January Releases to Look Forward to. (UAE Edition)

With half of January almost done, its interesting to look into the top ten films left to watch in the last few weeks of this month. All these films can be found at the local cineplex near you. ( Please notice that all movies are subject to change dates).

9. Kickboxer: Retaliation

Rating: Expected 15+ or 18+

Genre: Action/Drama

Release Date: 25 January

Cast: Alain Moussi, Christopher Lambert and Jean-Claude Van Damme

One year after the events of "Kickboxer: Vengeance", Kurt Sloan has vowed never to return to Thailand. However, while gearing up for a MMA title shot, he finds himself sedated and forced back into Thailand, this time in prison. He is there because the ones responsible want him to face a 6'8" 400 lbs. beast named Mongkut and in return for the fight, Kurt will get two million dollars and his freedom back. Kurt at first refuses, in which a bounty is placed on his head as a way to force him to face Mongkut. Kurt soon learns he will have no other choice and will undergo his most rigorous training yet under some unexpected mentors in order to face Mongkut in hopes to regain his freedom.

8. Dead Awake

Rating: 15+

Genre: Horror

Release Date: 25 January

Cast: Jocelin Donahue, Jesse Bradford and Jesse Borrego

A young woman must save herself and her friends from an ancient evil that stalks its victims through the real-life phenomenon of sleep paralysis.

7. 12 Strong

Rating: 18+

Genre: Action/Drama

Release Date: 18 January

Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, William Fichtner, Elsa PatakyTaylor Sheridan and Geoff Stults.

12 Strong tells the story of the first Special Forces team deployed to Afghanistan after 9/11; under the leadership of a new captain, the team must work with an Afghan warlord to take down the Taliban.

6. The Pirates of Somalia

Rating: PG15

Genre: Biographical/Drama

Release Date: 18 January

Cast: Al Pacino, Evan Peters and Melanie Griffith

In 2008, rookie journalist Jay Bahadur forms a half-baked plan to embed himself among the pirates of Somalia. He ultimately succeeds in providing the first close-up look into who these men are, how they live, and the forces that drive them.

5. Le Sens De La Fete

Rating: PG13

Genre: Comedy

Release Date: 18 January

Cast: Jean-Pierre Bacri, Jean Paul Rouve and Gilles Lellouche

A hectic wedding party held in an 17th century French palace comes together with the help of the behind-the-scenes staff.

4. Downsizing

Rating: Expected PG15 or 15+

Genre: Comedy/Drama

Release Date: 18 January

Cast: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz and Hong Chau

A social satire in which a man realizes he would have a better life if he were to shrink himself to five inches tall, allowing him to live in wealth and splendor.

3. The Florida Project

Rating: Expected PG15 or 15+

Genre: Drama/Comedy

Release Date: 25 January

Cast: Brooklynn Prince, Bria Vinaite and Willem Dafoe

Set over one summer, the film follows precocious six-year-old Moonee as she courts mischief and adventure with her ragtag playmates and bonds with her rebellious but caring mother, all while living in the shadows of Disney World.

2. Maze Runner: The Death Cure

Rating: PG13

Genre: Action/Thriller

Release Date: 25 January

Cast: Rosa Salazar, Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Dylan O'Brien

Young hero Thomas embarks on a mission to find a cure for a deadly disease known as the "Flare".

1. The Post

Rating: PG13

Genre: Biographical/Drama

Release Date: 18 January

Cast: Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and Sarah Paulson

A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented battle between journalist and government.

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