Must-See Movies for the Week

Chibumga Izuzu 11:39 - 05 December 2014

It's another movie week and we at pulse have made a list of where you can watch the thrilling movies of the week.

It's the start of another week and usual, us good folks at Pulse bring you great ways to spend the time. With the bulk of work activities on hold, what better way to ease off the stress of the week than watch a good movie amidst the easy camaraderie that exists in a cinema hall packed full with movie lovers.

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. The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies

Genre: Adventure | Fantasy

Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage

Synopsis: Bilbo and Company are forced to be embraced in a war against an armed flock of combatants and the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure and obliterating all of Middle-Earth.

Showing:

Ozone Cinemas

Wednesday - Thursday : 12:00pm, 2:35pm, 5:15pm, 7:55pm

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Wednesday - Thursday : 6:20PM, 9:00PM

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Wednesday - Thursday : 7.10PM, 9.05PM

2. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson

Synopsis: Katniss Everdeen is in District 13 after she shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage.

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 1:45PM, 4:10PM, 6:35PM, 9:00PM

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Tuesday: 2.25PM, 6.40PM, 9.00PM

Wednesday - Thursday : 2.25PM

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 1:00pm, 3:15pm, 5:35pm, 7:55pm

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday & Saturday : 111.25AM, 2.00PM, 4.35PM, 7.10PM, 8.50PM, 9.45PM, 11.25PM

Sunday - Tuesday : 11.25AM, 2.00PM, 4.35PM, 7.10PM, 8.50PM, 9.45PM

Wednesday - Thursday : 11.25AM, 2.00PM, 4.35PM, 8.50PM, 10.05PM

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday - 11:10AM, 1:25PM, 3:45PM, 6:05PM, 8:25PM

3. Horrible Bosses

Genre: Comedy

Starring: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day

Synopsis: Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don't go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 11:00AM, 1:05PM, 3:10PM, 5:15PM, 7:20PM, 9:20PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 12:45PM, 5:00PM

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday : 2.30PM, 6.35PM, 8.40PM

Genesis Deluxe

11.45AM, 2.05PM, 7.45PM, 10.05PM

Ozone Cinemas

2:25pm, 4:35pm, 6:35pm, 8:40pm

4. Interstellar

Genre: Science Fiction

Starring:Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain

Synopsis: A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Ozone Cinemas

10:00am[Fri-Tues Only]

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 4.25PM

5. The Prince

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Jason Patric, Bruce Willis, John Cusack

Synopsis: When his daughter is kidnapped, a retired assassin is drawn back into the life he gave up. To rescue her, he must confront his former rival.

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 12:30PM, 2:35PM, 4:25PM, 6:40PM, 8:30PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 10:50AM, 7:05PM, 9:00PM

Genesis Deluxe

Friday - Thursday : 5.35PM, 7.40PM, 9.45PM

Ozone Cinemas

3:40pm, 5:25pm, 7:15pm

6. Penguins Of Madagascar

Genre: Action/ Adventure

Starring:

Synopsis: Super spy teams aren't born...they're hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Ozone Cinemas

10:35am, 12:20pm

Genesis Deluxe

Friday - Thursday : 10.40AM, 12.45PM, 2.50PM( except Saturday & Sunday)

Saturday & Sunday : 10.40AM, 12.45PM, 2.50PM, 4.55PM11.20AM, 1.10PM, 3.00PM

Abuja Cinemas

Friday - Saturday : 11.20AM, 1.10PM, 3.00PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 11:10AM, 3:00PM

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 11:05AM, 12:55PM, 2:40PM, 4:30PM

7. A Good Lie

Genre: Drama

Starring : Reese Witherspoon, Arnold Oceng, Ger Duany

Synopsis: Sudanese refugees given the chance to resettle in America arrive in Kansas, where their encounter with employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives

Showing:

Ozone Cinemas

12:20pm[Fri-Tues Only]

8. A Walk Among the Tombstones

Genre: Drama

Synopsis - Private investigator Matthew Scudder is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

Starring - Liam Neeson, Maurice Compte, Patrick McDade, Luciano Acuna Jr.

