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Virgin Atlantic onboard entertainment - April 2025

You'll find a wide selection of movies, TV shows and audio books when you're onboard a Virgin Atlantic plane. Take a look at our favourites for this month below, or find out more about what to expect on your next Virgin Atlantic flight over on their dedicated Vera website pages.

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Across the River and into the Trees

Set in post-WWII Venice, this Hemingway adaptation sees Schreiber outstanding as a terminally ill U.S.Army Colonel who on a final trip meets a woman who offers him hope and redemption. The result is a haunting meditation on mortality and human connection.

The Count of Monte Cristo

The classic adventure yarn gets a sumptuous French polish as the titular Count escapes from jail after years of falseimprisonment. His next job? To take his revenge on those who betrayed him and destroyed his life.

Apprentice, The Trump Story

This controversial and divisive fictionalised account of Donald Trump’s early career boasts a memorable performancefrom Stan as Trump. Yet it’s Strong’s chilling turn as mentor Roy Cohn that steals the show in what emerges as an impeccably acted, award-baiting drama.

A Different Man

Best described as ‘meta’, the superb A Different Man stars Stan as a facially disfigured actor whoundergoes transformative surgery and then plays a version of himself in a play. See what we mean? Fans of Charlie Kaufman – or just fans of great movies – this one’s for...

Conclave

Back in the mists of 1989, Tim Burton’s dark, stylish vision of Gotham redefined the superhero genre. ‘Sounds like dry subject matter,’ you say. Not a bit of it. The back-stabbing and power struggles within the Vatican walls make for excellent, gripping viewing.

Emilia Pérez

This daring musical crime drama (yes, you read that correctly) is a gem. Centring on a cartel boss who undergoesgender-affirming surgery, it mixes music with thrills and tugs on the heartstrings, too. If you’re in the mood for something a bit different, this is the puppy.

Goodrich

Heart-warming drama, with Keaton superb as Andy, whose life is upended when his wife enters rehab. Left alonewith their young kids, he leans on his daughter from his first marriage (Kunis) and finds himself on a steep learning curve.

Lee

A passion project for its star, Winslet (never better), this is the biopic of audacious snapper Lee Miller,whose career took her from the catwalk to the frontline – reshaping her life (and history in the process).

Saturday Night

In 1975, a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers changed television – and culture – forever.strength and survival,mental health, and the ability of the sea, the land, and Based on the true story behind the first broadcast of SNL, Saturday Night is full of humour,...

Strange Darling

Fiendishly good nail-biter starring Fitzgerald as The Lady, who finds herself playing cat-and-mouse with a serial killer.Nevertheless – and without getting into spoilers– things are not what they seem in a thriller that challenges your ideas of who is predator and who is...

Unicorns

Wot no actual unicorns? We’re in the mood to forgive since this one is a superb drama about Luke (Hardy), a mechanicand single father, who falls for Aysha (Patel), a drag queen. Their connection leads to a road trip that challenges identity, love, and much more besides.

Wolfs

Global superstars George Clooney and Brad Pitt team up for the action comedy Wolfs. Clooneyplays a professional fixer hired to cover up a high profile crime. When a second fixer (Pitt) shows up and the two "lone wolves" are forced to work together, they find their night...

Joker: Folie à Deux

What’s more dangerous than one unstable mind? Two. With Phoenix reprising his role and Gaga in scene-stealing form,this sequel takes Joker and Harley Quinn’s chaos to operatic heights. Think musical numbers with madness – this is the Joker movie you probably didn’t expect.

My Old Ass

Quirky comedy-drama in the time-travel/body-swap field in which young Elliott (Stella) meets an older versionof herself (Plaza). Turns out the older Elliott has a few lessons she wants to impart regarding life, family and, of course, romance.

The Silent Hour

The suspense is of the strong, silent type in this refreshingly original thriller with just a few hints of Die Hard.The set-up is simple – a deaf cop (Kinnaman) must protect a deaf murder witness from a team of corrupt cops. The execution is a sublime high-wire act.

