January

 

1st

Nosferatu (2024)

The young wife of a 19th century German estate agent is terrorised by and becomes the object of obsession for a vampire who moonlights as a Transylvanian Count, who brings darkness and death to their town in this remake of the classic early cinema silent film and unofficial German adaptation of Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’, from the writer/director of ‘The Witch’ and ‘The Northman’.

Directed by Robert Eggers and starring Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp and Nicholas Hoult among others.

Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 1st of January   US Release: 25th of December 2024

 

 

 

We Live in Time (2024)

The touching and quirky yet relatable tale of a youngish English couple brought together by a chance collision who embark on a heartwarming and heartbreaking everyday love odyssey building a life together and overcoming the obstacles it throws at them, whilst facing the moral and existential quandaries of marriage and self-realisation as they reflect on their past and shape a future for their young daughter.

Directed by John Crowley and starring Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh and Grace Delaney among others.

Genre: Drama, Romance

UK Release: 1st of January   US Release: 18th of October 2024

 

 

 

2073 (2024)

In a dystopian post-apocalyptic future a woman travels back in time to try and understand and prevent the world’s bleak future, in this genre-blending mix of newsreel footage and interview style documentary with drama/thriller fiction, bridging the chaos of the present day and a dystopian totalitarian near-future where multiple crises have disastrously converged, chronicling the decay of democracy and objective truth and rise of authoritarianism to give us a visual tapestry warning of where humanity might be heading if we’re not careful.

Directed by Asif Kapadia and starring Samantha Morton, Naomi Ackie and Hector Hewer among others.

Genre: Documentary, Thriller

UK Release: 1st of January   US Release: 27th of December 2024

 

 

 

3rd

Nickel Boys (2024)

An era-jumping character prison drama set in Florida’s fictional Nickel Academy in the 1960s—inspired by the very real history of the state’s notorious Dozier School juvenile reform institution—where a teenager is sent for a crime he didn’t commit, only for him to later reflect on the formative friendship made there and the transformative legacy of the difficult time served, when the institution’s bleak history of mistreatment and abuse finally comes to light decades later.

Directed by RaMell Ross and starring Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama

UK Release: 3rd of January   US Release: 20th of December 2024

 

 

 

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

When Wallace becomes public enemy number #1 up north after his latest invention goes rogue, his loyal dog Gromit embarks on an adventure to unravel the mystery and clear his name, delving into his past and a villainous Machiavellian figure with vengeance on the mind in this latest big screen instalment of the beloved British stop-motion animation franchise.

Directed by Merlin Crossingham & Nick Park and starring Ben Whitehead, Reece Shearsmith and Diane Morgan among others.

Genre: Family, Adventure, Animation, Comedy

UK Release: 3rd of January (Netflix)   US Release: 3rd of January (Netflix)

 

 

 

8th

A Real Pain (2024)

Two estranged and very different American cousins come together on a trip to Poland to honour their grandmother’s origins and re-connect with their Jewish roots, only to get on each other’s last nerve and realise why they grew apart in the first place, whilst letting frustrations off their chests and laying the groundwork for emotional reunion, as star Jesse Eisenberg takes on multiple additional duties behind the camera for this witty and heartfelt contemporary road dramedy.

Directed by Jesse Eisenberg and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin and Jennifer Grey among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 8th of January   US Release: 1st of November 2024

 

 

 

10th

Maria (2024)

During her final days in 1970s Paris, the great Maria Callas recounts her life whilst struggling with her health and a hallucinatory pill addiction, reflecting on her loves and losses and on an incredible career with pain hidden beneath the surface, in this stylish unorthodox look behind the public masks of the prima donna American-born Greek operatic soprano and one of the most acclaimed singers of all time.

Directed by Pablo Larraín and starring Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino and Alba Rohrwacher among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Music

UK Release: 10th of January   US Release: 27th of November 2024

 

 

 

Babygirl (2024)

A powerful CEO puts her family and career at risk when she begins a passionate and risky affair with a bold and beguiling young intern at her company, expanding their horizons and flipping their power dynamic but testing the limits of a game which could bring everything crashing down around them.

Directed by Halina Reijn and starring Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson and Antonio Banderas among others.

Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller

UK Release: 10th of January   US Release: 25th of December 2024

 

 

 

The Damned (2025)

The fate of a remote 19th-century Icelandic village is sealed when forced to make a difficult choice after a foreign ship sinks on the nearby coast, unleashing sinister dark forces upon the locals and the young widow who guided them during a harsh winter.

Directed by Thordur Palsson and starring Odessa Young, Joe Cole and Rory McCann among others.

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

UK Release: 10th of January   US Release: 3rd of January

 

 

 

The Girl with the Needle (2024)

In early 20th century Copenhagen a struggling young pregnant woman takes on a job as a wet nurse working for an older woman operating a clandestine adoption agency, only to find herself in the middle of a monstrous conspiracy when she discovers that her new employer has far more sinister intentions than first meet the eye, in this disturbing period drama loosely based around the true story of Danish serial killer Dagmar Overbye.