Showing

Genesis Deluxe

Friday - Thursday : 4.05PM

9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis - When a kingpin threatens New York City, a news reporter find a quad of mutants which makes an alliance to unravel Shredder's plan as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Starring - Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner

Showing

Ozone Cinemas

10:25am

10. Dumb and Dumber 2

Genre: Comedy

Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Rob Riggle

Synopsis: 20 years since their first adventure, Harry finds out he has a daughter who was adopted. Lloyd and Harry try to find Harry's adopted daughter.

Showing:

Silverbird Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 11:00PM, 1:00PM, 3:10PM

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 1.45PM, 6.30PM

11: Big Hero 6

Genre: Animation | Action | Comedy

Starring : Jamie Chung, Damon Wayans Jr., Genesis Rodriguez

Synopsis: The special bond that develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax, and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 1.05PM

Siverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 11:45PM, 1:00PM, 4:50PM

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 10:00am, 11:55am, 1:45pm

12. Invasion 1897

Genre: Nollywood

Starring:Mike Omoregbe, Rudolph Walker, Chucky Venn

Synopsis: Invasion 1897 is an epic film based on the invasion of the Benin Kingdom by the British Empire in 1897 and looting the priceless ancient artifacts of the Benin kingdom, including the famous commemorative head and pendant of ivory mask representing Queen Idia (from court of Benin, 16th century) who was the mother of Esigie, the Oba of Benin who ruled from 1504 to 1550.

Peep the trailer

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 12.00PM, 4.15PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Tuesday : 10:45AM, 2:50PM, 7:00PM

Wednesday - Thursday : 10:40AM, 2:25PM

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 11:50AM, 2:00PM, 4:10PM, 6:20PM, 8:30PM

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday : 12.25PM, 4.30PM, 6.50PM

Ozone Cinemas

Friday - Thursday : 2:05pm, 8:50pm

13:30 Days in Atlanta

Genre: Comedy

Starring: Ayo Makun, Vivica A. Fox, Lynn Whitfield, Richard Mofe Damijo, Desmond Elliot, Ramsey Noah

Synopsis: Akpos In Atlanta is an adventurous love story – spiced with lots of action and hilarious moments. This a-laugh-a-minute story has been fully researched and well written. It paints, in beautiful colours, the hugely popular (and social media trending) Akpos character which was created from the AYShow’s Who Wants To Be A Billionaire hilarious skits.

Showing:

Genesis Deluxe Cinemas

Friday & Saturday : 2.05PM, 6.20PM, 7.30PM, 8.30PM, 10.45PM

Sunday - Thursday : 2.05PM, 6.20PM, 7.30PM, 8.30P

Ozone Cinemas

4:00pm, 6:05pm, 8:10pm

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday : 4.50PM, 8.55PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 11:30AM, 2:50PM, 6:10PM, 8:20PM

SIlverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 4:00PM, 6:20PM, 8:30PM

Genre: Romance

Synopsis - Wallace, who is burned out from a string of failed relationships, forms an instant bond with Chantry, who lives with her longtime boyfriend. Together, they puzzle out what it means if your best friend is also the love of your life.

Starring - Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park

Showing

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday : 12.30PM, 4.45PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 12:45PM, 4:50PM

15.A Place in the Stars

Genre: Suspense

Starring: Segun Arinze, Femi Branch, Gideon Okeke, Matilda Obaseki, Yemi Blaq.

Synopsis: Kim Dakim (Gideon Okeke), a young lawyer gets a client with a case that leaves him conflicted. He has information that can save many lives if he passes it on, but he also stands to make millions if he doesn’t. In a very corrupt country where everyone loves money and no one cares how you make it, Kim sees this as his chance to make it big.

Showing

Silverbird Cinemas Port Harcourt

Friday - Thursday : 11:30AM, 1:50PM

16 : A Most Wanted Man

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rachel McAdams, Daniel Brühl.

Synopsis: A Chechen Muslim illegally immigrates to Hamburg, where he gets caught in the international war on terror.

Showing:

Silverbird Cinemas Abuja

Friday - Thursday : 2:00PM

Silverbird Cinemas Ikeja

Friday - Thursday : 11:10AM, 1:30PM