VietNamNet Bridge - "Joy," "The Revenant" and "The Danish Girl," starring  many big names such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and others will screen at local cinemas this month.

1. The Little Prince

Release date: 8/1

Genre: Fantasy, animation

Director: Mark Osborne

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitles

Based on the well-known book “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the animated film of the same name directed by Mark Osborne will be released in Vietnam on January 8.

The film is told through the perspective of a little girl and her neighbor - an eccentric old pilot – who has adventures and finds the Little Prince. This animated movie was made over five years, with a mix of stop-motion and computer-generated imagery (CGI) technology.

2. Diep Vu Chan Dai

Release date: 8/1

Genre: Comedy

Running Time: 95 minutes

Director: Nguyen Quang Tuyen

Stars: Le Duong Bao Lam, Dieu Nhi, BB Tran, Ky Han, Thanh Tu, Huu Vi

Language: Vietnamese with English subtitles

Unveiling the true story behind the catwalk, the movie is about the price of being a beauty in modeling industry in Vietnam: a thousand dollars per night or one dollar for thousand nights?

3. Yen’s Life

Release date: 8/1

Genre: Drama

Running Time: 107 minutes

Director: Dinh Tuan Vu

Stars: Thuy Hang, Thuy Tien, Kim Anh, Minh Huong, Lam Tung, Tuan Nghia, Khanh Nam

Language: Vietnamese with English subtitles

Yen's Life was chosen as the premiere film at the Vietnam Film Festival 2015.

This is the story of Yen, a pretty countryside girl who gets married at the age of 10 whose life journey from then on is bonded with her husband and in-laws. The movie conveys a heartfelt message of the innate strength within Vietnamese women and their burning thirst for love within a fragile heart.

4. The Big Short

Release date: 8/1

Genre: Biography, Drama

Running Time: 2h 10m

Director: Adam McKay

Stars: Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitles

Three separate but parallel stories of the U.S mortgage housing crisis of 2005 are told. Michael Burry, an eccentric ex-physician turned one-eyed Scion Capital hedge fund manager, has traded traditional office attire for shorts, bare feet and a Supercuts haircut. He believes that the US housing market is built on a bubble that will burst within the next few years.

Autonomy within the company allows Burry to do largely as he pleases, so Burry proceeds to bet against the housing market with the banks, who are more than happy to accept his proposal for something that has never happened in American history.

The banks believe that Burry is a crackpot and therefore is confident in that they will win the deal. Jared Vennett with Deutsche Bank gets wind of what Burry is doing and as an investor believes he too can cash in on Burry's beliefs.

An errant telephone call to FrontPoint Partners gets this information into the hands of Mark Baum, an idealist who is fed up with the corruption in the financial industry. Baum and his associates, who work at an arm's length under Morgan Stanley, decide to join forces with Vennett despite not totally trusting him.

In addition to Burry's information, they further believe that most of the mortgages are overrated by the bond agencies, with the banks collating all the sub-prime mortgages under AAA packages. Charlie Geller and Jamie Shipley, who are minor players in a $30 million start-up garage company called Brownfield, get hold of Vennett's prospectus on the matter.

Wanting in on the action but not having the official clout to play, they decide to call an old "friend", retired investment banker Ben Rickert, to help out. All three of these groups work on the premise that the banks are stupid and don't know what's going on, while for them to win, the general economy has to lose, which means the suffering of the general investor who trusts financial institutions.

That latter aspect may not sit well with Baum. Some of these assumptions may be incorrect and may be far more manipulative than they could have ever imagined, which in turn may throw curves into the process.

5. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Release date: 8/1

Genre: Animation, Comedy

Running Time: 95 minutes

Director: Walt Becker

Cast: Bella Thorne, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Christina Applegate

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle and dub

Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City... and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother.

6. Joy

Release date: 15/1

Genre: Drama

Director: David O. Russell

Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Virginia Madsen

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

“Joy” is the wild story of a family across four generations centered on the girl who becomes the woman who founds a business dynasty and becomes a matriarch in her own right.

Betrayal, treachery, the loss of innocence and the scars of love pave the road in this intense emotional and human comedy about becoming a true boss of family and enterprise facing a world of unforgiving commerce.

Allies become adversaries and adversaries become allies, both inside and outside the family, as Joy's inner life and fierce imagination carry her through the storm she faces. Jennifer Lawrence stars, with Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Edgar Ramirez, Isabella Rossellini, Diane Ladd, and Virginia Madsen.

Like David O. Russell's previous films, Joy defies genre to tell a story of family, loyalty, and love.

7. The 5th Wave

Release date: 15/1

Genre: Action, Science Fiction

Director: J Blakeson

Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Maika Monroe, Liev Schreiber

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

The 5th Wave is a film based on the novel of science fiction of the same name by writer Rick Yancey.

Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth decimated. Against a backdrop of fear and distrust, Cassie Sullivan is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother, Sammy. As she prepares for the fifth wave, Cassie teams up with a young man Evan, who may become her final hope – if she can only trust him.

8. Ride Along 2

Release date: 22/1

Genre: Action, Comedy

Director: Tim Story

Cast: Ice Cube, Olivia Munn, Kevin Hart

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

Along Ride 2 is an action comedy movie directed by Tim Story. This follows Ride Along, which was released in 2014, with the return of Ice Cube and Kevin Hart. The first episode grossed $154 million, six times more than the production cost.

