Featured image from Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

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 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.

Don't forget...

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

The Accountant 2

Starring: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson

Certificate 15Closed-CaptionAudio description

Affleck’s back as Christian Wolff in a slick action thriller where his accountant-for-hire teams up with estranged brother 

Bernthal to butt heads with human traffickers. The result is a violent, witty ride – equal parts crime puzzle, explosive action, and unexpected bromance.

Show More

All We Imagine as Light

Starring: Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam

Certificate 15

As three women navigate love, friendship and survival in a shifting Mumbai, Kapadia’s Cannes Grand Prix winner

 weaves lyricism, naturalism and dreamlike visuals into a luminous portrait.

Show More

Another Simple Favor

Starring: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Allison Janney

Certificate 15Closed-CaptionAudio description

Lively stars alongside Anna Kendrick in a sun-soaked sequel where murder, mobsters and mind games crash a luxury 

Capri wedding. Paul 'Bridesmaids' Feig returns to steer the glossy, twisty fun.

Show More

The Ballad of Wallis Island

Starring: Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden, Tim Key

Vera LovesCertificate 12Closed-Caption

Trust us, you're going to love this eccentric comedy-drama about a recluse (Key) who reunites a folk duo (Basden, Mulligan) 

on his remote Welsh island. Old tensions, bittersweet laughs and bucketloads of offbeat charm follow.

Show More

Black Bag

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender

Certificate 15Closed-Caption

From director Soderbergh comes this star-studded spy thriller in which George Woodhouse (Fassbender) is assigned 

to investigate a list of suspected traitors – one of whom is his wife, Kathryn (Blanchett). It’s sleek, it’s cerebral and it’s really rather brilliant.

Show More

Bring Her Back

Starring: Sally Hawkins, Sora Wong, Billy Barratt

Vera LovesCertificate 18

Question: when was the last time you saw a proper scary horror movie? Answer: when you cue up this puppy, which revolves

around a brother and sister who uncover a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother. Oh, and did we mention that it’s scary?

Show More

Day of Reckoning

Starring: Billy Zane, Zach Roerig, Cara Jade Myers

Certificate 15Closed-Caption

Action-packed modern Western in which a sheriff (Roerig) and marshal (Zane) take a cunning outlaw (Myers) hostage, 

only to be hunted by her gang. As the bodies pile up, trust erodes fast in a tight, brutal standoff.

Show More

Deep Cover

Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Orlando Bloom

Certificate 15

An improv comedy teacher begins to question if she’s missed her shot at success. When an undercover cop offers her 

the role of a lifetime, she recruits two of her students to infiltrate London’s gangland by impersonating dangerous criminals..

Show More

Drop

Starring: Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane

Certificate 15Closed-CaptionAudio description

Rising star Fahy takes the lead in a gripping thriller with shades of Hitchcock and Shyamalan. She plays Violet,

 a widowed mum whose first date turns into a nightmare when anonymous AirDrop threats force her to follow deadly commands – or pay for it with her family’s lives.

Show More

Everything’s Going to be Great

Starring: Allison Janney, Bryan Cranston, Chris Cooper

Certificate 15Closed-Caption

Cranston and Janney run a struggling theatre company and raise two sons in its chaotic glow – one chasing Broadway, 

the other chasing normality. What emerges is a smart, spiky dramedy skewering creative delusion and parental ambition with a smile, a sigh, and a knowing wink.

Show More

Friendship

Starring: Paul Rudd, Tim Robinson, Kate Mara

Certificate 15

The very definition of cringe comedy, Friendship stars Robinson as a lonely PR guy desperate to be mates with his 

suave weatherman neighbour (Rudd). What begins as awkward small talk spirals into obsession, emotional chaos and the bleak hilarity of male loneliness.

Show More

The Gorge

Starring: Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sigourney Weaver

Certificate 15Closed-CaptionAudio description

Two elite (yet oh-so photogenic) snipers – Teller and Taylor-Joy – face off from opposing towers, guarding a mysterious pit.

 As blood spills and silence grows, a twisted romance takes hold in what is a bold genre mash-up of horror, action and romance.

Show More

Grande Maison Paris

Starring: Takuya Kimura, Kyôka Suzuki

Vera LovesCertificate 15

A famous Japanese chef, Obana, opens a new restaurant in Paris in the quest for his elusive third Michelin star. 

Obana finds life as an outsider in Paris difficult, and even has trouble sourcing ingredients.

Show More

Hallow Road

Starring: Rosamund Pike, Matthew Rhys, Megan McDonnell

Vera LovesCertificate 15Closed-Caption

Folk-horror meets high-stakes family thriller as Pike and Rhys play parents hurtling down pitch-black backroads after their 

daughter hits something – or someone. Shot in real time inside a single car, it’s tense, claustrophobic, and powered by dread, guilt and fear.

