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R E C O M M E N D E D I N T H E U K . . . WAKE UP DEAD MAN IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER WICKED: FOR GOOD PILLION MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT COVER-UP FOLKTALES THE THING WITH FEATHERS AND PERHAPS AVOID: THE ICE TOWER. HIM. HARVEST. A WORKING MAN. STAR TREK: SECTION 31. R E C O M M E N D E D I N T H E U S . . . HAMNET RENTAL FAMILY CACTUS PEARS WAKE UP DEAD MAN LA GRAZIA THE SECRET AGENT ETERNITY MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG A PRIVATE LIFE THE THING WITH FEATHERS AND PERHAPS AVOID: THE ICE TOWER. HIM. THE HOME. A WORKING MAN. THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP. See also: BOX OFFICE TOP 10 >> Enter your search terms search Shadows search web Submit search form	I N T H E UK new this week	I N T H E U S new this week
	N E W F I L M S . . . IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (Irn) OH. WHAT. FUN. MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG MAGAZINE DREAMS COVER-UP FOLKTALES FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 2: Josh Hutcherson JINGLE BELL WEDDING: Michelle Morgan TROLL 2: Ine Marie Wilmann DREAMERS: Aiysha Hart SON OF THE SOIL: Razaaq Adoti DIARY OF A WIMPY KID - THE LAST STRAW: Aaron Harris THE NIGHT MY DAD SAVED CHRISTMAS 2: Santiago Segura REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND: Yannick Renier LOVE & REVOLUTION: Ana Wagener ADILE NASIT: Meltem Kaptan I WISH YOU HAD TOLD ME: Juan Karlos Labajo MADHURAKANAKKU: Indrans PONGALA: Sampath Ram LOVE AND WINE: Masali Baduza AKHANDA 2 - THANDAVAM: Nandamuri Balakrishna DHURANDHAR: Sara Arjun WESTLIFE - ROYAL ALBERT HALL: 25th anniversary concert MONSTA X - CONNECT X: concert NEW - SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR: live in Japan THE WORLD OF HANS ZIMMER - A NEW DIMENSION: concert LALI - TIME TO STEP UP: pop star doc PRIME MINISTER: Jacinda Ardern doc N O W A T H O M E . . . ON SWIFT HORSES JAY KELLY IF ONLY I COULD HIBERNATE (Mon) OH. WHAT. FUN. I SWEAR EDDINGTON LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Tai) TOGETHER THE CONJURING: LAST RITES YOUNG HEARTS TRAIN DREAMS THE ROSES AFTER THE HUNT	N E W F I L M S . . . OH. WHAT. FUN. MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG A PRIVATE LIFE (Fr) LA GRAZIA (It) LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS (Svn) SANDBAG DAM (Cro) FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 2: Josh Hutcherson FACKHAM HALL: Damian Lewis ROSEMEAD: Lucy Liu 100 NIGHTS OF HERO: Emma Corrin FRONTIER CRUCIBLE: William H Macy DUST BUNNY: Mads Mikkelsen JINGLE BELL WEDDING: Michelle Morgan DIARY OF A WIMPY KID - THE LAST STRAW: Aaron Harris MY SECRET SANTA: Alexandra Breckenridge TROLL 2: Ine Marie Wilmann ENDLESS COOKIE: Ada Scriver THE ACCIDENT: Jeffrey Schneider JUJUTSU KAISEN - EXECUTION: Jun'ya Enoki UNDER CURRENT: Aaron Kwok LOVE AFTER HOLIDAYS: Jacinth Headlam EASTERN WESTERN: Stefan Bandic LAALO - KRISHNA SADA SAHAAYATE: Karan Joshi I WISH YOU HAD TOLD ME: Juan Karlos Labajo MONSTA X - CONNECT X: concert IT'S NEVER OVER JEFF BUCKLEY: musician doc THE MERCHANTS OF JOY: Christmas tree doc THE NEW YORKER AT 100: magazine doc N O W A T H O M E . . . JAY KELLY OH. WHAT. FUN. SANDBAG DAM (Cro) LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Tai) THE GREAT ESCAPER THE OLD WOMAN WITH THE KNIFE TRAIN DREAMS STITCH HEAD SAUNA (Den) AFTER THE HUNT LESBIAN SPACE PRINCESS IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU BELEN (Arg)
