Den of Thieves, Maze Runner… 10 movies you should see this weekend

Some movies leave one with a feeling of glee while some poorly executed flicks make 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: Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as the “Flare”.

Starring: Rosa Salazar, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Dylan O’Brien

Run time: 142 mins

Synopsis: A gritty crime saga which follows the lives of an elite unit of the LA County Sheriff’s Dept. and the state’s most successful bank robbery crew as the outlaws plan a seemingly impossible heist on the Federal Reserve Bank.

Starring: Gerard Butler, Pablo Schreiber, O’Shea Jackson Jr.

Run time: 140 mins

Synopsis: Contents from a stolen bag motivates two crooked cops on an investigation

Starring: Stanley ‘Funnybone’ Chibuna, Uzor Arukwe

Run time: 102 mins

Synopsis: A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. A cat-and-mouse conflict ensues with a government official, whose past may hold clues to the killers’ identities.

Starring: Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Charlie Murphy

Run time: 114 mins

Synopsis: Taraji P. Henson is Mary, a hitwoman working for an organized crime family in Boston. Mary’s life is completely turned around when she meets a young boy whose path she crosses when a professional hit goes awry.

Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Neal McDonough, Danny Glover

Run time: 89 mins

Synopsis: In “Esohe,” the reincarnation and reunion of Ifagbai, the son of Eghosa the Oba’s warrior, his long-lost lover, Esohe, presents a puzzle to Gary Barbar (Jimmy Jean Louis). He suffers repeated nightmares and sees apparitions of events he knows nothing about.

Starring: Jimmy Jean-Louis, Kyle Colton, Jemima Osunde

Run time: 103 mins

Synopsis: Queen, born as a girl child into a decent home whose father’s strictness and mother’s ignorance led her into the arms of the maid whose consolation changed her entire being.

Now as a grown woman unknown to her parents Queen has a different understanding to Life and has taken to a new lifestyle, she eventually meets The Love of her life Blessing; another beautiful young lady who willingly surrendered to the lifestyle due to the economic hardship.

Starring: Paul Obazele, Liz Benson Ameye, Kate Henshaw, Tony Umez, Ik Ogbonna, Bryan Okwara, Lisa Onu Chika Kalu, Janelle Ezeanaka, Vanessa Onu

Run time: 107 mins

Synopsis: Four teenagers discover an old video game console and are literally drawn into the game’s jungle setting becoming the adult avatars they chose.

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Karen Gillan, Kevin Hart

Run time: 119 mins

Synopsis: A businessman is caught up in a criminal conspiracy during his daily commute home.

Starring: Liam Neeson, Vera Farmiga, Sam Neil

Run time: 104 mins

Synopsis: In the sequel, ‘Wives on Strike: The Revolution movie follows these market women fighting against domestic violence after one of them was beaten to death by her husband. This leads to yet another strike by the women against their husbands forcing their hands to stand up for what is right.

Starring: Omoni Oboli, Kenneth okonkwo, Julius Agu, Uche Jombo, Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha, Toyin Aimakhu.

Run time: 93 mins