Must-See Movies for the Week

With that in mind, check out our list of movies currently showing in cinemas across Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt. So movie lovers, whip out your calendars and get marking for the Pulse movie team is on the prowl!

1 Lucy

Genre: Drama

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Min-sik Choi

Synopsis: A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe:

Friday- Thursday : 12:10PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja12.40PM 3.35PM 6.30PM 9.00PM

Friday -Thursday : 10:45AM, 4:30PM(except Sunday)

Sunday: 4:30PM

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 11:00AM

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 5:55pm

2. Deliver Us From Evil

Genre: Suspense/Horror

Starring: Eric Bana, Édgar Ramírez, Olivia Munn

Synopsis: New York police officer Ralph Sarchie investigates a series of crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest, schooled in the rites of exorcism, to combat the possessions that are terrorizing their city.

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt:

Friday - Thursday : 11:30AM, 1:50PM, 4:10PM, 6:30PM, 8:50PM

3. Being Mrs Elliot

Genre: Romance

Starring: Majid Michel, AY, Lepacious Bose, Uru Eke, Seun Akindele, Bishop Ime Umoh, Chika Chukwu.

Synopsis: Two women, in a simple twist of fate, find their worlds colliding with each other. Their lives are turned upside down as they meet two men, who are on a different path in life until unusual circumstances bring the women into their lives. In a maze of deception, lust, pain, jealousy and intrigues their lives are rearranged in ways that they did not foresee as they try to make sense of finding love in unusual places.

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Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 1:50PM, 6:20PM, 8:30PM

Genesis Deluxe

9.25PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 12:25PM, 5:15PM

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday : 11.50AM, 2.10PM, 4.30PM, 6.50PM, 9.10PM

4. Sin City : A Dame to Kill For

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Mickey Rourke, Jessica Alba, Josh Brolin

Synopsis: Some of Sin City's most hard-boiled citizens cross paths with a few of its more reviled inhabitan

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Showing:

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 9:20pm

5. Daracula Untold

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Luke Evans, Sarah Gadon, Dominic Cooper, Charlie Cox

Synopsis: Facing threats to his kingdom and his family, Vlad Tepes looks to make a deal with dangerous supernatural forces - without succumbing to the darkness himself.

Showing:

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 12:00pm, 1:45pm, 4:10pm, 6:00pm, 7:45pm, 9:30pm

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 12:50PM, 7:00PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 4:10PM, 7:10PM, 9:00PM

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas2.00PM 4.05PM 6.10PM 7.20PM 8.15PM 9.25PM10.20PM

6. Dolphin Tale 2

Genre: Drama

Starring: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Cozi Zuehlsdorff

Synopsis: The team of people who saved Winter's life reassemble in the wake of her surrogate mother's passing in order to find her a companion so she can remain at the Clearwater Marine Hospital.

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Showing:

Silverbird Ikeja

Fri - Thurs : 10:30AM, 12:30PM, 2:35PM, 4:40PM

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

11.10AM 12.20PM 2.40PM

Ozone Cinemas

10:00am, 2:05pm

7. Guardians of the Galaxy

Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-Fi

Starring : Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper

Synopsis: In the far reaches of space, an American pilot named Peter Quill finds himself the object of a manhunt after stealing an orb coveted by the villainous Ronan.

Showing:

Ozone Cinemas

11:55am

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Fri-Thurs :11:40AM, 4:10PM

8. Freemason

Genre: Crime

Starring: Sean Astin, Randy Wayne, Alex McKenna

Synopsis: A wealthy banker lies ritualistically and brutally murdered. The banker's daughter and only heir, Rana (Alex McKenna), calls upon Cyrus Rothwell (Randy Wayne), brilliant but eccentric.

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thurs : 2:40PM

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday,, Wednesday, Thursday : 11.40AM 5.00PM

Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday : 11.40AM

9. Maleficent

Genre: Drama

Starring: Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Lesley Manville

Synopsis: A vindictive fairy is driven to curse an infant princess only to realize the child may be the only one who can restore peace

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas (Port-Harcourt

Fri - Thurs : 2:10PM, 6:40PM, 8:45PM

10.

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis - When Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he joins a forest fire and rescue unit to be trained as a firefighter

Starring - Dane Cook, Ed Harris, Julie Bowen

Showing

Ozone Cinemas

11:25am

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 1:00PM, 4:50PM, 6:35PM

11. Hercules

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis - Having endured his legendary twelve labors, Hercules, the Greek demigod, has his life as a sword-for-hire tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord.

Starring - Dwayne Johnson, John Hurt, Ian McShane

Showing

Ozone Cinemas

1:00pm[Fri-Tues Only]

12. The Identical

Genre: Drama

Starring: Ray Liotta, Ashley Judd, Seth Green, Joe Pantoliano

Synopsis: Twin brothers are unknowingly separated at birth; one of them becomes an iconic rock 'n' roll star, while the other struggles to balance his love for music and pleasing his father.

