Johnny Depp becomes Scrooge, Nicholas Hoult livestreams his bank raids and Cynthia Erivo takes on the legal system she once mastered. The second week of November brings 49 new and returning films across UK and US cinemas and the major streaming services, from Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or winner Fjord to David Bowie back on the big screen in 4K, Dune back in IMAX and a Snoopy Christmas special. Here is everything opening between Wednesday 11 and Friday 13 November, and where you can see it.
Featured Releases
Every film below has its UK availability up front. Tap Trailer under any title to watch it on the page. Streaming titles are marked as platform cards, and classics as re-releases.
The Big Openers
Ebenezer (2026)
- UK availability: In cinemas nationwide from Friday 13 November
- US release: In cinemas nationwide from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Paramount Pictures
- Certificate: 12A (UK)
- Running time: 115 minutes
- Director: Ti West
- Starring: Johnny Depp, Ian McKellen, Rupert Grint, Daisy Ridley, Andrea Riseborough and Tramell Tillman
Viewer Match
- Best for: Anyone who wants a darker, Gothic Christmas Carol.
- Maybe skip if: You want a cosy, family-friendly Scrooge.
- Mood and pace: Spooky, wintry and theatrical.
- Worth the ticket? Yes. It is the week’s biggest opener on both sides of the Atlantic.
Ti West, the director of the X horror trilogy, turns Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol into a Gothic ghost story. Johnny Depp plays Scrooge, Ian McKellen is Jacob Marley, and Andrea Riseborough, Tramell Tillman and Robert Strange play the three Spirits.
Movieversalfilm watch note: Johnny Depp brought the film to Leicester Square this week: read our report from the London premiere.
How to Rob a Bank (2026)
- UK availability: In cinemas nationwide from Friday 13 November
- US release: In cinemas nationwide from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Sony Pictures (UK), Amazon MGM Studios (US)
- Certificate: 15 (UK)
- Running time: 122 minutes
- Director: David Leitch
- Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, John C. Reilly, Anna Sawai, Pete Davidson and Christian Slater
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of slick heist films and Bullet Train-style action.
- Maybe skip if: Flashy, social-media-age crime capers grate on you.
- Mood and pace: Fast, glossy and playful.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, for a fun Friday night out.
David Leitch, the director of Bullet Train and The Fall Guy, sets Nicholas Hoult loose as the leader of a crew who livestream their bank raids and pick up millions of followers. John C. Reilly’s veteran FBI agent and Zoë Kravitz’s software engineer set out to stop them before their biggest job.
Movieversalfilm watch note: Get a feel for it with our How to Rob a Bank clips.
Prima Facie (2026)
- UK availability: In more than 300 cinemas from Friday 13 November
- US release: No US date confirmed
- Distributor: Sony Pictures
- Certificate: 15 (UK)
- Running time: 109 minutes
- Director: Susanna White
- Writer: Suzie Miller, from her stage play
- Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Noma Dumezweni, Daniel Ings and Toheeb Jimoh
Viewer Match
- Best for: Anyone who saw the stage play, and fans of serious courtroom drama.
- Maybe skip if: Stories about sexual assault are too difficult for you right now.
- Mood and pace: Tense, angry and gripping.
- Worth the ticket? Yes. A big performance on a big screen.
Suzie Miller’s award-winning one-woman play becomes a full-scale film. Cynthia Erivo plays Tessa, a brilliant London defence barrister who wins acquittals for men accused of sexual assault, until she is assaulted by a colleague and has to face the system she has mastered from the other side.
Movieversalfilm watch note: The UK and Ireland get it first. Watch the Prima Facie trailer.
Victorian Psycho (2026)
- UK availability: No UK cinema date confirmed yet
- US release: In cinemas nationwide from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Bleecker Street (US)
- Running time: 102 minutes
- Director: Zachary Wigon
- Writer: Virginia Feito, from her novel
- Starring: Maika Monroe, Thomasin McKenzie, Ruth Wilson and Jason Isaacs
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of bloody, blackly comic period horror.
- Maybe skip if: You are squeamish about gore.
- Mood and pace: Wicked, stylish and unsettling.
- Worth the ticket? Worth a look when it reaches the UK.
