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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.

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