Screen time – January 2024 –

2024 is here. While we have already looked ahead to what the new year has to offer movie fans, we are now turning our attention back to a monthly theme and focusing exclusively on January 2024. With a whole collection of exciting films and TV coming up, both in theaters and on streaming services, we’ve once again based our picks on a UK release schedule, so be sure to check local listings and dates to make sure you don’t miss any of these promising projects. With this in mind, let’s move on to the first screen time of 2024.

Night Swim – Jan. 5

Acclaimed horror producer Blumhouse had a great 2023. It saw the release of some big hits like Five Nights at Freddy’s, Insidious: The Red Door and The Exorcist: Believer, but even with all that success, it shows no signs of stopping. Night Swim begins 2024 with a creepy bang, following a family that finds an evil force lurking in the pool of their new home.

Marvel’s Echo [Disney+] – January 10

Trading the lackluster CGI and mind-boggling multiverse storyline for a grimmer setting, Marvel’s Echo looks like the miniseries fans have been waiting for. Following Maya Lopez as she faces the consequences of her actions in New York, the series also sees the return of fan-favorite characters such as Daredevil and the Kingpin.

Poor things – Jan. 12

This is probably a little weird for some, but if you’re a fan of Greek filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos’ other works, you’ll probably like Poor Things. Emma Stone plays Bella Baxter, a female Frankenstein monster seeking her freedom and wanting to experience everything she can with her new life.

The Beekeeper – Jan. 12

If you sit down in the theater hoping that The Beekeeper will be a quiet, domestic story about a man and his love of apiaries, you’re out of luck. A classic Jason Statham action movie, the film follows our beloved bald as he seeks revenge when it is revealed that he is a former agent of the powerful organization known as The Beekeepers.

Self-reliance – Jan. 12

What would you do for a million dollars? A lot, probably. In the case of Tommy – the protagonist of Self-Reliance – he is willing to put his life on the line because he has to outwit hunters trying to kill him in a deadly game. The twist? Tommy cannot be attacked until he is alone, but his friends and family do not believe the game is real.

Roleplay [Prime Video] – Jan. 12

When an anniversary dinner goes horribly wrong, Jack and Emma discover some big secrets about each other’s pasts. In particular, Emma, played by Kaley Cuoco, is an assassin, and in the pursuit of love, Jack goes around the world to help her.

Elevator [Netflix] – Jan. 12

F. Gary Gray, the director of Italian Job returns with one of the most realistically impossible heists put on film. Kevin Hart and his crew plan their biggest heist yet when they want to steal half a billion dollars next to a plane while both are 40,000 feet in the air.

True Detective: Night Country [HBO/Sky]- Jan. 15

True Detective may still be chasing the dragon of that impossibly brilliant first series, but that doesn’t mean each new season of the anthology series has nothing to offer. Night Country is the show’s fourth season and, as usual, has a star-studded cast, great writing and a fresh, chilling mystery to get lost in.

Mean Girls – Jan. 17

20 years after the original defined its own subgenre of comedic films, Mean Girls is back, with a musical twist. Mean Girls may not have as much venom as the original film, but it will certainly draw chick-flick fans around the world.

The Holdovers – January 19

It may seem a little odd for a Christmas-themed film to come out in January, but given the critical reception The Holdovers has already enjoyed in America, it may be worth getting back into the vacation spirit this month. The Holdovers follows a prep school instructor who must stay with students on campus over Christmas break who have nowhere to go.

The book Clarence – Jan. 19

We are all searching for a better life, and when Clarence – an unlucky man – sees the rising figure of the Messiah, he decides to turn his luck around and risk everything to follow the path of the divine. The Book of Clarence features a talented cast, including LaKeith Stanfield, James McAvoy and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Griselda [Netflix] – January 25

Based on the life of notorious cocaine trafficker Griselda Blanco, Sofia Vergara becomes the titular character in this Netflix miniseries as she creates one of the most profitable cartels in history.

Masters of the Universe: Revolution [Netflix] – Jan. 25

Through the power of the gray skull, He-Man is back. Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Revolution serves as the sequel to the 2021 animated series and sees technology battling power and magic as the newly mechanized Skeletor seeks to threaten Eternia with the power of the motherboard.

The Colour Purple – January 26

Based on the 1982 novel and following the 1985 film of the same name, The Colour Purple follows Celie, a young woman who faces many hardships in her life but finds strength and friendship in the renewed sisterhood of a local singer and her stepdaughter.

Masters of the Air [Apple TV+] – January 26

In Apple TV+’s wartime miniseries, Barry Keoghan, Austin Butler and more star as pilots of the bomber known as a “Flying Fortress. Behind enemy lines and five miles above the ground, they will face off against a seemingly endless horde of German fighters.