The Spy Who Dumped Me, The Island… 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: Audrey and Morgan are best friends who unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one of the women discovers the boyfriend who dumped her was actually a spy.

Runtime: 113 mins

Synopsis: After escaping an attack by what he claims was a 70-foot shark, Jonas Taylor must confront his fears to save those trapped in a sunken submersible.

Starring: Cliff Curtis., Jason Statham, Li Bingbing, Rainn Wilson, Ruby Rose, Winston Chao

Runtime: 117 mins

Synopsis: “Moms at War” is about two mothers who live in the same neighbourhood, but hated each other.
One felt that the other was a village girl who just got into money and is not fit to be in society with them. But both their kids coincidentally attend the same school and there was a competition that was done for the kids, and both were the top of their class.

Starring: Abayomi Alvin, Adebukola Oladipupo, Funke Akindele, Michelle Dede, Yul Edochie

Runtime: 88 mins

Synopsis: An elite American intelligence officer, aided by a top-secret tactical command unit, tries to smuggle a mysterious police officer with sensitive information out of the country.

Starring: Lauren Cohan, Mark Wahlberg, Ronda Rousey

Runtime: 95 mins

Synopsis: Denzel Washington returns to one of his signature roles in the first sequel of his career. Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed – but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?

Starring: Bill Pullman, Denzel Washington, Melissa Leo, Pedro Pascal

Runtime: 121 mins

Synopsis: After four years of graduate studies in the USA, a young man returns to Nigeria with brilliant entrepreneurial ideas and hopes for a magical future with his fiancee. But when his bright ideas encounter the realities of Nigeria’s broken system and his relationship with his fiancée is challenged by a friendship betrayed, life begins to spin out of control. He must think clearly and act quickly or loose it all.

Starring: Freddie George, Greg Ojefua, Kiki Omeili, Kocabelle, Lucianne Ukpabi, Osas Ighodaro Ajibade, Udoka Oyeka

Runtime: 106 mins

Synopsis: The movie follows the life of a young hard working lady, Bisola, who is engrossed in her passion for her career and finds herself in a seemingly unending quest for love.
Her father, Mr Gomez, comes to the rescue. Inspired by the game of chess, he sets Bisola up for 10 different dates to which he hopes one of them yields a positive result.

Starring: Akin Lewis, Ali Nuhu, Bayray Mcwinzu, Fathia Williams, Frank Donga, Jim Iyke, Ken Erics, Mercy Johnson, Sola Sobowale., Toyin Aimakhu

Runtime: 110 mins

Synopsis: Enclosed in the cube queue of a military intelligence unit, Hamza, a colonel in the army intercepts a conversation between an unknown terrorist and an agent transacting a business deal on weapons sale.
Triggered by an overwhelming excitement and eagerness to get the Intel to his commanding officer, Hamza makes the most shocking and terrifying discovery of his life.

Starring: Femi Adebayo, Olusunkanmi Samuel Balofin, Sambasa Nzeribe, Segun Arinze, Tokunbo Idowu ( Tboss)

Runtime: 93 mins

Synopsis: Ethan Hunt and the IMF team join forces with CIA assassin August Walker to prevent a disaster of epic proportions. Arms dealer John Lark and a group of terrorists known as the Apostles plan to use three plutonium cores for a simultaneous nuclear attack on the Vatican, Jerusalem and Mecca, Saudi Arabia. When the weapons go missing, Ethan and his crew find themselves in a desperate race against time to prevent them from falling into the wrong hands.

Starring: Alec Baldwin, Angela Bassett, Henry Cavill, Simon Pegg, Tom Cruise

Runtime: 137 mins

Synopsis: A father goes to great lengths to save his family from a burning skyscraper.

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Pablo Schreiber

Runtime: 110 mins