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10 movies to see in February 2016

HOW TO BE SINGLE

Directed by: Christian Ditter
Starring: Dakota Johnson, Alison Brie, Leslie Mann, Rebel Wilson, Anders Holm
Release Date: February 19th
Based on the novel of the same name by Liz Tuccillo, ‘How to be Single’ takes a look at the lives of five New York singletons, and their realisation – through a series of failed relationships – that they need to learn how to be on their own before finding love.

STRANGERLAND

Directed by: Kim Farrant
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Joseph Fiennes, Hugo Weaving, Lisa Flanagan, Maddison Brown
Release Date: February 5th
Catherine (Nicole Kidman) Matthew (Joseph Fiennes) and their two children Lily (Maddison Brown) and Tom (Nicholas Hamilton) are new to the small Australian town of Nathgari. It is clear that the family is hiding from their past but until Tom and Lily go missing one night, and Catherine desperately tries to find her children, it is not clear just what their past holds, and the secrets they are keeping from one another.

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES

Directed by: Burr Steers
Starring: Lily James, Lena Headey, Matt Smith, Charles Dance, Sam Riley
Release Date: February 11th
In this new take on Jane Austen’s classic novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr D’Arcy’s love affair faces a new challenge, aside from their pride and prejudice; a hoard of undead zombies.

ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE ROAD CHIP

Directed by: Walt Becker
Starring:
Jason Lee, Justin Long, Josh Green, Tony Hale, Bella Thorne
Release Date:
February 12th
Alvin, Simon and Theodore return this month with a brand new adventure. Through a series of misunderstandings, they believe that Dave is going to propose to his girlfriend and dump them. The trio have three days to stop the proposal and save their home, as well as saving Dave from gaining a terrible stepbrother.

THE FOREST

Directed by: Jason Zada
Starring: Natalie Dormer, Eoin Macken, Stephanie Vogt, Taylor Kinney, Akiko Iwase
Release Date: February 26th
Sara Price ventures into the Aokigahara Forest in Japan – known as a popular place for people to commit suicide – in search of her twin sister who, she has been told by police, has ended her life in the forest. While there, Sara finds herself confronting a terrifying supernatural force.

CONCUSSION

Directed by: Peter Landesman
Starring: Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, David Morse, Albert Brooks, Eddie Marsan
Release Date: February 12th
Based on a GQ article that examined the effects of repeated concussions on American football players, Will Smith plays Dr. Bennet Omalu, a doctor whose findings are not taken seriously until an injured player takes his own life.

DEADPOOL

Directed by: Tim Miller
Starring:
Ryan Reynolds, TJ Miller, Morena Baccarin, Gina Carano, Ed Skrein
Release Date:
February 10th
When Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is diagnosed with cancer, he agrees to take part in a rogue experiment to cure the disease. The trouble is that while the treatment works, it also leaves Wilson with mental issues, a dark sense of humour and accelerated healing powers. Armed with these new abilities, Wilson – now known as his alter ego Deadpool – sets out to find the man who destroyed his life.

ZOOLANDER 2

Directed by: Ben Stiller
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell
Release Date: February 12th
Hansel (Owen Wilson) and Derek (Ben Stiller)return to modelling, but run into trouble when a rival company tries to take them out of the game… For good.

GRIMSBY

Directed by: Louis Leterrier
Starring: Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson, Mark Strong, Sacha Baron Cohen, Penelope Cruz
Release Date: February 24th
Black ops spy Sebastian Grimsby (Mark Strong) is forced to team up with his football hooligan brother Nobby (Baron Cohen) to take down the bad guys and save the day.

SECRET IN THEIR EYES

Directed by: Billy Ray
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Alfred Molina, Dean Norris
Release Date: February 26th
In this remake of the 2009 Argentine thriller of the same name, a tight knit team of investigators is thrown into chaos when one of their daughters is brutally murdered.

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