JULIA ROBERTS

BEN IS BACK (2019)
Starring Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Courtney B. Vance, Alexandra Park, Marquise Vilson, Teddy Cañez, Emily Cass McDonnell, Mia Fowler and Melissa Van Der Schyff. Directed by Peter Hedges.

Follows the charming yet troubled Ben Burns who returns home to his unsuspecting family one fateful Christmas Eve. Ben's wary mother Holly Burns welcomes her beloved son's return, but soon learns he is still very much in harm's way. During the 24 hours that may change their lives forever, Holly must do everything in her power to avoid the family's downfall.

WONDER (2017)
Starring Julia Roberts, Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Daveed Diggs, Mandy Patinkin, Izabela Vidovic, Sônia Braga, Ali Liebert, Noah Jupe and Millie Davis. Directed by Stephen Chbosky.

A young boy with a facial deformity struggles to fit in at a new school.

REVIEWS Wonder - Pack your tissues

SMURFS: THE LOST VILLAGE (2017)
Starring Demi Lovato, Rainn Wilson, Mandy Patinkin, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Joe Manganiello, Michelle Rodriguez, Ellie Kemper, Ariel Winter and Julia Roberts. Directed by Kelly Asbury.

It seems to Smurfette that everyone else in the Village has a purpose - Papa Smurf (leading), Baker Smurf (baking), even Grouchy Smurf (grouching) - except for her. So what's the only girl in the village to do? Go in search of hers, of course! When she accidentally crosses paths with a mysterious creature that takes off into the Enchanted Forest, she follows, and sets off into the uncharted and strictly forbidden woods. Joined by her brothers Brainy, Hefty and Clumsy - and with the evil wizard Gargamel shadowing their every step - Team Smurf undertakes a wild journey full of action, danger and discovery, setting them on a course that leads to the biggest mystery in Smurf history!

MONEY MONSTER (2016)
Starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Jack O'Connell. Directed by Jodie Foster.

Lee Gates is a bombastic TV huckster whose popular financial network show has made him the money guru of Wall Street. But after he hawks a high tech stock that mysteriously crashes, an irate investor takes Gates, his crew, and his ace producer Patty Fenn hostage live on air. Unfolding in real time, Gates and Fenn must find a way to keep themselves alive while simultaneously uncovering the truth behind a tangle of big money lies.

MOTHER'S DAY (2016)
Starring Julia Roberts, Jennifer Anniston, Jason Sudeikis and Kate Hudson. Directed by Garry Marshall.

This heart-warming film follows the very different relationships between mothers and their children. 'Mother's Day' intertwines poignant tales of parenthood which include a young mother’s attempts to share parenting roles with her ex-husband (and his much younger partner), a son who is desperate to find and build a relationship with his absentee birth mum, a father struggling to fill the hole in his children’s lives after the tragic loss of his wife and the special relationship of a remarkable six-year-old growing up with two mums. Filled with touching moments and big laughs, 'Mother's Day' is guaranteed to melt the hearts of audiences the world over.

SECRET IN THEIR EYES (2015)
Starring Julia Roberts, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nicole Kidman, Lyndon Smith, Michael Kelly and Ross Partridge. Directed by Billy Ray.

A tight-knit team of rising FBI investigators – Ray and Jess, along with their District Attorney supervisor Claire – is suddenly torn apart when they discover that Jess’s teenage daughter has been brutally and inexplicably murdered.

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY (2014)
Starring Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper, Ewan McGregor, Margo Martindale, Sam Shepard, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Nicholson, Juliette Lewis and Abigail Breslin. Directed by John Wells.

A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.

REVIEWS August: Osage County - Battle of the belles