The Life of Chuck (15)

Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Mark Hamill star in this genre-bending sci-fi, based on a Stephen King novella and directed by American horror specialist Mike Flanagan, who’s taken on King’s work previously in Gerald’s Game and Doctor Sleep.

The world feels like it’s ending and everybody’s saying goodbye to Chuck. Wherever Marty (Ejiofor) goes, he can’t get away from Charles Krantz (Hiddleston), whose face shows up on billboards, window signs and TV ads. What’s so special about this seemingly ordinary accountant – and why does he warrant such a sendoff? 

Flanagan’s optimistic, big-hearted adaptation mirrors the unorthodox structure of King’s futuristic novella, with three acts forming a story told in reverse (narrated here by Nick Offerman).