Show More

Holland

Starring: Nicole Kidman, Matthew Macfadyen

Certificate 15Closed-CaptionAudio description

Quirky psychological thriller starring Kidman as a teacher whose perfect life in Holland (Michigan) crumbles when hubby

 Macfadyen starts acting a bit weird. As she begins sleuthing things spiral into a nightmare of chilling revelation and self preservation.

Show More

I'm Still Here

Starring: Fernanda Torres, Selton Mello

Vera LovesCertificate 15

Based on a true story, this award-winning political drama is set in 70s Brazil, where a woman (Torres) fights for truth 

after her dissident husband vanishes under the military regime. By no means an easy watch, but a vital one.

Show More

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life

Starring: Camille Rutherford, Pablo Pauly

Vera LovesCertificate 15

Agathe is a clumsy yet charming young woman who works in the legendary Shakespeare & Co. bookshop in Paris. 

While she dreams of being a successful writer, and of experiencing love as in a Jane Austen novel, she finds herself desperately single.

Show More

A Line of Fire

Starring: David A.R. White, Cuba Gooding, Jason Patric

Certificate 15

Ex-FBI agent Jack “Cash” Conroy walked away from the job to raise his daughters in peace, until a brutal murder 

and a cryptic message pulls him back into a world of killers, corruption, and betrayal.

Show More

Lollipop

Starring: Posy Sterling, Idil Ahmed, TerriAnn Cousins

Vera LovesCertificate 15Closed-Caption

Single mum Molly hits a brutal catch-22 after prison – she can’t get her kids back without a home, and can’t get a 

home without them. This tough, moving slice of British social realism captures the grind of life on the margins and is utterly superb.

Show More

The Luckiest Man in America

Starring: Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins

Certificate 15Closed-Caption

True-life tale of trucker Michael Larson (Hauser), who in 1984 went on a US game show and won over $100K – 

not by chance, but by memorising the pattern behind its ‘random’ prize board. It’s a slick, stranger-than-fiction drama about risk, obsession and gaming the system.

Show More

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Starring: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg

Vera LovesCertificate 12Closed-Caption

Possibly (probably) the last M:I movie, this one sends Cruise’s Ethan Hunt into deep water – literally – on a globe-spanning 

mission involving sunken nukes, rogue AIs and a death-defying biplane stunt at 8,000 feet. If this really is the end, he’s going out with a bang.

Show More

 A Mistake

Starring: Elizabeth Banks, Simon McBurney, Mickey Sumner

Certificate 15Closed-Caption

This tense, ethically probing medical drama stars Banks as a top surgeon whose career unravels after a fatal error

 by one of her team. Public backlash, personal guilt and professional politics collide as the doc fights to hold her life together.

Show More

Mr. Burton

Starring: Toby Jones, Lesley Manville, Aneurin Barnard

Certificate 12Closed-Caption

1940s Wales, where teacher Philip (Jones) transforms miner’s son Richard (Lawtey) into the acting legend we now know

as Richard Burton. What emerges is a restrained period drama exploring class, ambition and the intense bond that shaped a star.

Show More

A Nice Indian Boy 

Starring: Karan Soni, Jonathan Groff, Sunita Mani

Vera LovesCertificate 15

Groff and Soni head the cast of this brilliant, heartfelt rom-com about a queer Indian-American couple who navigate tradition, 

family and love. Based on a hit play, it mixes culture clash with Bollywood flair, giving South Asian queer stories a spotlight that’s long overdue.

Show More

Nonnas

Starring: Vince Vaughn, Linda Cardellini, Lorraine Bracco

Certificate 12

True story about Joe (Vaughn) whose brainwave is to open a restaurant where the chefs are real-life grandmothers, cooking their own

delicious recipes. Full of food, family and a killer cast of veteran scene-stealers, it’s a warm-hearted winner. Yum!..

Show More

On Swift Horses

Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, Will Poulter

Certificate 15Closed-CaptionAudio description

Adapted from a novel, On Swift Horses tackles weighty relationship themes – in particular, a woman (Edgar-Jones) who becomes

involved with her brother-in-law (Elordi) in 1950s California. As night follows day, so do desire, secrets and simmering tensions.

Show More

The Order

Starring: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan

Certificate 15Closed-CaptionAudio description

Based on real events, this tense, slow-burn thriller stars Law plays an FBI agent hunting white supremacists led by Hoult’s  unnervingly charismatic

 true-believer. The result is a thriller that goes deep into radicalisation, loyalty and the quiet horror of domestic terror.

Show More

The Phoenician Scheme

Starring: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera

Vera LovesCertificate 15Closed-Caption

Del Toro is the dying arms tycoon whose heirloom sets off a globetrotting spiral of spies, art theft, assassinations and nuns. 

