Exciting January Movies to Check Out

Just like that January is almost done with. Before that happens let us go through the list of January movies. Many of these will be released towards the end of the year 2023, however, they are worth watching. Hence, go ahead, and clip these January movies in your calendar.

Society of the Snow

Year: 2023
Duration: 2h 25m
Language: Spanish
Director: J.A. Bayona
Cast: Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt and others
Imdb rating: 7.9

The story is narrated through the voice of Numa Turcatti, one of the plane crash survivors. On October 13, 1872, a Uruguayan plane crashed into the Andes Mountains. There were 40 passengers and five crew members on board. Like Numa, most were young and part of a local rugby team. Lost and deserted, the survivors are the only beings alien in the otherwise calm and freezing mountain range. A tragedy or a miracle? We have to return to the past, knowing the past is what changes the most. From a happy past, they end up in an almost hopeless present. The survivors need to be more than strong to live amidst the dead bodies of loved ones and have little hope for them to live. The Uruguayan rugby team’s plane crash in 1972 inspired the film. It is certainly one of the most exciting January movies to watch.

Inshallah A Boy

Year: 2023
Duration: 1h 53m
Language: Arabic
Director: Amjad Al Rasheed
Cast: Mouna Hawa, Haitham Alomari, Saleena, Yumna Marwan and others
Imdb rating: 7.1

Nawal has recently become a widow after her husband passed away while sleeping. She soon understands the harsh side of the patriarchal inheritance laws existing in the country. Her property and even her only daughter would be taken away by her in-laws. She is a home nurse working with a family. Even with that income, she knows she will not be able to manage the bills and her daughter. Desperate, she decides to pretend to be pregnant with a boy in which case she could keep her inheritance and her daughter. A bold narrative and one of the inspiring January movies to watch.

The Beekeeper

Year: 2024
Duration: 1h 40m
Language: English
Director: David Ayer
Cast:  Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Josh Hutcherson and others
Imdb rating: 6.8

Adam Clay is a beekeeper, a composed man, dedicated to caring for bees in a tranquil farm owned by Eloise Parker. Clay is close to the elderly lady. His composure is disrupted when Parker commits suicide after being scammed and her life’s savings stolen by an online company. Clay is furiously revengeful and burns down the office of the online company.  Parker’s daughter is an FBI agent and she and her team are on the case. Soon it is revealed, that Clay is an ex-member of a powerful organization called ‘Beekeepers’. He hunts down one by one responsible for Parker’s death, but the top individuals responsible are no ordinary people.

Monster

Year: 2023
Duration: 2h 01m
Language: Japanese
Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu
Cast: Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa and others
Imdb rating: 8.00

Minato’s odd behavior recently has upset his mother, Saori. Upon persistence, the boy confesses what Mr. Hori, one of his teachers has told him. A baffled and disturbed Saori confronts the school management. The head teacher’s behavior further irks Saori. But Mr. Hori informs her that Minato is a bully and later, she happens to find a lighter in his bag. Soon she discovers, that Minato’s friend has something to do with the whole issue and later it leads to his father. Interestingly, the monster side in everyone pops up especially when misunderstood.

12^th Fail

Year: 2023
Duration: 2h 25m
Language: Hindi
Director: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Cast:  Vikrant Massey, Medha Shankar, Joshi Anant and others
Imdb rating: 9.2

The film is inspired by true events. The plot is set in a small Indian village called Bilgaon, Chambal. In the village, cheating in the examination was an ordinary thing until DSP, Dushyant Singh came along. Manoj from the village is ambitious about passing the toughest examination and being a senior police officer. However, the irony is he has to first pass the school 12^th examination. Inspired by Dushyant Singh, Manoj decides to pass the examinations without cheating. The rest of the story unravels his relentless efforts to pass the UPSC examination making him, IPS Officer Manoj Kumar Sharma.

The Promised land

Year: 2023
Duration: 1h 39m
Languages: Danish and Swedish
Directors: Nikolaj Arcel
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Amanda Collin, Gustav Lindh and others     
Imdb rating: 7.7

In the 18^th century Denmark, to increase tax revenues Danish kings tried to domesticate and colonize Jutland Heath. But nature is brutal, the land is battened and haunted by outlaws. For ten years, the attempts have failed. The heath cannot be farmed. Finally, the duty falls on a soldier, Ludvig Kahlen who believes all land can be used. He takes it upon himself to finance himself. He hopes to get a title of nobility with associated estates upon fulfilling the task. His superiors agree with his terms. Nevertheless, He soon realizes it is not only the barren land that is posing trouble. Even the local ruler of the area, Frederik De Schinkel is tough too.

Anatomy of a Fall

Year: 2023
Duration: 2h 31m
Languages: French, English, and German
Director: Justine Triet
Cast: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner, and others
Imdb rating: 7.8

Samuel’s dead body is found in his house. Only Sandra Voyter, his wife, and their son, Daniel, live in the isolated place. Evidence proves a suspicious death. Daniel’s initial statements to the police and an audio recording of a fight between Samuel and Sandra further complicate the case. The long trial prods through the psychological side of the deceased and his married life with Sandra. Although Sandra, a writer, has a shady side, she claims she is innocent. She even states that Samuel has had an aspirin overdose in the past. Daniel makes his testimony which turns out to be crucial in the final judgement.