New in cinemas in February 2024: the science fiction blockbuster of the year, Marvel addition from the world of Spider-Man and Henry Cavill as a super agent

Is the ceiling falling on your head at home? And do you no longer have Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and the like? How about going out with people again and enjoying a movie together? In February 2024, real cinema gems will again be shown that can certainly be admired on the big screen.

To ensure that you do not lose sight of all the new cinema releases, the editors of FILMSTARTS provide an overview of the highlights of the coming month here.

“Dune 2”: the science fiction highlight of the year

There are few films that are as eagerly anticipated this year as the sequel to the masterpiece ‘Dune’, which was released in 2021 and also received the full 5 stars in the FILMSTARTS review. Actually it should”Dune: part two‘ will start in 2023, but delays caused by the actors’ strike led to Denis Villeneuve’s science fiction epic being postponed until February 29, 2024. And this time again we expect great cinema.

The pre-published trailers make it clear that ‘Dune 2’ can once again compete with its predecessor in terms of visual power. There’s also a real highlight that fans of the original have been looking forward to since the announcement of a new film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi saga: there’s finally going to be a sandworm ride! Absolutely anyone with even an ounce of love for the art of cinema should see “Dune: Part Two” in theaters – on the biggest screen possible!

“Argylle”: a huge ensemble film

“Kick-Ass” and “Kingsman” creator Matthew Vaughn has assembled an absolute Hollywood star team (and a cat) for his new spy thriller “Argylle”: ex-Witcher Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard (“Jurassic World”), Sam Rockwell (“Moon”), “Rebel Moon” lead actress Sofia Boutella, “Braking Bad” icon Bryan Cranston, Catherine O’Hara (“Home Alone”), Hollywood veteran Samuel L. Jackson and pop star Dua Lipa will join forces here to beat .

The first trailers promise humorous action fun somewhere between ‘James Bond’ and the adventure thriller ‘The Lost City – The Secret of the Lost City’. We’re curious to see if the director will wisely embed all the star power into his current blockbuster. “Argylle“ will flash across the screens here on February 2.

“Madame Web”: More spinning power is hardly possible

Anyone who missed the eponymous spider force in the Sony Spider-Man universe (SSU for short) shouldMrs. Web“I’m looking forward to it with joy. In the trailer we were introduced to several spider ladies and also a dark version of Spider-Man. We’ll know what this entire fleet of wall crawlers stands for by February 14, 2024 at the latest. So if you don’t have plans for Valentine’s Day yet, you can just take your loved ones to the cinema.

At the same time, the film also sets the mood for the SSU’s upcoming films. On August 29, 2024, Aaron Taylor-Johnson will be able to prove himself as an outdoorsman, big game hunter and one of the most feared Spidey opponents in ‘Kraven The Hunter’ and at the end of the year there will be a reunion with Tom Hardy in ‘Venom 3’, Eddie Brock.

“German cinema does [doch] awesome!”: Hard genre cinema from Germany

In our series “German cinema is [doch] awesome!” Every month we introduce you to a film from Germany that really blew us away. We want to counter the annoying prejudice that the German market does not produce good films.

This month our choice is “shockThe thriller with Denis Moschitto (“Chiko”), Fahri Yardım (“jerks.”) and Anke Engelke (“LOL”) will be released in German cinemas on February 15 and is a spicy genre that will especially appeal to fans of Nicolas Winding Refns. will appeal. Pusher” trilogy should really taste good. In our FILMSTARTS review, author Kamil Moll gave it a solid 4 out of 5 stars and wrote in his conclusion:

‘Less is sometimes more. ‘Schock’ tells the story of a former doctor who, in a concentrated manner and with a stylish sense of well-developed, erupting genre violence, ventures too far into the night side.

What else is starting?

Of course, in addition to these films, there are also other new releases that are worth seeing in February. This way you can use “The fifth elementFor example, relive one of the greatest science fiction classics of all time on the big screen. This will be shown again as part of the ‘Best Of Cinema’ series.

It also starts with “The color purple“ the Broadway musical version of a Steven Spielberg classic. If you like hearty fare at the cinema, you should definitely “The zone of interest‘ from ‘Under The Skin’ director Jonathan Glazer. The issue of living in the shadow of Auschwitz is addressed here.

Great cinema also offers “All of us strangers“, which received the rare highest score in our FILMSTARTS review and is already one of the best films of the year for us. If you’re looking for entertainment for the whole family, you should definitely check it out”Chased under the Ferris wheel” keep an eye on. The cinematic new edition of the GDR cult series from 1979 promises eerily good entertainment.

Here you get an overview of all important new cinema releases in February 2024:

February 1: Agent campaign with stars

• “Argylle“
• “One Million Minutes”
• “Ella and the Black Jaguar”
• “Rickerl – music is at most a hobby”
• “A great place to call home”
• “Green border”
• “The Fifth Element“- Re-screening on February 6 as part of the “Best Of Cinema” series.

February 8: A Spielberg classic in a new guise

• “Mrs. Web“
• “The color purple“
• “Night swimming”
• “Reality”
• “All of us strangers“
• “Beloved chef”

February 15: Bob Marley lives!

• “shock“
• “Bob Marley: One Love”
• “Linoleum – the be all and end all”
• “Return to the land of the penguins”

February 22: Spooky fun for the whole family

• “Chased under the Ferris wheel“
• “Good boy”
• “Lisa Frankenstein”

February 29: “Dune 2” finally in theaters

• “Dune: part two“
• “The zone of interest“
• ‘Only the river flows’

Finally, an important note: This list is based on the current information about cinema releases in February 2024. However, it is always possible that a title will be removed from the program at short notice or that another film will start on one of these dates.