Movies
Featured image from The Last Showgirl
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.
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Babygirl
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas
A high-powered CEO risks everything for an affair with her young intern in Reijn’s provocative thriller. Kidman delivers
a fearless, career-best turn, with Dickinson and Banderas adding to the heat in what emerges as a stylish, psychologically charged drama.
Companion
Starring: Sophie Thatcher, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage
Superb slow-burn sci-fi thriller, in which Iris (Thatcher) discovers she’s not human, but a hyper-advanced companion robot.
As paranoia and betrayal take hold, Iris fights to control her own fate in what emerges as a tense and mind-bending experience.
Dog Man
Starring: Lil Rel Howery, Pete Davidson, Isla Fisher
Half-dog, half-cop, all chaos – Dav Pilkey’s crime-fighting canine leaps into action in this riotous animated adventure.
Battling crooks, catastrophes, and his feline nemesis, Petey, it’s packed with slapstick, mischief, and zany humour for kids and nostalgic fun for grown-ups.
Flow
A dialogue-free animated wonder, director Zilbalodis’s tale follows a lone cat seeking refuge on a boat after a great flood.
Forced to coexist with other animals, our moggie hero embarks on a stunning journey of resilience and connection.
Hafekasi
Starring: Izabelle Tokava, Laura Gordon, Samson Uili
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.
The Killer's Game
Starring: Dave Bautista, Sofia Boutella, Pom Klementieff
A hitman with a terminal diagnosis hires his own killer – then changes his mind when he realises he’s been misdiagnosed.
Bautista runs, fights, and regrets everything in this high-stakes actioner, with Boutella and Klementieff chasing him down in style.
Madam Black
Starring: Jethro Skinner, Pearl Everard, Rebekah Davies
When a glamour photographer runs over a child's pet, he's forced to fabricate a story about its disappearance.
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Maria
Starring: Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino
Callas had the voice, the scandal, the legacy. For this sumptuous and very handsomely mounted biopic,
Jolie embodies the opera legend, peeling back the layers of fame, love, and heartbreak with a suitably dramatic flourish.
Better Man
Starring: Robbie Williams, Jonno Davies
Cheeky Take Thatter Robbie Williams gets the biopic treatment, tracking his rise, fall, and swaggering comeback –
except with one major difference that has to be seen to be believed. The result is one of the best, most unexpectedly leftfield biopics in recent memory.
A Complete Unknown
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton
New York, 1961. A young Bob Dylan (Chalamet) arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, forging relationships
with music icons on his meteoric rise which culminates in a ground-breaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide.
Drifting
Starring: Paul Mescal, Dafhyd Flynn, Oisin Robbins
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.
The Girl with the Needle
Starring: Trine Dyrholm, Vic Carmen Conne, Besir Zeciri
Tough viewing at times, this Danish psychological horror grips like a vice. Von Horn’s chilling drama delves into the crimes
of real-life child murderer Dagmar Overbye, with Sonne and Dyrholm delivering powerhouse performances in a harrowing, unforgettable tale.
Hard Truths
Starring: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Michele Austin
Mike Leigh delivers another masterclass with this blistering portrait of Pansy, played with searing intensity by Jean-Baptiste.
Tormented by anger and depression, she lashes out at family, strangers – anyone in reach. Award-laden and unflinching, it’s an essential watch.
The Last Showgirl
Starring: Pamela Anderson, Dave Bautista, Jamie Lee Curtis
Anderson is gobsmackingly good in this poignant drama about a veteran Vegas showgirl facing an uncertain future.
With direction from Gia Coppola – yes, an actual Coppola – it’s a brilliant tale of reinvention, resilience, and the emotional cost of chasing a dream.
Magpie
Starring: Daisy Ridley, Shazad Latif
The less you know about this one, the better. Ridley and Latif play a couple whose daughter is cast in a film with the
glamorous Alicia (Lutz). What follows is a dark, twisting tale of obsession where nothing is quite what it seems.
Mufasa: The Lion King
Starring: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Seth Rogen
Follow the epic tale of the unlikely rise of the Pride Lands’ beloved king. An orphaned Mufasa is lost
and alone until he meets Taka, heir to a royal bloodline. This launches an epic journey that tests the pair’s bonds as they evade a deadly foe.
The Brutalist
Starring: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce
Nominated for more awards than you can shake a stick at, The Brutalist features a standout performance
from Brody as a Holocaust survivor who relocates to the US. Here things take a turn when a wealthy client (Pearce) gives him the most ambitious project of his career.
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Starring: Gerard Butler, Jordan Bridges, Evin Ahmad
The hugely entertaining heist movie Den of Thieves gets an even more action-packed sequel, with Detective Big Nick (Butler)
on the hunt in Europe and closing in on arch-criminal Donnie (Jackson) – now embroiled in the world of diamond thieves.
The Fire Inside
Starring: Ryan Destiny, Brian Tyree Henry, De'Adre Aziza
Boxing movies are great. Think about it: Creed, Southpaw, Raging Bull, the Rocky movies (okay, not all the Rocky movies).
The Fire Inside continues a noble tradition, focusing on the true story of Claressa Shields, whose Olympic journey is a properly inspiring tale.
Godzilla Minus One
Starring: Hidetaka Yoshioka, Sakura Ando, Munetaka Aoke
Director Takashi Yamazaki’s eye-popping, emotional take on the Godzilla origin story takes place in post-war Japan,
where a nation already in ruins faces an unstoppable terror – a giant monster, baptized in the horrific power of the atomic bomb. Rargh!.
How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies
Starring: Putthipong Assaratanakul, Usha Seamkhum
Thai comedy-drama about M, a university dropout who cares for his terminally ill grandma – at first
because he’s after the inheritance, but soon for more honourable reasons. What emerges is a moving, darkly funny tale of love, loss, and unexpected connection.
