Cinema releases by week

, 1h56
Directed by Bronwen Hughes
Origin South africa
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Crime
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about racism, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Thomas Jane, Deborah Kara Unger, David O'Hara, Dexter Fletcher, Marius Weyers, Ron Smerczak
Rating69%
Andre Stander is an officer with the South African Police, newly married with a reputation as the youngest captain on the force, he and his partner are assigned along with other officers to riot duty in the wake of the Soweto uprising. In the chaos of one of the riots in Tembisa, Stander shoots a young, unarmed protester, which deeply affects him and causes him to become disillusioned towards the Apartheid system. One day on his lunch break Stander decides to spontaneously walk in and rob a bank, he thoroughly enjoys the rush and decides to embark on a spree of robberies, even responding to one in official capacity as an officer. In the wake of these robberies, Cor Van Deventer, Stander's partner, leads a team assigned to take down the new bank robber. Eventually being able to see through Stander's disguises, Deventer's team finally makes the arrest, Andre Stander is stripped of his position and sentenced to 32 years in prison.

Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Neha Dhupia, Priyanshu Chatterjee, Yash Tonk, Sanjay Kapoor, Achint Kaur, Dinesh Hingoo
Rating41%
When Julie (Neha Dhupia), a girl next door from Goa, gets dumped by her boyfriend, Neil (Yash Tonk), she moves to Mumbai. There, she is physically abused by her boss, Rohan (Sanjay Kapoor). Heartbroken and emotionless, she loses faith in love and decides to become a call girl. A chance meeting with Mihir Shandilya (Priyanshu Chatterjee), a multi-millionaire and one of the most eligible bachelors in town, leads to their instant liking for each other. Mihir is completely besotted by her beauty and, being a family-oriented man, proposes marriage to her. All is well except that Mihir and his family are unaware of the fact that Julie is a high-profile prostitute. During a TV interview, Mihir surprises everyone by mentioning Julie is the 'someone special' in his life. Julie is now in a dilemma. How she tells her future husband about her socially unacceptable profession and if Mihir accepts her forms the rest of the story.

, 1h51
Directed by Nick Hurran
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about television
Actors Brittany Murphy, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston, Rashida Jones, Kevin Sussman
Rating53%
Stacy Holt (Brittany Murphy), an associate producer on a daytime talk show (syndicated out of Trenton, New Jersey), is convinced that her boyfriend Derek (Ron Livingston) is the right man for her, though he has an apparent phobia of commitment, and he's vague about his past relationships. Taking the advice of colleague Barb (Holly Hunter), she looks at his Palm Tungsten C and its record of the names and numbers of three ex-girlfriends: a French supermodel (Josie Maran); a gynecologist (Rashida Jones); and a cook (Julianne Nicholson).

, 1h30
Directed by Allan Moyle
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Téléfilm musical
Actors Flex Alexander, Eugene Clark, Peter Onorati, Patricia Idlette, Margaret Avery, Barbara Mamabolo
Rating32%
Man in the Mirror begins with a flashback, albeit with a voice-over narration by Michael Jackson (Flex Alexander), who reminisces on his younger self (played by Brennan Gademans in a non-speaking role), wanting a normal childhood in addition to becoming a superstar at a young age. It later flashes forward to 1983, whereas Jackson (Alexander) is now a global superstar and pop icon, due in part to his success of his critically acclaimed and universally successful sixth studio album Thriller, which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide, and making Jackson a global superstar beyond his wildest dreams.

, 1h28
Directed by Duwayne Dunham
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on the September 11 attacks, Seafaring films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, Aviation films, Children's films, Disaster films, Films about hijackings
Actors Hayden Panettiere, Bill Pullman, Mehcad Brooks, Troy Evans, Bianca Collins, Jansen Panettiere
Rating59%
En septembre 2001, à Hawaii, l'équipage du porte-avions USS Constellation accueille à son bord de très nombreux passagers civils, dont Maddie, la fille d'un officier. Elle voudrait ainsi profiter de l’occasion pour lui faire comprendre à quel point son engagement dans l’armée lui pèse. Mais l’Histoire avec un grand H la rattrape bien vite quand deux avions s’écrasent contre les tours du World Trade Center et sonnent l’heure de la mobilisation générale...

