Kandahar

Gerard Butler proves he has more in the tank than just thoughtless action with this Middle East-set thriller, which is unexpectedly interested in the people and politics behind the usual explosions.

This is the third collaboration between Butler and Waugh, but the slight whimsicality of Angel Has Fallen is nowhere to be found in this more downbeat survival thriller.

Although centred around the severe and harsh geopolitical context of militarism, this Gerard Butler starrer has a lot on its plate, but not all of it gets equal weightage in the end.