It's the start of another week and as usual, us good folks at Pulse bring you great ways to spend the time.
"Joy," "The Last Witch Hunter," "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "Fifty"
It's a new week, and we have lots of great movies showing in the cinemas this week. From the much anticipated "Concussion," "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," to Jennifer Lawrence's "Joy," and more, check out this week's cinema schedule.
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: Genevieve Nnaji, Oris Erhuero, Chioma Omeruah, Majid Michel.
Synopsis: An estranged couple tries to mend their relationship on a road trip to a relative's funeral.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 10:45am, 12:00pm
Starring: Adesua Etomi, Stanley Ekwelike,Eucharia Anunobi, Belinda Effah, Okey Uzoeshi, zubby Michael and Big Brother stars Melvin Oduah, Beverly Osu.
Synopsis: A tale of two superstar gay musicians Simon (Stanley Ekwelike) and Cindy(Adesua Etomi) whose parts cross when their managers decided to bring them together in an arranged relationship in order to shore up their public personae and build up their fan base. The arrangement which appeared to be heading towards disaster when the two move in together gradually unfolds into a reluctant friendship until suddenly they both realize that they were not really gay after all but have been made to believe they were by their environment and their upbringing.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 2:45PM
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher
Synopsis: Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and his army of Stormtroopers.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 11:20 am, 2:05 pm, 4:50 pm, 7:35 pm, 10:15 pm
Friday - Thursday: 1:00pm, 3:35pm, 6:00pm
Friday - Thursday: 4:10PM, 8:50PM
Friday - Thursday: 12:20PM, 1:10PM, 2:50PM, 3:40PM, 6:20PM, 8:50PM
Friday - Thursday: 10:50AM,3:30PM,8:30PM
Sunday: 3:30PM,8:30PM
4.
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence,Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Isabella Rossellini
Synopsis : JOY is the wild story of a family across four generations centered on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right. Betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence and the scars of love, pave the road in this intense emotional and human comedy about becoming a true boss of family and enterprise facing a world of unforgiving commerce. Allies become adversaries and adversaries become allies, both inside and outside the family, as Joy's inner life and fierce imagination carry her through the storm she faces.
Friday - Thursday: 12:00PM, 2:20PM, 4:40PM, 7:00PM, 9:20PM
Friday - Thursday: 12:40 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:30 pm
Friday - Thursday: 1:10pm, 6:15pm
Friday - Thursday: 1:50PM, 8:55PM
Saturday and Sunday: 12:45PM, 9:20PM
Monday - Thursday: 12:45PM,6:50PM,9:20PM
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Starring: Dakore Akande, Ireti Doyle, Dakore Egbuson
Synopsis: FIFTY captures a few pivotal, days in the lives of four Nigeria women at the pinnacle of their careers. Meet Tola, Elizabeth, Maria and Kate four friends forced at midlife to take inventory.
Showing:
Fri and Sat: 1:50 pm, 6:20 pm, 10:40 pm
Sun - Thu: 1:50 pm, 6:20 pm
Friday - Thursday: 3:00pm, 5:00pm, 7:00pm, 9:00pm
Friday - Thursday: 7:05PM
Friday - Thursday: 12:10PM, 2:10PM, 4:10PM, 5:10PM, 6:10PM, 7:10PM, 8:10PM
Friday - Thursday: 10:40AM,5:10PM, 7:30PM
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen
Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution, to paint a portrait of the man at its epicenter. The story unfolds backstage at three iconic product launches, ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac.
Friday -Thursday: 10:45am
Friday - Thursday: 4:15PM, 8:40PM
Friday - Thursday: 6:10PM
Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Selena Gomez
Synopsis : Dracula and his friends try to bring out the monster in his half human, half vampire grandson in order to keep Mavis from leaving the hotel.
Friday - Thursday: 11:30am
Friday - Thursday: 12:10PM, 2:00PM, 3:50PM
Friday - Thursday : 2:15PM
8. Spectre
Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes
Synopsis: A cryptic message from Bond's past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Friday - Thursday: 5:35PM, 8:20PM
Friday - Thursday: 1:50pm, 3:30pm
Monday - Thursday: 4:00PM
Elephant in the Room’ tells the story of a beautiful model, Carolina George who finds it difficult getting a job after returning home from Europe. After several fruitless attempts, the job hunter finds herself in the life of an aging wealthy man with both their lives changing afterwards.
