November has arrived, and while we’re passing the spooky season, the holiday season is just getting started. November always brings the start of family movie season as studios gear up to drop their feel-good and family-friendly flicks for Thanksgiving, and there’s no shortage of that this month. But there are also some big tentpoles heading our way, and movies anchored by big-time A-listers, whether big-budget blockbusters or smaller indies.
Here are all the wide-release movies coming to theaters in November 2024. Get tickets here.
Here – Release Date: Friday, November 1
Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Dockery, Ben Wiggins, Paul Bettany, Ophelia Lovibond, Beau Gadsdon, Jonathan Aris, Nikki Amuka-Bird
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Synopsis: From the reunited director, writer, and stars of FORREST GUMP, HERE is an original film about multiple families and a special place they inhabit. The story travels through generations, capturing the human experience in its purest form.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever – Release Date: Friday, November 8
Cast: Judy Greer, Pete Holmes, Molly Belle Wright, Lauren Graham, Elizabeth Tabish, Kirk B.R. Woller, Vanessa Benavente, Stephanie Sy, Lauren Cochrane, Lorelei Olivia Mote
Director: Dallas Jenkins
Synopsis: Based on the beloved book, THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER centers on the Herdmans – absolutely the worst kids in the history of the world. But this Christmas, they’re taking over their local church Pageant – and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked community the true meaning of Christmas.
Heretic – Release Date: Friday, November 8
Cast: Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, Chloe East, Elle McKinnon, River Codack, Stephanie Lavigne, Carolyn Adair, Elle Young
Director: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
Synopsis: Two young missionaries become ensnared in a deadly game of cat and mouse when they knock on the door of the diabolical Mr. Reed. Trapped in his home, they must turn to their faith if they want to make it out alive.
Elevation – Release Date: Friday, November 8
Cast: Anthony Mackie, Morena Baccarin, Maddie Hasson, Shauna Earp, Danny Boyd Jr., Ian Hummel, Dalila Orozco, Drexel Malkoff, Dave Malkoff, James Anthony Perez
Director: George Nolfi
Synopsis: A single father and two women venture from the safety of their homes to face monstrous creatures to save the life of a young boy.
Small Things Like These – Release Date: Friday, November 8
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Emily Watson, Michelle Fairley, Clare Dunne, Mark McKenna, Amy De Bhrún, Agnes O’Casey, Joanne Crawford, Eileen Walsh, Abby Fitz
Director: Tim Mielants
Synopsis: Oscar winner Cillian Murphy delivers a stunning performance as devoted father Bill Furling in this film based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Claire Keegan. While working as a coal merchant to support his family, he discovers disturbing secrets kept by the local convent – and uncovers truths of his own – forcing him to confront his past and the complicit silence of a small Irish town controlled by the Catholic Church.
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom – Release Date: Friday, November 8
Cast: Satoshi Hino, Yumi Hara, Masayuki Katô, Asami Seto, Yoshino Aoyama, Hitomi Nabatame, Saori Hayami, Haruka Tomatsu
Director: Naoyuki Itô
Synopsis: Momonga, now known as the Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown, rallies the Sorcerer Kingdom and its undead army to join the fight alongside the Sacred Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy in hopes to defeat the Demon Emperor Jaldabaoth.
Red One – Release Date: Friday, November 15
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, J.K. Simmons, Lucy Liu, Bonnie Hunt, Kristofer Hivju, Kiernan Shipka, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Wesley Kimmel, Nick Kroll
Director: Jake Kasdan
Synopsis: After Santa Claus – Code Name: RED ONE – is kidnapped, the North Pole’s Head of Security (Dwayne Johnson) must team up with the world’s most infamous bounty hunter (Chris Evans) in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
Gladiator II – Release Date: Friday, November 22
Cast: Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Rory McCann, Peter Mensah, Fred Hechinger, Derek Jacobi, Matt Lucas
Director: Ridley Scott
Synopsis: From legendary director Ridley Scott, Gladiator II continues the epic saga of power, intrigue, and vengeance set in Ancient Rome. Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius (Paul Mescal) is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist.
Wicked – Release Date: Friday, November 22
Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Keala Settle, Bronwyn James, Bowen Yang
Director: Jon Chu
Synopsis: Misunderstood because of her green skin, a young woman named Elphaba forges an unlikely but profound friendship with Glinda, a student with an unflinching desire for popularity. Following an encounter with the Wizard of Oz, their relationship soon reaches a crossroad as their lives begin to take very different paths.
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. – Release Date: Friday, November 22
Cast: Jonas Dassler, Phileas Heyblom, August Diehl, Moritz Bleibtreu, Nadine Heidenreich, Flula Borg, Lisa Hofer, Luise Landau, William Robinson
Director: Todd Komarnicki
Synopsis: As the world teeters on the brink of annihilation, Dietrich Bonhoeffer is swept into the epicenter of a deadly plot to assassinate Hitler. With his faith and fate at stake, Bonhoeffer must choose between upholding his moral convictions or risking it all to save millions of Jews from genocide. Will his shift from preaching peace to plotting murder alter the course of history or cost him everything?
Moana 2 – Release Date: Wednesday, November 27
Cast: Auli’i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Temuera Morrison, Alan Tudyk, Rose Matafeo, David Fane, Hualalai Chung, Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda
Director: David G. Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller
Synopsis: “Moana 2” reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.
