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Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.

Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on IMDB as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!

Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in September 2017?



Unlocked

Synopsis: A CIA interrogator is lured into a ruse that puts London at risk of a biological attack.

Will I watch? = No

Dolores

Synopsis: Dolores Huerta bucks 1950s gender conventions by starting the country's first farm worker's union with fellow organizer Cesar Chavez. What starts out as a struggle for racial and labor justice, soon becomes a fight for gender equality within the same union she is eventually forced to leave. As she wrestles with raising 11 children, three marriages, and is nearly beaten to death by a San Francisco tactical police squad, Dolores emerges with a vision that connects her new found feminism with racial and class justice.

Will I watch? = No

Viceroy's House

Synopsis: The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.

Will I watch? = No

Hazlo Como Hombre

Synopsis: Raúl, Eduardo and Santiago have led a happy and "straight" life since their childhood, until, one day, Santiago confesses to them that he is gay.

Will I watch? = No

The Teacher

Synopsis: Since the arrival of the new teacher, Maria Drazdechova, to a Bratislava suburban school in the year of 1983, life has turned upside down for students and parents. The teacher's corrupted behavior and one of the students' suicide attempt that could be related to that matter, makes the school Principal call the students' parents for an urgent meeting that will suddenly put the future of all the families at stake. They are asked to sign a petition to move Miss Drazdechova out of the school. The teacher's high connections within the Communist Party makes everyone feel threatened, but at this point they have no choice but to make a decision: will they dare to go against Miss Drazdechova and stand up for what they believe in at any risk, or will they just remain silent and let things be?

Will I watch? = No

Temple

Synopsis: Three American tourists follow a mysterious map deep into the jungles of Japan searching for an ancient temple. When spirits entrap them, their adventure quickly becomes a horrific nightmare.

Will I watch? = No

Jackals

Synopsis: Set in the 1980s, an estranged family hires a cult deprogrammer to take back their teenage son from a murderous cult, but find themselves under siege when the cultists surround their cabin, demanding the boy back.

Will I watch? = No


It

Synopsis: A group of bullied kids with troubled family lives, band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Home Again

Synopsis: Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.

Will I watch? = No

The Good Catholic

Synopsis: Daniel loved his job as a small town priest more than anything. Then he met Jane. God help him.

Will I watch? = No

Poster Boys

Synopsis: Life of three men comes in trouble when their photos appear on advertisement for sterilization.

Will I watch? = No

9/11

Synopsis: A group of 5 people find themselves trapped in an elevator in the World Trade Center's North Tower on 9/11. They work together, never giving up hope, to try to escape before the unthinkable happens.

Will I watch? = No

School Life

Synopsis: Long careers are drawing to a close for John and Amanda, who teach Latin, English, and guitar at a stately home-turned-school, where they are legends with a mantra: "Reading. 'Rithmetic. Rock 'n' roll!" But leaving is the hardest lesson.

Will I watch? = No

Trophy

Synopsis: This in-depth look into the powerhouse industries of big-game hunting, breeding and wildlife conservation in the U.S. and Africa unravels the complex consequences of treating animals as commodities.

Will I watch? = No

The Unknown Girl

Synopsis: A woman gets obsessed with the case of a dead woman after learning that the woman had died shortly after having rung her door for help.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Napping Princess

Synopsis: Kokone has university exams to prepare for, but instead she dozes off. Even when her father is unceremoniously arrested prior to the Tokyo Olympics and the family is hiding away a mystery or two she finds herself taking refuge in sleep where thrills await her. Could there be more to her dreams?

Will I watch? = No


Mother!

Synopsis: A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

Will I watch? = No

American Assassin

Synopsis: A story centered on counterterrorism agent Mitch Rapp.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Brad's Status

Synopsis: A father takes his son to tour colleges on the East Coast and meets up with an old friend who makes him feel inferior about his life's choices.

Will I watch? = No

Rebel in the Rye

Synopsis: The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. Salinger, who gained worldwide fame with the publication of his novel, The Catcher in the Rye.

