Watch The Trailers: 6 Must-See Movies Coming Out In April 2023
With the April showers and spring pollen coming, this is the perfect time to stay in…whether that’s in your home or in a theater…and watch a good movie. During the month of April, Spectacular Magazine recommends not missing the 6 movies listed below. Among the list are dramas, comedies, true stories, and biographies, selected with you in mind.
Highly anticipated movies such as The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Ghosted, and Evil Dead Rise will also premiere in April.
APRIL 2023 MOVIE RELEASES
COLORBLIND
Stars Chantel Riley, Trae Maridadi, Garry Chalk, Mike Dopud, and Seth Whittaker
VOD Release Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Drama
The emotionally captivating feature Colorblind follows the story of Magdalene (Riley), a colorblind black artist, and her son Monet (Maridadi) as they move into a new neighborhood where they are challenged when they see the true colors of people. When their racist landlord Walton (Chalk) is forced to babysit Monet due to an unexpected emergency, he discovers a more colorful world through the child’s black-and-white perspective. Colorblind takes the audience through a heart-wrenching journey of the complexities of race and social injustices, seeing it through the lens of a colorblind mother and son. Stars Chantel Riley, Trae Maridadi, Garry Chalk, Mike Dopud, and Seth Whittaker. VOD Release Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023
AIR (2023)
Starring Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Viola Davis, Chris Tucker, Chris Messina, Marlon Wayans
In theaters on April 5, 2023
Drama, Biography, True Story
From award-winning director Ben Affleck, AIR reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then-rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture with the Air Jordan brand. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who knows the worth of her son’s immense talent, and the basketball phenom who would become the greatest of all time.
Stars Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Chris Messina, Matthew Maher, Marlon Wayans, Jay Mohr, and Julius Tennon, with Chris Tucker and Viola Davis. In theaters on April 5, 2023.
PRAISE THIS
Stars Chlöe Bailey, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Druski, Quavo
Peacock Release Date: April 7, 2023
Comedy, Musical, Teen
From record-breaking producer Will Packer comes PRAISE THIS, a musical competition centered around the world of youth choirs. Praise This follows aspiring musical superstar Sam ((Chlöe Bailey), a young woman driven, at almost any cost, to break into the music business. So, when her father (Philip Fornah; Richard Jewel, Better Call Saul), worried that Sam is associating with a dangerous crowd, moves them from Los Angeles to Atlanta to live with Sam’s sunny cousin, Jess, Sam is… not happy.
Stars Chloe Bailey, Koryn Hawthorne, Drew “Druski” Desbordes, Anjelika Washington, Cocoa Brown, Jekalyn Carr, Will Packer, Brandon Broussard, Tina Gordon, Camilla Blackett, Jana Savage, Hudson Obayuwana, Tristan Mack Wilds, Loren Lott, Quavo, Birgundi Baker, Rafael Castillo, Crystal Renee Hayslett, Michael Anthony, Philip Fornah. Streaming on Peacock April 7, 2023.
SWEETWATER
Stars Everett Osborne, Cary Elwes, Eric Roberts, Richard Dreyfuss
Only In Theaters on April 14, 2023
Drama, Sports, True Story
Hall of Famer Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton makes history as the first African American to sign an NBA contract, forever changing how the game of basketball is played. The film follows Clifton (Osborne), who is the star attraction of the Harlem Globetrotters, led by owner/coach Abe Saperstein (Pollak). When New York Knicks executive Ned Irish (Elwes) and Knicks coach Joe Lapchick (Piven) decides it is time for the Knicks to integrate, with the support of NBA President Maurice Podoloff (Dreyfuss), they come together with the other team owners of the league to make history.
Stars Everett Osborne, Kevin Pollak, Cary Elwes, Jeremy Piven, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Ri’chard, Gary Clark Jr., Jim Caviezel, and Bobby Portis Jr. In theaters on April 14, 2023.
BACK ON THE STRIP
Stars Wesley Snipes, Tiffany Haddish, Kevin Hart, Spence Moore II
In Theaters on April 21, 2023
Comedy
After losing the woman of his dreams, Merlin (Moore) moves to Las Vegas to pursue work as a magician, only to get hired as the front man in a revival of the notorious Black male stripper crew, The Chocolate Chips. Led by Luther (Snipes) — now broke and broken — the old, domesticated, out-of-shape Chips put aside former conflicts and reunite to save the hotel they used to perform in while helping Merlin win back his girl.
Stars Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish, Wesley Snipes, Colleen Camp, Spence Moore II, Faizon Love, J.B. Smoove, Gary Owen, and Bill Bellamy. In theaters on April 21, 2023
BIG GEORGE FOREMAN: THE MIRACULOUS STORY OF THE ONCE AND FUTURE HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD
Stars Forest Whitaker, Sonja Sohn, Khris Davis
In theaters on April 28, 2023
Drama, Biography, Sports
Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World is based on the remarkable true story of one of the greatest comebacks of all time and the transformational power of second chances. Fueled by an impoverished childhood, Foreman channeled his anger into becoming an Olympic Gold medalist and World Heavyweight Champion, followed by a near-death experience that took him from the boxing ring to the pulpit. But when he sees his community struggling spiritually and financially, Foreman returns to the ring and makes history by reclaiming his title, becoming the oldest and most improbable World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ever.
Stars Forest Whitaker, Sonja Sohn, Khris Davis, David Zelon, Frank Baldwin, Dan Gordon, Wendy Williams, George Tillman Jr., Sullivan Jones, Lawrence Gilliard Jr., Jasmine Mathews, Deion Smith, George Foreman, Henry Holmes, John Magaro, Peter Guber. In theaters on April 28, 2023.