Looking to enjoy the latest movies showing in Hong Kong movie theaters? From smaller, locally produced films to blockbuster hits, we’ve got you covered with the best movies now showing in cinemas. Discover what’s next on your weekend viewing list as we highlight new movies and upcoming releases. In general, movie tickets are more affordable in the morning and on weekdays. This comprehensive guide is updated monthly, ensuring you’re always in the know about the movies showing in Hong Kong.

Dune : Part Two

dune part two movie

“Dune: Part Two” will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) as he unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavours to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

LanguageRelease DateGenreDurationCategory
EnglishFebruary 29Adventure166 minsIIA

Poor Things

poor things movie

Director Yorgos Lanthimos and producer Emma Stone comes the tale of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone), a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe). Under Baxter’s protection, Bella is eager to learn. Hungry for the worldliness she is lacking, Bella runs off with Duncan Wedderburn (Mark Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer, on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, Bella grows steadfast in her purpose to stand for equality and liberation.

LanguageRelease DateGenreDurationCategory
EnglishFebruary 29Drama141 minsIII

The Birth of Kitaro: Mystery of GeGeGe

he Birth of Kitaro: Mystery of GeGeGe movie

To celebrate the 100th birthday of the author of “Kitaro”, Shigeru Mizuki, the past of Kitaro’s father will be revealed! When Kitaro and Eyeball Dad enter the abandoned village named Nagura, Eyeball Dad recalls an event that took place 70 years ago. In 1956, Nagura Village was under the control of the powerful Ryoga clan, which secretly manipulated the nation’s politics and finances. Mizuki, an employee of a blood bank, carried a secret mission as he mourned the death of the clan’s leader, Tokisada. Meanwhile, Kitaro’s father also entered the village in search of his wife. They soon discovered that a bitter struggle for the position of Tokisada’s successor had begun within the Ryoga clan. Amidst this turmoil, a member of the clan was brutally murdered at the village shrine. This marked the beginning of a horrifying chain of supernatural events.

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LanguageRelease DateGenreDurationCategory
JapaneseMarch 7Thriller105 minsIIB

The Holdovers

he Holdovers movie

In The Holdovers, Paul Hunham, is a universally disliked professor at a prep school called Barton Academy. With no family and nowhere to go around the holidays in 1970, he stays on campus to supervise students who couldn’t go home. After a few days, only one person is left: a troublemaking 17-year-old named Angus, a good student whose bad behavior always threatens to get him expelled. Along with the school’s head cook Mary, whose own son was recently lost in Vietnam, the three form an unlikely bond as they spend Christmas together during two very snowy weeks in New England.

LanguageRelease DateGenreDurationCategory
EnglishMarch 7Drama134 minsIIB

The Lyricist Wannabe

the  Lyricist Wannabe movie

Believing that writing Cantopop is her God-given talent, Law Wing-sze decides to make it her lifelong career. But as hard as Sze tries to polish her lyrics writing skills and expand her social circle, nothing seems to go her way. What if there’s a will, but there’s no way? The first major motion picture about Cantopop lyrics writing. Norris Wong’s long-awaited follow-up to her acclaimed debut My Prince Edward is an unsentimental autobiographical dramedy that reminds us no dream is guaranteed to come true. Ironically, the film’s star, up-and-coming actress Chung Suet-ying, is actually a real-life Cantopop lyricist.

LanguageRelease DateGenreDurationCategory
CantoneseMarch 7Drama113 minsIIB

Bob Marley: One Love

bob Marley: One Love movie

BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE celebrates the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love and unity. On the big screen for the first time, discover Bob’s powerful story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music. Produced in partnership with the Marley family and starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the legendary musician and Lashana Lynch as his wife Rita, BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE is in theatres 2024.

LanguageRelease DateGenreDurationCategory
EnglishMarch 14Biography110 minsTBC

The Bricklayer

The Bricklayer movie

Someone is blackmailing the CIA – assassinating foreign journalists and making it look like the agency is responsible. As the world begins to unite against the US, the CIA must lure its most brilliant – and rebellious – operative out of retirement, forcing him to confront his checkered past while unraveling an international conspiracy

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LanguageRelease DateGenreDurationCategory
EnglishMarch 14ActionTBCTBC

Komada- A Whisky Family

Komada- A Whisky Family movie

Kotaro, a novice editor for a web news, visits Komada Distillery for a project on Japanese craft whisky. Led by a young female president Rui who recently took over the family business, the distillery works hard to reproduce its signature whisky KOMA they had to stop making years ago. KOMA was a brand that Rui’s family had lovingly preserved over generations and a symbol of happiness for all. However, not to mention financial backing, too many clues are missing to revive the whisky once lost. Rui, Kotaro, and the distillery supporters pull together every thread to bring back the whisky filled with family memories.

