Here’s our pick of the 5 best films to watch this week, either streaming from the comfort of your home or immersed on the big screen. We’ve narrowed it down so you can spend less time scrolling and more time watching.
The Fablemans - Availble in Cinemas
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
2h 31m | Drama/Coming-of-age story | 12A
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Michelle Williams, Gabriel LaBelle, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Mateo Zoryan, Keeley Karsten, Alina Brace, Julia Butters, Birdie Borria, Judd Hirsch
Available in Cinemas
Babylon - Available in Cinemas
A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.
3h 5m | Drama/Comedy | 18
Directed by: Damien Chazelle
Starring: Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt, Tobey Maguire, Diego Calva, Phoebe Tonkin, Olivia Wilde, Samara Weaving, Max Minghella, Spike Jonze, Chloe Fineman, Katherine Waterston, Jean Smart
Available in Cinemas
The King - Stream on Netflix
Hal, wayward prince and heir to the English throne, is crowned King Henry V after his tyrannical father dies. Now the young king must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his past life.
2h 20m | Historical drama | 15
Directed by: David Michôd
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Joel Edgerton, Robert Pattinson, Lily-Rose Depp, Sean Harris, Ben Mendelsohn, Tom Glynn-Carney, Dean-Charles Chapman
Stream on Netflix
Fish Tank - Stream on Disney +
Mia is a rebellious teenager on the verge of being kicked out of school. Her hard-partying mother, Joanne, neglects Mia's welfare in favor of her own, and her younger sister hangs out with a much older crowd. Sparks fly between Mia and Connor, Joanne's new boyfriend, and he encourages Mia to pursue her interest in dance. As the boundaries of the relationships become blurred, Mia and Joanne compete for Connor's affection.
2h 3m | Drama/Indie film | 15
Directed by: Andrea Arnold
Starring: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Griffiths, Kierston Wareing, Harry Treadaway, Sydney Mary Nash, Jason Maza
Stream on Disney +
Saint Maud - Stream on Prime Video
Maud is a reclusive young nurse whose impressionable demeanour causes her to pursue a pious path of Christian devotion after an obscure trauma. Now charged with the hospice care of Amanda, a retired dancer ravaged by cancer, Maud's fervent faith quickly inspires an obsessive conviction that she must save her ward's soul from eternal damnation, whatever the cost.
1h 24m | Horror/Drama | 15
Directed by: Rose Glass
Starring: Morfydd Clark, Jennifer Ehle, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Rosie Sansom, Jonathan Milshaw, Lily Knight
Stream on Amazon Prime Video