Ben-Hur
The epic story of Judah Ben-Hur (Jack Huston), a prince falsely accused of treason by his
Vitals: Director: Timur Bekmambetov. Stars: Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Nazanin Boniadi, Rodrigo Santoro, Ayelet Zurer, Pilou Asbaek, Sofia Black D’Elia, Morgan Freeman.
2016, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 125 min., Biblical Drama, Box office gross: $26.410 million, Paramount.
Blu-ray extras: “Ben-Hur: The Legacy,” “The Epic Cast,” “A Tale for Our Times,” “The Chariot Race,” deleted & extended scenes, music videos.
Available: 12/13.
Bridget Jones’s Baby
The third installment in the Bridget Jones series follows Bridget as she embraces a new decade in her life, confronts her past with a charismatic old love, and finds new romance
Vitals: Director: Sharon Maguire. Stars: Renée Zellweger, Patrick Dempsey, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Emma Thompson.
2016, CC, MPAA rating: R, 122 min., Comedy, Box office gross: $23.609 million, Universal.
Extras: Alternate ending, Gag Reel, Deleted and Alternate Scenes, “Full Circle: The Making of Bridget Jones’s Baby” multi-part documentary on the making of “Bridget Jones’s Baby” featuring interviews with cast and crew including: “Renée Returns,” “The Difference that 15 Years Makes,” “Bridget’s Boys,” “In London, In Love” and “Sharon’s Show: The Director.”
Available: 12/13.
Florence Foster Jenkins
Based on the incredible true story. Meryl Streep stars as a New York socialite who dreams
Vitals: Director: Stephen Frears. Stars: Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Arianda, Stanley Townsend, Allan Corduner.
2016, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 111 min., Comedy-Drama, Box office gross: $27.328 million, Paramount.
Blu-ray extras: Deleted Scenes, “Ours is a Happy World,” “The Music and Songs of Florence,” “Designing the Look,” “From Script to Screen,” “Florence Foster Jenkins” world premiere, Q&A with Meryl Streep, “Live at Carnegie Hall.”
Available: 12/13.
Jason Bourne
The fifth installment of the blockbuster franchise sees the return of Matt Damon and director Paul Greengrass. It’s been 10 years since Jason Bourne (Matt Damon)
Vitals: Director: Paul Greengrass. Stars: Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Vincent Cassel, Tommy Lee Jones, Julia Stiles, Riz Ahmed.
2016, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 124 min., Thriller, Box office gross: $162.162 million, Universal.
Extras: “Bringing Back Bourne” with Damon and director Greengrass; “Bourne to Fight” behind-the-scenes look at the fight sequences: “Bare-Knuckle Boxing,” “Close Quarters” look at the brutal fight between Jason Bourne and Christian Dassault, “Underground Rumble” final showdown with The Asset; “The Athens Escape” with Matt Damon, stunt coordinator Gary Powell and second unit director Simon Crane discussing the challenges of shooting a chase sequence through cramped city streets; “Las Vegas Showdown” behind the scenes of the final act: “Convention Chaos” and “Shutting Down the Strip.”
Available: 12/06.
The Magnificent Seven
The desperate townspeople of Rose Creek employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns after the town falls under the deadly control of
Vitals: Director: Antoine Fuqua. Stars: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee, Martin Sensmeier, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Peter Sarsgaard.
2016, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 132 min., Western, Box office gross: $92.251 million, MGM Studios/Sony.
Extras: Four featurettes: “Magnificent Music,” “Directing the Seven,” “The Seven,” “Rogue Bogue.” Blu-ray adds two more featurettes, “Gunslingers” and “The Taking of Rose Creek”; deleted scenes, and the interactive “Vengeance Mode,” where Washington, Pratt, Hawke and the other members of the cast sat down together with director Fuqua to breakdown key scenes, share their best memories from the set and reflect on the extraordinary experience of making a classic western. “Vengeance Mode” combines behind the scenes footage with the group’s lively conversation to give viewers an all-access look at the process of bringing the film to the screen.
Available: 12/20.
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
When Jake discovers clues to a mystery that spans alternate realities and times, he
Vitals: Director: Tim Burton. Stars: Eva Green, Asa Butterfield, Samuel L. Jackson, Ella Purnell, Judi Dench, Allison Janney, Chris O’Dowd, Terence Stamp.
