March

 

1st

Logan (2017)

In a near dystopian future where mutant-kind is almost extinct and a shadowy organisation led by a ruthless individual threatens what’s left; a fading Professor X must convince ‘old man Logan’ to unleash The Wolverine one last time, and protect a young girl displaying eerily familiar abilities as Hugh Jackman unsheathes his Adamantium claws for the last time.

Directed by James Mangold and starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Boyd Holbrook among others.

Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Fantasy

UK Release: 3rd of March   US Release: 3rd of March

 

 

 

3rd

Viceroy’s House (2017)

During the last throws of British dominion over India, Lord Mountbatten takes up his position as last Viceroy alongside his wife Edwina to handle the transition of the country back to its people, but independence will come at a cost for a nation in political turmoil and divided by culture and ideology, in this biographical period drama from the writer/director of ‘Bend It Like Beckham’ and ‘Bride & Prejudice’.

Directed by Gurinder Chadha and starring Hugh Bonneville, Gillian Anderson and Michael Gambon among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 3rd of March   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Certain Women (2016)

The “best film” winner at last year’s London Film Festival, writer/director Kelly Reichardt’s nuanced drama set in small-town Montana where the lives of three women intersect as they try to make their way in the world.

Directed by Kelly Reichardt and starring Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart and Laura Dern among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 3rd of March   US Release: 14th of October 2016 (limited)

 

 

 

Trespass Against Us (2017)

Michael Fassbender and  Brendan Gleeson star in a gritty British crime drama about a traveller struggling to break away from his family’s domineering patriarch and a life of crime, for the sake of his wife and kids.

Directed by Adam Smith and starring Michael Fassbender, Brendan Gleeson and Lyndsey Marshal among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama

UK Release: 3rd of March   US Release: 2017

 

 

 

Fist Fight (2017)

Ice Cube stars as an intense and intimidating high-school teacher and Charlie Day as a squirmy and demure one, who will settle their differences the old fashioned way, in an after-school fight with a whole day of hilarious build-up in this irreverent comedy featuring a host of American comedy stars.

Directed by Richie Keen and starring Ice Cube, Charlie Day and Christina Hendricks among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 3rd of March   US Release: 17th of February

 

 

 

9th

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

The latest incarnation of the ‘King Kong’ myth is a story set in post Vietnam War 1970s, where a group of scientist and soldiers embark on a voyage of exploration to an uncharted Pacific island, only to find that they’ve discovered a land of monsters lorded over by a great mythical beast.

Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts and starring Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson among others.

Genre: Mystery, Thriller

UK Release: 9th of March   US Release: 10th of March

 

 

 

10th

Elle (2016)

Isabelle Huppert stars a successful and uncompromising video-game company boss, who engages in a dangerous game with the stranger who assaulted her at home in this French thriller from Dutch genre master Paul Verhoeven.

Directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Isabelle Huppert, Christian Berkel and Anne Consigny among others.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 10th of March   US Release: 11th of November 2016

 

 

 

Alone in Berlin (2016)

After the death of their son on the frontlines and disillusioned by the 1940 Nazi propaganda machine, Berlin couple begin to subvert the “3rd Reich” in their own humble way, but they will soon face the consequences of joining the little-know German resistance in this adaptation of of the 1947 Hans Fallada novel based on a true story.

Directed by

Vincent Perez and starring Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson and Daniel Brühl among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama, War

UK Release: 10th of March   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

Dancer (2016)

Documentary chronicling the rise and struggles of Sergei Polunin, considered by many to be the greatest male ballet performer of his generation; from child prodigy to controversial “bad boy” of ballet, from the existential and personal emotional roadblocks which threatened his rise to legend status to his artistic rebirth.

Directed by Steven Cantor and starring Sergei Polunin among others.

Genre: Documentary

UK Release: 10th of March   US Release: 16th of September 2016 (limited)

 

 

 

17th

Beauty and the Beast (2017)

An all-star cast features in this lavish live-action Disney adaptation of the classic French fairy tale, about a beautiful young woman who is held captive in a castle by a fearsome beast, only to fall for the magical inhabitants of her new home and look the beast’s exterior to see the heart of a prince.

Directed by Bill Condon and starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens and Ewan McGregor among others.

Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance

UK Release: 17th of March   US Release: 17th of March

 

 

 

Get Out (2017)

When a young black man heads on a trip to meet his white girlfriend’s well-to-do family, his only concern seems to be whether he’ll be accepted by them; but when it becomes clear that not everything is as it seems in the suburbs, he’ll have much more to worry about in this racially-charged, ultra-creepy horror directorial debut from one half of the comedy duo of Key & Peele.

Directed by Jordan Peele and starring Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams and Bradley Whitford among others.

Genre: Horror

UK Release: 17th of March   US Release: 24th of February

 

 

 

Personal Shopper (2017)

Kristen Stewart stars as a young American working in the Parisian fashion underworld, who seeks to connect with her dead twin brother from the beyond in this drama/thriller from writer/director Olivier Assayas.

Directed by Olivier Assayas and starring Kristen Stewart, Lars Eidinger and Sigrid Bouaziz among others.

