Think Outside The Box Office
By Nick Knott
Edge of Tomorrow
“Live, die, repeat.”
Drama, Sci-fi In Theaters: June 6
Starring: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton
A telepathic alien race is hell-bent on taking over the world, and it’s up to Maj. Bill Cage to stop them. Unfortunately, contact with the aliens puts Cage in a Sisyphean time-loop where he repeatedly fights and dies the same day in combat, over and over.
Burning Blue
“Deny nothing.”
Drama, Romance
In Theaters: June 6
Starring: Trent Ford, Morgan Spector, Rob Mayes
A brotherhood of navy pilots comes under fire after multiple flying accidents cause a federal agent to investigate. The agent exposes a taboo relationship between two of the pilots, which turns the investigation into a scandal.
Obvious Child
Comedy, Romance
In Theaters: June 6
Starring: Jenny Slate, Gaby Hoffmann, Jake Lacy
A newly single, unemployed, pregnant comedian is forced to tackle the real world for the first time in her adult life.
The Fault in Our Stars
“One sick love story.”
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters: June 6
Starring: Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Willem Dafoe
Two teenagers fall in love when attending a cancer support group. Based on John Green’s best-selling novel.
The Sacrament
“Live as one. Die as one.”
Horror
In Theaters: June 6
Starring: Amy Seimetz, Joe Swanberg, A.J. Bowen
Journalists travel to a secluded, cult-like community to document a friend’s quest to find his lost sister. When the utopia turns out to be less perfect than meets the eye, the trip turns into a fight to escape “Eden Parish.”
Test
“San Francisco 1985.”
Drama
In Theaters: June 6
Starring: Scott Marlowe, Matthew Risch
This drama, set during San Francisco’s AIDS epidemic, follows a young male dancer’s struggle to perform with more masculinity. When he befriends a fellow dancer at the company, the two grow closer during a time of great health risks.
How to Train Your Dragon 2
Action & Adventure
In Theaters: June 13
Starring: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera
After a young Viking ends the life-long war between humans and dragons, the two species live in harmony. But a new battle looms as dragon hunters seek to capture the majestic beasts and use them as weapons of war.
22 Jump Street
“They’re not 21 anymore.”
Action & Adventure, Comedy
In Theaters: June 13
Starring: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube
Diplomas in hand, two knuckleheaded undercover cops leave high school, making their way to college to indulge in drugs, drinking and maybe a little police work.
Hellion
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters: June 13
Starring: Aaron Paul, Juliette Lewis, Josh Wiggins
When Child Protective Services takes his son away, a struggling single father turns over a new leaf to rebuild the family dynamic and get his child back.
The Rover
Western, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters: June 13
Starring: Robert Pattinson, Guy Pearce
A man endures the postapocalyptic Australian desert in pursuit of his most prized possession, which was stolen from him by a gang of thieves.
The Signal
“R U agitated.”
Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters: June 13
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Brenton Thwaites, Sarah Clarke
A trio of roadtrippin’ college students awakens in a government facility. The only thing their captors want to know is how they came across the signal.
Think Like a Man Too
“This summer place your bets.”
Comedy
In Theaters: June 20
Starring: Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Meagan Good, Taraji P. Henson
When a wedding party heads to Las Vegas for bachelor and bachelorette shenanigans, friends of the bride and groom try to out-party each other, setting off a sinful battle of the sexes.
Jersey Boys
Musical
Director: Clint Eastwood
In Theaters: June 20
Starring: Christopher Walken, John Lloyd Young, Vincent Piazza
This film adaptation of the Broadway hit by the same name steers away from song-and-dance careers of the Four Seasons, focusing instead on the four friends’ internal struggles and personal growth.
Transformers: Age of Extinction
“The rules have changed.”
Action & Adventure, Sci-fi
Director: Michael Bay
In Theaters: June 27
Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Stanley Tucci, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor
Humanity shuns the Transformers yet again, claiming mankind no longer needs their protection. But civilization soon calls on Optimus Prime and company to save the planet from another devastating alien invasion.
Snowpiercer
“We move forward.”
Sci-fi
Director: Joon-ho Bong
In Theaters: June 27
Starring: Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton
A super-train traveling through ice-covered wastelands creates a venue for the ever-present battle between rich and poor in Joon-ho Bong’s English-language directorial debut.