A look at the highlight movies coming up across all of the M-Net Movies channels between 10 and 16 November:
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Monday 10 November 2014
HERE COMES THE BOOM (2012)
On: M-Net Movies Family 105 at 17:30 (PG 13V)
Kevin James (Grown Ups) packs a punch in this fun comedy about a biology teacher who takes up mixed martial arts to raise money for his financially ailing school.
DIRECTOR: FRANK CORACI
CAST: KEVIN JAMES, SALMA HAYEK, HENRY WINKLER.
P.S. I LOVE YOU (2007)
On: M-Net Movies Romance Channel 107 at 18:15 ( 13SL)
A woman is devastated when she loses the love of her life suddenly. Weeks after his death, she begins receiving a series of letters he left behind to help her heal.
DIRECT: RICHARD LA GRAVENESE
CAST: HILARY SWANK, GERARD BUTLER
ABRAHAM LINCOLN VAMPIRE HUNTER (2012 )
On: M-Net Movies Action + Channel 106 at 20:00 (16VN)
A man spends his life seeking revenge on the vampire who killed his mother. He’s taught to fight and years later, as the American president, he must save his country from becoming overrun by the creatures.
DIRECT: TIMUR BEKMAMBETOV
CAST: DOMINIC COOPER, BENJAMIN WALKER
THE ENGLISH TEACHER (2013)
On: M-Net Movies Premiere Channel 103 at 20:30 (16SL)
Oscar nominee Julianne Moore stars as an English teacher whose world is turned upside down by a former student, a failed playwright.
DIRECTOR: CRAIG ZISK
CAST: MICHAEL ANGARANO, GREG KINNEAR.
US MARSHALS (1997)
On: M-Net Movies Action Compact Channel 110 at 20:00 (13VL)
When a plane crashes into the Ohio River, a dangerous assassin on board goes on the run. But a US Marshal and his crack team are determined to bring the fugitive to justice.
DIRECTOR: STUART BAIRD
CAST: KATE NELLIGAN, WESLEY SNIPES
Tuesday 11 November 2014
OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2001)
On: M-Net Movies Showcase Channel 108 at 19:45 (PG13VL )
George Clooney leads an all-star cast in this heist drama about a charming conman determined to rob Las Vegas with the help of a few criminal elements.
DIRECTOR: STEVEN SODERBERGH
CAST: SCOTT CAAN, JULIA ROBERTS
ADMISSION (2013)
On: M-Net Movies Premiere Channel 103 at 18:30 (13L )
A Princeton admissions officer has a tough choice to make when she meets an applicant - who could be the son she gave up for adoption.
DIRECTOR: PAUL WEITZ
CAST: TINA FEY, GLORIA REUBEN
AMERICAN REUNION (2012)
On: M-Net Movies Comedy Channel 104 at 20:30 (16SNL)
Old high school friends return to their hometown for their school reunion. Over the course of the weekend they reminisce about their teen years and learn that some things just never change.
DIRECT: JON HURWITZ,
CAST: JASON BIGGS, ALYSON HANNIGAN
CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK, THE (2004)
On: M-Net Movies Action Compact Channel 110 at 18:00 (16V)
A wanted criminal arrives on a planet and finds that it’s been invaded by a race of bloodthirsty warriors. He decides to help the natives rebel, in exchange for information about his past.
DIRECTOR : DAVID TWOHY
CAST: THANDIE NEWTON, COLM FEORE
SAFE (2012)
On: M-Net Movies Action Compact Channel 110 at 22:00
A former cage-fighter’s family is killed by the mafia when he blows a rigged fight. When he learns a young Chinese girl is being targeted by the same men, he does everything he can to protect her.
DIRECTOR: BOAZ YAKIN
CAST: CATHERINE CHAN, JASON STATHAM
Wednesday 12 November 2014
WRECK-IT RALPH (2012 ) on M-Net Movies Showcase Channel 108 at 16:15 (PG )
A character in an arcade game grows tired of being the bad guy, and leaves to become the hero, making friends along the way.