Maika Monroe, the star of It Follows and Longlegs, plays Winifred Notty, a governess who arrives at a remote Gothic manor. When the staff start to disappear, suspicion falls on the new arrival. Virginia Feito adapts her own novel.
Movieversalfilm watch note: An American opening this week. UK fans will have to wait for a date.
Ghost Soldier (2026)
- UK availability: In cinemas from Friday 27 November
- US release: In cinemas nationwide from Wednesday 11 November
- Distributor: Sony Pictures
- Certificate: 15 (UK)
- Running time: 90 minutes
- Director: William Eubank
- Starring: Jim Caviezel, Olivia Thirlby, Garret Dillahunt and Shea Whigham
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of one-man-army action films.
- Maybe skip if: You want depth over firepower.
- Mood and pace: Lean, loud and old-fashioned.
- Worth the ticket? In the US now. UK audiences can see it from 27 November.
Jim Caviezel plays Henry Fitzgerald, a former Special Forces soldier and weapons developer living off the grid, who comes out of hiding when a foreign corporation tries to seize his neighbours’ land. William Eubank directed Land of Bad.
Movieversalfilm watch note: See our Ghost Soldier trailer post before it reaches the UK.
The Mosquito Bowl (2026)
- UK availability: In selected cinemas from Friday 13 November, then Netflix from Wednesday 25 November
- US release: Netflix from Wednesday 25 November
- Distributor: Netflix
- Running time: 128 minutes
- Director: Peter Berg
- Starring: Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson and Tom Francis
Viewer Match
- Best for: War film fans who want ferocious battle scenes.
- Maybe skip if: You want rounded characters over spectacle.
- Mood and pace: Brutal, loud and sombre.
- Worth the ticket? On the big screen for the battle scenes, or wait for Netflix.
After Pearl Harbor, four college football stars join the US Marines. Peter Berg follows them from a Christmas Eve game on Guadalcanal in 1944 to the Battle of Okinawa.
Movieversalfilm watch note: Our verdict: technically ferocious, but let down by thin characters. Read The Mosquito Bowl Super Review.
More New UK Releases
Fjord (2026)
- UK availability: In more than 80 cinemas from Friday 13 November
- US release: Already in US cinemas since 9 October
- Distributor: Picturehouse Entertainment (UK), Neon (US)
- Certificate: 15 (UK)
- Running time: 146 minutes
- Writer and director: Cristian Mungiu
- Starring: Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve and Lisa Carlehed
Viewer Match
- Best for: Viewers who love demanding European drama.
- Maybe skip if: Long, slow-burning films are not for you.
- Mood and pace: Tense, probing and uncomfortable.
- Worth the ticket? Yes. It won the Palme d’Or at Cannes.
Cristian Mungiu, who made 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, follows a Romanian family who move to a remote Norwegian village to start again, close to the wife’s relatives. Their neighbours’ warmth gives them hope, until the fragile peace begins to unravel around their young daughter.
Movieversalfilm watch note: Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve lead the cast of this year’s Cannes winner.
Whispers in the Woods (2026)
- UK availability: In selected cinemas from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Dartmouth Films
- Running time: 99 minutes
- Director: Vincent Munier
Viewer Match
- Best for: Nature lovers and fans of slow cinema.
- Maybe skip if: You need a story or narration to stay engaged.
- Mood and pace: Hushed, beautiful and meditative.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, for the images and sound alone.
Wildlife photographer Vincent Munier, who made The Velvet Queen, returns to the Vosges forests of his childhood with his father and son to watch and listen for lynx and deer.
Movieversalfilm watch note: One to see on a big screen with good sound.
1 in 2 (2026)
- UK availability: In selected cinemas from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Guerilla Films
- Running time: 142 minutes
- Director: David Nicholas Wilkinson
Viewer Match
- Best for: Anyone affected by cancer, and anyone who wants to understand bowel cancer.
- Maybe skip if: A personal health documentary is too close to home.
- Mood and pace: Personal, urgent and informative.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, if you can find a screening.
Nearly one in two people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Film-maker David Nicholas Wilkinson, a two-time patient, follows his own treatment and finds a steep rise in bowel cancer among people too young to be screened.
Movieversalfilm watch note: A British documentary with a public health message.
