‘Nine Lives’, ‘Magnificent 7’, ’93 Days’… 10 movies to see this weekend

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.

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.

Synopsis: 93 Days is based on the true story of men and women who risked their lives and made sacrifices to save Nigerians from the consequences of an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus.

Cast: Bimbo Akintola, Keppy Ekpeyong Bassey, Gideon Okeke, Somkhele Idhalama, Bimbo Manuel, Danny Glover and Tim Reid

Run time: 112 mins

Synopsis: When a man chose to foot the entire bill for the wedding, little did he know that his bride would stop at nothing to have a fairytale wedding.

Cast: Bovi Ugboma, Ini Dima-Okojie, Toni Tones Adefuye, Omoni Oboli, Shaffy Bello, Najite Dede, Amanda Ebeye, Adunni Ade, Gregory Ojefua, Thelma Ezeamaka

Runtime: 1hr 55mins

Synopsis: The story of Chesley Sullenberger, who became a hero after gliding his plane along the water in the Hudson River, saving all of the airplane flights 155 crew and passengers.

Cast: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney

Runtime: 1hr 35mins

Synopsis: Based on true events, Septembers of Shiraz follows a prosperous Jewish family whose lives are turned upside down in the wake of the 1979 Iranian Revolution.

When Isaac is suddenly arrested and taken to a secret prison, his wife is left to make sense of what has happened and must somehow secure Isaac’s release and her family’s safety.

Cast:Salma Hayek, Adrien Brody, Shohreh Aghdashloo

Run time: 110 mins

Synopsis: Seven gun men in the old west gradually come together to help a poor village against savage thieves.

Cast: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke

Run time: 132 mins

Synopsis: A stuffy businessman finds himself trapped inside the body of his family’s cat.

Cast: Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Robbie Amell

Run time: 87 mins

Synopsis: A kick boxer is out to avenge his brother.

Cast: Alain Moussi, Darren Shahlavi, Dave Bautista

Run time: 90 mins

Synopsis: A desperate sojourner is faced with the most difficult situation of her life as she is denied asylum in the United Kingdom and betrayed by a beloved friend. All hell breaks loose as she fights (daily) to survive.

Cast: Seun Akindele, Anthony Mojaro, Nse Ikpe-Etim

Run time: 78 minutes

Synopsis: A surrogate mom for a couple becomes dangerously obsessed with the soon-to-be father.

Cast: Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall, Romany Malco

Run time: 107 mins

Synopsis: A detective from Hong Kong teams up with an American gambler to battle against a notorious Chinese criminal.

Cast: Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville, Bingbing Fan

Run time: 107 mins