2016, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 127 min., Fantasy Adventure, Box office gross: $83.284 million, Fox.
Extras: “The Peculiar Story” behind-the-scenes featurette, “The Peculiars” behind-the-scenes
piece with 15 character pods; “Hollows and Ex-Hollows” featurette, “Map of Days” of Miss Peregrine’s home & Blackpool Tower, “Wish That You Were Here” The Machine music video,
gallery of never-before-seen sketches by Tim Burton and photographs.
Available: 12/13.
Morgan
Inside a remote, top-secret lab, a group of scientists are working on an experiment that
Vitals: Director: Luke Scott. Stars: Kate Mara, Paul Giamatti, Toby Jones, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rose Leslie, Anya Taylor-Joy.
2016, CC, MPAA rating: R, 92 min., Science Fiction, Box office gross: $3.915 million, Fox.
Extras: “Modified Organism: The Science Behind Morgan,” “deleted scenes, commentary by director Luke Scott, “Loom” — Luke Scott short film with audio commentary by Luke Scott, still gallery.
Available: 12/13.
The Secret Life of Pets
Animated comedy about the lives our pets lead when we leave for work or school. Max,
Vitals: Director: Chris Renaud and Yarrow Cheney. Stars: Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart, Jenny Slate, Ellie Kemper, Lake Bell, Dana Carvey, Hannibal Buress, Bobby Moynihan, Steve Coogan, Albert Brooks.
2016, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 87 min., Family, Box office gross: $365.802 million, Universal.
Extras: Three Mini-Movies: “Norman Television,” “Weenie” and “Mower Minions”; “All About the Pets” educational journey to learn more about your average and not-so average, household pets; “Animals Can Talk: Meet the Actors; “Hairstylist to the Dogs”; “The Best of Snowball” musical mash-up of all the best Snowball one-liners; “Hot Dog Sing-Along”; “Lovely Day” lyric video; “The Humans that Brought You Pets” featurette; “GoPro: The Secret Life of Pets”; “The Making of the Mini-Movies.” Blu-ray adds “How to Make an Animated Film,” “Anatomy of a Scene.”
Available: 12/06.
Snowden
The NSA’s illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency’s employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of
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Vitals: Director: Oliver Stone. Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto, Tom Wilkinson, Melissa Leo, Scott Eastwood.
2016, CC, MPAA rating: R, 134 min., Bio-drama, Box office gross: $21.587
million, Universal.
Extras: Deleted scenes; “Finding the Truth”: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley and Oliver Stone discuss what attracted them to the project and how they worked together to tell Snowden’s story; “Snowden: Q&A” panel discussion
about the film featuring Snowden, Stone, Gordon-Levitt and Woodley, moderated by Matt Zoller Seitz.
Available: 12/27.
Storks
Storks deliver babies … or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for global
2016, CC, MPAA rating: PG, 87 min., Animated, Box office gross: $70.756 million, Warner.
Extras: “The Master: A LEGO Ninjago” short, music video for Jason Derulo’s song “Kiss the Sky.” Blu-ray adds “Storks: Guide to Your New Baby,” deleted scenes, outtakes, directors’ commentary.
Available: 12/20.
Suicide Squad
A secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated criminals to form a defensive task force, with their first case leading to a potential apocalypse.
Vitals: Director: David Ayer. Stars: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Cara Delevingne.
2016, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 123 min., Action, Box office gross: $323.676 million, Warner. Blu-ray extras: “Task Force X: One Team, One Mission,” “Chasing the Real,” “Joker & Harley: ‘It’ Couple of The Underworld,” “Squad Strength and Speed,” “Armed to the Teeth,” “This is Gonna Get Loud: The Epic Battles of Suicide Squad,” “The Squad Declassified,” gag reel.
Available: 12/13.
Sully
On Thursday, January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain Chesley Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the
Vitals: Director: Clint Eastwood. Stars: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Jamey Sheridan, Anna Gunn.
2016, CC, MPAA rating: PG-13, 96 min., Biodrama, Box office gross: $123.316 million, Warner.
Extras: “Sully Sullenberger: The Man Behind the Miracle” featurette, “Moment by Moment: Averting Disaster on the Hudson” featurette, “Neck Deep in the Hudson: Shooting Sully” behind-the-scenes featurette.
Available: 12/20.