The Substance

Strong stomachs needed for this acclaimed tale of a woman (Moore, never better) who uses an illicit drug tocreate a younger version of herself – with, needless to say, horrific side-effects. Unnerving and thought-provoking, it’s a wild ride into the psyche’s darkest corners.

Venom: The Last Dance

In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters,for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision...

Woman of the Hour

Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut tells the chilling true-life tale of when serial killer Rodney Alcala appeared on US TV showThe Dating Game. As Cheryl (Kendrick) chooses her date amid an atmosphere of casual misogyny, we learn the extent of Alcala’s evil.

Juror #2

Well into his 90s, Clint Eastwood is still directing superb drama. This one stars Hoult as a juror in a murder trial hiding his own ‘connection’ to the case. What follows is a proper nail-biter, as well as being a taut exploration of the fine line between truth and lies.

The Outrun

The Outrun is set in the otherworldly Orkney Islands of Scotland. A brutally honest drama about addiction and recovery,strength and survival, mental health, and the ability of the sea, the land, and people to restore life and renew hope.

Smile 2

Movie critic Mark Kermode reckons Scott deserves an Oscar for her turn in this horror sequel. We’ll leave you to decideon that, but no doubt, ‘committed’ is the word as she plays a global pop star tormented by terrifying, unknowable forces during a world tour.

Transformers One

Unusually for a Transformers movie, the critics have been kind to this prequel harking back to a time when the legendaryOptimus Prime and Megatron were allies. What follows is a slick origin tale exploring the line between friend and foe in a galaxy on the brink.

We Live in Time

Be warned: this one’s a tear-jerker, with Garfield and Pugh dazzling in a decade-spanning romance that exploreslove, loss, and fate’s quiet interventions. Funny, sad, and insightful – with shades of Richard Curtis and One Day – it’s an absolute gem.

Entitled

Filmmaker Adeyemi Michael pays homage to his mother, Abosede Ajao, who travelled from Nigeria to England more than 30 years ago.In this fantasy documentary he re-imagines her first immigrant experience. Wearing traditional Yoruba ceremonial attire, she rides majestically on horseback...

The Honeys and Bears

The Honeys and Bears is a synchronised swimming team for people 55 and older. In this feel-good documentary, we witness the freedomthat comes from being in the water. These performers can do all kinds of things that they can’t do on land. As one member puts it, swimming with...

Swim

In this charming animation, an older woman longs to learn how to swim but when she dips her toe in the water, she awakens creatures deep in the ocean. Is she brave enough to take the plunge, or will she retreat to the safety of dry land? An enchanting film with no words is accompanied...

Eulogy for the Dandelion

A dandelion struggles to grow from a seed but doesn't hesitate to shelter and feed a caterpillar. The new butterfly doesn't forget this loveand offers an act of support in return. The cycle of life is marked by small gestures until the circle is complete.

Lay Me Low

Lay Me Low brings people together in music and movement. Individual voices are woven together to make one song; steps are taken in rhythmto make one dance. This beautiful traditional Shaker lament is performed by dancers and singers. Each person expresses something different...

Walks With Me

80-year-old Sanna lives alone with her memories and houseplants. One day she looks out her window and sees something that remindsher of her friends. Reality and memories become intertwined as a playground game of “Statues” - or “Grandma's Footsteps” - leads Sanna on a...

Haud Close Tae Me

Two dancers unite across the generations. A connection is shared between younger and older selves in this dance film from Scottish Ballet.The dance is inspired by a specially-commissioned poem by one of Scotland's Makars (National Poets), Jackie Kay, and the poem is recited by...

Old Mother Blackbird

A blackbird and her family came to live in the garden of jazz singer and filmmaker Sophie Bancroft. The mother blackbird worked tirelessly to feedand protect her babies until they were ready to fly away. This love inspired Sophie to create Old Mother Blackbird, a film about a...