Why? Because this is a Wes Anderson movie – where legacy is messy, violence is stylised, and nothing’s ever quite what it seems. Brilliant, of course.

Show More

The Salt Path

Starring: Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs, James Lance

Certificate 12Closed-Caption

Adapted from a controversial novel, The Salt Path follows Anderson and Isaacs as a couple who lose everything 

and set out to walk the South West Coast Path. Sweeping views, quiet rage and emotional heft combine in a raw, lyrical survival story that more than earns its place.

Show More

Sinners

Starring: Micheal B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton

Vera LovesCertificate 15Closed-Caption

The kind of film that defies description – but we'll give it a go – Sinners is a Southern Gothic horror musical set in 1930s 

Mississippi, with Jordan as twins whose juke joint stirs up something ancient and hungry. Blood, blues and brimstone in one wild, genre-bending trip.

Show More

The Surfer

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Julian McMahon, Finn Little

Certificate 15Closed-Caption

Cage in unhinged mode, this time as a dad returning to the beach of his youth to surf with his son. But when a gang 

of sneering locals shame him off the waves, things spiral – fast. sun-scorched, trippy and simmering with menace, it’s Cage doing what only Cage can.

Show More

Until Dawn

Starring: Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Odessa A'zion

Certificate 15

Clover and her friends return to the remote valley where Clover's sister had vanished. Hunted and trapped in a 

deadly time loop — each night facing a new, terrifying threat — their only escape is to survive Until Dawn.

Show More

Warfare

Starring: Charles Melton, Will Poulter, Joseph Quinn

Vera LovesCertificate 15Audio description

Director Garland ditches sci-fi for something even scarier – boots-on-the-ground realism – in a tense, real-time 

war movie that drops you into a Ramadi house takeover gone wrong. What follows is chaos, blood and brutal decision-making as the team fights to get out alive.

Show More

Watchmen: Chapter I

Starring: Troy Baker, Adrienne Barbeau, Corey Burton

Certificate 15

Animated take on Alan Moore’s iconic graphic novel, as Rorschach investigates The Comedian’s murder in 1985’s

dark alt-America. Moody visuals, a noir tone and a heavyweight voice-cast top off a superb and very grown-up take.

Show More

Watchmen: Chapter II

Starring: Troy Baker, Adrienne Barbeau, Michael Cerveris

Certificate 15

This sequel picking up the final six issues of the graphic novel follows Rorschach, Nite Owl II and Silk Spectre II as they crack 

a conspiracy that might spark nuclear Armageddon. Moody, tense and a faithful adaptation of a classic graphic novel – it’s all here. nasty.

Show More

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.

Drifting

Starring: Paul Mescal, Dafhyd Flynn, Oisin Robbins

Certificate 15

Cian and Pat have been joined at the hip since they were kids and have the run of their small town

in the midlands. Cian is content to coast through a life of booze and casual hook-ups while Pat has begun to grow weary of his surroundings.

Show More

I'm not a Robot

Starring: Ellen Parren, Henry Van Loon, Thekla Reuten

Certificate 15

After repeatedly failing Captcha tests, music producer Lara becomes obsessed with a disturbing question: 

Could she be a robot?

Show More

Perfectly A Strangeness

Starring: Palomo, Ruperto, Palaye

 

In the dazzling incandescence of an unknown desert, three donkeys discover an abandoned astronomical observatory 

and the universe. A sensorial, cinematic exploration of what a story can be.

Show More

Rhubarb Rhubarb

Starring: Joanna Scanlan, David Hargreaves

Certificate 15

In the legendary Yorkshire Rhubarb Triangle, Jo and her elderly father produce the pink delicacy that made the region

 world-famous a century ago. Harvesting by candlelight like their ancestors before them, they could not prepare for the danger looming in the dark.

Show More

Going Dutch

Starring: Jack Copland, Yasmin Behar

Certificate 15

Visiting his grandparents in Holland after a messy breakup, a young Canadian meets an enigmatic Dutch woman

who lifts his spirits – until a startling revelation bursts his bubble.

Show More

Madam Black

Starring: Jethro Skinner, Pearl Everard, Rebekah Davies

Vera LovesCertificate 15

When a glamour photographer runs over a child's pet, he's forced to fabricate a story about its disappearance.

.

Show More

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.

Show More

Hafekasi

Starring: Izabelle Tokava, Laura Gordon, Samson Uili

Certificate 15

Mona is a 10 year old Tongan-Australian girl who begins to realise she’s different to her single,

white mum and family. Both mother and daughter navigate identity and belonging in Melbourne suburbia during the 90s.gs.

