Pulse (USA). Dir. Jim Sonzero, starring Kristen Bell and Ian Somerhalder. A group of university students have to stop a mysterious computer virus which can cross over into humans with lethal consequences.

Five Fingers Gioco mortale (US). Dir. Laurence Malkin, starring Laurence Fishburne and Ryan Phillippe. A charity worker on his way to Marocco is grabbed by a terrorist at the airport and made to play a sinister game of chess in this thriller.

Friends With Money (US). Dir. Nicole Holofcener, starring Jennifer Aniston and Frances McDormand. Three middle-aged women friends are forced to confront the hidden problems in their seemingly perfect lives through the failings of a fourth friend who cannot hold down a long-term relationship.

La stella che non c (It). Dir. Gianni Amelio, starring Sergio Castellitto and Tai Ling. An Italian travels to China after he realizes his old firm has sold equipment with a major malfunction, but the journey becomes longer than he anticipated as he tries to trace the equipment across the country.

Stormbreaker (UK). Dir. Geoffrey Sax, starring Alex Pettyfer and Alicia Silverstone. A young man discovers while investigating the death of his uncle that he himself has been secretly prepared for life as a secret agent who must now take on a mission with millions of lives hanging in the balance.