This week's new UK cinema releases, including The Forever Purge

By Neil Wilkes, Editor-in-chief

Published: July 14 2021 | 06:00

Last updated: July 15 2021 | 15:06

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.

The Forever Purge

Released: Friday, July 16
Genre: Horror
Certificate: 15
Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes

Director: Everardo Valerio Gout

Cast: Ana de la Reguera, Tenoch Huerta, Josh Lucas, Cassidy Freeman

Plot: The fifth instalment in the dystopian franchise, set at a time when the annual Purge is back with the original rules.

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Released: Friday, July 16
Genre: Kids / Animation
Certificate: U
Runtime: 1 hour 55 minutes

Director: Malcolm D Lee

Cast: LeBron James, Don Cheadle, Zendaya, Cedric Joe

Plot: LeBron James and his son Dom find themselves trapped in a virtual game space.

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions

Released: Friday, July 16
Genre: Horror
Certificate: 15
Runtime: 1 hour 28 minutes

Director: Adam Robitel

Cast: Taylor Russell, Logan Moore, Indya Moore, Holland Roden, Thomas Cocquerel, Carlito Olivero

Plot: Zoey and Ben find themselves trapped in yet more deadly escape rooms with other survivors.

Summer Of Soul (...Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Released: Friday, July 16
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: 12A
Runtime: 1 hour 57 minutes

Director: Questlove

Cast: N/A

Plot: The story of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, which had high-profile performers such as Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight but bizarrely remains an obscure pop culture event.

The Birthday Cake

Released: Friday, July 16
Genre: Thriller
Certificate: 15
Runtime: 1 hour 33 minutes

Director: Jimmy Giannopoulos

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Shiloh Fernandez, Val Kilmer, Lorraine Bracco, Ashley Benson, Penn Badgley, William Fichtner

Plot: A young Italian-American continues the tradition of taking a birthday cake to his family house to mark the anniversary of his dad's death, but after he witnesses a murder he's left questioning everything.