Will I watch? = No

All I See Is You

Synopsis: A blind woman's relationship with her husband changes when she regains her sight and discovers disturbing details about themselves.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Because Of Grácia

Synopsis: Two high-school couples explore friendship and dating along dissimilar lines, leading to courage and transformation for one teen and a personal crisis for another.

Will I watch? = No


Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Synopsis: When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, the Kingsman's journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US. These two elite secret organizations must band together to defeat a common enemy.

Will I watch? = Yes

The LEGO Ninjago Movie

Synopsis: Six young ninjas Lloyd, Jay, Kai, Cole, Zane and Nya are tasked with defending their island home, called Ninjago. By night, they're gifted warriors, using their skills and awesome fleet of vehicles to fight villains and monsters. By day, they're ordinary teens struggling against their greatest enemy: high school.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Battle of the Sexes

Synopsis: The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Friend Request

Synopsis: When a college student unfriends a mysterious girl online, she finds herself fighting a demonic presence that wants to make her lonely by killing her closest friends.

Will I watch? = No

Victoria and Abdul

Synopsis: Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

Will I watch? = No

Stronger

Synopsis: A victim of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013 helps the police track down the killers while struggling to recover from devastating trauma.

Will I watch? = No

Woodshock

Synopsis: A woman falls deeper into paranoia after taking a deadly drug.

Will I watch? = No

The Tiger Hunter

Synopsis: A young Indian man relocates to 1970s Chicago to become an engineer, but when his job falls through, resorts to an elaborate charade with misfit friends in order to woo his childhood sweetheart.

Will I watch? = No

The King's Choice

Synopsis: On the 9th of April 1940, the German war machine arrive in the city of Oslo. The Norwegian King faces a choice that will change his country forever.

Will I watch? = No

Bobbi Jene

Synopsis: "Bobbi Jene" is a love story, portraying the dilemmas and inevitable consequences of ambition. It is a film about a woman's fight for independence, a woman trying to succeed with her own art in the extremely competitive world of dance.

Will I watch? = No


American Made

Synopsis: A pilot lands work for the CIA and as a drug runner in the south during the 1980s.

Will I watch? = Yes

Flatliners

Synopsis: Five medical students, obsessed by what lies beyond the confines of life, embark on a daring experiment: by stopping their hearts for short periods, each triggers a near-death experience - giving them a firsthand account of the afterlife.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Super Dark Times

Synopsis: Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.

Will I watch? = No

A Question of Faith

Synopsis: When tragedy strikes three families, their destiny forces them on a converging path to discover God's love, grace and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs.

Will I watch? = No

Lucky

Synopsis: The spiritual journey of a ninety-year-old atheist.

Will I watch? = No

Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton

Synopsis: This is the remarkable story of an American icon who changed the sport of big wave surfing forever. Transcending the surf genre, this in-depth portrait of a hard-charging athlete explores the fear, courage and ambition that push a man to greatness-and the cost that comes with it.

Will I watch? = No


Which films make the cut?

6. Battle of the Sexes — I almost gave this spot to It, but I don't like horror movies and I think if push came to shove, I'd go with this one because I do have a horror-esque movie on this list already at #5. Battle of the Sexes looks like it's a bit of Oscar bait, but for not being interested at all in the history of this, nor tennis in general, the trailer had me thinking maybe.

5. Flatliners — Admittedly, I'd be more interested in this is if were more of a drama and less of a thriller, but the premise seems really cool and I'm curious how they try to explain the afterlife stuff.

4. American Assassin — I like Dylan O'Brien and Michael Keaton and I had actually written this movie down on my phone after seeing a trailer for it a few months back. This is definitely more of a rent later than a theater watch, but I still think it could be really solid.

3. American Made — Just like the aforementioned movie, this is something I wrote down in my phone at the theater when the trailer came on. I instantly knew it would be something that could be up my alley and I'm glad to see Tom Cruise doing something a little different.

2. The Lego Ninjago Movie — While I don't love the first movie as much as most people, I looooooved The Lego Batman Movie. I have no attachment to this Ninjago thing, nor do I even know what it is, but I'll give it a shot.

1. Kingsman: The Golden Circle — Just take my money already.