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It's a new week, and we have lots of great movies showing in the cinemas this week. From "Bloodlines," "Cell," "Conjuring 2" and more, check out this week's cinema schedule.
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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, Abuja and Port Harcourt.
Starring: Yvonne Okoro, Ik Ogbonna, Nkem Owoh
Synopsis: Set in Accra, Ghana, the comedy revolves around two young lovers who are of Nigerian and Ghanaian origin. Yvonne Okoro plays the role of Ama, a London based Ghanaian lady who brings her Nigerian boyfriend, Chuks played by Blossom Chukwujekwu, home to meet her parents, resulting in all hell being let loose.
Showing:
Monday - Thursday: 1:45pm
Fri day- Thursday: 2:20 PM
Friday - Thursday: 1:15PM, 2:40PM, 9:00PM
Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson
Synopsis: Political interference in the Avengers' activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 10:30am
3. Bastille Day
Starring: Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Kelly Reilly
Synopsis: A young con artist and former CIA agent embark on an anti-terrorist mission in France.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 10:55am
4.
Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell
Synopsis: Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes over their studio.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 10:20am
Friday - Thursday: 3:15PM, 8:50PM
Starring: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe
Synopsis: Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by malicious spirits.
Showing:
Fri - Wed: 9:35 PM
Thu: 9:40 PM
Friday - Thursday: 3:45pm, 6:10pm, 8:35pm
Friday - Thursday: 10:45AM, 9:20PM
6. Jungle Book
Starring: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley
Synopsis: The man-cub Mowgli flees the jungle after a threat from the tiger Shere Khan. Guided by Bagheera the panther and the bear Baloo, Mowgli embarks on a journey of self-discovery, though he also meets creatures who don't have his best interests at heart.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 10:30am
7. Warcraft
Starring: Travis Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster
Synopsis: The peaceful realm of Azeroth stands on the brink of war as its civilization faces a fearsome race of invaders: orc warriors fleeing their dying home to colonize another. As a portal opens to connect the two worlds, one army faces destruction and the other faces extinction. From opposing sides, two heroes are set on a collision course that will decide the fate of their family, their people, and their home.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 6:45PM, 9:00PM
Friday - Thursday: 7:05 PM, 9:40 PM
Fri-Thur: 1:10pm, 3:30pm, 7:50pm
Starring: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence
Synopsis: With the emergence of the world's first mutant, Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 2:35pm
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Danielle Nicolet
Synopsis: After he reunites with an old school pal through Facebook, a mild-mannered accountant is lured into the world of international espionage.
Showing:
Monday - Thursday: 12:10pm, 2:55pm, 4:55pm, 5:45pm, 7:00pm, 8:55pm
Friday - Thursday: 10:20AM, 2:50PM, 7:15PM
Sunday: 2:50PM, 7:15PM
Fri - Tue: 4:30 PM, 6:55 PM, 9:20 PM
Wed & Thu: 5:45 PM
10. 8 Bars & A Clef
Starring: Bimbo Akintola, Kehinde Bankole, Linda Ejiofor
Synopsis: 8 Bars and A Clef is the story of musically gifted recording artist with dyslexia and how he battles his anger issues, a troubled past, a budding relationship and competition to stay at the top of the charts.
Showing:
Daily: 12:45 pm
11. Now You See Me 2
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson
Synopsis: The Four Horsemen resurface and are forcibly recruited by a tech genius to pull off their most impossible heist yet.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 2:10pm, 4:30pm, 9:00pm
Friday - Thursday: 12:20PM, 4:40PM
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
Synopsis: Alice returns to the whimsical world of Wonderland and travels back in time to save the Mad Hatter.
Showing:
Fri - Tue: 2:10 PM
Wed & Thu: 3:25 PM
Fri-Thur: 10:20am
Friday - Thursday: 4:40PM
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Starring:Gideon Okeke, Hauwa Allahbura, Lepacious Bose, Daniel Lloyd, Nancy Isime, Bukky Wright, Tina Mba, Segun Obadare-Akpata, Toyin Oshinaike, William Ekpo
Synopsis: Akin is an indulged playboy from an affluent family who accidentally meets an interesting beauty in an unpredictable place. Nkem is a beautiful, confident but unusual young lady who devotes herself to her work as a community volunteer in the belly of the city’s worst slum. Their encounter drags Akin into a whirlwind experience that unravels his world.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 12:25pm, 4:20pm
Friday - Thursday: 10:20AM, 2:45PM, 7:05PM
Sunday: 2:45PM, 7:05PM
Friday - Thursday: 3:45 PM, 6:30 PM
Starring: Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice
Synopsis: A mismatched pair of private eyes investigate the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 10:40AM
Fri - Thu: 4:35 PM
Friday - Thursday: 2:20pm, 6:30pm, 8:40pm
Starring:Peter Dinklage, Jason Sudeikis, Kate McKinnon
Synopsis: Find out why the birds are so angry. When an island populated by happy, flightless birds is visited by mysterious green piggies, it's up to three unlikely outcasts - Red, Chuck and Bomb - to figure out what the pigs are up to.
Showing:
Fri - Wed: 12:00 PM
Thu: 1:15 PM
Friday - Thursday: 10:15am
Friday - Thursday: 12:50PM, 5:10PM
16. North East
Starring:OC Ukeje, Ini Dima-Okojie, Carol King
Synopsis: "North East" tells the story of an Igbo Christian physiotherapist, who embarks on a romantic relationship with one of his patients, who is a Muslim. He faces vehement opposition on the basis of religion and tribe from her father.
Showing:
Fri & Sat: 12:00 PM, 4:45 PM, 7:10 PM
Sun - Wed: 4:45 PM, 7:10 PM
Thu: 4:45 PM
Friday - Thursday: 10:30AM, 12:40PM, 2:50PM
Sunday: 12:30PM, 2:40PM
Monday - Thursday: 12:30pm, 6:55pm
Starring: Chad Michael Murray, Teri Polo, Luke Wilson
Synopsis: When Outlaws on the lam invade the home of an unsuspecting, seemingly innocent, frontier family to hide out for the night, an unexpected game of cat and mouse ensues, leading to seduction, role reversal, and ultimately, bloody revenge.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 12:30PM, 5:00PM, 9:20PM
Daily: 12:40pm, 7:05pm
18. Bloodlines
Starring: Lynne Whitfield, Billy Dee Williams, Pascal Atuma, Oscar Atuma, Chico Benymon, Tangi Miller, Doug Williams
Synopsis: What do you do when the love of your life is everything you want in a man except that he moonlights as a person of the underworld at night? Do you run or stay? So lies the dilemma in this Nollywood/Hollywood collabo ‘Bloodlines’
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 5:00PM, 7:05PM
Friday - Thursday: 12:05pm
Friday - Thursday: 1:30 PM
19. Cell
Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Owen Teague, John Cusac
Synopsis: When a mysterious cell phone signal causes apocalyptic chaos, an artist is determined to reunite with his young son in New England.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 5:15pm, 9:15pm
Fri - Thu: 2:25 PM
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