WATCH TRAILERS: Horror, comedy and a thriller hits the big screen

The Little Prince

Fantasy, Animation

Starring: Paul Giamatti, Jeff Bridges, Marion Cotillard, James Franco, Paul Rudd, Benicio Del Toro

The Little Prince is an animated adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s beloved novella about a pilot who crash lands in the Sahara desert and encounters a peculiar young boy who claims to be an extra-terrestrial prince.

Love the Coopers

Comedy

Starring: Alan Arkin, Diane Keaton, John Goodman, Marisa Tomei, Ed Helms, Amanda Seyfried

When four generations of the Cooper clan come together for their annual Christmas Eve celebration, a series of unexpected visitors and unlikely events turn the night upside down. This leads them all towards a surprising rediscovery of family bonds and the true spirit of the holiday.

The Gift

Thriller, Mystery

Starring: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton

Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going just as planned, until a chance encounter with an acquaintance from Simon’s high school sends their world into a harrowing tailspin. Simon doesn’t recognise Gordo at first but, after a series of uninvited encounters and mysterious gifts from Simon’s ex-schoolmate prove troubling, the young couple’s lives are thrown into a tormenting tailspin. A horrifying secret from the past is uncovered after more than 20 years and Simon’s wife, Robyn, starts to question if past bygones are ever really bygones and how well we really know the people closest to us.

The lady in the van

Drama

Starring: Frances de la Tour, Jim Broadbent, Maggie Smith, Dominic Cooper, James Corden

This film is based on Alan Bennett’s autobiographical play of the same name. It tells the true story of his strained friendship with the singular Miss Mary Shepherd, a dotty and stubborn former nun, and now a transient woman of uncertain origins living in her car. The two form an unexpected bond after Shepherd ”temporarily” parks her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeds to live there for 15 years.

The night before

Comedy

Starring: Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lizzie Caplan, Anthony Mackie, Michael Shannon

Ethan, Isaac and Chris have been friends since childhood. For a decade, their yearly Christmas Eve reunion has been an annual night of debauchery and hilarity. However, now that they are entering adulthood, the tradition is coming to an end. To make it as memorable as possible, they set out to find the Nutcracka Ball – the Holy Grail of Christmas parties.

Victor Frankenstein

Sci-Fi, Horror, Drama

Starring: James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe, Charles Dance, Jessica Brown Findlay, Andrew Scott

In this dynamic and thrilling twist on the legendary tale, radical scientist Victor Frankenstein and his equally brilliant protégé, Igor Strausman, share a noble vision of aiding humanity through their groundbreaking research into immortality. But Victor’s experiments go too far, and his obsession has horrifying consequences. Only Igor can bring his friend back from the brink of madness and save him from his monstrous creation.