April

 

4th

A Minecraft Movie (2025)

An unlikely little group of misfit adventurers are unexpectedly pulled into a weird and wonderful cubic dream world, meeting and teaming up with an expert crafter to unlock their imaginations and save the Overworld, as the video game sensation gets the big screen treatment.

Directed by Jared Hess and starring Sebastian Hansen, Jack Black and Jason Momoa among others.

Genre: Family, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

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

 

 

 

Death of a Unicorn (2025)

An idyllic rural trip for a father/daughter duo to an eccentric pharmaceutical CEO’s wild nature preserve turns into a hunt-gone-wrong after they discover the troubling proclivities of their hosts, and the fantastical nature of their mystical and valuable would-be prey . . . which soon turns to predator for them all.

Directed by Alex Scharfman and starring Jenna Ortega, Paul Rudd and Richard E. Grant among others.

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 4th of April   US Release: 28th of March

 

 

 

Four Mothers (2025)

A struggling but up-and-coming gay writer tries to balance his professional commitments with his duty to an ageing mother, only for his life to be turned upside down and given new perspective when his friends elope on a Pride holiday and leave their own elderly mothers in his care, in this droll and touching Irish adaptation of Gianni Di Gregorio’s delightful 2008 Italian comedy/drama take on identity and ageing ‘Mid-August Lunch’.

Directed by Darren Thornton and starring James McArdle, Fionnula Flanagan and Dearbhla Molloy among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 4th of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Mr. Burton (2025)

In the doldrums of the 1940s the wild teenage schoolboy son of a neglectful Welsh coal miner is taken under the wing of an English teacher with an unshakable faith in him, as he rises through the British societal ranks on a path to become a screen & stage icon and the biggest star to come out of his country, in this true story dramatisation of the makings of the great Richard Burton.

Directed by Marc Evans and starring Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey and Lesley Manville among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 4th of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

The Most Precious of Cargoes (2024)

The rural tale of a very special baby girl thrown from a train passing through a cold forest, found by a local woodcutter and his wife whose lives are transformed by this little bundle of joy, as are the many people whose paths are lucky enough to cross with an infant who brings out the best and worst of humanity, in this reflective French human nature drama animation from the director of ‘The Artist’ and ‘Redoubtable’.

Directed by Michel Hazanavicius and starring Dominique Blanc, Grégory Gadebois and Denis Podalydès among others.

Genre: Animation, Drama

UK Release: 4th of April   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

11th

The Return (2024)

Almost a decade after his exploits in the Trojan wars and nearly 20 years after leaving Ithaca, a grisled battle-weary king Odysseus quietly returns home in hiding, secretly observing the decline of his island who believe him long dead, while his bitter son struggles with his own destiny and his stoic wife queen Penelope tries to spurn the attentions of multiple ambitious suitors vying for the throne, as the once mighty king bides his time for the moment to reveal his return and reclaim his troubled kingdom.

Directed by Uberto Pasolini and starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche and Charlie Plummer among others.

Genre: Adventure, Drama, History

UK Release: 11th of April   US Release: 27th of December 2024

 

 

 

Drop (2025)

A first fancy date in years at a swanky restaurant gets off to a good start for a widower and single mom when her would-be beau turns out to be handsome and charming, only for things to take a dark turn when the annoying messages she begins to get on her phone soon become sinister and menacing, as she’s forced to make terrifying decisions to protect her family and must unravel the mystery of her blackmailer before it’s too late.

Directed by Christopher Landon and starring Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar and Violett Beane among others.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

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

 

 

 

The Amateur (2025)

A nerdy and unassuming intelligence analyst is pulled out of his CIA office when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack and his bosses refuse to take direct action, as he goes rogue on a globe-trotting mission using his unique set of skills to track down her killers and bring them to justice . . . at any cost.

Directed by James Hawes and starring Rami Malek, Laurence Fishburne and Rachel Brosnahan among others.

Genre: Action, Thriller

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

 

 

 

The King of Kings (2025)

In Victorian England Charles Dickens decides to tell his young son the greatest bedtime story ever told, as he delves into ancient history and takes us East to recount the tale of the lord and saviour in this animated family take on the story of Jesus Christ.

