Pacific Rim, New Money… 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: Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat.

Starring: John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Cailee Spaeny

Runtime: 111 mins

Synopsis: The movie tells the story of a young girl, who goes from being a shop girl to a billionaire after her father leaves her his empire to run.

Starring: Falz, Kate Henshaw, Dakore Akande, Jemima Osunde

Runtime: 105 mins

Synopsis: Lara Croft, the fiercely independent daughter of a missing adventurer, must push herself beyond her limits when she finds herself on the island where her father disappeared.

Starring: Alicia Vikander, Hannah John-Kamen, Walton Goggins

Runtime: 100 mins

Synopsis: Gringo, a dark comedy mixed with white-knuckle action and dramatic intrigue, explores the battle of survival for businessman Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo) when he finds himself crossing the line from law-abiding citizen to a wanted criminal.

Starring: Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, David Oyelowo

Runtime: 100 mins

Synopsis: A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves trying to solve a murder mystery.

Starring: Jason Bateman, Rachel McAdams, Kyle Chandler.

Runtime: 100 mins

Synopsis: A millionaire tasks a group of young adults to answer the old age question. – “What do women want?”. In a bid to win the ultimate prize of N10m, a couple of friends decide to disguise themselves as the opposite sex to find the truth.

Starring: Nancy Isime, Toyin Aimakhu-Johnson, Ik Ogbonna, Daniel K. Daniel

Runtime: 134 mins

Synopsis: T’Challa, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda, returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take his rightful place as king.

Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o

Runtime: 134 mins

Synopsis: The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world’s most exclusive high-stakes poker game and became an FBI target.

Starring: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner

Runtime: 140 mins

Synopsis: Highly successful based Nigerian medical doctor decided to run home and run for the office of the governor of Anambra state as “a stepping stone to becoming the president of Nigeria” but navigating through the dark, murky and very diabolical water of the Nigerian politics proves quite an uphill task for Dr Mekam.

Starring: Uche Jumbo, Seun Akindele, Kalu Ikeagwu, Yemi Blaq, Chika Chukwu, Emeka Okoye

Runtime: 90 mins

Synopsis: Chinenye, 35, a beautiful career woman suffers numerous lash-out from her family and friends, due to her inability to get married. Elochukwu, despite all of Chinenye’s indecisiveness and fear for commitment, remains in her life with a resolve to show her unconditional love. Unknown to everyone, Chinenye has a lifelong secret. She battles spiritual, emotional and physical forces, making her emotionally unfit to commit herself to anyone, no matter how hard she tries.

Starring: Rita Dominic, Eyinna Nwigwe, Joyce Kalu

Runtime: 90 mins