January

 

1st

One Life (2023)

A biographical tale of courage and generosity which blends the events of the “Czech Kindertransport” in the late 1930s with a British TV show 50 years later, following the exploits of a young London stockbroker-turned-humanitarian who formed a small group of bold volunteers to rescue hundreds of Jewish and displaced children from soon-to-be Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia just before the outbreak of World War II, coming face-to-face with the emotional legacy of his empathy many years later in this tale of the man once dubbed the “British Schindler”.

Directed by James Hawes and starring Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn and Helena Bonham Carter among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Biography, Drama

UK Release: 1st of January   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Priscilla (2023)

A chronicle of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley based on her own memoir, focusing the lens on a teenager who becomes involved with the biggest star on the planet, as she transitions to young womanhood and motherhood at the side of a complex cultural icon while quietly evolving behind the scenes end keeping up appearances in the midst of a troubled public relationship—as director Sofia Coppola paints personalised portrait of the King of Rock and Roll’s Queen.

Directed by Sofia Coppola and starring Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi and Ari Cohen among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Music, Romance

UK Release: 1st of January   US Release: 3rd of November 2023

 

 

 

4th

Society of the Snow (2024)

In the autumn of 1972 a Uruguayan Air Force plane on its way to Chile carrying a young rugby team and their families crashes into the Andes mountains, plunging the survivors into a struggle to stay alive in the dwindling hopes of a rescue, forcing them to take matters into their own hands and do the unthinkable, in this homegrown Spanish language retelling of the remarkable true story of the “Miracle of the Andes”.

Directed by J.A. Bayona and starring Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt and Enzo Vogrincic among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 4th of January (Netflix)   US Release: 4th of January (Netflix)

 

 

 

5th

Night Swim (2023)

A dream new home for an ailing former baseball player and his young family becomes a nighttime nightmare when their pool and its evil supernatural dweller threatens to pull them into the depths of hell, as the house begins to reveal its morbid secrets and a dark past which threatens them all.

Directed by Bryce McGuire and starring Wyatt Russell, Amélie Hoeferle and Kerry Condon among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

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

 

 

 

12th

Poor Things (2023)

In a surrealist Victorian Britain, a tragically deceased young woman is re-born and given a second shot at life when she’s re-animated by an eccentric mad scientist, as her childlike blooming takes an impulsive and sexual path driven by desire and curiosity when she embarks on a journey of discovery and emancipation in the company of a lecherous Lothario, in this latest odd black comedy concoction from the director of ‘The Lobster’ and ‘The Killing of a Sacred Deer’.

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and starring Emma Stone, Willem Dafoe and Mark Ruffalo among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-fi

UK Release: 12th of January   US Release: 8th of December 2023

 

 

 

Lift (2024)

A charismatic master thief and his rag-tag team are recruited by his former flame who’s now a government agent for a huge international heist to clear his name, stealing millions of dollars in gold bullion meant for terrorist activities from a 777 passenger plane in mid-flight.

Directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Sam Worthington among others.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

UK Release: 12th of January (Netflix)   US Release: 12th of January (Netflix)

 

 

 

The Beekeeper (2024)

A skilled and formidable former operative in a clandestine organisation comes out of peaceful retirement when an unfair society hits too close to home, as he embarks on a rampaging mission to unravel a conspiracy and take down corrupt corporate America and the system which helps them flourish, punching and shooting his way to the top.

Directed by David Ayer and starring Jason Statham, Minnie Driver and Jeremy Irons among others.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 12th of January   US Release: 12th of January

 

 

 

The Boys in the Boat (2023)

From the depths of the depression in early 1930s America and with a need to survive, a group of working-class young men join the unfancied University of Washington rowing team and unexpectedly rise to defeat the richest colleges in the country, and then find ultimate glory at the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympics in this true underdog tale.

Directed by George Clooney and starring Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner and Sam Strike among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Sport

UK Release: 12th of January   US Release: 25th of December 2023

 

 

 

The Kitchen (2023)

In a dystopian near-future London marred by inequality and a crumbling society, a funeral home worker dreams of swapping the estate in which grew up for a swanky luxury penthouse in another part of town, only to have his ambitions upended when he becomes an unwitting guardian to the young son of a recently-deceased ex-girlfriend, and is moved to joining the local community he hoped to abandon in their fight against ambitious circling developers—in this sci-fi drama meditation on inequality and gentrification.

