On Screens This Week | 44th Edition

Published on 30 May 2025 at 04:00

Explore this week’s must-watch selections, which include compelling human dramas, intense thrillers, hilarious comedies, and insightful documentaries.

Each recommendation aims to entertain while also inspiring meaningful conversations.

Before heading to the cinema or settling in with your favorite streaming service, let us guide you to the films, TV series, and documentaries you shouldn’t miss.

Check out our recommendations for this week!

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In Cinemas

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

A heartwarming and quirky island-set romance infused with original music, exploring love, healing, and second chances in a close-knit coastal community.

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Synopsis: Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner, lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favourite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer (Tom Basden & Carey Mulligan) back together. His fantasy turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis Island. Old tensions resurface as Charles tries desperately to salvage his dream gig.

Writers: Tom Basden & Tim Key

Cast: Carey Mulligan, Tom Basden, Tim Key, Sian Clifford, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Steve Marsh, Luka Downie, Kerrie Thomason, Arron Long,

Cine-grapher: G. Magni Agustsson

Music Composer: Adem Ilhan

Costume Design: Gabriela Yiaxis

Production Designer: Alexandra Toomey

Producers: Rupert Majendie, Steve Coogan, Mark Murrell & Steve Newton

Editor: Quin Williams

Director: James Griffiths

Release Date: 29 May – France, 30 May – UK, 5,6 June - Australia & US, 10 July – Germany, 2025

Screening Territory: France, UK, Australia, US & Germany

Production Location: Wales, UK

Production Country: UK

Cert: 13

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjbVZWVWzPU&t=15s

Rating: 5 stars
3 votes

Drama | Action | Thriller

A riveting South Asian action-thriller packed with adrenaline and emotional depth.

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Synopsis: A global examination of state-sanctioned violence through policing, exploring how power structures meant to protect citizens can transform into systems of control, particularly affecting marginalized communities.

Writer: Abin Joseph

Cast: Tovino Thomas, Arya Salim, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Cheran, Priyamvada Krishnan, Pranav Teophine, Prasanth Madhavan, Nandhu, Shahi Kabir, Noble M Mathew

Cine-grapher: Vijay

Music Composer: Jakes Bejoy

Costume Design: Arun Manohar

Production Designer: M Bava

Producers: Shiyas Hassan & Tippushan VE

Editor: Shameer Muhammed

Director: Anuraj Mancher

Release Date: 23 May 2025

Screening Territory: UK, Australia, France, Ireland, India & US

Production Location:

Production Country: India

Languages: Malayalam & Tamil

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZjZoCkCWd8&t=5s

Rating: 4.3333333333333 stars
3 votes

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In Cinemas

Docudrama | Psychological Drama | Tragedy

Based on the bestselling memoir, this deeply moving tale of a couple after losing everything — home, health, and hope.

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Synopsis: THE SALT PATH is the profound true story of husband and wife, Raynor and Moth Winn's 630-mile trek along the beautiful but rugged Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline. After being forcibly removed from their home, they make the desperate decision to walk in the hope that, in nature, they will find solace and a sense of acceptance. With depleted resources, only a tent and some essentials between them, every step along the path is a testament to their growing strength and determination. THE SALT PATH is a journey that is exhilarating, challenging, and liberating in equal measure. A portrayal of home, how it can be lost and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.

Writers: Raynor Winn & Rebecca Lenkiewicz

Cast: Gillian Anderson, Jason Isaacs, James Lance, Hermione Norris, Rebecca Ineson, Marianne Elliott, Lloyd Hutchinson, Angus Wright, Sasha Frost, James Craven, Megan Placito

Cine-grapher: Helene Loavart

Music Composer: Chris Roe

Costume Design: Matthew Price

Production Designer: Christina Moore

Editors: Gareth C. Scales & Lucia Zucchetti

Producers: Peter Hampden, Kristin Irving, Elizabeth Karlsen, Beatriz Levin, Lloyd Levin, Norman Merry, Thorsten Schumacher, Stephen Wooley & Peter Vaughan

Director: Marianne Elliott

Release Date: 30 May – UK & Ireland, 3 & 17 July – Greece & Germany, 2025

Screening Territory: UK, Ireland, Greece & Germany

Production Locations: Somerset, North Devon, North & South Cornwall

Production Country: UK

Cert: 12A

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ7RJCOm-c8&t=6s

Rating: 4.3333333333333 stars
3 votes

Action | Martial Arts | Teen Drama | Coming-of-Age | Family | Sport

A fresh chapter in the iconic franchise — blending hard-hitting action and heartfelt life lessons. This story packs a nostalgic punch.

