"Something Wicked," "Sunday and Lolade," "Hire a Man," "The Guest"
From "Something Wicked," "Sunday and Lolade," "Hire a Man," to "The Guest," 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: Milla Jovovich, Iain Glen, Ali Larter
Synopsis: Picking up immediately after the events in Resident Evil: Retribution, Alice (Milla Jovovich) is the only survivor of what was meant to be humanity's final stand against the undead. Now, she must return to where the nightmare began - The Hive in Raccoon City, where the Umbrella Corporation is gathering its forces for a final strike against the only remaining survivors of the apocalypse.
Friday - Thursday: 2:45pm, 4:45pm, 6:45pm, 8:45pm
Daily: 2:35 PM, 7:30 PM, 9:50 PM
Daily: 6:45PM, 9:00PM
Tuesday: 10:30
Daily: 12:50PM, 2:50PM, 5:00PM, 7:10PM, 9:10PM
Starring: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport
Synopsis: Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s.
Showing:
Daily: 10:50AM
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: 12:20PM, 2:30PM, 4:40PM, 6:50PM, 9:00PM
Friday - Thursday: 1:00PM
4.
Starring: Bisola Aiyeola, Omowunmi Dada, Timini Egbuson, Keira Hewatch, and Emem Ufot, Okey Uzoeshi, Adesua Etomi, Ivie Okujaye, Ireti Doyle
Synopsis: Something Wicked” is the story of a widow (Hauwa), whose recently orphaned nephew Abel, moves into her home from the violence riddled Northern Nigeria, after the murder of his parents.
Abel has a difficult time fitting into his new family, whilst Hauwa struggles with the challenges of balancing a failing business and single parenthood.
This family's bond is tested when they are thrown in a life threatening situation and we see how easily misunderstandings lead to misconceptions and premonitions are sometimes the only warning we get, in this game of life and death.
Friday -Thursday: 1:10PM, 5:15PM, 7:10PM
Sunday -Thursday: 1:20PM, 5:20PM
Daily: 4:40 PM, 8:00 PM, 10:10 PM
Daily: 12:50pm, 2:40pm, 4:30pm
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:
Daily: 6:20PM, 8:30PM
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:12:50 PM, 3:00 PM, 5:10 PM, 7:20 PM, 9:30 PM
Friday -Thursday: 5:00pm, 7:00pm, 8:50pm
Friday -Thursday: 10:50AM, 3:15PM, 9:05PM
Friday - Thursday:12:10PM, 2:10PM, 4:10PM, 6:10PM, 8:10PM
7.
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:
Starring:Majid Michel, Hafiz “Saka” Oyetoro, Mercy Johnson Okojie
Synopsis: Light Will Come tells the story of Lukas (Hafiz Oyetoro) a bumbling and comical personal assistant to his chronic bachelor boss Raymond (Majid Michel).
Raymond’s parents have mandated him to get married and the desperate search together with Lukas to find the ideal wife his elite parents would approve of repeatedly goes wrong. Time’s running out on Raymond and he secretly engages the services of an escort agency who presents Jessica (Nuella Njubigbo Chikere) to pose before his parents as his fiancée but a fall out shatters the plan.
Showing:
Daily:12:30 PM, 4:55 PM, 7:00 PM, 9:10 PM
Friday -Thursday: 1:00pm, 3:00pm, 4:10pm, 6:05pm
Friday -Thursday: 12:55PM, 3:05PM, 5:10PM, 6:40PM, 9:10PM
Friday - Thursday:1:30PM, 3:10PM, 4:50PM, 6:30PM, 8:10PM
9.
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.
Friday -Thursday: 11:20am, 12:15pm
Starring: Josh Gad, Dennis Quaid, Peggy Lipton
Synopsis: A dog looks to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes and owners.
Showing:
Daily: 10:00am, 12:20pm
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 - Thursday: 3:20PM, 7:20PM, 9:20PM
12." Arrival"
Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker
Synopsis: When 12 mysterious spacecraft appear around the world, linguistics professor Louise Banks is tasked with interpreting the language of the apparent alien visitors.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 3:00PM, 7:10PM, 9:20PM
Friday - Thursday: 10:40AM, 6:50PM
Starring: Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson
Synopsis: A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.
Showing:
Friday - Thursday: 10:40AM
Daily: 12:00 PM, 4:55 PM
Starring: Yomi Black and Kiki Omeli
Synopsis: The Series stars Yomi Black and Kiki Omeli as Sunday and Lolade, a middle aged live-in couple based in Lagos. Sunday is a good-hearted man who really wants the best for Lolade, but somehow never knows how to say or do the right things. He constantly makes mistakes but his love for Lolade keeps him trying to be better. Lolade who fell in love with Sunday despite all his mistakes is an overzealous woman as she try’s balance her hectic relationship and her work life.
Showing:
Daily:3:30 PM, 6:50 PM
15. "Lego Batman"
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Jenny Slate, Rosario Dawson
Synopsis: : Bruce Wayne must not only deal with the criminals of Gotham City, but also the responsibility of raising a boy he adopted.
Showing:
Daily: 12:30 PM, 1:15 PM, 2:45 PM, 5:00 PM
Friday -Thursday: 1:05PM, 2:50PM
Friday - Thursday: 12:20PM, 2:20PM, 4:20PM
16. "Hire A Man"
Starring: Enyinna Nwigwe, IK Ogbonna, Nancy Isime, Bayray Mc Nwizu, Keppy Ekpeyong, Shaffy Bello and Daniel Lloyd.
Synopsis: The movie was directed by Desmond Elliot (who also plays a role in the movie) and tells the story of a young lady who hires a man to pose as her fiancé at a family event, after her younger sister’s engagement.
Showing:
Daily: 7:15 PM, 9:25 PM
Friday -Thursday: 5:05PM, 8:40PM
Friday - Thursday: 12:30PM, 2:30PM, 4:30PM, 6:30PM, 8:30PM
Daily: 2:00pm, 6:20pm, 8:00pm
17. "Blogger's Wife"
Starring:Deyemi Okanlawon, Ijeoma Agu, Adeniyi Johnson and Seun Omojola.
Synopsis: This blogger’s power was his internet-enabled laptop and his downfall is almost his wife and his weapon, sex. The quest to overcome his challenges and meet his wife’s expectation leads to the various intense scenes that add a twist to the story.
Showing:
Friday -Thursday: 4:50PM, 9:00PM
Friday - Thursday: 1:00PM, 5:10PM
18. "The Guest"
Starring: Somkele Idalamah, Chamberlain Okoro, Chika Chukwu, Neville osai, Omolola Ojo, Florence Paul, Jeremiah Etukudo
Synopsis: 'The Guest' is the story of a passionless but dedicated and faithful couple who take in an old friend. An affair soon begins between the husband and the friend, but when she starts to kill off members of his household who stand in the way of her getting what she wants, the couple realize that they have it all in each other and that their family is worth fighting for.
Showing:
Daily: 2:35 PM, 7:00 PM, 9:20 PM
Friday -Thursday: 2:50PM, 7:00PM
Friday - Thursday: 12:00PM, 2:00PM, 4:00PM, 6:00PM, 8:00PM
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