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Browse Vera and you’ll discover the latest must-see Hollywood films along with recent chart toppers, a selection of underrated gems, quirky short films, and festival favourites. Want to know more about the actors, directors, and comedians behind them? Watch What’s on Vera, where film critic and broadcaster Jason Solomons presents the latest highlights onboard. We never edit the movies we show either, so you see them just as the director intended.
If you still can’t choose, look out for the ’Vera Loves’ label – that means we think it’s the best of the best. Travelling with kids? Don’t worry – parental locking is available on all aircraft.
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All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt
Starring: Charleen McClure, Moses Ingram
Charting the growth, loves, and heartbreaks of a Black woman in Mississippi, from her childhood through to her adult years,
All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt is a genuinely moving, not to mention flawlessly performed drama – and one to treasure.
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American Fiction
Jeffrey Wright, Tracee Ellis Ross, John Ortiz
Award-eating comedy with a sharp satirical edge, in which frustrated writer Monk (Jeffrey Wright, who’s brill)
pens a mickey-take novel about the black experience – only to have the world take it seriously.
Anyone But You
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Darren Barne
Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date
something happens that turns their hot attraction ice cold - until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a wedding in Australia.
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Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Starring: Jason Momoa, Patrick Wilson, Amber Heard
The second Aquaman tells the tale of our hero fending off a vengeful Black Manta. And yes, the critical reception was damp
(ha ha), but think on this: it looks good and features people with seagoing superpowers duking it out underwater. What more do you blimmin’ want?thing happens
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Arthur's Whisky
Starring: Diane Keaton, Patricia Hodge, Lulu
Vera exclusive! A stellar cast (including none other than Boy George and Lulu!) is one of the many reasons to see
this British comedy in which three ladies of a certain age find a whiskey that makes them younger. (No jokes about them being so drunk they just think they’re younger.)
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The Beekeeper
Starring: Jason Statham, Jeremy Irons
If Jason Statham plays a beekeeper you can bet the kids he’s an ex-special forces beekeeper and just the kind of guy
you’d call if you ran afoul of organised crime. So you can guess what happens when his friend Eloise does exactly that.
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The Blind
Starring: Aron von Andrian
This biopic with a Christian angle tells the true story of the Robertson family, who found fame on US reality TV show
Duck Dynasty. Their roots of their subsequent success – as depicted here – make for compelling, inspiring viewing.
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The Book of Clarence
Starring: Lakeith, Omar Sy, Anna Diop
Streetwise but struggling, Clarence is trying to prove that he’s not a nobody. Captivated by the power and glory of the Jesus,
he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, gets into trouble, but at last finds redemption and faith.
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The Boys in the Boat
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner
George Clooney’s latest stint in the director’s chair focuses on the University of Washington rowing team, which competed
for gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. A true underdog story, you will be uplifted. You will be inspired.
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The Canterville Ghost
Starring: Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Freddie Highmore
All your favourite British actors do a voice in this animated version of Oscar Wilde’s comedy-ghost story in which
an American family moves into the stately countryside mansion. One problem. Canterville Chase been haunted for the past 300 years
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The Color Purple
Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo
The 1985 Spielberg classic gets a musical makeover and if you’re thinking ‘corny cash-in’ you couldn’t be further from the truth.
Telling the story of Celie, who embarks on a long road to find happiness, all the feels are here.
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The Delinquents
Starring: Esteban Bigliardi, Daniel Elía
No, not the 1989 Kylie Minogue movie. In fact, this is a twist-filled Argentinian thriller in which a man’s fiendishly clever heist
plan seems to go well, only to have, shall we say, ‘unforeseen’ consequences.
Drift
Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Alia Shawkat, Ibrahima Ba
Festooned with Sundance buzz, the superb Drift tells of Jacqueline, a refugee who escapes to a Greek Island –
only to find herself in a day-to-day struggle for survival. When she meets a tour guide in similar circumstances, the two become unlikely pals.
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French Girl
Starring: Zach Braff, Evelyne Brochu, Vanessa Hudgens
Lots of fun in this rom-com in which Braff (he’s so good, right?) plays a mild-mannered teacher who goes
with his girlfriend to Quebec City so that she can try out for a restaurant job. However, it turns out that the glam restaurant owner (Hudgens) is actually her ex. Ouch!
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Freud's Last Session
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode
Set on the eve of WWII, Freud (Anthony Hopkins) invites author C.S. Lewis (Matthew Goode) to engage
over the existence of God. The film interweaves past, present and fantasy, bursting from the confines of Freud's study on a dynamic journey
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The Great Escaper
Starring: Michael Caine, Glenda Jackson
At the grand old age of 90, Sir Michael Caine joins Glenda Jackson (since departed) in this heart-warming true-life tale of WWII
veteran Bernard Jordan, who was so determined to join the 2014 D-Day that he staged a great escape – from his nursing home.
