Aardman's 'Early Man' leads this week's new releases

Leading this week's new releases is Aardman's stop-motion animation Early Man, a film about a brave young caveman named Dug and his trusty sidekick Hognob. Together, the pair must unite their tribe against a mighty enemy: the Bronze Age city, led by the wicked Lord Nooth.

Early Man(2018)

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Aardman animation adventure set at the dawn of time, when prehistoric creatures and woolly mammoths ruled the earth.

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Certificate

Age group7–11 years

Duration90 mins

Early Man: A Cave for the Brave

Develop your pupils’ creative skills by designing a new cave for Dug, and help them reflect on their own identity.

Suitable for 5–11

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Also released in cinemas this week

Alexander Payne's satirical dark comedy Downsizing sees a married couple agree to undergo a newly-invented procedure which will shrink them to a height of five inches, allegedly affording them a better quality of life in the process; and Maze Runner: The Death Cure is the third and final chapter of the teen franchise, adapted from the popular young adult novels, where Thomas and friends prepare for a showdown against WCKD.

Downsizing(2017)

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A married couple from Omaha decide to undergo a newly-invented process known as “downsizing” in which they are shrunk to a height of five inches.

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Certificate

Age group14+ years

Duration135 mins

Maze Runner: The Death Cure(2017)

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Having escaped the sinister WCKD, Thomas and friends attempt to break into the Last City and rescue Minho in the conclusion to the young-adult saga.

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Certificate

Age group11–16 years

Duration142 mins

New to order on DVD

Victoria and Abdul

Historical drama set in 1887, the year of the Golden Jubilee, about the friendship struck up between Queen Victoria and a young Indian clerk which threatens to cause unrest in the kingdom as she begins to see a changing world through new eyes.

Victoria and Abdul(2017)

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The true story of the unlikely friendship between Queen Victoria and a young Indian servant, Abdul Karim.

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Certificate

Age group11–16 years

Duration112 mins

Stephen Frears and Eddie Izzard talk 'Victoria & Abdul'

12 Sep 2017

Royal traditions and history get assessed by director Stephen Frears and actor Eddie Izzard in our 'Victoria & Abdul' interview. Out in cinemas 15 September.

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Also new to order this week

A tiger-striped penguin and his three friends - a goldfish, tarsier and gorilla - attempt to maintain order in The Jungle Bunch; a tennis rivalry for the ages is played out in sporting biopic Borg Vs McEnroe; emotionally raw British drama Daphne follows the life of a young woman lacking direction; while Taylor Sheridan's directorial debut Wind River sees an FBI agent investigating a murder in a tense Indian Reservation-set thriller.