May

 

5th

A Dog’s Purpose (2017)

Josh Gad voices the inner dialogue of a dog whose spirit passes from pooch-to-pooch over several lifetimes, illuminating the meaning of life from the perspective of man’s best friend in this heartbreaking and heartwarming comedy/drama ‘The Cider House Rules’ and ‘Chocolat’.

Directed by Lasse Hallström and starring Josh Gad, Britt Robertson and Dennis Quaid among others.

Genre: Family, Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 5th of May   US Release: 27th of January

 

 

 

Unlocked (2017)

When London is threatened with a devastating Biological attack, a CIA interrogator becomes unwittingly involved in a sinister conspiracy in this all-star action/thriller from the director ‘The World Is Not Enough’ and ‘Enigma’.

Directed by Michael Apted and starring Noomi Rapace, Orlando Bloom and Toni Collette among others.

Genre: Action, Thriller

UK Release: 5th of May   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

The Journey (2017)

A road-trip dramatic account of the historical 2006 meeting between the two intractable figures who came to define the struggle for peace in Northern Ireland; Democratic Unionist leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein politico Martin McGuinness, whose first meaningful dialogue led to devolution and power-sharing agreements in a country stained by decades of bloody conflict.

Directed by Nick Hamm and starring Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney and John Hurt among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 5th of May   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Harmonium (2017)

“Toshio’s” idillic and humble life with his wife and daughter is gradually thrown off-kilter by the arrival of old acquaintance “Yasaka”, recently released from prison. Now working for and living with “Toshio”, his arrival and the ghosts of the past start to take their toll on this once tight-knit family in a slow-burn Japanese drama from writer/director Kôji Fukada.

Directed by Kôji Fukada and starring Mariko Tsutsui, Tadanobu Asano and Kanji Furutachi among others.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 5th of May   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Mindhorn (2017)

A washed-up, self-unaware actor takes up a chance for redemption by reprising his popular 80s TV detective role to help catch a real-life deranged murderer, with hilarious consequences in this British comedy from the mind of ‘The Mighty Boosh’ co-founder Julian Barratt.

Directed by Sean Foley and starring Julian Barratt, Essie Davis and Steve Coogan among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 5th of May   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

12th

Alien: Covenant (2017)

When the crew of the colonial ship the “Covenant” land on a an uncharted planet which seems ripe for the picking, they soon discover the dark reality and troubling history of their new destination and an unlikely inhabitant from its past, in latest chapter of the ‘Alien’ saga and Ridley Scott’s much anticipated sequel to his prequel ‘Prometheus’.

Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Katherine Waterston among others.

Genre: Adventure, Horror, Sci-fi, Thriller

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

 

 

 

Miss Sloane (2016)

A young and talented Washington lobbyist takes on the powerful and influential gun lobby, in a battle to pass gun control which she is determined to win at any cost in this political thriller from the director of ‘Mrs Brown’ and ‘Shakespeare in Love’.

Directed by John Madden and starring Jessica Chastain, Mark Strong and Gugu Mbatha-Raw among others.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 12th of May   US Release: 9th of December 2016

 

 

 

Frantz (2016)

Writer/director François Ozon’s Franco-German drama set after the destruction of World War I, where a grieving young German lady develops a relationship with a young Frenchman who mysteriously lays flowers at the foot of her dead fiancé’s grave.

Directed by François Ozon and starring Pierre Niney, Paula Beer and Anton von Lucke among others.

Genre: Drama, War

UK Release: 12th of May   US Release: 31st of March

 

 

 

The Levelling (2016)

After her unceremonious departure, a young British veterinarian returns to her rural home to deal with the aftermath of her young brother’s troubling death, and is forced to face her estranged father in this debut from British writer/director Hope Dickson Leach.

Directed by Hope Dickson Leach and starring Ellie Kendrick, David Troughton and Jack Holden among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 12th of May   US Release: 24th of March

 

 

 

19th

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)

Director Guy Ritchie puts his own flamboyant spin on the ancient English myth; about a young rogue who pulls sword from stone, beginning a fantastical journey of leadership and rebellion against powerful oppressive forces on his way to becoming legend, in this lavish 21st century retelling of a classic tale.

Directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law and Eric Bana among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

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

 

 

 

Colossal (2017)

A young American woman, whose life is on an alcohol-fuelled downward spiral, discovers that she’s somehow linked to a series of attacks on Seoul South Korea by a giant monster, in this unique and metaphorical comedy/fantasy from Spanish writer/director Nacho Vigalondo.

Directed by Nacho Vigalondo and starring Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis and Tim Blake Nelson among others.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy

UK Release: 19th of May   US Release: 14th of April

 

 

 

Snatched (2017)

After being dumped and convincing her cautious and reluctant mother to join her on a tropical holiday, a woman’s South American adventure turns sour after they’re plunged into the criminal underworld . . . with hilarious consequences.

Directed by Jonathan Levine and starring Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn and Wanda Sykes among others.

Genre: Comedy

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

 

 

 

Whisky Galore (2017)

On the fringes of wartime Britain, the quirky residents on an isolated Scottish island hatch a plan to plunder a local shipwreck after their village runs dry of Whisky—the lifeblood of the town—only to draw the ire of the stiff-lipped British officer and his regiment stationed there in this World War II comedy based on a true story.

Directed by Gillies MacKinnon and starring Eddie Izzard, Gregor Fisher and James Cosmo among others.

Genre: Comedy

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

 

 

 

26th

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)

Captain Jack is Back!, reeling from recent misfortunes and on a mission to find the mythical “Trident of Poseidon” and avoid certain death, as the menacing ghost-sailor ‘Capitan Salazar’ hunts him and every other pirate down in this latest installment of the hugely lucrative and successful Disney franchise.

Directed by Joachim Rønning & Espen Sandberg and starring Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem and Kaya Scodelario among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

UK Release: 26th of May   US Release: 26th of May

 

 

 

War Machine (2017)

David Michôd directs and Brad Pitt stars in this savage Netflix satire, about a certain gung-ho American four-star general charged with leading Nato forces in Aghanistan and cleaning up the mess made by the ‘war on terror’, only to be undone by the realities of modern warfare and the pitfalls of new world politics.

Directed by David Michôd and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Michael Hall and Ben Kingsley among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, War

UK Release: 26th of May   US Release: 26th of May

 

 

 

The Red Turtle (2016)

Stranded on a deserted island and struggling to survive; a desperate castaway develops a rivalry with a mysterious giant red turtle, but this unlikely adversary may prove to be the key to his future in this dialogue-less animation, a European co-production with legendary Japanese animation studio Ghibli directed by Dutch animator Michael Dudok de Wit.

Directed by Michael Dudok de Wit.

Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Mystery

UK Release: 26th of May   US Release: 20th of January

 

 

 

29th

Baywatch (2017)

An eager new recruit competes to join the ranks of implausibly beautiful lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Southern California, and help to foil a dangerous criminal plot in this film comedy adaptation of the globally popular 90s TV series.

Directed by Seth Gordon and starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron and Alexandra Daddario among others.

Genre: Action, Comedy

UK Release: 29th of May   US Release: 25th of May

 

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