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