Anticipated Holiday Movies
Films coming to cinemas this season
Predator: Badlands
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Writer(s): Patrick Aison, Dan Trachtenberg
Starring: Elle Fanning, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally on his journey in search of the ultimate adversary.
Release Date: November 7th
Proyecto Nombre
Director: Ira Sachs
Writer(s): Ira Sachs
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Ben Wishaw
Genre: Biography/Drama
Plot Synopsis: Conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and Linda Rosenkrantz from 1974 sheds light on New York's vibrant downtown art world and the introspective journey of an artist's life.
Release Date: November 7th
Sentimental Value
Director: Joachim Trier
Writer(s): Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt
Starring: Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Ingar Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Elle Fanning, Anders Danielsen Lie, Jesper Christensen
Genre: Drama
Plot Synopsis: An intimate exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art.
Release Date: November 7th
Proyecto Nombre
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Writer(s): Enda Walsh, Lynne Ramsay, Alice Birch
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Nolte, LaKeith Stanfield, Gabrielle Rose
Genre: Drama/Comedy/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: Grace, a writer and young mother, is slowly slipping into madness. Locked away in an old house in and around Montana, we see her acting increasingly agitated and erratic, leaving her companion, Jackson, increasingly worried and helpless.
Release Date: November 7th
Proyecto Nombre
Director: David Michôd
Writer(s): Mirrah Foulkes, Katherine Fugate, David Michôd,
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Coleman Pedigo, Merritt Weaver, Ben Foster, Ethan Embry, Jess Gabor, Chad L. Coleman
Genre: Drama/Sport/Biography
Plot Synopsis: Tells the story of Christy Martin, the most successful female boxer of the 90s.
Release Date: November 7th
Frankenstein
Director: Guillermo Del Toro
Writer(s): Guillermo Del Toro
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, Charles Dance, David Bradley, Lars Mikkelsen
Genre: Horror/Drama/Fantasy
Plot Synopsis: A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Release Date: November 7th
The Running Man
Director: Edgar Wright
Writer(s): Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright
Starring: Glen Powell, Emilia Jones, Colman Domingo, Josh Brolin, Katy O'Brian, Lee Pace, William H. Macy, Michael Cera
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: A man joins a game show where contestants, allowed to go anywhere in the world, are pursued by "hunters" hired to kill them.
Release Date: November 14th
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Director: Ruben Fleischer
Writer(s): Seth Grahame-Smith, Michael Lesslie, Rhett Reese
Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt, Rosamund Pike, Morgan Freeman
Genre: Crime/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: A diamond heist reunites retired Horsemen illusionists with new performers Greenblatt, Smith and Sessa as they target dangerous criminals.
Release Date: November 14th
The Things You Kill
Director: Alireza Khatami
Writer(s): Alireza Khatami
Starring: Ekin Koç, Ercan Kesal, Hazar Ergüçlü, Erkan Kolçak Köstendil, Serhat Nalbantoglu, Selen Kurtaran
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: Haunted by the suspicious death of his ailing mother, a university professor coerces his enigmatic gardener to execute a cold-blooded act of vengeance.
Release Date: November 14th
Keeper
Director: Osgood Perkins
Writer(s): Nick Lepard
Starring: Tatiana Maslany, Rossif Sutherland, Claire Friesen, Christin Park, Tess Degenstein, Erin Boyes, Birkett Turton
Genre: Horror
Plot Synopsis: A romantic anniversary trip to a secluded cabin turns sinister when a dark presence reveals itself, forcing a couple to confront the property's haunting past.
Release Date: November 14th
Nouvelle Vague
Director: Richard Linklater
Writer(s): Holly Gent, Vincent Palmo Jr.
Starring: Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin, Adrien Rouyard, Antoine Besson, Jode Ruth-Forrest, Bruno Dreyfürst
Genre: Biography/Comedy/Drama
Plot Synopsis: After writing for Cahiers du cinéma, young Godard decides making films is the best film criticism. He gets Beauregard to fund a low-budget feature, creating a treatment with Truffaut about a gangster couple.
Release Date: November 14th
Wicked: For Good
Director: John M. Chu
Writer(s): Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox
Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Colman Domingo, Peter Dinklage
Genre: Musical/Fantasy/Romance
Plot Synopsis: Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North. The second of a two-part feature film adaptation of the Broadway musical.
