VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 20 Hollywood, Vietnamese and Asian movies will be screened at cinemas in Vietnam in May.

 

Precious Cargo

Release Date: 6/5

Director: Max Adams

Stars: Bruce Willis, Claire Forlani, Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama

Running Time: 90 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese Subtitles

After a botched heist, Eddie (Bruce Willis), a murderous crime boss, hunts down the seductive thief Karen (Claire Forlani) who failed him. In order to win back Eddie's trust, Karen recruits her ex-lover and premier thief Jack (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) to steal a cargo of rare precious gems. But when the job goes down, allegiances are betrayed and lines are crossed as Jack, Karen, and Eddie face off in a fateful showdown.

Everybody Wants Some

Release Date: 6/5

Director: Richard Linklater

Stars: Blake Jenner, Tyler Hoechlin, Ryan Guzman

Genre: Comedy

Running Time: 117 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese Subtitles

From writer/director Richard Linklater, a new "spiritual sequel" to Dazed and Confused set in the world of 1980 college life. Everybody Wants Some is a comedy that follows a group of friends as they navigate their way through the freedoms and responsibilities of unsupervised adulthood.

Night Fare

Release Date: 6/5

Director: Julien Seri

Stars: Jonathan Howard, Jonathan Demurger, Fanny Valette

Genre: Thriller

Running Time: 80 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese Subtitles

Two friends night of reunion in Paris goes horribly wrong. When they recklessly decide to mess with the wrong taxi driver, they find themselves on the wrong side of a punishing manhunt.

Bangkok 13

Release Date: 6/5

Director: Dulyasit Niyomgul

Stars: Thanthara Rungruang, Akarin Akaranitimaytharatt, Thospol Sirvivat

Genre: Horror

Running Time: 90 minutes

Language: Thai with Vietnamese subtitle

Pia is a girl with a sixth sense. Her ability to see ghosts leads her to become the key to unlock 13 haunted secrets in Bangkok. She joins a paranormal TV show in hopes of finding out the truth behind her strange gift. The decision brings her to realisedark secrets of 13 locations, which are all connected to her in some ways. Could she find a way out of this mess, or even what’s setting everything in motion? Is it a gift or determination that brings upon her strange talent? Is this just one big game being dealt by fate’s hand?.

My New Sassy Girl 2

Release Date: 6/5

Director: Jo Geun-sik

Stars: Victoria Song, Tae-hyun Cha, Mina Fujii

Genre: Comedy, Romance

Running Time: 99 minutes

Language: Korean with Vietnamese subtitle

Gyun-Woo (Cha Tae-Hyun), who can't forget the sassy girl, meets his first love (Victoria). He fell in love with her when they were in elementary school. At the time, other kids teased her because she wasn't very good with Korean. Despite the opposition of others, Gyun-Woo and his first love marry. What awaits for Gyun-Woo goes beyond his imagination. 

 

Chu Tai Chiu Fung

Release Date: 6/5

Director: Jevons Au, Frank Hui, Vicky Wong

Stars: Richie Jen, Jordan Chan, Ka Tung Lam

Genre: Crime, Thriller

Running Time: 97 minutes

Language: Cantonese with Vietnamese and English subtitle

A trio of notorious thieves cross from Mainland China to Hong Kong.

Bao Gio Co Yeu Nhau

Release Date: 12/5

Director: Dustin Nguyen

Stars: Minh Hang, Quy Binh

Genre: Romance, Fantasy

Running Time: 95 minutes

Language: Vietnamese with English Subtitles

The Angry Birds Movie

Release Date: 13/5

Director: Clay Kaytis, Fergal Reilly

Stars: Peter Dinklage, Kate McKinnon, Jason Sudeikis

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family

Running Time: 95 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle and dub

The movie takes us to an island populated entirely by happy, flightless birds - or almost entirely. In this paradise, Red (Jason Sudeikis, We're the Millers, Horrible Bosses), a bird with a temper problem, speedy Chuck (Josh Gad in his first animated role since Frozen), and the volatile Bomb (Danny McBride, This is the End, Eastbound and Down) have always been outsiders. But when the island is visited by mysterious green piggies, it's up to these unlikely outcasts to figure out what the pigs are up to.

Never Let Go

Release Date: 13/5

Director: Howard J. Ford

Stars: Angela Dixon, Nigel Whitmey, Lisa Eichhorn

Genre: Action, Thriller

Running Time: 95 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

A single mother desperately searches for her missing child in a beautiful, but unfamiliar land, following an apparent abduction. Trusting no one, and stopping at nothing, as she weaves her way through the murky backstreets and barren landscapes, now implicated in the murder of a seemingly innocent man, her connections back in the US begin to reveal that there is much more at stake than first meets the eye.

Delusion

Release Date: 13/5

Director: Danny Pang

Stars: Cheng Yuan Yuan, An Hu, Hong Chen

Genre: Horror

Running Time: 95 minutes

Language: Chinese with Vietnamese and English Subtitles

Delusion comprises three interconnected stories about characters suffering from delusional disorder: a girl who is “seeing things” after an unrequited romance; another girl and her imaginary boyfriend; and an insomniac who is convinced he’s witnessing a girl being tortured by a man living across from his apartment window.

 

Phantom of the Theatre

Release Date: 13/5

Director: Wai Man Yip

Stars: Ruby Lin, Tony Yo-ning Yang, Simon Yam

Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery

Running Time: 103 minutes

Language: Madarin with Vietnamese and English Subtitles

A haunted theatre, filled with the vengeful spirits of a tragically-trapped performance troupe murdered in a fire 13 years ago, waits for the once-grand palatial playhouse to re-open with a new show - and bring in new victims.

