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

12.55PM 2.55PM 4.55PM 6.55PM 8.55PM10.55PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday & Saturday: 11:00AM, 3:00PM, 4:50PM,10:20PM

Sunday- Thursday : 11:00AM, 3:00PM, 4:50PM

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday : 5.15PM, 8.45PM

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 5:15PM 8:45PM

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday :

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 (Ikeja)

Friday - Saturday: 12:45PM, 10:10PM

Sunday - Thursday : 12:45PM

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.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 12:00PM 2:10PM 4:20PM 6:30PM 8:40PM

Genesis Deluxe

11.45AM 2.00PM 4.15PM 6.30PM 8.45PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 12:00PM, 4:40PM

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday : 12.00PM, 2.10PM, 6.30PM, 8.50PM

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 2:25pm, 4:50pm, 9:00pm

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

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 11:40AM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Saturday : 6:25PM, 8:25PM,10:20PM

Sunday - Thursday : 6:25PM, 8:25PM

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday : 11.40AM

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 2:45pm, 5:15pm, 6:25pm, 9:15pm

Genesis Cinemas :

Friday - Thursday : 4.15PM 6.30PM 10.55PM

5. Half of a Yellow Sun

Genre: Drama

Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, John Boyega, Anika Noni Rose, Onyeka Onwenu, Genevieve Nnaji, OC Ukeje.

Synopsis: Sisters Olanna and Kainene return home to 1960s Nigeria, where they soon diverge on different paths. As civil war breaks out, political events loom larger than their differences as they join the fight to establish an independent republic.

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 2:35PM

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 10:10am[Sat & Sun Only]

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Fri - Sun : 11:40AM 4:10PM

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday : 4:20PM, 8:40PM

6. 22 Jump Street

Genre: Comedy

Starring: Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill, Ice Cube

Synopsis: After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt and Jenko when they go deep undercover at a local college.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Silverbird Abuja

Fri - Thurs : 11.50AM, 4.25PM

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 8:20PM

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:

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday -Thurs : 5:30PM

Ozone Cinemas

10:00am[Except Sat & Sun]

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Fri-Thurs :11:30AM 1:50PM 4:10PM 6:30PM 8:50PM

8. Chef

Genre: Comedy

Starring: Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson

Synopsis: A chef who loses his restaurant job starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thurs : 1:35PM

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 : 4:10PM 6:20PM 8:30PM

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

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Fri - Thurs : 11:05AM, 12:50PM, 4:45PM (except Sunday)

Sunday : 11:05AM, 12:50PM

Genesis Deluxe

Fri-Thurs : 11.20AM 1.15PM 3.10PM

Ozone Cinemas

10:00am

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 1:00PM 2:50PM 4:40PM 6:30PM

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

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 11:25AM, 3:00PM (except Sunday )

Sunday - 3:00pm

Genesis Deluxe

Fri -Thursday: 11.50AM 2.00PM 8.45PM

Ozone Cinemas

11:30am

12. Silent Cry

Genre: Drama | Romance

Starring: Antar Laniyan, Toyin Aimakhu, Adebayo Salami

Synopsis: The story revolves around Tomiwa (Toyin Aimakhu), a young lady from a comfortable home, who falls into the deceptive net of her lover.

Showing:

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday: 11:20am

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[Sat & Sun Only]

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Fri - Thurs : 11:40AM 1:50PM

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 - Thursday : 1:20PM, 5:00PM,6:40PM, 9:05PM

Ozone Cinemas :

Friday - Thursday : 1:00pm, 6:05pm, 7:45pm, 9:25pm

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 1:40PM 7:00PM

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 12.30PM 2.25PM 4.20PM 6.40PM 8.35PM10.30PM

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday : 1.40PM, 7.00PM

15. Expendables 3

Genre: Drama

Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li

Synopsis: Barney and his team, known as "The Expendables", come into conflict with ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks, the Expendables' co-founder, who is determined to destroy the team.

Showing:

Ozone Cinemas

10:40am

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Fri - Thurs : 4.35PM 9.30PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 6:40PM

16. If I Stay

Genre: Drama

Starring: Chloë Grace Moretz, Mireille Enos, Jamie Blackley

Synopsis: Life changes in an instant for young Mia Hall after a car accident puts her in a coma. During an out-of-body experience, she must decide whether to wake up and live a life far different than she had imagined.

Showing:

Ozone Cinemas :

1:05pm, 3:10pm, 7:10pm

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 11.55AM 2.15PM 7.10PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 11:30AM, 7:00PM, 9:05PM

17. 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.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 2:20PM, 7:50PM

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 1:05pm, 3:10pm, 7:10pm

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 : 11:20AM 1:40PM 4:00PM 6:20PM 8:40PM

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday : 2:00PM, 6.35PM

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.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday :3:45PM, 8:30PM

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursdays : 1:20pm, 4:25pm

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday : 3.20PM

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 5.05PM 7.05PM 9.05PM

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 3:20PM