Recommended
These films have been specially chosen by Cineworld.
Only films that have scored an overwhelming "Would Recommend" rating are included here.
Kids' Recommended
These kids' films have been specially chosen by Cineworld.
Only kids' films that have scored an overwhelming "Would Recommend" rating are included here.
Discovery
These are the films that we have "discovered" at special screenings and film festivals around the world.
With limited UK distribution, these are exactly the kind of innovative, boundary-pushing films that we're passionate about.
Classic Gold Recommended
Some films are like old friends - A Classic Gold Recommended film is one that has stood the test of time and continues to entertain audiences to this day.
SOMERS TOWN(12A) Directed by: Shane Meadows Starring: Paul Fraser, Thomas Turgoose, Piotr Jagiello Release: 22/08/2008 Synopsis: "Somers Town" is an area between Euston Station and St Pancras and in this story it's also the place where two teenagers who are both newcomers to London meet for the first time. Tomo, (Thomas Turgoose) a track suited midlands lad is a runaway from Nottingham and after his first night in London he finds himself battered, bruised and hungry with no plan of what to do next or where to go. He then meets Marek (Piotr Jagiello who has just moved to Somers Town, a Polish boy who lives with his father and secretly offers for Tomo to stay with him. The two boys forge an unlikely friendship over the course of summer which is threatened when they meet a girl who comes between them. Marek's growning resentment for Tomo changes their tenuous friendship and it is only a matter of time before Marek's father discovers what's going on.
THE MUMMY: TOMB OF THE DRAGON EMPEROR(12A) Directed by: Rob Cohen Starring: Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello Release: 08/08/2008 Synopsis: Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O'Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient China high into the frigid Himalayas. Rick is joined in this all-new adventure by son Alex (newcomer Luke Ford), wife Evelyn (Maria Bello) and her brother, Jonathan (John Hannah). And this time, the O'Connells must stop a mummy awoken from a 2,000-year-old curse who threatens to plunge the world into his merciless, unending service. Doomed by a double-crossing sorceress (Michelle Yeoh) to spend eternity in suspended animation, China's ruthless Dragon Emperor and his 10,000 warriors have lain forgotten for eons, entombed in clay as a vast, silent terra cotta army. But when dashing adventurer Alex O'Connell is tricked into awakening the ruler from eternal slumber, the reckless young archaeologist must seek the help of the only people who know more than he does about taking down the undead: his parents. As the monarch roars back to life, our heroes find his quest for world domination has only intensified over the millennia. Striding the Far East with unimaginable supernatural powers, the Emperor Mummy will rouse his legion as an unstoppable, otherworldly force...unless the O'Connells can stop him first. Now, in "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," the trademark thrills and visually spectacular action of the "Mummy" series will be redefined for a new generation.
SPACE CHIMPS(U) Directed by: Kirk De Micco Starring: Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Patrick Warburton Release: 01/08/2008 Synopsis: When a $5 billion Space Agency probe disappears into an intergalactic wormhole, the agency recruits Ham III, grandson of the first chimpanzee in space, to help retrieve the wayward craft. But Ham is a free-spirited circus performer more interested in zero gravity high jinks than living up to his illustrious heritage. The simian slacker becomes a reluctant hero and learns the true meaning of courage as he and his crewmates, the fearless Lt. Luna and their uptight commander, Titan, risk everything in an effort to save the peaceful inhabitants of a distant planet from an evil dictator. A hilarious, out of this world adventure the whole family can enjoy, "Space Chimps" features cutting edge CGI animation and the voice talent of Andy Samberg ("Saturday Night Live"), Cheryl Hines ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"), Patrick Warburton ("Rules of Engagement"), Kristin Chenoweth ("The West Wing") and Stanley Tucci ("Robots").
