Alpha (PG-13)
Select release dates: Singapore – August 16; US – August 17; UK – August 24; Netherlands – August 30; South Africa – September 7; Australia – September 20; France – September 26
Story: Man (well, boy) and wolf meet for an ice age adventure as two orphans connect despite the biological divide between them.
Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee (“X-Men: Apocalypse,” “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes”) and directed by Albert Hughes (“The Book of Eli”).

Down a Dark Hall (PG-13)
Select release dates: South Africa, US – August 17; Singapore – August 23
Story: Students at a boarding school for troubled girls find there is a dark supernatural presence inhabiting the house.
Starring AnnaSophia Robb (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” “The Carrie Diaries”), Uma Thurman (“Kill Bill,” “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief”) and directed by Rodrigo Cortés (“Buried,” “Red Lights”).

Mile 22 (R)
Select release dates:
Singapore – August 16; US – August 17; Hong Kong – August 22; Australia, South Korea – August 23; France – August 29; South Africa – September 7; UK – September 19; Netherlands – November 1
Story: A secret agency comprising elite soldiers and intelligence officers is tasked with getting a foreign policeman out of the country.
Starring Mark Wahlberg (“Transformers,” “Lone Survivor,” “Patriots Day”) and directed by Peter Berg (“Deepwater,” “Lone Survivor,” “Patriots Day”).

The Wife (R)
Select release dates: US – August 17; South Africa – August 24; Singapore – September 6; UK, Ireland – September 28
Story: A close look at an apparently perfect couple, as the wife of a famous author accompanies him to Stockholm after he wins the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Starring Glenn Close (“Dangerous Liasons,” “Guardians of the Galaxy”), Jonathan Pryce (“Tomorrow Never Dies,” “Pirates of the Caribbean”) and directed by Björn Runge.