10 Buzzworthy Movies Coming To SXSW 2019

By Rachel West. 8 Mar 2019 10:00 AM

The annual SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas, rolls out the red carpet on March 8. From high-profile premieres, including the debut of the Rob Ford-inspired “Run This Town” and the reboot of Stephen King’s “Pet Sematary”, here are the 10 movies attracting the most buzz at the festival and details on when you can see them.

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‘Us’
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Writer-director Jordan Peele follows up his Oscar-winning “Get Out” with another dark look at suburban life in “Us”. Adelaide Wilson (Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o) returns to her family summer home with her husband and family but is haunted by an unexplained trauma from her youth, leading her to become increasingly paranoid that some terror will befall her family. We’re guessing it’s the masked doppelgangers who show up at their doorstep.

The film is set to open the festival on March 8 before arriving in theatres on March 22.
‘Run This Town’
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On top of every Canadian’s watchlist is “Run This Town”, a new drama based on the late Rob Ford’s scandal-plagued tenure as mayor of Toronto. With “Homeland” star Damian Lewis playing Ford, the story will be told through the eyes of a young reporter (Ben Platt) who breaks the bombastic mayor’s crack video story. Filmmakers stress the film isn’t a biopic or story about the real-life female journalist, Robyn Doolittle, who broke the story. Toronto-raised stars Nina Dobrev and Scott Speedman co-star.
‘The Beach Bum’
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Matthew McConaughey is a rebellious stoner named Moondog who lives by his own rules in Harmony Korine’s “The Beach Bum”. Zac Efron, Isla Fisher and Snoop Dogg tag along for the ride so what more do you really need?

The film will hit theatres on March 29.
‘The Day Shall Come’
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A comedy–thriller with Anna Kendrick, “The Day Shall Come” follows an impoverished preacher who is offered cold hard cash to save his family from eviction in the Miami projects. There’s just one problem: he has no idea his generous sponsor works for the FBI and plans to turn him into a criminal revolutionary.

There is no release date for the film at this time.
‘Pet Sematary’
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Never bury your dead pets (or kids) in an ancient burial ground. Stephen King’s classic horror tale is given new life with this highly anticipated 2019 horror remake starring Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz and John Lithgow.

"Pet Sematary" scares its way into theatres on April 5.
‘Adopt A Highway’
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Hot off his critically acclaimed performance in “First Reformed”, Ethan Hawke stars as an ex-con released from prison after serving a 20-year sentence for a minor offence. Learning to navigate a world that has moved on while he was behind bars, the ex-felon discovers a baby abandoned in a dumpster. “Adopt A Highway” is the directorial debut of actor Logan Marshall-Green.

There is no release date for the film at this time.
‘Booksmart’
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Actress Olivia Wilde makes her feature film directorial debut with the high school comedy “Booksmart” about the bond between two teen girls who, on the eve of their high school graduation, realize they spent way too much time studying and not nearly enough time having fun. The only solution: cram four years of missed opportunities into one wild night.

There is no release date for the film at this time.
‘The Highwaymen’
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“The Highwaymen” flips the script on the Bonnie and Clyde story, putting the focus on the two Texas Rangers (played by Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson) who hunted down the notorious criminal duo in 1934. There’s plenty of action to behold between the buddy-cop dynamic of the film’s leads.

"The Highwaymen" lands on Netflix on March 29.
‘Long Shot’
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Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron in a comedy? Yes, please! Theron stars as Charlotte Field, a woman running for the presidency who hires her first crush, Fred Flarsky (Rogen), as her campaign speechwriter. A fish out of water in political high society, Fred is totally unprepared for life in the spotlight but that doesn’t stop the sparks from flying between the pair as they are led on a series of unexpected – and dangerous – adventures.

"Long Shot" opens in theatres on May 3.
‘Kathy Griffin: A Hell Of A Story’
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Comedian Kathy Griffin learned how quickly a photoshoot could go wrong in 2017 after TMZ published a pic of her holding a mask that looked like the severed head of the president. Overnight, Griffin became a target for both the government and outraged Americans. This new standup comedy movie has the outspoken comedian once again telling it like it is as she navigates her career comeback.

There is no release date for the film at this time.

10 Buzzworthy Movies Coming To SXSW 2019

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