Some movies leave one feeling gleeful. Poorly executed flicks, on the other hand, make cinema-goers think of a million better ways they could have spent their time.
TheCable Lifestyle recommends the following movies for you to watch in the cinema or on Netflix this weekend.
Going Bananas
Running time: 1hr 50mins
Starring: Iya Ojo, Femi Branch, Bolanle Ninalowo
Synopsis: A young man battling with a health issue that could potentially ruin his marriage goes bananas trying to avoid shame and ridicule.
Gbege
Running time: 1hr 45mins
Starring: Sam Dede, Broda Shaggi, Jide Kosoko
Synopsis: What will an imprisoned firstborn do after his father died and tradition behoves on him the exclusive duty of an important ritual before the burial?
Anikulapo
Running time: 2hrs 21mins
Starring: Kunle Remi, Bimbo Ademoye, Sola Sobowale
Synopsis: A story of death, resurrection, and the greedy desires and ungratefulness of men
Ticket to Paradise
Running time: 1hr 44mins
Starring: George Clooney, Billie Lourd, Julia Roberts
Synopsis: A separated couple journeys to Bali, Indonesia, in an attempt to save their daughter from making the same mistake they once made — falling in love too soon. The voyage will change their lives forever.
Brotherhood
Running time: 2hrs
Starring: Falz, Tobi Bakre, Toni Tones
Synopsis: Orphaned, rough-raised twin brothers find themselves on the opposite spectrum of the law. One is a police officer and the other is a notorious armed robber.
The bonds of brotherhood are put to the ultimate test as the police officer joins a task force that hunts down his twin and his gang.
The Enforcer
Running time: 1hr 40mins
Starring: 2 Chainz, Alexis Ren, Antonio Banderas
Synopsis: A mob enforcer turns against his boss and must defend himself and his decision or suffer the consequences.
The Woman King
Running time: 2hrs 14mins
Starring: Viola Davis, Angelique Kidjo, John Boyega
Synopsis: A historical film that tells the story of Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness, unlike anything the world has ever seen.
Finding Ireti
Running time: 1hr 50mins
Starring: Bolanle Ninalowo, Saidi Balogun, Laide Bakare
Synopsis: A spoilt child gets lost in a crowded city and her troubled parents must go through a lot to find her.
Inside Life
Running time: 1hr 55mins
Starring: Hafiz Oyetoro, Broda Shaggi, Wole Ojo
Synopsis: A upper-middle-class young man is wrongfully arrested and remanded in prison, just a few days before his wedding.
He not only needs to fight to get released on time to get married to his sweetheart, but he must learn to survive and come out of prison alive.
Ticket to Life
Running time: 1hr 24mins
Starring: Sambassa Nzeribe, Linda Osifo, Tina Mba
Synopsis: After coming to Lagos from Osogbo in search of greener pastures, a desperate village girl soon realises that the grasses are not as lush as it seems after discovering a haunting secret.
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