Spring is here, and with it comes a whole host of new films to watch on Showmax. We count down the top five new releases to keep you entertained this month.

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

John Wick is on the run after killing a member of the international assassins' guild, and, with a $14-million price tag on his head, he is the target of hitmen and women everywhere...

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum was the 27th biggest movie of 2019 at the global box office, won 13 awards, and was nominated for five People’s Choice awards last year, including Favourite Movie, Favourite Action Movie, Favourite Action Movie Star (Keanu Reeves and Halle Berry) and Favourite Male Movie Star (Keanu Reeves). 

The all-star cast also includes Oscar winner Anjelica Huston, Golden Globe winner Ian McShane, Oscar nominee Laurence Fishburne, Critics' Choice nominee Asia Kate Dillon, BAFTA nominee Jerome Flynn, Lance Reddick, and Jason Mantzoukas.

Harriet

 Harriet tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.

 This powerful film is led by fast-rising star Cynthia Erivo in the title role, for which she received a 2020 Oscar nomination as well as a Golden Globe nomination. The cast also includes Emmy nominee Leslie Odom Jr., multiple Grammy nominee Janelle Monáe, Clarke Peters, and British-Nigerian actor Zackary Momoh.

 Harriet is written and directed by Black Reel nominee Kasi Lemmons, and co-written by Black Reel winner Gregory Allen Howard.

 In addition to its nominations for Best Actress, Harriet was nominated for a 2020 Oscar and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song (for the song Stand Up, written by Erivo and Joshuah Brian Campbell). 

After

 Winner of both the 2019 People’s Choice and Teen Choice Best Drama awards, After follows Tessa, a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart, as she enters her first semester in college. 

Armed with grand ambitions for her future, her guarded world opens up when she meets the dark and mysterious Hardin Scott (Hero Fiennes Tiffin – nephew to Ralph and Joseph Fiennes – in a Teen Choice-winning performance), a magnetic, brooding rebel who makes her question all she thought she knew about herself and what she wants out of life. 

 The film is based on Anna Todd’s breakout novel, which racked up over 600 million reads on Wattpad.

Ben is Back

 19-year-old Ben Burns unexpectedly returns to his family's suburban home on Christmas Eve. Ben's mom, Holly, is relieved and welcoming but wary of her son's drug addiction. Over a turbulent 24 hours, a mother's undying love gets put to the test as Holly does everything in her power to keep Ben clean.

 Pieces of April director Peter Hedges, who wrote the Oscar-nominated What’s Eating Gilbert Grape and was nominated for an Oscar for About a Boy, wrote and directed Ben Is Back, with his son Lucas Hedges in the lead role opposite Oscar winner Julia Roberts. 

 The award-winning film has an 81% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes. As Rolling Stone put it, “Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges pour their hearts and souls into the unflinching and unforgettable addiction drama about a mother who can't quite trust the son she loves.”

Rambo: Last Blood

 Winner of both the National Film and Television Award for Best Action Movie and a Razzie Award for Reckless Disregard for Human Life and Public Property, Rambo: The Last Bloodsees movie legend Sylvester Stallone reprise one of his most iconic roles for one final mission – saving his adopted daughter, who was kidnapped by a cartel and forced into prostitution in Mexico.

Admittedly, Rambo: Last Blood is not for everyone: while Den of Geek hailed it as “a brutal and bloody return for the 80s action icon… an intimate sequel that ups the emotional stakes (and the body count),” The Guardian headlined their one-star review “Stallone storms Mexico in a laughable Trumpian fantasy.” 

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