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Christmas is just around the corner, and it’s time to see brilliant classic movies, but if you are not in the mood to see Home Alone or Jingle All the Way for a millionth and want to see some adult movies. We at CinemaBlind have prepared a list of 11 best R-rated Christmas movies you can check out.

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Violent Night is a Christmas action comedy film directed by Tommy Wirkola from a screenplay co-written by Pat Casey and Josh Miller. The 2022 film follows Santa Claus as he comes across a wealthy family’s compound, where an elite team of mercenaries has kidnapped the family on Christmas Eve. Violent Night stars David Harbour, John Leguizamo, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, and Beverly D’Angelo.

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If you are a horror fan then there is a big chance that you might have heard about the horror streaming service Shudder, and if you have its subscription you might be wondering what’s in store for you in December 2024. Don’t worry there is a host of new and old horror movies coming to the service in the upcoming month and we have listed the 10 best movies coming to Shudder in December 2024.

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Coming Home in the Dark is a psychological horror thriller film directed by James Ashcroft who also co-wrote the screenplay with Eli Kent. Based on the 1995 short story of the same name by Owen Marshall, the 2021 film follows a high-school teacher and his family on a road trip but they are soon captured by...

The Bloody Disgusting-powered Screambox is home to a variety of unique horror content, from originals and exclusives to cult classics and documentaries. With such a rapidly-growing library, there are many hidden gems waiting to be discovered.

Alongside exclusives like Secret Santa and Night of the Missing and such classics as Black Christmas and Silent Night, Deadly Night 2, here are five Christmas horror recommendations you can stream on Screambox right now.

Christmas Evil

Not to be confused with the innumerable Santa slashers, Christmas Evil (also known as You Better Watch Out) is tonally more in line with Taxi Driver than Silent Night, Deadly Night. Writer-director Lewis Jackson clearly had no interest in making a body count flick; instead, he explores the psyche of a mentally unstable man who happens to dress up as Santa and kill people. The low-budget grit adds to the dark atmosphere.

The 1980 film chronicles one man’s...

Stars: Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo, Onni Tommila | Written and Directed by Jalmari Helander

Finnish writer-director Jalmari Helander returns with an outrageously violent and deliriously entertaining WWII action movie that’s an absolute must-see if you’re a fan of exploding Nazis. An inspired mash-up of Inglourious Basterds, Road Runner cartoons and Liam Neeson vengeful-old-man thrillers, it’s a wild ride from beginning to end.

Sisu opens with a caption that explains the title as an untranslateable Finnish word for “a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination … [manifested] when all hope is lost.” A further caption then sets the scene – it’s 1944 and the defeated Nazis are retreating from Finland, but not without destroying everything in their path.

We’re then introduced to grizzled prospector Aatami (Jorma Tommila), described by a voiceover as “one man who has decided to leave the war behind him, for good.” Accompanied...

Stars: Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo, Onni Tommila | Written and Directed by Jalmari Helander

Our film tells us that Sisu is an untranslatable Finnish word, for extreme courage. I would debate who that word is supposed to apply to, as our protagonist here is an unfeeling mass murderer Perhaps it refers best to the rape victims of the Nazis, doing their best to survive.

Sisu had me thinking about real history. If I were to create a list of all the peoples and counties who had a legitimate beef with Nazi Germany, during the Second World War the Jews would be at the top and Finland would be at the very bottom. Finland was in a horrible position (literally) as it fought a nasty civil war, to keep Stalin from taking control of their country, but in doing so they signed a pact with the devil, and for most of the war,...

Stars: Jorma Tommila, Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo, Onni Tommila | Written and Directed by Jalmari Helander

Finnish writer-director Jalmari Helander returns with an outrageously violent and deliriously entertaining WWII action movie that’s an absolute must-see if you’re a fan of exploding Nazis. An inspired mash-up of Inglourious Basterds, Road Runner cartoons and Liam Neeson vengeful-old-man thrillers, it’s a wild ride from beginning to end.

Sisu opens with a caption that explains the title as an untranslateable Finnish word for “a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination … [manifested] when all hope is lost.” A further caption then sets the scene – it’s 1944 and the defeated Nazis are retreating from Finland, but not without destroying everything in their path.

We’re then introduced to grizzled prospector Aatami (Jorma Tommila), described by a voiceover as “one man who has decided to leave the war behind him, for good.” Accompanied...

Sisu is a film written and directed by Jalmari Helander starring Jorma Tommila.

