Top 16 Most Anticipated Movies in August 2019

• Film Title: The Darkest Minds (Extraordinary Minds)
• Genre: science fiction, horror
• Release Date: 3/8/2019

The Darkest Minds directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson, features a young cast including Amandla Stenberg, Harris Dickinson, Miya Cech, Skylan Brooks, and more. The Darkest Minds is set in the not-so-distant future, where a mysterious epidemic has claimed the lives of 98% of children across the United States. The remaining 2% manifest extraordinary abilities and become a threat to the government. The government concentrates and confines these children in a military compound, with the aim of control and ready to eliminate at the first sign of rebellion.

• Film Title: Christopher Robin
• Genre: emotional, fantasy
• Release Date: 3/8/2019

Christopher Robin directed by Marc Forster, featuring Ewan McGregor, Hayley Atwell, Jim Cummings,...

Christopher Robin tells the adventure back to childhood with the old friends Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, and Piglet. Over the years, Robin must face the challenges of adulthood. A chance reunion with old friends in London rekindles joy for a new emotional journey and helps him rediscover meaning in life.

• Film Title: School of Super Kings
• Genre: comedy, school
• Release Date: 3/8/2019

School of Super Kings directed by Duy Joseph, featuring Tuấn Kiệt, Quỳnh Chi, Ngọc Thanh Tâm, Nhan Phúc Vinh, Wean Lê,..

A super-assassin is hunted down and must disguise himself as a high school student in an extremely dominant class. Here, he constantly encounters hilarious and unexpected situations from the mischievousness 'beyond imagination' of these unruly students. And as he begins to develop feelings for the new people, it's also when the entire school is put in an extremely dangerous situation.

• Film Title: Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days
• Genre: fantasy, supernatural, horror
• Release Date: 10/8/2019

Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days revolves around Su Hong, a 49th pure soul in need of assistance, also the last pure soul for all 3 guardians to complete their mission. After this mission, they will also be reincarnated as new humans. However, in this final 49-day journey, the fate of the 3 guardians is gradually revealed. Things become more intense as they regain the tragic memories of their past lives through Gia Thần – a powerful and influential deity in the mortal world. Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days is led by director Kim Yong-hwa.

• Film Title: Finding a Wife for Grandma
• Genre: romance, comedy
• Release Date: 10/8/2019

Long is a wealthy young man, while Linh works as a convenience store employee. In a surprising turn of events, they collide with each other, and soon after, a swift wedding takes place. What happened to this young couple? Finding a Wife for Grandma, directed by Luong Trung Tin, featuring Jang Mi, ST, and Tiểu Bảo Quốc.

• Film Title: Alpha (Alpha: The Leader)
• Genre: reminiscence, history, science, exploration
• Release Date: 17/8/2019

Alpha directed by Albert Hughes, featuring actors Kodi Smit-McPhee, Natassia Malthe, Leonor Varela,... Set in the Ice Age 20,000 years ago, the film follows the survival journey of a young boy against the majestic forces of nature. He is the son of a tribal leader. During a hunting expedition, lacking experience, he is gored by a wild boar and thrown into a deep ravine. Presumed dead, his father and the tribe decide to return, but luckily he is only stranded on a rocky ledge. From here, the young man must overcome challenges to reclaim life and find his way back to his tribe.

• Film Title: The Meg (Megalodon: The Terrifying Super Predator)
• Genre: action, horror, science fiction, exploration
• Release Date: 10/8/2019

The Meg follows the expedition of a team of sailors into the deepest part of the Mariana Trench, the Earth's deepest ocean trench. However, the entire crew gets stranded at the bottom of the Pacific, their lives threatened by the fearsome predator known as the Megalodon. Faced with a life-and-death situation, a team of experts is assembled to rescue the stranded crew. Directed by Jon Turteltaub, The Meg stars Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Winston Chao, Rainn Wilson, Cliff Curtis, Robert Taylor,...

• Film Title: Sky Escape
• Genre: science fiction, action
• Release Date: 9/8/2019

The theatrical film Sky Escape tells a somewhat melancholic story of Lee Yong-nam (Jo Jung-seok): unemployed, unlucky in love, and now facing the danger of a deadly gas leak. Back in college, Lee Yong-nam was quite famous in the mountain climbing club, but his life took a downturn after graduation. Despite being out of school for many years, Yong-nam is still unemployed and reluctantly relies on his parents to secure a temporary job.

On his mother's 70th birthday, Yong-nam stubbornly insists on organizing a party at the workplace of Eui-ji (Im Yoona) – the girl he once pursued. An unprecedented disaster strikes as the entire city of Seoul is engulfed in a deadly white gas that causes immediate death upon contact. Yong-nam must apply his mountain climbing skills and, with the help of Eui-ji, rescue his family, all the guests, and himself.

