Weekend Films: A Splash of Love, DC League of Super-Pets, Purple Hearts and Vengeance

What can say about the new movies out this weekend? Well, there's two romance movies: A Splash of Love, a hallmark romantic comedy centered around whales and Purple Hearts a Netflix romantic drama about a marriage of convenience that may turn real. There's also DC League of Super-Pets, an animated DC Comics movie about Krypto the Super Dog and the other super pets. And last is Vengeance, a mystery comedy centered around a podcaster trying to possibly solve a murder.

So, what movies are you watching this weekend?


A Splash of Love                                                 8:00 PM EST                                        Hallmark Channel

Starring: Rhiannon Fish, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Brad Abramenko, Madeleine Kelders, Sean Yves Lessard, Kamantha Naidoo, Laura Soltis, Juliana Wimbles and more

Director: Heather Hawthorn Doyle

Writer: Juliana Wimbles

Description:

A PhD student expands her studies to include the whales of the Pacific Northwest. There she meets a whale watching tour guide and they soon find themselves bonding over more than just Orcas.

DC League of Super-Pets

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Marc Maron, Keanu Reeves, Thomas Middleditch, Ben Schwartz, Olivia Wilde, Maya Erskine, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jameela Jamil and more

Directors: Jared Stern and Sam Levine

Writers: Jared Stern and John Whittington

Description:

Krypto the Super-Dog and Superman are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime side by side in Metropolis. However, Krypto must master his own powers for a rescue mission when Superman is kidnapped.

Purple Hearts (Netflix)

Starring: Sofia Carson, Nicholas Galitzine, Chosen Jacobs, John Harlan Kim, Kat Cunning, Linden Ashby, Scott Deckert, Anthony Ippolito, Loren Escandon, Sarah Rich and more

Director: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum

Writers: Kyle Jarrow and Liz W. Garcia

Based On: the book Purple Hearts by Tess Wakefield

Description:

In spite of their many differences, Cassie, a struggling singer-songwriter, and Luke, a troubled Marine, agree to marry solely for military benefits. But when tragedy strikes, the line between real and pretend begins to blur.

Vengeance

Starring: B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Ashton Kutcher, Issa Rae, Dove Cameron, Isabella Amara and more

Director: B.J. Novak

Writer: B.J. Novak

Description:

A journalist and podcaster travels from New York City to Texas to investigate the death of a woman whom he hooked up with.