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Looking for something to watch on the Easter school holidays? Whether you’re bringing the kids, going out for date night or heading to the cinema alone, read on for your guide to what’s on at Australian cinemas in April.
Looking for films to watch before they leave cinemas? Head to our March cinema guide first.
Australian films to watch out for this month include The Correspondent.
In this warm-hearted French comedy, a father and son dodge police by entering in a summer camp for young adults with disabilities, posing as a resident and his educator.
Director: Artus
Cast: Artus, Clovis Cornillac, Marc Riso
Classification: PG
Country: France
Runtime: 89 mins
Four misfits find themselves struggling with ordinary problems when they are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld: a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they’ll have to master this world while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected, expert crafter, Steve.
Director: Jared Hess
Cast: Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Sebastian Eugene Hansen
Classification: PG
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 mins
When a faithful police dog and his human police officer owner are injured together on the job, a harebrained but life-saving surgery fuses the two of them together and Dog Man is born. Dog Man is sworn to protect and serve – and fetch, sit and roll over.
As Dog Man embraces his new identity and strives to impress his Chief, he must stop the pretty evil plots of feline supervillain Petey the Cat.
Director: Peter Hastings
Cast: Peter Hastings, Pete Davidson, Lil Rel Howery, Isla Fisher
Classification: PG
Country: USA
Runtime: 89 mins
Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand, 1979. During a fortnight with his world-weary father, Angus is drawn to the underground post-punk music scene. With the support of his friend Kirsten, Angus navigates self doubt, derision and a family tragedy to take the stage for the first time.
Director: Jonathan Ogilvie
Cast: Ed Oxenbould, BENEE, Marton Csokas
Classification: MA
Country: New Zealand
Runtime: 98 mins
When the girl of his dreams is kidnapped, everyman Nate turns his inability to feel pain into an unexpected strength in his fight to get her back.
Director: Dan Berk, Robert Olson
Cast: Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson
Classification: MA
Country: USA
Runtime: 109 mins
A highly-gifted student sees an opportunity to escape her roots by helping wealthy classmates cheat on key exams, but at great risk to her future.
Director: JC Lee
Cast: Callina Liang, Benedict Wong, Jabari Banks
Classification: M
Country: Canada
Runtime: 96 mins
A father and daughter accidentally hit and kill a unicorn while en route to a weekend retreat, where his billionaire boss seeks to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties.
Director: Alex Scharfman
Cast: Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Will Poulter, Richard E. Grant
Classification: MA
Country: USA
Runtime: 107 mins
In a Kaiju-filled Japan, Kafka Hibino works in monster disposal. After reuniting with his childhood friend Mina Ashiro, a rising star in the anti-Kaiju Defense Force, he decides to pursue his abandoned dream of joining the Force, when he suddenly transforms into the powerful Kaiju No. 8.
An action-packed recap of the first season of Kaiju No. 8 and a new original episode, Hoshina’s Day Off.
Director: Shigeyuki Miya, Tomomi Kamiya
Cast: Masaya Fukunishi, Wataru Katoh, Fairouz Ai
Classification: M
Country: Japan
Runtime: 110 mins
In 1985, while working as a coal merchant to support his family, Bill Furlong discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent and uncovers truths of his own; forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.
Director: Tim Mielants
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Emily Watson, Michelle Fairley
Classification: M
Country: Belgium, Ireland, USA
Runtime: 99 mins
After his life is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a London terrorist attack, a brilliant but introverted CIA decoder takes matters into his own hands when his supervisors refuse to take action.
Director: James Hawes
Cast: Rami Malek, Michael Stuhlbarg, Laurence Fishburne
Classification: M
Country: USA
Runtime: 123 mins
Edmond Dantes becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.
Director: Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
Cast: Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier
Classification: M
Country: France
Runtime: 178 mins
Jesus rides into the holy city as king, but finds His Father’s house has been turned from a place of prayer into a corrupt market. As the Jewish High Priest schemes against the would-be Messiah, Jesus strikes first – turning the tables on religious corruption.
Director: Dallas Jenkins
Cast: Jonathan Roumie, Elizabeth Tabish, Shahar Isaac
Classification: PG
Country: USA
Runtime: 112 mins
An imaginative boy’s father retells the story of Jesus Christ’s life, from His birth in Bethlehem to His miracles, sacrifices, and resurrection. As the story unfolds, the boy embarks on a vivid journey through faith and redemption, discovering the power of love and forgiveness.
Director: Jang Seong-ho
Cast: Oscar Isaac, Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman
Classification: PG
Country: South Korea, USA
Runtime: 100 mins
Violet, a widowed mother on her first date in years, arrives at an upscale restaurant where she is relieved that her date, Henry, is more charming and handsome than she expected. But their chemistry begins to curdle as Violet begins being irritated and then terrorised by a series of anonymous drops to her phone.
Director: Christopher Landon
Cast: Meghann Fahy, Brandon Sklenar, Violett Beane
Classification: MA
Country: USA
Runtime: 95 mins
Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.
Director: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell
Classification: MA
Country: USA
Runtime: 137 mins
December 2013, in the shadow of the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Australian journalist Peter Greste is confronted with the brutal realities of reporting from one of the most dangerous cities on earth. Accused of terrorism, Greste becomes a pawn in the middle of a deadly game full of corrupt officials and ancient rivalries – with only his wits keeping him alive.
Director: Kriv Stenders
Cast: Richard Roxburgh, Rahel Romahn, Julian Maroun, Yael Stone
Classification: M
Country: Australia
Runtime: 119 mins
Lia, a retired teacher from Georgia, learns from her young neighbor, Achi, that her long-lost transgender niece, Tekla, has crossed the border into Turkey. In search of Tekla, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi, where they explore the hidden depths of the city.
Director: Levan Akin
Cast: Mzia Arabuli, Lucas Kankava, Deniz Dumanli
Classification: M
Country: Denmark, France, Georgia, Sweden, Turkey
Runtime: 106 mins
Seven-time BAFTA Award winner Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge, The Trip) plays four roles in the National Theatre adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove.
When a rogue U.S General triggers a nuclear attack, a surreal race takes place, seeing the Government and one eccentric scientist scramble to avert global destruction. This explosively funny satire is led by a world-renowned creative team including Emmy Award-winner Armando Iannucci (The Thick of It, Veep) and Olivier Award-winner Sean Foley (The Upstart Crow).
Director: Sean Foley
Cast: Steve Coogan, Tony Jayawardena
Classification: CTC
Country: UK
Runtime: 130 mins
When an old acquaintance is murdered, Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax, to help. In partnership with Marybeth Medina, they uncover a deadly conspiracy, becoming targets of a ruthless network of killers who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.
Director: Gavin O’Connor
Cast: Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Classification: MA
Country: USA
Runtime: 124 mins
One year after her sister Melanie mysteriously disappeared, Clover and her friends head into the remote valley where she vanished in search of answers. Exploring an abandoned visitor center, they find themselves stalked by a masked killer and horrifically murdered one by one…only to wake up and find themselves back at the beginning of the same evening.
Director: David F. Sandberg
Cast: Ella Rubin, Michael Cimino, Odessa A’zion, Ji-young Yoo
Classification: CTC
Country: USA
Runtime: 94 mins