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How to Have Sex
Starring: Mia McKenna-Bruce, Lara Peake, Shaun Thomas
Post-MeToo subject matter here, as three British teenage girls on what should be the holiday of a lifetime
are thrown into a nightmare of sex and consent. What emerges is an expertly observed and very timely coming-of-age drama.
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The Iron Claw
Starring: Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson
Some (including us) say that this was unfairly ignored at the Oscars. Featuring an incredible, transformative performance
from Zac Efron, it tells the true tale of the Von Erich family – talented wrestlers so dogged by tragedy you’ll begin to wonder why they bother.
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The Lesson
Starring: Julie Delpy, Richard E. Grant, Daryl McCormack
Part mystery, part-character study, The Lesson is set on the estate of a novelist (Grant), where the arrival of a young writer
(McCormack) causes long-buried secrets to bubble back to the surface.
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May December
Starring: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton
Decades after Gracie went to prison for seducing 13-year-old Joe, the couple are still an item. Things change when
actress Elizabeth comes to research a movie about the scandal. What follows is a tremendous character study and a real showcase for the talents of Portman and Moore.
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Mean Girls
Starring: Reneé Rapp, Angourie Rice, Avantika Vandanapurk
The classic teen flick from 2004 gets a remake, a new cast and – most excitingly – a musical makeover. The fact that it all
works brilliantly is just the icing on an already very delicious cake. All together now, ‘Would you like us to assign someone to butter your muffin?’
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Migration
Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Kumail Nanjiani
Animated family movie about Mack, a duck who overcomes his fear of adventure to go on holiday with his family –
only to get more than he bargained for. And if you’re expecting a joke about being quackers to miss this one, forget it.
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Miller's Girl
Starring: Martin Freeman, Jenna Ortega
To explain why this movie is controversial would mean giving away the plot, so let’s just whisper that it’s something
to do with the age difference between Freeman, playing a teacher, and Ortega, as his student, and something that happens between them, and leave it there.
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Monster
Starring: Ando Sakura, Nagayama Eita, Kurokawa Soya
A case of differing perspectives is the catalyst for conflict in this garlanded drama from Japan. As the mother of a boy
demands answers about his treatment at school, she butts heads with a teacher and, as we soon discover, everyone has their own story to tell.
Napoleon
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby
A spectacle-filled action epic that details the rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte (Joaquin Phoenix).
Directed by Ridley Scott, the film captures Bonaparte's relentless journey to power through the prism of his volatile relationship with Josephine.
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Origin
Starring: Aunjanue Ellis, Niecy Nash, Jon Bernthal
Acclaimed biopic telling the story of Isabel Wilkerson (Ellis-Taylor, in an outstanding performance), the first woman
of African-American heritage to win the Pulitzer Prize in journalism, as she writes her landmark work, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
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Out of Darkness
Starring: Safia Oakley-Green, Kit Young, Chuku Modu
Grab your loincloth, this gnarly British horror film visits a rarely explored horror niche – cavemen.
Using a language invented for the movie, our Paleolithic heroes find themselves at the mercy of a strange creature and must
The Painter
Starring: Charlie Weber, Madison Bailey, Jon Voight
Action here, as a mysterious woman from the past resurfaces for ex-CIA operative Peter. Exposed and targeted
by a relentless killer and a rogue black ops program, our Pete must rely on skills he hoped to have left behind.
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The Pod Generation
Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emilia Clarke, Rosalie Craig
An intriguing mix of sci-fi, comedy and romance here (‘sci-rom-com’, anyone? ‘com-fi-rom’?) with Clarke and Ejiofor
playing a couple who in the not-too-distant future use artificial womb and ‘pod technology’ in order to literally grow a family.
Poor Things
Starring: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe
The incredible tale of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a young woman brought back to life by a brilliant and unorthodox scientist.
Seeking the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.
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Race for Glory
Starring: Riccardo Scamarcio, Volker Bruch, Daniel Brühl
This big-budget biopic does what it says on the tin, telling the tale of the rivalry between Audi and Lancia
at the 1983 Rally World Championship. Can Lancia regain its former glory?
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The Royal Hotel
Starring: Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, Hugo Weaving
Slow-burn psychological thriller as backpackers Hanna and Liv (Garner and Henwick) take jobs in a remote outback pub.
