November

 

2nd

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

Searching for a key to unlock a gift from her late mother, a young girl discovers a path to four magical parallel realms which she must brave to save her own—as Disney apply their signature formula to the classic German tale and its iconic ballet adaptation.

Directed by Lasse Hallström & Joe Johnston and starring Mackenzie Foy, Keira Knightley and Morgan Freeman among others.

Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy

UK Release: 2nd of November   US Release: 2nd of November

 

 

 

Peterloo (2018)

Manchester in the summer of 1819, hungry, poor and desperate for change, thousands of people gather to protest for universal suffrage, only to be stormed by the overzealous military charged with dispersing the crowd, resulting in dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries—as director and social commentator Mike Leigh illuminates a forgotten moment in radical British history . . . while drawing parallels with the present.

Directed by Mike Leigh and starring Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake and Neil Bell among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama

UK Release: 2nd of November   US Release: 9th of November

 

 

 

Juliet, Naked (2018)

Stuck in a stagnant relationship with a man obsessed with a faded and disappeared American singer-songwriter, the last thing Annie expects will light a fire under her love-life is meeting said musician, yet meeting is the least these two will end up doing . . . creating an inevitable and amusing love triangle for all concerned.

Directed by Jesse Peretz and starring Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke and Chris O’Dowd among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

UK Release: 2nd of November   US Release: 17th of August

 

 

 

6th

Widows (2018)

When their husbands pay the ultimate price for a life of crime and leave them with debts to dangerous people, a group of disparate Chicago wives form their own crew and take matters into their own hands, following in their partners’ footsteps to protect their families in this contemporary crime drama from the director of ‘Hunger’ and ’12 Years a Slave’.

Directed by Steve McQueen and starring Viola Davis, Elizabeth Debicki and Michelle Rodriguez among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

UK Release: 6th of November   US Release: 16th of November

 

 

 

7th

Overlord (2018)

A fateful day and a mission which would change the course of history, as young American soldiers are dropped into occupied France on D-Day to face the might of the German forces—but nothing can prepare them for the madness they will encounter, as they soon discover the horrific depth the Nazis will plunge to secure victory for the Third Reich.

Directed by Julius Avery nd starring Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell and Pilou Asbæk among others.

Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller, War

UK Release: 7th of November   US Release: 9th of November

 

 

 

9th

Wildlife (2018)

Paul Dano makes his directorial debut with an adaptation of the Richard Ford novel set in early 1960s USA— a story centred around a teenager who watches his family fall apart when his dad loses his job and purpose, and his mother begins an affair with another man.

Directed by Paul Dano and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Carey Mulligan and Ed Oxenbould among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 9th of November   US Release: 9th of November

 

 

 

Outlaw King (2018)

Reeling from personal tragedy and the oppression of 14th century English occupation, nobleman Robert the Bruce seizes his destiny as king of the Scots and begins a daring guerilla campaign to take his country back . . . one castle at a time—in this biographical drama about the real ‘Braveheart’, from the director of ‘Hallam Foe’ and ‘Hell or High Water’.

Directed by David Mackenzie and starring Chris Pine, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Florence Pugh among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Action, Drama

UK Release: 9th of November (Netflix)   US Release: 9th of November (Netflix)

 

 

 

The Grinch (2018)

A notoriously grumpy grinch and his faithful dog hatch a plan to ruin Christmas for the residents of Whoville, only to be thwarted by a young girl searching for Santa Claus—as the makers of ‘Despicable Me’ team up with Benedict Cumberbatch to give us their animated take on the classic Dr. Seuss story.

Directed by Yarrow Cheney & Scott Mosier and starring Benedict Cumberbatch among others.

Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family

UK Release: 9th of November   US Release: 9th of November

 

 

 

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

With no gimmicks, no alter ego and no flamboyant tendencies, it’s hard to imagine that an unassuming Pennsylvanian could become a radical in the realm of children’s television, but that’s exactly what Fred Rogers became. Creating a show which would touch the hearts of generations of Americans, teaching life lessons and tackling difficult social issues in his own inimitable way—as documentarian Morgan Neville chronicles the life and times of an American treasure, and a paragon of decency.

Directed by Morgan Neville and starring Fred Rogers, Joanne Rogers and John Rogers among others.

Genre: Documentary

UK Release: 9th of November   US Release: 29th of June

 

 

16th

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)

After Gellert Grindelwald escapes and wreaks havoc on the magical world with his plans for domination, Newt Scamander joins forces with his former teacher Albus Dumbledore and both fellow conjurers and no-maj to stop the dark wizard, in this follow up to the 2016 film and latest foray into J. K. Rowling’s ‘Wizarding World’.

Directed by David Yates and starring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston and Johnny Depp among others.

Genre: Family, Adventure, Fantasy

UK Release: 16th of November   US Release: 16th of November

 

 

 

Suspiria (2018)

An ambitious young American dance student joins a prestigious academy in Berlin only to discover that the school hides a dark secret, as students disappear and sinister inexplicable occurrences take place, plunging her and those around her into a nightmare which threatens their sanity . . . and their very lives—in this remake of the classic Dario Argento supernatural horror classic, from the director of ‘A Bigger Splash’ and ‘Call Me By Your Name’.

Directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Dakota Johnson, Tilda Swinton and Lutz Ebersdorf among others.

Genre: Horror, Mystery

UK Release: 16th of November   US Release: 2nd of November

 

 

 

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)

The Coen Brothers and Netflix bring us a unique Western anthology, a compendium of six stories set in the 19th century American frontier, chronicling the old American West in trademark idiosyncratic style, beginning with the all-singing gun-slinging titular character.

Directed by Ethan Coen & Joel Coen and starring Tim Blake Nelson, Liam Neeson and James Franco among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Western

UK Release: 16th of November (Netflix)   US Release: 16th of November (Netflix)

 

 

 

21st

Robin Hood (2018)

Moonlighting as a talented and notorious outlaw, a noble crusader and his rag-tag crew organise a revolt against the Sheriff of Nottingham and his corrupt rule, in this modern all-action take on the classic medieval English legend.

Directed by Otto Bathurst and starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx and Ben Mendelsohn among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure

UK Release: 21st of November   US Release: 21st of November

 

 

 

The Girl in the Spider’s Web (2018)

The latest English language incarnation of Stieg Larsson’s ‘Millennium’ crime series sees dark avenging angel Lisbeth Salander return, only to be caught in a dangerous web of high-ranking conspiracy and deception when her past comes back to haunt her.

Directed by Fede Alvarez and starring Claire Foy, Sverrir Gudnason and Mikael Persbrandt among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

UK Release: 21st of November   US Release: 9th of November

 

 

 

23rd

Assassination Nation (2018)

An outrageous, irreverent tale of violent anarchy to reflect modern America’s ills—centred on the suburban town of Salem where the residents lose their minds after the last semblance of privacy and order is destroyed, leading to pure unadulterated mayhem . . . as a group of high school girls come together to survive the night.

Directed by Sam Levinson and starring Odessa Young, Hari Nef and Suki Waterhouse among others.

Genre: Thriller

UK Release: 23rd of November   US Release: 21st of September

 

 

 

Shoplifters (2018)

A close-knit family of petty Tokyo street thieves take in a little orphan girl, only to have their family bonds tested when the origins of their young new addition are revealed, in this Palme d’Or-winning drama from celebrated Japanese director Hirokazu Koreeda.

Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda and starring Lily Franky, Kirin Kiki and Sôsuke Ikematsu among others.

Genre: Crime, Drama

UK Release: 23rd of November   US Release: 23rd of November

 

 

 

Nobody’s Fool (2018)

A career woman’s life is turned upside down after her irrepressible jailbird sister is released from prison and shacks up with her, as they team up to track down the anonymous man who has been ‘catfishing’ her, in this latest comedy from prolific filmmaker Tyler Perry.

Directed by Tyler Perry and starring Tiffany Haddish, Tika Sumpter and Whoopi Goldberg among others.

Genre: Comedy

UK Release: 23rd of November   US Release: 2nd of November

 

 

 

30th

Creed II (2018)

With new responsibilities on the table and much to lose, light heavyweight champion Adonis Creed yearns for a new legacy . . . and a dose of revenge, as he teams up with trainer Rocky Balboa to take on the formidable son of his father’s killer and create a new family history.

Directed by Steven Caple Jr. and starring Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone and Tessa Thompson among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 30th of November   US Release: 21st of November

 

 

 

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

When video game characters ‘Ralph’ and ‘Vanellope’ discover a router in their arcade, they’re transported to the weird and wonderful wide world of the internet, meeting Disney characters aplenty and embarking on a whole new adventure in this sequel to 2012’s smash hit ‘Wreck-It Ralph’.

Directed by Phil Johnston & Rich Moore John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman and Kristen Bell among others.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

UK Release: 30th of November   US Release: 21st of November

 

 

 

Disobedience (2018)

Exiled from a strict religious community for homosexual transgressions in her youth, a British woman returns to her orthodox Jewish roots after the death of her father, only to be confronted by her childhood friend and the object of her desires, threatening to rekindle a flame which could upend the lives they’ve built since.

Directed by Sebastián Lelio and starring Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams and Alessandro Nivola among others.

Genre: Drama, Romance

UK Release: 30th of November   US Release: 27th of April

 

 

 

Three Identical Strangers (2018)

When three New York teens—separated at birth and raised by separate adoptive families—finally meet by chance and discover they’re triplets, a voyage of re-discovery begins and a media sensation is born. But things take a turn when they uncover the reasons for their separation, raising difficult questions and causing some soul searching—in this documentary chronicle of a ‘stranger than fiction’ true story.

Directed by Tim Wardle and starring David Kellman, Eddy Galland and Bobby Shafran among others.

Genre: Documentary

UK Release: 30th of November   US Release: 29th of June

 

 

 

The Wild Pear Tree (2018)

Palme D’or winner Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s reflective rural Turkish tale centred around a budding writer, whose return to his childhood village to pursue his dream of being published is soured by family strife and the dark burdens left by his father.

Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan and starring Dogu Demirkol, Murat Cemcir and Bennu Yildirimlar among others.

Genre: Drama

UK Release: 30th of November   US Release: 30th of January 2019

 

 

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