Weekend viewing
Not sure what’s worth watching this weekend? Feeling like there are too many choices? We’ve got your back.
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Start with an action-thriller about a devastated husband who vows to bring the people responsible for his wife’s death to justice, while protecting the only family he has left – his daughter. Then have a good chuckle at a family comedy filled with pranks between a grandfather and his grandson. Or get ready for an epic adventure-comedy that follows a bank teller who discovers he is actually a background player in an open-world video game.
Devoted family man Ray Cooper, vows justice against the pharmaceutical company responsible for pulling a potentially life-saving drug from the market just before his wife dies from cancer. But when his search for the truth leads to a deadly encounter that puts Ray and his daughter Rachel in harm’s way, Ray’s mission turns into a quest for vengeance in order to protect the only family he has left. Sweet Girl is now showing on Netflix.
Peter and his grandpa used to be very close, but when Grandpa Jack moves in with the family, Peter is forced to give up his most prized possession: his bedroom. Peter will stop at nothing to get his room back, scheming with friends to devise a series of pranks to drive him out. However, grandpa doesn’t give up easily, and it turns into an all-out war between the two. Watch The War With Grandpa on Showmax.
When a bank teller discovers he’s actually a background player in an open-world video game, he decides to become the hero of his own story – one that he can rewrite himself. In a world where there’s no limits, he’s determined to save the day his way before it’s too late, and maybe find a little romance with the coder who conceived him. Free Guy is showing at a cinema near you.