Plot

During World War II, a lone man finds gold. On his way, the Nazi army tries to steal it, but they’ll meet a man who is very tenacious when defending his gold.

Sisu (2022) About the film

Extravagant, gory, funny and ironic. An action film plagued with sanguinary scenes and viscera everywhere, yes, but also a film created from the editing room with a production that, although modest, bets on the spectacularity of its images and the rhythm of the shots.

A film created out of editing and sound, very well directed and to which you can only object (if you want) to the bloody scenes. If you don’t fancy that, don’t watch it, but if you are in the mood for a well-done (and gory) action, Sisu is quite an opportunity.

A film with a lot of design,...

While Evil Dead Rise continues to kick Deadite ass at the box office, Five brand new horror movies are releasing this week. Not in theaters, however, but rather right at home.

This week’s theme? Well, let’s just say things are about to get Bloody…

Here’s all the new horror releasing May 16 – May 21, 2023!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

The ultra-violent Project Wolf Hunting is now streaming exclusively on Screambox, and we promise it’s one of the bloodiest and most violent movies you’ll see all year.

Project Wolf Hunting, which Nightmare on Film Street hailed as “one of the most savage, bloodthirsty action movies of the year,” is explosively fun, a high-octane beast of a splatterfest that’s jam-packed with midnight chaos from broken bones to exploding heads.

The below trailer is just a small taste of just how extreme Project Wolf Hunting gets…...

Set during the final days of World War II, Sisu boasts an impressive roster of characters, played by a talented cast. Featuring one action set piece after another, Sisu brims with relentless gore as it follows the journey of an unforgiving former commando named Aatami, who stands tall in the face of danger and stops at nothing to serve justice to wrongdoers. Owing to his unrelenting grit and determination, he goes on a rampage against Nazis when they attempt to steal gold from him.

While Sisu's one-man death squad narrative may seem familiar, the movie is already being lauded by critics for its crowd-pleasing delivery of exactly what it promises. Given how it is Finnish filmmaker Jalmari Helander's third film after his critically acclaimed Big Game and Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, its early critical acclaim is not surprising. However, other than Jalmari Helander's directorial forte, Sisu's success can...

Writer/Director Jalmari Helander (Rare Exports, Big Game) is back this year with Lionsgate’s Sisu, and today the official image gallery for the bloody genre movie has opened up.

Sisu opens only in theaters on April 28, 2023. Watch the Red Band trailer here.

This time, Helander reteams with Rare Exports actor Jorma Tommila for one epic and hyper-violent period adventure through the wilderness of Lapland in Northern Finland.

“During the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu”, this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And no matter what the Nazis throw at him, the...

Lionsgate is teaming up with Stage 6 Films, Subzero Film Entertainment, and Good Chaos to give the World War II action movie Sisu, a Finnish production, a theatrical release in the United States on April 28th – and with that date just a couple months away, a trailer for Sisu has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.

Written and directed by Jalmari Helander, who previously brought us the 2010 fantasy horror film Rare Exports and the 2014 Samuel L. Jackson action movie Big Game, Sisu has the following synopsis: During the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector (Jorma Tommila) crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu”, this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means:...

"You'll see what happens when you take everything from him." Lionsgate has revealed an official US trailer for the most awesome Finnish action movie Sisu, arriving in US theaters this April. Finally!! I saw this at the Sitges Film Festival last fall and it absolutely Rules. When an ex-soldier discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness and tries to take the loot back home, Nazi soldiers led by a brutal SS officer battle him. Jorma Tommila stars as Aatami, who takes on the entire Nazi battalion himself. "Sisu" is a Finnish idea described as "stoic determination, tenacity of purpose, grit, bravery" - and this movie embodies that perfectly. The cast also includes Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo, & Onni Tommila. I raved in my review: "This guy is now an action cinema icon, all hail Jorma Tommila!! Even if it is an obvious homage to Mad Max, Tommila's mostly dialogue-free performance is the epitome of awesome.

Writer/Director Jalmari Helander is back this year with another crowd-pleaser, and Liongsate has released the trailer for Helander’s Sisu this afternoon.

Sisu opens only in theaters on April 28, 2023. Watch the bloody Red Band trailer below.

This time, Helander reteams with Rare Exports actor Jorma Tommila for one epic and hyper-violent period adventure through the wilderness of Lapland in Northern Finland.