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Synopsis: After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong (Ben Wang) is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City with his mother. Li struggles to let go of his past as he tries to fit in with his new classmates, and although he doesn't want to fight, trouble seems to find him everywhere. When a new friend needs his help, Li enters a karate competition – but his skills alone aren't enough. Li's kung fu teacher Mr. Han (Jackie Chan) enlists original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) for help, and Li learns a new way to fight, merging their two styles into one for the ultimate martial arts showdown.

Writers: Rob Lieber & Robert Mark Kamen

Cast: Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, Joshua Jackson, Ralph Macchio, Sadie Stanley, Ming-Na Wen, Shaunette Renee Wilson, Wyatt Oleff, Marcus Aurelio, Caleb Baker, Katrina Batur

Cine-grapher: Justin Brown

Music Composer: Dominic Lewis

Costume Design: Mirren Gordon-Crozier

Production Designer: Jon Billington & Maya Sigel

Producers: Karen Rosenfelt & Joseph Micucci

Editors: Dana E. Glauberman & Colby Parker Jr.

Director: Jonathan Entwistle

Release Date: 30 May 2025

Screening Territory: Global

Production Locations: Montreal & Milton - Canada, Tokyo - Japan, Mumbai & New Delhi - India

Production Country: US & Canada

Cert: 12A

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhRXf-yEQqA&t=26s

Rating: 3.6666666666667 stars
3 votes

Supernatural Horror | Drama | Thriller

Based on true events. A powerful psychological and supernatural thriller featuring Dan Stevens and Al Pacino.

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Synopsis: Based on true events, The Ritual follows two priests -- one questioning his faith (Dan Stevens) and one reckoning with a troubled past (Al Pacino) -- who must put aside their differences to save a possessed young woman through a difficult and dangerous series of exorcisms. The film is an authentic portrayal of Emma Schmidt, an American woman whose demonic possession culminated in harrowing exorcisms. Her case remains the most thoroughly documented exorcism in American history.

Writers: David Midell & Enrico Natale

Cast: Al Pacino, Dan Stevens, Ashley Greene, Abigail Cowen, Patrick Fabian, Patricia Heaton, Maria Camila Giraldo, Meadow Williams, Enrico Natale, Ritchie Montgomery

Cine-grapher: Adam Biddle

Music Composer: Jason Lazarus & Joseph Trapanese

Costume Design: Grizelda Garza

Production Designer: Julie Toche

Producers: Ross Kagan Marks, Enrico Natale, Andrew Stevens, Mitchell Welch & Alessandro Penazzi

Editor: Enrico Natale

Director: David Midell

Release Date: 30 May 2025

Screening Territory: UK, Italy, Estonia, Ireland, Turkey, Greece, Poland, Russia Germany, US , Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Australia, New Zealand & Cambodia.

Production Location: Natchez, Mississippi, US

Production Country: US

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8zUTpO3JAo&t=4s

Rating: 4 stars
3 votes

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Streaming TV Series

Crime | Drama | Thriller | Mystery

Based on the bestselling novels — an atmospheric Nordic noir where cold cases hide chilling secrets. Gritty, cerebral, and deeply human.

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Synopsis: DCI Carl Morck is a brilliant cop but a terrible colleague. His razor-sharp sarcasm has made him no friends in Edinburgh police. After a shooting that leaves a young pc dead, and his partner paralysed, he finds himself exiled to the basement and the sole member of Department Q; a newly formed cold case unit. The department is a PR stunt, there to distract the public from the failures of an under-resourced, failing police force that is glad to see the back of him. But more by accident than design, Carl starts to build a gang of waifs and strays who have everything to prove. So, when the stone-cold trail of a prominent civil servant who disappeared several years ago starts to heat up, Carl is back doing what he does best - rattling cages and refusing to take no for an answer.

