This Week's Picks | 55th Edition

Published on 9 September 2025 at 05:00

This week’s screen selections bring an unmissable lineup across cinemas, streaming platforms, and documentaries. From historical dramas and epic anime battles to haunting thrillers, emotional romances, and true-crime revelations, there’s something for every mood. Whether you want the grandeur of Downton Abbey, the chills of The Conjuring: Last Rites, the tale of gods, kings and wars of Amanyanabo, or the gripping realism of Love Con Revenge, our curated guide to On Screens This Week ensures your watchlist stays ahead of the curve.

In Cinemas

Drama | Romance | History

The Crawleys face scandal, shifting fortunes, and the dawn of a new era. A heartfelt farewell to the legacy of Downton Abbey.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: The Crawley family and their staff enter the 1930s. When Mary finds herself at the centre of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.

Writer: Julian Fellowes

Cast: Michelle Dockery, Joanne Froggatt, Elizabeth McGovern, Paul Giamatti, Dominic West, Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Phyliss Logan, Allen Leech, Robert James-Collier, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Michael Fox, Penelope Wilton, Harry Hadden-Paton, Raquel Cassidy, Sophie McShera, Kevin Doyle, Lesley Nicol, Douglas Reith, Paul Copley

Cine-grapher: Ben Smithard

Composer: John Lunn

Costume Design: Anna Mary Scott Robbins

Production Designer: Donal Woods

Producers: Gareth Neame, Julian Fellowes & Liz Trubridge

Editor: Adam Recht

Director: Simon Curtis

Release Date: 12 September 2025

Screening Territory: Global

Production Locations: Bampton, Oxfordshire, Basildon Park, Berkshire, Claydon House, Buckinghamshire & Lacock, Wiltshire, UK  

Production Country: UK & US

Cert: PG

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_30wFRxlnA&t=3s

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Animation | Fantasy | Drama | Music | Kids & Family

An uplifting animated retelling of Jesus’s story, seen through the eyes of John. A timeless adventure of faith and friendship.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: It's 30 AD and everyone is expectantly awaiting the coming Messiah. While Jesus isn't exactly what they imagined, there is something special about this man. Soon, John, James, Andrew, Peter, and others begin to follow Jesus on an unexpected adventure. This beautifully animated story of Jesus is told through the eyes of his beloved young friend, the Apostle John.

Writers: David M. Armstrong & Drew Barton Armstrong

Cast: Ian Hanlin, Benjamin Jacobson, Vincent Tong, Michael Benyaer, David Kaye, Peter New, Richard Newman, Sam Darkoh, Colin Murdock, Bill Newton, Adam Nurada, Mark Oliver, Dave Pettit, Rebekah Schafer, Jason Simpson, Vincent Tong, Erin Mathews, Ceara Morgana, Dylan Leonard, Adam Kozlick, Tim Heidecker, Jesse Inocalla

Composer: Alex McKenzie

Producer: Brennan McPherson

Editor: Rob Zeigler

Directors: Tom Bancroft & John J. Schafer

Release Date: 5 September & 25th 2025

Screening Territories: US, Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador

Production Location: US

Production Country: US

Cert: PG

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGd9zO_lvU4&t=2s

Rating: 0 stars
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In Cinemas

Drama | Fantasy | Romance | War | Mystery

A goddess crowns a reluctant king whose choices ignite war, faith, and destiny. A Nigerian fantasy epic of power and sacrifice.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: Tamunoba, the goddess, appears to Ibanichuka, a carefree warrior, and, against the norm, pronounces him the king of Okrika. In a cryptic warning, the goddess advises him to show true strength in the face of his greatest adversary to save his people from annihilation. His interpretation of her message leads to conquests, alliances, and even a civil war with an influential member of his war cabinet, all in the bid to unite a people already divided by the Christian religion, led by the wily Chief Ogan, who is wielding his own supremacist agenda. When Ibanichuka eventually discovers his greatest adversary, he realizes, to his shock, that he had been on a wrong trajectory after all and is forced to make the decision that no true warrior should ever make.

Writers: Ibinabo Fiberesima & Qwekumalhi Ikenna Onyekwena

Cast: Walter Anga, Monalisa Chinda, Patrick Diabuah, Ibinabo Fiberesima, Ovunda Ihunwo, Colombus Irosanga, Gentle Jack, Sonny McDon, Lucien Morgan, Uju Okoli, Emmanuel Oluwatunmisi, Qwekumalhi Ikenna Onyekwena, Nkem Owoh

Cine-grapher: Peter Kreil

Directors: Fred Amata & Ibinabo Fiberesima

Release Date: 12 September 2025

Screening Territory: West Africa

Production Location: Nigeria

Production Country: Nigeria

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_-ZvJGmDg&list=PL7tETev8UKYqblMDSo3TBxO8uYD5TgB5V&index=3

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Horror | Thriller | Mystery

Lorraine and Ed Warren confront their most terrifying case yet in this chilling new chapter of the Conjuring universe.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: The Conjuring: Last Rites delivers another thrilling chapter of the iconic Conjuring cinematic universe, based on real events. Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson return as Lorraine and Ed Warren in a powerful and spine-chilling addition to the global box office-breaking franchise.

