I made a point of watching as many movies as possible on the planes as I don't usually watch as many as I would like to. I managed to get through more on those flights than I will probably watch all year otherwise. The ones I can remember:
Passengers: scifi/romance/drama type deal, sort of. Not too bad for what it is.
Patriot's Day: story of the Boston bombings and manhunt. A nice honest tribute, not too "USA!!"
Trespass Against Us: small budget crime/family drama. Good Brit actors. Liked it.
Manchester By The Sea: also a drama about people and not much else, well made and acted
Dr Strange: more Marvel super hero stuff. Different enough to be ok
Nocturnal Creatures: slightly weird 'story within story' drama/crime story. A bit grim but different.
Hell or High Water: a good "modern day Western" crime drama. Liked it.
Hacksaw Ridge: latest US WW2 effort. Good story, slightly overly sappy in parts, as usual. Brutal combat scenes.
Arrival: another scifi 'aliens arriving' drama but more about acting and production than action and effects. Liked it.
Allied: again, US attempt at a WW2 romance/drama with big name actors. Awful. Just rubbish.
Split: new M. Night Shamalamalamaron thriller but not as corny as some of his recent terrible efforts. Carried by superb acting from McAvoy and not too bad overall.
24 Hour War: a doco on Ferrari vs Ford at Le Mans in he 60's. Annoyingly makes a bit too much of a big deal out of the fact Ford eventually won, given it was the equivalent of a massive international corporation beating a small Italian racing team to death with a giant bag of money. But a good doco with interesting insights from people who were involved on both sides.
This Giant Papier Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy: a random little low budget scifi comedy/parody which is getting a bit of a cult following. Good on them I suppose. Worth a look if you like weird and quirky.
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