February

 

1st

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)

In a world where vikings and fire-breathers now co-exist in peace, new tribal chief ‘Hiccup’ and his dragon buddy ‘Toothless’ discover a mythical dragon world and a potential partner for the once one-of-a-kind Toothless, but are forced to prove their worth once again and fight for everything they love when a new marauding threat materialises.

Directed by Dean DeBlois and starring Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett and Jonah Hill among others.

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family

UK Release: 1st of February   US Release: 1st of March

 

 

 

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

When her literary career begins to wane and her work no longer pays the bills, a New York writer creates a lucrative, deceptive and illegal sideline—forging personal letters from great deceased writers and artistic figures—in this comedic adaptation of the unrepentant memoirs of the late Lee Israel.

Directed by Marielle Heller and starring Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant and Julie Ann Emery among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 1st of February   US Release: 19th of October 2018

 

 

 

Burning (2018)

A tense and reflective portrait of modern South Korean youth revolving around a young couple and former neighbours who reunite after a long time, only to have their world uprooted when a successful and mysterious young man enters the picture, with his own hidden past and troubling predilections.

Directed by Chang-dong Lee and starring Ah-In Yoo, Steven Yeun and Jong-seo Jeon among others.

Genre: Drama, Mystery

UK Release: 1st of February   US Release: 9th of November 2018

 

 

 

Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)

Set in the pretentious world of modern art, a series of mysterious paintings by an enigmatic artist bring a violent reckoning for those who attempt to exploit them for personal gain, in this scathing supernatural satire about materialism and greed from the writer/director of ‘Nightcrawler’.

Directed by Dan Gilroy and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo and Toni Collette among others.

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

UK Release: 1st of February (Netflix)   US Release: 1st of February (Netflix)

 

 

 

6th

Alita: Battle Angel (2019)

In a dystopian and technologically advanced future, a cyborg with special abilities but no memory is rescued by a doctor who strives to protect her from the dangers of their city, but her dark and mysterious past cannot be escaped as she must unlock her potential to change the world around her—in this Hollywood adaptation of the popular Japanese cyberpunk Manga series.

Directed by Robert Rodriguez and starring Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz and Ed Skrein among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-fi

UK Release: 6th of February   US Release: 14th of February

 

 

 

8th

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)

In a dystopian future after the events of ‘Taco Tuesday’ where Emmet and his master builder friends saved the Lego universe from Lord Business, our hapless orange-clad hero is once again called upon to save the day when alien Lego Duplo invaders kidnap his friends, and threaten the world they’re trying to re-build.

Directed by Mike Mitchell & Trisha Gum and starring Chris Pratt, Elizabeth Banks and Stephanie Beatriz among others.

Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family

UK Release: 8th of February   US Release: 8th of February

 

 

 

If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)

A 19-year-old and her family struggle to prove the innocence of her falsely accused incarcerated young fiancé, before their unborn child comes into the unjust world, in this socially reflective 1970s Harlem human tale and meditation on race in America from the director of ‘Moonlight’, based on the James Baldwin novel.

Directed by Barry Jenkins and starring KiKi Layne, Stephan James and Regina King among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance

UK Release: 8th of February   US Release: 30th of November 2018

 

 

 

Boy Erased (2018)

After being outed as gay to his baptist preacher father and religious mother, an Arkansas teenager is given an ultimatum, being disowned by his family or joining a ‘gay conversion’ program supported by his father’s church—as actor-turned-director Joel Edgerton gives us his second feature film and adapts the real life memoirs of Garrard Conley.

Directed by Joel Edgerton and starring Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 8th of February   US Release: 2nd of November 2018

 

 

 

All Is True (2018)

Upon returning home to Stratford after the burning of the Globe theatre during a run of ‘Henry VIII’ in the early 17th century, William Shakespeare wallows in retirement only to be drawn back in by the one life he has not explored—his own, as Kenneth Branagh teams up with Ben Elton to deliver the definitive Bard biopic.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 8th of February   US Release: 21st of December 2018

 

 

 

High Flying Bird (2019)

With the NBA on lockdown and careers on the line, an ambitious sport agent co-opts his rookie client into a plan that will shake up the system and challenge the basketball powers-that-be, as director Steven Soderbergh turns his iPhone lens to the sporting world and modern mass media.

Directed by Kenneth Branagh and starring Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench and Ian McKellen among others.

Genre: Drama, Sport

UK Release: 8th of February   US Release: 8th of February

 

 

 

14th

Instant Family (2018)

When a couple of ill-prepared parents decide to fill their spacious new house by adopting, the bite off more than they can chew when they take in a trio of siblings with their own baggage, as they all come together to fill the holes in each other’s lives . . . with hilarious consequences.

Directed by Sean Anders and starring Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne and Isabela Moner among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 4th of February   US Release: 16th of November 2018

 

 

 

Happy Death Day 2U (2019)

Two years after escaping her deadly time loop and uncovering the mystery of her perpetual killer, Tree Gelbman is plunged into a whole new morbid recurring day, forced to unravel a new murderous mystery with multiple parties that hit close to home, in this sequel the 2017 Blumhouse indie horror hit.