100 Sunset (2025)
- UK availability: In selected cinemas from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Day for Night
- Running time: 99 minutes
- Writer and director: Kunsang Kyirong
- Starring: Tenzin Kunsel and Sonam Choekyi
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of quiet, character-led independent film.
- Maybe skip if: You want plenty of plot.
- Mood and pace: Gentle, mysterious and observant.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, for adventurous viewers.
Kunsang Kyirong’s debut is set in a housing complex in Toronto’s Tibetan community, and tells a story of theft, betrayal and something close to magical redemption.
Movieversalfilm watch note: A Tibetan-Canadian mystery drama. Screenings are limited.
A Fox Under a Pink Moon (2026)
- UK availability: In selected cinemas from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: DocHouse (UK), Kino Lorber (US)
- Running time: 76 minutes
- Director: Mehrdad Oskouei
Viewer Match
- Best for: Documentary fans and anyone moved by stories of migration.
- Maybe skip if: You find raw personal films hard to watch.
- Mood and pace: Intimate, dark and hopeful.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, at a specialist cinema.
Soraya, a gifted teenage Afghan artist living in Iran, has spent five years trying to reach her mother in Austria. Her drawings and sculptures, as beautiful as they are dark, carry the film.
Movieversalfilm watch note: Screenings are limited, so check your local specialist cinema.
Nuisance Bear (2026)
- UK availability: In selected cinemas from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: MUBI
- Certificate: PG (UK)
- Running time: 89 minutes
- Directors: Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman
Viewer Match
- Best for: Wildlife fans who want more than a nature documentary.
- Maybe skip if: You want a conventional narrated documentary.
- Mood and pace: Immersive, beautiful and unsettling.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, for the big-screen images.
Polar bears migrate through Churchill, Manitoba, among tourists, wildlife officers and hunters. Seen from the bear’s point of view, it asks who really belongs in a warming world.
Movieversalfilm watch note: Already out in the US. Read our Nuisance Bear Super Review.
Bouma (2026)
- UK availability: In selected cinemas from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Dune Media
- Director: Rejin S. Babu
- Starring: Dileesh Pothan, Sagar Surya, Vineeth Radhakrishnan and Revathy Sharma
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of Malayalam mystery thrillers.
- Maybe skip if: You want reviews first.
- Mood and pace: Mysterious and suspenseful.
- Worth the ticket? Worth a look for fans.
A Malayalam mystery thriller from director Rejin S. Babu, led by Dileesh Pothan and Sagar Surya.
Movieversalfilm watch note: In Malayalam.
Ek Onkar (2026)
- UK availability: In selected cinemas from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: House of Advertising (UK)
- Director: Kavi Raz
Viewer Match
- Best for: Viewers interested in Sikh history and true stories.
- Maybe skip if: You prefer lighter viewing.
- Mood and pace: Sombre and reflective.
- Worth the ticket? Worth seeking out.
Set against the 2012 shooting at the Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Kavi Raz’s drama follows three lives and three faiths drawn together by the attack.
Movieversalfilm watch note: Inspired by true events.
Instruktorius (2026)
- UK availability: In selected cinemas from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Vabalo Film
- Running time: 90 minutes
- Director: Robertas Kuliūnas
- Starring: Dominykas Klajumas and Justinas Jankevičius
Viewer Match
- Best for: Lithuanian audiences and fans of road-trip comedy.
- Maybe skip if: Broad comedy is not for you.
- Mood and pace: Silly and good-natured.
- Worth the ticket? A fun night out for Lithuanian speakers.
Martynas, a cocky but kind-hearted man from Vilnius, loses his driving licence and his pregnant fiancée in quick succession. Trying to win her back, he signs up with a very strange driving instructor.
Movieversalfilm watch note: In Lithuanian.
Donga Naa Koduku (2026)
- UK availability: In selected cinemas from Friday 13 November
- US release: Limited release this week
- Distributor: Prathyangira Cinemas (UK)
- Running time: 136 minutes
- Writer and director: Sreenu Kambala
- Starring: Mouli and Sushmita Shetty
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of Telugu family comedy.
- Maybe skip if: Broad comedy is not for you.
- Mood and pace: Light and chaotic.
- Worth the ticket? A good night out for fans.
A young man with a habit of stealing brings trouble on his whole family, who are left to deal with the consequences.
