February On Rakuten TV: Bohemian Rhapsody, Halloween and Smallfoot Amongst The Best Films Delivered Straight To Your Smart TV

Blockbusters Johnny English Strikes Again, First Man Bohemian Rhapsody and Smallfoot among this month’s new releases, all in 4K HDR

Rakuten TV catapults into February with a selection of the very best new releases from spies, to killers, to singers, all at the click of a button on your Smart TV.

Rowan Atkinson returns as the beloved spy with another case to solve in Johnny English Strikes Again while Rami Malek delivers a Golden Globe Award winning performance as singing legend Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, which has also been awarded with the Best motion Picture Golden Globe. They will also be joined by the adventurous Smallfoot and Ryan Gosling delivers an out-of-this-world performance in First Man.

In order of release:

Johnny English Strikes Again (Action, Adventure, Comedy)

Released 4th February

(also available in 4K HDR)

Johnny English is called out of retirement when a cyber attack reveals the identities of undercover agents in Britain leaving English as the secret service’s last hope... fingers crossed.

Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Ben Miller.

First Man (Sci-Fi, Drama, Adventure)

Released 4th February

(also available in 4K HDR)

Based on the book by James R. Hansen, First Man follows the life of Neil Armstrong and the legendary space mission that saw him become the first man to walk on the moon in 1969.

Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy.

Smallfoot (Family, Animation)

Released 4th February

(also available in 4K HDR)

The adorable and heartfelt animation about Migo, a yeti who is convinced “humans” really exist but he soon faces banishment from his snowy home when the rest of the villagers refuse to believe his fantastic tale. Hoping to prove them wrong, Migo embarks on an epic journey of a lifetime.

Starring: Channing Tatum, James Corden, Zendaya.

Bad Times at the El Royale (Thriller, Drama, Mystery)

Released 4th February

(also available in 4K HDR)

You’re in for a good time even though it’s a bad time at the El Royale. Circa ’69, several strangers, most with a dark past, meet by chance at the El Royale, a rundown hotel with many secrets of its own...

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Chris Hemsworth.

Hunter Killer (Drama, Thriller)

Released 11th February

(also available in 4K HDR)

Based on the novel, ‘Firing Point’, comes Hunter Killer. A group of Navy SEALs are tested to their limits on a mission to save the Russian President who has been captured.

Starring: Gerard Butler, Gary Oldman, Common.

Halloween (Horror)

Released 11th February

(also available in 4K HDR)

He’s back. Again. But so is she. Laurie Strode goes head to head with long-time psycho foe, Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since his killing spree, four decades ago, on Halloween.

Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer.

Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (Comedy, Adventure, Family, Horror)

Released 11th February

(also available in 4K HDR)

Two young friends find a magic book. What could go wrong? Surely it can’t bring a ventriloquist’s dummy to life along with accidentally unleashing monsters and demons?

Starring: Wendi McLendon – Covey, Ken Jeong.

The Hate U Give (Crime, Drama)

Released 14th February

Starr Carter, a young woman witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend at the hands of a police officer. When the death becomes national news, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what’s right.

Starring: Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall.

Bohemian Rhapsody (Biography, Drama, Music)

Released 16th February

(also available in 4K HDR)

Inspired by the story of one of the world’s most iconic rock bands and their lead singer, Freddie Mercury, Bohemian Rhapsody will demand your attention then force the legendary songs to be stuck in your head all year.

Starring: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton.

Slaughterhouse Rulez (Horror, Comedy, Fantasy)

Released 23rd February

An esteemed by tough British boarding school sends the teachers and pupils into united panic as a sinkhole appears nearby and unleashes monsters.

Starring: Margot Robbie, Simon Pegg, Michael Sheen.

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