A near-future set relationship drama with a darkly quirky yet empathetic core following the fate of a young woman who starts to question the love credentials of her long term relationship, taking to her work at a research institute which claims to test and measure the romance levels between couples . . . with unexpected consequences.
Directed by Christos Nikou and starring Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed and Jeremy Allen White among others.
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-fi
UK Release: 3rd of November US Release: 27th of October
Nyad (2023)
After years of long-distance swimming and impressive open water feats, New Yorker-turned-Floridian Diana Nyad embarks on her most daring voyage yet in her mid-60s—a 110-mile swim from Cuba to Key West in Florida without a shark cage—bidding to be the first person to do so and conquering inner and outer demons along the way, in this inspirational true story sporting tale of determination and perseverance.
Directed by Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and starring Annette Bening, Jodie Foster and Rhys Ifans among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Drama, Sport
UK Release: 3rd of November (Netflix) US Release: 3rd of November (Netflix)
How to Have Sex (2023)
A British teenager whose dream Greek island summer holiday of hedonism and sowing her wild oats alongside her friends turns into a nightmare after a night of partying turns dark, as a sexual encounter and its aftermath plunges her into an early existential crisis which threatens not only her trip but her outlook on a young life, in this frank and unflinching coming-of-age sexual awakening drama and consent study.
Directed by Molly Manning Walker and starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Shaun Thomas and Lara Peake among others.
Genre: Drama
UK Release: 3rd of November US Release: N/A
The Royal Hotel (2023)
Looking to lengthen their stay “Down Under”, a couple of young Canadian backpackers pick up some extra cash working at a remote pub in the Asutralian outback, where they soon get to grips of the hard-drinking mining community they serve, only to become involved in an increasingly tense situation with some of the unruly locals which threatens to pull them apart.
Directed by Kitty Green and starring Julia Garner, Jessica Henwick and Hugo Weaving among others.
Genre: Drama
UK Release: 3rd of November US Release: 6th of October
10th
The Marvels (2023)
After a ghost from the past threatens the universe and entangles her Marvellous powers with those of her estranged God-niece Monica Rambeau and young Kamala Khan, Carol Danvers must join forces with her her namesakes to save the day in this sequel and latest instalment of Marvel’s Cinematic Unverse.
Directed by David Fincher and starring Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton and Charles Parnell among others.
Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
UK Release: 10th of November US Release: 10th of November
The Killer (2023)
A skilled and meticulous assassin who finally fails to stick to the plan is forced into retirement when an assignment goes wrong, only to be drawn into a globe-trotting manhunt and become a target as his carefully-cultivated psyche begins to slip when he undertakes a fateful personal mission, in this neo-noir action crime/thriller adaptation of the Matz & Jacamon graphic novel from the director of ‘Se7en’ and ‘Gone Girl’.
Directed by David Fincher and starring Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton and Charles Parnell among others.
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
UK Release: 10th of November (Netflix) US Release: 10th of November (Netflix)
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
A tense and complex family drama and courtroom crime tale with a moral quandary at its heart, centred on the German wife of a recently deceased Frenchman who is suspected of being involved in his death, and their visually impaired son who may be the only witness to the troubling events which place the family and a marriage under a microscope.
Directed by Justine Triet and starring Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud and Milo Machado Graner among others.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
UK Release: 10th of November US Release: 13th of October
Dream Scenario (2023)
An unremarkable and unassuming family-man college professor’s life is turned upside down when he finds himself at the centre of a media sensation when he inexplicably becomes the subject of millions of random people’s dreams, as his online infamy grows and he begins to meet the many with odd dreamlike experiences of him, whilst trying to reconcile what has happened to him with his life as an everyday husband and cringe father to a teen.
Directed by Kristoffer Borgli and starring Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson and Lily Bird among others.
Genre: Comedy, Drama
UK Release: 10th of November US Release: 22nd of November
17th
Saltburn (2023)
A young outsider from humble origins studying at Oxford University becomes drawn into high society when he befriends a charming aristocratic fellow student, and is invited to spend a fateful summer at his eccentric family’s lavish rural estate and manor, only for a dangerous game to unfold and threaten to unravel their privileged existence.
