6 best new movies streaming and in cinemas: Netflix’s Concrete Cowboy with Idris Elba, HBO Max’s Mortal Kombat and Amazon Prime’s Without Remorse starring Michael B. Jordan lead April’s top-rated releases
Idris Elba, Colin Farrell, Michael B. Jordan and Anna Kendrick are among the top stars coming to screens big and small this month. From fantasy thrillers to sci-fi drama and superhero comedy, there’s plenty of fun and gripping viewing heading your way. These are April’s top-rated releases to bookmark now.
Concrete Cowboy – Netflix, April 2
Description: While spending the summer in North Philadelphia, a troubled teen (Caleb McLaughlin) is caught between a life of crime and his estranged father’s (Idris Elba) vibrant urban-cowboy subculture.
What critics said: “Concrete Cowboy breathes new life into the Western genre and sheds a brighter light on a faction of black culture that was largely unknown by white audiences until today.” – The Playlist
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Voyagers – in cinemas, April 9
Description: With the future of the human race at stake, a group of young men and women, bred for intelligence and obedience, embark on an expedition to colonise a distant planet. But when they uncover disturbing secrets about the mission, they defy their training and begin to explore their most primitive natures.
As life on the ship descends into chaos, they’re consumed by fear, lust and the insatiable hunger for power. Starring Colin Farrell, Tye Sheridan and Lily-Rose Depp.
Stowaway – Netflix, April 22
Description: On a mission headed to Mars, an unintended stowaway accidentally causes severe damage to the spaceship’s life support systems. Facing dwindling resources and a potentially fatal outcome, the crew is forced to make an impossible decision. Starring Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette.
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Thunder Force – Netflix, April 9
Description: In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood BFFs reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city. Starring Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer.
Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse – Amazon Prime Video, April 30
Description: The film tells the origin story of John Kelly (aka John Clark), a US Navy Seal, who uncovers an international conspiracy while seeking justice for the murder of his pregnant wife by Russian soldiers.
When Kelly joins forces with fellow Seal Karen Greer and shadowy CIA agent Robert Ritter, the mission unwittingly exposes a covert plot that threatens to engulf the US and Russia in an all-out war. Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jodie Turner-Smith and Jamie Bell.
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Mortal Kombat – in cinemas and on HBO Max, April 23
Description: MMA fighter Cole Young (Lewis Tan) is unaware of his heritage – or why Outworld’s Emperor seeks to hunt him down. Cole finds sanctuary under Lord Raiden (Tadanobu Asano) and prepares to stand with Earth’s greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a high-stakes battle for the universe. Will Cole be able to unleash his arcana in time to stop the Outworld once and for all?
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- Warner Bros and HBO Max could have another hit on their hands with Mortal Kombat, while Netflix launches Melissa McCarthy’s superhero comedy Thunder Force
- Anna Kendrick and Toni Collette go on a mission to Mars in Stowaway, also on Netflix, while Colin Farrell stars in the fantasy film Voyagers