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.

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TheCable Lifestyle recommends the following movies for you to watch in the cinema or on Netflix this weekend.

Strangers

Running time: 2hrs

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Starring: Lateef Adedimeji, Femi Adebayo, Jide Kosoko

Synopsis: Forgotten in a remote village and battling a life-ending disease, a young boy’s future could change forever when people he has never met showed up.

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Man For The Job

Running time: 2hrs 5mins

Starring: Ini Edo, Temi Otedola, Uzor Arukwe, Ibrahim Suleiman

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Synopsis: A young engineer joins his team to solve a software problem for an IT company. However, things take a turn for the worse when he’s accused of using the software to steal from the company.

Lost City

Running time: 1hr 52mins

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Starring: Sandra Bullock, Brad Pitt, Daniel Radcliffe

Synopsis: A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure.

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

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Running time: 1hr 45mins

Starring: Tiffany Haddish, Nicholas Cage, Pedro Pascal

Synopsis: A cash-strapped actor agrees to make a paid appearance at a billionaire super fan’s birthday party, but is really an informant for the CIA since the billionaire fan is a drug kingpin and gets cast in a Tarantino movie.

Blood Covenant

Running time: 1hr 50mins

Starring: Tobi Bakre, Erica Nweledim, Alex Ekubo

Synopsis: The tale follows three ambitious young men in their late twenties struggling to make it in life. Tired of being looked down upon, they embark on a relentless quest for the high life, chasing easy money, fast cars, and fame; willing to do whatever it takes no matter what it costs them.

The Secret of Dumbledore

Running time: 2hrs 22mins

Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Callum Turner, Dan Fogler

Synopsis: An overwhelmed wizard sends a band of sorcerers and witches after his arch-enemy and their success against the all-powerful being bleak. How long can the wizard be on the sideline?

The King of Thieves

Running time: 1hr 50mins

Starring: Femi Adebayo, Lateef Adedimeji, Odunlade Adekola

Synopsis: It tells the legendary tale of the greatest thief there ever was. A ruthless bandit with a fearsome reputation and his exploits in a kingdom that uses everything from vigilante to witchcraft to destroy him.

I am Nazzy

Running time: 1hr 56mins

Starring: IK Ogbonna, Denrele Edun, Chinonso Arubayi

Synopsis: A fast-rising music artist’s picture-perfect life suddenly goes haywire when she accidentally switches places with a doppelganger. All attempts to prove her identity are futile, and she is subjected to a whole new life without the glitz and glamour. Will she lose herself or embark on a journey of self-discovery?

Morbius

Running time: 1hr 46mins

Starring: Jared Leto, Tyrese Gibson, Corey Johnson

Synopsis: A doctor proffer solution to a global pandemic. While the medication appeared to be successful at first, it revealed itself to be a remedy potentially worse than the disease.

A Simple Life

Running time: 1hr 37mins

Starring: Bisola Aiyeola, Emmanuel Ikubese, Kie Kie

Synopsis: A lady runs into her ex and tells a simple lie that snowballs into a series of unplanned events and reactions.



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