ANGUS, THONGS AND PERFECT SNOGGING(12A) Directed by: Gurinder Chadha Starring: Paul Mayeda Berges, Georgia Groome, Aaron Johnson Release: 25/07/2008 Synopsis: Georgia Nicolson (Georgia Groome) is fourteen, lives with nosey parents who don't understand her, an annoying three year old sister and has to wear a beret to school. She would, however, rather be blonde, have a smaller nose and a boyfriend. Revolving around her hilarious journal entries, prepare to be engulfed in the world of the soaring joys and bottomless angst of being a teenager. This hilarious coming of age story is a very British take on American high school movies like "Clueless" and "Mean Girls". Based on the international best selling series of books by Louise Rennison. Troubled by her ancient parents and buoyed by her cat Angus and her friends "The Ace Gang" Georgia struggles through life in search of her main desires, to get a goregous sex god as a boyfriend and to throw the biggest and best 15th birthday party ever. When handsome brothers Tom and Robbie arrive at school she thinks that her boyfriend dreams have been answered but things are never as simple as they seem.
INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL(12A) Directed by: Steven Spielberg Starring: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Karen Allen Release: 22/05/2008 Synopsis: The newest Indiana Jones adventure begins in the desert Southwest in 1957 - the height of the Cold War. Indy (Harrison Ford) and his sidekick Mac (Ray Winstone) have barely escaped a close scrape with nefarious Soviet agents on a remote airfield. Now, Professor Jones has returned home to Marshall College -only to find things have gone from bad to worse. His close friend and dean of the college (Jim Broadbent) explains that Indy's recent activities have made him the object of suspicion, and that the government has put pressure on the university to fire him. On his way out of town, Indiana meets rebellious young Mutt (Shia LaBeouf), who carries both a grudge and a proposition for the adventurous archaeologist: If he'll help Mutt on a mission with deeply personal stakes, Indy could very well make one of the most spectacular archaeological finds in history - the Crystal Skull of Akator, a legendary object of fascination, superstition and fear.
HAPPY-GO-LUCKY(15) Directed by: Mike Leigh Starring: Sally Hawkins, Alexis Zegerman, Andrea Riseborough Release: 18/04/2008 Synopsis: Poppy is an irrepressible 30-something enjoying her life in Camden, north London's boho HQ. Whether out on her bike, preparing lessons for the kids in her primary school class, or drinking with friends in the local, she keeps a smile on her face and a joke on her lips. Despite the misgivings of her younger sister, who has settled down in the suburbs to start a family, Poppy is happy with her life and determined to get the most out of every day. When her bicycle is stolen, however, Poppy decides to invest in driving lessons, a decision that will bring her face-to-face with a character and a world view quite unlike her own. Mike Leigh's first film since the Oscar nominated "Vera Drake" re-teams the veteran figure of Britain's social realist movement with star Sally Hawkins. As Poppy, Hawkins is in almost every frame, and she lights up the screen with a performance of infectious energy and enthusiasm. "Happy-Go-Lucky" sees a calmer, more optimistic take on post-Blair Britain from Leigh. It is a country where individualism and the pursuit of happiness define the lives of a generation, but where old-fashioned ideas like community and selflessness still exist. And though - this being Mike Leigh - we're inevitably waiting for the hammer to fall, sometimes life is allowed to have a happy ending.
HORTON HEARS A WHO(U) Directed by: Jimmy Hayward Starring: Ken Daurio, Cinco Paul, Dr. Seuss Release: 14/03/2008 Synopsis: A new CG animated feature from the makers of of the "Ice Age" films, and based on the beloved book by Theodore Seuss Geisel, who wrote under the pen name of Dr. Seuss. Published in 1954, "Horton Hears a Who" continues to be one of the most popular children's stories. Horton hears voices, but he's not crazy; he's an elephant! Seth Rogan, Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Isla Fisher and Jaime Pressly get animated for this colourful adventure, which reminds us that a person's a person ... no matter how small. One day, Horton the elephant hears a cry from help coming from a speck of dust. Even though he can't see anyone on the speck, he decides to help it. As it turns out, the speck of dust is home to the Whos, who live in their city of Whoville. Horton agrees to help protect the Whos and their home, but this gives him nothing but torment from his neighbors, who refuse to believe that anything could survive on the speck. Not everyone in Horton's world has the speck's best interests at heart and one nasty kangaroo (Carol Burnett) sets her sights on destroying the speck with the help of a menacing accomplice.
Recommended
Kids' Recommended
Discovery
Classic Gold Recommended