Just about the only women for miles around, they soon find themselves at the mercy of male toxicity run rampage – and it ain’t pretty
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Saltburn
Starring: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike
Director Emerald Fennell’s follow-up to her brilliant Promising Young Woman is a superbly staged
and performed study of class tension that takes a story familiar from Brideshead Revisited and twists it into deliciously dark shapes. Don’t miss it.
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Scrambled
Starring: Leah McKendrick, Ego Nwodim, Clancy Brown
Meet Sara (McKendrick), A thirty-something woman who isn’t quite ready to accept her status as ‘eternal bridesmaid’.
Sure enough, our Sez sets out on an empowering and frequently hilarious journey of self-discovery.
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Self Reliance
Starring: Leah McKendrick, Ego Nwodim, Clancy Brown
Quirky comedy starring Johnson as a regular bloke asked if he wants to play a dark web reality TV game
that involves evading ‘hunters’ out to kill him. With a huge prize in the offing, he agrees, thinking he’s found a loophole. Ah,
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Suzume
Starring: Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura, Eri Fukatsu
From Japanese animation guru Makoto Shinkai comes this coming-of-age fantasy adventure film telling of teen Suzume,
who must prevent a series of disasters across Japan by sealing doors created by a colossal, supernatural worm. Yikes.
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The Teachers Lounge
Starring: Leonie Benesch
Nominated for a Best International Feature gong at this year’s Oscars, this German drama focuses on a teacher
given the job of weeding out a student (or maybe students, plural) responsible for a series of thefts.
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The Zone of Interest
Starring: Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel, Ralph Herforth
Hailed as a masterpiece, Glazer’s film tells of the Höss family, who live next door to the Auschwitz concentration camp where dad,
Rudolf, is commandant. What emerges is a chilling and thoughtful study in ‘the banality of evil’ and what The Times called ‘a landmark movie’
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An Irish Goodbye
Starring: Seamus O'Hara, James Martin
Set against the backdrop of a working farm in rural Northern Ireland, An Irish Goodbye is a black comedy
following the reunion of estranged brothers Turlough and Lorcan following the untimely death of their mother.
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Bean Feasa (Wise Woman)
Starring: Máirín de Buitléir, Bernie Ní Dhuibhir
Inspired by the old folktales of Donegal this gripping Irish language supernatural thriller is set in the remote
wilds of Ireland. The sceptical daughter of a traditional healer has her certainties challenged when she encounters one of 'the Good People' herself during the unorthodox healing of a young boy believed stolen by the fairies.
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Cat Got Your Tongue
Starring: Georgina Hellier, David Sterne, Sid Sagar
Hopeless romantic Hazel has an obsession and goes to extreme lengths trying to find love in the shape of
a man she shared a one-night stand with. But nothing goes to plan as she gets side-tracked into reluctantly helping her elderly neighbour Brian with an unusual and grizzly request.
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Everybody Dies ... Sometimes
Starring: Tanya Reynolds, Mathew Horne, Sparrow Michell
A deliciously dark comedy about life and death. Mara believes she is responsible for the deaths of
everyone she gets close to.
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Gene
Even Rock Gods have to do their own laundry. A wry look at a day in the life of one of rocks biggest icons as he tackles
everyday tasks.
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Harold & Mary
Starring: Dermot Crowley, Phyllis Logan, Maddie Rice
After 50 years of marriage cracks begin to form as the dark shadow of dementia falls over Harold and Mary.
This true story follows the challenges the disease forces the once loving couple to face as it tests their love, patience and perseverance.
Extraña forma de vida (Strange Way of Life)
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Ethan Hawke
A man rides a horse across the desert that separates him from Bitter Creek.
He comes to visit Sheriff Jake. Twenty-five years earlier, both the sheriff and Silva, the rancher who rides out to meet him, worked together as hired gunmen. Silva visits him with the excuse of reuniting with his friend from his youth, and they do indeed celebrate their meeting, but the next morning Sheriff Jake tells him that the reason for his trip is not to go down the memory lane of their old friendship ...
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The Stupid Boy
Starring: Joshua Griffin, Derek Elroy, Ellie Piercy
London is being terrorised by Christian white supremacists. While a broken man is groomed for the next attack,
a boy from Brixton sees the world in a different way. But seeing things differently can be dangerous.
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Tondex 2000
Starring: Yann Bean, Emilie Caen
Sylvain, an Afghan war veteran lives off grid and a life of petty crime. When he crosses paths with Nathalie, a mother
and CEO struggling to keep her lawnmower company afloat both their lives take an unexpected turn. Superb award winning dark romantic French comedy. Craghoppers Film Prize winner 2023.
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