Adire, Mean Girls among 10 movies to see this weekend

Nollywood’s ‘Adire’ and Hollywood’s ‘Mean Girls’ are movies TheCable Lifestyle recommends for you to watch in the cinema or on streamers this weekend.

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Mean Girls

Running time: 1hr 52ins

Starring: Reneé Rapp, Tim Meadows, Tina Fey

Synopsis: It is a reimagined comedy of the modern classic of the same name. The film features the nasty hierarchical life of high schoolers and a new student’s struggle to fit in.

Adire

Running time: 1hr 50mins

Starring: Kehinde Bankole, Funmi Awofiyebi, Femi Branch

Synopsis: A retired sex worker builds a new life away from her past. But an envious neighbour and former pimp wants to pull her down badly.

Wonka

Running time: 1hr 56mins

Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, Timothée Chalamet

Synopsis: With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the industry is run by a cartel of greedy chocolatiers.

Traffick

Running time: 1hr 50mins

Starring: Bolanle Ninalowo, Chris Iheuwa, Linda Osifo

Synopsis: A sailor uncovered a crime while answering a distress call on a vessel. The truth will haunt him and his family in ways he never imagined.

Malaika

Running time: 2hrs 14mins

Starring: Dele Odule, Emeka Ike, Ibrahim Chatta

Synopsis: A barren woman attempts to remedy her situation with her friends and family whilst battling intense anger issues. She goes through a spiritual journey where she sees the light of her behaviour.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Running time: 1hr 55mins

Starring: Amber Heard, Ben Affleck, Dolph Lundgren

Synopsis: Aquaman must defend his domain against an ancient and evil force. He must do so by allying with an unlikely subject.

A Tribe Called Judah

Running Time: 2hrs 14mins

Starring: Nse Ikpe Etim, Funke Akindele, Fathia Balogun

Synopsis: A family of boys decides to rob a small mall to raise money for their mother’s surgery. However, they encountered a gang of armed robbers on getting to the mall.

Ada Omo Daddy

Running Time: 2hrs

Starring: Omowunmi Dada, Mercy Aigbe, Sola Sobowale

Synopsis: The life of a bride-to-be goes through shredders as a phone call reveals the man who raised her is not her biological father. She is torn between loyalty to the loving father who has catered for her since childhood or the new-found love of her birth father.

Breath Of Life

Running Time: 1hr 30mins

Starring: Wale Ojo, Chimezie Imo, Genoveva Umeh,

Synopsis: A wealthy man has turned old and bad-tempered due to heartbreak and tragedy, but his life takes a positive turn after employing a young housekeeper who gives him a fresh perspective on life.

Blood Vessel

Running Time: 2hrs

Starring: David Ezekiel, Adaobi Dibor, Obinna Okenwa

Synopsis:  A group of stowaways escapes a town devastated by oil pollution but is unaware of the dangers that await in the mysterious ship.