“During the last desperate days of WWII, a solitary prospector crosses paths with Nazis on a scorched-earth retreat in northern Finland. When the Nazis steal his gold, they quickly discover that they have just tangled with no ordinary miner. While there is no direct translation for the Finnish word “sisu”, this legendary ex-commando will embody what sisu means: a white-knuckled form of courage and unimaginable determination in the face of overwhelming odds. And no matter what the Nazis throw at him, the one-man death squad will go to...

Lionsgate emerged victorious from a competitive bidding war over Finnish film “Sisu,” which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival to rave reviews.

The Midnight Madness favorite will be released in U.S. theaters on a to-be-announced date. Sony’s Stage 6 Films financed the film and will handle international rights, with the exception of Nordics, which are held by Nordisk Film.

Written and directed by Jalmari Helander, “Sisu” begins in 1945 when ex-soldier Aatami (Jorma Tommila) discovers a golden treasure trove buried in the Finnish wilderness. On his way back into the city, a group of Nazis find his fortune, kicking into motion an outrageous, bloody revenge plot to recover what was stolen from him. Aksel Hennie, Jack Doolan, Mimosa Willamo and Onni Tommila co-star.

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Writer/Director Jalmari Helander’s Rare Exports quickly became requisite holiday viewing among horror fans for its delightfully twisted take on Santa Claus. Get ready to fall even harder for his latest, gory crowd-pleaser Sisu.

After receiving rave reviews from its world premiere at TIFF, including ours, Lionsgate emerged victorious in a bidding war over Sisu, per Deadline.

The film will receive a theatrical release sometime in the future.

Helander reteams with Rare Exports actor Jorma Tommila for one epic and hyper-violent period adventure through the wilderness of Lapland in Northern Finland. Sisu sees Tommila playing Aatami, a solitary gold prospector that embarks on a trek to the nearest town to cash in his find of the century. Aatami crosses paths with a troop of Nazi soldiers led by the vile and villainous SS Obersturmführer (Aksel Hennie). The Nazis decide to take the gold for themselves, but they don’t...

Exclusive: After receiving rave reviews from its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival which instigated a bidding war, Sony’s Stage 6 Finnish feature Sisu has been scooped up by Lionsgate. The film will receive a theatrical release at some point in the future.

The movie is from filmmaker Jalmari Helander and follows Aatami, an ex-soldier in 1945 who discovers gold in the deep wilderness of Finland while on his way into the city. Brutal Nazis on a scorched-earth mission discover his treasure trove. He must go through outrageous lengths to get his gold back – even if it means killing every last Nazi. Aatami is portrayed by the filmmaker’s long-time collaborator Jorma Tommila.

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As they say here north of the border: Time to drop the puck on the 2022 Toronto Film Festival.

The weather is beautiful, and they’ve cordoned off King Street from the Lightbox to Roy Thomson Hall. People are getting their bearings, most not wearing masks in the open air. This is a sight better than last year, when the cable cars were not rerouted from King Street because so few came for the festivities. Not surprisingly, not a single major deal happened on the ground as the festivals and specialty theatrical business were still feeling the fallout from Covid.

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Will this year be any better? Some believe it certainly can’t get worse. Buyers and sellers expect the pace to be on the slow side, with some possible exceptions. I hear that the hot title is one that isn’t officially on the for-sale lists,...

Sales

Abacus Media Rights has sold documentary “The Beatles and India” to HBO Max for Latin America, BritBox North America for the U.S. and Canada, Channel 4 for the U.K., Foxtel for Australia, Channel One for Russia, and A Contracorriente Films for Spain, with more deals in the pipeline.

Inspired by Ajoy Bose’s “book Across The Universe – The Beatles in India,” the film marks Bose’s directorial debut, is co-directed by Peter Compton and is produced by Reynold D’Silva, CEO of Silva Screen Music Group.

Abacus MD Jonathan Ford said: “Using rare archival footage, an array of unseen recordings and photographs, eye-witness accounts and stunning location shoots across India, ‘The Beatles and India’ energetically reveals a fascinating journey which was to have a profound impact on The Beatles’ spiritual lives and their music.”

“The universal appeal of the subject has been one of our main aims in...