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WAKE UP DEAD MAN ZOOTROPOLIS 2 PILLION BLUE MOON CHRISTY ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT PRIMITIVE WAR: Ryan Kwanten DESPERATE JOURNEY: Sienna Guillory MEET, GREET & BYE: Maricel Soriano REGRET: Bakr Khalid NEELOFAR: Rashid Farooqi REVOLVER RITA: Keerthy Suresh RANGEELA: Sujith Raj Kochukunju TERE ISHK MEIN: Dhanush KALAMKAVAL: Mammootty GUSTAAKH ISHQ: Vijay Varma ARABELLA: Met Opera CINDERELLA: Royal Ballet THE FIFTH STEP: National Theatre Live STILL PUSHING PINEAPPLES: road movie doc FIUME O MORTE: Italian history doc WICKED: FOR GOOD THE THING WITH FEATHERS THE CARPENTER'S SON SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE (Fin) THE ICE TOWER (Fr) THE FAMILY PLAN 2: Mark Wahlberg THE FOLLIES: Adriana Barraza THE SON OF A THOUSAND MEN: Rodrigo Santoro CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS: Minka Kelly GAME: Marc Bessant 120 BAHADUR: Farhan Akhtar 100 METERS: Tori Matsuzaka DHEERAM: Vijayaraghavan MASTIII 4: Riteish Deshmukh KARAKKAM: Manikandan R Achari HIND DI CHADAR - GURU LADHO RE: Satinder Sartaaj PREMANTE: Priyadarshi Pulikonda EKO: Narain VILAYATH BUDHA: Prithviraj Sukumaran PONGALA: Baburaj CINDERELLA: CBeebies Panto LA TRAVIATA: OperaGlass Works TESTIMONY: Magdalene Laundries doc THE STRINGER - THE MAN WHO TOOK THE PHOTO: doc JAY KELLY THE RUNNING MAN NUREMBERG PARK AVENUE LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Tai) VALLEY OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH (Chn) NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER NOW YOU SEE ME - NOW YOU DON'T: Jesse Eisenberg CHRISTMAS KARMA: Kunal Nayyar KEEPER: Tatiana Maslany A MERRY LITTLE EX-MAS: Alicia Silverstone PLAYDATE: Kevin James A VERY JONAS CHRISTMAS MOVIE: Nick Jonas ALPHA: Tahar Rahim BUNNY: Mo Stark JUJUTSU KAISEN - EXECUTION: Jun'ya Enoki AL SADA AL AFADEL: Ashraf Abdel Baky DE DE PYAAR DE 2: Ajay Devgn KAANTHA: Dulquer Salmaan ATHIBHEEKARA KAAMUKAN: Drishya Raghunath IK TERE KAR K: Prabh Gill LA BOHEME: Met Opera CARAVAGGIO: exhibition on screen LEAGUE OF LEGENDS WORLDS25: finals in cinema BEING EDDIE: Eddie Murphy doc JOHN CLEESE PACKS IT IN: actor doc TONY FOSTER - PAINTING AT THE EDGE: artist doc PREDATORS: sting operation doc THE CHORAL TRAIN DREAMS IN YOUR DREAMS DIE MY LOVE ODYSSEY BELEN (Arg) EDEN & CHARLIE (Fr) THE MARBLES PREDATOR - BADLANDS: Elle Fanning ANEMONE: Daniel Day-Lewis DRAGONFLY: Andrea Riseborough A PAW PATROL CHRISTMAS: Luke Dietz FINDING JOY: Shannon Thornton 3 COLD DISHES: Adebodje Wayidi Adeleke GOOD HOME: Agata Turkot HAPPY KHUSH HO GAYA: Alish JAARI 2 - SONG OF CHYABRUNG: Dayahang Rai AAN PAAVAM POLLATHATHU: Jensan Diwakar HAQ: Yami Gautam BADAA KARARA PUDNA: Upasana Singh JATADHARA: Sudheer Babu Posani I'M NOT AN ACTOR: Chitrangada Satarupa ITHIRI NERAM: Roshan Mathew KAANTHA: Dulquer Salmaan THE GIRLFRIEND: Rashmika Mandanna VRUSSHABHA: Mohanlal LA FILLE MAL GARDEE: Royal Ballet LAIMINGOS ZVAIGZDES: Mindaugas Capas HOPE ON THE STAGE: J-Hope tour TWICE - ONE IN A MILL10N: K-pop doc GOING TO THE DOGS: greyhound racing doc A T H O M E . . . IN YOUR DREAMS BELEN (Arg) BAMBI: A TALE OF LIFE IN THE WOODS NOBODY 2 MATERIALISTS THE NAKED GUN F1 THE LIFE OF CHUCK FREAKIER FRIDAY FRANKENSTEIN FOUR LETTERS OF LOVE EDEN & CHARLIE (Fr) SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES HEDDA WEAPONS BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER THE BAD GUYS 2 SUPERMAN BRING HER BACK CHRISTY THE TOXIC AVENGER THE PARTISAN HOT MILK STAR TREK: SECTION 31 THE FANTASTIC 4: FIRST STEPS	N E W F I L M S . . . HAMNET WAKE UP DEAD MAN ZOOTOPIA 2 ETERNITY THE THING WITH FEATHERS THE SECRET AGENT (Br) THE OLD WOMAN WITH THE KNIFE JINGLE BELL HEIST: Connor Swindells WILDCAT: Kate Beckinsale TINSEL TOWN: Kiefer Sutherland