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This week's new UK cinema releases, including Aretha Franklin biopic Respect

Media Mole's guide to the major new releases at the UK box office this weekend.

Scroll on for Media Mole's round-up of the major releases due out at the UK and Ireland box office in the coming days.



Sweet Thing

Sweet Thing

Released: Friday, September 10
Genre: Drama
Certificate: 15
Runtime: 1 hour 31 minutes

Director: Alexandre Rockwell

Cast: Lana Rockwell, Nico Rockwell, Jabari Watkins

Plot: Frustrated with their dysfunctional home life, a teen girl and her younger brother set off on an adventure.



Copshop

Copshop

Released: Friday, September 10
Genre: Action
Certificate: 15
Runtime: 1 hour 47 minutes

Director: Joe Carnahan

Cast: Gerard Butler, Frank Grillo and Alexis Louder

Plot: A con artist attempts to evade a hitman by getting himself locked up by a small-town cop.



Respect

Respect

Released: Friday, September 10
Genre: Biography / Music
Certificate: 12A
Runtime: 2 hours 25 minutes

Director: Liesl Tommy

Cast: Jennifer Hudson, Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Tituss Burgess, Tate Donovan, Mary J Blige

Plot: Biographical musical about the late great Queen of Soul.



Malignant

Malignant

Released: Friday, September 10
Genre: Horror
Certificate: 15
Runtime: 1 hour 51 minutes

Director: James Wan

Cast: Annabelle Wallis, Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White

Plot: A woman is disturbed by visions of grisly murders - then realises that they are actually real.



The War Below

The War Below

Released: Friday, September 10
Genre: War Drama
Certificate: 12A
Runtime: 1 hour 37 minutes

Director: JP Watts

Cast: Sam Hazeldine, Tom Goodman-Hill, Elliot James Langridge, Kris Hitchen, Sam Clemmett

Plot: A group of British miners are tasked with tunnelling under the German front during WWI to lay bombs.


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