April

 

7th

Going in Style (2017)

Actor-turned-director Zach Braff wrangles a cast of screen legends and veterans in his 3rd directorial feature, in a remake of the 1979 comedy about a trio of struggling senior citizens who decide to take control of their lives by planning a bank robbery.

Directed by Zach Braff and starring Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Alan Arkin among others.

Genre: Comedy, Crime

UK Release: 7th of April   US Release: 7th of April

 

 

 

Neruda (2016)

Director Pablo Larraín’s unique detective-thriller treatment of the story of Nobel Prize-winning Chilean poet and communist party politician Pablo Neruda, who was persecuted by the government when a right-leaning administration took power in the late 1940s.

Directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Gael García Bernal, Luis Gnecco and Alfredo Castro among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 7th of April   US Release: 16th of December 2016

 

 

 

The Boss Baby (2017)

Seven year-old Tim’s idyllic life with his parents is thrown into turmoil by the arrival of a bossy baby brother who commands the attention of the household, but there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to this unique infant in this Dreamworks animation comedy about sibling rivalry and family dynamics.

Directed by James Mangold and starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Boyd Holbrook among others.

Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Fantasy

UK Release: 7th of April   US Release: 3rd of March

 

 

 

Table 19 (2017)

Relegated from maid of honour to unwanted guest at a wedding she wanted to avoid, “Eloise” finds herself at the dreaded Table 19 with the rest of the misfits at this blessed union, only to form unlikely connections as find a silver lining in this quirky indie comedy from the Duplass brothers.

Directed by Jeffrey Blitz and starring Anna Kendrick, Stephen Merchant and Lisa Kudrow  among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 7th of April   US Release: 3rd of March

 

 

 

Raw (2017)

A young veterinary student and vegetarian undergoes and extreme transformation after her experiences involving the animals at her college, unleashing disturbing carnal proclivities and a dark penchant for flesh in this stylistic and provocative indie directorial debut from writer/director Julia Ducournau.

Directed by Julia Ducournau and starring Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf and Rabah Nait Oufella among others.

Genre: Drama, Horror

UK Release: 7th of April   US Release: 10th of March

 

 

 

I Am Not Your Negro (2017)

Documentary based on the work of writer James Baldwin unflinchingly telling the always timely and divisive story of race in America—from its creation to the present day.

Directed by Raoul Peck and starring Samuel L. Jackson, James Baldwin, Harry Belafonte among others.

Genre: Documentary

UK Release: 7th of April   US Release: 17th of February

 

 

 

12th

Fast & Furious 8 (2017)

The Toretto “family” returns and director F. Gary Gray adds some major Hollywood star power to an expanding cast in the latest installment of this hugely popular and lucrative action franchise, which sees Dominic Toretto being manipulated into betraying those closest to him.

Directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Charlize Theron among others.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 12th of April   US Release: 14th of April

 

 

 

14th

The Handmaiden (2016)

Acclaimed South Korean director Chan-wook Park’s (Oldboy, Thirst) sexually charged erotic drama, set in early 20th-century occupied Korea where a young woman’s plan to defraud a Japanese heiress is complicated when she becomes infatuated with her.

Directed by Chan-wook Park and starring Min-hee Kim, Jung-woo Ha and Jin-woong Jo among others.

Genre: Drama, Romance

UK Release: 14th of April   US Release: 21st of October 2016

 

 

 

21st

Rules Don’t Apply (2016)

Warren Beatty returns to the director’s chair after almost 20 years while also writing and starring in this “Golden Age Hollywood” comedy, about a myriad of disparate people who struggle to cope with the whims of the eccentric and reclusive Tinseltown billionaire they all depend on.

Directed by Warren Beatty and starring Warren Beatty, Alden Ehrenreich and Lily Collins among others.

