Movies Releasing in Theaters in November
November usher in the heart of the holiday cinematic lineup, bringing heavy-hitting blockbusters, high-concept thrillers, family animation, and major franchise returns as award-season momentum builds.
RAMAYANA (2026)
Release Date: November 5, 2026
Director: Nitesh Tiwari
Main Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi, Yash, Sunny Deol, Ravi Dubey
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Synopsis: Envisioned as a grand multi-part cinematic adaptation of the ancient Sanskrit epic, the story follows Prince Rama’s virtuous journey, exile, and eventual battle against the demon king Ravana.
WILD HORSE NINE (2026)
Release Date: November 6, 2026
Director: Martin McDonagh
Main Cast: John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Parker Posey, Tom Waits, Mariana Di Girólamo
Genre: Black Comedy, Drama, Political Thriller
Synopsis: Set prior to the 1973 Chilean coup d’état, two CIA operatives relieved of their duties in Santiago take a mandatory vacation to Easter Island, only for their trip to spiral into an unpredictable, dark, and politically charged misadventure.
GODZILLA MINUS ZERO (2026)
Release Date: November 6, 2026 (North America) / November 3, 2026 (Japan)
Director: Takashi Yamazaki
Main Cast: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Yuki Yamada, Sakura Ando
Genre: Kaiju, Sci-Fi, Action, Drama
Synopsis: Two years after surviving their initial ordeal, a recovering post-war Japan faces a catastrophic new emergence as Godzilla returns, threatening to shatter humanity’s hard-won peace once and for all.
THE CAT IN THE HAT (2026)
Release Date: November 6, 2026
Director: Alessandro Carloni, Erica Rivinoja
Main Cast: Bill Hader, Xochitl Gomez, Tiago Martinez, Matt Berry, Quinta Brunson, Bowen Yang
Genre: Animated, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Synopsis: On a high-stakes mission for the Institute for the Institution of Imagination and Inspiration, the chaotic Cat in the Hat attempts to cheer up two siblings adjusting to a new town, risking his magical hat if he goes too far.
I PLAY ROCKY (2026)
Release Date: November 2026
Director: Peter Farrelly
Main Cast: Anthony Ippolito, Matt Dillon, AnnaSophia Robb, Scot Teller
Genre: Biographical Drama
Synopsis: Based on the true story of a struggling, desperate Sylvester Stallone, who gambled everything by refusing to sell his script for Rocky unless he was cast as the lead character.
BEING HEUMANN (2026)
Release Date: November 6, 2026 (Select Theaters) / November 13, 2026 (Apple TV+)
Director: Siân Heder
Main Cast: Ruth Madeley, Mark Ruffalo, Dylan O’Brien, Madeline Delp
Genre: Biographical Drama, History
Synopsis: Based on the life of disability rights advocate Judith Heumann, the film chronicles the historic 1977 San Francisco 504 Sit-in where activists occupied a federal building to demand equal civil rights for disabled Americans.
EBENEZER (2026)
Release Date: November 13, 2026
Director: Ti West
Main Cast: Johnny Depp, Rupert Grint, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Claflin, Daisy Ridley, Ian McKellen
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Synopsis: A dark cinematic re-imagining of Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol, following the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge as he is confronted by spectral visitors on Christmas Eve to face his past, present, and dark future.
HOW TO ROB A BANK (2026)
Release Date: November 13, 2026
Director: David Leitch
Main Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, Anna Sawai, Rhenzy Feliz, Christian Slater, Pete Davidson, John C. Reilly
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller, Heist
Synopsis: A crew of social media-savvy bank robbers push their limits and put everything on the line for their beliefs, embarking on their most complex and ambitious heist yet.
PAPER TIGER (2026)
Release Date: November 13, 2026
Director: James Gray
Main Cast: Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Miles Teller
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Synopsis: Two brothers become entangled in an alluring scheme that proves too good to be true, forcing them into the dangerous underworld of the Russian mafia as family bonds begin to fray with life-altering consequences.