Movieversalfilm watch note: In Telugu.
Itllu Arjuna (2026)
- UK availability: In selected cinemas from Friday 13 November
- US release: Limited release from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Prathyangira Cinemas
- Running time: 157 minutes
- Writer and director: Mahesh Uppala
- Starring: Aniesh, Anaswara Rajan and Vennela Kishore
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of Telugu romance with action and big songs.
- Maybe skip if: You want a short, simple night out.
- Mood and pace: Romantic, stylish and energetic.
- Worth the ticket? For Telugu cinema fans, yes.
Arjuna, a young man who cannot speak, falls for Keerthi and shows his feelings through his actions, until their romance pulls them into danger. Newcomer Aniesh leads, Nagarjuna presents, and Thaman S wrote the music.
Movieversalfilm watch note: In Telugu with English subtitles.
John Doe (2026)
- UK availability: In selected cinemas from Friday 13 November
- US release: Limited release from Friday 13 November
- Running time: 155 minutes
- Director: Madhumita
- Starring: Arjun Das and Sanchana Natarajan
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of dark police thrillers.
- Maybe skip if: Stories about missing children are hard for you to watch.
- Mood and pace: Tense, brooding and twisty.
- Worth the ticket? For crime-thriller fans, yes.
A guilt-stricken small-town police officer becomes obsessed with identifying a boy found drowned, and his search uncovers a chilling pattern of missing children in the neighbouring towns.
Movieversalfilm watch note: In Tamil with English subtitles.
Classics Back on the Big Screen
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976): 50th Anniversary 4K
- UK availability: Back in cinemas from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Studiocanal
- Running time: 139 minutes
- Director: Nicolas Roeg
- Starring: David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark and Buck Henry
Viewer Match
- Best for: Bowie fans and lovers of strange, beautiful science fiction.
- Maybe skip if: You want a conventional sci-fi story.
- Mood and pace: Hypnotic, sad and otherworldly.
- Worth the ticket? Yes. This is how it should be seen.
David Bowie plays Thomas Jerome Newton, an alien who comes to Earth looking for water to save his planet and builds a business empire before he is caught. Nicolas Roeg’s cult classic returns in 4K for its 50th anniversary.
Movieversalfilm watch note: Watch the 50th anniversary trailer.
Marie Antoinette (2006): 20th Anniversary 4K
- UK availability: Back in cinemas from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Park Circus
- Certificate: 12A (UK)
- Running time: 123 minutes
- Writer and director: Sofia Coppola
- Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Steve Coogan and Judy Davis
Viewer Match
- Best for: Sofia Coppola fans and anyone who loves costume and colour.
- Maybe skip if: You want a strict history lesson.
- Mood and pace: Dreamy, decadent and melancholy.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, for the restored colour.
Sofia Coppola’s pop-soundtracked portrait of the teenage queen of France, from her marriage to Louis XVI to the fall of Versailles, returns in a 4K restoration for its 20th anniversary.
Movieversalfilm watch note: A good partner to the Bowie re-release this weekend.
The Angry Birds Movie (2016): 10th Anniversary
- UK availability: No UK re-release announced
- US release: Back in cinemas from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Iconic Releasing (US)
- Certificate: U (UK)
- Running time: 97 minutes
- Directors: Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly
- Voices: Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Maya Rudolph and Danny McBride
Viewer Match
- Best for: Families who want an easy, colourful trip out.
- Maybe skip if: You have no interest in the games.
- Mood and pace: Bright, silly and fast.
- Worth the ticket? For families in the US.
Red, a bird with a temper, teams up with fellow outsiders Chuck and Bomb when green pigs arrive on their island. The first film returns to US cinemas ten years on.
Movieversalfilm watch note: The third film is on its way: see the Angry Birds Movie 3 trailer.
Dune: Part One & Dune: Part Two – IMAX Double Feature
- UK availability: Both films return to Cineworld IMAX screens from Friday 4 to Tuesday 15 December
- US release: IMAX double feature on Friday 13 November only, then separate IMAX screenings of each film from 14 to 18 November
- Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
- Director: Denis Villeneuve
- Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Javier Bardem and Austin Butler
Viewer Match
- Best for: Anyone who wants to catch up before Dune: Part Three.
- Maybe skip if: Five and a half hours in a cinema seat is too much.