Directed by Seong-ho Jang and starring Kenneth Branagh, Oscar Isaac and Pierce Brosnan among others.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family

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

 

 

 

18th

Sinners (2025)

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, a pair of twin brothers return to their 1930s small town home in rural Louisiana to start a new life, only to find that dark supernatural forces have gathered to welcome them and their fellow local miscreants home . . . with sinister plans for them all.

Directed by Ryan Coogler and starring Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld and Jack O’Connell among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 18th of April   US Release: 18th of April

 

 

 

Warfare (2025)

A platoon of US Navy SEALs recount their memories of tense brutal battle and the forging of brotherhood in arms on a mission-gone-wrong during the Iraq war, as the notorious Battle of Ramadi gets the big screen treatment with the writer/director of ‘Ex Machina’ and ‘Civil War’ joining forces with former SEAL-turned-filmmaker Ray Mendoza.

Directed by Alex Garland & Ray Mendoza and starring Cosmo Jarvis, Will Poulter and Michael Gandolfini among others.

Genre: Action, Drama, War

UK Release: 18th of April   US Release: 11th of April

 

 

 

The Penguin Lessons (2025)

In the mid-1970s a cynical English teacher at a fancy boarding school in Argentina forms an quirky bond with a penguin he rescues, as this unlikely friendship opens his mind and heart to the world like never before, whilst Argentina heads towards a military coup which will forever change the course of the nation and the people he meets.

Directed by Peter Cattaneo and starring Steve Coogan, Jonathan Pryce and Alfonsina Carrocio among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 18th of April   US Release: 28th of March

 

 

 

Freaky Tales (2025)

The crazy lives of a crew of colourful characters and the embellished stories about them collide on the streets of 1987 Oakland California, after a group of criminals try to blackmail a reluctant associate into another job—robbing a local NBA star . . . only to bite off more than they can chew in this pulsating madcap caper from the directors of ‘Mississippi Grind’ and ‘Captain Marvel’.

Directed by Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck and starring Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn and Jay Ellis among others.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

UK Release: 18th of April   US Release: 4th of March

 

 

 

25th

The Legend of Ochi (2025)

Having grown up with myths and legends and steering clear of the reclusive local creatures dubbed the “Ochi”, a young girl leaves her isolated village on the remote island of Carpathia and embarks on an adventure of a lifetime into the deep dark woods, on a quest to reunite a lost and injured baby Ochi with its family.

Directed by Isaiah Saxon and starring Helena Zengel, Willem Dafoe and Emily Watson among others.

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

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

 

 

 

The Accountant 2 (2025)

Gifted but obsessive and neurologically challenged shadowy forensic accountant and part-time assassin Christian Wolff returns to unravel the mystery of the Treasury Chief’s murder, recruiting his estranged and equally deadly brother to expose a deadly conspiracy to bury powerful secrets, which threatens everyone around them in this sequel to the 2016 Gavin O’Connor crime action/thriller.

Directed by Gavin O’Connor and starring Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal and Cynthia Addai-Robinson among others.

Genre: Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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

 

 

 

The Friend (2025)

When her friend and mentor passes away, a New York city writer is reluctantly saddled with the temporary care of his giant Great Dane, a stressful responsibility which upends her life but soon transforms into a life-changing permanent bond which enriches her existence and re-connects her to her late friend . . . whilst providing her with a new four-legged BFF.

Directed by Scott McGehee & David Siegel and starring Naomi Watts, Bill Murray and Carla Gugino among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 25th of April   US Release: 28th of March

 

 

 

Havoc (2025)

When a major drug deal goes wrong and a politician’s estranged son goes missing, a ruthless and troubled detective with a shady past plunges into the grimy city’s underworld to rescue him and unravel a web of corruption which reaches the top, in this high-octane crime thriller from the writer/director of ‘The Raid’ and ‘Gangs of London’.

Directed by Gareth Evans and starring Tom Hardy, Forest Whitaker and Timothy Olyphant among others.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 25th of April (Netflix)   US Release: 25th of April (Netflix)

 

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