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The Theory Of Everything

Eddie Redmayne plays Stephen Hawking, a renowned physicist who’s struck down by motor neuron disease when he’s 21. He defies the odds and goes on to prove that physical disability cannot hamper the relentlessness of human ambition. Felicity Jones plays Jane, his loyal wife who devotes her life to taking care of him. Directed by James Marsh.

Jupiter Ascending

Mila Kunis plays Jupiter Jones, a toilet cleaner who’s actually a space princess of a faraway galaxy. Eddie Redmayne plays a villainous heir of an alien planet who wants to colonise Earth as part of his inheritance. Channing Tatum plays a half-wolf space warrior who arrives to help Jupiter reclaim her rightful place on the throne. Directed by Lana and Andy Wachowski.

Dolly Ki Doli

Sonam Kapoor is Dolly, a con-woman who marries men from different religions and runs away with their money. After duping quite a few rich men, Dolly gets media attention and cop Robin Singh tries to chase her down. She gets away as usual, but not without breaking hearts and reminiscing on her own heartbreaks along the way. Directed by Abhishek Dogra. Limited release at Major Ekamai, Rama 3 and Pattaya.

Single Lady

In this Thai romcom, Pacharapa Chaichua plays a successful business woman who believes being single is the best way to live life. When a fortune teller tells her that her ex-boyfriend is suffering from her past actions, which will affect her karma, she embarks on a mission to find and rescue him. Also starring Arak Amornsupasiri. Directed by Thanakorn Pongsuwan.

Comet

This American indie drama-comedy stars Justin Long and Emmy Rossum as lovers who go through five key moments in their relationship, time-jumping through parallel universes. Directed by Sam Esmail.

Tracers

Taylor Lautner plays a New York bike messenger who owes a lot of money to the mafia, and now they’re coming after him. A beautiful stranger then leads him into the world of extreme sport called parkour — a streetwise form of gymnastics — where he’ll find friends who help him escape the mob. Directed by Daniel Benmayor.

The Imitation Game

Benedict Cumberbatch plays Alan Turing, an eccentric British mathematician who leads a team to crack the German Enigma code and helps the Allies win the war. But Turing’s homosexuality is held against him in the conservative mid-century era. Keira Knightley plays his wife. Directed by Morten Tyldum.

Project Almanac

A high-schooler watches a home video of his birthday recorded years ago — and spots his grown-up self in it. He and a group of friends then discover a time-travelling machine and start having fun zipping back into the past. But bending time comes with a lot of trouble that they now have to fix. Directed by Dean Istaelite.

Gangnam Blues

This Korean action thriller is set in the 1970s during a time of political corruption and gang warfare in Gangnam, a district in Seoul. Two friends get drawn into the political clashes, criminal organisations, and a deadly presidential campaign. Directed by Yoo Ha.

American Sniper

Directed by Clint Eastwood, the film is adapted from the biography of Chris Kyle (played by Bradley Cooper), a US Navy SEAL with the highest number of sniper kills in US military history. After four tours of Iraq, he returns to his family, but back in Texas he realises that in his head, the war is far from over.

Mortdecai

In this caper comedy, Johnny Depp plays a flamboyant, eccentric and wonderfully-mustachioed art collector and part-time rogue Charlie Mortdecai. When a painting with a secret code has been stolen, the British government recruits him to track down the goods. Also starring Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor. Directed by David Koepp.

Maps To The Stars

Hollywood is a twisted amusement park of shame and ego in this black comedy. Julianne Moore plays a neurotic actress looking to score a role in a remake of a movie that once starred her mother. Robert Pattinson plays her chauffeur, John Cusack is her yoga teacher, and Mia Wasikowska is a scar-faced girl looking for a big break. Directed by David Cronenberg.

Pleng Khong Kao (The Songs Of Rice)

This poetic documentary film travels around Thailand to record various ceremonies and celebrations relating to rice and rice-growing culture. Directed by Uruphong Raksasat. In Thai with English subtitles, at SF CentralWorld.