WWII Action Film Begins In Helsinki

Principal photography has begun on Immortal, the World War II action film from Rare Exports director Jalmari Helander, in which a man goes to war against the Nazi army in the Finnish wilderness. Starring are Jorma Tommila (Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale), Aksel Hennie (The Martian), Jack Doolan (The Hatton Garden Job) and Onni Tommila (Big Game). Filming will take place in Lapland and Helsinki, Finland. Petri Jokiranta and Subzero Film Entertainment produce. Executive producers are Mike Goodridge, Gregory Ouanhon and Antonio Salas. As previously announced, Stage 6 Films acquired worldwide rights, excluding the Nordics, which will be handled by Nordisk Film. Pic is backed by the Finnish Film Foundation, Business Finland – Audiovisual Production Incentive and MTV Cmore.

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EbonyLife and Sony Pictures Television are launching Alo, a program for writers of African heritage. The word ‘Alo’ is from the...

As we head into the holiday season, Wamg brings you our list of the Best Non-Traditional Christmas Movies to watch after the Holiday ham, pretty presents, and multiple viewings of White Christmas, Home Alone and Miracle On 34th Street are a thing of Christmas Past.

Our choices are filled snarky mistletoe carnage and crafty comedy – Geek style. Santa Claus is coming to town in these “More Naughty Than Nice”. films.

We’ve made a list and checked it twice with our lineup of not just the 20 Best holiday films but the Top 21 Non-Traditional Christmas Movies. After the success of Krampus, we just had to add it!

We kick off our list with our Honorable Mention –

Jingle All The Way

Christmas; It’s the most magical time of the year. High powered businessman Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger), is hard at work taking last-minute orders from customers to whom he just can...

Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson, Jim Broadbent, Ray Stevenson, Victor Garber, Mehmet Kurtulus, Felicity Huffman, Ted Levine | Written and Directed by Jalmari Helander

When you have a film with Samuel L. Jackson as the President of the United States you would expect him to take centre stage. When his co-star is Rare Export’s Onni Tommila though he can expect to have lost the spotlight… Which is very much the case with Big Game.

Tommila plays Oskari, a thirteen-year-old boy venturing out into the wilderness in a hunting coming-of-age ritual. Expected to return after a few days of hunting with a trophy to signify the kill, nobody expects him to find the biggest game of them all, the William Alan Moore, the President of America (Samuel L. Jackson). With terrorists hot on their trail, Oskari and the President fight for survival in a battle where the odds...

★★★☆☆ "This is not a good idea." Uttered around the halfway mark by Samuel L. Jackson's nonplussed President William Moore, this neatly summarises the thesis of Jalmari Helander's Big Game (2014), an imperfect but enjoyable mixture of McTiernan-esque violence, Bruckheimer-esque silliness and 1980s-vintage Spielberg kids' adventure. Indeed, Big Game's veering tone often threatens to derail the audience's suspension of disbelief, which is saved, by a thread, by a welcome and surprisingly un-badass turn from Jackson's President Moore and the exceedingly likeable youth, Oskari (Onni Tommila), clearly having a blast playing Potus' diminutive, self-appointed bodyguard.

New Indie: So if the phrase “Samuel L. Jackson is the President” doesn’t automatically do it for you, maybe “from the director of Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale” will. In either event, you’ll have a blast with Big Game (Anchor Bay Entertainment), starring Jackson as a Potus who finds himself stranded in Finland after Air Force One crashes, eluding would-be kidnappers with only the assistance of a young boy (Onni Tommila) on a survival quest, armed with nothing but a bow and arrow. It’s the highest of concepts, reuniting Tommila with his Rare Exports director Jalmari Helander, but there’s a lot to like in this action extravaganza, not least of which is an ensemble cast that also includes Victor Garber, Ray Stevenson, Ted Levine...

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At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.

New Video on Demand, Rental Streaming, and Digital Only

"Furious 7"

The "Fast and Furious" team returns, and also says goodbye to star Paul Walker, in this action blockbuster. If you wait for the DVD/Blu-ray to come out on September 15, you can get all of these amazing bonus features. However, if you want to download the movie earlier, the Digital HD release date is August 25. Go for both?

"The Age of Adaline"

Blake Lively magically manages to stay 29 for decades, which apparently isn't the ideal existence, in this romantic drama co-starring Michiel Huisman, Harrison Ford, Kathy Baker and Ellen Burstyn. The movie isn't out on Blu-ray and DVD until September 8, but it's here on Digital HD on August 25.

New on DVD and Blu-ray

"The Walking Dead...