• Film Title: Beyond the Mysterious Corridor
• Genre: horror, fantasy
• Release Date: 17/8/2019

Rebellious girl Kit, unable to control her behavior, is sent by her mother to the boarding school Blackwood. Disregarding the warnings from the eccentric headmistress Madame Duret about the dangers of the dark hall, Kit and other students discover an ancient and terrifying secret that threatens each person's life. Can they safely escape this haunted school? Beyond the Mysterious Corridor, directed by Rodrigo Cortés, features Uma Thurman, Anna Sophia Robb, Kirsty Mitchell,...

• Film Title: The Star Teacher
• Genre: romance, comedy
• Release Date: 30/8/2019

Hoang is a music teacher with dreams of becoming a singer. After a twist of fate, he is forced to transfer to a secluded island, far from the mainland, and take charge of a special class with only 5 students. The new life, full of challenges and troubles, makes Hoang want to leave many times, but the children and the islanders always find ways to keep him. As he gradually adapts to the island, opportunities to become a singer arise, forcing Hoang to make a choice.

• Film Title: Swap
• Genre: comedy, drama
• Release Date: 31/8/2019

Swap is directed by Vo Thanh Hoa, starring Nha Phuong, Viet Huong, Tran Thanh, Ngo Kien Huy, and Huynh Lap.

The film revolves around the body swap between two characters: singer Tien Tien and martial artist Mai Ngoc Hoa. Being a singer about to lose her first movie role due to lack of martial arts knowledge, Tien Tien unexpectedly finds herself in a golden opportunity. However, for martial artist Mai Ngoc Hoa, it's a terrible thing. This swap creates many hilarious and touching situations due to misunderstandings from the people around the two characters.

• Film Title: Kursk: Submarine Mission
• Genre: action, drama, horror, history
• Release Date: 16/8/2019

An explosion on Russia's submarine kills most of the crew, leaving the survivors trapped in a waterlogged compartment with dwindling oxygen, awaiting rescue. It's a harrowing race against time as oxygen levels deplete, and the Russian government seeks a solution while rejecting assistance from the UK and Norway.

• Film Title: Fast & Furious: HOBBS & SHAW
• Genre: action, drama, crime
• Release Date: 2/8/2019

After the 8th blockbuster hit in the summer of 2017, this year, Fast & Furious returns to the big screen, promising to continue the impressive record of the franchise thanks to the quirky collaboration of two former sworn enemies: muscle-bound lawman Luke Hobbs (“The Rock” Dwayne Johnson) and notorious assassin Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham). Both must join forces to thwart the world-destroying plot of the terrorist Brixton (Idris Elba).

One of this year's blockbusters is undoubtedly Hobbs & Shaw, a spinoff from the Fast and Furious franchise, focusing on the characters played by Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham. Both are former professional agents, trained to be formidable killers, and even faced each other in the latest Fast and Furious installment. Now they are forced to collaborate against an even more formidable foe played by Idris Elba.

• Film Title: Once Upon a Time in... HOLLYWOOD
• Genre: Comedy, action, drama, crime, western
• Release Date: 16/8/2019

Set in the changing landscape of 1969 Los Angeles, where TV star Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Rick's longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt) struggle on a film industry path they no longer recognize, the movie is the ninth cinematic work of writer-director Quentin Tarantino. With a star-studded cast and multiple storylines, it reminisces the last moments of Hollywood's golden age...

• Film Title: Dear Mom, Let's Go
• Genre: Drama, family, LGBTQ+ romance
• Release Date: 16/8/2019

Dear Mom, Let's Go is an LGBTQ+ romance drama directed by Trinh Dinh Le Minh. Starring the handsome actors Lanh Thanh and Gia Huy, the film delivers sweet and romantic moments that will give you 'goosebumps' in its just-released teaser.

Van, a young software engineer, and Lan (Gia Huy), a Vietnamese overseas, are in love abroad. Now returning to Vietnam to visit Van's family after years of immigration, Ian comes into close contact with the fresh culture of rural Vietnam, where there is a multi-generational family living together, bonding; a place where getting married and having children is seen as a duty to the parents.

• Film Title: The Weather's Offspring
• Genre: Romance, Drama, Animation, Fantasy
• Release Date: 30/8/2019

The Weather's Offspring (Japanese: 天気の子 Hepburn: Tenki no Ko, English: Weathering with You) is a Japanese animated film released in August, blending fantasy and psychological elements. Directed and written by Shinkai Makoto, it is the seventh anime film produced by CoMix Wave Films and distributed by Toho, following the 2016 film Your Name.

In the early summer of high school, Hotaka leaves home. From a remote and desolate island, he comes to Tokyo, quickly falling into poverty and living solitary days. Eventually, he finds a job - writing for a mysterious magazine about supernatural phenomena, particularly the unusual rain.

Once he starts working, the rain keeps falling endlessly. In a busy and bustling corner of the city, Hotaka meets a girl named Hina. Living with her younger brother, she is always cheerful and resilient. She also possesses an incredibly special power: 'Hey, from now on, let's have sunshine.' Gradually, bit by bit, the rain stops, and beautiful light illuminates the city rooftops. With a simple prayer, she made the sky bright again.