25 movies to catch in 2015 that are worth your every cent

It's expensive watching movies nowadays. Select carefully.

Tan Xing Qi| January 06, 08:40 AM

So many movies, so little time.

Let's dive straight in, shall we?

1. Mad Max: Fury Road

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When: May.

Who: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron.

In a nutshell: It's like the original Mad Max but way, way dustier and with lots of empty roads.

2. Terminator: Genisys

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When: June

Who: Emilia Clarke, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

In a nutshell: The Mother of Dragons becomes the Mother of the Resistance.

3. Jurassic World

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When: June

Who: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard

In a nutshell: Star Lord takes a break from being a guardian of the galaxy to being zookeeper - or rather - dinokeeper.

4. The Avengers: Age of Ultron

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When: April

Who: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth.

In a nutshell: Once again, the Avengers meet their match! They will undoubtedly meet their match in the third instalment too!

5. Magic Mike XXL

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When: TBA

Who: Channing Tatum, Amber Heard.

In a nutshell: The naked (ahem) truth about the life of a male stripper. This time it's XXL.

6. Furious 7

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When: April

Who: Dwayne Johnson, Paul Walker, Vin Diesel

In a nutshell: Not sure whether it's fast, but it certainly sounds angry. RIP Paul Walker.

7. Taken 3

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When: January

Who: Liam Neeson

In a nutshell: The meme ends here.

8. The Imitation Game

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When: January

Who: Benedict Cumberbatch aka Sherlock Holmes aka Smaug aka Khan

In a nutshell: Look at the number of stars and repeat after me: "This World War II code breaking thriller is an Oscar bait."

9. Foxcatcher

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When: TBA

Who: Steve Carell, Magic Mike, Hulk.

In a nutshell: Funny man Steve Carell does horror. Not exactly, he plays a creepy old dude with a fetish for wrestling. True story.

10. Ah Boys to Men 3: Frogmen 

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When: February

Who: The cast of Ah Boys to Men 1, Ah Boys to Men 2, Ah Boys to Men: The Musical

In a nutshell: Director Jack Neo milks the NS narrative for the third time, focusing on the trials and tribulations of being a Naval Diver. What's next? Ah Boys to Men 4: Combat Engineers?

11. Birdman

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When: January

Who: The Batman before Val Klimer, George Clooney and Christian Bale, Emma Stone, Edward Norton

In a nutshell: A has-been (not sure if the director is trolling, but perfect casting here) looks to revive his career. But his ego and other problems try to ground him.

12. Unbroken

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When: February

Who: Plenty of unknowns. Guess the main bulk of the budget went to the director Angelina Jolie.

In a nutshell: Story about Olympian who was captured by the Japanese during World War II and stayed unbroken through out the nightmare.

13. Inherent Vice

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When: January

Who: Hippie Johnny Cash and the rest.

In a nutshell: Kidnapping and other vices set in drug-fuelled and groovy Los Angeles. Get ready to boogie.

14. Wild

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When: February

Who: Reese Witherspoon and a lot of shrubs.

In a nutshell: Think Eat, Pray, Love. But hardcore.

15. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2

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When: TBA

Who: JLaw, Thor's brother and useless Peeta.

In a nutshell: It ends with this one. If you still don't know what's going on, don't bother.

16. Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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When: December

Who: The cast of Star Wars IV, V, VI and others.

In a nut shell: Set 30 years after the events of Return of the Jedi, the Force is finally back. Check out that lightsaber!

17. The Theory of Everything

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When: January

Who:Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones.

In a nutshell: Read the tagline.

18. Whiplash

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When: January

Who: Miles Teller, Spidey's boss.

In a nutshell: Spidey's boss goes cray cray on promising young drummer.

19. The Little Prince

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When: TBA

Who: The voices of James Franco, Rachel McAdams.

In a nutshell: A pilot crashes his plane and meets a boy from a... Go read the book.

20. Selma

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When: TBA

Who: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth.

In a nutshell: Martin Luther King and his epic march toward equal voting rights.

21. The Hateful Eight

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When: TBA

Who: Channing Tatum, Samuel L Jackson.

In a nutshell: Post Civil War epic by Quentin Tarantino. Expect some really controversial and violent scenes.

22. Fifty Shades of Grey

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When: February

Who: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan

In a nutshell: Sex, or rather plenty of rough, kinky sex, in this one.

23. Jupiter Ascending

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When: February

Who: Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum (again).

In a nutshell: It's like the Chosen One from The Matrix but set in Jupiter. Directed by the Wachowski siblings.

24. Ted 2

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When: TBA

Who: Marky Mark, The Family Guy dude, Fantine's daughter

In a nutshell: Ted, the foul-mouthed bear returns with more shenanigans.

25. 1965

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When: August

Who: Lim Kay Tong, Joanne Peh, Nicole Seah.

In a nutshell: Singapore's turbulent history and how we made it this far.

 

Top photo from Stardust Pictures

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