New movies at the cinema this week Friday, 11 January

The school holidays are now officially over so parents can sneak away for a quick film every now and then, no?

This week's lineup has it all: from action to romance to drama. Book your tickets, get a cherry slushie and some popcorn and make a date night out of it.

Highlights this week: Movie: The Old Man & The Gun Synopsis: Forrest Tucker had a long career robbing banks, and he wasn't willing to retire. The story of Robert Tucker's audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 and the unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are detective John Hunt, who becomes captivated with Forrest's commitment to his craft, and a woman who loves Tucker in spite of his chosen profession.

Runtime: 93 minutes

Cast: Robert Redford, Casey Affleck, Tika Sumpter, Sissy Spacek, Elisabeth Moss, Danny Glover

Age Restriction: 10-12PG L

Genre: Crime, Biopic, Drama, Comedy.

IMBd Rating: 7.0

Release date: 11 January 2019 at Ster Kinekor and NuMetro cinemas.

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Movie: Beautiful Boy Synopsis: The heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.

Runtime: 120 min

Cast: Steve Carell, Timoth e Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Amy Ryan

Age Restriction: 16 D IAT L S

Genre: Drama

Release date: 11 January 2019 at NuMetro and Ster Kinekor.

IMBd Rating: 7.3

Movie: URI - The Surgical Strike Synopsis: Following the roguish terrorist attacks at Uri Army Base camp in Kashmir, India takes the fight to the enemy, in its most successful covert operation till date with one and only one objective of avenging their fallen heroes.

Runtime: 127 min

Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Mohit Raina, Kirti Kulhari, Yama Gautam, Paresh Rawal, Ivan Sylvester Rodrigues.

Age Restriction: 13DLPV

Genre: Action, War, Thriller.

IMBd Rating: N/A

Release date: 11 January 2019 only at Ster Kinekor Forest Hill, Gateway Commercial and The Zone @ Rosebank.

Movie: Wildlife Synopsis: 14-year-old Joe is the only child of Jeanette and Jerry-a housewife and a golf pro-in a small town in 1960s Montana. Nearby, an uncontrolled forest fire rages close to the Canadian border, and when Jerry loses his job-and his sense of purpose-he decides to join the cause of fighting the fire, leaving his wife and son to fend for themselves.

Runtime: 104 min

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan, Ed Oxenbould, Bill Camp, Zoe Margaret Colletti, Mollie Milligan, Daryl Cox

Age Restriction: TBA

Genre: Drama

IMBd Rating: 7.1

Release date: 11 January 2019 only at Ster Kinekor V&A Nouveau, Gateway Commercial and Rosebank Nouveau.

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