"Kadara," "The Wedding Party," "Taxi Driver"
From Adeymi Afolayan's "Kadara" and "Taxi Driver," to "The Wedding Party," check out movies showing in the cinemas this week.
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What better way to ease off the stress of the week than watch a good movie.
With that in mind, check out our list of movies currently showing in cinemas across Lagos and Abuja.
1.
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Colin Farrell
Synopsis: The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.
Friday - Thursday: 11:00am
2.
Starring: Okey Uzoechi, Adeyemi Okanlawon, Keira Hewatch, Richard mofe Damijo, Ireto Doyle, Kehinde Bankiole, Enyinna Nwigwe.
Synopsis: Friendships are tested when a man is betrayed by his best friend, he finds himself entangled in not only a love triangle but a love jungle… of sorts.
Friday - Thursday: 1:00PM
Starring: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons
Synopsis: As a math savant uncooks the books for a new client, the Treasury Department closes in on his activities and the body count starts to rise.
Showing:
Fri-Thur: 9:00PM
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons
Synopsis: When Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society.
Showing:
Daily: 12:00 PM, 2:20 PM, 4:40 PM, 7:00 PM, 9:20 PM
(--VIP SHOWS--)
Sat - Thu: 8:20 PM, 10:25 PM
Daily: 12:20PM, 2:30PM, 4:40PM, 6:50PM, 9:00PM
Daily: 7:15PM, 9:20PM
Fri-Thur: 11:45am, 4:15pm, 5:10pm, 6:30pm, 8:45pm[2D]
Fri-Tues: 2:00pm[3D]
5.
Starring: Ramsey Nouah, Rita Dominic, Ibinabo Fiberesima, Chidi Mokeme, Memry Savanhu, Adonijah Owuruwa, Daniel K. Daniel, Nelly Ekwereogu
Synopsis: The story is told from two points of view: that of a young pregnant woman, and that of her husband, a soldier accused of being involved in the 1976 military coup and assassination of General Murtala Mohammed, the Head-of-State of Nigeria.
Friday -Thursday: 4:30pm, 8:40pm
Friday -Thursday: 4:55PM,7:10PM
Friday - Thursday: 2:10PM, 6:30PM
Starring: Ayo Makun, Funke Akindele, Eric Roberts
Synopsis: A Trip to Jamaica’ which bridges the gap between Nollywood, Gollywood, Hollywood and the Jamaican movie industry will be showcasing AY again as the no-holds- barred Akpos, alongside the award-winning Funke Akindele, who plays Bola in the high voltage potpourri of love, adventure, crime and lots of comedy.”
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 1:50pm
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen
Synopsis: A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 12:50PM, 5:10PM
Fri, Sun, Mon, Wed & Thu: 8:20 PM
Daily: 10:50am, 3:15pm, 5:30pm, 7:45pm
Starring:Richard Mofe-Damijo, Sola Sobowale, Alibaba, Iretiola Doyle, Banky W, and Adesua Etom
Synopsis: Our love birds just want to tie the knot in peace, but will true love stand even the most chaotic of wedding celebrations?
Showing:
Daily: 11:00 AM, 1:10 PM, 3:20 PM, 5:30 PM, 7:40 PM, 9:50 PM
(--VIP SHOWS--)
Daily: 2:00 PM, 6:30 PM, 8:40 PM, 10:50 PM
Friday -Thursday: 1:00pm, 3:00pm, 4:00pm, 5:00pm, 6:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:00pm
Friday -Thursday: 10:45AM, 7:00PM,9:25PM
Friday - Thursday: 1:10PM, 3:10PM, 5:10PM, 6:20PM, 7:10PM, 8:20PM. 9:10PM
9.
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Zooey Deschanel, Justin Timberlake
Synopsis: From the creators of Shrek comes the most smart, funny, irreverent animated comedy of the year, DreamWorks' Trolls. This holiday season, enter a colorful, wondrous world populated by hilariously unforgettable characters and discover the story of the overly optimistic Trolls.
Daily: 2:20PM, 4:30PM
Daily: 10:40am, 12:50PM
Daily: 10:00am, 11:10am, 1:00pm, 2:45pm
10.
Starring: ZACK ORJI, RMD and VICTOR OLAOTAN
Synopsis: The Three Wise Men is a Dramatic comedy that humorously presents the follies of three aged men. The comedy satirizes the actions and intents of three elderly men in their mid/late 60's who struggle to re-live their lost youth.
Friday -Thursday: 12:35PM
Friday -Thursday: 6:30PM, 8:30PM
Friday -Thursday: 1:25pm, 6:40pm
Daily: 4:20 PM
11.
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Theo James, Lara Pulver
Synopsis: Vampire death dealer, Selene (Kate Beckinsale) fights to end the eternal war between the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her.
Daily: 11:00AM
Friday -Thursday: 3:25pm, 7:10pm
Daily: 1:20PM, 6:10PM, 8:00PM
12.
Starring: Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk
Synopsis: The Rebellion makes a risky move to steal the plans to the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow.
Fri, Sun, Mon, Wed & Thu: 11:30 AM, 2:15 PM, 10:50 PM
Sat: 11:30 AM, 2:15 PM, 11:05 PM
Tue: 11:30 AM, 2:15 PM
Daily:2:25PM, 8:50PM
Daily: 8:50PM
13.
Starring: Adeyemi Afolayan (Ade Love), Lere Paimo, Adebayo Salami (Oga Bello), Ishola Ogunsola (Isho Pepper), Ola Omonitan (Ajimajasan), Pa Eleyinmi, Charles Olumo (Agbako) Sunday Omobolanle (Pa Aluwe),
Synopsis: He meets and falls in love with a young lady under the most unusual of circumstances and his life although fraught with challenges sets a turn for positive change
Sat & Tue: 8:20 PM
Starring: Wale Ojo, Majid Michel, Adesua Etomi, Theresa Edem, Ime Bishop Umoh, Moses Armstrong and Ekere Ekanga.
Synopsis: Set in a fictitious village somewhere in Ibibio land in beautiful Akwa Ibom state, ‘Ayamma’ is the story of Ihuoma, the poor but beautiful village maiden with the voice of an angel.
Daily: 12:00 PM, 9:40 PM
15.
Synopsis: When the culture of a kingdom dictates that in finding the most suitable man for the beautiful princess of the kingdom, the man must emerge champion of a collective, non-discriminatory wrestling contest. Kadara is a charming and swooning tale of rivalry between a handsome and endearing farmer and a brutish man of considerable wealth for the hand of the most beautiful princess in the entire Kingdom!
Daily: 6:20PM
Starring: Will Smith, Edward Norton, Kate Winslet
Synopsis: Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
Friday: 3:05PM, 6:50PM, 9:10PM
Saturday -Monday: 3:05PM, 6:55PM, 9:10PM
Tuesday - Thursday: 3:05PM, 6:55PM
Friday -Thursday: 12:40PM, 2:40PM, 4:40PM, 6:40PM, 8:40PM
Daily: 4:50 PM, 9:20 PM
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