DIRECTOR: RICH MOORE
CAST : JOHN C REILLY, JANE LYNCH
KICK ASS (2010)
On: M-Net Movies Premiere Channel 103 at 20:30
A comic-book fan boy decides to become a superhero in real life. He’s got the suit and the mask but he doesn’t have the superpowers.
DIRECT: MATTHEW VAUGHN
CAST: CHLOE GRACE MORETZ, NICOLAS CAGE
THIS IS 40 (2012)
On: Comedy M-Net Movies Channel 104 at 20:30
With 40 fast approaching, a married couple starts to feel their professional and personal lives taking a nosedive. With a lot of help, they slowly come to terms with what it means to get older.
DIRECTOR: JUDD APATOW
CAST: LESLIE MANN, PAUL RUDD
SHAFT (2000)
On: M-Net Movies Showcase Channel 108 at 22:00
Oscar Nominated actor, Samuel L. Jackson plays the legendary 1970s character in this action thriller. Shaft makes it his personal mission to bring a murderer to justice.
DIRECT: JOHN SINGLETON
CAST: VANESSA L. WILLIAMS, CHRISTIAN BALE, SAMUEL L JACKSON
LITTLE MAN (2006)
On: M-Net Movies Stars Channel 111 at 19:30 (13VSL)
A hilarious Wayans brothers’ crime comedy with a dash of silliness. After a crook accidentally loses a stolen diamond, he must pose as a baby to retrieve the missing gem.
DIRECTOR: KEENEN IVORY WAYANS
CAST: SHAWN WAYANS, KERRY WASHINGTON.
Thursday 13 November 2014
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006 )
On: M-Net Movies Comedy Channel 104 at 19:15 (PG )
An innocent young lady lands a job as the assistant to one of New York’s biggest magazine editors. She soon learns that working for the ruthless, cynical, power hungry editor will test her resolve.
DIRECTOR: DAVID FRANKEL
CAST: MERYL STREEP, ANNE HATHAWAY
RAISING HELEN (2004)
On: M-Net Movies Romance Channel 107 at 18:45 (PG13L)
Life is filled with tragedy, and Kate Hudson has to meet one of those head on when her sister is killed in an accident and she becomes a guardian to her sister’s kids.
DIRECTOR: GARRY MARSHALL
CAST: KATE HUDSON, JOHN CORBETT
CLOSED CIRCUIT
On: M-Net Movies Premiere Channel 103 at 20:30 (13VL )
A story of two lovers brought together by a high profile terrorist case that pushes their loyalty and lives to the limit.
DIRECTOR: JOHN CROWLEY
CAST: REBECCA HALL, ERIC BANA,
LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN (2006)
On: M-Net Movies Action Compact at 22:15 (16VSNL )
A case of mistaken identity leaves a man trying to settle a debt with two rival mob bosses. With orders to kill a mobster’s son, and with a hitman on his tail, the man must desperately prove his identity.
DIRECTOR: PAUL MCGUIGAN
CAST: BRUCE WILLIS, JOSH HARTNETT, LUCY LIU.
Friday 14 November 2014
SHREK (2001)
On: M-Net Movies Comedy Channel 104 at 17:30 (PG )
Fairy tale characters kicked out of their land by an evil lord enlist the help of an Ogre to get their homes back. In order to do this he must bring a princess to the lord, so the lord can be King.
DIRECTOR: VICKY JENSON
CAST: ANDREW ADAMSON, EDDIE MURPHY, MIKE MYERS.
TAKEN 2 (2012)
On: M-Net Movies Showcase Channel 108 at 18:15 (16V )
Liam Neeson, the man with a certain set of skills, is back. This time, in an action packed sequel his wife is kidnapped in retaliation for him rescuing his daughter.
DIRECTOR: OLIVIER MEGATON
CAST: FAMKE JANSSEN, MAGGIE GRACE,
RED DAWN (2012)
On: M-Net Movies Showcase Channel 108 at 19:45 (13VL )
Chris Hemsworth (Thor) leads a group of young patriots to fight for their country in this action sci-fi that proves that where there’s a will, there’s a way.
DIRECTOR: DAN BRADLEY
CAST: CHRIS HEMSWORTH, JOSH HUTCHERSON, JOSH PECK.
