The Drop (15)

The Drop (15)

Tom Hardy and the late James Gandolfini star in this Brooklyn crime thriller, with Hardy leading as a bartender who tries to keep his head down while surrounded by all manner of ill-doings. The original Girl With A Dragon Tattoo, Noomi Rapace, is the romantic interest, whose pooch plays a key role in proceedings.

Third Person (15)

A decade after Crash and its multiple Los Angeles-set storylines struck gold at the Oscars, writer-director Paul Haggis offers a new spin on the approach, with three interlocking love stories set in Rome, Paris and London. Liam Neeson takes time off from action duties to remind us what he can do without a gun in his hand, in the Parisian story alongside Kim Basinger and Olivia Wilde.

Nativity 3: Dude, Where's My Donkey?! (U)

Latest in the festive franchise for kids sees Martin Clunes as the new teacher on board, when the children enter a flash-mob competition in London with the hope of moving to the final in Manhattan.