Directed by Daniel Kaluuya & Kibwe Tavares and starring Kane Robinson, Jedaiah Bannerman and Hope Ikpoku Jr. among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Sci-fi

UK Release: 12th of January (Netflix)   US Release: 12th of January (Netflix)

 

 

 

17th

Mean Girls (2024)

Quirky new girl Cady Heron struggles to find her place within all the new cliques at her new school, only to fall for the ex-boyfriend of the notorious high school mean queen Regina George, and fatefully cross paths with her crew the “plastics” in this musical gen-z take on the 2004 high-school comedy coming-of-age classic.

Directed by Samantha Jayne & Arturo Perez Jr. and starring Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp and Tina Fey among others.

Genre: Comedy, Musical

UK Release: 17th of January   US Release: 12th of January

 

 

 

19th

The End We Start From (2023)

In a near future Britain submerged by catastrophic flooding and left with a dangerous and crumbing society, a young mother and her newborn baby try to defy the odds by fleeing the devastated capital and heading north to survive, only to be pulled back by the past they left behind in this post-apocalyptic, eco disaster survival road drama adaptation of the 2017 Megan Hunter novel.

Directed by Mahalia Belo and starring Jodie Comer, Joel Fry and Katherine Waterston among others.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 19th of January   US Release: 8th of December 2023

 

 

 

The Holdovers (2023)

The quirky and droll but poignant and touching tale of an acerbic and disliked teacher, a troublesome teen, and a grieving headstrong head cook, all with nowhere to go for the holidays who bond over their own brand of Christmas at a swanky New England boarding school in the 1970s.

Directed by Alexander Payne and starring Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa and Da’Vine Joy Randolph among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 19th of January   US Release: 10th of November 2023

 

 

 

The Book of Clarence (2024)

In Jerusalem of 33 AD an aimless highfalutin hustler sees an opportunity in the rise of Jesus Christ where others see salvation, as he carves out a piece of the worship and adulation pie by shaping himself into a self-made Messiah, only to incur the wrath of the true faithful and the ruling Romans but unexpectedly finding his own divine path along the way, in this black-centred alternative gospel commentary on celebrity culture and redemption from the writer/director of ‘The Harder They Fall’.

Directed by Jeymes Samuel and starring LaKeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler and Omar Sy among others.

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama

UK Release: 19th of January   US Release: 19th of January

 

 

 

26th

All of Us Strangers (2023)

A lonely gay screenwriter begins to develop a relationship with an enigmatic neighbour in London while some visits back to his childhood home spark an unexpected reunion with his long-deceased parents, as both bizarre developing relationships open unhealed wounds but offer a chance at emotional closure, before a dark and unforeseen yet cathartic conclusion.

Directed by Andrew Haigh and starring Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal and Claire Foy among others.

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance

UK Release: 26th of January   US Release: 22nd of December 2023

 

 

 

The Color Purple (2023)

In the early 20th century American south, a black woman endures a life of hardship, spousal oppression, self-actualisation and emancipation over decades with the help of her two sisters and the common bond they share, in this adaptation of the stage musical version of the beloved Alice Walker novel.

Directed by Blitz Bazawule and starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Colman Domingo among others.

Genre: Drama, Musical

UK Release: 26th of January   US Release: 25th of December 2023

 

 

 

Jackdaw (2024)

Down on his luck and with a younger brother to care for, a former pro motocross biker and soldier is pulled into the criminal underworld when he takes a dangerous job picking a mystery package in the North Sea, only to be betrayed and set on a rescue and revenge mission across Northern England.

Directed by Jamie Childs and starring Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jenna Coleman and Rory McCann among others.

Genre: Action, Thriller

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

 

 

Baghead (2024)

After inheriting an run down old pub from her estranged father, a young woman begins to uncover her dad’s secrets when her inheritance reveals a hidden tenant in its basement—a frightening creature which allows you to speak to the dead . . . but there is a price to pay for communing with lost loved ones.

Directed by Alberto Corredor and starring Freya Allan, Saffron Burrows and Peter Mullan among others.

Genre: Horror, Thriller

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

 

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