Title: Big Game Relativity Studios Director: Jalmari Helander Writer: Jalmari Helander and Petri Jokiranta Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson, Victor Garber, Mehmet Kurtulus, Ted Levine, Jorma Tommila, Risto Salmi, Felicity Huffman, Jim Broadbent Running time: 110 min, Rated PG-13 (Violence) In select theaters, Digital HD and On Demand June 26, 2015 Samuel L. Jackson is U.S. Presdient  William Alan Moore whom is flying on Air Force One on his way to a summit in Helsinki Finland with his secret service. Morris (Ray Stevenson), head of the secret service is on his last journey; forced to retire after a debilitating gunshot wound he sustained while protecting President Moore. Little  [ Read More ]

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The Finnish film Big Game is based on an outrageous idea that started as a joke between filmmakers. The Us president’s plane crashes in the Finnish woods enroute to a conference. He is alone and finds himself in the midst of a far reaching conspiracy with only a young boy to help. Samuel L. Jackson is the president; Victor Garber is his Vice President, Felicity Huffman the CIA Director and Jim Broadbent a mysterious figure in the Pentagon. We spoke via Helsinki with Big Game director, Finland’s Jalmari Helander and Onni Tommila who plays the heroic boy in this remarkable […]...

Here are 2 other films opening in limited theatrical releases in the USA this weekend that you may not be as familiar with, as you likely are with the 2 wide releases ("Ted 2" and "Max")... First, Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp is distributing the Samuel L. Jackson actioner "Big Game," which is Finnish director Jalmari Helander’s English-language debut. Jackson co-stars (playing the President of the USA) alongside Onni Tommila. The film follows a shy 13-year-old boy named Oskari (played by Tommila), who must prove his manhood by spending a night alone in the forest, when Air Force One is shot down by terrorists and Oskari discovers the President (Samuel...

Rules of the Game: Helander’s Schlocky English Language Debut

Even though the film seems perfectly well aware of its own silliness as it recapitulates formulaic American action cinema tropes of days past, Finnish director Jalmari Helander’s Big Game never manages to elevate itself beyond a mere dose of basic mimicry. A follow-up to his cult audience courting debut, the strange evil Santa Claus movie Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, it would appear the filmmaker prizes his own amusement over his audience’s, at least judging from the inescapable hokiness tinging the film.

Where his first film displayed playfulness with its dark humor and memorable action sequences, he’s returned with a different set of vintage inspirations. At times entertaining, especially concerning its unique blend of cultures, and with surprisingly adept special effects sequences, this is goofy fun as long as you can keep your expectations in check.

Our resident VOD expert tells you what's new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu and, of course, Netflix. Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods While We’re Young (comedy; Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Maria Dizzia; rated R) Big Game (action-adventure; Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila; premiers 6/26 on cable Mod and in theaters; rated PG-13) A Little Chaos (comedy; Kate Winslet, Alan Rickman; premieres 6/26 on cable Mod and in theaters; rated R) The Little Death (comedy; Josh Lawson, Damon Herriman; premieres 6/26 on cable Mod and in theaters; not rated) Digital...

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On Demand DVD New Releases June 22-28 While We’re Young (pictured below) Cornelia and Josh have a life together without kids and without encumbrances. Despite the carefree situation they are in, they seem to never take advantage of it. When they meet young couple Jamie and Darby, they feel invigorated and their relationship takes a positive turn. Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver (R, 1:37 6/23 Big Game Air Force One has been shot down, leaving the president of the United States to trust a young boy in the wilderness to help him survive. Samuel L. Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray … Continue reading →

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Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp has announced a June 26, 2015 USA release date - in the thick of the summer movie season - for the Samuel L. Jackson actioner "Big Game," which is Finnish director Jalmari Helander’s English-language debut. Jackson co-stars (playing the President of the USA) alongside Onni Tommila. The film follows a shy, nervous 13-year-old boy named Oskari (played by Tommila), who must prove his manhood by spending a night alone in the forest, when Air Force One is shot down by terrorists and Oskari discovers the President (Samuel L. Jackson) in an escape pod. With the terrorists closing in, Oskari and the President team up to survive...

A kid rescues the President. It sounds like a joke movie The Onion might invent to satirize Hollywood preposterousness, but I swear to god, it’s real. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing

I’m “biast” (con): nothing

(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)

Finnish filmmaker Jalmari Helander, who made the fiendishly dark and wonderfully bonkers Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale, goes Hollywood with a romp about a 12-year-old boy who rescues the President of the United States when Air Force One crashes in the Alps of Finland. There aren’t really mountains that look anything like the Alps in Finland, apparently, but substituting Bavaria for Scandinavia is still more plausible that this embarrassingly bad action comedy; it’s actually more like Helander went made-for-basic-cable rather than Hollywood. Young Oskari (Onni Tommila, who also appeared in Rare Exports) is supposed to be proving his worthiness to...

