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Along With The Gods: The Last 49 Days

In this sequel to a hit Korean fantasy adventure, three guardians guide a man through a series of trials in the afterlife towards a reincarnat­ion. Directed by Kim Yong-hwa.

The Meg

With time running out, expert deep-sea rescue diver Jonas Taylor (Jason Statham) is on a mission to save the crew of an internatio­nal undersea observatio­n programme that has been attacked by a massive creature previously thought to be extinct.

Christophe­r Robin

Inspired by A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard’s book Winnie

the-Pooh, this fantasy comedy-drama film tells a story of Christophe­r Robin (Ewan McGregor) as he has grown up. While losing his imaginatio­n, he reunites with his old stuffed bear friend Winnie-the-Pooh who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård and Amanda Seyfried return to the sequel of the hit musical film featuring the songs by ABBA. This time they’re joined by Lily James, Alexa Davis, Andy Garcia and Cher. Directed by Ol Parker.

Shoplifter­s

In this Palme d’Or-winning Japanese film, a family of petty thieves lives in a rundown house trying to make ends meet. One day they take home a young girl who’s been abused by her parents and “adopt” her as a new family member. The girl’s arrival soon reveals the secret of this unusual family. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. In Japanese with Thai and English subtitles at Scala and House RCA.

App War

Two start-up companies are competing to win a deal by writing a new social media app. Each company sends a spy to find out what the other is doing, and the rivalry is driven by ego, money and also romance. Directed by Yanyong Krurangkul. In Thai with English subtitles.

The Darkest Minds

Based on a young adult novel, The Darkest Minds is about a group of teenagers in the future world who, after having acquired supernatur­al powers, have to run away from adults. With a bounty hunter hired by the government on their trail, the youngsters have to find a safe haven and create a new future. Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson.

Mission: Impossible — Fallout

Tom Cruise returns as Ethan Hunt, the daredevil operative of the Impossible Mission Force (IMF). This time, he hurtles from Berlin to Paris, from London to Kashmir, in pursuit of plutonium balls coveted by a band of internatio­nal anarchists. Along the way Hunt dangles from a helicopter, chases bad guys on the Champs-Elysees and the Tate Modern, gets stuck in a Kashmiri ravine, and more. Also starring Henry Cavill and Rebecca Ferguson. Directed by Christophe­r McQuarrie.

The Spy Who Dumped Me

In this action comedy, a woman finds out the man who just dumped her is a spy. Now she and her best friend are unwittingl­y drawn into an internatio­nal conspiracy. Directed by Susanna Fogel.

Adrift

Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin star in this film based on a true story. Tami Oldham (Woodley) and Richard Sharp (Claflin) sail into one of the most catastroph­ic hurricanes in recorded history. When the storm passed, their boat is seriously damaged and Richard is badly injured. Adrift in the middle of the ocean, Tami must save herself and the man she loves. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur.

When I Get Home, My Wife Always Pretends To Be Dead

The title explains it all. This domestic drama is based on an online forum posted by a husband who, upon returning from work, finds his wife faking her death in a series of bizarre spectacles. What follows is a story of a married couple who have long failed to communicat­e with each other. Directed by Lee Toshio.

The Cured

Ellen Page stars in this film about the aftermath of a zombie epidemic. Set in Ireland, the story takes place after the zombie virus has been cured and the once-infected population have returned to society. But when discrimina­tion and paranoia follow, the militant government has to interfere. Directed by David Freyne.

7 Days

Ananda Everingham and Nattha Jirayangyu­en star in this Thai romantic movie. A man wakes up in a different body for seven days straight, and he has to show his true self to win the love of his girlfriend every day.

Leave No Trace

In this US drama film, a father and his teenage daughter’s idyllic lives in Forest Park, Portland, are completely changed when both are put into social services due to a mistake by the city’s authoritie­s. Struggling to survive in their new environmen­ts, they set off on a mission to return to their off-the-grid homeland. Starring Ben Foster and Thomasin McKenzie. Directed by Debra Granik.

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