Release Date: November 21st
Sisu: Road to Revenge
Director: Jamari Helander
Writer(s): Jamari Helander
Starring: Jorma Tommila, Stephen Lang, Richard Brake, Einar Haraldsson, Tommi Korpela
Genre: Action
Plot Synopsis: A man returns to dismantle his family's house, where they were murdered in war, to rebuild it elsewhere. When the killer, a Red Army commander, tracks him down, a brutal cross-country pursuit begins.
Release Date: November 21st
Train Dreams
Director: Clint Bentley
Writer(s): Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar
Starring: Joel Edgerton, Clifton Collins Jr., Felicity Jones, Alfred Hsing, Paul Schneider, William H. Macy, John Dielh
Genre: Drama
Plot Synopsis: Based on Denis Johnson's beloved novella, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly-changing America of the early 20th Century.
Release Date: November 21st
Rental Family
Director: Hikari
Writer(s): Hikari, Stephen Blahut
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto, Shannon Gorman, Akira Emoto, Nihi
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Plot Synopsis: An American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese "rental family" agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. He rediscovers purpose, belonging, and the beauty of human connection.
Release Date: November 21st
Cactus Pears
Director: Rohan Kanawade
Writer(s): Rohan Kanawade
Starring: Bhushaan Manoj, Suraaj Suman, Jayshri Jagtap, Nitin Bansode, Harish Baraskar, Ram Daund, Vidya Joshi
Genre: Drama
Plot Synopsis: Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer struggling to stay unmarried.
Release Date: November 21st
Zootopia 2
Director: Jared Bush, Byron Howard
Writer(s): Jared Bush
Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Idris Elba, Yvette Nicole Brown, Quinta Brunson
Genre: Animation/Comedy/Adventure
Plot Synopsis: Brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde, team up again to crack a new case, the most perilous and intricate of their careers.
Release Date: November 26th
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Director: Emma Tammi
Writer(s): Scott Cawthon
Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Matthew Lillard, Freddy Carter, Skeet Ulrich, Theodus Crane
Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: Anyone can survive five nights. This time, there will be no second chances.
Release Date: December 5th
Jay Kelly
Director: Noah Baumbach
Writer(s): Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer
Starring: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Patrick Wilson, Emily Mortimer, Isla Fisher, Riley Keough, Louis Partridge, Greta Gerwig, Laura Dern, Eve Hewson
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Plot Synopsis: Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting his past and present with his devoted manager Ron. Poignant and humor-filled, pitched at the intersection of regrets and glories.
Release Date: December 5th
The Secret Agent
Director: Kleber Mendoça Filho
Writer(s): Kleber Mendoça Filho
Starring: Wagner Moura, Maria Fernanda Cândido, Gabriel Leone, Alice Carvalho, Carlos Francisco, Robéiro Diógenes
Genre: Crime/History/Thriller
Plot Synopsis: In 1977, a technology expert flees from a mysterious past and returns to his hometown of Recife in search of peace. He soon realizes that the city is far from being the refuge he seeks.
Release Date: December 5th
Merrily We Roll Along
Director: Maria Friedman
Writer(s): George Furth
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Mendez, Jonathan Groff, Natalie Wachen, Krystal Joy Brown, Katie Rose Clarke
Genre: Musical/Drama
Plot Synopsis: Spanning three decades, the turbulent relationship between a composer and his two lifelong friends, a writer and a lyricist and playwright.
Release Date: December 5th
Ella McCay
Director: James L. Brooks
Writer(s): James L. Brooks
Starring: Emma Mackey, Woody Harrelson, Kumail Nanjani, Spike Fearn, Ayo Edebiri, Jack Lowden, Rebecca Hall, Julie Kavner
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Plot Synopsis: An idealistic young woman juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them.
Release Date: December 12th
Hamnet
Director: Chloé Zhao
Writer(s): Chloé Zhao
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Joe Alwyn, Justine Mitchell, Emily Watson, David Wilmot, Freya Hannan-Mills
Genre: Drama/Biography
Plot Synopsis: A powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
Release Date: December 12th
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
Director: Rian Johnson
Writer(s): Rian Johnson
Starring: Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny
Genre: Comedy/Mystery/Drama
Plot Synopsis: Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet. Sequel to 'Glass Onion (2022)'.
