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The Martian (2015)

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Legendary director Ridley Scott brings us the ultimate Sci-fi survival tale starring Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars after a storm forces his crew to abort their mission, with limited supplies and no communication he must rely on determination and ingenuity to survive and contact a world that presumes him dead.

Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain and Chiwetel Ejiofor among others.

Genre: Sci-fi, Adventure, Thriller

UK Release: 2nd of October  US Release: 2nd of October

 

 

 

Macbeth (2015)

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Intense and stylish film adaptation of the Shakespeare play that should not be named and most famous cautionary tale about the dangers of coveting power, Michael Fassbender stars as the Scottish Duke who becomes consumed by the ambition of becoming King and fulfilling a prophecy which can only lead to tragedy.

Directed by Justin Kurzel and starring Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard and Sean Harris among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 2nd of October   US Release: 4th of December

 

 

 

The Intern (2015)

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Robert De Niro stars as a retired widower who rejoins the workforce as an intern in a young dynamic fashion web-startup, comedy ensues as he goes from comically out of place to proving that age is in only a number and forms an unlikely relationship with the company boss in this age-affirming comedy.

Directed by Nancy Meyers and starring  Robert De Niro, Anne Hathaway and Rene Russo among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 2nd of October   US Release: 25th of September

 

 

 

9th

 

Sicario (2015)

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Emily Blunt stars as an ambitious FBI agent whose moral compass is challenged by a complex US government operation to fight the escalating so-called “war on drugs” in Mexico, as legal and moral lines are blurred no one can be trusted if you want to survive the lawless cartel-controlled war zones of northern Mexico.

Directed by Denis Villeneuve and starring Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio Del Toro among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama

UK Release: 9th of October   US Release: 2nd of October

 

 

 

The Walk (2015)

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Following 2008’s Oscar-winning documentary ‘Man on Wire’, director Robert Zemeckis brings his dramatic flair to the story of high-wire artist Philippe Petit’s illegal 1974 attempt to walk across the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on a wire.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Kingsley and Charlotte Le Bon among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 9th of October   US Release: 9th of October

 

 

 

Regression (2015)

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A detective investigating a mysterious crime is drawn by the repressed memories of the accused and a victim to a town which is not what is seems and may hide dark secrets in this tense thriller.

Directed by Alejandro Amenábar and starring Ethan Hawke, Emma Watson and David Thewlis among others.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime

UK Release: 9th of October   US Release: 28th of August

 

 

 

12th

Suffragette (2015)

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British period-piece dramatization chronicling the struggles of the early pioneers of the feminist movement who subverted the state in an effort to gain equality for women within an oppressive patriarchal society, featuring an ensemble British cast and Lady Streep herself.

Directed by Sarah Gavron and starring Carey Mulligan, Brendan Gleeson and Meryl Streep among others.

Genre: Drama, Fact-based

UK Release: 12th of October   US Release: 23rd of October

 

 

 

16th

Pan (2015)

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J.M. Barrie’s classic children’s tale gets a lavish CGI makeover and is re-told as an origin story where a young orphan boy teams up with a certain Captain in a magical far away land to fight the villainous Blackbeard on his way to becoming the legend we all know.

Directed by Joe Wright and starring Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara and Garrett Hedlund among others.

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

UK Release: 16th of October   US Release: 9th of October

 

 

 

Crimson Peak (2015)

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In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds…and remembers.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro and starring Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska among others.

Genre: Fantasy, Horror

UK Release: 16th of October   US Release: 16th of October

 

 

 

The Lobster (2015)

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Bizzare and quirky drama set in a dystopian near-future where single people are transformed into animals and released into the wild if they fail to find a significant other within a specific time period.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz and Léa Seydoux among others.

Genre: Comedy, Sci-fi

UK Release: 16th of October   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

The Program (2015)

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Steven Frears directs a drama based on the real events surrounding Irish journalist David Walsh’s exposure of a doping program in professional cycling headed by now disgraced 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.

Directed by Stephen Frears and starring Ben Foster, Chris O’Dowd and Lee Pace among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 16th of October   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

21st

The Last Witch Hunter (2015)

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Vin Diesel stars as an ancient and immortal supernatural soldier who must protect humanity from the world’s most evil and dangerous witches in this CGI fantasy/action extravaganza.

Directed by Breck Eisner and starring Vin Diesel, Rose Leslie and Elijah Wood among others.

Genre: Action, Fantasy

UK Release: 21st of October 2015   US Release: 23rd of October 2015

 

 

 

23rd

Mississippi Grind (2015)

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In a “re-imagining” of Robert Altman’s ‘California Split’, a degenerate gambler with mounting debts teams up with a slicker younger gambler and good luck charm on a road trip along the Mississippi river trying to clean his slate and gain his freedom.

Directed by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck and starring Ben Mendelsohn, Ryan Reynolds and Sienna Miller among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 23rd of October 2015   US Release: 25th of September 2015

 

 

 

26th

Spectre (2015)

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The 24th installment in the “Bond” franchise sees the new “M” trying to keep MI6 together after the events of ‘Skyfall’, while Bond tries to uncover the terrible secrets of a mysterious and dangerous organization called “SPECTRE” with wide-reaching tentacles that stretch all the way to his own past.

Directed by Sam Mendes and starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz and Naomie Harris among others.

Genre: Action, Thriller, Drama

UK Release: 26th of October 2015   US Release: 6th of November 2015

 

 

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