BARBHOUSE WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF THEATRICAL AND STREAMING RELEASES FOR 5/17/2024

5/15/2024

Categories included: Horror, Thriller, Drama/Biography, Action/Western

As always, we have also included trailer links for upcoming studio, streaming, and indie releases.

Theatrical Releases

The Strangers: Chapter 1
Production Company: Lionsgate
Category: Horror/Thriller
Director: Renny Harlin
Writer: Alan R. Cohen, Alan Friedman
Producers: Mark Canton, Charlie Dombeck, Christopher Milburn, Gary Raskin, Courtney Solomon
Cast: Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, Froy Gutierrez, Rachel Shenton
Release Date: May 17, 2024

Back to Black
Production Company: Focus Features, Monumental Pictures
Category: Drama/Biography
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Writer: Matt Greenhalgh
Producers: Debra Hayward, Alison Owen
Cast: Marisa Abela, Lesley Manville, Jack O’Connell, Eddie Marsan
Release Date: May 17, 2024

You Can’t Run Forever
Production Company: Lionsgate, Rubber Tree Pictures
Category: Thriller
Director: Michelle Schumacher
Writer: Carolyn Carpenter, Michelle Schumacher
Producers: Randle Schumacher
Cast: J.K. Simmons, Olivia Simmons, Allen Leech, Isabelle Anaya
Release Date: May 17, 2024

Streaming/vod releases

Nightwatch: Demons are Forever
Production Company: Shudder
Streaming Service: Shudder
Category: Horror/Thriller
Director: Ole Bornedal
Writer: Ole Bornedal
Producers: Thomas Heinesen, Christel C.D. Karlsen, and Signe Baasch
Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kim Bodnia, Ulf Pilgaard
Release Date: May 17, 2024

End of The Rope
Production Company: Saban Films
Streaming Service: VOD/Digital
Category: Action/Western
Director: Charlie Griak
Writer: Daniel Bielinski, Charlie Griak
Producers: Charlie Griak, Daniel Bielinski, Dave Diebel, Haylie Fleshness
Cast: Joseph Gray, Chris Bylsma, Nick Saxton, Joseph Bezenek
Release Date: May 17, 2024

Faceless After Dark
Production Company: Dark Sky Pictures
Streaming Service: VOD/Digital
Category: Horror/Thriller
Director: Raymond Wood
Writers: Todd Jacobs, Jenna Kanell
Producers: Jenna Kanell
Cast: Jenna Kanell, Danny Kang, Danielle Lyn, Max Calder, Michael Aaron Milligan
Release Date: May 17, 2023