuillermo NavarroStarsJake McDormanJennifer CarpenterHill HarperBrian helps Agents Harris and Boyle investigate the murder of a retired FBI agent and is shocked to find a link to the elusive head of a notorious drug cartel. Also, Brian reconnects with an old flame.Limitless, 10 March.
- WatchMojo counts down the top 10 movie geniuses.Limitless, 11 March.
- WatchMojo counts down the top 10 fictional movie drugs.Limitless, 11 March.
- DirectorDouglas AarniokoskiStarsJake McDormanJennifer CarpenterHill HarperBrian's loyalty to the FBI is tested when Sands demands he steal the FBI's secret files on NZT; Rebecca is emotionally conflicted when she learns what her estranged father left her following his death.Limitless, 11 March.
- DirectorJoshua ButlerStarsJake McDormanJennifer CarpenterHill HarperBrian learns a shocking secret about Rebecca's late father and accidentally meddles in her personal life while learning self-defense from her secret boyfriend, FBI Agent Casey Rooks.Limitless, 12 March.
- DirectorDouglas AarniokoskiStarsJake McDormanJennifer CarpenterHill HarperBrian's physical and mental health begin to deteriorate again as Morra demands a high price in exchange for another inoculation.Limitless, 12 March.
- DirectorAaron LipstadtStarsJake McDormanJennifer CarpenterHill HarperBrian takes a day off (a la Ferris Bueller) but it all goes wrong when he is kidnapped by the CIA who needs his NZT skills.Limitless, 13 March.
- DirectorPeter WernerStarsJake McDormanJennifer CarpenterHill HarperWhen Naz is detained on suspicion of funding terrorism, Brian and Rebecca's efforts to clear her name lead them to Naz's daughter, Ava, who reveals a family secret Naz has kept from the FBI.Limitless, 15 March.
- DirectorDouglas AarniokoskiStarsJake McDormanJennifer CarpenterHill HarperIn pestering Naz for his own personal "Headquarters," Brian offers to capture the FBI's 10 Most Wanted criminals as a bargaining chip.Limitless, 15 March.
- DirectorEldar RyazanovStarsAlla BudnitskayaEldar RyazanovLyudmila TsvetkovaMeeting of the garage cooperative must exclude four own members because of a new highway's building. After the meeting it becomes clear that the exit door is closed by one of the members, who requires an equitable solution.Soviet Chamber Films, 21 March.
- DirectorRichard StanleyStarsNicolas CageJoely RichardsonMadeleine ArthurA secluded farm is struck by a strange meteorite which has apocalyptic consequences for the family living there and possibly the world.Richard Stanley; 28 March.
- DirectorSergey A.Sergey NewnoirIvan ShakhovStarsSergey NewnoirGoodslofSergey A.A vengeful beer plague doctor named PivonEsco commits a series of brutal murders. To understand this difficult story is entrusted to Major Dron, for whom this business is also of a personal nature.Directorial Debuts, 2 and 11 April (Note: feature debut for Sergey Newnoir and Ivan Shakhov out of four directors).
- DirectorVladimir LatyshevStarsZinoviy GerdtMikhail DanilovIvan KraskoSoviet television movie adaptation of the J.R.R. Tolkien fantasy novel "The Hobbit".Obscure Adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien, 9 April.
- DirectorRoman MitrofanovStarsNikolay KarachentsovA Russian adaption of J.R.R. Tolkiens The Hobbit.Obscure Adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien, 9 April.
- DirectorGene DeitchStarsHerb LassA homebody hobbit finds himself going on a quest to save a dwarven treasure from a dragon in this loose adaptation of the classic novel.Obscure Adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien, 10 April.
- StarsGeorgiy ShtilViktor KostetskiyValeriy DyachenkoTeleplay based on the of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel 'The Fellowship of the Ring'.Obscure Adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien, 10-13 April.
- DirectorVladimir KhotinenkoStarsSergey KoltakovIvan BortnikBoris GalkinTwo casual acquaintances, Sergey Pshenichnyy and Andrey Nemchinov, are transferred almost 40 years ago by the will of mysterious circumstances. This day - May 8, 1949 - begins to repeat itself for them with inexorable constancy.Time Travel Films, 11 April.
- DirectorMakoto ShinkaiA man and a woman, talking over their relationship.Directorial Debuts, 15 April.
- DirectorNacho VigalondoStarsKarra ElejaldeCandela FernándezBárbara GoenagaA man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. Finding himself will be the first of a series of disasters of unforeseeable consequences.Directorial Debuts; Time Travel Films, 20 April.
- DirectorMykhailo IllienkoStarsVictoria MalektorovychYuri EvsukovGalina SulimaA poet who works as a tour guide invents a non-existent tour in Kyiv on the go, based on his own life.Ukrainian Movies, 3 May.
- DirectorGuy MaddinEvan JohnsonStarsRoy DupuisClara FureyLouis NeginIn this non-linear amalgamation, submarine crewmen and a woodsman wend their way through a voyage of odd experiences.Guy Maddin; Directorial Debuts (for Evan Johnson), 3 May.