LanguageRelease DateGenreDurationCategory
JapaneseMarch 14Animation91 minsI

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire movie

In Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, the Spengler family returns to where it all started – the iconic New York City firehouse – to team up with the original Ghostbusters, who’ve developed a top-secret research lab to take busting ghosts to the next level. But when the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, Ghostbusters new and old must join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second Ice Age.

LanguageRelease DateGenreDurationCategory
EnglishMarch 21Adventure115 minsTBC

One Life

One Life movie

ONE LIFE tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker played by Johnny Flynn, who, along with Trevor Chadwick (played by Alex Sharp) and Doreen Warriner (played by Romola Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia, rescued 669 children from the Nazis in the months leading up to World War II, Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion. He immediately realised it was a race against time. How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed? Fifty years later, it’s 1988 and Nicky (played by Anthony Hopkins) lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England; always blaming himself for not doing more. It’s not until a live BBC television show, ‘That’s Life!’, surprises him by introducing him to some surviving children – now adults – that he finally begins to come to terms with the guilt and grief he had carried for five decades.

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LanguageRelease DateGenreDurationCategory
EnglishMarch 21Drama108 minsTBC

YOLO

yolo movie

Le Ying (played by Jia Ling) has been staying at home for many years, doing nothing in particular. After graduating from college and working for a while, Le Ying chooses to withdraw from society, closing herself off from social circles, which she believes is the best way to “reconcile” with herself. One day, after several twists of fate, she decides to live life in a different way. In cautiously venturing into the outside world, Le Ying meets boxing coach Hao Kun (played by Lei Jia Yin). Just when she thinks life is about to take a positive turn, the challenges that follow far exceed her imagination, and her vibrant life is just beginning…

LanguageRelease DateGenreDurationCategory
MandarinMarch 21Drama130 minsTBC

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire movie

The epic battle continues! Legendary Pictures’ cinematic Monsterverse follows up the explosive showdown of “Godzilla vs. Kong” with an all-new adventure that pits the almighty Kong and the fearsome Godzilla against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence—and our own. “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” delves further into the histories of these Titans and their origins, as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and beyond, while uncovering the mythic battle that helped forge these extraordinary beings and tied them to humankind forever.

LanguageRelease DateGenreDurationCategory
EnglishMarch 28Adventure115 minsTBC

Kung Fu Panda 4

Kung Fu Panda 4 movie

This spring, for the first time in almost a decade, comedy icon Jack Black returns to his role as Po, the world’s most unlikely kung fu master, with a hilarious, butt-kicking new chapter in DreamWorks Animation’s beloved action-comedy franchise: Kung Fu Panda 4. After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior (Golden Globe nominee Jack Black), is called upon by destiny to … give it a rest already. More specifically, he’s tapped to become the Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace…

LanguageRelease DateGenreDurationCategory
EnglishMarch 28Animation95 minsTBC

WE 12

we 12 movie

In the world, which is ordinary yet a little bit extraordinary, there is an underground organization called the “The League of Kaito”. Their members silently guard the social order and peace. Within the organization, there are 12 geniuses, each with their own unique skills. One day, they received instructions from Boss, to gather at headquarters to complete an important case that will affect the entire world. The biggest challenge is that the 12 of them have been separated for years, each busy with their own affairs. Thus, they lack mutual understanding. Facing the important case that Boss highly values, the 12 of them have to work together again after being apart for so long. They not only need to rekindle their team spirit but also face the top enemy of all Kaitou, security manager Johnny, who is trying to stop them, making the mission even more difficult. MIRROR, the Hong Kong idol group, presents their first idol-style comedy “WE 12”. Expect the unexpected.

LanguageRelease DateGenreDurationCategory
CantoneseMarch 28Drama96 minsIIB

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