Sky Cinema's new releases in January

Ash Walker • 06 Jan 2025 News

Find out which new films are coming this January.

January will see an absolute ton of excellent films added to Sky Cinema, featuring everything from stuntmen to maverick cops and time-travelling obsessives. Plenty to get you through the darkest, coldest time of year!

Read on for all the new releases coming to Sky Cinema this month.

Sky Cinema new releases: What’s on in January

The Fall Guy - 1st January

Credit: The Fall Guy | Official Trailer (Universal Pictures, YouTube)

Based on the ‘80s TV show of the same name, The Fall Guy follows a professional stuntman (here played by Ryan Gosling), tasked with solving the disappearance of a missing movie star.

This has everything you could want in a fun, escapist action movie - comedy, car chases and gunfights, plus a compelling romantic subplot involving the movie-within-a-movie’s director, played by Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place). And, as you might expect from the film’s subject matter, there’s a big focus on real-life stunt work over CGI.

Also stars Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso), Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All At Once) and Winston Duke (Black Panther).

The Convert - 4th January

Based on real events, this historical drama tells the story of a British preacher, newly arrived in New Zealand, who becomes embroiled in a violent war between Māori tribes. Stars Guy Pearce (Memento).

The 4:30 Movie - 5th January

A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy from Kevin Smith (Clerks), about a group of friends whose plans of spending a summer day movie-hopping - paying for one film and sneaking into others - are threatened when one of their number asks the girl of his dreams on a date.

Get Away - 10th January

A comedy-horror film about an ordinary British family who rent an AirBnB on a remote Swedish island, only to find that they have seemingly wandered into a full-on folk horror, complete with unfriendly locals, creepy cults and a potential serial killer.

Stars Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz) and Aisling Bea (Home Sweet Home Alone).

Slingshot - 11th January

A sci-fi thriller about a team of astronauts on the first manned mission to the moon Titan. Along the way they’ll face technical issues, isolation and the possibility that their planned slingshot manoeuvre around Jupiter will catapult them into deep space.

There’s also the chance that the drugs used to put them into hibernation may be sending them mad… Stars Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) and Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix).

Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In - 12th January

Credit: TWILIGHT OF THE WARRIORS: WALLED IN | Official US Trailer (Well Go USA Entertainment, YouTube)

A stylish, slick martial arts action thriller, based on the acclaimed graphic novel by Andy Seto.

Lok-kwan (Raymond Lam) is a refugee from mainland China, trying to survive on the mean streets of ‘80s Hong Kong. But after making an enemy of local crime lord Mr Big (the legendary Sammo Hung), he must flee to the notorious - and lawless - Kowloon Walled City.

An old-school slice of bone-crunching kung-fu action, absolutely dripping with style. This underseen gem has been called the best action film of the year.

Bad Boys: Ride or Die - 17th January

Credit: BAD BOYS: RIDE OR DIE – Official Trailer (Sony Pictures Entertainment, YouTube)

Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do?

Renegade Miami PD detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Bennett (Martin Lawrence) return for a fourth adventure. This time they’re on the run, having been falsely implicated in nefarious dealings with a drug cartel.

Kill - 18th January

A tense, twisty thriller about three brothers who, while hunting deer in the Scottish Highlands, plot to kill their violent, abusive father. Of course, things don’t go quite to plan.

Parachute - 19th January

A sweet, poignant romantic drama about a young woman who, fresh out of rehab, must learn to live with her psychological issues while navigating a blossoming relationship. Stars Courtney Eaton (Yellowjackets) and Thomas Mann (Halloween Kills), with supporting roles from Joel McHale (Community) and Dave Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy).

The Killer - 24th January

Not to be confused with David Fincher’s 2023 thriller, this version of The Killer is directed by action legend John Woo, remaking his own 1989 film. Make sense? Good.

Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones) stars as the titular killer, an assassin who refuses to kill an innocent young woman and subsequently finds herself the target of her own colleagues. Also stars Omar Sy (Lupin), Sam Worthington (Avatar) and… Eric Cantona?!

Timestalker - 25th January

A fun, idiosyncratic romantic comedy from comedian and filmmaker Alice Lowe (Garth Marenghi's Darkplace). This follows a woman who is forced to reconnect with the love of her life (lives?) throughout time, across various reincarnations, only to be brutally killed before they can get together.

The Last Stop in Yuma County - 26th January

A funny, tense neo-western about a travelling salesman, out of fuel and stranded at a middle-of-nowhere diner, who becomes embroiled in a high-stakes hostage situation when a pair of bank robbers find themselves similarly stuck.

Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - 31st January

Credit: FURIOSA : A MAD MAX SAGA | OFFICIAL TRAILER #1 (Warner Bros. Pictures, YouTube)

A big-budget action extravaganza from the off-kilter imagination of George Miller. Acting as a prequel to 2015 mega-hit Mad Max: Fury Road, this tells the origin story of Furiosa, the tough-as-nails, robot-armed Imperator originally played by Charlize Theron, here portrayed by Anya Taylor-Joy (The Queen’s Gambit).

With all of the sun-baked vehicular carnage you’d expect from a Mad Max film, plus an unhinged performance by Chris Hemsworth (Thor) as villain Dementus, this should be an exhilarating watch.

What are Sky Premieres?

Sky Premieres are the films that have arrived on Sky Cinema most recently, with the biggest films getting a major highlight.

These Sky Premiere movies often include some of the year’s biggest releases or major blockbusters from the last couple of years.

The Sky Cinema Premiere channel is the place to watch the new films that are introduced to the catalogue each month, but they can also be found on demand under the New to Sky Cinema section.

Is Sky Cinema the same as Sky Movies?

In a word, yes. Following a rebrand in 2016, Sky Movies is now called Sky Cinema, and offers an even wider range of titles and exclusives than ever before.

Sky Cinema boasts more of the latest blockbusters than anywhere else - including new and exclusive Sky Original films - and an extensive catalogue of over 1,000 movies on demand.

Plus, all Sky cinema customers can also get two free Vue cinema tickets every month, and access to Paramount+ at no extra cost.

Top movies on Sky Cinema

Sky prides itself on bringing the latest and very best movies to its incredibly deep catalogue of films.

You can see many of the top films from across the year on Sky Cinema soon after leaving theatres, so you never have to wait long if you missed out on a big release.

Be sure to get set up with a Sky Cinema package if you haven’t got one already. You can find many great Sky Cinema deals on Digital TV.