After a very busy spooky season in October, November will see the release of far more grounded films in what looks like to be month to showcase strong female lead performances as well as the release of several films directed by women, including – The Royal Hotel, Bottoms, How to Have Sex, Anatomy of a Fall, The Marvels and Saltburn.
Here is a full breakdown as to what is coming to cinemas and streaming throughout the month of November:
The Royal Hotel (18)
Dir: Kitty Green
Cast: Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick, Toby Wallace, Hugo Weaving
Synopsis: Two young backpackers, Hanna (Julia Garner) and Liv (Jessica Henwick), take jobs at The Royal Hotel, a bar in the Australian Outback, run by Billy (Hugo Weaving), where they become disturbed by the male patrons.
Bottoms (15)
Dir: Emma Seligman
Cast: Rachel Sennott, Ayo Edebiri, Ruby Cruz, Havana Rose Liu, Kaia Gerber, Nicholas Galitzine, Miles Fowler, Dagmara Dominczyk, Marshawn Lynch
Synopsis: Unpopular best friends PJ (Rachel Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri) start a high school fight club to meet girls and lose their virginity. They soon find themselves in over their heads when the most popular students start beating each other up in the name of self-defense.
How to Have Sex (15)
Dir: Molly Manning Walker
Cast: Mia McKenna-Bruce, Lara Peake, Samuel Bottomley, Shaun Thomas, Enva Lewis, Laura Ambler
Three British teenage girls go on a rites-of-passage holiday – drinking, clubbing and hooking up Malia, on the Greek island of Crete, in what should be the best summer of their lives.
Nyad (15)
Dir: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans
Synopsis: Based on a true story, the film follows sixty-four-year-old marathon swimmer Diana Nyad as she attempts to become the first person ever to swim from Cuba to Florida.
Anatomy of a Fall (15)
Dir: Justine Triet
Cast: Sandra Huller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado-Graner, Antoine Reinartz, Samuel Theis, Jehnny Beth, Saadia Bentaieb, Camille Rutherford, Anne Rotger, Sophie Fillieres
Synopsis: A German author (Sandra Huller) is suspected of her French husband’s murder, and their blind son faces a moral dilemma as the sole witness.
The Marvels (12A)
Dir: Nia DaCosta
Cast: Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Zawe Ashton, Park Seo-joon, Samuel L. Jackson
Synopsis: While investigating a wormhole linked to the Kree, Monica Rambeau’s (Teyonah Parris) powers become entangled with those of Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) and Carol Danvers (Brie Larson). The trio team up to determine why they are swapping places with each other every time they use their powers.
Dream Scenario (15)
Dir: Kristoffer Borgli
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Michael Cera, Tim Meadows, Dylan Gelula, Dylan Baker
Synopsis: Hapless family man Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. When his night-time appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.
The Killer (15)
Dir: David Fincher
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell, Kerry O’Malley, Sala Baker, Sophie Charlotte, Tilda Swinton
Synopsis: Solitary, cold, methodical and unencumbered by scruples or regrets, a killer (Michael Fassbender) waits in the shadows, watching for his next target. Yet, the longer he waits, the more he thinks he’s losing his mind, if not his cool.
Saltburn (18)
Dir: Emerald Fennell
Cast: Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe, Carey Mulligan
Synopsis: Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten
The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (12A)
Dir: Francis Lawrence
Cast: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman, Peter Dinklage, Josh Andres Rivera, Viola Davis
Synopsis: Years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) remains the last hope for his fading lineage. With the 10th annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow becomes alarmed when he’s assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler) from District 12. Uniting their instincts for showmanship and political savvy, they race against time to ultimately reveal who’s a songbird and who’s a snake.
May December (15)
Dir: Todd Haynes
Cast: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton
Synopsis: Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance, a married couple buckle under the pressure when a Hollywood actress meets them to do research for a film about their past.
Thanksgiving (18)
Dir: Eli Roth
Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, Milo Manheim, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Neil Verlaque, Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon
Synopsis: An axe-wielding maniac terrorizes residents of Plymouth, Massachusetts, after a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy. Picking off victims one by one, the seemingly random revenge killings soon become part of a larger, sinister plan.
Rustin (15)
Dir; George C. Wolfe
Cast: Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Jeffrey Wright, Audra McDonald
Synopsis: Bayard Rustin (Colman Domingo), advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., dedicates his life to the quest for racial equality, human rights and worldwide democracy. However, as an openly gay Black man, he is all but erased from the civil rights movement he helped build
Leo (PG)
Dir: Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, David Wachtenheim
Cast: Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong
Synopsis: Leo the Lizard (Adam Sandler) has been stuck in the same Florida school for decades. When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to freedom, but instead has to rescue his class from their horribly mean substitute teacher.
Napoleon (15)
Dir: Ridley Scott
Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby
Synopsis: A look at military commander Napoleon (Joaquin Phoenix) and his origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine (Vanessa Kirby).
Wish (PG)
Dir: Hawn Veerasunthorn, Chris Buck
Cast: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, Angelique Cabral, Victor Garber, Natasha Rothwell, Evan Peters, Harvey Guillen, Ramy Youssef, Jon Rudnitsky
Synopsis: In the Kingdom of Rosas, located off of the Iberian Peninsula, a 17-year-old girl named Asha (Ariana DeBose) senses a darkness that no one else does about the kingdom’s ruler, King Magnifico (Chris Pine). This eventually leads to her trying to make a passionate plea to the stars in a moment of need. Soon, an actual star from the sky named Star answers Asha’s wish. After the star falls from the sky, it is revealed that the star has magical powers to grant wishes as well. Together, Asha and Star must overcome the evils rising in Rosas and fight for a better future for their people
The Kill Room (15)
Dir: Nicol Paone
Cast: Uma Thurman, Joe Manganiello, Maya Hawke, Debi Mazar, Dree Hemingway, Samuel L. Jackson
Synopsis: A hit man teams up with an art dealer for a money-laundering scheme that unwittingly turns him into an avant-garde sensation.
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