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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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These are our recently added titles this month*, you'll find plenty more movies to choose from once you're settled in onboard.

*not all content is available on our A339/A350 aircraft.

Recently added

Am I OK?

Starring: Dakota Johnson, Sonoya Mizuno, Jermaine Fowler

Certificate 15Closed-Caption

When Lucy (Johnson) discovers that bestie Jane (Mizuno) has been offered a job in London (‘I can’t wait

to get the Tube to work!’ says Jane. Yeah, that novelty will soon wear off), it causes Lucy to re-examine her life, her friendships, and – mostly – her sexuality.

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 The Bikeriders

Starring: Austin Butler, Jodie Comer, Tom Hardy

Vera LovesCertificate 15 Closed-CaptionAudio description

With a cast this good (Butler! Comer! Hardy!), the plot hardly matters, but here it is anyway: headstrong Kathy is drawn to

Benny, a member of motorcycle club The Vandals. However, dangerous changes are afoot at The Vandals, and

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Boy Kills World

Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Rothe, Michelle Dockery

Certificate 18

As played by Skarsgård, Boy is a deaf lad with a big imagination. When his parents are murdered, he trains for revenge and

things soon get bloody. If your taste is for high-octane, brutal action then you need this on your list.

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Candy Cane Lane

Starring: Eddie Murphy, Jillian Bell, Tracee Ellis Ross

Certificate 15 Closed-CaptionAudio description

Eddie Murphy leads this family-friendly Chrimbo treat film about a bloke so determined to win the annual decorating 

contest that he makes a pact with an elf – who in turn casts a spell that brings the 12 Days of Christmas to life.

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Crossing

Starring: Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava, Deniz Dumanli

Vera LovesCertificate 15

Acclaimed foreign-language drama about Lia, a retired teacher, and her neighbour Achi, who travel to Istanbul 

to find Lia's long-lost niece Tekla. Rocking up in this beautiful city, they soon discover that finding someone who doesn’t want to be found is harder than expected.

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Daddio

Starring: Dakota Johnson, Sean Penn

Certificate 15

This is what you call a two-hander, in that Johnson and Penn are the only two actors in it: she grabs a cab at the airport; 

he’s her philosophical driver. Two brilliant performances carry the day in what emerges as a thought-provoking, occasionally uncomfortable piece.

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Despicable Me 4

Starring: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell

Certificate U Closed-CaptionAudio description

The fourth – yes, fourth – instalment of the franchise finds Gru welcoming new family member, Gru Jr., who's determined

to torment his dad. As if that wasn't headache enough, criminal mastermind Maxime has escaped prison, and he wants revenge.

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The Exorcist: Believer

Starring: Leslie Odom Jr., Ellen Burstyn

Certificate 15 Closed-CaptionAudio description

Demonic sequel concerning two girls who, after going missing, return, let’s just say, ‘not quite themselves’. A concerned dad 

contacts Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn), the mum from the original 1973 The Exorcist – at which point things get proper scary.

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Firebrand

Starring: Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Sam Riley

Certificate 15 Closed-CaptionAudio description

An historical drama revolving around Henry VIII you say? Sold. This one concentrates on the period during which Catherine Parr 

(Vikander) was named regent while Henry was fighting abroad. When he returns – ill and paranoid – Cath finds herself fighting for survival.

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Fly Me To The Moon

Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum

Vera LovesCertificate 12

Fly Me To The Moon is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the backdrop of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing. 

Brought in to fix NASA’s public image, marketing maven Kelly Jones wreaks havoc on the already difficult task.

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Horizon: An American Saga (Chapter 1)

Starring: Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington

Certificate 15 Closed-Caption

Director-star Kevin ‘I don’t do things by halves’ Costner debuts the first part of his long-awaited Western quadrilogy.

 Co-starring Miller and Worthington, it chronicles a 15-year span of pre- and post-Civil War turmoil. As handsome and well-crafted as you'd expect.

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Fresh Kills

Starring: Emily Bader, Jennifer Esposito

Vera LovesCertificate 15Closed-Caption

A mafia movie from a female perspective is not something you get to see often – maybe never – but here’s one.

Directed by and starring Esposito, it takes place in a brilliantly realized 1980’s Noo Yawk, where it dawns on young Rose that her beloved dad is a mafia kingpin.

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I Heard the Bells

Starring: Stephen Atherholt, Jonathan Blair

Certificate 12

A biopic of a Christmas carol? Believe it. I Heard the Bells tells the inspiring story behind Henry Wadsworth 

Longfellow’s beloved carol. Once known as America's Poet, his life is shattered by tragedy and the Civil War. It’s the sound of Christmas that rekindles his faith.Directed by and starring Esposito, it takes place in a brilliantly realized 1980’s Noo Yawk, where it dawns on young Rose that her beloved dad is a mafia kingpin.