Writers: Jussi Adler-Olsen, Chandni Lakhani, Stephen Greenhorn & Colette Kane

Cast: Kate Dickie, Alexej Manvelov, Leah Byrne, Matthew Goode, Kelly Macdonald, Catriona Stirling, Chloe Pirrie, Jamie Sives, Alec Newman, Paul Ellard, Kim Allan

Cine-grapher: David Ungaro

Music Composer: Carlos Rafael Rivera

Costume Design: Sharon Long

Production Designer: Grant Montgomery

Producers: David Brown, Shona Mackenzie & Nick Jones

Editor: Michelle Tesoro

Director: Scott Frank

Release Date: 29 May 2025

Streaming On: Netflix

Production Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Production Country: UK

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72hK6FUmm8o&t=2s

Rating: 4.6666666666667 stars
3 votes

Drama | Thriller | Mystery

When a murder rocks a seemingly perfect family, long-buried rivalries between sisters explode in this stylish, slow-burn psychological thriller.

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Synopsis: The Better Sister, based on the novel by bestselling author Alafair Burke, is an 8-episode electric thriller limited series about the terrible things that drive sisters apart and ultimately bring them back together. Chloe, a high-profile media executive, lives a picturesque life with her handsome lawyer husband Adam and teenage son Ethan by her side while her estranged sister Nicky struggles to make ends meet and stay clean. When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, reuniting the two sisters, as they try to untangle a complicated family history to discover the truth behind his death.

Writers: Alafair Burke, Ariel Doctoroff, Olivia Milch, Regina Corrado, Brittany Dushame & Lauren Stremmel

Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Jessica Biel, Corey Stoll, Kim Dickens, Maxwell Modine, Lorraine Toussaint, Gloria Reuben, Michael Harney, Frederick Weller, Paul Sparks, Janel Moloney

Cine-graphers: Duane Charles Manwiller & Isiah Donte Lee

Music Composer: Will Bates

Costume Design: Stacy Battat

Production Designer: Ford Wheeler

Producers: Jamie Crowell, Kevin Fogarty, Claire Severance & Elizabeth Milch

Editors: Erica Freed, Gershon Hinkson, Jonah Moran, Dave Labich & Tatiana S. Riegel

Directors: Leslie Hope, Stephanie Laing, Dawn Wilkinson, Craig Gillespie & Azazel Jacobs

Release Date: 29 May 2025

Streaming On: Prime Video

Production Location: New York City, US

Production Country: US

Cert: TV-14

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4BGj6tCF6A&t=18s

Rating: 3.6666666666667 stars
3 votes

Drama | Crime | Whodunit | Mystery

A lavish celebration turns deadly in this stylish, tightly wound mystery. Secrets, lies, and unexpected twists abound.

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Synopsis: The film centres on the mysterious death of a young man during an extravagant Lagos gathering. This tragic event sets off a tense investigation filled with unexpected revelations and complex motives.

Writers: Stephen Okonkwo & Ajayi Ope

Cast: Kehinde Bankole, Uzor Arukwe, Shaffy Bello, Femi Branch, Kunle Remi, Segun Arinze, Kelechi Udegbe, Ayoola Ayolola, Ben Lugo Touitou, Mide Funmi Martins, Bimbo Manuel

Cine-grapher: Jonathan Kovel

Producers: Judith Audu & Ajayi Ope

Editor: Adekunle Bryan Oyetunde

Director: Yemi Morafa

Release Date: 30 May 2025

Streaming On: Netflix (West Africa)

Production Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Production Country: Nigeria

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFC4pLleDh4

Rating: 4.3333333333333 stars
3 votes

Comedy

A sharp, satirical look at modern adulthood, messy relationships, and millennial malaise. Witty, relatable, and laugh-out-loud funny.

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Synopsis: A group of twenty-somethings in New York try to be good people, despite being neither "good" nor "people" yet. These friends are works-in-progress, brimming with bad ideas and whatever their latest "theory of adulthood" might be. But there's one thing they consistently get right: showing up for each other.

