April

 

4th

Pet Sematary (2019)

When a young family moves into a rural house on the edge of a foreboding forest, they make an eerie discovery nearby, a cemetery designated for pets. But when their cat is killed and they decide to take advantage of the convenient burial place, things take a sinister turn as they begin to uncover the horrific truth about their new home—in this 21st century adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel.

Directed by Kevin Kölsch & Dennis Widmyer and Jason Clarke, John Lithgow and Amy Seimetz among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 4th of April   US Release: 5th of April

 

 

 

5th

Shazam! (2019)

Passed between families and landing in foster care, a street-smart teenager is chosen by an ancient wizard to become a protector, given the power to become a superhero at will with one word, but must find the wisdom to apply his formidable abilities, as DC adds a distinctly lighter tone to its ‘Extended Universe’.

Directed by David F. Sandberg and starring Asher Angel, Zachary Levi and Mark Strong among others.

Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Comedy

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

 

 

 

The Sisters Brothers (2018)

When their latest contract takes them across the unforgiving mid 19th century American West on a hunt for a gold prospector with with a valuable secret, the notorious pair of assassins-for-hire ‘The Sisters Brothers’ face a job which confronts them with questions about their childhood, what they’ve done and where they plan to go . . . if the wild west doesn’t decide first.

Directed by Jacques Audiard and starring Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly and Jake Gyllenhaal among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Western

UK Release: 5th of April   US Release: 19th of October 2018

 

 

 

Missing Link (2019)

Desperate to earn the respect of his peers in Victorian British high society, explorer and myth expert Sir Lionel Frost travels to the American Pacific Northwest to uncover a legend, but discovers that man’s missing link to our primal past is not quite what he imagined—as they form an unlikely friendship embark on a journey to track down the last vestiges of its kind.

Directed by Chris Butler and starring Hugh Jackman, Zach Galifianakis and Emma Thompson among others.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

UK Release: 5th of April   US Release: 12th of April

 

 

 

Happy as Lazzaro (Lazzaro Felice) (2018)

An allegorical realist Italian fairy tale of innocence revolving around a simple and good-natured young peasant, who develops an unlikely friendship with a local noble which leads to a voyage beyond the confines of their small village into the big modern world, through what seems like another time and place.

Directed by Alice Rohrwacher and starring Adriano Tardiolo, Agnese Graziani and Luca Chikovani among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 5th of April   US Release: 30th of November 2018

 

 

 

Unicorn Store (2019)

Stuck in a rut and failing to make her quirks pay, a reluctant office worker and aspiring artist receives a mysterious invitation to fulfill a childhood fantasy and finally come into her own in the wider world, in this quirky comedy and directorial debut from star Brie Larson.

Directed by Brie Larson and starring Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and Bradley Whitford among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 5th of April (Netflix)   US Release: 5th of April (Netflix)

 

 

 

8th

Wonder Park (2019)

When a young girl wonders deep into an isolated forest, she discovers a magical but abandoned amusement park in need of one thing to bring it back to life . . . her imagination, as she joins forces with the talking woodland animals to bring joy to the world.

Directed by David Feiss and starring Brianna Denski, Mila Kunis and Kenan Thompson among others.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family

UK Release: 8th of April   US Release: 15th of March

 

 

 

11th

Hellboy (2019)

Helped by his mystical friends at the ‘Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense’, the acerbic and heroic half-demon faces off against powerful sorceress Nimue the Blood Queen—in this hard-R screen adaptation reboot of the popular Mike Mignola comic-book, from the director of ‘Dog Soldiers’ and ‘The Descent’.

Directed by Neil Marshall and starring David Harbour, Ian McShane and Milla Jovovich among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comic-book, Fantasy

UK Release: 11th of April   US Release: 12th of April

 

 

 

12th

Mid90s (2018)

It ain’t easy to figure out who you are or want to be at thirteen, but for new LA teen ‘Stevie’, life is about to get eventful in his mid 90s summer, as he balances a troubled home life with his days as the newest member of a street skating group—as star-turned-director Jonah Hill takes major inspiration from the gritty indie coming-of-age dramas of the 90s for his directorial debut.

Directed by Jonah Hill and starring Sunny Suljic, Na-kel Smith and Lucas Hedges among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 12th of April   US Release: 26th of October 2018

 

 

 

Wild Rose (2019)

The story of a young irrepressible but irresponsible Scottish single mother, whose responsibilities and recent stint in prison can’t dampen her unlikely dream of becoming a Nashville country music star, in this meditation on modern working-class motherhood from British director Tom Harper.

Directed by Tom Harper and starring Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters and Sophie Okonedo among others.

Genre: Drama, Music

UK Release: 12th of April   US Release: 10th of May

 

 

 

Little (2019)

When a demanding and abrasive businesswoman gets too big for her britches, she is warped into the body of 13-year-old self, forcing her to relive a childhood while struggling to run her company . . . and learn a few important life lessons along the way.

