Based on information provided by the Box Office Mojo and some internet research, here are a few of the movies you can expect to see in the movie theatres in November:
Arctic Dogs
Opens: November 1
This animated movie focuses on Swifty the Arctic Fox (voiced by Jeremy Renner), who works in the mailroom of the Arctic Blast Delivery Service, but he has much bigger dreams. He yearns to become a Top Dog, the Arctic’s star husky couriers. To prove he can do it, he commandeers one of the sleds and delivers a mysterious package to a secret location. Once there, he stumbles on a hidden fortress overseen by the nefarious Otto Von Walrus (voiced by John Cleese). The blubbery evil genius commands an army of oddly polite puffin henchmen. Swifty discovers Otto’s villainous plan to drill beneath the snow-packed surface to unleash masses of ancient gas to melt the Arctic and become the world’s supreme ruler. To stop this sinister scheme, Swifty enlists the help of his friends: PB (voiced by Alec Baldwin), a neurotic polar bear, Lemmy (voiced by James Franco), a scatterbrained albatross, Jade Fox (voiced by Heidi Klum), a brainy engineer, Leopold (voiced by Omar Sy) and Bertha (also voiced by Heidi Klum), two conspiracy theorist otters and Magda (voiced by Anjelica Huston), his curmudgeonly boss.
Harriet
Opens: November 1
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s (Broadway’s Cynthia Erivo) escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history. The film also stars Leslie Odom Jr., Janelle Monae, Clarke Peters and Vanessa Bell Calloway.
Motherless Brooklyn
Opens: November 1
Set against the backdrop of 1950s New York, the film follows Lionel Essrog (Edward Norton), a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome, as he ventures to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend, Frank Minna (Bruce Willis). The cast includes Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Dallas Roberts, Fisher Stevens, Bobby Cannavale, Leslie Mann and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
Terminator: Dark Fate
Opens: November 1
Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) and a hybrid cyborg human (Mackenzie Davis) must protect a young girl from a newly modified liquid Terminator (Gabriel Luna) from the future. The cast includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong, Natalia Reyes, Diego Boneta, Steven Cree and Tom Hopper.
Last Christmas
Opens: November 8
Kate (Emilia Clarke) is a young woman subscribed to bad decisions. Her last date with disaster? That of having accepted to work as Santa’s elf for a department store. However, she meets Tom (Henry Golding) there. Her life takes a new turn. For Kate, it seems too good to be true. The film also stars Emma Thompson, Michelle Yeoh and Patti Lupone.
Midway
Opens: November 8
The story of the Battle of Midway, told by the leaders and the sailors who fought it. The large ensemble cast includes Woody Harrelson, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Ed Skrein, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Alexander Ludwig, Aaron Eckhart, Darren Criss, Nick Jonas, Luke Kleintank, Jake Weber and David Hewlett.
Playing with Fire
Opens: November 8
A crew of rugged firefighters (which includes John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, Tyler Mane, and John Leguizamo) meet their match when attempting to rescue three rambunctious kids (Brianna Hildebrand, Christian Convery and Finley Rose Slater). The cast includes Judy Greer and Dennis Haysbert.
Charlie’s Angels
Opens: November 15
This latest incarnation comes from Elizabeth Banks (who stars, wrote and directed the film). When a young systems engineer (Naomi Scott) blows the whistle on a dangerous technology, Charlie’s Angels (Kristen Stewart and Ella Balinska) are called into action, putting their lives on the line to protect us all. The cast includes Sam Claflin, Noah Centineo, Patrick Stewart, Djimon Hounsou, Nat Faxon and Johathan Tucker.
Ford v Ferrari
Opens: November 15
American car designer Carroll Shelby (Matt Damon) and driver Ken Miles (Christian Bale) battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford and challenge Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966. The cast also includes Caitriona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, JJ Field, Josh Lucas and Ray McKinnon.
The Good Liar
Opens: November 15
Career con artist Roy Courtnay (Sir Ian McKellen) can hardly believe his luck when he meets well-to-do widow Betty McLeish (Helen Mirren) online. As Betty opens her home and life to him, Roy is surprised to find himself caring about her, turning what should be a cut-and-dry swindle into the most treacherous tightrope walk of his life. The film stars Jim Carter and Russell Tovey.
21 Bridges
Opens: November 22
A disgraced detective (Chadwick Boseman) in the NYPD is given a shot at redemption. The cast also stars Sienna Miller, Taylor Kitsch, J.K. Simmons, Keith David and Stephan James.
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Opens: November 22
Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks) and journalist Tom Junod, who is depicted as Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) in the film. The film also stars Christine Lahti, Wendy Makkena, Susan Kelechi Watson, Enrico Colantoni, Christ Cooper and Tammy Blanchard.
Dark Waters
Opens: November 22
A corporate defense attorney (Mark Ruffalo) takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbin, Bill Pullman, Mare Winningham, Victor Garber and William Jackson Harper.
Frozen II
Opens: November 22
Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven (voiced by Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad) leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land. They set out to find the origin of Elsa’s powers in order to save their kingdom. Other voices will be provided by Jason Ritter, Evan Rachel Wood, Sterling K. Brown, Martha Plimpton, Alfred Molina and Santino Fontana.
Movies coming out in December will be posted at the end of November.
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