Something About the Briggs, Companion… 10 movies to see this weekend

Nollywood’s ‘Something About the Briggs’ and Hollywood’s ‘Companion’ are movies TheCable recommends for you to watch in the cinema or on streamers this weekend.

Something About the Briggs

Running time: 2hrs 5mins

Starring: Rita Dominic, Stan Nze, Iyabo Ojo

Synopsis: The movie explores the dysfunction of a wealthy, influential family as one of its scions brings home a man to marry. What follows digs up sibling rivalry, mess and problems behind the popular family name.

Companion

Running time: 1hr 37mins

Starring: Jaboukie Young-White, Jack Quaid, Lukas Gage

Synopsis: A billionaire’s death sets off a chain of events for a group of friends during a weekend trip to his lakeside estate.

One of Them Days

Running time: 1hr 59mins

Starring: Keke Palmer, SZA

Synopsis: Two friends are about to start enjoying their young lives after saving up for a long time. However, they discover that a boyfriend has somehow spent the house rent they saved. The duo embark on a race against the clock to void eviction.

Homestead

Running time: 1hr 52mins

Starring: Bailey Chase, Currie Graham, Dawn Olivieri

Synopsis: After a nuke goes off in the US, a group of survivors escape into a fortress. The group must continue fighting for their survivor as an apocalyptic world unravels.

Alakada: Bad and Boujee

Running time: 2hrs

Starring: Bimbo Ademoye, Bimbo Akintola, Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori

Synopsis: A young girl with a poor financial background and an inferiority complex makes up stories and lies about social status to fit in with the crowd.

Den of Thieves 2

Running time: 2hr 24mins

Starring: Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Yasen Zates Atour

Synopsis: A Mafia group plots a massive heist of the world’s largest diamond exchange, but the gang is also in a law-enforcement agency’s cross-hairs.

The Waiter

Running time: 1hr 40mins

Starring: Ayo Makun, Buchi Franklyn, Deyemi Okanlawon

Synopsis: The film continues Akpos’ journey as he gets a job as a waiter in a hotel that plans to host a minister’s banquet in a few days.

Mufasa

Running time: 2hrs

Starring: Aaron Pierre, Anika Noni Rose, Billy Eichner

Synopsis: Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journey of a group of misfits searching for their destiny.

Two Of A Kind

Running time: 2hrs 22mins

Starring: Rita Dominic, Sena -Fafali Ahiable, Sena Agbeko

Synopsis: A resort owner wincing from the pain of her heartbreak pledges to mitigate the love life of a young couple who are visitors at her facility.

Thinline

Running time: 1hr 55mins

Starring: Uzor Arukwe, Yekini Ibrahim, Yvonne Jegede

Synopsis: A charismatic pastor known for his spirit-filled sermons and practical view on relationships and marriages, finds himself in the clutches of sin. A chance encounter with a desperate prostitute, Annie, leads to multiple guilt-ridden nights. Annie sees Raymond as her meal ticket and doesn’t let it go. She blackmails Raymond, threatening to expose his hypocrisy and shatter his ministry.