Writers: Ben Kronengold, Rebecca Shaw, Curtis Cook, Allie Levitan, Shaun Menchel, Sarah Naftalis, Stefani Robinson & Sanaz Toossi

Cast: Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer, Jack Innanen, Amita Rao, Owen Thiele, Seth Barrish, Rachel Marsh, Richard R. Henry, Ray Nicholson, Tala Ashe, Yoonji Kim, Grace Kuhlenschmidt

Cine-graphers: Charlie Gruet, Rudolf Blahacek & Carl Herse

Music Composer: Christopher Bear

Costume Design: Amanda Ford

Production Designers: John Dondertman & Rocco Matteo

Producers: Curtis Cook, Ted Miller, Alex Jordan, Trish Hadley & Sanaz Toossi

Editors: Jessica Brunetto, Michael Giambra, August Freirich & Angela Gardner

Directors: Anu Valia, Jason Woliner & Jonathan Krisel

Release Date: 29 May 2025

Streaming On: Disney+ (France, US, Australia & Italy)

Production Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Production Country: US

Cert: TV-MA

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIUyP-tKWbw&t=4s

Rating: 4.3333333333333 stars
3 votes

Streaming Films

Drama | Thriller | Crime | Mystery

Mystery death – the case reveals a suspect no one saw coming. Gritty, methodical, and brimming with twists.

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Synopsis: August 2017. In a parking lot in Valencia appears the body of a man, stabbed seven times. Everything points to a crime of passion. The homicide group of the city, with a veteran inspector at the head, starts an investigation against the clock that soon leads them to a suspect that no one expected.

Writers: Ramon Campos, Gema R, Neira, David Orea & Jon de la Cuesta

Cast: Carmen Machi, Ivana Baquero, Tristán Ulloa, Pablo Molinero, Pepe Ocio, Pau Durà, Pedro Casablanc, Álex Gadea, Ramón Ródenas, Joel Sánchez, Juan M. Barreiro, Tania Fortea,

Cine-grapher: Daniel Sosa

Music Composer: Adrian Foulkes & Federico Jusid

Costume Design: Antonio M. Sanchez de Dios

Producer: Ramos Campos

Director: Carlos Sedes

Release Date: 30 May 2025

Streaming On: Netflix

Production Location: Valencia, Spain

Production Country: Spain

Language: Spanish (Dubs & Subtitles in other languages)

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DETBsFN1iqg&t=105s

Rating: 4 stars
3 votes

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Documentaries

Anthropology

Journey deep into a South African cave system in this stunning exploration of early human ancestors — blending science, mystery, and adventure.

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Synopsis: Journey to South Africa’s Cradle of Mankind, where Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger has found the world’s oldest graveyard — which is not human. If Lee and his team can prove that this ancient, small brained, ape-like creature practiced complex burial rituals, it will change everything we know about hominid evolution and the origins of belief.

Cast: Lee Berger, Keneiloe Molopyane, Agusin Fuentes, John Hawks, Maropeng Mpete, Paul Tafforeau

Cine-graphers: Adam Docker, Warren Smart & Brian Wengrofsky

Music Composer: Francesco Le Metre

Producers: Sherene Kingma, Mark Mannucci, Laura Borgaard Jespersen, Sarah Katz, Zane Friedkin & Stef Gordon

Editor: Alex Ricciardi

Director: Mark Mannucci

Release Year: 2023

Streaming On: Netflix

Production Country: US

Production Location: South Africa

Cert: PG

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85B4rVcFtk&t=4s

Rating: 4.3333333333333 stars
3 votes

Music

U2’s frontman gets personal in this candid, charismatic and poetic one-man show. A soulful dive into fame, faith, and creative legacy.

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Synopsis: "Bono: Stories of Surrender" is a vivid reimagining of Bono's critically acclaimed one-man stage show, "Stories of Surrender: An Evening of Words, Music and Some Mischief..." As he pulls back the curtain on a remarkable life and the family, friends and faith that have challenged and sustained him, he also reveals personal stories about his journey as a son, father, husband, activist and rock star. Along with never-before-seen, exclusive footage from the tour, the film features Bono performing many of the iconic U2 songs that have shaped his life and legacy.

Cast: Bono, Gemma Doherty, Kate Ellis, Jacknife

Cine-grapher: Erik Messerschmidt

Producers: Meredith Bennet, Dede Gardner, Jon Kamen, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt, Alec Sash, Dave Sirulnick, Christine Earl, Karla Zambrano & Emmanuelle Pactus

Editor: Lasse Jarvi

Director: Andrew Dominik

Release Date:  30 May 2025

Streaming On: Apple TV+

Production Country: US

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6U1sDbzraE&t=5s

Rating: 4.6666666666667 stars
3 votes

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