Big Game sees Samuel L. Jackson star as the President of the United States who crash-lands into a Finnish forest where he meets a young boy (Onni Tommila) who is out to prove himself as a hunter. Together they must try to evade an assassination attempt on the president. The all-star cast also includes Ray Stevenson, Jim Broadbent, Ted Levine, Felicity Huffman and Onni Tommila. The survival pack includes a hunting cap, t-shirt, binoculars, a key light, compass, and Big Game book. Watch The Action-packed Trailer For Big Game How To Enter 1. Like "ComicBookMovie.com" on Facebook by clicking Here. 2. To Double your chances of winning, Follow Me and then Retweet the Tweet below. Rt & Follow @Josh_Wilding For Your Chance To Win The Ultimate Survival Pack With Big Game Starring Samuel L. Jackson. pic.twitter.com/C3hrX9JG31 — Josh Wilding (@Josh_Wilding) May 6, 2015 For further information on Big Game join us here www.

Director: Jalmari Helander; Screenwriter: Jalmari Helander; Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson, Victor Garber, Ted Levine, Felicity Huffman, Jim Broadbent; Running time: 90 mins; Certificate: 12A

"Say cheese," the final words spoken in Big Game, could not be more appropriate for this Finnish/British/German co-production from Rare Exports director Jalmari Helander.

This is a cheap and charming throwback to action movies of the '80s and '90s, an era before spandex-clad superheroes dominated the multiplexes. Think of it as a blend of Die Hard, Lethal Weapon and Last Action Hero, but aimed squarely at the younger crowd.

Samuel L Jackson is top-billed playing the President of the United States, who finds himself lost in the wilderness of Finland after Air Force One gets blasted out of the sky by terrorists. His only hope for survival is Oskari (Onni Tommila), a young boy thrown into the woods by...

To celebrate the release of the exciting new action adventure movie Big Game starring Samuel L. Jackson, Felicity Huffman, Ray Stevenson and Onni Tommila , we’ve teamed up with Entertainment One to offer you the opportunity to see this film ahead of anyone else with Special Preview Screening at Omniplex Cork on Tuesday 5th of May at 7pm and we have tickets to give away! When Air Force one is hijacked by terrorists mid-flight the Us President (Samuel L. Jackson) ejects from the aircraft in an escape pod and is plunged deep into the Finnish wilderness. Completely alone the President's only hope is a 13 year old local boy, Oskari, who has been sent into the forest to hunt in a traditional rite of passage. Pursued by the terrorists, intent on finishing the job they started, Oskari must now put into practice lessons learned about the forests from his tribal elders...

Samuel L Jackson leads a batty comedy thriller from the director of Rare Exports. Here's Ryan's review of Big Game...

Released in 2010, Rare Exports was a mischievous comic horror film about a small Finnish town menaced by a feral Santa Claus. Action thriller Big Game marks writer-director Jalmari Helander’s English-language debut, and like Rare Exports, it mischievously plays with the expectations of its genre.

Set in the mountains of northern Finland, it introduces Oskari (Onni Tommila, the returning star of Rare Exports), a 13-year-old boy nervously attempting to pass a coming-of-age test. It’s the custom in Oskari’s community for a boy to head out into the forest and hunt down the biggest animal he can find; as one elder puts it, “A boy goes into the wilderness and comes back as a man.”

The problem is, Oskari’s far from a born hunter; unlike his father (Jorma Tommila...

A new trailer and series of images from Samuel L Jackson's Big Game have been released.

In the latest clip, Jackson - who plays the president of the United States in the British-Finnish film - can be seen fighting for survival alongside a 13-year-old boy .

After Air Force One is subjected to a mid-air attack, Jackson's character finds himself stranded in the Finnish wilderness.

He teams up with Onni Tommila's toughened teen in an effort to evade the terrorists and stay alive.

Directed by Jalmari Helander (Rare Exports), Big Game also stars Jim Broadbent, Felicity Huffman, Victor Garber and Ted Levine.

The movie is slated for a May 8 release in the UK, and is scheduled to hit Us screens on June 26.

