New Disney Plus motion pictures: August 30, 2024 replace
Tom Power, senior leisure reporter
We’re again! Almost one month on from the final new film to reach on Disney Plus, one of many world’s main streamers has lastly acquired one other one: Kinds of Kindness, the newest providing from movie auteur Yorgos Lanthimos, who additionally directed the critically-acclaimed Poor Things.
The newest new Disney Plus motion pictures drought is over. At the time of writing, 4 weeks have handed since we final up to date this information, which is not stunning while you notice no new motion pictures have launched on the platform since August 2. Thankfully, the look forward to a brand-new Disney Plus movie is over, with Yorgos Lanthimos’ darkish comedy anthology flick Kinds of Kindness providing you with and I one thing new to take pleasure in.
Not fussed on Lanthimos’ absurdist motion pictures? There are an entire heap of different suggestions on our greatest Disney Plus motion pictures checklist, together with a number of top-tier choices from Disney subsidiaries in Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, and different notable studios. After all, there is a cause why Disney’s main platform is likely one of the finest streaming providers round – and a number of it’s to do with its unrivalled again catalog of implausible movies. Anyway, listed here are the entire new Disney Plus motion pictures which were launched since mid-July.
New Disney Plus motion pictures: August
Kinds of Kindness
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Release date: August 30 (obtainable on Hulu within the US)
Runtime: 164 minutes
Age score: R (US) / 18 (UK)
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hong Chau, Mamoudou Athie, and Hunter Schafer
Rotten Tomatoes (RT) rating: 72% (critics); 49% (audiences)
Fresh of his vastly profitable 2023 characteristic Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos returned to the large display screen earlier this 12 months with this absurdist anthology film that was largely loved by critics, however not a lot by common audiences.
Labeled a “triptych fable” – basically, a darkish comedy-fantasy flick divided into three particular person tales – Kinds of Kindness stars frequent Lanthimos collaborators Stone and Dafoe, plus different gifted stars like Plemons, who tackle numerous roles in stated tales which can be as bizarre and wacky as something you’d count on from the Greek filmmaker. Saying an excessive amount of else would spoil the awkward, unsettling, and bizzarely humorous occasions that play out. Our recommendation? Check out the trailer above for a style of what you may be settling in for. We loved it, for what it is price, however do not be stunned if you end up agreeing together with your fellow movie fan over its ridiculously lengthy runtime and tryhard schtick.
Watch Kinds of Kindness on Disney Plus.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
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Release date: August 2 (obtainable on Hulu within the US)
Runtime: 145 minutes
Age score: PG-13 (US) / 12 (UK)
Director: Wes Ball
Cast: Owen Teague, Freya Allen, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon, and William H. Macy
RT rating: 80% (critics); 78% (audiences)
Set 300 years after – spoiler – Caesar’s final hurrah in War of the Planet of the Apes, this pseudo-sequel follows Noa (Teague), a younger chimp who joins forces with a human named Mae (Allen) to deliver the tyrannical rein of Proximus Caesar (Durand) to an finish.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is not as sturdy (from narrative and character growth views) as Caesar-led, Andy Serkis-starring film trilogy, nevertheless it’s nonetheless an exhilarating watch with some implausible mocap performances and beautiful motion set-piece. Read our Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes evaluation to see extra on what we thought earlier than you stream it.
Watch Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes on Disney Plus.
New Disney Plus motion pictures: July
Young Woman and the Sea
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Release date: July 19
Runtime: 129 minutes
Age score: PG (US) / 9-plus (UK)
Director: Joachim Ronning
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Jeanette Hain, and Christopher Eccleston
RT rating: 88% (critics); 98% (audiences)
One of one of the best new Disney Plus motion pictures for a very long time, this Ridley-starring interval drama tells the exceptional story of Getrude ‘Trudy’ Ederle, who turned the primary girl to try to swim all 21 miles of the English Channel and, if profitable, cement her title within the historical past books.
From from Young Woman and the Sea to be a dramatic flick about by no means giving up in your goals, it is also a masterfully-created and superbly shot film that shines a lightweight on feminine empowerment and the shameful marginalization of immigrants – themes which can be as related right this moment as they had been in 1905, i.e. when this movie is about.
Watch Young Woman and the Sea on Disney Plus.
Descendants: The Rise of Red
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Release date: July 12 (US solely)
Runtime: 95 minutes
Age score: G (US)
Director: Jennifer Phang
Cast: Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker, Brandy Norwood, Rita Ora, and China Anne McClain
RT rating: 50% (critics); 45% (audiences)
Helmed by Foundation directing alumnus Jennifer Phang, the fourth entry in Disney’s Descendants movie franchise seems to proceed the collection’ lengthy custom of telling magical musical fantasy-fuelled tales, no matter how nicely they’re acquired (or, on this occasion, how nicely they are not).
The Rise of Red sees Cantrall star as, nicely, Red, the rebellious daughter of the tyrannical Queen of Hearts from Wonderland, who receives an invite to check on the prestigious faculty often known as Auradon Prep. Unsurprisingly, many music-themed hijinks ensue.
One of July’s new Disney Plus motion pictures that wasn’t acclaimed by followers or critics, Descendants: The Rise of Red nonetheless turned the most-streamed Disney Branded Television movie of all-time, with 6.7 million folks tuning in to look at it in its first three days on the platform. Unless you had been a kind of people, although I’d keep away from this one as, frankly, it would not sound too entertaining.
Watch Descendants: The Rise of Red on Disney Plus.
New Disney Plus motion pictures: coming quickly
Want the lowdown on when extra new Disney Plus motion pictures will arrive? Truth be instructed, there aren’t many forthcoming movies to maintain a watch out for. There are, although, a pair set to debut on the service all through September – here is what’s developing:
- Big City Greens the Movie: Spacecation (Sing-Along Version) – September 8 (US solely)
- She Taught Love – September 27 (UK solely)
Hopefully, there will be extra shadow drop releases to look out for within the months forward, too. In the meantime, learn up on once we suppose Deadpool and Wolverine will come to Disney Plus.
Not up for a film? Try our choose of one of the best Disney Plus exhibits, see if there is a free Disney Plus trial obtainable, learn our Disney Plus evaluation, or get the lowdown on the brand new Disney Plus value factors.
