Sharlto Copley

Dev Patel directs and stars in this action film about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimise the poor and powerless. Inspired by the legend of Hanuman.

A seal assembles a team to fight back against the shark gang that killed his best friend in this animated caper. Features the voices of J.K. Simmons, Jessie T. Usher and—ahem—Seal.

Sharlto Copley (District 9) plays Ted Kaczynski, the infamous Unabomber who wants to destroy modern technology to create a world for himself in the Montana wilderness.

Two men attempt to use the government's crime-stopping tech to their advantage in this near-future crime thriller from the director of Taken 3 and Transporter 3.

An incident in Mexico puts a businessman's hefty investment at stake in this dark comedy starring David Oyewolo, Charlize Theron and Joel Edgerton.

A gun trade goes hilariously wrong in this ‘70s-set, one-room, guns-a-blazing comedy from director Ben Wheatley (High-Rise). Executive-produced by Martin Scorsese.

Unique sci-fi action film completely shot from a first-person perspective, following a man with no memory who has just been turned into a cyborg. From YouTube sensation Ilya Naishuller (watch his internet-sizzling first-person music video here).

John Krasinski (The Office) stars in his second directorial feature, a comedic family drama from the writer of People Places Things. Co-stars Anna Kendrick, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Charlie Day and Richard Jenkins.

Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) writes and directs this sci-fi tale about a “new-born” robot, equipped with consciousness in crime-ridden South Africa. Stars Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley and Die Antwoord members Yolandi Visser and Ninja.

Angelina Jolie is the villainous Maleficent in this dark retelling of Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty. Follows the fairytale from the titular witch's perspective - depicting the events that hardened Maleficent's heart and drove her to curse young Princess Aurora (Elle Fanning).

Matt Damon and Jodie Foster star in Neill Blomkamp's (District 9) second film about a futuristic battle raging between the people stuck on a wasteland Earth and the wealthy citizens of Elysium, a luxurious floating utopia.

In this found-footage, sci-fi thriller a small team of astronauts are sent on an exploratory mission to Europa - Jupiter’s fourth moon and the possible site of an ocean that harbours extraterrestrial life. Stars Sharlto Copley (District 9) and Michael Nyqvist (Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol). 

Director Spike Lee's remake of Park Chan-wook's 2003 South Korean mystery-thriller, itself based on a Japanese manga. Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Olsen and Samuel L. Jackson star.

Peter Jackson presents a cautionary sci-fi tale about an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth. In South Africa, no less.

Big screen version of the classic '80s, fool-pitying, TV show.