May 1

Far From the Madding Crowd

Director: Thomas Vinterberg

Starring: Carey Mulligan, Michael Sheen, Tom Sturridge

Running time: 119 minutes

Certificate: 12A

Monsters: Dark Continent

Director: Tom Green

Starring: Joe Dempsie, Sofia Boutella, Johnny Harris

Running time: 121 mins

Certificate: 15

Unfriended

Director: Levan Gabriadze

Starring: Cal Barnes, Matthew Bohrer, Courtney Halverson

Running time: 82 mins

Certificate: Tbc

May 8

The Age of Adaline

Director: Lee Toland Krieger

Starring: Blake Lively, Harrison Ford, Michiel Huisman

Running time: 110 mins

Certificate: Tbc

Big Game

Director: Jalmari Helander

Starring: Samuel L Jackson, Onni Tommila, Ray Stevenson

Running time: 110 mins

Certificate: Tbc

Rosewater

Director: Jon Stewart

Starring: Gael García Bernal, Kim Bodnia, Dimitri Leonidas

Running time: 103 mins

Certificate: 15

A Royal Night Out

Director: Julian Jarrold

Starring: Sarah Gadon, Emily Watson, Rupert Everett

Running time: 97 minutes

Certificate: 12A

Spooks: The Greater Good

Director: Bharat Nalluri

Starring: Kit Harington, Lara Pulver, David Harewood

Running time: 104 mins

Certificate: 15

Top Five

Director: Chris Rock

Starring: Chris Rock,...

Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp has announced a June 26, 2015 release date - in the thick of the summer movie season - for the Samuel L. Jackson actioner "Big Game," Finnish director Jalmari Helander’s English-language debut. Jackson co-stars (playing the President of the USA) alongside Onni Tommila. The film follows a shy, nervous 13-year-old boy named Oskari (Tommila), who must prove his manhood by spending a night alone in the forest, when Air Force One is shot down by terrorists and Oskari discovers the President (Jackson) in an escape pod. With the terrorists closing in, Oskari and the President team up to survive the night. I'm actually looking...

To throw your child off a roof for her own safety, you have to be stuck in a really dire situation. Such a hellish, last resort scenario is experienced by Jack Dwyer (Owen Wilson) in the first trailer for No Escape, a thriller featured along with Big Game in our latest trailer round-up. No Escape (formerly titled The Coup) comes from the writing duo of brothers John Erick and Drew Dowdle (As Above/So Below, Quarantine) and stars Wilson and Lake Bell as Americans caught up in a coup. To get their daughters to a U.S. Embassy alive, they must rely on each other and their friend Hammond (Pierce Brosnan). Big Game, meanwhile, comes from Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale writer/director Jalmari Helander and stars Samuel L. Jackson as an on-the-run President of the United States who is striving to survive in Finland after Air Force One is shot down.

When did I realise Big Game was going to be absolutely insane? It was probably 30 seconds into this trailer, when Ray Stevenson jumped out of Air Force One, dodging missles on the way down. Yes, Big Game is that kind of movie. Coming from Rare Exports' Jalmari Helander, Big Game sees Samuel L. Jackson as the U.S. President, forced to team with a young Finnish boy (Onni Tommila) when Air Force One is shot down by terrorists and crash lands in the rugged countryside of Finland. This new trailer does a fantastic job of selling Big Game as a balls to the wall action movie where you can accept logic being thrown out the window if it means you get the sight of Jackson trapped in a freezer as it falls into a ravine. This should be perfect Summer action movie fodder. Released: June 26th...

In the rugged countryside of Finland, a young thirteen-year-old (Onni Tommila) embarks on a traditional quest to prove himself by spending 24 hours alone in the wild, armed with only a bow and arrow. After witnessing a spectacular crash, he discovers the escape pod from Air Force One, containing the President of the United States (Samuel L. Jackson). When they realize a group of kidnappers is hot on their trail with the intention of taking the president, this unlikely duo must escape their hunters as they search for the American Special Forces team sent out to find them.

Check out the new trailer below for Relativity Media’s Big Game. You thought Snakes On A Plane was a fun time – this is even better!

This could be the good time, sleeper hit of the summer. Given its end of June release, Big Game is the type of over the top, action...

This latest trailer for Samuel L. Jackson’s upcoming movie affirms what most of us already suspected; Big Game is a fun-time romp that doesn’t take itself seriously. After all, how can anyone with a shred of humor expect to believe that a United States President would able to fend off a pack of roving terrorists… in the cold, isolated wilderness of Finland?

