Films
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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, festival favourites and our world collection, which brings together striking, award-nominated films from across borders, cultures, and points of view. 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 films we show, either, so you see them just as the director intended.
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Jack O'Connell, Alfie Williams
Dr. Kelson finds himself in a shocking new relationship, and Spike's encounter with Jimmy Crystal becomes a nightmare he can't escape.
In the world of The Bone Temple, the infected are no longer the greatest threat to survival - the inhumanity of the survivors can be stranger and more terrifying.
All of You
Starring: Brett Goldstein, Imogen Poots, Steven Cree
This cut-above romcom stars Goldstein as Simon, who’s best pals with Laura (Poots). When she takes a futuristic test to find her perfect partner
and marries the result, Lukas, Simon becomes convinced science has it wrong – and that he’s the one she’s meant to be with.
Anaconda
Starring: Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn
Lifelong friends Doug and Griff finally leap into their long-held dream of remaking their favourite cult classic, Anaconda, in the depths
of the Amazon. But things get real when an actual giant anaconda appears, turning their comically chaotic movie set into a deadly situation.
The Choral
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Simon Russell Beale
1916. As war rages on the Western Front, the Choral Society in Ramsden, Yorkshire, has lost most of its men to the army.
The Choral's ambitious committee, determined to press ahead, decides to recruit local young males to swell their ranks. They must also engage a new chorus master.
Christy
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster, Merrit Wever
This hard-hitting boxing biopic features an outstanding turn from Sweeney as the titular pugilist Christy Salters. Having proved
her mettle in the ring, Christy becomes involved with her coach only for things to quickly turn fully toxic. Warning: this one packs a punch.
Clika
Starring: JayDee, Concrete, DoKnow
Chito is determined to make it big. When a clip of him performing goes viral, he carves out a place for himself in the wave of
Mexican-American music. In a story of ambition, tradition, and self-discovery, he is forced to confront the choices he’s made in his relentless pursuit to reach his dream.
Cold Storage
Starring: Liam Neeson, Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell
Neeson continues his successful foray into comedy with this horror-tinged romp, playing a bioterrorism agent who,
with two bewildered young employees, must contain a lethal fungus that has escaped from a military facility.
Dead Man's Wire
Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes
Van Sant brings his unique directorial style to this gripping true-life thriller about a 1977 hostage crisis that played out live
on American TV. Skarsgård stars as Tony, the desperate man at the centre of a tense stand-off that kept millions glued to their sets.
Die My Love
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek
Not what you’d call an easy watch, Ramsay’s Die My Love is nevertheless a brilliant one, showcasing a never-better
Lawrence as Grace, who’s in the grip of a mental break following the birth of her baby. Pattinson is the feckless partner, adrift on a sea of cluelessness.
Eternity
Starring: Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner
Romantic fantasy in which a woman (Olsen), must choose between two great loves once she’s crossed over into the afterlife.
Turner and Teller co-star in a deeply felt tale of memory, regret and longing.
Fairyland
Starring: Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy, Cody Fern
A coming-of-age drama adapted from a bestselling memoir, Fairyland follows a young girl growing up in 1970s
San Francisco with her free-spirited gay father. Jones and McNairy shine in a tender, clear-eyed look at love, identity and a changing America.
Greenland 2: Migration
Starring: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin
In the first Greenland, Butler was a dad clinging to survival as comets tore the world apart. This sequel finds him leading
his family out of their bunker and across a ravaged Europe, where migration is the only option and safety is anything but guaranteed…
H is for Hawk
Starring: Claire Foy, Brendan Gleeson, Denise Gough
Foy is simply brilliant in this moving drama based on a bestselling memoir. She plays a woman reeling from her father’s
death who throws herself into training a hawk, chasing control, silence and peace. A study of grief and unlikely friendship – this one soars.
Hamnet
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson
Hoovering awards and causing hanky sales to soar wherever it’s played, Hamnet is the tear-jerker inspired by Shakespeare’s
family life. Best Actress Oscar winner Buckley shines in a moving tale of grief, love and loss behind the plays of the Bard himself.
It Was Just an Accident
Starring: Vahid Mobasseri, Maryam Afshari
Hoovering awards and causing hanky sales to soar wherever it’s played, Oscar-nominated thriller about an
unassuming mechanic who thinks he spots the man who once brutalised him in an Iranian prison. Terrified, he tracks him down and gathers fellow inmates to confirm the truth. What follows is a tense nail-biter driven by trauma and revenge.
K-POPS!
Starring: Anderson.Paak, Jee Young Han
Musician . Paak writes, directs and stars in this comedy about a faded performer who heads to South Korea
in order to join a K-pop band. Getting there, he discovers that his long-lost son is already on the K-pop ladder – and decides to piggy-back on the youngster’s fame.
The Lost Bus
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera
With Greengrass in the director’s chair you can expect something nail-biting, and boy do you get it in this edge-of-seat thriller
about a bus driver (McConaughey) who must race against time as a wildfire closes in. Literally breathtaking.
Marty Supreme
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow
We can argue over whether Chalamet should have got the Best Actor Oscar for his turn as ping pong prodigy Marty (he didn’t).
But the fact is he’s stunning in a tale that’s by turns funny and poignant, charting the rise of a sporting maverick who refuses to play by the rules.
Mercy
Starring: Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson, Annabelle Wallis
Justice goes high-tech in this slick sci-fi thriller, with Pratt as a cop accused of murder who must plead his case before a remote
jury deciding his fate in real time. Ferguson and Wallis co-star in a tense near-future tale where the verdict could come at any moment.
