May is filled with a great selection of films to check out, from animation, action, and horror, there is something for everyone! Check out a brief overview of what you can expect to watch in May.

The Fall Guy

Release Date: May 3, 2024

The Fall Guy is directed by David Leitch and written by Drew Pearce. The film stars Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Winston Duke, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hannah Waddingham, and Stephanie Hsu. “After leaving the business one year earlier, battle-scarred stuntman Colt Seavers springs back into action when the star of a big studio movie suddenly disappears. As the mystery surrounding the missing actor deepens, Colt soon finds himself ensnared in a sinister plot that pushes him to the edge of a fall more dangerous than any stunt.”

I Saw the TV Glow

Release Date: May 3, 2024

I Saw the TV Glow is written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun. Starring Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine. “A classmate introduces teenage Owen to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.”

Evil Does Not Exist

Release Date: May 3, 2024 (Limited)

Evil Does Not Exist is written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Starring Hitoshi Omika, Ryô Nishikawa, and Ryûji Kosaka. “Takumi and his daughter live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a glamping site near Takumi’s house, offering city residents a comfortable escape to nature.”

Wildcat

Release Date: May 3, 2024 (Limited)

Wildcat is directed by Ethan Hawke and written by Hawke and Shelby Gaines. It stars Maya Hawke, Rafael Casal, Philip Ettinger, Cooper Hoffman, Steve Zahn, and Laura Linney. “The lines between reality and imagination begin to blur when writer Flannery O’Connor is diagnosed with lupus.”

Lost Soulz

Release Date: May 3, 2024 (Limited)

Lost Soulz is written and directed by Katherine Propper. Starring Sauve Sidle, Alexander Brackney, and Malachi Mabson. “A young rapper leaves everything behind and embarks on a journey of self-discovery, music and friendship in the heart of Texas.”

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

Release Date: May 10, 2024

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is directed by Wes Ball and written by Josh Friedman. Starring Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, and Dichen Lachman. “Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he’s been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.”

Tarot

Release Date: May 10, 2024

Tarot is written and directed by Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg and co-written by Nicholas Adams. Starring Humberly González, Jacob Batalon, Avantika Vandanapu, and Olwen Fouéré. “Friends unwittingly unleash an unspeakable evil trapped within a cursed deck of tarot cards. One by one, they come face to face with fate, racing against death to escape the future foretold in their readings.”

The Last Stop in Yuma County

Release Date: May 10, 2024 (Limited)

The Last Stop in Yuma County is written and directed by Francis Galluppi. Starring Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Richard Brake, Faizon Love and Michael Abbott Jr.”Stranded at an Arizona rest stop, a traveling knife salesman gets thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two bank robbers who will stop at nothing to protect their ill-begotten fortune.”

If

Release Date: May 17, 2024

If is written and directed by John Krasinski. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, and Liza Colón-Zayas, along with the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., and Steve Carell. “After discovering she can see everyone’s imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids.”

The Strangers: Chapter 1

Release Date: May 17, 2024

The Strangers: Chapter 1 is directed by Renny Harlin, with a screenplay by Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freeland, from a story by Bryan Bertino. Starring Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez. “After their car breaks down in an eerie small town, a young couple is forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive.”

Back to Black

Release Date: May 17, 2024

Back to Black is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and written by Matt Greenhalgh. Starring Marisa Abela, Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan, and Lesley Manville.”Singer Amy Winehouse’s tumultuous relationship with Blake Fielder-Civil inspires her to write and record the groundbreaking album “Back to Black.””

The Garfield Movie

Release Date: May 24, 2024

The Garfield Movie is directed by Mark Dindal from a screenplay written by David Reynolds and the writing team of Paul A. Kaplan and Mark Torgove. Starring Chris Pratt, alongside the voices of Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah Waddingham, Ving Rhames, Nicholas Hoult, Cecily Strong, Harvey Guillén, Brett Goldstein, Bowen Yang, and Snoop Dogg.”Garfield has an unexpected reunion with his long-lost father, a scruffy street cat who draws him into a high-stakes heist.”

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Release Date: May 24, 2024

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is directed by directed by George Miller, who co-wrote it with Nico Lathouris. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Burke, and Alyla Browne. “Snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers, young Furiosa falls into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the Wasteland, they come across the Citadel, presided over by the Immortan Joe. As the two tyrants fight for dominance, Furiosa soon finds herself in a nonstop battle to make her way home.”

Hit Man

Release Date: May 24, 2024 (Limited)

Hit Man is directed by Richard Linklater, who co-wrote the screenplay with Glen Powell. Starring Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Molly Bernard. “Professional killer Gary Johnson breaks protocol to help a desperate woman trying to flee an abusive husband and finds himself falling for her.”

Robot Dreams

Release Date: May 31, 2024

Robot Dreams is written and directed by Pablo Berger. Starring Ivan Labanda, Albert Trifol Segarra, and Rafa Calvo. “In 1980s New York City, Dog assembles Robot as a companion, and they become best buddies. On a Labour Day outing to Coney Island, Robot’s metal parts rust, and he can’t move.”

In a Violent Nature

Release Date: May 31, 2024 (Limited)

In a Violent Nature is written and directed by Chris Nash. Starring Ry Barrett, Andrea Pavlovic, and Cameron Love. “When a group of teens takes a locket from a collapsed fire tower in the woods, they unwittingly resurrect the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year old crime. The undead killer soon embarks on a bloody rampage to retrieve the stolen locket, methodically slaughtering anyone who gets in his way.”

What movies are you going to watch in May?