Genre: Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 17 of March   US Release: 10th of March

 

 

 

The Salesman (2016)

Writer/director Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Past) recent Oscar-winning foreign language drama tells the story of the breakdown of a middle-class Iranian couple’s relationship after a recent trauma, as they begin an amateur run of Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Salesman’.

Directed by Asghar Farhadi and starring Taraneh Alidoosti, Shahab Hosseini and Babak Karimi among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 17th of March   US Release: 27th of January

 

 

 

23rd

Power Rangers (2017)

Five high-school misfits stumble upon mysterious alien technology which gives them extraordinary powers, but with these powers comes a responsibility as they must team up to protect the world from an villainous alien invader intent on galactic domination, in a big-budget reboot of the hugely successful TV series and accompanying toys & films.

Directed by Dean Israelite and starring Dacre Montgomery, Elizabeth Banks and Bryan Cranston among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy

UK Release: 23rd of March   US Release: 24th of March

 

 

 

24th

Life (2017)

A group of scientists on a space station searching for extra-terrestrial life find what they were looking for, but much more than they bargained for in this tense space survival thriller from the director of ‘Child 44’.

Directed by Daniel Espinosa and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds and Rebecca Ferguson among others.

Genre: Sci-fi, Thriller

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

 

 

 

The Lost City of Z (2017)

Charlie Hunnam stars in an period adventure adapted from David Grann’s book and based on the real life exploits of intrepid British early 20th century explorer Lt. Colonel Percival Fawcett, who mysteriously disappeared while searching for an ancient mythical city in the depths of the Amazon.

Directed by Dean Israelite and starring Dacre Montgomery, Elizabeth Banks and Bryan Cranston among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Action, Adventure

UK Release: 24th of March   US Release: 21st of April

 

 

 

Aquarius (2016)

Sonia Braga stars as a well-to-do widower and retiree in northeastern Brazil, whose quiet twilight years are turned into a pitch battle against a company intent on demolishing and re-developing a building she refuses to leave, in writer/director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s reflective drama about corporatization, gentrification and the social class system.

Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and starring Sonia Braga, Humberto Carrão and Zoraide Coleto among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 24th of March   US Release: 14th October 2016

 

 

 

CHIPS (2017)

An irreverent action/comedy film adaptation of the popular 70s TV series, starring Michael Peña and Dax Shepard as two California Highway Patrol motorcycle officers who team up to track down a mysterious group of dirty cops suspected of committing highly organised roberies.

Directed by Dax Shepard and starring Michael Peña, Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell among others.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

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

 

 

 

30th

Ghost in the Shell (2017)

Set in near-future; a cyborg policewoman leads a counter-cyberterrorist task-force against a group of shadowy hackers who target ubiquitous AI systems and the very fabric of a society where man and machine have become one, in this Hollywood big-screen adaptation of the hugely popular Japanese Manga series.

Directed by Rupert Sanders and starring Scarlett Johansson, Michael Pitt and Juliette Binoche among others.

Genre: Sci-fi, Action, Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 30th of March   US Release: 31st of March

 

 

 

31st

Free Fire (2017)

Writer/director Ben Wheatley’s riotous mix of comedy and violence featuring and ensemble cast, set in a Boston warehouse in the late 70s where an arms deal gone wrong turns into a shootout free-for-all between a disparate selection of misfits.

Directed by Ben Wheatley and starring Brie Larson, Sharlto Copley and Armie Hammer among others.

Genre: Action, Crime, Comedy

UK Release: 31st of March   US Release: 17th of March

 

 

 

Graduation (2016)

A responsible and respected doctor compromises his ethics to ensure his teenage daughter’s future, only to painfully realise he can’t control everything in this frank little Romanian family drama from writer/director Cristian Mungiu.

Directed by Cristian Mungiu and starring Adrian Titieni, Maria-Victoria Dragus and Rares Andrici among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 31st of March   US Release: 7th of April

 

 

 

The Discovery (2017)

In a future where millions commit suicide as an easy way out after the scientific discovery of an afterlife, the doctor responsible for the discovery must face the moral and existential consequences of his revelation while showing the world what it really means, in this ensemble drama from the folks at Netflix.

Directed by Charlie McDowell and starring Robert Redford, Rooney Mara and Jason Segel among others.

Genre: Drama, Mystery

UK Release: 31st of March   US Release: 31st of March

 

 

 

Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017)

Smurfette leads a group of Smurfs on an adventure through the “forbidden forest” to uncover the secrets of the “lost village” in this Sony animation and latest movie incarnation of the beloved Belgian comic & TV franchise.

Directed by Kelly Asbury and starring Joe Manganiello, Mandy Patinkin and Demi Lovato among others.

Genre: Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy

UK Release: 31st of March   US Release: 7th of April

 

 

 

The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

When the body of an unidentified murder victim shows up at their small-town morgue, a father & son team of coroners try to unravel the mystery of her gruesome fate, only to get caught up in a frightening struggle for survival themselves in this tense horror from the director of ‘Trollhunter’.

Directed by André Øvredal and starring Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox and Ophelia Lovibond among others.

Genre: Horror

UK Release: 31st of March   US Release: 21st of December 2016

 

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