The reel deal: May movie releases
New movies being released in May 2018 include Tully, Life of the Party, Breaking In and Deadpool 2.
TULLY
See how the mother half lives.
Drama | Comedy
Directed by Jason Reitman
Starring Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis and Ron Livingston
In theaters May 4
An exhausted mother of three struggles to accept the support of an intriguing “night nanny” who arrives to care for the children so their mom can have a life again.
LIFE OF THE PARTY
Give life the old college try.
Comedy
Directed by Ben Falcone
Starring Melissa McCarthy, Debby Ryan and Gillian Jacobs
In theaters May 11
After a devoted housewife finds herself suddenly single, she enrolls in the same college as her daughter and goes all-in on the campus experience.
BREAKING IN
Payback is a mother.
Thriller
Directed by James McTeigue
Starring Gabrielle Union, Billy Burke and Richard Cabral
In theaters May 11
During a weekend getaway at her late-father’s high-tech home, a mother fights to protect her two kids from four evildoers attempting to rob the estate.
MEASURE OF A MAN
Sometimes we have to fall down to grow up.
Comedy | Drama
Directed by Jim Loach
Starring Blake Cooper, Donald Sutherland and Judy Greer
In theaters May 11
A pudgy victim of relentless bullying finally learns to defend himself during a tumultuous summer full of fear of family drama.
DEADPOOL 2
Prepare for the second coming.
Action | Comedy
Directed by David Leitch
Starring Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, and Morena Baccarin
In theaters May 18
America’s favorite wisecracking mercenary returns to face a new set of foes while battling to save a boy’s life.
BOOK CLUB
Comedy
Directed by Bill Holderman
Starring Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda and Candice Bergen
In theaters May 18
Four senior citizens find sexual awakening after reading 50 Shades of Grey for their monthly book club.
SHOW DOGS
Unleashed and undercover.
Adventure | Comedy
Directed by Raja Gosnell
Starring Will Arnett, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Natasha Lyonne
In theaters May 18
Following the theft of a baby panda, a crime-fighting rottweiler goes undercover to expose the prestigious dog show serving as a front for an animal smuggling ring.
FIRST REFORMED
Drama | Thriller
Directed by Paul Schrader
Starring Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried and Cedric the Entertainer
In theaters May 18
A grief-stricken pastor in upstate New York loses his connection with reality after an unstable activist and his pregnant wife join the congregation.
ON CHESIL BEACH
This is how the entire course of a life can be changed: by doing nothing.
Drama | Romance
Directed by Dominic Cooke
Starring Saoirse Ronan, Billy Howle and Anne-Marie Duff
In theaters May 18
Set in England during 1962, a pair of twenty-something virgins struggle to consummate their marriage despite enjoying a fairy-tale courtship.
SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY
Sci-Fi | Fantasy
Directed by Ron Howard
In theaters May 25
Discover the history behind science-fiction’s most famous scoundrel in this origin story set in a sinister criminal underworld in a galaxy far, far away.
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