The Sky Cinema on NOW hot list: From Ticket to Paradise to Mrs Harris Goes to Paris - the best new films to watch in May

Stream Ticket to Paradise on Sky Cinema with NOW on BT TV from Friday 5 May

If you want the best new films and hottest blockbuster movies on your TV, why not settle down with the latest new releases on Sky Cinema?

Enjoy all the new releases from the comfort of your sofa in May, with rom-com Ticket to Paradise and family flick Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile providing this month’s highlights.

We've listed the biggest films and movie premiere dates coming soon with a NOW Cinema Membership on BT TV.

Plus, don’t miss the best TV shows coming up on NOW this month.

A Good Person

Written and directed by Zach Braff, A Good Person follows Allison (Florence Pugh), a young woman whose world falls apart when she survives an unimaginable tragedy, whilst in recovery for an opioid addiction and unresolved grief.

She forms an unlikely friendship with her would-be father-in-law, Daniel (Morgan Freeman) that gives her a fighting chance to put her life back together and move forward.

Stream A Good Person on Sky Cinema with NOW from Friday 28 April

Ticket to Paradise

Ticket to Paradise is a romantic comedy about the sweet surprise of second chances. 

George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite as exes who find themselves on a shared mission to stop their lovestruck daughter from making the same mistake they once made.

It's directed by Ol Parker (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Now Is Good).

Stream Ticket to Paradise on Sky Cinema with NOW from Friday 5 May

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris is the enchanting tale of a seemingly ordinary British housekeeper whose dream to own a couture Christian Dior gown takes her on an extraordinary adventure to Paris.   

Leslie Manville (Mum) and Rose Williams (Sanditon) star in the BAFTA and Golden Globe-nominated film.

Stream Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris on Sky Cinema with NOW from Saturday 13 May.

Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

When the Primm family moves to New York City, their son Josh struggles to adapt to his new school and new friends.

But all that changes when he discovers Lyle, a singing crocodile who loves baths, caviar and great music, living in the attic of his new home.

Featuring songs by The Greatest Showman writers Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the family musical film stars Javier Bardem, and singer Shawn Mendes as the voice of Lyle.

Stream Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile on Sky Cinema with NOW from Friday 26 May

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DC League of Super Pets

In DC League of Super-Pets, Krypto the Super-Dog (the voice of Dwayne Johnson) and Superman (John Krasinski) are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side.

When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack - Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel - to master their own powers and help him rescue the Super Heroes.

Stream DC League of Super Pets on Sky Cinema with NOW.

The Portable Door (Sky Original)

In The Portable Door, two lowly, put-upon interns begin working at the mysterious London firm J.W. Wells & Co. and become steadily aware that their employers are anything but conventional.

Charismatic villains Humphrey Wells (Christoph Waltz), the CEO of the company, and middle manager Dennis Tanner (Sam Neill) are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices.

Stream The Portable Door on Sky Cinema with NOW.

Marlowe (Sky Original)

When private detective Philip Marlowe (Liam Neeson) is hired to find the ex-lover of a glamorous heiress (Diane Kruger), it looks an open-and-shut case.

But Marlowe finds himself in the underbelly of Hollywood’s 1930s film industry  and unwittingly drawn into the crossfire of a legendary Hollywood actress (Jessica Lange).

Stream Marlowe on Sky Cinema with NOW.

Where The Crawdads Sing

Based on the best-selling novel, Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya (Normal People's Daisy Edgar-Jones), an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina.

For years, rumors of the 'Marsh Girl' haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community.

Drawn to two young men from town, Kya opens herself to a new world; but when one of them is found dead, she is immediately cast by the community as the main suspect. 

Stream Where The Crawdads Sing on Sky Cinema with NOW.

Elvis

The epic, BAFTA-winning Elvis Presley biopic starring Austin Butler arrives on Sky Cinema.

From Oscar-nominated filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, the film explores the life and music of Elvis Presley (Butler) as seen through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker (Tom Hanks). 

The story delves into the complex dynamic between Presley and Parker spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America.

Stream Elvis on Sky Cinema with NOW.

Top Gun: Maverick

After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.

When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller) - call sign Rooster - the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka Goose.

Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

Stream Top Gun: Maverick on Sky Cinema with NOW.

Bullet Train

In Bullet Train, Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug, an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails.

Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe - all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives - on the world's fastest train.

The end of the line is just the beginning in this non-stop thrill-ride through modern-day Japan from David Leitch, the director of Deadpool 2.

Stream Bullet Train on Sky Cinema with NOW.

The Independent (Sky Original)

It’s the final weeks of the most consequential presidential election campaign in US history.

America is poised to elect either its first female president (Ann Dowd) or finally break the country’s two-party gridlock with its first viable independent candidate (John Cena).

Reporting history as it’s made, an idealistic young journalist (Jodie Turner-Smith) gets an opportunity to work with her idol, veteran Washington political columnist Nick Booker (Brian Cox).

Eli is pursuing a story about budget cuts and by following the money she and Booker uncover a financial conspiracy that places the fate of the election, the country, and democracy in their hands.

Stream The Independent on Sky Cinema with NOW.

Downton Abbey: A New Era

When Downton Abbey is taken over by a film crew, the Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the South of France to uncover the mystery of the Dowager Countess's newly inherited villa.

The second feature-length outing for the long-running TV series features many familiar faces including Michelle Dockery, Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Joanne Froggatt, Laura Haddock and Laura Carmichael as the aristocratic Crawleys and their loyal servants.

Downton Abbey: A New Era is streaming on Sky Cinema with NOW.

Operation Mincemeat

It's 1943. The Allies are determined to break Hitler's grip on occupied Europe and plan to launch an all-out assault on Sicily but they face an impossible challenge: how to protect the invasion force from potential annihilation.

Two intelligence officers dream up the most inspired and improbable disinformation strategy of the war.

Wartime drama starring Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Penelope Wilton and Jason Isaacs.

Operation Mincemeat is streaming on Sky Cinema with NOW.

Jurassic World: Dominion

The conclusion of the Jurassic World saga. Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live alongside humans across the world and threaten to overtake humanity as the planet's apex predators.

Action adventure starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Daniella Pineda.

Jurassic World: Dominion is streaming on Sky Cinema with NOW.

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