- Mood and pace: Epic, immersive and loud.
- Worth the ticket? Yes. These films were made for IMAX.
Denis Villeneuve’s two Dune films play back to back in IMAX for one night in the US. Every screening also includes an exclusive sneak peek at Dune: Part Three, which opens on 18 December.
Movieversalfilm watch note: Get ready with the Dune: Part Three final trailer.
Prisoners (2013): Denis Villeneuve Season
- UK availability: At Cineworld cinemas on Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Cineworld (Denis Villeneuve season)
- Certificate: 15 (UK)
- Running time: 153 minutes
- Director: Denis Villeneuve
- Starring: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Maria Bello and Paul Dano
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of gripping, morally knotty crime thrillers.
- Maybe skip if: You want something light.
- Mood and pace: Bleak, tense and absorbing.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, for a rare big-screen showing.
When his young daughter is abducted, a desperate father takes the law into his own hands as a detective races to find her. Cineworld opens its Denis Villeneuve season with it, followed by Sicario, Enemy, Arrival and Blade Runner 2049.
Movieversalfilm watch note: The season builds to Dune: Part One and Dune: Part Two in Cineworld IMAX from 4 December.
New in US Cinemas
Remember (2026)
- US release: Limited release from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: ABS-CBN Star Cinema
- Running time: 111 minutes
- Director: Mae Cruz-Alviar
- Starring: Marian Rivera and Dingdong Dantes
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of Filipino family drama.
- Maybe skip if: Tear-jerkers are not for you.
- Mood and pace: Emotional and heartfelt.
- Worth the ticket? Bring tissues.
An estranged couple pretend to still be together for the sake of their daughter, whose memory is fading.
Movieversalfilm watch note: In Filipino.
Paper Tiger (2026)
- UK availability: In cinemas from Friday 5 February 2027
- US release: Limited release from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Neon (US)
- Running time: 115 minutes
- Writer and director: James Gray
- Starring: Adam Driver, Miles Teller and Scarlett Johansson
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of 1970s-style New York crime drama.
- Maybe skip if: You want fast-paced thrills.
- Mood and pace: Tense, moody and serious.
- Worth the ticket? One to look forward to in the UK.
Two brothers chasing the American Dream get drawn into business with the Russian mafia, and family loyalty starts to crack. James Gray directed Armageddon Time and We Own the Night.
Movieversalfilm watch note: UK audiences have until February to wait.
Bitter Christmas (2026)
- UK availability: Released in UK cinemas on 28 August
- US release: Limited release in New York and Los Angeles from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics (US), Curzon (UK)
- Certificate: 15 (UK)
- Running time: 111 minutes
- Writer and director: Pedro Almodóvar
- Starring: Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia and Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Viewer Match
- Best for: Almodóvar fans.
- Maybe skip if: Films about film-making leave you cold.
- Mood and pace: Melancholy, warm and self-reflective.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, if it is still playing near you.
Pedro Almodóvar weaves together two stories decades apart: a woman grieving her mother who throws herself into work over a long December weekend, and the film-maker who turns her story into a script.
Movieversalfilm watch note: In Spanish with subtitles.
Orfeo (2026)
- US release: Limited release in New York and Los Angeles from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Oscilloscope Laboratories
- Running time: 74 minutes
- Director: Virgilio Villoresi
- Starring: Luca Vergoni and Giulia Maenza
Viewer Match
- Best for: Lovers of handmade, surreal cinema.
- Maybe skip if: You want a straightforward story.
- Mood and pace: Dreamlike and inventive.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, for the craft.
A lonely pianist follows the woman he loves through a small door into an underworld of ghosts and strange creatures. Shot on 16mm with handmade effects and stop-motion, it is inspired by Dino Buzzati’s Poema a fumetti.
Movieversalfilm watch note: In Italian with subtitles.
threeASFOUR: Full Circle (2026)
- US release: Limited release in New York from Friday 13 November
- Running time: 93 minutes
- Directors: Sean Ono Lennon and Brian C. González
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fashion and art lovers.
- Maybe skip if: Fashion documentaries bore you.
- Mood and pace: Artful and independent.
- Worth the ticket? For fashion fans.
Sean Ono Lennon’s first feature documentary follows the New York avant-garde fashion collective threeASFOUR across more than two decades of making art on their own terms.