Show More

 The One Note Man

Starring: Jason Watkins, Sir Ian McKellen, Crystal Yu

Certificate 15

A lonely bassoonist lives his life meticulously, mired in routine. Each day, he plays a single note in an orchestra 

and leaves the stage while the rest continue. One day, his exit is accidentally delayed and he hears a breath-taking violin solo, which changes his life forever.

Show More

Wake

Starring: Alison Steadman, Louisa Clein, Stuart Campbell

Certificate 15

Grace, a strong and independent woman, is in mourning for the unexpected loss of her son-in-law Tom, 

a much-respected farmer. Grace, Hannah and Josh must come to terms with their grief, make sense of events and continue to run the family farm. With relationships strained, the family must unite to move forward, come to terms with their new reality and rebuild their lives.

Show More

Gentle Journeys - Dementia-friendly

 

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.

And Yet

Starring: Lucretia Knapp, Lynne Yamamoto,

Certificate 15

A film that starts in silence before gliding into relaxing music. A couple comes together to dance in their own familiar

and comforting way, but beneath the simplicity, a question is posed: how would you move if your dance partner suddenly left the floor? If you're living with dementia, you may find the gentle music relaxing

Show More

Magicland 

Starring: Jenny Myers, Naphtalia Pennant

Vera LovesCertificate 15

In this joyful documentary, we meet Jenny Myers, the first Black woman to be invited to join the Magic Circle, the world's 

premier magic society. While Jenny delights us with her tricks and illusions, the loving relationship between Jenny and her granddaughter, Naphtalia, unfolds. If you’re living with dementia, the bond between the magician and her young apprentice may spark some memories of your own life and the people you have inspired.

Show More

Treasure

Starring: Abigail Addison, Elizabeth Purnell

Certificate 15

Centuries apart, a treasure hunter’s quest across the British countryside and a mother’s precious sacrifice form two 

intertwined stories. This beautiful animation is a celebration of the enduring power of love and human connection, and a love song to the Shropshire hills in England’s West Midlands. People living with dementia may find the muted colours of the British countryside relaxing and the gentle story of buried golden treasure soothing and enjoyable.

Show More

Call of the Cranes

Starring: Arto Paavola, Eila Pulkkinen

Certificate 15

People walking in the forest hear the sound of birds calling. They gather together in a field and dance in response. 

The dancers are older people from the Kanta-Häme Memory Association in Finland, a group dedicated to the well-being and equality of people living with dementia and their loved ones. If you’re living with dementia, you might enjoy the beautiful scenery and the expansive blue skies of the Finnish.

Show More

The Past is Another Country

Starring: Bridget Sojourner

Certificate 15

Bridget Sojourner is 76 and she’s not buying a new bicycle. The one she’s had since she was 12 is still just fine with her. 

In this slowly-unfolding documentary created from a stunning collection of photos by filmmaker Magda Rakita, Bridget reflects on fashion, allotments and life. There’s no room for beige here. If you’re living with dementia, you may find Bridget's voice calming and enjoy the vibrant colours of her clothes.

Show More

Wait a Minute 

Starring: Selina Shida Hack, Ana Egge

Certificate 15

It’s a day on a busy pier with people dancing and enjoying each other's company. Dancing turns out to be a way to say “hello”, 

an invitation to play and a call welcoming us in. Buoyed by the infectious groove of Ana Egge’s music, this joyous celebration of movement and life asks us to slow down and savour the moment. People living with dementia may enjoy the upbeat music and the people dancing in the sunshine.

Show More

Clearing

Starring: Karen Kaeja, GREJ

Certificate 15

In the solitude of a Canadian winter morning, the snow is gently falling. The soft flurries find a dancer at peace

 with aging and identity. As she moves in the silent landscape, a snowplough slowly rumbles along the road. This experimental dance film features music composed by award-winning Canadian composer Grej. People living with dementia may find the black, white and yellow colour scheme of this snowscape pleasing.

Show More

The Piano Forest

Starring: Andreas Hultgren

Certificate 15

Pianos placed in a Swedish forest are slowly broken down by the wind and weather and gradually returned to the earth. 

What started as an art installation has become a memorial to the fleeting nature of life. As the instruments merge with their surroundings, we hear from people who have been touched by them. If you’re living with dementia, you may find the peaceful, delicate soundscape of this forest film calming and restful.

Show More

You Can’t Shrink Love 

Starring: Lucy Francis

Certificate 15

Lucy Francis is an American artist who has loved dogs since she was a child. Today, in her 70s, she’s found a unique

 way to help people remember their most beloved companions. The dogs Lucy crafts are so small yet so lifelike, they bring joy and connection to their human friends. People living with dementia may enjoy Lucy’s craftwork. Some viewers may be reminded of dogs they have known and loved.

Show More

Key:

Closed captioning    Closed-Caption              Audio description   Audio description              Vera Loves   Vera Loves             Unsuitable for children  Certificate 15