Coming soon: Upcoming movies opening Nov 12

Big Sky

Classification: PG13
Run time: 96 mins
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Directed by: Jorge Michel Grau

Hazel (Bella Thorne) suffers from severe agoraphobia - a fear of wide open spaces. Her mother Dee (Kyra Sedgwick) decides to drive her to a remote desert facility for treatment, but on the way, they are atttacked by gunmen. Hazel has to battle her crippling fear to get help for herself and her mother.

Fly me to Venus (Mandarin)

Classification: PG
Run time: TBA
Genre: Romance
Directed by: Ke Deng

Inspired by Cecilia Cheung's song "Xing Yu XIng Yuan," the film centres on a computer genius with an IQ of 145 who decides to build a computer programme that behaves exactly like him, in order to maintain the relationship with his girlfriend.

Legend

Classification: M18
Run time: 132 min
Genre: Crime, Drama
Directed by: Brian Helgeland

Witness the rise and fall of Reggie and Ronnie Kray, two of London's most notorious gangsters. The work together to take over the city, but power struggles, madness, and a woman threaten to diminish their bond.

Directed by Academy Award winner Brian Helgeland and starring Tom Hardy as both the Kray twins, Legend takes audiences into their secret history, showing the events that secured their lasting infamy.

Prem Ratan Dhan Payo (Hindi)

Classification: PG
Run time: 180 min
Genre: Family, Romance
Directed by: Sooraj R.Barjatya

Prem (Salman Khan) is a happy-go-lucky actor who specialises in Ramleelas - stage plays based on the life of Rama. Enamoured by the beautiful and charitable Princess Maithili (Soonam Kapoor) he sets out to meet her, hoping to share a pure bond of unconditional love with her.

Return of the Cuckoo (Mandarin)

Classification: PG
Run time: 103 min
Genre: Romance, Drama
Directed by: Patrick Kong

Based on the 2000 TVB drama of the same name, Return of the Cuckoo takes place after the TV series. On the day of Macau's handover in 1999, Man-Cho (Chi Lam Cheung), Kiki (Joe Chen), and their neighbours celebrate Aunty Q 's birthday (Nancy Sit), with a surprise appearance by Kwan-Ho (Charmaine Sheh).

Despite the jovial atmosphere, however, Kwan-Ho is quiet and troubled. Man-cho discovers the tragic reasons why, and he, Aunty Q, and Kiki do their best to cheer her up.

Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

Classification: M18
Run time: 93 min
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Directed by: Christopher Landon

Three high school boy scouts join forces with a cocktail waitress to fight off the zombie uprising in their peaceful town. They'll have to use all their scouting skills to earn the badge of a lifetime and save mankind from the undead.

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