8 action, psychological, and mythological movies coming to Vietnamese theaters in January

“Into the Woods”, “Flapping in the Middle of Nowhere” and “Taken 3” are the most notable works in the first month of 2015.

1. Taken 3

Expected release date: January 9

The sequel to the hit series starring veteran actor Liam Neeson is the first action movie shown in Vietnam in 2015. The movie opens with a warm scene of the family of former agent Bryan Mills. He thought he had reconciled with his ex-wife and started happy days, but his joy was cut short when she was brutally assassinated in her home. Worse, Bryan Mills was immediately convicted of murder.

Knowing that he has been framed, Bryan is filled with anger, trying to escape the relentless pursuit of the CIA, FBI and the police. Bryan continues to receive threats that the people he loves will soon die. The former agent is forced to use his special skills to protect his daughter, find out who is behind everything and demand justice for himself. In addition to the usual 2D format, Taken 3 is also shown in theaters in Vietnam with 4DX effects.

2. Into the Woods

Expected release date: January 16

To kick off the new year, Disney will bring a film with a modern version of the fairy tales that have conquered many generations such as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood or Jack and the Beanstalk. The work is adapted from the musical of the same name, is an interweaving of different plots and focuses on exploiting the wishes and discoveries of the characters. The film has the participation of veteran star Meryl Streep, actor Johnny Depp and young actors such as Anna Kendrick, Chris Pine.

There, audiences will meet Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack & Beanstalk and Rapunzel... All are blended together with an original plot related to a baker couple with a dream of building a family and their relationship with an evil witch in the deep forest.

3. Tracers

Expected release date: January 16

Tracers is the movie that marks the return of “Wolverine” Taylor Lautner. He plays a postman named Cam who is being hunted by a mafia organization. Cam’s fate changes when he crashes his car into a beautiful girl and joins the world of Parkour to escape the pursuit of dangerous criminals.

In this movie, Taylor Lautner will show off his Parkour skills such as jumping over tall buildings, climbing, racing bicycles like flying, participating in bank robberies, and taking hostages. In addition, he also has many hot scenes with the beautiful actress Marie Avgeropoulos.

4. Blackhat

Expected release date: January 16

The latest film project of actor Chris Hemsworth after the blockbuster series Thor and Avengers is the action movie Black Hat. The story is about genius hacker Nicholas Hathaway who is hired by government agencies from the US and China to track down a mysterious criminal organization led by a hacker, causing a series of terrifying events. Racing against time, before more crimes are committed, "black hat hacker" Chris Hemsworth must embark on this dangerous hunt with the accompaniment of a beautiful partner played by Tang Wei.

Black Hood is a movie that combines action and mind games between hackers and terrorists. The director of the movie is Michael Mann, who has brought to the audience many attractive crime movies before such as Collateral, Miami Vice or Public Enemies. In addition to Chris Hemsworth and Tang Wei, the movie also has the participation of black actress Viola Davis, who is very famous with the TV series How to Get Away with Murder.

5. Flapping in mid-air

Expected release date: January 21

After three screenings at the third Hanoi International Film Festival, the Vietnamese film that attracted attention at many international film festivals last year such as Venice, Kim Ma, Pusan, and Toronto was released in theaters this month to reach a wider audience.

The film is about Huyen (Thuy Anh), a student who rents a room in the Hanoi train street. She unexpectedly gets pregnant with her boyfriend Tung (Hoang Ha), a worker who specializes in replacing street lights and has a hobby of cockfighting. While Huyen is still hesitant and uncertain about abortion, Tung leaves with the money that he intended to give Huyen to settle the "debt". To get money, Huyen asks Linh (Thanh Duy) - a transgender friend who specializes in cross-dressing for prostitution - to broker a deal with a madam. However, the young girl's plan to have an abortion is delayed day after day, until the child in her belly grows bigger.

6. Seventh Son

Expected release date: January 23

Fans of fantasy films about knights will enjoy the latest work in this genre, Seventh Son, in January. For centuries, humanity has been secretly protected from demons and supernatural forces by the knights of the Falcon Knights. The Falcon Knights captured an evil witch many years ago.

Now, she has broken free from the seal and is summoning her demonic disciples to take revenge, ready to unleash her long-suppressed rage on the kingdom. However, of the mighty Falcon Knights of old, there is only one person left capable of stopping her: the mage Gregory. The old and weak mage has used his experience and the little strength he has left to train a disciple, Tom Ward - a common farmer - in the hope that he will replace him in saving humanity.

7. Wolves

Expected release date: January 28

Those who love the theme of Wolverine will not be able to miss the movie Wolves later this month. Cayden Richards is a normal 18-year-old high school student. After waking up one night, he finds his parents brutally murdered and is horrified to realize that he has become a wild wolf.

Terrified, Cayden Richards flees, determined to find out what is happening to him. His journey takes him to the isolated mountain town of Lupine Ridge, where two clans of humans and werewolves are on the brink of war. There, he discovers the truth about his ancestry and falls in love with a beautiful girl.

8. The Boy Next Door

Expected release date: January 30

The Boy Next Door is the film that marks Jennifer Lopez's return to cinema after two years since Parker. The Puerto Rican singer's character is 40-year-old teacher Claire Peterson - who is stuck in a boring and loveless marriage. Her loneliness and weakness make Claire fall into the arms of a strong "young pilot" who lives next door.

But ironically, this Noah guy was a high school student, close friends with Claire's son and even transferred into her class not long after. In her heart, Claire no longer wanted to continue the relationship with Noah, but the brief moment of weakness turned into a persistent threat. Noah not only did not let Claire go, but also continuously gave dangerous signals that put his teacher at risk of losing both her family and her career.

According to VNE