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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After the Hunt
Starring: Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield
The latest from idiosyncratic director Luca ‘Challengers’ Guadagnino is an unsettling campus drama, with Roberts as a respected
professor whose certainty begins to fracture when an accusation spreads, forcing long-suppressed choices and moral compromises into view.
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.
Chien 51 (Dog 51)
Starring: Gilles Lellouche, Adèle Exarchopoulos
In the near future, Paris is segregated into three zones which separate the social classes, and no one can escape ALMA,
a powerful predictive AI which has revolutionised the police system. When ALMA’s creator is assassinated, Salia, an elite agent from Zone 2, and Zem, a disillusioned cop who lives amongst the outcasts in Zone 3, are forced to team up to lead the investigation.
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.
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.
Dust Bunny
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Sophie Sloan, Sheila Atim
If it stars Mads Mikkelsen, we’re in. Here, he plays the neighbour of an eight-year-old girl who believes a monster under her bed
has devoured her family and turns to him for help. The result is a mix of fantasy and horror that’s as beguiling as it is visually stunning.
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.
Fackham Hall
Starring: Tom Felton, Damian Lewis, Thomasin McKenzie
Imagine Airplane, only if the makers had decided to lampoon Downton Abbey instead of disaster movies. That,
in a nutshell, is Fackham Hall, a British spoof in which a new porter strikes up an unlikely bond with a Davenport daughter as a society wedding collapses into chaos.
The Family McMullen
Starring: Connie Britton, Edward Burns, Michael McGlone
This sequel to The Brothers McMullen revisits the same close-knit family as time, responsibility and compromise take their toll.
Everyday pressures bring buried tensions to the surface, testing bonds of love, loyalty and shared history.
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Matthew Lillard, Elizabeth Lail
It’s the horror sequel we’ve all been waiting for (well, some of us, anyway) as the nightmare of Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza refuses to die.
A year after the events of the first film, Abby’ is missing her ghostly pals, and so decides to reconnect with them...
Greenland 2: Migration
Starring: Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis
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.
Hi-Five
Starring: Lee Jae-in, Ahn Jae-hong, Ra Mi-ran
After receiving an organ transplant from the same anonymous donor, five youngsters develop superpowers. Meanwhile,
a cult leader who also received an organ from the same donor has been similarly bestowed with special abilities. Learning there are other recipients with extraordinary skills, he is determined to find them and collect their superpowers for himself.
Highest 2 Lowest
Starring: Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, A$AP Rocky
The latest from director Spike Lee reworks Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime classic, with Washington as a music mogul forced
into an impossible choice when a ransom demand takes a terrible and very nasty turn.
The Housemaid
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried
Billed as an erotic psychological thriller and adapted from the bestselling novel, The Housemaid stars Sweeney as a troubled
young woman employed in a wealthy household, where Seyfried’s polished exterior masks an atmosphere of dark games, power plays and buried secrets.
If I Had Legs, I'd Kick You
Starring: Rose Byrne, A$AP Rocky, Conan O'Brien
A brilliant, fearless performance from Byrne sits at the centre of this award-winning drama, telling of a woman pushed
to the edge by family crisis, professional pressure and emotional isolation. Uneasy – but brilliant – viewing.
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.
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.
Nuremberg
Starring: Russell Crowe, Michael Shannon, Rami Malek
The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson (Michael Shannon), have the task of ensuring high ranking Nazi officials
answer for the Holocaust in the trial of the century while a US Army psychiatrist (Rami Malek) is locked in a dramatic psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe), revealing the sobering truth that ordinary men commit extraordinary evil.
Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy
Starring: Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Min-ho, Chae Soo-bin
After office worker Kim Dok-ja finishes the last chapter of an obscure fantasy novel, the book's setting suddenly becomes reality and main character
Yu Jung-hyeok appears before him. In addition to the ability to return to life after he dies, Jung-hyeok also has superb fighting skills and together with Dok-ja, the pair begin an epic journey to rewrite the novel’s ending and save the world.
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.
Rental Family
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Paolo Andrea Di Pietro
In this heartfelt film, Brendan Fraser portrays an American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig
with a Japanese “rental family” agency playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients’ worlds, he forms genuine bonds and rediscovers purpose and the quiet beauty of human connection.
The Running Man
Starring: Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Colman Domingo
Dude-of-the-moment Powell stars in this remake of the Arnie classic, adapted from a Stephen King story, as a man who enters a lethal TV
game show where survival means running, filming and staying alive long enough to beat the hunters and the system.
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.
Sarah's Oil
Starring: Zachary Levi, Naya Desir-Johnson
This affectingly powerful drama tells the true story of 11-year-old Sarah Rector, an African-American girl in early 1900s Oklahoma
who trusts her instincts over convention, believing oil lies beneath her barren land – and changing her life against the odds.
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.
Sisu: Road to Revenge
Starring: Jorma Tommila, Richard Brake, Stephen Lang
SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE is a wall-to-wall cinematic action event, a sequel to the original sleeper hit SISU. Returning to the house where
his family was brutally murdered during the war, “the man who refuses to die” (Jorma Tommila) dismantles it, loads it on a truck, and is determined to rebuild it somewhere safe in their honor. When the Red Army commander who killed his family (Stephen Lang from Don't Breathe) comes back hellbent on finishing the job, a relentless, eye-popping cross-country chase ensues - a fight to the death, full of clever, unbelievable action set pieces.
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.
Train Dreams
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, William H. Macy
Based on Denis Johnson’s novella, this elegiac drama features a fine performance from Edgerton as a railroad worker whose
life is shaped by labour, marriage and sudden loss, forcing him to endure family tragedy while the machinery and pace of a modernising America close in.
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
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.
Beshert
Starring: Anton Lesser, Kit Rakusen, Debra Tammer
A poignant, funny and tender drama about a grumpy old man, Mr Pinsky (Anton Lesser) living in a Leeds care home
who has a chance encounter with a reluctant Bar mitzvah boy, Oliver (Kit Rakusen) - it's a meeting which ultimately changes both their lives forever.
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.?
Gone
Starring: Suranne Jones, Daniel Betts, Robert Perkins
What happens when a relationship ends, but one half of the couple isn't ready to move on?
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?
My Week With Maisy
Starring: Joanna Lumley, Ellie-Mae Siame, MyAnna Buring
When uptight retiree Mrs Foster begins chemotherapy, she's thrown together in the treatment room with Maisy,
a whirlwind, inquisitive child aspiring to be a lesbian. As treatment progresse,s the pair's fortuitous bond offers healing and newfound hope in unexpected places.
Naked Lights
Starring: Hannah Mamalis, Fionn Foley, Ashleigh Dorrell
Emma is stuck in a dead-end job as a night shift attendant at a petrol station. When a masked stranger arrives
one night, threatening to burn the place to the ground, Emma is all that stands in his way.