New Movie Releases in Cinemas this Weekend

Planning a popcorn-fueled movie night? Here’s a quick guide to all the new films coming to UAE cinemas this weekend…

1. Pacific Rim: Uprising

What’s on: The showdown between monsters of mass destruction and human-piloted super-machines is back in Pacific Rim: Uprising, an action-packed blockbuster starring John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens).
Rotten Tomatoes score: 67%

2. Red Sparrow

What’s on: Jennifer Lawrence stars in Red Sparrow, a spy thriller based on the 2013 novel of the same name, which tells the story of a Russian intelligence officer who is sent to make contact with a CIA agent in the hope of discovering the identity of a mole.
Rotten Tomatoes score: 46%

3. The Strangers: Prey at Night

What’s on: Horror film The Strangers: Prey at Night is a sequel to the 2008 film The Strangers. The plot follows a family spending the evening at a deserted mobile home park, where they are stalked by three masked assailants.
Rotten Tomatoes score: 38%

4. Midnight Sun

What’s on: Midnight Sun is a romantic tearjerker about 17-year-old Katie Price (Bella Thorne), sheltered at home since childhood with a rare genetic condition, a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. Things begin to change as she embarks on a summer romance with her longtime crush, played by Patrick Schwarzenegger.
Rotten Tomatoes score: Not yet rated

5. The Forgiven

What’s on: The Forgiven is a British drama film set in post-apartheid South Africa depicting Bishop Desmond Tutu’s meetings with Piet Blomfeld. The tense thriller is based on real events and stars Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker and Eric Bana.
Rotten Tomatoes score: 52%

6. Sherlock Gnomes

What’s on: Starring the famous voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Mary J. Blige, and Johnny Depp, Sherlock Gnomes is a 3D computer-animated comedy that’s the sequel to 2011’s Gnomeo & Juliet.
Rotten Tomatoes score: Not yet rated

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