Lights, camera … popcorn! Blockbuster Buzz with M-Net Movies is your go-to guide for what’s happening across the M-Net Movie channels.
M-Net Movies 1 (DStv Channel 104)
Cleaner
Available from: Sunday 7 September, 20:15
Action, thriller
Criminal activists hijack a gala, taking 300 hostages. One extremist plans mass murder as a message to the world. An ex-soldier turned window cleaner now works to rescue the hostages.
September 5
Available from: Friday12 September, 20:00
Thriller, drama
Based on the true story of an American sports broadcasting group that covered the 1972 summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. When Palestinian terrorists take 11 Israeli athletes and coaches captive in the Olympic village, this group must act rapidly to deal with the situation.
Night of the Zoopocalypse
Available from: Saturday 13 September, 13:05
Comedy, adventure
When a meteor hits a zoo and releases a strange virus, the animals start to turn into zombies one by one. A mountain lion and a wolf are the only ones who can save them, but they must work together.
Conclave
Available from: Sunday 14 September, 20:15
Thriller
Cardinal Lawrence is taking part in one of the oldest and most secretive ceremonies in the world: the selection of a new pope. He soon finds a trail of deep secrets that might threaten the fundamental structure of the Roman Catholic Church while strong religious figures in the corridors of the Vatican surround him.
Mountainhead
Available from: Friday 19 September, 20:00
Comedy, satire
Mountainhead follows four billionaire friends who reunite at a poker weekend. International turmoil unfolds and they must navigate personal struggles and societal shifts in uncertain times.
The Unbreakable Boy
Available from: Saturday 20 September, 14:35
Drama
Scott and Teresa are worried about their son Austin's future after they find out he has autism and brittle bone disease. But as Scott's faith grows and Austin's spirit shines, they become unbreakable when things are hard.
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Available from: Sunday 21 September, 20:15
Action, crime
Big Nick is back in Europe looking for Donnie, who is caught up in the dangerous world of diamond thieves and the infamous Panther gang. They are planning a huge robbery of the world's biggest diamond exchange.
Thelma
Available from: Sunday 28 September, 20:15
Action, comedy
A con artist tricks 93-year-old Thelma Post into giving them $10 000 over the phone. With the help of a friend and her motorised scooter, she soon sets out on a dangerous trip across Los Angeles to get back what was stolen from her.
M-Net Movies 2 (DStv Channel 106)
Trolls World Tour
Available from: Tuesday 2 September, 11:55
Musical, animation
Queen Barb of the Rock tribe wants to destroy all other types of music by taking their techno strings and making them her own. Queen Poppy sets out to stop her nefarious schemes.
Wicked
Available from: Tuesday 2 September, 15:10
Musical, fantasy
Because of her green complexion, a young woman named Elphaba is misunderstood. She forms an odd but deep connection with Glinda, a student who wants to be popular no matter what.
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Available from: Tuesday 2 September,18:00
Musical, comedy
Five years after the events of the first film, Sophie prepares for the grand reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna as she learns more about her mother's past.
Crazy Rich Asians
Available from: Wednesday 3 September, 20:00
Romance, comedy
Rachel is a professor and is seeing a man named Nick. She can't wait to meet his family. But when she finds out that Nick comes from one of the richest families in the country, she becomes apprehensive.
Stomp the Yard
Available from: Friday 5 September, 13:40
Dance
A troubled but talented street dancer goes to Atlanta's Truth University after his brother dies. He is trying to focus on his schoolwork and win over a classmate, but is caught in the centre of a fight between fraternities who want to use his skills in an upcoming dance competition.
Honey 2
Available from: Friday 5 September, 17:10
Dance
Maria, who is 17 years old, goes back to the Bronx to start again after being released from juvenile incarceration. A new dance crew and Dance Battlezone, a dance tournament, soon offer her a reason to live.
Joker: Folie à Deux
Available from: Friday 5 September, 21:00
Musical
Arthur Fleck, a failed comic who is having trouble with his two identities, finds true love while in Arkham State Hospital. Fleck is waiting for his trial for killing five people. While he waits, he finds the music that has always been inside him.
Wonka
Available from: Saturday 6 September, 14:20
Family, fantasy
The prequel to 1971's Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, it tells the story of how Willy Wonka became the famous chocolate maker, magician, and inventor that we know and love today.
Mean Girls
Available from: Saturday 6 September, 22:45
Comedy
Teenager Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohan) went to school in Africa and finally gets to go to public school when her family moves to the suburbs of Illinois. There she learns about the brutal, unwritten rules of popularity that keep her classmates in tight-knit groups.
