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.
Aftersun - Available in Cinemas
Twenty years after their last holiday at a fading vacation resort, Sophie reflects on the rare time spent with her loving and idealistic father Calum. At 11-years-old, as the world of adolescence creeps into Sophie's view, Calum struggles under the weight of life outside of fatherhood. Sophie's recollections become a powerful and heartrending portrait of their relationship, as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.
1h 36m | Drama | 12A
Directed by: Charlotte Wells
Starring: Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio, Celia Rowlson-Hall, Sally Messham, Ayse Parlak, Sophia Lamanova, Brooklyn Toulson, Spike Fearn
Available in Cinemas
The Wonder – Stream on Netflix
Set in The Irish Midlands in 1862, the story follows a young girl who stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well. English nurse Lib Wright is brought to a tiny village to observe eleven-year old Anna O'Donnell. Tourists and pilgrims mass to witness the girl who is said to have survived without food for months.
1h 43m | Drama/Mystery | 15
Directed by: Sebastián Lelio
Starring: Florence Pugh, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Tom Burke, Niamh Algar, David Wilmot, Ruth Bradley, Elaine Cassidy, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, Dermot Crowley
In selected Cinemas for a limited time or Stream on Netflix
Killing Them Softly – Stream on Prime Video
Cory Lambert is a wildlife officer who finds the body of an 18-year-old woman on an American Indian reservation in snowy Wyoming. When the autopsy reveals that she was raped, FBI agent Jane Banner arrives to investigate. Teaming up with Lambert as a guide, the duo soon find that their lives are in danger while trying to solve the mystery of the teen's death.
1h 37m | Crime/Drama | 18
Directed by: Andrew Dominik
Starring: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini, Scoot McNairy, Richard Jenkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Sam Shepard,Vincent Curatola, Max Casella, Wade Allen ,Trevor Long
Stream on Amazon Prime Video
Le Mans '66 – Stream on Disney +
American automotive designer Carroll Shelby and fearless British race car driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary vehicle for the Ford Motor Co. Together, they plan to compete against the race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
2h 32m | Drama/Sport | 12
Directed by: James Mangold
Starring: Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Caitriona Balfe, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe, Jon Bernthal, Tracy Letts, Ray McKinnon, JJ Feild, Remo Girone, Jack McMullen
Stream on Disney +
RRR – Stream on Netflix
A fearless revolutionary and an officer in the British force, who once shared a deep bond, decide to join forces and chart out an inspirational path of freedom against the despotic rulers.
3h 7m | Action/Drama | 15
Directed by: S.S. Rajamouli
Starring: N.T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan Teja, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, Shriya Saran, Ray Stevenson, Alison Doody, Samuthirakani
Stream on Netflix