Exciting Movies Hitting the Cinema This Week, January 15-21, 2024

Looking for some cinematic adventures this week? Check out our week-by-week guide to every new movie premiering in UAE theaters. Find out about their release date, plot, movie ratings, and more!

The Piper

A young composer is given the opportunity of a lifetime when she is tasked with finishing her late mentor’s concerto. But she soon discovers that playing the music summons deadly consequences, leading her to uncover the disturbing origins of the melody and the evil force it has awakened: the Pied Piper.

Release Date: 18 January 2024

Starring: Julian Sands, Charlotte Hope, Kate Nichols

Language: English

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

Hoping to leave his dark past behind him, former assassin Finbar Murphy leads a quiet life in a coastal Irish town, far from the political violence that grips the rest of the country. When menacing terrorists show up, Finbar soon discovers that one of them has been abusing a local girl. Drawn into an increasingly vicious game of cat and mouse, he must choose between exposing his secret identity and defending his friends and neighbors.

Release Date: 18 January 2024

Starring: Kerry Condon, Jack Gleeson, Colm Meaney, Liam Neeson

Language: English

No Way Up

In a high concept combination of disaster movie and survival thriller, people are thrown together when the plane they’re travelling on crashes into the Ocean.The plane comes to rest close to the edge of a bottomless ravine with the surviving passengers trapped in an air pocket. With their air supply rapidly running out, a nightmare fight for survival ensues as dangers from all sides hone-in on them.

Release Date: 18 January 2024

Starring: Phyllis Logan, Sophie McIntosh, Will Attenborough

Language: English

The Hunted

After their boat capsizes in the Mediterranean Sea, a group of refugees are rescued by rich Europeans who offer them shelter on an idyllic island. But the miracle soon becomes a nightmare when the saviors turn into ruthless manhunters.

Release Date: 18 January 2024

Starring: Alec Newman, Lily Banda, Mylène Jampanoï

Language: English

Maksoum

Hind, Emy and Rania can’t really stand each other. In the 90s, during their university years, they used to sing together in a band in before personal differences tore them apart. When they receive an invitation to sing together in Aswan, the three women reunite and are forced to work together on one last show. As they come together for this surprise reunion, they find themselves in a mix of challenges and comedic moments, remembering their past and rediscovering their present.

Release Date: 18 January 2024

Starring: Shereen Reda, Layla Eloui, Sayed Ragab, Samma Ibrahim, Mohamed Mamdouh

Language: Arabic

Hommos w Halawa

The film's events revolve around a musical comedy about "Mahmoud Al-Laithi" from Hommos and Halawa of "singer Amina" who tricks him into reaching the heart of Hommos, but he falls in love with a performing artist who works in a nightclub he owns. Aziza Badriya Tolba tries several tricks to reach her heart, but he discovers the truth of the matter. Participating with them in the events are Hassan Shakoush, Omar Kamal, Hamo Beka, the baby gazelle Raika, Muhammad Osama, and Hassan Al-Khula’i.

Release Date: 18 January 2024

Starring: Mahmoud Al-Laithi, Amina, Hassan Shakoush, Omar Kamal, Hamo Beka, Muhammad Osama, Hassan Al-Khula’i

Language: Arabic

Hubba

Hubba, a character with unpredictable behavior and a dark side, navigates a complex narrative involving a cop. The story explores a tense game of wits between Hubba and the cop, blurring the line of morality and revealing Hubba's multidimensional nature.

Release Date: 18 January 2024

Starring: Mosharraf Karim, Indraneil Sengupta

Language: Bengali

The Muckles

The Muckles are forced to look for a new home as the store they have been living in has a new owner. Three young Muckles are given the task to go on an adventurous journey to search for a new home for the entire tribe.

Release Date: 18 January 2024

Starring: Stefan Kurt, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Marianne Sagebrecht

Language: English

The End We Start From

A woman tries to find her way home with her newborn while an environmental crisis submerges London in floodwaters.

Release Date: 18 January 2024

Starring: Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jodie Comer, Joel Fry, Ruth Horrocks, Katherine Waterston

Language: English

Qalb

Qalb artfully unfolds a rare love story, unveiling the seven profound levels of love with the grace of a Sufi hymn. Each page resonates with the beauty of emotions, making it a captivating and soulful journey.

Release Date: 18 January 2024

Starring: Renjith Sajeev, Neha Nazneen, Siddique

Language: Malayalam