, 1h28
Origin USA
Genres Horror
Themes Films about writers, Serial killer films
Actors Adam Baldwin, Udo Kier, Mark Sheppard, Summer Glau, Mirjam Novak
Rating35%
The film centres on Jeff Stenn (Adam Baldwin), a successful writer who is happily married to his wife, Tree (Jennifer Gates). Jeff, due to a shortage of money, accepts a job to write a screenplay about a real-life homicide that happened 35 years earlier. A seemingly psychotic director (Udo Kier) who believed that creativity had unleashed dark forces, killed his pregnant wife and in-laws for no apparent reason before committing suicide.

, 1h32
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Romance
Themes Films about computing, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films
Actors Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Jeanne Balibar, Togo Igawa, Natalie Mendoza, Om Puri
Rating61%
In the near future the world is divided between those who live "inside", in high-density cities, while the poor underclass live "outside." Access to the cities is highly restricted and regulated through the use of health documents, known as "papelles" in the global pidgin language of the day (composed of elements of English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Italian, Farsi and Mandarin).

, 1h34
Directed by Gene Quintano
Genres Comedy
Actors Matthew Modine, Seth Adkins, Gilbert Gottfried, Roma Downey, Bodhi Elfman, Fred Ward
Rating37%
The story is about Alec McCall (Matthew Modine), a spy, who teams up with Clements, a chimp, to save the day. He has a change of heart when his boss, Flick, turns out to be bad and wants to perform experiments on the chimp. These experiments are to create chimp soldiers for the highest bidder. McCall takes Clements away on the run to his hometown where they meet a genius boy named Michael (Seth Adkins). Michael wants to impress a girl by playing on the football team. The coach (Jeffrey Tambor) allows him on the team only if he tutors the star players who are on the brink of being kicked off due to bad grades. Meanwhile Flick sends his goons out to find the chimp. Michael's single mom, a computer programmer, has her eye on McCall who rents out a room from her. She does not know about Clements, but Michael does. After the goons fail to get the chimp, Flick goes to get Clements himself by breaking in gassed Clements and Michael. Flick takes them back to his headquarters so the doctor (Gilbert Gottfried) can perform his experiments. McCall rescues them and they head back for the Homecoming football game. Michael hopes to play in order to impress the cheerleader he likes. Soon the bad guys show up and dress as football players to play in the game and get Clements. Clements and McCall join the team to stop Flick from winning. Michael wins the game and Flick is arrested for animal cruelty. Michael gets the girl and McCall gets Michael's mom. The movie ends with hope for the future.

, 1h30
Directed by Matthew Bright
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Matthew McConaughey, Kate Beckinsale, Patricia Arquette, Gary Oldman, Peter Dinklage, Debbie Lee Carrington
Rating42%
Carol (Beckinsale)—a talented painter and independent woman—falls in love with Steven (McConaughey) without knowing much about him other than he's the perfect man. But when Carol finds herself pregnant it forces Steven to expose his darkest secret—his family. Steven happens to be the only average-sized person in a family of dwarfs, including his twin brother Rolfe (Oldman). Carol and Steven are then forced to come to terms with the fact that the fetus she carries may be born a dwarf. This terrifies Steven, who does not want his child to suffer the same way Rolfe did as a child. As Carol decides to carry the child, she and Steven grow further apart, and she begins to rely on Rolfe to teach her about life as a dwarf.

, 1h59
Directed by Zhang Yimou
Origin Hong kong
Genres Drama, Martial arts, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Romance, Martial arts
Themes Psychologie, Sports films, Martial arts films, Kung fu films, Wuxia films
Actors Takeshi Kaneshiro, Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi, Dandan Song
Rating74%
In AD 859, as the Tang Dynasty declines, a number of rebel groups are established, the largest of which is the House of Flying Daggers, based in Fengtian. Its members steal from the rich and give to the poor, gaining the support of the locals. Two police officers, Leo (Andy Lau) and Jin (Takeshi Kaneshiro), are ordered to kill the leader of the group within ten days.

, 1h35
Genres Drama
Actors Mikael Persbrandt, Maria Bonnevie, Fares Fares, Michael Nyqvist, Tuva Novotny, Marie Göranzon
Rating65%
Thomas gets behind the wheel and embarks on a journey to connect one final time with each of the meaningful people in his life. Hating the man he's become, he ends the tour by committing suicide - - and event foretold in the film's opening narration (from Netflix).

, 1h30
Directed by Nick Castle
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Duane Martin, Kelly Rowland, DeRay Davis, Curtis Armstrong, Kyla Pratt, Mel B
Rating54%
Derrick, an aspiring lawyer who is studying for the bar exam, struggles to keep his head above water financially. His best friend and roommate E.J. suggests Derrick join him at his job as a seat filler at awards shows. When seat filling at the Video Beat awards gala, Derrick meets popular R&B singer Jhnelle, who mistakes him for a regular guest. Believing that he is Alonzo Grant, entertainment lawyer to the stars, Jhnelle asks Derrick out on a date.

