Voltage, Higher Crime… 10 movies you should see this weekend

Nollywood’s ‘Voltage’ and ‘Higher Crime’ are movies TheCable recommends for you to watch in the cinema or on streamers this weekend.

More recommendations are below:

Voltage 

Running time:  1hr 45mins

Starring: Kate Henshaw, Kelvin Ikeduba, Olumide Oworu

Synopsis: A socially conscious man discovers his family business is behind his city’s corruption. He is left with two brutal options: play hero or play along.

Higher Crime

Running time:  1hr 58mins

Starring: Bimbo Akintola, Enwonogoabasi Ibom, Femi Branch,

Synopsis: A prominent blogger goes public with the truth about a rape committed by a prominent philanthropist. The perpetrator sues the blogger for defamation, and the court tussle endures.

Despicable Me 4

Running time: 1hr 34mins

Starring:  Sofía Vergara, Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell

Synopsis: Gru, Lucy, Margo, Edith, and Agnes welcome a new member to the family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his girlfriend Valentina, and the family is forced to go on the run.

A Quiet Place

Running time: 1hr 40mins

Starring: Lupita Nyong’o, Malik Jubal, Nick Davison

Synopsis: The film tells the story of a woman trying to survive an invasion in New York City by bloodthirsty alien creatures with ultrasonic sound hearing.

Lakatabu

Running time: 1hr 50mins

Starring:  Eniola Ajao, Ibrahim Chatta, Mr Latin, Odunlade Adekola,

Synopsis: A man with supernatural powers begins to use his gifts for criminal activities, threatening the lives of citizens. His downfall becomes imminent when he kidnaps the daughter of the man who has the ability to take the power from him.

Inside Out 2

Running time:  1hr 40mins

Starring: Ayo Edebiri, Diane Lane, Frank Oz

Synopsis: A teenager’s mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions. Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.

Muri & KO

Running time: 1hr 47mins

Starring: Kunle Remi, Bisola Aiyeola, Femi Jacobs

Synopsis:  A petty thief steals a car with an 8-year-old son of a celebrity in it. His quest to sell the car but keep the boy safe leads to a series of comical misadventures, forging an unlikely friendship between the two.

Offshoot

Running time:  1hr 40mins

Starring: Ibrahim Suleiman, Kehinde Bankole, Kelechi Udegbe,

Synopsis: A mother and a wife enjoy a successful career as a drug enforcement agent until she gets promoted to the lead role, and her innovative actions attract the ire of cartels to her lovely family.

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Running time: 1hr 50mins

Starring: Martin Lawrence, Will Smith, Tiffany Haddish

Synopsis: The fourth instalment of the Blockbuster franchise. The coolest law enforcement duo are back after the bad guys, and they will stop at nothing until the city is cleansed.

Criminal

Running time: 1hr 30mins

Starring: Segun Arinze, Gbubemi Ejeye, Funmilola Awofiyebi-Raimi

Synopsis: In a hospital overwhelmed by victims of a catastrophic accident, a principled doctor faces a deadly dilemma when a dangerous criminal barges in and demands medical treatment for his only brother, who is bleeding and on the verge of death.