Directed by Magnus von Horn and starring Vic Carmen Sonne, Trine Dyrholm and Besir Zeciri among others.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 10th of January   US Release: 6th of December 2024

 

 

 

17th

A Complete Unknown (2024)

In the vibrant New York music scene of the 1960s, a young Minnesota musician rises through the folk ranks and establishes himself as one of the premiere singer-songwriters of the era, only to shake the foundations of the genre and change the industry when he goes electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival to the outrage of the so-called purists, in this chronicle of the life and times of music legend Bob Dylan from the director of ‘Walk the Line‘ and ‘Logan’.

Directed by James Mangold and starring Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning and Monica Barbaro among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Music

UK Release: 17th of January   US Release: 25th of December 2024

 

 

 

Here (2024)

The lives of multiple families and several generations are chronicled in the place which brings them together—a single home—as love, loss, laughter and life connects them all in this tale of family and connection from the director of ‘Back to the Future’ and ‘Forrest Gump’.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and Paul Bettany among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 17th of January   US Release: 1st of November 2024

 

 

 

Wolf Man (2025)

A trip from the big city to a newly inherited and isolated rural house for a young family turns into a nightmare survival struggle after they’re attacked and stalked by a mysterious creature, as they develop the mother of all daddy issues when the father begins to change into something ominous, leaving the mother to make a fateful decision to protect her young daughter.

Directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Christopher Abbott, Julia Garner and Matilda Firth among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 17th of January   US Release: 17th of January

 

 

 

William Tell (2025)

During the turmoil of 14th century central Europe and in the picturesque towns of Switzerland, a huntsman and master crossbow marksman leads his people in a rebellion against the tyrannical neighbouring Austrian Empire who invade their land in the quest for expansion, in this big screen adaptation of the classic Swiss folk legend.

Directed by Nick Hamm and starring Claes Bang, Ben Kingsley and Golshifteh Farahani among others.

Genre: Action, Thriller, War

UK Release: 17th of January   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Emmanuelle (2025)

In search of a pleasure lost in the hustle and bustle of life, a French woman on a business trip in far East Asia develops an obsession with an elusive man as she embarks on a quest to satiate her sexual desires in this 21st century adaptation of the provocative Emmanuelle Arsan novel, and modern re-imagining of a French erotic icon.

Directed by Audrey Diwan and starring Noémie Merlan, tWill Sharpe and Jamie Campbell Bower among others.

Genre: Drama, Romance

UK Release: 17th of January   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

24th

The Brutalist (2024)

In post-war USA a visionary Hungarian architect and his wife escape the horrors and bleakness of World War II Europe for the promise of a booming new world, rising to grab their piece of the American dream and establish a new legacy when a mysterious and wealthy industrialist decides to back their paradigm changing vision and help usher in the birth of modern America.

Directed by Brady Corbet and starring Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 24th of January   US Release: 20th of December 2024

 

 

 

Presence (2025)

A move to a picturesque suburban American house takes a sinister turn for a young family when they discover they are not alone in their new home, but things are not what they seem in this subversive haunted house spectral thriller from the director of ‘Erin Brockovich’ and ‘Ocean’s Eleven’.

Directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Lucy Liu, Julia Fox and Chris Sullivan among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 24th of January   US Release: 17th of January

 

 

 

Flight Risk (2024)

A small prop plane flight turns into a mid-air struggle for survival over the Alaskan wilderness for the pilot, the US Air Marshal and fugitive she’s taking to trial, after trust is broken and suspicions rise when not everyone on board turns out to be what they seem.

Directed by Mel Gibson and starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery and Topher Grace among others.

Genre: Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 24th of January   US Release: 24th of January

 

 

 

30th

You’re Cordially Invited (2025)

Comedic chaos comes to a remote resort island when two destination weddings are double booked for the same time, and the wedding planner of her sister’s wedding agrees to share the day with the father of another bride-to-be . . . with hilarious consequences which bring them all together.

Directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon and Geraldine Viswanathan among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 30th of January (Amazon Prime Video)   US Release: 30th of January (Amazon Prime Video)

 

 

 

31st

Saturday Night (2024)

In late 1975 an ambitious young TV producer struggles to wrangle a chaotic troupe of talented comedians and comedy writers, while fighting against a sceptical studio to create a live show which would change the face of American television, in this dramatisation of the lead up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live.

Directed by Jason Reitman and starring Gabriel LaBelle, Cory Michael Smith and Ella Hunt among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 31st of January   US Release: 11th of October 2024

 

 

 

Hard Truths (2024)

In modern day London an ornery and misanthropic matriarch struggles with her anxieties about the world while her family walks on eggshells around her, as she’s destined to clash with her very different sister over a mother’s day weekend in an uncomfortable coming to a head which will turn the family upside down but also provide a chance to vent and bring them closer together, in this droll but touching contemporary portrait of UK family from the director of ‘Vera Drake’ and ‘Mr. Turner’.

Directed by Mike Leigh and starring Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin and David Webber among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 31st of January   US Release: 10th of January

 

 

 

Companion (2025)

A troubled young would-be couple and a selection of depraved young people engage in toxic courtships and sinister relationships, plunging them in a struggle for survival where nothing and no one is what they seem.

Directed by Drew Hancock and starring Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid and Lukas Gage among others.

Genre: Mystery, Romance, Thriller

UK Release: 31st of January   US Release: 31st of January

 

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