STARRING: Ramsey Nouah, Zainab Sheriff
Friday - Thursday: 12:20pm
Synopsis: In Pittsburgh, accomplished pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu uncovers the truth about brain damage in football players who suffer repeated concussions in the course of normal play.
Friday - Thursday: 1:25PM, 6:35PM
Friday - Thursday: 10:30AM,3:00PM,7:00PM,9:15PM
Sunday: 3:00PM,7:00PM,9:15PM
Friday - Thursday: 11:40AM, 2:00PM, 4:20PM, 5:30PM, 6:40PM, 8:00PM, 9:10PM
Friday - Thursday: 3:25pm, 5:45pm, 7:55pm
Genesis Deluxe Cinemas
Friday - Thursday: 2:55 pm, 4:35 pm, 9:35 pm
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson
Synopsis: Based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home..
Friday - Thursday: 12:30PM, 2:50PM, 9:10PM
Synopsis: Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home.
Friday - Thursday: 12:00PM, 6:30PM
Friday - Thursday: 1:00PM,3:10PM
Friday - Thursday: 11:20AM, 1:40PM, 4:00PM, 6:20PM, 8:40PM
Friday - Thursday: 1:20pm, 8:45pm
Genesis Deluxe Cinemas
Friday - Thursday: 2:10 pm, 7:10 pm
Synopsis: TThe last witch hunter is all that stands between humanity and the combined forces of the most horrifying witches in history.
Friday - Thursday: 11:50AM, 3:20PM, 7:00PM.
Friday - Thursday: 1:25PM,6:05PM, 8:50PM
Friday - Thursday: 1:30PM, 3:30PM, 5:30PM, 6:30PM, 7:30PM, 8:30PM, 9:30PM
Friday - Thursday: 2:20pm, 4:25pm, 6:30pm, 8:35pm
Genesis Deluxe Cinemas
Friday - Thursday: 2:40 pm, 4:55 pm, 7:10 pm, 7:40 pm, 9:25 pm
Starring : Noah Schnapp, Bill Melendez, Hadley Belle Miller
Synopsis : Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home.
Friday - Thursday: 1:10PM
Starring : Raymond Ochoa, Jeffrey Wright, Steve Zahn
Synopsis: An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.
Friday - Thursday: 10:00am
Friday - Thursday: 12:45PM
Friday-Thursday: 11:30 am
Friday - Thursday : 3:10PM
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring: Kaley Cuoco, Anna Faris, Bella Thorne
Synopsis: Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami...and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 10:45 am, 1:00 pm, 3:05pm
Friday - Thursday: 10:40am, 11:30am, 1:15pm
Friday - Thursday: 11:30AM, 5:20PM
Friday - Thursday: 11:50AM, 1:30PM, 3:10PM, 4:50PM
Friday - Thursday: 10:30AM, 2:10PM, 6:55PM
Sunday: 6:55PM
19. No Escape
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring: Kaley Cuoco, Anna Faris, Bella Thorne
Synopsis: Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami...and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 4:05 pm, 5:25 pm, 8:30 pm, 10:00 pm
Friday - Thursday: 4:30pm, 6:30pm, 8:30pm
Friday - Thursday: 11:30AM, 5:05PM
Friday - Thursday: 1:20PM, 3:20PM, 4:30PM, 5:20PM, 7:20PM, 9:20PM
Friday - Thursday: 12:15PM,5:25PM,9:20PM
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring: Teresa Palmer, Luke Bracey, Édgar Ramírez
Synopsis: A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. "Point Break" is inspired by the classic 1991 hit.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 6:00 pm, 9:05 pm
Friday - Thursday: : 12:25 pm
Friday - Thursday: 2:10PM, 9:05PM
Friday - Thursday: 12:10PM, 2:20PM, 6:50PM, 9:00PM
Friday - Thursday: 10:35AM,5:00PM,7:10PM
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