Directed by Tina Gordon and starring Regina Hall, Issa Rae and Marsai Martin among others.

Genre: Comedy

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

 

 

 

19th

Loro (2018)

A semi-satirical, partly fictional take on Italian billionaire and controversial former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, from his erratic family life and his ‘extra-curricular’ hedonistic activities to his political exploits, and the personality of a larger-than-life figure with a brazen outlook on Italian society and his lofty place in it.

Directed by Paolo Sorrentino and starring Toni Servillo, Riccardo Scamarcio and Elena Sofia Ricci among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 19th of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Red Joan (2019)

There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to unassuming elderly British civil servant ‘Joan Stanley’, who turns out to be a KGB informant and longest serving Soviet spy in Britain, in this espionage period drama based on the real life of Melita Norwood.

Directed by Trevor Nunn and Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson and Tom Hughes among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 19th of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Dragged Across Concrete (2019)

When two disgraced overzealous cops are suspended for misconduct and police brutality, they plunge into the criminal underworld and take matters into their own hands to get their dues, in this latest brutal indie thriller from the writer director of ‘Bone Tomahawk’ and ‘Brawl in Cell Block 99’.

Directed by S. Craig Zahler and Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Carpenter among others.

Genre: Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 19th of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Greta (2019)

When a young woman finds an abandoned handbag on the New York subway and returns it to its owner, an unlikely friendship with a lonely older woman ensues, only for it to become an obsessive nightmare which will leave her fighting for her sanity . . . and her life.

Directed by Neil Jordan and starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Isabelle Huppert and Maika Monroe among others.

Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 19th of April   US Release: 1st of March

 

 

 

Head Full of Honey (2018)

Reeling from the loss of his wife and slipping into the early stages of Alzheimer’s, an elderly man embarks on a final European road trip with his granddaughter before he loses his grip on life, as Til Schweiger remakes his own 2014 German film for an English-speaking audience.

Directed by Til Schweiger and starring Nick Nolte, Sophie Lane and Matt Dillon among others.

Genre: Drama, Family

UK Release: 19th of April   US Release: 30th of November 2018

 

 

 

25th

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

After the megalomaniacal Titan ‘Thanos’ wiped out half of all intelligent life in the universe with a simple click of his Infinity Gloved-fingers, the remaining Avengers and their powerful allies must chart a path through space and time to take avenge their colleagues and take down the remaining threat—or reverse it all together . . . whatever it takes.

Directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo and starring Robert Downey Jr., Josh Brolin and Brie Larson among others.

Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Fantasy

UK Release: 25th of April   US Release: 26th of April

 

 

 

26th

Eighth Grade (2019)

A shy, awkward solitary teenage girl struggles with the distinct 21st century struggles and the timeless tribulations of early teendom, as she heads towards the end of her eighth grade nightmare towards the ‘promise’ of high-school—as stand-up comedian and actor Bo Burnham turns director with a classic American coming-of-age tale.

Directed by Bo Burnham and starring Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton and Emily Robinson among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 26th of April   US Release: 3rd of August 2018

 

 

 

Bel Canto (2018)

When a famed American opera singer is invited to sing at an opulent gathering in a South American manor to celebrate a visiting Japanese industrialist, she soon finds herself a hostage when a group of terrorist Marxist rebels storm the party with demands for the government outside, as her angelic voice becomes the only bridge between two diametrically opposed worlds, in this drama based on the Ann Patchett novel.

Directed by Paul Weitz and starring Julianne Moore, Ken Watanabe and Tenoch Huerta among others.

Genre: Drama, Music, Romance

UK Release: 26th of April   US Release: 14th of September 2018

 

 

 

Donbass (2018)

A confronting contemporary black comedy set in the contested border area where the Russo-Ukrainian conflict spills onto the streets of small towns, as the line between truth and propaganda becomes blurred and violence is mistaken for peace—opening the door to farce and madness in this regional story with global echoes.

Directed by Sergey Loznitsa and starring Valeriu Andriuta, Natalya Buzko and Evgeny Chistyakov among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, War

UK Release: 26th of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Styx (2018)

On a solo ocean voyage to an isolated island, an experienced yachtswoman’s moral compass is challenged when encounters a stranded refugee boat and embarks on a dangerous new mission to save its passengers . . . despite professional advice against it.

Directed by Wolfgang Fischer and starring Susanne Wolff, Gedion Oduor Wekesa and Felicity Babao among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 26th of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Ash Is Purest White (2018)

A Chinese a tale of love and loyalty in the midst of violence, following a woman who tracks down her mobster lover after spending hard time in prison for protecting him during a gang war.

Directed by Zhangke Jia and starring Tao Zhao, Fan Liao and Yi’nan Diao among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance

UK Release: 26th of April   US Release: 15th of March

 

 

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