No Other Choice
Starring: Cho Yeo-jeong, Jung Sung-il, Kim Tae-Han
From Oldboy and The Handmaiden director Chan-wook comes this black-comedy about a man so desperate to ace a job interview that he starts murdering
the other candidates. Critics say this might be Chan-wook’s best yet which, given his track record, is praise indeed.
The President's Cake
Starring: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem
Festooned with awards, this Arabic drama is set in 1990s Iraq, where nine-year-old Lamia must bake the President's
birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails.
Primate
Starring: Johnny Sequoyah, Troy Kotsur
No word of a lie, this one is gory. The plot is simple: a pet chimpanzee contracts rabies and turns on its owners (and their guests, and their guests’ guests).
But trust us, when the carnage begins, you’ll be watching this one through your fingers.
Saipan
Starring: Éanna Hardwicke, Steve Coogan, Alice Lowe
A true-life football tale set around the 2002 World Cup, Saipan stars Coogan as Republic of Ireland boss Mick McCarthy opposite Hardwicke’s
Roy Keane, charting the infamous training-camp bust-up that sent Keane home and split a nation over pride, power and preparation.
Séance
Starring: Connor Paolo, Scottie Thompson, Jilon VanOver
A reunion turns unnerving in this 1892-set gothic thriller in which novelist Emma seeks shelter at her ex-husband’s mansion. It’s here that
old passions resurface and whispers of a drowned child haunt the halls. Chilling stuff.
The Secret Agent
Starring: Wagner Moura, Gabriel Leone, Maria Fernanda Candido
Brazil’s turbulent 1970s provide the backdrop for this Oscar-nominated political thriller from Mendonça Filho. Moura stars
as a man drawn into a shadowy world of spies, surveillance and state paranoia as the military dictatorship tightens its grip.
Send Help
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Dylan O'Brien, Edyll Ismail
When two business colleagues become stranded on a deserted island as the only survivors of a plane crash,
they must overcome past grievances and work together to stay alive. But they’re not in the office anymore, and an unsettling, wryly humorous battle of wills and wits begins in this original, darkly comedic psychological thriller.
Sentimental Value
Starring: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård
Norway’s first-ever Oscar-winning film is an intimate family drama with Skarsgård brilliant as a once-famous filmmaker trying
to reconnect with his estranged daughter. Before long, old wounds resurface and life and art begin to blur.
Solo Mio
Starring: Kevin James, Kim Coates, Jonathan Roumie
Left heartbroken in Rome after a wedding disaster, a stranded groom (James) sees his ruined honeymoon transformed
by a determined local and a band of meddling travellers. What follows is a sunny romcom about heartbreak, second chances and surprises.
Song Sung Blue
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson
Inspired by a true story, this warm-hearted musical drama follows a struggling husband-and-wife duo (Jackman and Hudson)
who reinvent themselves as a Neil Diamond tribute act. What starts as a lark becomes a lifeline, as sequins and stage lights help them claw back purpose.
Wicked: For Good
Part two of the blockbusting Wicked saga arrives, once again starring Grande and Erivo as Glinda and Elphaba. With Oz on the brink
and loyalties tested, friendship collides with destiny in a darker, bigger musical chapter that pushes the witches’ story towards its fated end.e
The Wrecking Crew
Starring: Dave Bautista, Jason Momoa, Claes Bang
Bautista and Momoa team up for this bruising action comedy about estranged half-brothers forced to work together on a dangerous job.
Punches fly, tempers flare and the chaos mounts in a globe-trotting romp built on muscle, mayhem and surprisingly sharp comic timing.
Wuthering Heights
Starring: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau
Racy and stylish, this adaptation from Saltburn director Fennell of Brontë’s classic has certainly been hitting the headlines.
Whatever your stance, if it’s eye candy you’re after then Elordi and Robbie make a perfect match..
Short films
A collection of brief yet powerful stories that capture the essence of life in moments. From raw emotion to unexpected twists, each film offers a unique perspective, told in minutes, remembered for much longer.
A Lien
Starring: Victoria Ratermanis, William Martinez
On the day of their green card interview, a young couple confronts a dangerous immigration process.
Bear
Starring: Nash Edgerton, Teresa Palmer
Jack who means well, but takes things just a little too far, has planned the perfect birthday surprise for his unsuspecting
new girlfriend, Emelie. However, good intentions as well as plans, sometimes, can have spectacularly disastrous consequences.?
Easy Sell
Starring: Divian Ladwa, Paul Casar, Susan Lucas
A frugal Baz gets more than he bargains for at a charity shop when he is cornered by Phil, an odd charity shop worker,
who insists he buy a dusty old wedding dress or face consequences.
A Friend of Dorothy
Starring: Alistair Nwachukwu, Miriam Margolyes, Stephen Fry
A lonely widow's quiet life is upended when a teenage boy accidentally kicks his football into her garden.
The Removed
Starring: Georgie Glen, Tom Christian
A woman searches the woods for a hidden secret when a chance encounter forces her to confront a lost past.
Retirement Plan
In the throes of his overstimulated, energy-poor midlife, Ray fantasises about everything he'd love to do in retirement,
once he finally has the "time."
Shark
Starring: Nash Edgerton, Rose Byrne
Jack is a well-meaning, misunderstood prankster. His previous relationships have suffered due to his ex-girlfriends
not really appreciating his sense of humour. But things are looking up for Jack. It seems he’s met his match in Sofie, who also loves to prank. What could go wrong?