Movieversalfilm watch note: A New York release for now.
Dead of Night (2026)
- US release: Limited release from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Level 33 Entertainment
- Director: Derek Sulek
- Starring: Dermot Mulroney, Jake Busey and Scott Grimes
Viewer Match
- Best for: Small-town slasher fans.
- Maybe skip if: You avoid gory horror.
- Mood and pace: Grim and suspenseful.
- Worth the ticket? Wait for streaming.
A small town is terrorised by a string of brutal murders, and the sheriff, his daughter and the mayor race to find the killer.
Movieversalfilm watch note: An independent horror release.
God with Us (2026)
- US release: Limited release from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Variance Films
- Writer and director: Jimmy Jenkins
- Starring: Ashley Olivia Fisher, Aspen Kennedy Wilson, Lil Rel Howery and Rotimi
Viewer Match
- Best for: Viewers looking for a faith-based Christmas story.
- Maybe skip if: Religious drama is not for you.
- Mood and pace: Hopeful and earnest.
- Worth the ticket? For faith audiences.
The Nativity story moves to a Maryland neighbourhood, where Mary Anne Thomas and her boyfriend Joseph find their lives turned upside down when she learns she is pregnant.
Movieversalfilm watch note: A modern retelling of the Christmas story.
Search Party: Where’s PawPaw? (2026)
- US release: Limited release from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Atlas Distribution
- Running time: 102 minutes
- Director: Victoria Monai Richards
- Starring: Victoria Monai Richards, Nijah Brenea, Daisy Fernandez, Tichina Arnold and Tommy Davidson
Viewer Match
- Best for: Families who like madcap comedy.
- Maybe skip if: Broad comedy is not for you.
- Mood and pace: Chaotic and warm.
- Worth the ticket? A family outing in the US.
When her ailing grandfather vanishes from his nursing home, Noble and her friends follow a trail of bizarre clues to find him.
Movieversalfilm watch note: A family comedy.
Space Cadet (2026)
- US release: Limited release from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Viva Pictures
- Running time: 86 minutes
- Director: Kid Koala
Viewer Match
- Best for: Families and fans of gentle animation.
- Maybe skip if: You want fast-paced action.
- Mood and pace: Tender and bittersweet.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, for animation fans.
Musician Kid Koala adapts his graphic novel about a young astronaut and her guardian robot, a story of grief, loss and love across generations.
Movieversalfilm watch note: An animated feature for older children and adults.
In the Mouth (2026)
- US release: Limited release from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Antenna
- Running time: 83 minutes
- Writer and director: Cory Santilli
Viewer Match
- Best for: Lovers of offbeat, surreal comedy.
- Maybe skip if: You like your films grounded.
- Mood and pace: Strange and absurd.
- Worth the ticket? For the curious.
A chronic worrier is trapped in his own house after a giant version of himself appears in his front garden.
Movieversalfilm watch note: A surreal independent comedy.
Plucked (2026)
- US release: Limited release from Friday 13 November
- Distributor: Dark Passage Films
- Running time: 120 minutes
- Writers and directors: Usher Morgan and Katie Vincent
- Starring: Katie Vincent, Jared Canfield and Catherine Curtin
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of dark period comedy.
- Maybe skip if: Violence in comedy puts you off.
- Mood and pace: Wicked and chaotic.
- Worth the ticket? For fans of the genre.
In Gilded Age New York, a woman determined to divorce her unstable husband turns a polite dinner party into a night of chaos and violence.
Movieversalfilm watch note: A period black comedy.
Quarter (2026)
- US release: Limited release in New York from Friday 13 November
- Starring: Kelsey Bascom, Ali Wentworth, Raven-Symoné and Brooke Shields
Viewer Match
- Best for: Anyone in the middle of a quarter-life crisis.
- Maybe skip if: Coming-of-age comedies are not your thing.
- Mood and pace: Light and relatable.
- Worth the ticket? Wait for streaming.
A comedy-drama about a young woman’s quarter-life crisis, with Brooke Shields and Raven-Symoné in support.
Movieversalfilm watch note: A New York release for now.
