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4th

The First Purge (2018)

Long before the ‘New Founding Fathers of America’ established their national annual night of legalised anarchy, the totalitarian government tests their method for societal control on a single city, but the venting of violent mayhem is destined to spread across the country in this prequel to the 2013’s dystopian action/horror ‘The Purge’—with deliberate echoes of America’s current political environment.

Directed by Gerard McMurray and starring Marisa Tomei, Patch Darragh and Melonie Diaz among others.

Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 4th of July   US Release: 4th of July

 

 

 

6th

Mary Shelley (2018)

In early 19th century Britain, teenager Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin begins a tumultuous love affair with poet-philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley, setting in motion events which would transform her into a political radical, renowned novelist, and author of iconic Gothic novel and parabolic masterpiece ‘Frankenstein’—in this biographical period drama from the writer/director of ‘Wadjda’.

Directed by Haifaa Al-Mansour and starring Elle Fanning, Douglas Booth and Maisie Williams among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Romance

UK Release: 6th of July   US Release: 25th of May

 

 

 

Terminal (2018)

With a criminal mastermind commited to revenge and pulling the strings, a rag-tag group of questionable and duplicitous characters converge on the dark seedy streets of a European city, weaving a web of murder and deception with style and deadpan humour in this debut from director Vaughn Stein.

Directed by Vaughn Stein and starring Margot Robbie, Simon Pegg and Max Irons among others.

Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller

UK Release: 6th of July   US Release: 11th of May

 

 

 

Uncle Drew (2018)

Desperate to finally achieve his dream of winning a prestigious street-ball tournament, a basketball lover joins forces with a retired legendary player and embarks on a classic American road trip to recruit his fellow elderly ex-ballers—in this irreverent comedy based on a viral Pepsi ad campaign, and starring more than a few NBA legends.

Directed by Charles Stone III and starring Kyrie Irving, Lil Rel Howery and Shaquille O’Neal among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 6th of July   US Release: 29th of June

 

 

 

Swimming with Men (2018)

Tired of his repetitive office-worker existence, a man deals with an impending mid-life crisis by recruiting a group of fellow middle-aged pencil pushers to form an all-male synchronised swimming team, opening up and learning a few life lessons in the process in this feelgood British comedy from the director of ‘St. Trinian’s’ and ‘Dad’s Army’.

Directed by Oliver Parker and starring Rob Brydon, Rupert Graves and Jim Carter among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

UK Release: 6th of July   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

12th

Skyscraper (2018)

A former FBI agent turned security expert at an advanced Shanghai skyscraper must rely on his training and determination to rescue his family, when a group of terrorists plot to turn the building into 240-storey tomb, in this ‘Die Hard’ inspired action/thriller from the writer/director of ‘Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story’ and ‘Central Intelligence’.

Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber and starring Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell and Roland Møller among others.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 12th of July   US Release: 13th of July

 

 

 

13th

Incredibles 2 (2018)

With ‘Elastigirl’ taking up an opportunity for rare superhero glory away from home, ‘Mr. Incredible’ pulls stay-at-home dad duty taking care of the talented kids, including volatile and powerful baby Jack-Jack, in Disney•Pixar’s long-awaited sequel to their 2004 smash-hit animation.

Directed by Brad Bird and starring Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter and Samuel L. Jackson among others.

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family

UK Release: 13th of July   US Release: 15th of June

 

 

 

First Reformed (2018)

Dealing with personal tragedy, existential concerns and the demons of his flock, a small town New York priest struggles with a crisis of conscience in a world he no longer understands, in this tense contemporary drama from the writer of ‘Taxi Driver’ and ‘Raging Bull’.

Directed by Paul Schrader and starring Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried and Cedric Kyles among others.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 13th of July   US Release: 18th of May

 

 

 

The Secret of Marrowbone (2017)

Fearful of being separated and the dark fate of their mother being uncovered, a group of young siblings struggle to keep their family together and away from prying eyes in an isolated and abandoned rural manor—where a mysterious and sinister presence dwells.

Directed by Sergio G. Sánchez and starring George MacKay, Anya Taylor-Joy and Mia Goth among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 13th of July   US Release: 13th of April

 

 

 

Racer and the Jailbird (2017)

When a sophisticated Belgian gangster from the wrong side of the tracks and an aristocratic racing driver fall hard for each other, their forbidden romance is tested by their obligations and the consequences of their lifestyle in this ‘Romeo & Juliet’ style Euro crime/drama from the director of ‘The Drop’.

Directed by Michaël R. Roskam and starring Adèle Exarchopoulos, Matthias Schoenaerts and Eric De Staercke among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama

UK Release: 13th of July   US Release: 4th of May

 

 

 

20th

Hotel Artemis (2018)

In a dystopian near-future L.A. and a member’s only hospital for the criminal underground, the self-styled managing nurse and her imposing orderly struggle to enforce the rule and prevent general murder when the latest rag-tag group of crooks arrives, and the city’s infamous kingpin pays them all a visit.

Directed by Drew Pearce and starring Jodie Foster, Sterling K. Brown and Jeff Goldblum among others.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 20th of July   US Release: 8th of June

 

 

 

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)

The all-singing and dancing gang reunites on the Greek island, where Sophie seeks guidance for her pregnancy from Donna while learning about her mother’s youth through flashbacks, in this sequel to the 2008 ABBA-inspired smash hit.

Directed by Ol Parker and starring Meryl Streep, Lily James and Amanda Seyfried among others.

Genre: Comedy, Musical

UK Release: 20th of July   US Release: 20th of July

 

 

 

A Prayer Before Dawn (2018)

After a young British boxer and criminal is jailed in Thailand, he must learn the ways of Muay Thai and literally fight to survive the hellish squalor and brutality of Thai prison life, in this gritty drama based on a true story.

Directed by Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire and starring Joe Cole, Vithaya Pansringarm and Nicolas Shake among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Crime, Drama

UK Release: 20th of July   US Release: 10th of August

 

 

 

Madame (2017)

After inadvertently turning their maid into an object of affection for a wealthy dinner guest, a snobby well-to-do American couple scramble around Paris to undo this unexpected match-up, in this screwball Europan comedy/romance French writer/director Amanda Sthers.

Directed by Amanda Sthers and starring Toni Collette, Harvey Keitel and Rossy de Palma among others.

Genre: Comedy, Romance

UK Release: 20th of July   US Release: 23rd of March

 

 

 

26th

Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)

IMF super-agent Ethan Hunt returns for a new mission with his team and some old allies, in a race against time to stop some old foes and all new ones from wreaking global havoc in this latest installment of the stuntastic action franchise.

Directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson and Henry Cavill among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

UK Release: 26th of July   US Release: 27th of July

 

 

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