 

Fan

Release Date: 13/5

Director: Maneesh Sharma

Stars: Shah Rukh Khan, Joelle Koissi, Mariola Jaworska

Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Running Time: 138 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese Subtitles

In a world of labels it's easy to forget who made sportsmen, pop singers and matinee idols into stars, superstars and megastars - the FANS. Every FAN has their own personal relationship with their hero - it's almost a Love Story. FAN is the story of Gaurav (Shah Rukh Khan) a young man, 20 something, whose world revolves around the mega movie star Aryan Khanna (Shah Rukh Khan) or God as he refers to him. From the by lanes of Delhi, young Gaurav embarks on a journey to the city of dreams, Mumbai, in order to wish his God on his birthday. After all, he is Aryan's biggest FAN and even has a striking resemblance to him - how difficult could it be for the world biggest FAN to get an audience with the world's biggest Star. When things don't go according to plan, Gaurav's love and passion for his God turns in to a dangerous obsession that crosses the fine line. In an edge of the seat thriller, FAN will peel away at both Gaurav and Aryan's personalities and characters as the two men discover ...

 

I Am Wrath

Release Date: 20/5

Director: Chuck Russell

Stars: John Travolta, Amanda Schull, Rebecca De Mornay

Genre: Action, Crime

Running Time: 95 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

Unemployed engineer Stanley Hill (Travolta) witnesses the brutal murder of his wife Vivian (Rebecca De Mornay, TV's Jessica Jones) who was attacked by thugs in a parking garage. When Detective Gibson (Sam Trammell, True Blood) and other corrupt police officers are unable and unwilling to bring the killers to justice, Stanley turns to his old friend Dennis (Christopher Meloni, Man of Steel, TVs Law & Order) and decides to take matters into his own hands. It is only then that Stanley and Dennis are found to have a mysterious past that, until now, they kept very well hidden. As they wreak their revenge, those involved in the cover up realise that Stanley and Dennis are more dangerous than they could have ever imagined…

 

X-Men: Apocalypse

Release Date: 20/5

Director: Bryan Singer

Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Oscar Isaac, Olivia Munn, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy

Genre: Adventure, Action

Running Time: 95 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

Worshiped as a god since the dawn of civilization, the immortal Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) becomes the first and most powerful mutant. Awakening after thousands of years, he recruits the disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and other mutants to create a new world order. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Professor X (James McAvoy) and Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) lead a team of young X-Men to stop their seemingly invincible nemesis from destroying mankind.

 

The Man Who Knew Infinity

Release Date: 20/5

Director: Matt Brown

Stars: Dev Patel, Jeremy Irons, Malcolm Sinclair

Genre: Biography, Drama

Running Time: 108 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.

 

Molly Moon: The Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Release Date: 20/5

Director: Christopher N. Rowley

Stars: Raffey Cassidy, Dominic Monaghan, Joan Collins

Genre: Comedy, Family

Running Time: 90 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

This movie is about a young orphan girl who just happens to come across a hypnotizing book. She hypnotizes her way onto a London show and becomes rich and famous. But another man also wants that book. He tracks her all the way to London and takes her dog. In order to get it back, she must help him steal the plunder from some robbers just after they robbed the richest bank in London of all its jewels.

 

Nu Dai Gia

Release Date: 20/5

Director: Le Van Kiet

Stars: Truong Quynh Anh, Quang Su, Nguyen Cao Ki Duyen, Huynh Anh Tuan

Genre: Action, Comedy

Running Time: 100 minutes

Language: Vietnamese with English Subtitles

Kim Anh is a successful business woman who came up from scratch. Possesses a vast wealth and status in society, but behind all, she was a single mother with a damaged teenage daughter. The trouble in business relationship threaten Kim Anh and her daughter's life.

Time Renegades

Release Date: 20/5

Director: Kwak Jae-yong

Stars: Im Soo‑jung, Jo Jung-suk, Lee Jin‑wook, Jung Jin-young, Lee Ki‑woo

Genre: Thriller

Running Time: 100 minutes

Language: Korean with Vietnamese and English Subtitles

A high school teacher in 1983 and a detective in 2015 joined forces through their dreams to change the perilous fate of the woman they both love - 30 years apart.

 

Equals

Release Date: 26/5

Director: Drake Doremus

Stars: Kristen Stewart, Nicholas Hoult

Genre: Action, Romance

Running Time: 102 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

In an emotionless utopia, two people fall in love when they regain their feelings from a mysterious disease, causing tensions between them and their society.

 

Bastille Day

Release Date: 27/5

Director: James Watkins

Stars: Idris Elba, Richard Madden, Kelly Reilly

Genre: Action

Running Time: 92 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

A young con artist and former CIA agent embark on an anti-terrorist mission in France.

 

The Nice Guys

Release Date: 27/5

Director: Shane Black

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Matt Bomer, Kim Basinger  

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime

Running Time: 116 minutes

Language: English with Vietnamese subtitle

A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.

 

Doraemon: Nobita And The Birth Of Japan '16

Release Date: 27/5

Director: Shinnosuke Yakuwa

Stars: Wasabi Mizuta; Megumi Ohara; Yumi Kakazu

Genre: Animation

Running Time: 95 minutes

Language: Japanese with Vietnamese dub

Nobita and Doraemon travel in search of adventures of new world in Japan.

Compiled by Thanh Van