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UK new movie preview Friday, 31st December 2021 - Licorice Pizza, Malibu Road, The Humans and The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

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Licorice Pizza
Last weekend saw Spider-Man: No Way Home at the top of the UK box office, with 4 new releases can any of them do enough to top the box office chart this weekend?

Here are this weeks new releases

  • Licorice Pizza
  • Malibu Road
  • The Humans
  • The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
Licorice Pizza

Licorice Pizza

  • The movie is directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it is the directors 9th movie.
  • Paul Thomas Anderson also directed Punch-Drunk Love in 2003 which grossed £322.9K in the UK.
  • It stars Alana Haim who is making a feature film debut.
  • The film also stars Cooper Hoffman who is making a feature film debut.
  • Box Office Prediction: 5

Malibu Road

  • The movie is from director Montgomery Markland
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Jessica Jade Andres who is making a feature film debut.
  • The film also stars Benita Robledo who last appeared in Let's Be Cops (2014).
The Humans

The Humans

  • The movie is from director Stephen Karam
  • This movie is a directorial debut.
  • It stars Richard Jenkins who also starred in Turbo (2013).
  • The film also stars Jayne Houdyshell who last appeared in Little Women (2019).
  • They also appeared together in Changing Lanes (2002).
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain

  • The movie is directed by Will Sharpe, it is the directors 3rd movie.
  • Will Sharpe also directed The Darkest Universe in 2016 which grossed £2.3K in the UK.
  • It stars Benedict Cumberbatch who also starred in The Fifth Estate (2013).
  • The film also stars Claire Foy who last appeared in Louis Wain (2021).
  • Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy have starred in 2 other movies together.
  • They also appeared together in Wreckers (2011) and Louis Wain (2021).

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there is 1 new movie

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