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Harold and the Purple Crayon

Starring: Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery

Certificate 12

Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he draws himself 

into the real world, Harold must use his creativity to save the world from unleashed imagination in the wrong hands.

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Furiosa: I Saw the TV Glow

Starring: Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine

Certificate 15 

Creepy horror following high school kid Owen, who’s drawn into a mysterious late-night TV show. 

As Owen’s obsession with the show deepens, reality becomes less, well, real, and he and his best pal are thrust into a terrifying collision of fiction and truth.

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I Used to Be Funny

Starring: Rachel Sennott, Olga Petsa, Jason Jones

Certificate 15Closed-Caption

Rachel Sennott stars as a struggling comic dealing with PTSD, who must decide whether to join the search for a missing girl

she used to nanny. With its blend of uneasy comedy and drama, much relies on Sennott’s central performance here – and she’s more than up to the task.

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Inside Out 2

Starring: Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Phyllis Smith

Vera LovesCertificate 15 Closed-Caption

Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust are disrupted by Anxiety and friends. who begins an unexpected

romance with 24-year-old Hayes, lead singer of the hottest boy band on the planet.

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Janet Planet

Starring: Zoe Ziegler, Luke Bosco, June Walker Grossman

Certificate 12 

Off-beat and leisurely paced tale of schoolkid Lacy, who spends the summer of 1991 in rural Massachusetts with her mother, 

Janet. Truth be told, mum is a bit of a strange fish, to whom people find themselves attracted. Lacy, meanwhile, escapes into her own vivid imagination.

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Journey to Bethlehem

Starring: Fiona Palomo, Milo Manheim, Antonio Banderas

Certificate 12

A young woman carrying an unimaginable responsibility. A young man torn between love and honour. This film weaves classic 

Christmas melodies into new pop songs in a retelling of the timeless story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus.

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Lisa Frankenstein

Starring: Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Carla Gugino

Certificate 15 Closed-Caption Audio description 

Described as a ‘coming of rage’ love story with definite shades of Tim Burton, writer Diablo 'Juno' Cody’s latest

tells of a teen who, thanks to her proximity to a haunted graveyard, becomes involved with a reanimated corpse. Soon, the lovestruck couple are hunting for fresh body parts.

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Little Bone Lodge

Starring: Joely Richardson, Neil Linpow, Sadie Soverall

Vera LovesCertificate 15 

Two criminal brothers, on the run during a storm in the Scottish Highlands, take a family hostage in a remote farmhouse. 

But the house hides dark secrets, and the night turns into a bloody struggle for survival. Fans of Don’t Breathe and Hush, get ready to be happy.

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Longlegs

Starring: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood

Vera LovesCertificate 15 Closed-CaptionAudio description

Steady on, it’s only another brilliant Nic Cage movie. This one is an acclaimed horror in which FBI agent Lee Harker 

hunts an occult serial killer. As she decodes cryptic clues, dark forces stir, dragging her into a chilling descent and questioning whether she’s becoming the very evil she’s pursuing.

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MaXXXine

Starring: Mia Goth, Lily Collins, Kevin Bacon

Certificate 18 Closed-Caption

The blood-soaked sequel to X and Pearl reunites director Ti West with his brilliant star Mia Goth, who plays aspiring actress

Maxine Minx. Just about to get her break, she finds herself targeted by a killer. But our Max ain’t going down without a fight...

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My Spy: The Eternal City

Starring: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Kristen Schaal

Certificate 12 Closed-CaptionAudio description

Back for another round of family fun, My Spy: The Eternal City sees CIA agent JJ reunite with his protégé, Sophie, 

to stop a nuclear threat. What starts as a high school trip to Italy quickly turns into a thrilling mission to save the world.

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One Fast Move

Starring: K.J. Apa, Eric Dane, Maria Reficco

Certificate 15 Closed-CaptionAudio description

High-octane action with a dash of romance and lots of feels, as we join speed-junkie Wes, reconnecting with his dad

 to chase a dream of bike-race glory. Gradually, Wes begins to break down emotional walls with his pa – as well as burning rubber on the track.

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Shayda

Starring: Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Certificate 15 

SHAYDA, a brave Iranian mother, finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter with her six-year-old daughter. 

Over Persian New Year, they take solace in Nowruz rituals and new beginnings, but when her estranged husband re-enters their lives, Shayda’s path to freedom is jeopardized.