Release Date: December 12th
Dead Man's Wire
Director: Gus Van Sant
Writer(s): Austin Kolodney
Starring: Al Pacino, Bill Skarsgård, Cary Elwes, Dacre Montgomery, Colman Domingo, Myha'la, Jordan Claire Robbins
Genre: Biography/Crime/Drama
Plot Synopsis: On February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis entered the office of Richard Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a "dead man's wire" from the trigger to Tony's own neck.
Release Date: December 12th
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Director: James Cameron
Writer(s): James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver
Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Kate Winslet, Sigourney Weaver, Edie Falco, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribsi, David Thewlis
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action/Adventure
Plot Synopsis: Jake and Neytiri's family grapples with grief after Neteyam's death, encountering a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges.
Release Date: December 19th
The Housemaid
Director: Paul Feig
Writer(s): Rebecca Sonnenshine
Starring: Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried, Brandon Sklenar, Elizabeth Perkins, Michele Morrone, Megan Ferguson
Genre: Thriller
Plot Synopsis: Follows a struggling woman who is happy to start over as a housemaid for an affluent, elite couple.
Release Date: December 19th
Is This Thing On?
Director: Bradley Cooper
Writer(s): Will Arnett, John Bishop, Mark Chappell,
Starring: Will Arnett, Bradley Cooper, Laura Dern, Andra Day, Ciarán Hinds, Sean Hayes, Christine Ebersole
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Plot Synopsis: As their marriage unravels, Alex faces middle age and divorce, seeking new purpose in the New York comedy scene. Meanwhile, his wife Tess confronts sacrifices made for their family, forcing them to navigate co-parenting and identities.
Release Date: December 19th
Father Mother Sister Brother
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Writer(s): Jim Jarmusch
Starring: Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Sarah Greene
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Plot Synopsis: Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents
Release Date: December 24th
Anaconda
Director: Tom Gormican
Writer(s): Kevin Etten, Tom Gormican
Starring: Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton, Daniela Melchor, Ione Skye, Ben Lawson, Selton Mello
Genre: Comedy/Horror/Action
Plot Synopsis: A group of friends are going through a mid-life crisis. They decide to remake a favorite movie from their youth but encounter unexpected events when they enter the jungle.
Release Date: December 25th
Song Sung Blue
Director: Craig Brewer
Writer(s): Craig Brewer
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Fisher Stevens, Michael Imperioli, Jim Belushi, Ella Anderson, Mustafa Shakir
Genre: Biography/Musical/Drama
Plot Synopsis: Lightning and Thunder, a Milwaukee husband and wife Neil Diamond tribute act, experience soaring success and devastating heartbreak in their musical journey together.
Release Date: December 25th
La Grazia
Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writer(s): Paolo Sorrentino
Starring: Toni Servillo, Anna Ferzetti, Orlando Cinque, Massimo Venturiello, Milvia Marigliano
Genre: Drama
Plot Synopsis: A widowed Italian president faces moral crises over euthanasia legislation and pardoning killers while grappling with his late wife's infidelity during his final months in office.
Release Date: December 25th
Marty Supreme
Director: Josh Safdie
Writer(s): Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie
Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary, Tyler the Creator, Sandra Bernhard, Abel Ferrara
Genre: Drama/Sport
Plot Synopsis: Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.
Release Date: December 25th
No Other Choice
Director: Park Chan-wook
Writer(s): Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Jahye Lee, Don McKellar
Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yeom Hey-ran, Cha Seung-won
Genre: Crime/Comedy/Drama
Plot Synopsis: After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.
Release Date: December 25th
The Testament of Ann Lee
Director: Mona Fastvold
Writer(s): Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold
Starring: Amanda Seyfried, Lewis Pullman, Thomasin McKenzie, Matthew Beard, Christopher Abbott, Viola Prettejohn
Genre: Biography/Drama/Musical
Plot Synopsis: Ann Lee, the founding leader of the Shaker Movement, proclaimed as the female Christ by her followers. Depicts her establishment of a utopian society and the Shakers' worship through song and dance, based on real events.
Release Date: December 25th