Movie Talk: Worth, Old Henry, The Immortal, and Come From Away

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On this episode of Why Watch That:

SNEAK PEEK

Old Henry

Website: Shout Factory

Synopsis: Old Henry is an action-Western about a widowed farmer and his son who warily take in a mysterious, injured man with a satchel of cash. When a posse of men claiming to be the law come for the money, the farmer must decide whom to trust. Defending against a siege of his homestead, he reveals a talent for gunslinging that surprises everyone, calling his true identity into question.

Release Date: In theaters October 1, 2021

Directed by: Potsy Ponciroli

Screenplay by: Potsy Ponciroli

Starring: Tim Blake Nelson, Scott Haze, Gavin Lewis, Trace Adkins, and Stephen Dorff

Distributor: Shout! Factory

Genre: Western

Running Time: 1 hour 39 minutes

Not Rated

FIRST LOOKS

Come From Away

Website: Apple TV+

Synopsis: Filmed live on Broadway, the Tony Award-winning musical tells the remarkable true story of 38 flights grounded in a small Canadian town on September 11, 2001. As the locals host these “come from aways,” they come together and find hope.

Release Date: September 10, 2021 via Apple TV+

Directed by: Christopher Ashley

Written by: Irene Sankoff and David Hein

Starring: Petrina Bromley, Jenn Colella, De'Lon Grant, Joel Hatch, Tony LePage, Caesar Samayoa, Q. Smith, Astrid Van Wieren, Emily Walton, Jim Walton, Sharon Wheatley, and Paul Whitty

Distributor: Apple TV+

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical

Running Time: 1 hour 46 minutes

Rated TV-14

Worth

Website: Netflix

Synopsis: In the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, a lawyer faces an emotional reckoning as he attempts to put a dollar value on the lives lost. Based on real events.

Release Date: September 3, 2021

Directed by: Sara Colangelo

Screenplay by: Max Borenstein

Based on “What Is Life Worth?” by Kenneth Feinberg

Starring: Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, Amy Ryan, Tate Donovan, Shunori Ramanathan, Laura Benanti, Marc Maron, and Chris Tardio

Distributor: Netflix

Genre: Drama, History

Running Time: 1 hour 58 minutes

Rated PG-13

The Immortal (L’Immortale)

Website: HBO Max

Synopsis: Set in Latvia, this Gomorrah spin-off finds the notorious, indestructible Naples mob assassin Ciro Di Marzio far from home yet navigating an all too familiar world, where immortality is just another form of damnation.

Release Date: Available via HBO Max on July 29, 2021

Directed by: Marco D’Amore

Screenplay by: Leonardo Fasoli, Maddalena Ravagli, Marco D’Amore, Francesco Ghiaccio, and Giulia Forgione

Story by: Leonardo Fasoli, Maddalena Ravagli, Marco D’Amore, and Francesco Ghiaccio

Starring: Marco D’Amore, Giuseppe Aiello, Salvatore D’Onofrio, Gianni Vastarella, Marianna Robustelli, Martina Attanasio, Gennaro Di Colandrea, Nello Mascia, Aleksei Guskov, Nunzio Coppola, and Salvio Simeoli

Distributor: HBO Max

Genre: Crime, Drama

Running Time: 1 hour 51 minutes

Rated TV-MA

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