Sprowston Community Cinema

(15 COMEDY/DRAMA, Runtime: 126 mins)

A remake of the Swedish film A Man Called Ove. Otto (Tom Hanks) is a curmudgeonly widower with staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People think him bitter, and he thinks they are idiots. Ove’s well-ordered, solitary world gets a shake-up one November morning with the appearance of new neighbours, a chatty young couple and their two boisterous daughters, who announce their arrival by accidentally flattening Ove’s mailbox with their U-Haul. What follows is a heartwarming tale of unkempt cats, unlikely friendships, and a community’s unexpected reassessment of the one person they thought they had figured out.

 Monday 03 July 2023:  THE WHALE

(15 DRAMA, Runtime: 117mins)

Charlie (Brendan Fraser) is an incredibly reclusive, very fat teacher, struggling to connect with his students via video-calls, while processing past trauma. When friend and nurse Liz (Hong Chau) tells him his health is rapidly deteriorating, he attempts to strike up a relationship with his estranged teenage daughter, Ellie (Sadie Sink). Brendan Fraser won an Oscar for his performance.

 Monday 07 August 2023:  THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN

(15 DRAMA/COMEDY, Runtime: 114mins)

Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland in the 1920s, The Banshees of Inisherin follows lifelong friends Padraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson), who find themselves at an impasse when Colm unexpectedly puts an end to their friendship. A stunned Padraic, aided by his sister Siobhan (Kerry Condon) and troubled young islander Dominic (Barry Keoghan), endeavours to repair the relationship, refusing to take no for an answer. But Padraic’s repeated efforts only strengthen his former friend’s resolve and when Colm delivers a desperate ultimatum, events swiftly escalate, with shocking consequences.