Now that we’ve checked out what will be the first great game of 2013, here’s a look at the first must-see film of the new year: Zero Dark Thirty.

This is tipped for Oscars for a reason – it looks mentally good. And we've got exclusive new stills! Written and directed by the team behind The Hurt Locker - which means it will definitely be great - the movie charts the decade the CIA and US armed forces spent hunting down America’s most-wanted fugitive, Osama bin Laden.

Entirely based on first-hand accounts from a plethora of real CIA agents (Carrie and Saul from Homeland not included), the film will have more layers than a Boxing Day sandwich. Check out these all-new shots from the film, which include US Navy SEALs touching down outside bin Laden’s compound.

Make sure you set aside some post-Christmas money to see this. And that’s an order, Private!

Essential info 
Plot: The CIA’s hunt for Osama bin Laden
Director: Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker)
Budget: $50,000,000
Fact 1: EA’s Medal of Honor: Warfighter is releasing a downloadable map pack for the game in which you fight in locations depicted in the film. 
Fact 2: Aggregated early reviews have given it a 100 per cent rating on renowned website Rotten Tomatoes.

Zero Dark Thirty shoots into cinemas on 25 January 2013