STONE CREEK KILLER: Clayne Crawford SILVER STAR: Grace Van Dien AFTERSHOCK: Rayven Symone Ferrell SIDELINED 2 - INTERCEPTED: Noah Beck A HEART FOR CHRISTMAS: Nikiva Dionne BLOOD STAR: Britni Camacho THE THISTLE IN THE KISS: Leonora Cooke OUTERLANDS: Asia Kate Dillon CHAINSAWS WERE SINGING: Karl-Joosep Ilves BLKNWS - TERMS & CONDITIONS: artist doc THE STRINGER - THE MAN WHO TOOK THE PHOTO: doc RENTAL FAMILY (Jpn) WICKED: FOR GOOD SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE (Fin) CACTUS PEARS (Ind) MY FATHER'S SHADOW (Ngr) SAUNA (Den) ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT THE FAMILY PLAN 2: Mark Wahlberg ALTERED: Tom Felton THE FOLLIES: Adriana Barraza THE SON OF A THOUSAND MEN: Rodrigo Santoro CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS: Minka Kelly MERRY LITTLE MYSTERY: Amanda Ip A LOUD HOUSE CHRISTMAS MOVIE - NAUGHTY OR NICE: Sawyer Cole DAYS WHEN THE RAINS CAME: Eliza Coupe STZ: Matthew Clark A FIGGLY CHRISTMAS: Matthew Clark NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE: Matt Johnson KOKUHO: Keitatsu Koshiyama SANGRE DEL TORO: filmmaker doc SELENA Y LOS DINOS: musician doc THE SHEPHERD AND THE BEAR: Pyrenees doc THE CARMAN FAMILY DEATHS: tragedy doc THOUGHTS & PRAYERS: school preparedness doc THE RUNNING MAN JAY KELLY THE CARPENTER'S SON ARCO BULL RUN SIRAT (Sp) LEFT-HANDED GIRL (Tai) 300 LETTERS (Arg) NOW YOU SEE ME - NOW YOU DON'T: Jesse Eisenberg KEEPER: Tatiana Maslany A MERRY LITTLE EX-MAS: Alicia Silverstone PLAYDATE: Kevin James A VERY JONAS CHRISTMAS MOVIE: Nick Jonas TRAP HOUSE: Bobby Cannavale MUZZLE - CITY OF WOLVES: Aaron Eckhart KING IVORY: James Badge Dale SERIOUS PEOPLE: Spencer Creigh THE CINCINNATI SPIN: Vas Blackwood FRIEND ZONE: Nzinga Imani THE REMUS GANG: Marshall R Teague TWO SLEEPY PEOPLE: Sarah J Bartholomew THE THINGS YOU KILL: Ekin Koc TRIFOLE: Ydalie Turk TEE YAI - BORN TO BE BAD: Apo Nattawin Wattanagitiphat LEFTER - THE STORY OF THE ORDINARIUS: Erdem Kaynarca BEING EDDIE: Eddie Murphy doc QUIET VOICES IN A NOISY WORLD: grassroots doc COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT: illness doc ELOA THE HOSTAGE - LIVE ON TV: standoff doc TRAIN DREAMS NUREMBERG DIE MY LOVE PETER HUJAR'S DAY CHRISTY SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Nor) GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE BELEN (Arg) LOVE+WAR PREDATOR - BADLANDS: Elle Fanning UNEXPECTED CHRISTMAS: Lil Rel Howery STONE COLD FOX: Kiernan Shipka THE CHRISTMAS RING: Kelsey Grammer I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST: Alexandra Daddario LOST & FOUND IN CLEVELAND: June Squibb KILLING FAITH: Guy Pearce SARAH'S OIL: Zachary Levi LONG SHADOWS: Dermot Mulroney MODI: Riccardo Scamarcio FIGHT OR FLIGHT: Dolph Lundgren ICEFALL: Joel Kinnaman FINDING JOY: Shannon Thornton 31 CANDLES: Caroline Aaron ALL IS MERRY AND BRIGHT: Sally Struthers CHRISTMAS EVE: Eric Roberts ALL THAT WE LOVE: Kenneth Choi BARAMULLA: Neelofar Hamid GROOM & TWO BRIDES: Laila Abdallah MANGO: Josephine Park MARY J BLIGE - FOR MY FANS: concert on film PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK: Gaza doc A T H O M E . . . ROOFMAN IN YOUR DREAMS KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN 300 LETTERS (Arg) BULL RUN SHELBY OAKS THE SMASHING MACHINE PLAINCLOTHES FRANKENSTEIN LOVE+WAR BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER HEDDA A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE DEAD OF WINTER THE ROSES THE LONG WALK RIEFENSTAHL YOUR HOST SOME NIGHTS I FEEL LIKE WALKING (Ph) LURKER FREAKIER FRIDAY THE CONJURING: LAST RITES THE QUEEN OF MY DREAMS CAUGHT STEALING TRAUMATIKA
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