January's Must-See Movies
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2/15 A Most Violent Year: In 1981, what would statistically end up being one of New York City's most violent years, an immigrant and his family attempt to grow a business amidst a world looking to drag them into the dark and rampant NYC underbelly. COMING SOON TO CINEMAS.
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3/15 American Sniper: Based on the memoir of Chris Kyle, the most lethal sniper in American military history with 160 confirmed kills (largely undertaken during four tours of the Iraq War). COMING TO CINEMAS THURSDAY 15 JAN.
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4/15 Big Eyes: Tim Burton directs the biographical drama of painter Margaret Keane (Amy Adams), set in the 1950s. Follows her success as an artist, and eventual legal issues with her husband (Christoph Waltz) who takes credit for her work in the 1960s. COMING SOON TO CINEMAS.
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5/15 Enemy: Jake Gyllenhaal and the director of Prisoners reteam for this psychological thriller about a man who is startled to see another man in a movie who looks exactly like him – and seeks out to find the doppelganger. Co-stars Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) and Sarah Gadon (A Dangerous Method). OUT NOW ON DVD.
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6/15 Foxcatcher: Based on the shocking, dark, true story of Olympic Wrestling Champion Mark Schultz (Channing Tatum), who is guided by multi-millionaire John du Pont (Steve Carell) in a hellbent attempt to rise above the shadow of his successful brother Dave (Mark Ruffalo). du Pont's "coaching" style pushes Mark to breaking point, leading to a self-destructive spiral that breeds tragic consequences. COMING TO CINEMAS THURSDAY 29 JAN.
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7/15 Paddington: The duffel-coated, galoshes-wearing family favourite bear hits cinema screens for the first time. Finding himself lost and alone at Paddington Station, he begins to realise that city life is not quite as he imagined - until he meets the kindly Brown family, who read the label around his neck ('Please look after this bear. Thank you.') and offer him a temporary haven. It looks as though his luck has changed until this rarest of bears catches the eye of a museum taxidermist. IN CINEMAS NOW.
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8/15 Into the Woods: Follows the tales of Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Rapunzel, all tied together by a baker and his wife and their wish to begin a family. Into the Woods is based on the stage musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim (Sweeney Todd), which premiered on Broadway in 1987. IN CINEMAS NOW.
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9/15 Testament of Youth: Divided by war, united by love. Alicia Vikander is Vera Brittain in this historical drama based on her autobiography, recalling her experience as a woman coming of age during World War I. COMING SOON TO CINEMAS.
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10/15 Unbroken: Survival, resilience, redemption. The true story of American Olympic runner Louis Zamperini (Jack O'Connell) who, having been sent to World War II, survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash only to be caught by the Japanese Navy and consigned to a prisoner-of-war camp. COMING TO CINEMAS THURSDAY 22 JAN.
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11/15 Birdman: Michael Keaton leads this black comedy as a washed-up actor – known for portraying iconic superhero Birdman. Now, he's trying desperately to succeed in an upcoming Broadway play in order to win back his family and former glory. COMING TO CINEMAS THURSDAY 15 JAN.
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12/15 Whiplash: An eager-to-the-point-of-obsessive student at the prestigious (and fictional) Shaffer Conservatory, 19-year-old Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) pushes himself to become one of the all-time greats behind the drum kit. In the thick of this ultra-competitive environment, he catches the eye of the terrifying Terrence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), who picks Neiman to play in the Conservatory's elite house band. With this opportunity comes a scarcely believable level of abuse, something Fletcher sees as necessary to unlock Neiman's full potential - but will he break him in the process? OUT ON DVD WEDNESDAY 25 FEB.
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13/15 Wild: The director of Dallas Buyers Club helms this self-discovery drama starring Reese Witherspoon as Cheryl Strayed, a woman who takes it upon herself to hike solo across 1800kms of America, after a string of mistakes pull her life down close to ruins. COMING TO CINEMAS THURSDAY 29 JAN.
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14/15 The Imitation Game: The World War II true story of Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) - the English mathematician and logician who set out to break the Enigma code used by the Nazis but was persecuted for his sexuality. IN CINEMAS NOW.
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15/15 The Theory of Everything: The extraordinary story of Jane and Stephen Hawking. Once a healthy, active young man, Hawking received an earth-shattering diagnosis at 21 years of age. With Jane fighting tirelessly by his side, Hawking embarks on his most ambitious scientific work, studying the very thing he now has precious little of – time. Based on Jane's memoir Travelling to Infinity. COMING SOON TO CINEMAS.
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