Always be in the know with what’s coming to the big screen and when, with STACK‘s guide to Australian cinema release dates. Check back regularly for schedule updates, and please note that release dates can change without notice.
EMMA
In cinemas: February 13, 2020
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Josh O’Connor, Tanya Reynolds
Directed by: Autumn de Wilde
Handsome, clever and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find a love that’s been there all along.
FANTASY ISLAND
In cinemas: February 13, 2020
Starring: Maggie Q, Michael Peña, Lucy Hale
Directed by: Jeff Wadlow
The enigmatic Mr. Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a remote luxurious tropical resort. But when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.
RICHARD JEWELL
In cinemas: February 13, 2020
Starring: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Brandon Stanley
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
American security guard Richard Jewell saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is vilified by journalists and the press who falsely report that he is a terrorist.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
In cinemas: February 13, 2020
Starring: Ben Schwartz, Jim Carrey, James Marsden
Directed by: Jeff Fowler
Based on the global blockbuster videogame franchise from Sega, learn the story of the world’s speediest hedgehog as he embraces his new home on Earth.
BRAHMS: THE BOY II
In cinemas: February 20, 2020
Starring: Katie Holmes, Owain Yeoman, Christopher Convery
Directed by: William Brent Bell
Unaware of the terrifying history of Heelshire Mansion, a young family moves into a guest house on the estate where their young son soon makes an unsettling new friend, an eerily life-like doll he calls Brahms.
THE CALL OF THE WILD
In cinemas: February 20, 2020
Starring: Harrison Ford, Karen Gillan, Bradley Whitford
Directed by: Chris Sanders
The story of Buck, a big-hearted dog whose blissful domestic life is turned upside down when he is suddenly uprooted from his California home and transplanted to the exotic wilds of the Alaskan Yukon during the Gold Rush of the 1890s.
THE INVISIBLE MAN
In cinemas: February 27, 2020
Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Sam Smith, Aldis Hodge
Directed by: Leigh Whannell
When Cecilia’s abusive ex commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As eerie coincidences turns lethal, her sanity begins to unravel as she tries to prove that she’s being hunted by someone nobody can see.
DARK WATERS
In cinemas: March 5, 2020
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins
Directed by: Todd Haynes
Inspired by a true story, a tenacious attorney uncovers a dark secret that connects a growing number of unexplained deaths due to one of the world’s largest corporations. In the process, he risks everything – his future, his family, and his own life – to expose the truth.
DOWNHILL
In cinemas: March 5, 2020
Starring: Will Ferrell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Miranda Otto
Directed by: Jim Rash, Nat Faxon
Barely escaping an avalanche during a family ski vacation in the Alps, a married couple is thrown into disarray as they are forced to reevaluate their lives and how they feel about each other.
GUNS AKIMBO
In cinemas: March 5, 2020
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Samara Weaving, Rhys Darby
Directed by: Jason Lei Howd
A video game developer likes stirring things up on the internet. One night he drunkenly dropping a barb on the site of an illegal online death-match fight club and the maniacal mastermind behind it decides to force Miles’ hand and have him join the “fun.”
THE WAY BACK
In cinemas: March 5, 2020
Starring: Ben Affleck, Janina Gavankar, Michaela Watkins
Directed by: Gavin O’Connor
A former high school basketball star, struggling with alcoholism, is offered a coaching job at his alma mater. As the team starts to win, he may have a reason to confront his old demons. But will it be enough to set him on the road to redemption?