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Summer Camp

Starring: Diane Keaton, Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard

Certificate 12 

Nora, Ginny, and Mary, three childhood best friends who used to spend every summer at a sleep away camp together, 

seize the opportunity to get back together for a reunion at the camp - full of food fights, river rafting and emotional revelations.

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The Watched,  (aka The Watchers)

Starring: Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré

Certificate 15 

From Ishana Night Shyamalan (daughter of M Night) comes this horror-shrouded tale of a young artist

(Fanning) who becomes stranded in a forest in western Ireland. Taking shelter with three strangers, the group find themselves stalked by mysterious nocturnal creatures.

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The Present

Starring: Isla Fisher, Greg Kinnear, Ryan Guzman

Certificate 12Closed-Caption

Family comedy about Taylor, a quirky kid who fixes a clock that lets him rewind time. When his parents announce a separation, 

he tries – and hilariously fails – to keep them together, and what follows is a charming mix of humour, family antics, and squishy heartfelt moments.

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Sing Sing

Starring: Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San Jose

Vera LovesCertificate 15 Closed-CaptionAudio description

Heart-warming, life-affirming, and a whole lot more besides, Sing Sing tells the true story of Divine G (Domingo), 

an innocent man in Sing Sing prison who finds purpose in a theatre group, discovering how art can transform lives.to make Marty’s final months meaningful. Marty’s wish? For the Red Sox to end their losing streak. Ted’s solution is as creative as it is joyful.

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Tuesday

Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Arinzé Kene, Lola Petticrew

Vera LovesCertificate 15

A mother (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, in a profoundly moving performance) and her teenage daughter (Lola Petticrew)

must confront Death when it arrives in the form of an astonishing talking bird. From debut filmmaker Daina O. Pusić, Tuesday is a heart-rending fairy tale about the echoes of loss and finding resilience in the unexpected.

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Young Woman and the Sea

Starring: Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey

Vera Loves  Certificate 12

This is the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to successfully swim the English Channel. 

Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the 21-mile trek from France to England.

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Reverse the Curse

Starring: David Duchovny, Logan Marshall-Green

Certificate 15Closed-Caption

Duchovny directs and stars in this comedy-drama. When Ted moves in with his terminally ill dad Marty, he’s determined

to make Marty’s final months meaningful. Marty’s wish? For the Red Sox to end their losing streak. Ted’s solution is as creative as it is joyful.

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Space Cadet

Starring: Emma Roberts, Tom Hopper, Poppy Liu

Certificate 12 Closed-Caption

Comedy in which Florida party girl (Roberts) turns out to be the only hope for NASA thanks to her smarts, 

heart and moxie. And if the words Legally Blonde have just popped into your head then… ditto.(London, like the city), goes in search of London’s secret twin sister – only to fall in love along the way.

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Twisters

Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos

Vera LovesCertificate 12 Closed-Caption

Wind-based action here as Kate Carter (Edgar-Jones), haunted by past tragedy, returns to Tornado Alley with her friend Javi. 

Joined by reckless storm chaser Tyler Owens (Powell), they face a life-or-death battle as a series of massive tornadoes converge over Oklahoma.

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Short movies

For People In Trouble

Starring: Archie Madekwe, Emma D’Arcy

 

Jenny and Paul meet at a pub. Quickly, they fall in love. The beginnings of their relationship blossom against a world 

that's falling apart - Jenny becomes radicalised; Europe moves further to the Right; martial law is in place.

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Tondex 2000

 The Snip

Starring: Sunil Patel, Ciaran Dowd, Rebecca Shorrocks

Certificate 15

Determined to not have any more kids, a dim witted dad reluctantly goes for a vasectomy.

following the reunion of estranged brothers Turlough and Lorcan following the untimely death of their mother.

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Tondex 2000

Favours

Starring: Garance Marillier

Certificate 15

In a bustling train station, Sonja struggles to get help to take care of a baby she claims has been abandoned.

 he knows best - his lifelong barber, The Therapist.

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Tondex 2000

They Grow Up So Fast

Starring: John F Beach, Emily Althaus, Martin Spanjers

 

Fast and frantic, this comedy follows Brian the morning after meeting Amy during a night out on the town. When he wakes up 

and things seem oddly more serious between them, he realizes that life is moving much faster than he anticipated.

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Tondex 2000

 The Therapist

Starring: Ash Barba, Brett Curtis, Priscilla Fagbemi

Vera LovesCertificate 15

Lost in the midst of an unexpected crisis, Jaydon goes in search for the answers to his problems in the place

 he knows best - his lifelong barber, The Therapist.

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Tondex 2000

Meat Puppet

Starring: David Jonsson, Máiréad Tyers, Gregg Chillin

Vera LovesCertificate 15

On the day he promised his girlfriend he’d grow up, a man-child inadvertently traps himself inside a puppet.

 he knows best - his lifelong barber, The Therapist.

