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.

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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.

Stormy Hearts
Stormy Hearts

Synopsis: After Basi, a music producer, quarrels with his protege Kachi, a talented singer, over her partying ways, she abandons him for Johnson, a bigger music producer in town. The breakup hits Basi hard.Meanwhile, Ella, a prostitute escapes from her abusive pimp to another city to start a new life. She finds an apartment right next to Basi’s flat, where she would hear Basi playing mournfully on the piano each night. Ella and Basi paths cross and after much pleading from Ella they develop a relationship that changes both their lives forever.

Starring: Christiana Martin, Theresa Edem, Eddie Watson, Kenneth Okoli, Fred Amata, Etinosa Idemudia, Kelechi Udegbe

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Run time: 90 minutes

Wonder Woman
Wonder Woman

Synopsis: Before she was Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot), she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered island paradise, Diana meets an American pilot (Chris Pine) who tells her about the massive conflict that’s raging in the outside world.

Starring: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, David Thewlis

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Run time: 2h 21 minutes

Slow Country
Slow Country

Synopsis: Slow Country follows the story of Kome, a homeless teenage mother, who in a bid to cater and secure a good life for her son Peter sought refuge in the arms of a drug kingpin Tuvi. The kingpin ushers her into the world of prostitution and drug trafficking.

Starring: Majid Michel, Sambasa Nzeribe, Ivie Okujaye

Run time: 115 mins

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King Arthur: Legend of the sword
King Arthur: Legend of the sword

Synopsis: Robbed of his birthright, Arthur comes up the hard way in the back alleys of the city. But once he pulls the sword from the stone, he is forced to acknowledge his true legacy – whether he likes it or not.

Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Jude Law

Run time: 126 mins

Unveil
Unveil

Synopsis: An ambitious woman called Meg who left Nigeria in her teenage age to search for a better life in North America. After years of hard work overseas, Meg decided to visit home to see her family. She finds her word rocked when she connected with her old love and in the process, Meg lost everything. She has to fight for her life back.

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Starring: Olu Jacobs, Desmond Elliot, Yvonne Jegede, Rachel Oniga

Run time: 102 mins

Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge
Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge

Synopsis: Captain Jack Sparrow searches for the trident of Poseidon.

Starring: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Javier Bardem

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Run time: 129 mins

Alakada Reloaded
Alakada Reloaded

Synopsis: A village girl is picked to be on a reality show and fakes her life all the way to the reality show house… until an old classmate of hers joins the cast of characters.

Starring: Toyin Abraham, Ali Baba, Odunlade Adekola, Kehinde Bankole, Woli Arole, Nedu OAP, Helen Paul, Lilian Esoro, Annie Idibia, Bidemi Kosoko

Run time: 105 mins

A Star in Heaven
A Star in Heaven

Synopsis: A Star in Heaven is a Nigerian/American casted drama/thriller whose subject whose central subject is STARGATE, a multi-million dollar ICT software developed by Kayode Ajeshifini (Jim Iyke) which was stolen by the American company that employed him but being an illegal immigrant he could not fight back. Mary (Belinda Effah) is a crooked and cantankerous wife. She helped Kayode into the US with forged documents and is prepared to also protect him from deportation after his illegal status was exposed. Kayode dramatically meets Zainad (Deborah Taribo-West) who turned out to be A Star in Heaven as she guides him to a spiritual journey to self-discovery. This is an intriguing film where racism also takes center stage.

Starring: Jym Iyke, Belinda Effah, Deborah Taribo-West, Michael Walker, Tatem Spearman, Julian Yaz

The Fate of the Furious
The Fate of the Furious

Synopsis: When a mysterious woman seduces Dom into the world of terrorism and a betrayal of those closest to him, the crew face trials that will test them as never before.

Starring: Vin Diesel, Jason Sttham, Dwayne Johnson

Run time: 136 mins



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