Unstoppable (Cert 12, 94 mins, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertain-ment). Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine ***

In a Pennsylvania railyard, Dewey (Suplee) foolishly jumps off a slow-moving freight train in order to race ahead and change a set of points. Unfortunately, the throttle jars forward and the carriages speed down the line without a driver... or any air brakes. Further down the line, veteran engineer Frank Barnes (Washington) and conductor Will Colson (Pine) learn of the impending disaster. With little thought to their own safety, the two men orchestrate a daring rescue plan to slow down the runaway train.

Made In Dagenham (Cert 15, 108 mins, Paramount Home Entertainent). Starring Sally Hawkins, Daniel Mays, Bob Hoskins, Rupert Graves ****

Mother-of-two Rita O’Grady (Hawkins) works at Ford’s Dagenham assembly plant in 1968. When management led by Peter Hopkins (Graves) shows preference to the male workers, Rita joins negotiations with good friend Connie (James) and union rep Alfred Passingham (Hoskins). Their words fall on deaf ears so Rita risks her marriage to plant worker Eddie (Mays) by persuading the female workforce to go on strike before taking their grievances to the Government. The film tells a hilarious and heartwarming tale of female empowerment, inspired by the true story of the machinists who established a precedent for women around the world.

Life As We Know It (Cert 12, 109 mins, Warner Home Video). Starring Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas **

Holly Berenson (Heigl) has plans to expand her cafe outlet to cope with demand. Eric Messer (Duhamel) is a fast-rising director for a sports television channel. While Holly and Eric might not like each other very much, they put their differences to one side to play doting godparents to Sophie, the baby daughter of their mutual best friends Peter and Alison. Fate deals the friends a devastating and cruel blow. Peter and Alison are killed and in their will, the couple names Holly and Eric as legal guardians of Sophie. Life as they knew it changes in this misfiring romantic comedy.