Powerful, if a little predictable.Ī heartwarming - and hilarious - classic from the eighties, with chalk-and-cheese travellers Steve Martin and John Candy forced to share various modes of transport as they attempt to make it back to Chicago in time for Thanksgiving.Ī family try to bond by allowing the children to do pretty much whatever they want for 24 hours. With its often playful mood and contemporary soundtrack, this is history with an enjoyably knowing wink.Īcting big-guns Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling slug it out in this gripping legal thriller about a wealthy murderer trying to outwit his young prosecutor. The legendary - and controversial - eighteenth century French royal gets an unconventional biopic courtesy of American star Kirsten Dunst, brilliantly cast as a young Duchess thrust into the Parisian limelight. Courteney Cox, Neve Campbell and David Arquette all reprise their roles as key players in the infamous Ghostface murders. There’s a new Scream movie out in 2022 but this sequel from ten years ago also has much to love: in-jokes, big scares and cheeky quips about our addiction to social media. A seriously classy rom-com.Ī cult classic! Noughties tween icon Amanda Bynes leads this bubbly high-school remake of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, pretending to be a boy so that she can play on her new school’s soccer team. This quiet and moody story of an eighties yuppie struggling with dodgy business deals was a little overlooked last year but Jude Law gives one of his best performances as the ever optimistic Rory, desperate to impress even when his glamorous life is crumbling around him.īradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence make a delightfully odd couple in this sweet - and Oscar-winning - story of a man dealing with mental health issues and the young widow who helps him back on his feet. Hugh Grant steals the show as a grubby journalist in this twisty, hyperactive Guy Ritchie thriller that boasts an all-star cast: Matthew McConaughy, Michelle Dockery, Colin Farrell and Henry Golding. MORE: 47 hottest brand new shows coming to our screens in 2022 The Gentlemen (2019) Meryl Streep and Jonah Hill co-star in this uneven but admittedly eye-opening satire. The result? A mix of chaos and indifference, as scientists Kate and Randall (Jennifer Lawrence and Leo DiCaprio) have to convince those in power that things have gotten serious. The Netflix movie that’s got everyone’s talking is a pitch black comedy about how the world might react if we learned a meteorite was just months away from wiping out the planet. WATCH: Olivia Colman stars in the beautiful new film Don’t Look Up (2021)