Top Hollywood, Bollywood movies to binge this weekend like Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning and Vijay Sethupathi's Ace

Dubai: Bored of bland? This weekend’s lineup is anything but. From Tom Cruise’s age-defying final stunt-fest to Tovino Thomas shaking up the system in a Malayalam must-watch, there’s something sizzling for every screen queen (or king). Want aliens with abandonment issues? Lilo & Stitch brings the Ohana feels. In the mood for mystery? Dhyan Sreenivasan turns sleuth in Detective Ujjwalan. And if you’re craving charisma with a capital V, Ace drops Vijay Sethupathi in Malaysia — brooding, brilliant, and ready to burn it all down. Popcorn? Ready. Drama? Served.

Yalla, book and binge. The weekend is calling.

Rajkummar Rao and Wamiqa Gabbi’s rom-com was headed for a theatrical release — until regional tensions between India and Pakistan nudged it onto a streaming release instead. This weekend, this small-town comedy gets to deliver big-screen laughs with a release in UAE cinemas. Set in Banaras, it’s a charming tale of romance, chaos, and karmic redemption, with Rao in peak lovable-mess mode.

Tom Cruise is back, running, dangling, and defying death like only he can, in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, his iconic Ethan Hunt’s moody swan song. It’s Cruise doing what he does best: Sprinting through fireballs, fist-fighting in his underpants, and clinging to planes like gravity’s only a suggestion. At 62, he’s still the gold standard of action heroes — ageless, tireless, and certifiably bonkers. But this isn’t your usual popcorn-flinging escapist joyride. It’s gloom, doom, and a whole lot of tunnels under sea. Instead of cheeky charm and global glam, we get nuclear threats, philosophical dread, and shadowy visuals that scream “end of the world”. Still, Cruise’s commitment to stunt spectacle is the franchise’s beating heart. If this really is his final mission, he’s going out the way only Tom Cruise would: One fearless leap (off a cliff, probably) at a time

 Say aloha to your childhood, now rebooted in 2025’s Lilo & Stitch — a live-action/CGI cocktail that’s equal parts heart, chaos, and intergalactic weirdness. Directed by Marcel the Shell’s Dean Fleischer Camp, this remake ditches the crayon-coloured nostalgia for a sleeker (but still spirited) update, anchored by newcomer Maia Kealoha as Lilo. She’s feisty, vulnerable, and instantly lovable — the kind of kid who’d adopt an alien fugitive and call it therapy. Stitch, voiced once again by OG creator Chris Sanders, remains the blue menace we adore: Equal parts wrecking ball and teddy bear. With Hannah Waddingham and Zach Galifianakis bringing camp villainy and heart, this revamp manages the impossible — it honours the original’s quirky soul while updating its tech and tenderness for a new generation. Ohana means family, and in this case, family includes a genetically modified alien with anger issues and a heart of gold.

Dhyan Sreenivasan trades swagger for smarts, playing a small-town sleuth with a big brain and a bigger ego. Set in the sleepy village of Plaachikkaavu, this Malayalam mystery-thriller has charm, suspense, and just the right amount of eccentricity. Ujjwalan isn’t your typical macho detective — he’s quirky, clever, and constantly underestimated, until a shadowy adversary turns his quiet life into a cerebral cat-and-mouse game. Directed with a flair for local flavour and light-footed tension, the film is packed with twists that keep you guessing till the very end. Kottayam Nazeer and Seema G. Nair round out the cast with solid performances that ground the drama. With Sreenivasan in fine form and the village setting adding layers of intrigue, Detective Ujjwalan is a fun, fast-paced thriller that proves brain beats brawn — every time.