Sing
Available from: Wednesday 10 September, 18:10
Musical
Dapper koala Buster Moon is in charge of a theatre that used to be grand but is now in bad shape. He loves his theatre more than anything else and will do anything to keep it safe.
M-Net Movies 3 (DStv Channel 107)
Flight
Available from: Tuesday 2 September, 21:00
Action, thriller
An airline pilot saves the day by safely landing a plane that is about to crash, and he becomes a hero overnight. But things change for him when it is revelaed that he was drinking when he flew the plane.
American Gangster
Available from: Wednesday 3 September, 21:00
Action, thriller
Frank is a powerful drug lord whose drug business is hurting because of corrupt cops and smaller street gangs. Detective Roberts is the only police officer who is willing to deal with him.
The Marksman
Available from: Thursday 4 September, 19:10
Action, thriller
Jim Hanson, a retired Marine who lives on the Mexican border, seeks to help a mother and child who are being pursued by a drug gang.
The Nun
Available from: Thursday 4 September, 21:00
Horror
A priest and a novice go to Romania to investigate the death of a young nun. But things get bad when they come across a supernatural entity.
The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift
Available from: Friday 5 September, 17:10
Action
To avoid jail time, an errant car racer is sent to live with his father in Tokyo. However, he finds himself in trouble once again when he becomes a major competitor in drifting.
The Beekeeper
Available from: Friday 5 September, 21:30
Action, thriller
The film follows a retired government assassin who sets out for revenge after his kind-hearted landlady falls victim to a phishing scam.
Anaconda
Available from: Friday 5 September, 22:20
Horror, action
A snake hunter helps a documentary crew that is trying to film an indigenous community in the Amazon. But as the trip goes on, his presence makes them go into perilous seas.
Daddy’s Home 2
Available from: Saturday 6 September, 12:30
Comedy
Dusty and Brad want to give their kids the best Christmas ever. But their fathers decide to visit them at the same time, which ruins their intentions.
Instant Family
Available from: Saturday 6 September,18:00
Comedy
A couple wants to have kids, so they adopt three through foster care. But things go wrong when they try to take care of a traumatised girl and her two younger siblings.
Night School
Available from: Saturday 6 September, 20:00
Comedy
Teddy Walker has to go to night school after mistakenly blowing up his workplace. While there, he must cope with a teacher who believes he is dumb and a group of kids that don't fit in.
M-Net Movies 4 (DStv Channel 108)
The Secret Life of Pets
Available from: Tuesday 2 September, 15:59
Animation
Max, the pet dog, doesn't like it when his owner brings home another dog named Duke. But when they find out their owner is in jeopardy, they put their disagreements aside.
Deep Blue Sea
Available from: Thursday 4 September, 20:3
Horror, science-fiction
A group of biologists in the middle of the ocean try to work with genetically engineered sharks to help find a treatment for Alzheimer's. But when the experiment goes wrong, they must get out before it's too late.
The Smurfs
Available from: Saturday 6 September, 10:05
Animation
When the peace-loving Smurfs are chased out of their quiet world by the evil Gargamel, they end up being transported to New York City. They must now look for a way to get back to home.
Kung Fu Panda 2
Available from: Saturday 6 September, 15:05
Animation
Peacock Shen wants to take over China and destroy kung fu, but Dragon Warrior Po wants to stop him. To do this, Po must figure out the riddle of his own past.
Fanie Fourie’s Lobola
Available from: Saturday 6 September, 16:35
Comedy
A South African romantic comedy about an Afrikaans man and a Zulu woman who fall in love and must navigate their way through the complicated process of lobola.
Muzzle
Available from: Sunday 7 September, 20:00
Action
Muzzle is a thrilling cop and K9 thriller about revenge and treachery. An LAPD K9 and his K-9 partner fight on the streets of LA where they get into a gunfight with local drug dealers, and his K9 is shot dead. Because of his anguish, our hero goes rogue.
We’re the Millers
Available from: Wednesday 10 September, 22:30
Comedy
David, a drug dealer, is going to Mexico to get a cargo of marijuana. He hires Rose, a dancer, and two teens to act as his family so they can cross the border without anybody noticing.
Kandasamys: The Wedding
Available from: Tuesday 16 September, 16:50
Romance, comedy
Prishen and Jodi's wedding preparations give rise to a series of misadventures, turning it into a hilarious family affair.
Due Date
Available from: Saturday 20 September, 16:50
Comedy
Peter Highman (Robert Downey Jr) will be a dad for the first time when his wife gives birth in five days. He intends to catch a flight home from Atlanta so he can be there for the delivery, but a chance encounter with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay (Zach Galifianakis) throws a spanner into his plans.
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Feature image: September 5
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