REDEMPTION (2013)
On: M-Net Movies Premiere Channel 103 at 20:30 ( 16VNL)
Jason Statham stars as an ex-special forces soldier seeking redemption in the London underworld.
DIRECTOR: STEVEN KNIGHT
CAST: AGATA BUZEK, JASON STATHAM,
PARKER (2013)
On: M-Net Movies Action + Channel 106 at 18:00(16VL)
A pro thief is betrayed and left for dead by his crew. With the help of an estate agent, he finds where the men are hiding and seeks to steal the score from their latest heist.
DIRECTOR: TAYLOR HACKFORD
CAST: JASON STATHAM, JENNIFER LOPEZ
Saturday 15 November 2014
KHUMBA (2013)
On: M-Net Movies Premiere Channel 103 at 16:30 (PG)
A proudly South African animation with the voice talents of Liam Neeson and Laurence Fishburne. A half-striped zebra embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
DIRECTOR: ANTHONY SILVERSTON
CAST: ANNASOPHIA ROBB, LIAM NEESON, LAURENCE FISHBURNE
THE ITALIAN JOB (2003)
On: M-Net Movies Showcase Channel 108 at 19:45 (PG13VL)
After being betrayed by one of their own, a conman reunites his team to pull off a daring, and profitable, heist.
DIRECTOR: F. GARY GRAY
CAST: EDWARD NORTON, MARK WAHLBERG, CHARLIZE THERON
THE HEAT (2013)
On: M-Net Movies Comedy Channel 104 at 17:15 (16VL)
A foul-mouthed Boston cop gets paired with an uptight, promotion seeking FBI agent. Despite their methods clashing in hilarious ways, the two will have to work together to take down a drug lord.
DIRECTOR: PAUL FEIG
CAST: MELISSA MCCARTHY, SANDRA BULLOCK
ROBOCOP (2014)
On: M-Net Movies Premiere Channel 103 at 20:30 (13VL)
A revamped version of the original. A futuristic action film which transforms an ordinary man into part man, part machine and all weapon on a dangerous quest for justice.
DIRECTOR: JOSE PADILHA
CAST: GARY OLDMAN, MICHAEL KEATON
THE CALL (2013)
On: M-Net Movies Action + Channel 106 at 14:00 (16VL)
When a veteran 911 operator takes a life-altering call from a teenage girl who has just been abducted, she realises that she must confront a killer from her past in order to save the girl's life.
DIRECTOR: BRAD ANDERSON
CAST: ABIGAIL BRESLIN, HALLE BERRY
Sunday, 16 November
THE INTERNSHIP (2013)
On: M-Net Movies Comedy Channel 104 at 18:00 (13L)
Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson prove it’s never too late to turn failure into success. Even if it means becoming a Google intern.
DIRECTOR: SHAWN LEVY
CAST: VINCE VAUGHN, OWEN WILSON
THE FIVE YEAR ENGAGEMENT (2012)
On: M-Net Movies Comedy Channel 104 at 20:00 (16SL)
Emily Blunt and Jason Segel star as an engaged couple whose wedding is always pushed back. This and other challenges begin to test their relationship.
DIRECTOR: NICHOLA STOLLER
CAST: EMILY BLUNT, JASON SEGEL
ABOUT LAST NIGHT (2014)
On: M-Net Movies Premiere Channel 103 at 20:30
Kevin Hart and Michael Ealy star as best friends battling to find, and keep meaningful relationships.
DIRECTOR: STEVE PINK
CAST: KEVIN HART, MICHAEL EALY
THE DEPARTED (2006)
On: M-Net Movies Showcase Channel 108 at 20:30 (16VSL)
Academy Award winning movie that tells the story of a cop undercover in an Irish gang and a mole in the police force who works with the same mob. Both race to avoid being exposed.
2 FAST 2 FURIOUS (2003)
On: M-Net Movies Action Compact at 20:00 (13VL)
Paul Walker and Tyrese Gibson team up to bring a Miami drug lord to justice in the first sequel to the Hollywood thrill ride.
DIRECTOR: JOHN SINGLETON
CAST: PAUL WALKER, TYRESE GIBSON