New on Streaming
Heartland (2026)
- Where to watch: Netflix from Friday 13 November
- Writer and director: Shana Feste
- Starring: Jessica Chastain, Garrett Hedlund, Carter Faith, John Hawkes and Jennifer Nettles
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of mystery thrillers with a music backdrop.
- Maybe skip if: Country music is not your thing.
- Mood and pace: Moody and twisty.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, the pick for a night in.
Jessica Chastain plays Misty Jones, a former country star who comes out of seclusion when her niece, a rising singer, disappears. Her search takes her into the murky side of Nashville.
Movieversalfilm watch note: Shana Feste also made Country Strong.
Tyler Perry’s The Gospel of Christmas (2026)
- Where to watch: Netflix from Wednesday 11 November
- Running time: 103 minutes
- Director: Tyler Perry
- Starring: Tank, Fantasia Barrino, CeCe Winans, Yolanda Adams and Shirley Caesar
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of gospel music and Tyler Perry.
- Maybe skip if: You want a cynical Christmas film.
- Mood and pace: Warm, musical and heartfelt.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, for a festive night in.
A struggling pastor moves his family to a rough New York neighbourhood, where they must save a neglected church from foreclosure before Christmas.
Movieversalfilm watch note: Watch the Gospel of Christmas trailer.
Allen (2026)
- Where to watch: Netflix from Thursday 12 November
- Running time: 105 minutes
- Directors: Daley Pearson and Jeffrey Walker
- Starring: T.J. Power, Charlotte Nicdao and Josh Helman
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of E.T. and offbeat sci-fi comedy.
- Maybe skip if: You want straight science fiction.
- Mood and pace: Quirky and nostalgic.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, try it.
Twenty years after his childhood friendship with an alien, Petey from Queensland has never moved on. Now Allen is back, with a secret big enough to change the world.
Movieversalfilm watch note: An Australian sci-fi comedy.
Never Surrender (2026)
- Where to watch: Netflix from Thursday 12 November
- Running time: 137 minutes
- Director: Sidharta Tata
- Starring: Lukman Sardi, Callista Arum and Derby Romero
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of Indonesian action cinema like The Raid.
- Maybe skip if: You avoid violent thrillers.
- Mood and pace: Fierce and relentless.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, for action fans.
When a deadly gang descends on his remote home, a guilt-ridden veteran and the grandchildren he barely knows must fight together to survive.
Movieversalfilm watch note: In Indonesian with subtitles. Watch the Never Surrender trailer.
The Christmas Switch (2026)
- Where to watch: Netflix from Thursday 12 November
- Director: Adam Pålsson
- Starring: Felice Jankell and Happy Jankell
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of festive romantic comedy.
- Maybe skip if: Christmas films in November are too much.
- Mood and pace: Cosy and light.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, for a festive night in.
A work-hard, play-hard city girl swaps lives with her homebody sister at Christmas, with messy results.
Movieversalfilm watch note: In Swedish with subtitles.
Kijsada Paradise (2026)
- Where to watch: Netflix from Wednesday 11 November
- Running time: 113 minutes
- Director: Phontharis Chotkijsadarsopon
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of Thai horror.
- Maybe skip if: You scare easily.
- Mood and pace: Creepy and suspenseful.
- Worth the ticket? Try it.
When a friend goes missing in an abandoned amusement park, a group of teenagers find their friendship tested by conflict and secrets.
Movieversalfilm watch note: In Thai with subtitles.
Being Heumann (2026)
- Where to watch: Apple TV from Friday 13 November; also in selected UK cinemas
- Director: Siân Heder
- Starring: Ruth Madeley, Mark Ruffalo and Dylan O’Brien
Viewer Match
- Best for: Anyone who loves true stories of protest.
- Maybe skip if: You want light entertainment.
- Mood and pace: Rousing and defiant.
- Worth the ticket? Yes.
Ruth Madeley plays disability rights campaigner Judy Heumann, who led the 1977 sit-in that demanded federal protections for disabled Americans.
Movieversalfilm watch note: From the director of CODA.
Snoopy Presents: 12 Days of Snoopy (2026)
- Where to watch: Apple TV from Friday 13 November
- Running time: 33 minutes
Viewer Match
- Best for: Families and Peanuts fans.
- Maybe skip if: You want a feature-length film.
- Mood and pace: Sweet and festive.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, for young children.
