New Film Releases: Which movies are out in UK cinemas this week?

There are four major cinema releases in the UK this week, and we have all the details for you.

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Barbie became the most successful movie ever directed by a solo female director, earning $1.44 billion at the box office, while Oppenheimer made $953m. No pressure for the movies that follow, in 2024, then...

New Movie Releases this week

Mean Girls - 17 January, 2024

A new Mean Girls movie will be released this week based on the musical, which is, in turn, based on the original 2004 movie.

Tina Fey wrote both and returns as her character Mrs. Norbury.

The official premise reads:

'New student Cady Heron gets welcomed into the top of the social food chain by an elite group of popular girls called the Plastics, ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George. However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina's ex-boyfriend, she soon finds herself caught in their crosshairs.'

Mean Girls cast: Angourie Rice, Renee Rapp, Auli?i Cravalho, Christopher Briney, Jaquel Spivey, Bebe Wood, Avantika, Tina Fey, Tim Meadows, Jenna Fischer, Busy Phillips, Jon Hamm and Connor Ratliff.

The Book of Clarence - 19 January, 2024

The Book of Clarence is an epic biblical comedy-drama film written and directed by Jeymes Samuel, with Jay-Z on board as a notable producer.

Official premise:

'A struggling down-on-his-luck man named Clarence living in A.D. 33 Jerusalem looks to capitalize on the rise of Jesus Christ by claiming to be a new Messiah sent by God, in an attempt to free himself of debt and start a life of glory for himself.'

The Book of Clarence cast: LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, RJ Cyler, Anna Diop, David Oyelowo, Micheal Ward, Alfre Woodard, Teyana Taylor, Caleb McLaughlin, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James McAvoy, and Benedict Cumberbatch.

The End We Start From - 19 January, 2024

The End We Start From is a survival thriller is based on the novel of the same name by Megan Hunter. It concerns a mother who attempts to find her way north with a newborn baby amid apocalyptic flooding in London.

Official premise:

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

The End We Start From cast: Jodie Comer, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, Katherine Waterston, Joel Fry, Gina McKee and Nina Sosanya.

The Holdovers - 19 January, 2024

Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne team together again for new comedy-drama The Holdovers. There is plenty of Oscar buzz for this one as Giamatti already claimed the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his performance.

Official premise:

'A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school remains on campus during Christmas break to babysit a handful of students with nowhere to go. He soon forms an unlikely bond with a brainy but damaged troublemaker, and with the school's head cook, a woman who just lost a son in the Vietnam War.'

The Holdovers cast: Paul Giamatti, Dominic Sessa, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Carrie Preston, Brady Hepner, Ian Dolley, Gillian Vigman and Tate Donovan.