That’s exactly the disbelief we should suspend, however, for Jalmari Helander’s latest actioner. As mentioned briefly above, Jackson plays the Potus, who is forced to abandon Air Force One after it begins to descend into the Finnish woods. Naturally, he survives the crash and teams up with a 13-year old boy who helps him fight off the aforementioned baddies.

For such a big, brash actioner, it’s interesting to note that the movie received its worldwide debut at last year’s Tiff. Our own...

Samuel L. Jackson is bringing back the '90s action movie in high flying style in Jamari Helander's "Big Game." After kicking off the Midnight Madness section at Tiff last September, the action picture earned positive reviews for its guilty pleasure callbacks to '80s/'90s-era action-adventure blockbusters and its impressive production value. "Big Game" follows a 13-year-old boy (newcomer Onni Tommila) who, after taking part in a tradition where he must spend one day and one night alone in the wilderness to prove himself a man, discovers the President of the United States (Jackson) in an Air Force One escape pod. As terrorists make their way towards the crash site in order to kidnap the President, the unlikely duo team up for a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.  The film co-stars Ray Stevenson, Mehmet Kurtulus, Victor Garber, Ted Levine, Felicity Huffman and Jim Broadbent. EuropaCorp will release the film...

Here's a new trailer for Finnish director Jalmari Helander’s English-language debut - a thriller titled "Big Game," which stars Samuel L. Jackson as President of the USA, and Onni Tommila. The film follows a shy, nervous 13-year-old boy named Oskari (played by Tommila), who must prove his manhood by spending a night alone in the forest, when Air Force One is shot down by terrorists and Oskari discovers the President (Samuel L. Jackson) in an escape pod. With the terrorists closing in, Oskari and the President team up to survive the night. I'm actually looking forward to checking this out because director Helander's last feature, the X-mas...

Big Game UK Trailer. Jalmari Helander‘s Big Game (2014) international movie trailer stars Victor Garber, Onni Tommila, Jaymes Butler, Mehmet Kurtulus, and Ken Thomas. Big Game‘s plot synopsis: “Trapped in the wilderness after Air Force One is forced down by a terrorist attack, the President of the United States (Samuel [...]

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A new trailer for the upcoming action film Big Game has been released.

Samuel L Jackson - who plays the president of the United States - is under attack from members of his own security team in the clip.

The president finds himself stranded in the Finnish wilderness after Air Force One is attacked in the film.

He must team up with a 13-year-old boy, who is on his own mission to become a man, in order to stay alive and battle the terrorists.

The British-Finnish film is directed by Jalmari Helander (Rare Exports).

Newcomer Onni Tommila stars and Jim Broadbent, Felicity Huffman, Victor Garber and Ted Levine also have supporting roles in the film.

Big Game is expected to premiere later in 2015.

It was recently revealed that Jackson is currently only contracted for two more Marvel Studios films.

Today we have a new trailer for the upcoming "Big Game" thriller, which is directed by Jalmari Helander (Rare Exports) and stars Samuel L Jackson, Ray Stevenson, Jim Broadbent, Felicity Huffman and Onni Tommila. Check it out below. Plot: The story focuses on Oskari (Tommila), a shy, nervous 13-year-old boy. Like his forefathers, his time has come to take a test of manhood by spending one day and one night alone in the wilderness of a vast local forest. Armed only with a bow and arrow, his task is to return with a prize to prove himself. But this is no ordinary night; Air Force One is shot down by terrorists and Oskari discovers the President of the United States (Jackson) in an escape pod. Now the fate of the most powerful man in the world lies in his hands. With the terrorists closing in, Oskari and the President must...

Here's the second trailer for Finnish director Jalmari Helander’s English-language debut - a thriller titled "Big Game," which stars Samuel L. Jackson as President of the USA, and Onni Tommila. The film follows a shy, nervous 13-year-old boy named Oskari (played by Tommila), who must prove his manhood by spending a night alone in the forest, when Air Force One is shot down by terrorists and Oskari discovers the President (Samuel L. Jackson) in an escape pod. With the terrorists closing in, Oskari and the President team up to survive the night. I'm actually looking forward to checking this out because director Helander's last feature, the...

Sneak Peek new footage from the upcoming action adventure feature "Big Game" directed by Jalmari Helander, starring Samuel L. Jackson:

"...the President of the United States (Jackson) crash-lands into a Finnish forest where he meets a young boy called 'Oskari' (Onni Tommila) who is out to prove himself as a hunter. Together they must try to evade an assassination attempt on the president..."

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