- DirectorAnton ZiminStarsAnton ZiminArtem BondarDaria ZiminaRoad trip through Ukraine to 30-hour Gorgany Race adventure event and back.Ukrainian Movies, Directorial Debuts, 6 May
- DirectorNikolay MashchenkoStarsVolodymyr AbazopuloDenys KokarovSergey DzhigurdaOne of the most difficult and tragic moments of the liberation war of Ukrainian people against the rule of Poland (1648-1657).Ukrainian Movies, 8 May.
- DirectorStephen HerekStarsDee WallaceM. Emmet WalshBilly Green BushA group of small but vicious alien creatures called Crites escape from an alien prison transport vessel and land near a small farm town on earth, pursued by two shape-shifting bounty hunters.Directorial Debuts, 8-9 May.
- DirectorPawel BorowskiStarsRobert WieckiewiczBogdan KocaZbigniew KonopkaA story about love and hatred, about those who cheat and who are cheated, about violence and sex and surprising secrets which we learn within these strange twenty four hours.Directorial Debuts, 15 May.
- DirectorShin'ya TsukamotoStarsTomorô TaguchiKei FujiwaraNobu KanaokaA businessman accidentally kills The Metal Fetishist, who gets his revenge by slowly turning the man into a grotesque hybrid of flesh and rusty metal.Directorial Debuts, 21 May.
- DirectorYuri IlyenkoStarsBogdan StupkaLyudmila EfimenkoNikita DzhigurdaA Prayer for Hetman Mazepa unfolds during an interesting era in the history of Eastern Europe when Russia, under Peter the Great, and Sweden, under King Charles XII, struggled for power; Ukraine was the pawn in the middle.Ukrainian Movies, 5 June.
- DirectorRobert LeeStarsFront Line AssemblyBill LeebRhys FulberFront Line Assembly stars as a small unit send on a tech-heavy mission in the future war.Directorial Debuts, 6 June.
- DirectorRobert LeeStarsMichael DudikoffSuki KaiserBrion JamesMichael Dudikoff stars as an ex-cop who must confront his old enemies when a software company is taken over by cyber terrorists in search of a world-dominating computer virus.Directorial Debuts, 6 June.
- DirectorPierre RichardStarsPierre RichardMarie-Christine BarraultMaria PacômeA comedy about an absent-minded man who works at a advertising company. He topples from one problem to another.Directorial Debuts, 2 July.
- DirectorMaciej KowalewskiStarsRafal MohrEwa SzykulskaMalgorzata RozniatowskaDirectorial Debuts, 11 July.
- DirectorAlexandre BustilloJulien MauryStarsAlysson ParadisJean-Baptiste TabourinClaude LuléFour months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.Directorial Debuts, 17 July.
- DirectorLeonid OsykaStarsSergey RomanyukLyudmila EfimenkoLes SerdyukIn the year 1659, faithful cossacks assist hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyy's daughter in hiding the symbols of authority over Ukraine, until the new hetman is legally elected.Ukrainian Movies, 15 August.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsBruce WillisSamuel L. JacksonRobin WrightA man learns something extraordinary about himself after a devastating accident.Eastrail 177 Trilogy, 1 September.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsJames McAvoyAnya Taylor-JoyHaley Lu RichardsonThree girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities. They must try to escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th.Eastrail 177 Trilogy, 1 September.
- DirectorM. Night ShyamalanStarsJames McAvoyBruce WillisSamuel L. JacksonSecurity guard David Dunn uses his supernatural abilities to track Kevin Wendell Crumb, a disturbed man who has twenty-four personalities.Eastrail 177 Trilogy, 1-2 September.
- DirectorRichard KellyStarsJake GyllenhaalJena MaloneMary McDonnellAfter narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes.Directorial Debuts, 2 September.
- DirectorKresten Vestbjerg AndersenThorbjørn ChristoffersenStefan FjeldmarkStarsAnders MatthesenKim MatthesonBill BaileyTerkel is an average teenager whose life takes a turn for the worse when a girl who had a crush on him kills herself and an unknown maniac starts stalking him.Directorial Debuts, 4 September.
- DirectorMarina StepanskaStarsChristian BorysOleh MosiichukDaria PlakhtiiTwo bewildered young Ukrainians, part of the post-revolutionary generation seeking their place, meet at a pivotal moment and experience a few days of happiness together.Directorial Debuts; Ukrainian Movies, 6 September.
- DirectorMaya DerenAlexander HammidStarsMaya DerenAlexander HammidA woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.Directorial Debuts, 19 September.
- DirectorTom BotchiiStarsChase WilliamsonJerry G. AngeloLauren Ashley CarterA comic book obsessed serial killer teaches his son how to get away with a series of brutal murders until the boy befriends a mysterious man who threatens to expose everything.Directorial Debuts, 19-20 September.
- DirectorBart LaytonStarsAdam O'BrianNicholas BarclayCarey GibsonA documentary centered on a young man in Spain who claims to a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who has been missing for 3 years.Directorial Debuts; 'New British Cinema' Festival by British Council, 27 September.