January

 

1st

Molly’s Game (2017)

Former Olympic hopeful skier and entrepreneur Molly Bloom becomes the subject of an FBI investigation after running a high-stakes, underground poker circuit for the rich and famous, in this dramatisation of true events and the directorial debut of TV and film writing superstar Aaron Sorkin.

Directed by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba and Kevin Costner among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 1st of January   US Release: 25th of December 2017 (limited)

 

 

 

5th

Hostiles (2017)

In the post civil war 19th century American frontier, a respected army captain and his unit reluctantly escort a tribal chief and his family home to Montana, a dangerous journey which will force them to confront the past and question their place in this burgeoning new country—in this gritty anti-war western from the director of ‘Black Mass’.

Directed by Scott Cooper and starring Christian Bale, Wes Studi and Rosamund Pike among others.

Genre: Drama, Western

UK Release: 5th of January   US Release: 22nd of December 2017 (limited)

 

 

 

Brad’s Status (2017)

A middle-aged man’s college tour with his teenage son soon turns into a journey of self-reflection as he begins to compare his meager achievements with those of his successful college buddies, only to realise that life is about more than status in this quirky feelgood dramedy the writer of ‘School of Rock’ and ‘Nacho Libre’.

Directed by Mike White and starring Ben Stiller, Austin Abrams and Jenna Fischer among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 5th of January   US Release: 15th of September 2017

 

 

 

All the Money in the World (2017)

When the teenage grandson of J. Paul Getty is kidnapped in Rome by Italian gangsters in the early 1970s, the boy’s devoted mother struggles to convince the notoriously frugal and stubborn American billionaire to pay the ransom in this biographical family drama from legendary director Ridley Scott.

Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg and Christopher Plummer among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 5th of January   US Release: 22nd of December 2017

 

 

 

12th

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

An implacable and irrepressible small town mother takes on local law enforcement (and much of the community) when they fail to solve the case of her teenage daughter’s brutal murder, in a darkly comedic and socially reflective modern day Southern tale from the writer director of ‘In Bruges’ and ‘Seven Psychopaths’.

Directed by Martin McDonagh and starring Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell among others.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

UK Release: 12th of January   US Release: 10th of November 2017

 

 

 

Darkest Hour (2017)

With Britain going it largely alone against the might of the Third Reich in the early days of World War II, newly pointed Prime Minister Churchill struggles against inner pressures and the potential collapse of Western Europe around him to stand firm during the country’s defining hour, in this biographical period drama starring the great Gary Oldman.

Directed by Joe Wright and starring Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas and Ben Mendelsohn among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 12th of January   US Release: 22nd of November 2017

 

 

 

19th

The Post (2017)

In an unprecedented battle for the freedom of the press during the early 1970s, the Washington Post takes on the US government to expose a cover-up which spanned four presidencies, as Steven Spielberg puts his dramatic spin on the ‘Pentagon Papers’ leaks into America’s involvement in Vietnam.

Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and Alison Brie among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 19th of January   US Release: 12th of January

 

 

 

Coco (2017)

A Mexican boy and aspiring Mariachi struggles against the nay-saying world he lives in to chase his dream of becoming a great musician, travelling to the ‘land of the dead’ to connect with his legendary deceased grandfather, in this animated tale of destiny and remembrance from Disney•Pixar.

Directed by Lee Unkrich & Adrian Molina and starring Anthony Gonzalez, Gael García Bernal and Alanna Ubach among others.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

UK Release: 19th of January   US Release: 22nd of November 2017

 

 

 

The Commuter (2017)

When family man and salesperson Michael boards the train for his daily New York commute, he’s mysteriously presented with with the opportunity to perform a task for the chance to win big, only to get caught up in a life-changing criminal conspiracy with huge consequences for everyone on board—as  Liam Neeson joins forces with director Jaume Collet-Serra for the fourth time in their latest urban action/thriller.

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson among others.

Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

UK Release: 19th of January   US Release: 12th of January

 

 

24th

Downsizing (2017)

In a world where scientists have found the solution to overpopulation and its effects on the planet, shrinking people down to 5-inches tall, an honest man volunteers for the irreversible procedure and a shot at a new life—but he soon realises that even this micro-society can’t escape the problems of humanity.

Directed by Alexander Payne and starring Matt Damon, Hong Chau and Christoph Waltz among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-fi

UK Release: 24th of January   US Release: 22nd of December 2017

 

 

 

26th

Early Man (2017)

Nick Park and Aardman animation return to the big screen with a comedy animation set during the dawn of civilisation at the end of the stone age, as a caveman joins forces with his friends to save their tribe against the onslaught of the bronze age.

Directed by Nick Park and starring Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams among others.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

UK Release: 26th of January   US Release: 16th of February

 

 

 

Last Flag Flying (2017)

A Vietnam veteran enlists the help of his estranged army buddies to bury his fallen soldier son, embarking on a road trip which will force them to reflect on a changing world and the notion of brothers in arms—in this reflective and poignant road comedy/drama with the footprints of Hal Ashby’s ‘The Last Detail’, from the director of ‘Dazed and Confused’ and ‘Boyhood’.

Directed by Richard Linklater and starring Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 26th of January   US Release: 3rd of November 2017

 

 

 

Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)

Led by their hero Thomas, the surviving ‘Gladers’ embark on their most dangerous mission in the most challenging maze of all, fighting to find a cure for the deadly ‘flare’ disease before it’s too late in the third and final installment of the ‘Mazer Runner’ trilogy.

Directed by Wes Ball and starring Dylan O’Brien, Kaya Scodelario and Aidan Gillen among others.

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

UK Release: 26th of January   US Release: 26th of January

 

 

 

12 Strong (2017)

In the immediate aftermath of the September 11th attacks, and elite 12-strong team of US special forces soldiers become the first American soldiers sent to Afghanistan to begin the ‘war on terror’, as they embark on a dangerous classified mission where they face fierce Taliban opposition, while forced to forge alliances with the Northern Alliance and employ ancient tactics to achieve their goals.

Directed by Nicolai Fuglsig and starring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon and Michael Peña among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Action, Drama

UK Release: 26th of January   US Release: 19th of January

 

 

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