BITTER CHRISTMAS (AMARGA NAVIDAD)
Release Date: November 13, 2026
Director: Pedro Almodóvar
Main Cast: Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Victoria Luengo, Patrick Criado, Quim Gutiérrez
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: Following her mother’s sudden death during a long December holiday, an advertising executive buries herself in work to evade her grief, embarking on a getaway to Lanzarote alongside a director whose fiction and reality blur in painful ways.
JOSEPHINE (2026)
Release Date: November 20, 2026 (Limited) / December 4, 2026 (Wide)
Director: Beth de Araújo
Main Cast: Gemma Chan, Channing Tatum, Mason Reeves
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Synopsis: After eight-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a violent crime in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, she begins acting out as her family unravels from the emotional trauma.
MINOTAUR (2026)
Release Date: November 20, 2026
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev
Main Cast: Dmitriy Mazurov, Iris Lebedeva, Boris Kudrin, Simon Lyashenko
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Synopsis: Set in 2022 Russia, a corporate executive faces mounting pressure from work and war draft quotas while suspecting his wife’s infidelity, causing his life to spiral into violence.
ELSINORE (2026)
Release Date: November 20, 2026
Director: Simon Stone
Main Cast: Andrew Scott, Olivia Colman, Billie Piper, Johnny Flynn, Joe Locke, David Dawson
Genre: Biographical Drama
Synopsis: Based on true events in 1989, acclaimed actor Ian Charleson battles a terminal AIDS diagnosis while determinedly starring in a high-stakes production of Hamlet at the Royal National Theatre.
BEST PANCAKES IN THE COUNTY (2026)
Release Date: November 20, 2026
Director: Ken Sanzel
Main Cast: Nicolas Cage, Justin Long, Shelley Hennig, Lauren German, Brandon Mychal Smith
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Synopsis: An eccentric ex-con and his chaotic crew become targets of ruthless federal agents and hitmen after accidentally interfering in a high-value syndicate drop-off.
THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING
Release Date: November 20, 2026
Director: Francis Lawrence
Main Cast: Joseph Zada, McKenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Elle Fanning, Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Drama
Synopsis: Set twenty-four years before the original saga during the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games (the Second Quarter Quell), young Haymitch Abernathy is drafted into Panem’s deadliest games.
DISNEY'S HEXED (2026)
Release Date: November 25, 2026
Director: Fawn Veerasunthorn, Jason Hand, Josie Trinidad
Main Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Rashida Jones, Stephen Fry, Tracey Ullman, Walton Goggins, Jodie Foster
Genre: Animated, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy
Synopsis: An impulsive and unconventional teenage girl named Billie discovers secret magical abilities, embarking on an extraordinary journey through a hidden magical realm.
HERSHEY (2026)
Release Date: November 25, 2026
Director: Mark Waters
Main Cast: Finn Wittrock, Alexandra Daddario, Alan Ruck, Richard Kind, David Costabile, Heléne Yorke
Genre: Biographical Drama, Family
Synopsis: Based on the true story of chocolate mogul Milton Hershey, following his journey from bankruptcy to building an empire alongside his wife Kitty, leading to the creation of their lasting legacy for orphans.
ALL OF A SUDDEN (2026)
Release Date: November 25, 2026
Director: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Main Cast: Virginie Efira, Tao Okamoto, Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: The director of a nursing home in the Paris suburbs defies convention by introducing a novel care methodology, forming a profound friendship with a terminally ill Japanese playwright that transforms both of their lives.
THE FURTHER MISADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH (2026)
Release Date: November 25, 2026 (Exclusive IMAX Theaters) / December 23, 2026 (Netflix)
Director: David Fincher
Main Cast: Brad Pitt, Elizabeth Debicki
Genre: Period Crime, Action, Drama
Synopsis: Written by Quentin Tarantino as a sequel to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the film continues the sprawling adventures of stuntman Cliff Booth navigating the changing landscape of Hollywood.
FOCKER-IN-LAW (2026)
Release Date: November 25, 2026
Director: John Hamburg
Main Cast: Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, Ariana Grande, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Skyler Gisondo, Beanie Feldstein
Genre: Comedy
Synopsis: In the fourth installment of the Meet the Parents franchise, Greg Focker finds himself in Jack Byrnes’ shoes as his adult son prepares to marry a woman Greg suspects is completely wrong for him.
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