, 59minutes
Directed by Sean McNamara
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Animation
Themes Jeu, Films about toys, Children's films
Actors Soleil Moon Frye, Karine Foviau, Dionne Quan, Laura Préjean, Olivia Hack, Janice Kawaye
Rating51%
The film stars Bratz characters Cloe, Yasmin, Sasha and Jade, along with Cameron and Dylan, and Dana, Meygan, Nerva, Cade, Ethan, and Koby. The group of girls are getting ready for prom night.

, 1h53
Directed by Garry Marshall
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Political films, Children's films, Films about marriage, Films about royalty
Actors Anne Hathaway, Heather Matarazzo, Julie Andrews, Chris Pine, John Rhys-Davies, Callum Blue
Rating58%
Five years after the first film, Crown Princess of Genovia Amelia "Mia" Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) has just graduated from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School and is returning to Genovia with her bodyguard Joe (Héctor Elizondo) and beloved cat Fat Louie. There, she will await her reign once her grandmother, Queen Clarisse (Julie Andrews), steps down as Queen. During Mia's 21st birthday party, she dances with all the eligible bachelors in hope of finding a husband. She becomes attracted to a handsome young gentleman named Nicholas (Chris Pine). During the course of the night, Mia's tiara falls off and is caught by Parliament member Viscount Mabrey (John Rhys-Davies) who secretly plans to steal Mia's crown. While the Parliament is in-session the next morning, Mia stumbles upon a hidden room that allows her to secretly listen in. Viscount Mabrey reveals his nephew, Lord Devereaux, is another heir to the Genovian throne. Despite Queen Clarisse's objection, the only way Mia can assume her duties as Queen is if she marries within the month. Clarisse invites Lord Devereaux to stay at the palace, while Mia is shocked to discover Lord Devereaux is Nicholas. Mia's best friend Lilly Moscovitz (Heather Matarazzo) surprises her by visiting. Together, they pick through potential husbands. Mia eventually chooses Andrew Jacoby (Callum Blue), Duke of Kenilworth and days later they are engaged. Mabrey plans to have Nicholas woo Mia and dissolve the engagement.

, 1h30
Directed by Scott Shaw
Origin USA
Genres Martial arts, Action, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Scott Shaw, Linnea Quigley, Donald G. Jackson
Rating62%
This film follows two primary characters, Ace X and Kid Velvet, played by Shaw and Thompson. These two characters are members of a Rock n' Roll band, named Super Hero Central, who live on the skids of both society and the music industry. They transform into masked superheroes to takedown a Hollywood crime lord, named Rinaldi.

, 1h38
Directed by Volker Schlöndorff
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Political films
Actors Ulrich Matthes, August Diehl, Hilmar Thate, Bibiana Beglau
Rating69%
Henri Kremer, a Catholic priest from Luxemburg, is imprisoned in Dachau. He experiences the horrors of the camps, including the crucifixion of some of his fellow prisoners, when one day he is given an unexpected leave of nine days. He returns to his native city, where the young SS officer Gebhardt tells him that he should convince his bishop to cooperate with the Nazis. Gebhardt, himself a former candidate for the priesthood, tries to convince the priest that the role of Judas is just what God wants from him. Kremer is confronted with a hard decision: Should he betray his Church or should he return to the concentration camp?

, 2h
Directed by Michael Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Transport films, Films about the labor movement, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill
Rating74%
On January 24, 2004, friendly Los Angeles cab driver Max Durocher (Jamie Foxx) is working to earn enough to start his own limousine business. One of this evening's fares is U.S. Justice Department prosecutor Annie Farrell (Jada Pinkett Smith). On the drive to her office, they strike up a conversation as a result of a bet on what route will get her downtown the fastest. She takes a liking to Max and leaves him with her business card.

Directed by Roberto Faenza
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Actors Iain Glen, Emilia Fox, Craig Ferguson, Caroline Ducey, Joanna David, Jane Alexander
Rating66%
Printemps 1905, Sabina Spielrein est internée pour hystérie et anorexie par ses parents. Le jeune médecin Carl Gustave Jung décide de prendre en charge la patiente, et d'expérimenter sur elle une nouvelle méthode révélée par un certain Sigmund Freud: la psychanalyse. De cette rencontre naît une histoire bouleversante, faite d'amour et de passion, qui traverse les moments les plus forts, mais aussi les plus terribles du siècle.