20 Films to See in August
In the gallery on this page, our editors have selected the most interesting films debuting in North American theaters this month, listed in alphabetical order.
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Sci-fi/Rom-com | Directed by Sophie Barthes
Opens in theaters August 11
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Writer-director Sophie Barthes (Cold Souls, Madame Bovary) took home the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and Sundance Institute Science-in-Film prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival for this sci-fi romantic comedy about Rachel (Emilia Clarke) and Alvy (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a couple who decide to have a baby through the Womb Center, which offers pregnancy via a pod. Rachel, a rising executive initially excited by the prospect, struggles to connect with her incubating child, but Alvy, a botanist skeptical of the whole operation, finds himself surprisingly comfortable with the pod. Critics fond of the film believe Clarke and Ejiofor bring a relatable chemistry to the sci-fi concept.
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