Directed by Christopher Landon and starring Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard and Ruby Modine among others.

Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

UK Release: 14th of February   US Release: 13th of February

 

 

 

15th

A Private War (2018)

A cinematic ode to journalists and the sacrifices they make through the prism of award-winning ‘The Sunday Times’ war correspondent Marie Colvin’s career, chronicling her struggle to shine a light on the true costs of global conflict, and the personal price she paid for it, all the way to her death covering the horrific and intractable Syrian civil war in 2012.

Directed by Matthew Heineman and starring Jamie Dornan, Rosamund Pike and Tom Hollander among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama, War

UK Release: 15th of February   US Release: 16th of November 2018

 

 

 

Border (2018)

‘Tina’ is a perennial outsider, a loner with an abnormal physical appearance and extra sensory abilities, making her a highly effective Swedish border guard but something of a pariah in civil society. But when an enigmatic traveller who shares her traits crosses her path (and her border), this blunt and unassuming outcast forges an unprecedented connection, transforming her life but confronting her with truths which challenge her very identity.

Directed by Ali Abbasi and starring Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff and Jörgen Thorsson among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance

UK Release: 15th of February   US Release: 26th of October 2018

 

 

 

The Kid Who Would Be King (2019)

When a bullied London kid pulls a sword from the stone of a building site, he inadvertently brings a classic English legend into the 21st century and unleashes a dark medieval menace on the modern world, but together with the help of a wizard in disguise and his appointed ‘knights’, will rise to meet his destiny and save the world.

Directed by Joe Cornish and starring Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Patrick Stewart and Rebecca Ferguson among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy

UK Release: 15th of February   US Release: 1st of March

 

 

 

Piercing (2019)

When a family man leaves home on the false premise of a business trip to subdue and indulge in his murderous fantasies, his plan is soon scuppered by an alluring prostitute and would-be victim, as he’s plunged into a surrealist nightmare he can’t seem to control in this adaptation of the Japanese novel by Ryu Murakami.

Directed by Nicolas Pesce and starring Christopher Abbott, Mia Wasikowska and Laia Costa among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

UK Release: 15th of February   US Release: 1st of February

 

 

 

22nd

Cold Pursuit (2019)

When an unassuming local snowplow driver’s son is brutally murdered by a drug dealer, he discovers a talent for cold-blooded revenge which inadvertently starts a local crime war—as director Hans Petter Moland recruits revenge thriller king Liam Neeson and remakes his own 2014 Scandinavian hit ‘In Order of Disappearance’.

Directed by Hans Petter Moland and starring Liam Neeson, Tom Bateman and William Forsythe among others.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller

UK Release: 22nd of February   US Release: 8th of February

 

 

 

Capernaum (Capharnaüm) (2018)

Streetwise 12-year-old ‘Zain’ lives a tough life on the streets of the Lebanese capital, taking care of Ethiopian refugee Rahil and her baby son while relying on his wits to stay alive, but when he’s sent to jail for violent crime, this pre-teen ‘adult’ takes a drastic step to seek justice for his predicament—suing his parents for the crime of giving him life.

Directed by Nadine Labaki and starring Zain Al Rafeea, Yordanos Shiferaw and Boluwatife Treasure Bankole among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 22nd of February   US Release: 14th of December 2018

 

 

 

On the Basis of Sex (2018)

When ambitious law student Ruth Bader Ginsburg is confronted by the realities of sexual discrimination in the American legal system and the country as a whole, a lifetime struggle for equal rights and overcoming no’s begins—in this early life chronicle of America’s second female justice of the supreme court, and a historical biopic to underpin the #MeToo generation.

Directed by Mimi Leder and starring Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer and Sam Waterston among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 22nd of February   US Release: 25th of December 2018

 

 

 

Paddleton (2019)

When one of them is diagnosed with a terminal illness, a couple of misfit neighbours form an unlikely friendship and a strong emotional bond, hatching an end-of-life plan and embarking on an enlightening impromptu road trip of hilarious proportions.

Directed by Alex Lehmann and starring Mark Duplass, Ray Romano and Christine Woods among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 22nd of February   US Release: 22nd of February

 

 

 

27th

Fighting With My Family (2019)

A girl from a wrestling family in unassuming East England dreams of making it in the world of global wrestling entertainment, and has her dreams turned into a reality when the WWE rolls into town, but is forced to deal with its effects on her family of fellow aspiring wrestling stars—in this British comedy/drama based on the real life story of WWE star ‘Paige’.

Directed by Stephen Merchant and starring Florence Pugh, Jack Lowden and Dwayne Johnson among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 27th of February   US Release: 14th of February

 

 

 

28th

Isn’t It Romantic (2019)

When she suffers a freak accident on the streets of New York, a jaded Aussie strives to finally find true love when she becomes trapped in the fantasy of a slick and corny 80s-style romantic comedy.

Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson and starring Rebel Wilson, Liam Hemsworth and Priyanka Chopra among others.

Genre: Comedy, Romance

UK Release: 28th of February (Netflix)   US Release: 13th February

 

 

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