MURDER BY NUMBERS (15)

Barbet Schroeder's riveting crime thriller, which owes a huge debt to Hitchcock, centres on two friends who commit a murder for the thrill of it.

Odeon, Worcester 12.30, 3.30, 6.15, 8.45. UCI Merry Hill (1.00 not Sat/Sun) 3.30, 6.30, 9.15 Fri/Sat late 11.50. Warner Village 2.30, 5.20, 8.10 Sat/Late 11.10

ROLLERBALL (15)

Re-make of Norman Jewison's 1975 version of cult-classic film of the same name.

Odeon, Worcester. (2.00, 4.15, 6.30, 9.00 Fri & Mon-Thurs), (6.30, 9.00 Sat/Sun)

SPIRIT: STALLION OF THE CIMARRON (U)

Odeon, Worcester (11.30, 2.00, 4.15 Sat/Sun only). UCI Merry Hill 11.15, 1.30, 3.30, 6.15

SPIDERMAN (12)

Tobey Maguire as the superhero is smashing all box-office records in the States.

Odeon, Worcester 11.00, 12.00, 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 7.45, 8.45. UCI Merry Hill (11.00, 12.00, Sat & Sun), 1.00, 2.00, 2.30, 3.00, 4.00, 5.00, 5.30, 6.00, 7.00, 8.00, 8.30, 9.00, 9.45. Fri/Sat Late 11.00, 11.30. Warner Village (11.00 12.00 Sat/Sun), 2.00, 3.00, 5.00, 6.00, 8.00, 9.00. Sat Late 11.00. Malvern Cinema (3.00 Sat/Sun), 7.30.

STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES (PG)

Long-awaited sequel to block-busting sci-fi cult movie.

Odeon, Worcester 1.30, 5.00, 8.15. UCI Merry Hill (11.45 Sat & Sun) 2.45, 5.45, 8.45. Warner Village 2.20, 5.35, 8.50.

THE TIME MACHINE (PG)

Based on the classic novel by HG Wells, a time machine throws its travellers forward 800,000 years.

Odeon, Worcester 1.00, 6.30. UCI Merry Hill (12.15 Sat/Sun only). Warner Cinema (2.10 Not Sat/Sun/Thurs), (6.50 Not Thurs).

40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS (15)

Twenty-something Matt Sullivan (Josh Hartnett) has been hurt in love but then meets the women of his dreams.

Odeon, Worcester 12.00, 2.15, 4.30, 6.45, 9.00. UCI Merry Hill 4.15, 6.45, 9.00 (not Tues or Thurs). Fri/Sat late 11.20. Warner Cinema (4.30 Not Sat/Sun/Thurs), (9.10 Not Thurs).

MONSTERS BALL (15)

Halle Berry gives an Oscar-winning turn in this low-budget study of grief and sexual longing. It's not for the faint of heart.

Odeon, Worcester 3.45, 8.45.