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In Too Deep

Starring: Rachel Shenton, Stephen Wight, Sue Maund

 

Mourning the death of his young daughter, a grieving father goes to extreme measures, using A.I technology 

to relive their fondest memories. A story with an ominous warning to society.

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Tondex 2000

Favourites

Starring: Stephen Curry, Sibylla Budd, Maria Angelico

Certificate 15

When their family camping trip turns deadly, two parents face an impossible choice.

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Dementia-friendly short films

This collection of dementia-friendly short films has been put together by the Women Over 50 Film Festival exclusively for Vera. The films have been reviewed by Carers UK, a UK charity making life better for carers.

Entitled

Starring: Abosede Ajao, Beau the horse

 

Filmmaker Adeyemi Michael pays homage to his mother, Abosede Ajao, who travelled from Nigeria to England more than 30 years ago. 

In this fantasy documentary he re-imagines her first immigrant experience. Wearing traditional Yoruba ceremonial attire, she rides majestically on horseback through the streets of Peckham in South London. Entitled is vibrant, joyful and colourful. 

 

People living with dementia may find this beautifully-crafted, slow-motion film calming to watch and listen to.

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Tondex 2000

The Honeys and Bears

Starring: Rasheedah Ali, Sheila Bligen

 

The Honeys and Bears is a synchronised swimming team for people 55 and older. In this feel-good documentary, we witness the freedom 

that comes from being in the water. These performers can do all kinds of things that they can’t do on land. As one member puts it, swimming with the team keeps her “92 years young.” The women move in formation to “The Nutcracker Suite” by Tchaikovsky. 

 

If you’re living with dementia, you may recognise and enjoy this music.

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Tondex 2000

Swim

Starring: Janina Ehrlich, Charles Schmidt

 

In this charming animation, an older woman longs to learn how to swim but when she dips her toe in the water, she awakens creatures

 deep in the ocean. Is she brave enough to take the plunge, or will she retreat to the safety of dry land? An enchanting film with no words is accompanied by “Music with No Words” by Mendelssohn. 

 

This jaunty classical soundtrack may be familiar to people living with dementia and might get some feet tapping.

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Eulogy for the Dandelion

Starring: Dandelion, Butterfly

 

A dandelion struggles to grow from a seed but doesn't hesitate to shelter and feed a caterpillar. The new butterfly doesn't forget this love 

and offers an act of support in return. The cycle of life is marked by small gestures until the circle is complete. 

 

This animation is filled with muted natural colours and a soothing soundtrack. If you live with dementia, you may find the sights and sounds of this gentle film comforting and soothing.

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Tondex 2000

Lay Me Low

Starring: Sandy Silva, Kimberly Robin

 

Lay Me Low brings people together in music and movement. Individual voices are woven together to make one song; steps are taken in rhythm 

to make one dance. This beautiful traditional Shaker lament is performed by dancers and singers. Each person expresses something different and together they create a sense of unity and belonging. 

 

If you’re living with dementia, the gentle, rhythmic music and sounds of Lay Me Low may appeal to you.

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Tondex 2000

Walks With Me

Starring: Ritva Kattelus, Elli Hirvikoski

 

80-year-old Sanna lives alone with her memories and houseplants. One day she looks out her window and sees something that reminds 

her of her friends. Reality and memories become intertwined as a playground game of “Statues” - or “Grandma's Footsteps” - leads Sanna on a journey from childhood to old age. 

 

People living with dementia may enjoy the “Statues” game in this film and it may spark childhood memories for some viewers.

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Haud Close Tae Me

Starring: Jill Ferguson, Mia Thompson

 

Two dancers unite across the generations. A connection is shared between younger and older selves in this dance film from Scottish Ballet. 

The dance is inspired by a specially-commissioned poem by one of Scotland's Makars (National Poets), Jackie Kay, and the poem is recited by Jackie in Scots-English. 

 

The dreamy atmosphere surrounding the dancers and the tender music of the score create a film that people living with dementia may find relaxing and restful.

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Tondex 2000

Old Mother Blackbird

Starring: Sophie Bancroft, Tom Lyne

Vera Loves

A blackbird and her family came to live in the garden of jazz singer and filmmaker Sophie Bancroft. The mother blackbird worked tirelessly to feed 

and protect her babies until they were ready to fly away. This love inspired Sophie to create Old Mother Blackbird, a film about a woman who watches over the comings and goings of a blackbird through the seasons. 

 

People living with dementia may be soothed by the gentle jazz vocals in this playful stop-motion animation.

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