Lord of the Rings, The War of the Rohirrim
Starring: Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Luke Pasqualino
Before The Two Towers, there was Helm Hammerhand. This anime-style LOTR prequel explores the warrior king’s
bloody legend, with Cox leading the starry voiceover cast. Epic, and then some.
The Man in the White Van
Starring: Sean Astin, Ali Larter, Madison Wolfe
A true crime nightmare unfolds in 1970’s Florida, as a girl senses she’s being watched. Is she right? Well, it’s not called
The Man in the White Van for nothing, and what emerges is a chilling thriller where survival is a question of instinct and fate
Nosferatu
Starring: Bill Skarsgård, Lily-Rose Depp, Nicholas Hoult
Horror auteur Eggers remakes the 1922 silent classic – and first, albeit unofficial, Dracula adaptation – with Skarsgård as the
bloodsucker whose obsession on a young woman (Depp) leads to a superb gothic nightmare of cursed love and creeping dread.
The One Note Man
Starring: Jason Watkins, Sir Ian McKellen, Crystal Yu
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.
Presence
Starring: Lucy Liu, Julia Fox, Chris Sullivan
When the Payne family move into a new gaff, they’re unaware they’re being watched – by the house itself.
Director Soderbergh’s eerie thriller unfolds from the perspective of ‘the presence’ as the terrified Paynes try to unravel the unsettling past of their new home.
Reagan
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jon Voight, Penelope Ann Miller
From Hollywood to the White House, Quaid takes on Ronald Reagan – truly inhabiting the role, in this sweeping biopic
that covers his life from childhood to the White House. With his marriage to Nancy front and centre, what emerges is a touching, evocative portrait.
September 5
Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin
The 1972 Munich Olympics, and a celebration turns to crisis as Israeli athletes are taken hostage. This gripping
drama follows ABC Sports as they shift from covering the games to reporting history, capturing a moment that changed journalism – and the world –forever.
Unstoppable
Starring: Jharrel Jerome, Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle
Based on a true story, this is the inspiring tale of how wrestler Anthony Robles overcame the odds to become a champ –
despite being born with one leg. Jerome delivers a powerhouse performance, while Lopez shows some serious acting chops as his fiercely supportive mother.
Wolf Man
Starring: Julia Garner, Christopher Abbott, Sam Jaeger
A fresh spin on the classic monster myth, Whannell’s moody horror stars Abbott as a man doomed to lycanthropy.
As practical effects (the best sort) ramp up the terror, this dark reimagining brings brutal transformations and psychological dread to the fore.
One Of Them Days
Starring: Keke Palmer, SZA, Katt Williams
Best friends and roommates Dreux (Keke Palmer) and Alyssa (SZA) are about to have One of Them Days.
When they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, the duo finds themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact..
Rally Caps
Starring: Judd Hirsch, Carson Minniear, Amy Smart
Prepare to get your heart well and truly warmed by this tale of friendship and resilience. After a Little League injury
shatters his confidence, Jordy bonds with Lucas, a deaf boy, at summer camp. Finding strength together leads to a little bit of magic on the field.
A Real Pain
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe
Mismatched cousins David and Benji reunite for a tour through Poland to honour their beloved grandmother. The adventure
takes a turn when the odd couple’s old tensions resurface against the backdrop of their family history.
Sonic The Hedgehog 3
Starring: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Krysten Ritter
Speed and chaos as Sonic faces his toughest opponent yet with Shadow the Hedgehog entering the fray. But what you
really want to know is… yes, Jim Carrey’s back as Robotnik, chewing scenery like it’s made of marshmallow.
Wicked
Starring: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum
The witches of Oz get their stage-to-screen adaptation as Grande and Erivo bring Elphaba and Glinda to life. Big songs,
big emotions, and an origin story that proves there’s more to villains than meets the eye. Hands up who’s looking forward to Part II. Yup. Us too.
You're Cordially Invited
Starring: Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon
Two weddings, one venue, total chaos. Witherspoon and Ferrell add considerable star-wattage to this breezy rom-com
about rival ceremonies forced to share an island. If it’s brain-on-hold, mishap-based fun you’re after, you really can’t go far wrong with this one.
Paddington In Peru
Starring: Hugh Bonneville, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters
Paddington, the marmalade-loving bear gets lost in the jungle on an exciting, high-stakes adventure when he returns
to visit his Aunt Lucy. With the Brown Family in tow, a thrilling journey ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected escapade through the Amazon rainforest.
Queer
Starring: Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Lesley Manville
Luca Challengers Guadagnino takes on William S Burrough’s cult novel with this tale of an ageing US expat, William Lee (Craig).
Adrift in a haze of solitude and addiction, Lee fixates on a younger man, chasing connection in a world that keeps slipping through his fingers.
The Room Next Door
Starring: Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro
Almodóvar’s first English-language film is a poignant tale of love and mortality. Swinton and Moore shine as estranged friends
reunited when one, terminally ill, asks the other to help her die on her own terms. A deeply human story of loss, memory, and quiet grace.
The Unbreakable Boy
Starring: Zachary Levi, Meghann Fahy, Jacob Laval
Based on a true story, this moving tale of resilience follows Scott, a father struggling with his own flaws as he raises Austin,
whose autism and brittle bone disease don’t stop him from embracing life with joy. Watching his son, Scott is forced to rethink his own outlook.n.
William Tell
Starring: Claes Bang, Connor Swindells, Ellie Bamber
A bold and bloody reimagining of the Swiss folk hero, this historical epic sees Bang turning on the charm as the legendary
archer leading a rebellion against tyranny. With a star-studded cast in support, it’s a thrilling mix of grit, grandeur, and old-skool action spectacle.
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