5 drama and thriller films releasing in January and February 2019

There's a good selection of drama, thriller and fantasy films coming out in January and early February. [Image Pixabay]
There's a good selection of drama, thriller and fantasy films coming out in January and early February. [Image Pixabay]

Each film has a top star cast and features thrills, spills, excitement and drama at the cinema.

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There is a lot of excitement, drama and thrills going on, with a touch of magic too, in the films coming to cinemas during January and early February. The cast of the films is pretty impressive, too, with greats such as Samuel L. Jackson, Bruce Willis, Sarah Paulson, Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jesse Williams and Gina Rodriguez.

Browse below to see trailers of the drama, thriller and fantasy films on offer over the next couple of months. Keep watching this space for more movie news.

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'Glass' - Superhero drama - 18 January 2019

M. Night Shyamalan's movie “Glass” stars Bruce Willis as David Dunn, Samuel L. Jackson as Elijah Price (or Mr. Glass) and James McCoy as Kevin Wendel Crumb, with multiple identities. The sequel to Split finds all three being interviewed by a psychiatrist, Sarah Paulson, who says they all believe they are superheroes, which apparently they are.

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'The Kid Who Would Be King' - Magic/adventure/drama - 25 January 2019

See a little magic in the modern world with this adventure film about Alex (Ashbourne Serkis), who feels like he is nobody, until he finds the mythical Sword in the Stone – Excalibur. He must now unite both enemies and friends as a band of knights who, along with the wizard Merlin (Patrick Stewart) will fight the wicked enchantress Morgana (Rebecca Ferguson).

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'Serenity' - Drama/thriller - 25 January 2019

Matthew McConaughey plays Baker Dill, a fishing boat captain who gives tours off Plymouth Island. His ex-wife, Karen (Anne Hathaway) tracks him down and asks him to kill her new, violent husband to save her and her son.

4

'Jacob's Ladder' - Psychological thriller - 1st February 2019

Jacob Singer loses his brother in combat. He returns home from Afghanistan and is entangled in a mind-twisting state of paranoia. Jacob then realises his brother is still alive, but that life is not what it appears to be. The film stars Michael Ealy, Jesse Williams and Karla Souza.

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'Miss Bala' - Drama/Thriller - 1 February 2019

Gina Rodriguez plays Gloria (Miss Bala), who returns home to Tijuana and discovers a power she did not know she had when she gets drawn into the dangerous world of cross-border crime. She will need to use all her inventiveness, cunning and strength to survive.

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