Adire, Minee… 10 movies you should see this weekend

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

More recommendations are below.

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.

Madam Koi Koi

Running time: 2hrs 10mins

Starring: Etim Effiong, Ireti Doyle, Segun Arinze

Synopsis: A notorious human parts trafficker goes into hiding and fakes his death after a close brush with justice. His daughter must work with the police to bring him to book.

Small Talk

Running time: 1hr 35mins

Starring: Mr Macaroni, Lasisi Elenu, Moet Abebe

Sypnosis: An uncouth driver reveals to all and sundry that his boss is returning to Nigeria. When the boss is robbed, and investigations begin, he is at the centre of it all.

Rapacity

Running time: 2hrs 5mins

Starring:  Akin Lewis, Boma Akpore, Liquorose

Sypnosis:  A sibling feud between two brothers. One has a heart of gold, and the other is ruled by cruelty and greed. This feud will definitely not be resolved without pain, agony, tears, bloodshed, agony, jailbars, death and love. Is the saying true that nice people always finish last?

Killers Of The Flower Moon

Running time: 3hrs 26mins

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Gily Gladstone

Synopsis: It follows the story of members of the Osage tribe in the United States who were murdered under mysterious circumstances in the 1920s. Their death sparked a major FBI investigation involving J. Edgar Hoover.

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Merry Men 3

Running time: 2hrs 10mins

Starring:  Ramsey Noah, Nadia Buari, Ayo Makun

Synopsis: The new instalment of the franchise sees the Merry Men face an enemy from within. A member of the group seeks revenge, and he must be stopped.

A Weekend To Forget

Running time: 1hr 37mins

Starring: Stan Nze, Erica Nweledim, Elozonam Ogbolu

Synopsis: A group of friends reunites for a weekend vacation. At the gathering, old wounds fester, tempers flare and lead to a murder. They must figure out who has done it.

Something Like Gold

Running time: 1hr 44mins

Starring: Kunle Remi, Sandra Okunzuwa, Mercy Johnson-Okojie

Synopsis: A grace to grass turn of fortune for a Lagos glamour girl teaches her humility and maybe finds her love.

Expendables 4

Running time: 1hr 43mins

Starring: 50 Cent, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham

Synopsis: The old blood meets a new one as a rejigged world’s line of defence reassembles for another mission.

A Bag Of Trouble

Running time: 2hrs 10mins

Starring: Jide Kosoko, Broda Shaggi, Simply Saka

Synopsis: A token of money from a wealthy politician forces a young man to the brink of compromising his life ethics. He must now stand up and fight the evil.