Showing:

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday: 12:25pm, 1:10pm[Weds & Thur Only]

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday :3:10PM, 9:15PM

Silverbird Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 4:50PM, 8:50PM

13. How To Train Your Dragon

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring

Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler

Synopsis: When Hiccup and Toothless discover an ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace

Showing:

Ozone Cinemas

10:00am

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Fri - Thurs : 2:50PM, 8:20PM

14:

Genre: Thriller

Starring

Taraji P. Henson, Idris Elba, Leslie Bibb

Synopsis: Terri is a devoted wife and mother of two, living an ideal suburban life in Atlanta when Colin, a charming but dangerous escaped convict, shows up at her door claiming car trouble.

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday & Sunday: 12:40PM, 7:35PM

Saturday, Monday - Thursday : 11:00AM, 12:40PM, 7:35PM

Ozone Cinemas :

Friday - Thursday : 7:40pm

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 2.10PM 4.05PM

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday : 12.30PM, 2:15pm

15. October 1

Genre: Suspense/Horror

Starring: Sadiq Daba,Kehinde Bankole,David Bailie, Nick Rhys, Kunle Afolayan

Synopsis: Its September 1960, and with Nigeria on the verge of independence from British colonial rule, a northern Nigerian Police Detective, DAN WAZIRI, is urgently despatched by the Colonial Government to the trading post town of Akote in the Western Region of Nigeria to solve a series of female murders that have struck horror in the hearts and minds of the local community.

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Fri - Thurs :12.40PM 3.35PM 6.30PM 9.00PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday :10:00AM, 12:30PM, 6:15PM, 8:55PM

Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday : 12:30PM, 6:15PM, 8:55PM

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Wednesday : 5:10pm, 7:50pm

Thursday : 3:10pm, 5:50pm, 8:20pm

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 12:10PM, 3:10PM, 6:00PM, 8:50PM

Ozone Cinemas

2:50pm, 5:25pm, 8:05pm

16. The Hundred-Foot Journey

Genre:

Starring: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Daya

Synopsis: The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory's Michelin-starred eatery.

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Showing:

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 10:10am

18. Single Married and Complicated

Genre: Nollywood Drama

Starring: Chris Attoh, John Dumelo, Alex Ekubo, Yvonne Nelson, Tana Adelena

Synopsis: The movie centres on the characters Jay, Kimora, Andy, and Vida, who return to a re-plotted tale of love, life and living it as they seek to find an answer to the question... What do Men really want?

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Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursdays : 11:30AM, 4:00PM

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday & Saturday: 11:10am, 12:50pm 310pm,4.50PM, 7:10pm, 8:50pm

Sunday - Wednesday : 12.50PM, 3:10,4.50PM, 7:10pm, 8:50pm

Thursday : 11:10am, 12.50PM, 3:10pm

19. Into the Storm

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Richard Armitage, Sarah Wayne Callies, Matt Walsh, Max Deacon

Synopsis: Storm trackers, thrill-seekers, and everyday townspeople document an unprecedented onslaught of tornadoes touching down in the town of Silverton.

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Showing:

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursdays : 10:05am

20. Drive Hard

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: John Cusack, Thomas Jane, Zoe Ventoura

Synopsis: A former race car driver is abducted by a mysterious thief and forced to be the wheel-man for a crime that puts them both in the sights of the cops and the mob.

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe

Friday - Thursday :2.15PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 2:20PM

21: The Maze Runner

Genre: Science Fiction

Starring: Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter |

Synopsis: Thomas is deposited in a community of boys after his memory is erased, soon learning they're all trapped in a maze that will require him to join forces with fellow "runners" for a shot at escape.

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe

Friday - Thursday :11.15AM 1.40PM 4.05PM 6.30PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 2:30PM,6:45PM

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 2:40PM

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 2:10pm, 4:20pm

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday :4.10PM

22: The Equalizer

Genre: Science Fiction

Starring: Denzel Washington, Marton Csokas, Chloë Grace Moretz

Synopsis: A man believes he has put his mysterious past behind him and has dedicated himself to beginning a new, quiet life. But when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters, he can't stand idly by - he has to help her.

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe

Friday - Thursday : 2.10PM 4.50PM 6.00PM 7.30PM 8.40PM 10.20PM11.20PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday & Saturday : 12:00PM, 4:40PM, 6:00PM, 8:55PM

Ozone CInemas :

3:35pm, 6:25pm, 8:50pm

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Thursday - Friday : 6.20PM, 8::50PM(except Wednesday)

Wednesday : 6.20PM

22 Before I Go To Sleep

Genre: Mystery / Thriller

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong

Synopsis: A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around he

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 8:30PM