Some movies leave one with a feeling of glee while some poorly executed flicks makes one want to puke, punch someone and throw a tantrum – all at once.

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To help you avoid such a situation that’d leave you fuming out of the cinema in utter disgust, TheCable Lifestyle recommends the following movies.

'76
’76

Synopsis: The story is told from two points of view: that of a young pregnant woman, and that of her husband, a soldier accused of being involved in the 1976 military coup and assassination of General Murtala Mohammed, the head-of-State of Nigeria.

Run time: 118 mins

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The Birth of a Nation
The Birth of a Nation

Synopsis: Set against the American South thirty years prior to the outbreak of the Civil War and based on a true story, The Birth of a Nation follows Nat Turner (Nate Parker), a literate slave and preacher whose financially strained owner Samuel Turner (Armie Hammer) accepts an offer to use Nat’s preaching to subdue unruly slaves.

Run time: 115 mins

Dinner
Dinner

Synopsis: Mike Okafor is invited by his childhood friend and buddy; Adetunde George Jnr, to have Dinner and spend the weekend with him and his fiancée Lola Coker as they plan for their upcoming wedding.

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Run time: 110 mins

Keeping up with the Joneses
Keeping up with the Joneses

Synopsis: A suburban couple becomes embroiled in an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbors are government spies.

Run time: 105 mins

Moana
Moana

Synopsis: A young woman uses her navigational talents to set sail for a fabled island. Joining her on the adventure is her hero, the legendary demi-god Maui.

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Run time: 115 mins

Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them

Synopsis: The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York’s secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.

Run time: 133 mins

Oloibiri
Oloibiri

Synopsis: Oloibiri’ is a feature film based on true events around a Niger-Delta community, where commercial crude-oil was first discovered in January 1956.

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Two decades plus after the last drops of commercial quantity crude oil was drilled from Oloibiri, the town has two of its sons (each one disenchanted with the exploitation of their resources by the oil companies), pitched against each other in this action-thriller after a new discovery of crude oil is made by an American company.

Run time: 85 mins

Dear Zindagi
Dear Zindagi

Synopsis: Kaira is a budding cinematographer in search of a perfect life. Her encounter with Jug, an unconventional thinker, helps her gain a new perspective on life. She discovers that happiness is all about finding comfort in life’s imperfections.

Run time: 132 mins

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Mrs Right Guy
Mrs Right Guy

Synopsis: Gugu, the working, wounded, rejects love long before it gets too close to rock herslf imposed exile but to find bliss with the right guy she must first realise that no man is created equal and that is in love.

Run time: 84 mins

A Trip to Jamaica
A Trip to Jamaica

Synopsis: After proposing to his girlfriend, the tenacious pair are off to another adventure filled with action, suspense mystery and fun.

Run time: 110 mins



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