Writers: Ian Goldberg, Richard Naing, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick, James Wan, Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes

Cast: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Mia Tomlinson, Ben Hardy, Rebecca Calder, Elliot Cowan, Shannon Kook, Steve Coulter, Kila Lord Cassidy, John Brotherton, Madison Lawlor, Orion Smith, Leigh Jones, Kate Fahy, Peter Wight, Molly Cartwright, Tilly Walker, Jemma Churchill, Grace Kemp, Tomas Bennet, Elizabeth Dean, Tony Spera, Guy Oliver-Watts, Judy Spera

Cine-grapher: Eli Born

Composer: Benjamin Wallfishch

Costume Design: Graham Churchyard

Production Designer: John Frankish

Producers: James Wan & Peter Safran

Editors: Elliot Greenberg & Gregory Plotkin

Director: Michael Chaves

Release Date: 5 September 2025

Screening Territory: Global

Production Location: Knebworth, Hertfordshire, UK

Production Countries: Canada & US

Cert: 15

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

Rating: 0 stars
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Anime | Action | Fantasy | Thriller

Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira enter the Infinity Castle for a final showdown against Muzan. Epic action, stunning animation.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji begins.

Writers: Koyoharu Gotouge & Hikaru Kondô

Cast: Natsuki Hanae, Hiro Shimono, Akari Kitô, Zach Aguilar, Johnny Yong Bosh, Griffin Burns, Kenji Hamada, Erika Harlacher, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Kana Hanazawa, Kaede Hondo, Ryotaro Okiayu, Akira Ishida, Mamoru Miyano, Akari Kito, Katsuyuki Konishi, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Aleks Le, Kengo, Kengo Kawanishi

Cine-grapher: Yuichi Terao

Composer: Yuki Kajiura & Go Shiina

Producers: Akifumi Fujio, Masanori Miyake & Yuma Takahashi

Editor: Manabu Kamino

Directors: Haruo Sotozaki & Hikaru Kondô

Release Date: 12 September 2025

Screening Territory: Global

Production Countries: Japan & US

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD4ysb6BTqE&t=3s

Rating: 0 stars
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Streaming TV Series

Drama | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

A detective must seek help from his estranged mother—the notorious serial killer “Mantis”—to stop a deadly copycat. Dark, gripping, unmissable.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: Cha Su-yeol, a police officer who has long despised his mother, the notorious 'Mantis' serial killer, must reluctantly turn to her for help when a copycat killer emerges.

Writer: Young-jong Lee

Cast: Ko Hyun-jung, Jang Dong-yoon, Cho Seon-ha, El, Kim Bo-ra, Han Dong-hee, Kim Min-ho

Director: Young-Joo Byun

Release Date: 5 September 2025

Streaming On: Netflix

Production Country: South Korea

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p85vRQ3boY&t=2s

Rating: 0 stars
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Crime | Drama

An FBI task force hunts violent robbers in Philadelphia—but the suspect is a family man. A gritty drama of crime and conscience.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: In the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent heads a task force assembled to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man.

Writers: Brad Ingelsby & David Obzud

Cast: Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley, Thuso Mbedu, Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Raul Castillo, Owen Teague, Ben Lewis Doherty, Silvia Dionicio, Chad Knorr, Kennedy Moyer, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Colin Bates, Robert Berlin

Cine-graphers: Alex Disenhof & Elie Smolkin

Composer: Dan Deacon

Costume Design: Megan Kasperlik

Production Designer: Keith P. Cunningham

Producers: Claire Shanley, Sophia Christophides, Gabrielle Mahon & Holly S. Rymon

Editors: Keiko Deguchi & Amy E. Duddleston

Directors: Jeremiah Zagar & Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Release Date: 8 September 2025

Streaming On: NOW & HBO MAX

Production Location: Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Production Country: US

Cert: TV-MA

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irkyXKTmY8M&t=2s

Rating: 0 stars
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Comedy | Mockumentary

A mockumentary about a scrappy Toledo newspaper trying to stay alive. Sharp satire from the creators of The Office.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a historic Toledo newspaper, The Truth Teller, and the eager publisher trying to revive it.

Writers: Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais, Michael Koman, Stephen Merchant, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Eric Rahill, Mo Welch, etc.

Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Imacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young, Tim Key, Oscar Nunez, Eric Rahill, Duane R. Shepard Sr., Allan Havey, Mo Welch, Nate Jackson, Nancy Lenehan, Tracey Letts, Aidan Laprete, Paige Herschell, Molly Ephraim, Robert R. Schafer, Michael Koman, Pheobe Neidhardt

Cine-graphers: Chloe Weaver & D.J. Stipsen

Composer: Nick Thorburn & Patrick Ford

Costume Design: Kathleen Felix-Hager

Production Designer: Susie Mancini

Producers: Erica Djafroodi, Matthew Nodella & Banijay Americas

Editors: Julie Cohen, Sascha Staton Craven, David Rogers, Nicole Artzer & Bradley Cheyne

Directors: Jefferey Blitz, Jennifer Celotta, Tazbah Chavez, Greg Daniels, Yana Gorskaya, Ken Kwapis, Paul Lieberstein, David Rogers, Matt Sohn, Jason Woliner & Matt Cohn

Release Date: 5 September 2025

Streaming On: NOW & Peacock

Production Location: Toledo, Ohio, US

Production Country: US

Cert: TV-14

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5v4LJJkvUU&t=2s

Rating: 0 stars
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Streaming Films

Crime | Drama | Thriller | Mystery

Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite in a modern New York reimagining of Kurosawa’s High and Low. A tense moral crime thriller.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: When a titan music mogul (Denzel Washington), widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Brothers Denzel Washington and Spike Lee reunite for the fifth time in their long working relationship for a reinterpretation of the great filmmaker Akira Kurosawa's crime thriller High and Low, now set against the mean streets of modern-day New York City.

Writers: Evan Hunter, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Ryûzô Kikushima & Alan Fox

Cast: Denzel Washington, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jefferey Wright, Elijah Wright, Aubrey Joseph, ASAP Rocky, John Douglas Thompson, LaChanze, Dean Winters, Rick Fox, Nuri Hazzard, Andy McQueen, Jensen McRae, Imana Breaux, Rod Strickland, Jade Cayne, Ice Spice, Don Lemon, Samm Davis, Allison Worrell, Wendel Pierce, Eoin O’Shea, Gregory Dann

Cine-grapher: Matthew Libatique

Composer: Howard Drossin

Costume Design: Francine Jamison-Tanchuck

Production Designer: Mark Friedberg

Producers: Todd Black & Jason Michael Berman

Editors: Barry Alexander Brown & Allyson C. Johnson

Director: Spike Lee

Release Date: 26 August 2025

Streaming On: Apple TV+

Production Location: Brooklyn, New York, US

Production Countries: US & Japan

Cert: 15

Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh8yqcozfn8&t=2s

Rating: 0 stars
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Drama | Comedy | Thriller

Mumbai’s sharp-witted detective chases a brilliant escaped murderer. A stylish blend of suspense, wit, and cat-and-mouse thrills.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: An ingenious murderer, Carl Bhojraj, breaks out of prison, so determined, Detective Zende chases the escapee once more through Mumbai.

Writer & Director: Chinmay Mandlekar

Cast: Manoj Bajpayee, Jim Sarbh, Bhalchandra Kadam, Sachin Khedekar, Girija Oak, Harish Dudhade, Vaibhav Mangle, Onkar Raut, Bharat Savale, Simran Sharma, Madhav Vaze, Nagesh Salwan, Bachan Pachera, Mohammad Hussain, Avinash Rajdan, Madhur Arora, Bhalchandra Athalya, Nilofar Khalid Gesawat, Hemshankar Jha, Amit Yadav

Cine-grapher: Vishal Sinha

Composer: Ketan Sodha

Costume Design: Mahesh Sherla

Production Designer: Rajesh Choudhary

Producers: Jay Shewakramani & Om Raut

Editor: Meghna Manchanda Sen

Release Date: 5 September 2025

Streaming On: Netflix

Production Location: India

Production Country: India

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqIE6lj2IGo&t=2s

Rating: 0 stars
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Documentaries

Violent crimes in Alaska reveal chilling ties to folklore. A haunting true-crime story of myth, fear, and identity.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: After a series of shocking violent crimes shatter a remote native village in Northern Alaska, one man embarks on a journey to investigate a terrifying paranormal connection. A haunting true-crime documentary, “Blood & Myth” is ultimately a tale about identity, American dreams, and the dangers of veering too far from one’s home.

Writer: James Dommek Jr.

Cast: Chase Breithoff

Composer: Tyler Strickland

Production Designer: Ying-Te Julie Chen

Producers: Jonah Bekhor, & Jonas Bell Pasht

Director: Kahlil Hudson

Release Date: 4 September 2025

Streaming On: Disney+

Production Country:

Cert: R

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm9TjZuN3aE&t=3s

Rating: 0 stars
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Romance scam survivors reclaim their voices with the help of Cecilie Fjellhøy. A powerful journey from deception to resilience.

Synopsis, Credit & Trailer

Synopsis: Victims of romance scams try to reclaim their lives with help from "The Tinder Swindler" target Cecilie Fjellhøy and private investigator Brianne Joseph.

Cast: Cecile Fjellhoy, Brianne Joseph

Cine-grapher: Pete Allibone

Composer:

Producers: Amanda Riley, Kiran Sira,

Editor: Ben Melbourne

Director: Max Shapira

Release Date: 5 September 2025

Streaming On: Netflix

Production Country: US

Cert: TV-MA

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IGDh513ZLY&t=2s

Rating: 0 stars
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This week’s viewing guide offers a cinematic journey across time, culture, and genre. Whether you’re after heartfelt drama, thrilling mysteries, pulse-pounding action, or thought-provoking documentaries, On Screens This Week has you covered. Don’t just watch—immerse yourself in stories that entertain, inspire, and spark conversation.

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