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Kingsman: The Secret Service
Colin Firth stars in this spy thriller that doubles as a comedy of manners. Firth plays suave British secret agent Harry Hart, who decides to take on a rebellious street kid as his protégé. Samuel L Jackson plays Valentine, a millionaire with a plot to destroy the world, though he’s also a man who hates violence. Also starring Michael Caine. Directed by Matthew Vaughn.
Fifty Shades Of Grey
Based on a bestselling erotic novel, Fifty
Shades Of Grey tells the tumultuous, steamy, sado-masochist relationship between literature student Anastasia (Dakota Johnson, daughter of Melanie Griffith) and eccentric, tormented, and supremely rich, businessman Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan). Handcuffs, candles and other boudoir toys are ready. Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. Rated 20-plus in Thailand with ID check at the door.
Still Alice
Julianne Moore gives an Oscar-worthy performance in her drama about a linguistics professor who finds that she’s developing early-onset Alzheimer’s. Her family have to go through the toughest test as her condition worsens. Alec Baldwin plays her husband. Kristen Stewart and Kate Bosworth play their daughters. Directed by Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland.
Roy
Roy (Ranbir Kapoor) is a maverick thief whose heists become successful movie plots for famous filmmaker Kabir Grewal (Arjun Rampal). Jacqueline Fernandez stars in a double role, as the bohemian filmmaker girlfriend of Kabir, Ayesha, and as Tia, a glamorous globetrotter. Love triangles that ensue when these characters’ lives merge become the heart of this romantic thriller. Directed by Vikramjit Singh. Limited release at Major Ekamai, Rama 3, Pattaya and Paragon.
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.
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.
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.
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.