As his wedding day approaches, Ben heads to Miami with his soon-to-be brother-in-law James to bring down a drug dealer who's supplying the dealers of Atlanta with product.

9. The Danish Girl

Release date: 15/1

Genre: Drama

Running time: 124 minutes

Director: Tom Hooper

Cast: Alicia Vikander, Amber Heard, Eddie Redmayne

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener (portrayed by Academy Award winner Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander, directed by Academy Award winner Tom Hooper). Lili and Gerda’s marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili’s groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.

10. 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Release date: 22/1

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Running time: 124 minutes

Director: Michael Bay

Cast: Toby Stephens, John Krasinski, Freddie Stroma

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

The film is based on a true story, which was told in the novel “13 Hours” (2013) by Mitchell Zuckoff.

An American Ambassador is killed during an attack at a U.S. compound in Libya as a security team struggles to make sense out of the chaos.

11. Journey to the West: Surprise

Release date: 8/1

Genre: Comedy, Fantasy

Running time: 96 minutes

Director: Xiao Xing Yi

Cast: Bai Ke, Bolin Chen, Mike D. Angelo, Xiao Ying Yi, Ma Tian Yu, Liu Xun Zi Mo

Language: Chinese with Vietnamese & English subtitles, and Vietnamese dub

A striking new adaptation of the Chinese fantasy adventure classic.

During the early years of the Tang Dynasty, little monster Wang Dachui (Bai Ke) is idolised in his home town because of his skill with magic. But his status is challenged by an ensemble of newcomers, including Tang Monk (Bolin Chen), Monkey King (Liu Xun Zi Mo), Piggy (Mike D. Angelo) and Sand Monk (Xiao Ying Yi).

Dating from the 16th century, Journey to the West is one of the great classics of Chinese literature. It's been adapted countless times for the stage and screen - and even in music and dance.

The story is probably best known to western viewers from the 1970s TV series Monkey, which was dubbed in English by the BBC.

This funny, action-packed new adaptation is the directorial debut of Xiao Xing Yi, who takes the role of Sand Monk. The cast also features rising Taiwanese star Bolin Chen.

12. Steve Jobs

Release date: 22/1

Genre: Biographic

Director: Danny Boyle

Cast: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

The film is about the life and career of Steve Jobs with the participation of many big names in Hollywood like Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Sarah Snook, Jeff Daniels ... The relationship between the legend of Apple and his family is partly disclosed in this work.

Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.

13. Mojin: The Lost Legend

Release date: 8/1

Genre: Adventure, Fantasy

Running time: 125 minutes

Director: Wu Er-Shan

Cast: Chen Kun, Huang Bo, Shu Qi, Angela Baby, Xia Yu, Liu Xiaoqing

Language: Chinese with Vietnamese & English subtitles

Based on the No.1 Best-Selling Treasure Hunting Novel in China, MOJIN - THE LOST LEGEND brings to the screen an epic fantasy adventure about a trio of legendary grave robbers, the Mojin, who are enjoying the retired civilian life hawking goods on the mean streets of New York City, until they are propositioned by a shadowy and mysterious client.

They accept the job and return to their roots, raiding the secrets and treasures of ancient tombs in China under the guise of an archaeology study.

As each hidden passage is unearthed, it triggers extraordinary challenges that put their friendship, loyalty and life to the ultimate test.

14. The Revenant

Release date: 29/1

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Running time: 2h 36min

Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu

Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

Inspired by true events, “The Revenant” captures one man's epic adventure of survival and the extraordinary power of the human spirit. In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. In a quest to survive, Glass endures unimaginable grief as well as the betrayal of his confidant John Fitzgerald (Tom Hardy). Guided by sheer will and the love of his family, Glass must navigate a vicious winter in a relentless pursuit to live and find redemption.

15. Sieu Trom (Super Theft)

Release date: 29/1

Genre: Action, Crime

Director: Ham Tran

Cast: Ngo Thanh Van, Nhung Kate, Petey, Suboi, Huy Me, Thanh My, Mai The Hiep

Language: Vietnamese with English Subtitles

In the world of super-technical criminals, a hacker named Phantom has created software that can lock the computer's hard drive and force the victim used to pay a ransom in Bitcoins.

Da Da, a reconnaissance task, is directed to cooperate with the International Federation of Interpol and police task force in Vietnam to catch ghosts.

Da Da secretly assembles a group of thieves: a magician (Magic Jack), a master of disguise (Luhan), a tiny sports athlete (Linh), a hacker (Vy), and a man providing information (Phuc) working for Phantom. But Phantom is always one step ahead. The chase between cat and mouse ensues with unexpected situations to captivate the audience to discover the Phantom and capture the Bitcoin.

16. Don’t Speak

Release date: 15/1

Genre: Horror

Director: Amadeu Artasona

Cast: Pol Baulida, Liliana Cabal, Antonio de la Cruz

Language: English with Vietnamese Subtitles

A group of friends are having a party on a boat. In the distance, a small town watches them in silence. Suddenly, one of them is seriously injured and the group approaches the village for help. No one attends, the few inhabitants they find order them to be quiet and disappear into the darkness. The group split for help and strange and terrifying things start to happen, and some of them are killed in terrible circumstances. Those who still live, increasingly terrified, discover the reason for all these murders. If they want to leave the village alive and the house where they are locked, they will have to survive in absolute silence.

Thanh Van