Movies Hitting the Cinema This Week, May 13-19, 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!

IF: Imaginary Friends

From writer and director John Krasinski, IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids. IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, and the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr. and Steve Carell alongside many more as the wonderfully unique characters that reflect the incredible power of a child’s imagination.

Release Date: 16 May 2024

Starring: Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Cailey Fleming

Language: English

Guruvayoorambala Nadayil

A young man who is set to get married but due to a web of unforeseen bad luck and circumstances, he marries a woman who hates him and has to suffer her wrath over it.

Release Date: 16 May 2024

Starring: Nikhila Vimal, Basil Joseph, Prithviraj Sukumaran

Language: Malayalam

You Can't Run Forever

A teenage girl suffering from anxiety due to a tragic event from her past finds herself hunted through the woods by a sociopath on a murderous rampage.

Release Date: 16 May 2024

Starring: J.K Simmons, Allen Leech, Fernanda Urrejola

Language: English

Bokshiko Ghar

Boksi Ko Ghar is about a Kathmandu journalist who investigates a witchcraft accusation in a remote village. She discovers the reasons behind the accusation, including superstitions and societal issues. As she learns more, she faces ethical and personal challenges, eventually revealing a complicated situation that affects both the accused person and the village.

Release Date: 16 May 2024

Starring: Keki Adhikari, Swechya Raut, Shupala Sapkota

Language: Nepali

Abigail

Children can be such monsters. After a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors start to dwindle, one by one, and they discover, to their mounting horror, that they’re locked inside with no normal little girl.

Release Date: 16 May 2024

Starring: Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Melissa Barrera, Alisha Weir

Language: English

Dead Racer

Upon the aftermath of a terrorist attack, taxi driver Santi is taken hostage by a surviving terrorist, and ensuingly becomes a walking human bomb.

Release Date: 16 May 2024

Starring: Luis Tosar, Inma Cuesta, Nourdin Batan

Language: English

The Heartening Love Story of Sureshan

The Heartening Love Story of Sureshan and Sumalatha set in a society governed by tradition & hierarchy, a daring rickshaw driver must rise above the societal biases, a convincing patriarch & skeptical village to win the love of his life – a naïve Anganavadi teacher. Will they dare to defy destiny or is their love story destined for tragedy. This is a spinoff from the super hit Naan than Case Kodu.

Release Date: 16 May 2024

Starring: Kunchacko Boban, Rajesh Madhavan

Language: Malayalam

Knox Goes Away

When a contract killer has a rapidly evolving form of dementia, he is offered an opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son.

Release Date: 16 May 2024

Starring: Michael Keaton, Al Pacino, Kate McKinnon

Language: English

Zahaymer

When a wealthy businessman learns he has Alzheimer's disease, his sons, hungry for his fortune, file a crooked lawsuit to become his guardians.

Release Date: 16 May 2024

Starring: Nelly Karim, Lotfy Labib, Saed Saleh, Fathy Abdul Wahab, Iman Al-Sayed, Adel Emam, Rania Youssef, Ahmed Rizq, Essad Youniss, Ahmed Rateb, Mohamed El Sawy

Language: Arabic

Yellow Bus

After discovering that her daughter was abandoned to perish in the blistering desert heat on a school bus, an Indian woman residing in the Arabian Gulf sets out on a quest for the truth and justice.

Release Date: 16 May 2024

Starring: Tannishtha Chatterjee, Kinda Alloush, Amit Sial

Language: English Arabic Hindi

Memory

Sylvia is a social worker who leads a simple and structured life. This is blown open when Saul follows her home from their high school reunion. Their surprise encounter will profoundly impact both of them as they open the door to the past.

Release Date: 16 May 2024

Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Jessica Chastain

Language: English

IngaNaanThaanKingu

A Family accidentally gets involved in a murder and comes up with a plan to turn it into a money-making opportunity. Their funny and unconventional efforts to cash in on the situation lead to a series of hilarious misadventures.

Release Date: 17 May 2024

Starring: Santhanam ,, Thambi Ramaiah, Priyalaya ,

Language: Tamil

Je Jatt Vigarh Gya

Daler, whose neck falls on the right side when he’s angry, his life took a drastic turn when he tries to bring his pregnant sister back home.

Release Date: 17 May 2024

Starring: Pawan Malhotra, Jay Randhawa

Language: Punjabi