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The first of this year’s biblical epics is based on the story of Noah, itself based on the much older Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh, and with considerable artistic licence, which has upset some religious people around the world. One of the descendants of Adam and Eve, Noah is warned in dreams of an impending disaster and given instructions to build an ark to save himself and his family. In due course the waters arrive, leading to much violence as the population struggles to survive. Noah and family meanwhile discover an unexpected guest. Cast: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Douglas Booth, Nick Nolte, Mark Margolis |
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Based on the remarkable bestselling autobiography, this tells the extraordinary and epic true story of Eric Lomax, a British Army officer who is tormented as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labour camp during World War II. Decades later, Lomax and his beautiful love interest Patti discover that the Japanese interpreter responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and set out to confront him, and his haunting past, in this powerful and inspiring tale of heroism, humanity and the redeeming power of love. Cast: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Jeremy Irvine, Stellan Skarsgård |
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An abandoned young cat seeking shelter from a storm, stumbles into the strangest house imaginable, owned by an old magician and inhabited by a dazzling array of automatons and gizmos. Not everyone welcomes the new addition to the troupe and some plot to evict him. The situation gets worse when the magician lands in hospital and his scheming nephew sees his chance to cash in by selling the mansion. Our young hero is determined to earn his place and so he enlists the help of some wacky magician’s assistants to protect his magical new home. Voices of Murray Blue, Edward Asner, George Babbit, Emily Blunt, and others |
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After discovering her boyfriend is married, a young woman accidently meets the wife he’s been cheating on. When the two of them discover yet another affair, all three women team up to plot mutual revenge on the three-timing sleezebag. Cast: Cameron Diaz, Kate Upton, Leslie Mann, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Don Johnson, Kate Upton, Taylor Kinney, Nickie Minaj |
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Based on the first novel in a best-selling trilogy, and aimed at much the same demographic as Bella and Katnis, this future-set tale takes place in a world where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues. A young woman is warned she is Divergent and will never fit into any one group. When she discovers a conspiracy by a faction leader to destroy all Divergents, she must learn to trust in the mysterious Four and together they must find out what makes being Divergent so dangerous before it’s too late. Cast: Shailene Woodley, Ashley Judd, Zoë Kravitz, Maggie Q, Kate Winslet, Amy Newbold |
NOAH – NPU 13 – 140 MIN
THE RAILWAY MAN – NPU 13 – 116 MIN
THE HOUSE OF MAGIC – PG – 85 MIN
THE OTHER WOMAN – PG – 109 MIN
DIVERGENT – NPU 13 – 140 MINFor details of what Plett Movies were on last week, click here.