Directed by Emerald Fennell and starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi and Rosamund Pike among others.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
UK Release: 17th of November US Release: 17th of November
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)
Last hope heir of a failing family and future president Coriolanus Snow’s hopes of climbing the power ladder are complicated when he’s assigned as a mentor to the young games competitors, and unexpectedly falls for one of the tributes, as his loyalties are pulled apart in a dangerous game of survival and winning in this prequel/origin story to the smash hit franchise.
Directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler and Viola Davis among others.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
UK Release: 17th of November US Release: 17th of November
May December (2023)
A controversial couple’s tentatively reconstructed family life after a public scandal strains under the pressure of a visiting actress doing research on them for a film, as the pain of their past and its consequences are revisited and take on a new dimension, in this contemporary American tabloid tale and exploration of age and modern relationships in the glare of the media.
Directed by Todd Haynes and starring Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman and Charles Melton among others.
Genre: Drama
UK Release: 17th of November US Release: 17th of November
Rustin (2023)
Amidst the socio-political turmoil of 1960s USA, bold civil rights activist and shallowly closeted gay man Bayard Rustin masterminds the massive and notable 1963 March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom, daring to challenge the conventions of his country and the people around him on behalf of the oppressed and disenfranchised.
Directed by George C. Wolfe and starring Colman Domingo, Chris Rock and Glynn Turman among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Drama
UK Release: 17th of November (Netflix) US Release: 17th of November (Netflix)
21st
Leo (2023)
The quiet life of elderly lizard behind a glass case in a Florida school is turned upside down when one of the kids takes him home to find he can talk, as he finds a new lease on life and helps the kids with their growing pains whilst embarking on an adventure of discovery in the outside world.
Directed by Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel & David Wachtenheim and starring Adam Sandler, Bill Burr and Cecily Strong among others.
Genre: Family, Animation, Comedy
UK Release: 21st of November (Netflix) US Release: 21st of November (Netflix)
22nd
Napoleon (2023)
In the late 18th century an ambitious young soldier comes to prominence during the French revolution and begins an epic rise through to political and military ranks to become a European Emperor, while his volatile relationship with his beloved wife and would-be Empress Joséphine proves his backbone, as director Ridley Scott gives us his take on the soldier, the commander, the politician, the emperor, the tyrant, the legend.
Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby and Ludivine Sagnier among others.
Genre: Fact-based, Action, Adventure, Drama
UK Release: 22nd of November US Release: 22nd of November
24th
Wish (2023)
A wish upon a star for a teen girl in a magical kingdom comes true when a mischievous star responds by coming down from the sky to join her, as they join forces on an adventure to saver her community from their tyrannical wish-granting ruler in this music-filled Disney animated fantasy.
Directed by Chris Buck & Fawn Veerasunthorn and starring Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine and Evan Peters among others.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
UK Release: 24th of November US Release: 22nd of November
The Eternal Daughter (2022)
A filmmaker and dotting daughter looking to make a film about her elderly mom takes her to a mysterious hotel which was formerly her mother’s family home, but not everything is as it seems there as they attempt to bond over the ghosts of the past and gain some sort of closure from recent losses, and finally find inspiration for her new film.
Directed by Joanna Hogg and starring Tilda Swinton, Joseph Mydell and Carly-Sophia Davies among others.
Genre: Drama, Mystery
UK Release: 24th of November US Release: 2nd of December 2022
#TriviaTuesday: A cost-cutting insect-like suit was the early design for the alien hunter in 1987's 'Predator'—unsuccessfully worn by the character's first actor Jean-Claude Van Damme—but it was ditched for a now iconic Stan Winston design at twice the price. Money well spent. pic.twitter.com/pvbTmpgUIB
#TriviaTuesday: ‘Big Kahuna Burger’ is most certainly the fictional fast food of choice in the Tarantinoverse, appearing or referenced in 'Reservoir Dogs', 'From Dusk Till Dawn', 'Death Proof', 'Four Rooms', as well as its starring turn in 1994’s 'Pulp Fiction' of course. pic.twitter.com/k3xVsbDuA6