February promises to have quite the variety of stories for your movie-watching! From Emerald Fennell’s excitingly unfaithful adaptation of “Wuthering Heights” and Kristen Stewarts critically-acclaimed adaptation of The Chronology of Water, to the Oscar-nominated performances of Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and Wagner Moura in The Secret Agent, there’s so much to get you sat this month!

Please note, all dates are UK release dates taken from IMDb along with the synopsis for each film. To see a further release schedule for each film, including other countries, click on its date to see more.

The Chronology of Water
Release date: 6th February
Director: Kristen Stewart
Cast: Imogen Poots, Thors Birch, Jim Belushi, Charlie Carrick, Tom Sturridge, Kim Gordan
Synopsis: A woman, after an abusive childhood, escapes into competitive swimming, sexual experimentation, toxic relationships, and addiction before finding her voice through writing.

My Father’s Shadow
Release date: 6th February
Director: Akinola Davies
Cast: Sope Dirisu, Godwin Egbo, Chibuike Marvelous Egbo
Synopsis: Two young brothers explore Lagos with their estranged father during the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, witnessing both the city’s magnitude and their father’s daily struggles as political unrest threatens their journey home.

Send Help
Release date: 6th February
Director: Sam Raimi
Cast: Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien, Bruce Campbell
Synopsis: Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it’s a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive.

Solo Mio
Release date: 6th February
Directors: Charles Kinanne, Daniel Kinanne
Cast: Kevin James, Alyson Hannigan, Jonathan Roumie, Kim Coates
Synopsis: After being left at the altar in Rome, a man decides to go on his honeymoon alone.

Stitch Head
Release date: 6th February
Director: Steve Hudson
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Joel Fry, Alison Steadman, Rob Brydon
Synopsis: Follows Stitch Head (Butterfield), a small creature awoken by a Mad Professor (Brydon) in a castle to protect the professor’s other creations from the townspeople of Grubbers Nubbin.

The Strangers: Chapter 3
Release date: 6th February
Directors: Renny Harlin
Cast: Madelaine Petsch, Richard Brake, Janis Ahern, Stephanie Aubertin
Synopsis: In the “Strangers” finale, survivors face new threats from masked strangers. Secrets emerge, jeopardizing their lives as the line between reality and peril blurs in their battle for survival.

Crime 101
Release date: 13th February
Director: Bart Layton
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Halle Berry, Barry Keoghan, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tate Donovan
Synopsis: An elusive thief, eyeing his final score, encounters a disillusioned insurance broker at her own crossroads. As their paths intertwine, a relentless detective trails them hoping to thwart the multi-million dollar heist they are planning.

Looney Tunes: The Day the Earth Blew Up
Release date: 13th February
Director: Peter Browngardt
Cast: Eric Bauza, Candi Milo, Peter MacNicol
Synopsis: Porky Pig and Daffy Duck are Earth’s only hope when facing the threat of alien invasion.

GOAT
Release date: 13th February
Directors: Tyree Dillihay, Adam Rosette
Cast: Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Nick Kroll, Nicola Coughlan, David Harbour, Patton Oswalt, Jennifer Hudson
Synopsis: A small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world.

Whistle
Release date: 13th February
Director: Corin Hardy
Cast: Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Percy Hynes White, Nick Frost, Ali Skovbye
Synopsis: A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down.

“Wuthering Heights”
Release date: 13th February
Director: Emerald Fennell
Cast: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Alison Oliver, Owen Cooper, Hong Chau, Martin Clunes
Synopsis: A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff (Elordi) and Catherine Earnshaw (Robbie).

Cold Storage
Release date: 20th February
Director: Jonny Campbell
Cast: Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell, Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, Sosie Bacon
Synopsis: When a highly dangerous fungus escapes from a secret laboratory, a former bioterrorism agent is called back into action. Alongside two young employees, he must confront an invisible and out-of-control threat.

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
Release date: 20th February
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Juno Temple, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chardhry, Stevel Marc, Tanya van Graan
Synopsis: A “Man From the Future” arrives at a diner in Los Angeles where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Release date: 20th February
Director: Mary Bronstein
Cast: Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Mary Bronstein, A$AP Rocky, Christian Slater
Synopsis: While trying to manage her own life and career, a woman on the verge of a breakdown must cope with her daughter’s illness, an absent husband, a missing person, and an unusual relationship with her therapist.

A Private Life
Release date: 20th February
Director: Rebecca Zlotowski
Cast: Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira
Synopsis: The renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered.

Splitsville
Release date: 20th February
Director: Michael Angelo Covino
Cast: Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona, Kyle Marvin, Michael Angelo Covino
Synopsis: When Ashley (Arjona) asks for a divorce, the good-natured Carey (Marvin) runs to his friends, Julie (Johnson) and Paul (Covino), for support. Their secret to happiness is an open marriage; that is, until Carey crosses the line and throws all of their relationships into chaos.

The Secret Agent
Release date: February 20th
Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
Cast: Wagner Moura, Robson Andrade, Rubens Santos, Licínio Januário, Joálisson Cunha
Synopsis: In 1977, a technology expert flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks.

The Testament of Ann Lee
Release date: 20th February
Director: Mona Fastvold
Cast: Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Matthew Beard
Synopsis: Ann Lee (Seyfried), the founding leader of the Shaker Movement, proclaimed as the female Christ by her followers. Depicts her establishment of a utopian society and the Shakers’ worship through song and dance, based on real events.

Wasteman
Release date: 20th February
Director: Cal McMau
Cast: Tom Blyth, David Jonsson, Neil Linpow, Alex Hassell
Synopsis: Follows parolee Taylor (Jonsson) whose fresh start hopes are jeopardized by cellmate Dee’s (Blyth) arrival. As Dee takes Taylor under his wing, a vicious attack tests their bond, forcing Taylor to choose between protecting Dee and his own parole chances.

Scream 7
Release date: 27th February
Director: Kevin Williamson
Cast: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Anna Camp, Joel McHale, McKenna Grace
Synopsis: When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the town where Sidney Prescott (Campbell) has built a new life, her darkest fears are realized as her daughter becomes the next target.

How to Make a Killing
Release date: 27th February
Director: John Patton Ford
Cast: Glen Powell, Margaret Qualley, Jessica Henwick, Ed Harris, Topher Grace, Zach Woods, Raff Law
Synopsis: Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.


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