Genre: Comedy, Romance

UK Release: 21st of April   US Release: 23rd of November 2016

 

 

 

Their Finest (2017)

British World War II dramedy starring Gemma Arterton as a London-based young Welsh writer in 1940, whose life is transformed when she’s hired by the UK government and the British film industry to help write a morale-boosting propaganda film at the height of the “The Blitz”, in a ‘battle of the sexes’ comedy/drama with a romantic edge from director Lone Scherfig.

Directed by Lone Scherfig and starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, War

UK Release: 21st of April   US Release: 7th of April

 

 

 

The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)

Based on a remarkable true story, Jessica Chastain stars as the matriarch of a Polish zookeeper family in the late 1930s, whose family risk their lives and become heroes when they use their zoo to shelter persecuted Jews and undermine the Nazi regime after the German occupation of Poland in 1939.

Directed by Niki Caro and starring Jessica Chastain, Daniel Brühl and Michael McElhatton among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama, War

UK Release: 21st of April   US Release: 31st of March

 

 

 

The Belko Experiment (2017)

When a group of 80 unsuspecting office workers become trapped in their office building, they’re thrown into a violent battle when it’s revealed that they are unwilling subjects of a twisted experiment and pawns in a demented game, in this survival horror/thriller from the director of ‘Wolf Creek’.

Directed by Greg McLean and starring Tony Goldwyn, John C. McGinley and John Gallagher Jr. among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 21st of April   US Release: 17th of March

 

 

 

Unforgettable (2017)

With malice in her heart and a taste for revenge, a woman becomes hell-bent on disrupting the life of her ex-husband and making it hell for his new wife in this thriller and directorial debut from veteran producer and longtime Tim Burton collaborator Denise Di Novi.

Directed by Denise Di Novi and starring Rosario Dawson, Katherine Heigl and Geoff Stults among others.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 21st of April   US Release: 21st of April

 

 

 

28th

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

The Galaxy’s move beloved misfits are back!, now finding themselves celebrities after saving billions from the whims of the evil “Ronan”, determined to keep the Galaxy safe from a growing threat while uncovering the mysterious origins of their self-declared fearless leader Peter Quill.

Directed by James Gunn and starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Kurt Russell among others.

Genre: Comic-Book, Action, Adventure, Comedy

UK Release: 28th of April   US Release: 5th of May

 

 

 

The Promise (2017)

An Armenian medical student and an American journalist fall for the same young woman during the turmoil of the post World War I period and the last throws of the Ottoman empire, in this historical period drama/romance set in the backdrop of the hugely controversial and still disputed Armenian genocide.

Directed by Terry George and starring Oscar Isaac, Christian Bale and Charlotte Le Bon among others.

Genre: Drama, War

UK Release: 28th of April   US Release: 21st of April

 

 

 

Lady Macbeth (2017)

Bought and effectively held prisoner by her domineering new older husband and his equally imposing father at their rural estate, a young bride boldly breaks free of her chains and gives in to her urges in this British indie period drama adaptation of Nikolai Leskov’s 19th century novel.

Directed by William Oldroyd and starring Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis and Christopher Fairbank among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 28th of April   US Release: 14th of July

 

 

 

Heal the Living (2016)

When a teenage surfer is left clinically brain-dead from a horrific car accident, his distraught parents have a heart-wrenching decision to make regarding the imminent next step; the outcome of which will hugely impact the unconnected life of a middle-aged woman with a degenerative heart condition awaiting an organ donor, in this French medical drama and character piece from writer/director Katell Quillévéré.

Directed by Katell Quillévéré and starring Emmanuelle Seigner, Tahar Rahim and Anne Dorval among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 28th of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Suntan (2016)

A Greek doctor’s dull island life takes a turn when summer arrives and youthful hedonism along with it, as he’s drawn into the partying lifestyle of a young patient, only to become obsessed with her and threaten the reputation he’s built beyond the haze of summer debauchery.

Directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulos and starring Makis Papadimitriou, Elli Tringou and Dimi Hart among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 28th of April   US Release: 10th of March

 

 

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