Movies
Watch great films uncut and commercial-free, as well as outstanding series and specials
you won't see anywhere else — all on The Movie Network and Movie Central!
Films premiering this month include:
The Invasion
Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Jeremy Northam
Premieres August 1
The mysterious crash of a space shuttle brings to Earth an alien spore, and those who come in contact with it begin changing in ominous and inexplicable ways. When psychiatrist Carol Bennell learns the truth about this extraterrestrial epidemic, she embarks on a desperate journey to end it.
Shoot 'Em Up*
Clive Owen, Paul Giamatti, Monica Bellucci
Premieres August 8
Mysterious and hardboiled loner Mr. Smith is entrusted with the protection of a newborn child, whom a shadowy organization wants dead for unknown reasons. Forced to engage in gunfight after gunfight to protect the infant, Smith teams up with a prostitute in an attempt to solve the mystery surrounding the baby before they all end up dead.
Mr. Woodcock*
Billy Bob Thornton, Seann William Scott, Susan Sarandon
Premieres August 15
Self-help author John Farley returns to his hometown to discover that his mother has fallen in love with Mr. Woodcock, the gruff, no-nonsense high-school gym teacher who put John through years of humiliation. Determined to prevent history from repeating itself, John sets out to stop his mother from marrying his old nemesis.
Across The Universe
Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson
Premieres August 16 on The Movie Network*/August 9 on Movie Central*
In this groundbreaking movie musical featuring 33 of the Beatles' most beloved songs, star-crossed lovers Jude and Lucy are swept up into the emerging antiwar and counterculture movements of the 1960s. When tumultuous forces outside their control tear them apart, the young lovers must find their own way back to each other.
We Own The Night*
Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Eva Mendes
Premieres August 22
Nightclub manager Bobby Green is faced with a dilemma when his brother and father, both decorated NYPD cops, unexpectedly turn to him for help in taking on a powerful and dangerous Russian drug dealer. Before long, Bobby and his girlfriend, Amada, are caught between the familial ties he thought he'd rejected and a future he cannot avoid.
No Country For Old Men
Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin
Premieres August 29 on The Movie Network*/August 16 on Movie Central
In this powerful twist on the American crime drama, a poor man stumbles onto the scene of a drug deal gone bad. When he takes the money he finds there, he sets off a chain reaction of catastrophic violence. An incredible film with an unforgettable — and Oscar-winning — performance by Javier Bardem as a force of evil that cannot be contained.
30 Days Of Night
Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston
Premieres August 30 on The Movie Network/August 29 on Movie Central*
For 30 days every winter, the isolated town of Barrow, Alaska, is plunged into a state of complete darkness. It's a bitter time, during which most of the inhabitants head south. This winter, a mysterious group of strangers appear in Barrow — bloodthirsty vampires, ready to take advantage of the uninterrupted darkness to feed on the remaining town residents.
Plus, don't miss this special:
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas At The White House
MFest, August 20,
Movie Central, September 2
This documentary from filmmaker Rory Kennedy (Ghosts of Abu Ghraib) profiles iconic Washington journalist Helen Thomas, a legend in political reporting who has covered the White House and every president since John F. Kennedy.
*Also available in HD