Snoopy tries to get off Santa’s naughty list by becoming the nicest beagle in town.
Movieversalfilm watch note: A short Christmas special.
The End of Oak Street (2026)
- Where to watch: HBO Max (US) and Sky Cinema and NOW (UK) from Friday 13 November
- Certificate: 12A (UK)
- Running time: 100 minutes
- Writer and director: David Robert Mitchell
- Starring: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor and Maisy Stella
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of family sci-fi thrillers with dinosaurs.
- Maybe skip if: Creature features are not for you.
- Mood and pace: Tense and visually assured.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, a strong night in.
A cosmic event rips a suburban street out of its neighbourhood and drops it somewhere prehistoric, and the Platt family must stick together to survive.
Movieversalfilm watch note: Our verdict: a taut, visually assured survival thriller. Read The End of Oak Street Super Review.
PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026)
- Where to watch: Paramount+ (US) from Thursday 12 November; UK streaming date not confirmed
- Certificate: U (UK)
- Running time: 88 minutes
- Director: Cal Brunker
Viewer Match
- Best for: Young PAW Patrol fans.
- Maybe skip if: You are not a PAW Patrol fan.
- Mood and pace: Bright and busy.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, for little ones.
A storm strands the pups on a dinosaur island, where they meet a stranded pup called Rex. When Mayor Humdinger’s mining wakes a volcano, the team faces its biggest rescue yet.
Movieversalfilm watch note: The third PAW Patrol film.
Late Fame (2025)
- Where to watch: MUBI (UK and Ireland) from Friday 13 November
- Certificate: 15 (UK)
- Running time: 97 minutes
- Director: Kent Jones
- Starring: Willem Dafoe and Greta Lee
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of literary New York drama.
- Maybe skip if: You want plenty of plot.
- Mood and pace: Witty, wistful and satirical.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, an easy MUBI choice.
Willem Dafoe plays Ed Saxberger, a post office worker whose forgotten book of poems is rediscovered by a group of young downtown admirers led by Greta Lee’s Gloria.
Movieversalfilm watch note: It played in UK cinemas in September.
Love Letters (2025)
- Where to watch: MUBI from Friday 13 November
- Running time: 97 minutes
- Writer and director: Alice Douard
- Starring: Ella Rumpf, Monia Chokri and Noémie Lvovsky
Viewer Match
- Best for: Fans of warm, funny French drama.
- Maybe skip if: Subtitles put you off.
- Mood and pace: Tender and funny.
- Worth the ticket? Yes.
Céline, 32, is expecting her first child, but it is her wife Nadia who is pregnant. Alice Douard’s debut follows the three months before the birth.
Movieversalfilm watch note: In French with subtitles.
Avengers: Endgame Encore (2026)
- Where to watch: Disney+ (UK and US) from Friday 13 November
- Directors: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
- Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Josh Brolin
Viewer Match
- Best for: Marvel fans getting ready for Avengers: Doomsday.
- Maybe skip if: You have never seen the earlier Avengers films.
- Mood and pace: Grand, emotional and action-packed.
- Worth the ticket? Yes, especially before Doomsday.
The epic finale of the Infinity Saga arrives on Disney+ after its autumn return to cinemas. The surviving Avengers come together to undo Thanos’s devastation, and this release adds a first look at Avengers: Doomsday, which opens in cinemas on 18 December.
Movieversalfilm watch note: Watch the Avengers: Endgame Encore trailer.
Also Opening
Give Me the Ball! (2026)
Liz Garbus and Elizabeth Wolff’s documentary about Billie Jean King, with rare archive and interviews with those closest to her. In selected UK cinemas from Friday 13 November.
Movieversalfilm Weekly Selection
Ebenezer is the big event of the week: Johnny Depp’s Scrooge in a Gothic Christmas Carol from Ti West. Prima Facie offers a powerhouse role for Cynthia Erivo in a courtroom drama with something to say. Fjord is the serious film to seek out: Cristian Mungiu’s Palme d’Or winner. How to Rob a Bank is the slick, crowd-pleasing night out. Heartland is the pick if you’re staying in: Jessica Chastain on the trail of a missing singer in Nashville.
Scrooge, a bank job, a courtroom or a Norwegian fjord: which one are you booking first this weekend?