13 Awesome Movies To Watch This Summer (Which Aren't Blockbusters)

4. The Beguiled

Colin Farrell The Beguiled
Focus Features

Release Date: June 23

The Plot: During the American Civil War, a wounded soldier (Colin Farrell) recuperates at an all-girls boarding school, where his presence quickly proves intrusive.

Why It's Going To Be Awesome: Sofia Coppola is back with her first feature film since 2013's forgettable The Bling Ring, and this one has a ton of promise.

Adapted from Thomas Cullinan's novel A Painted Devil, previously made into a 1971 Clint Eastwood-starring film, The Beguiled is sure to be a sinister and sexy thriller, driven forward by a magnificent cast, including Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, Kirsten Dunst, Angourie Rice and Oona Laurence.

Coppola is admittedly a rather inconsistent filmmaker, but there's nevertheless huge potential for this to be an intoxicating slow-burn.

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