The year may be over, but Hollywood isn’t done yet. November features a wide variety of movies coming to theaters, including crime comedies, biopics, live concerts and (with winter approaching) holiday movies for the whole family.
We asked you to vote for the most anticipated movies of November last week, and the results revealed a lot of excitement for both massive blockbuster events and smaller, character-driven dramas. Read on for the top five!
1. Godzilla minus zero
Release date: November 6
In 1949 in Japan, two years after the events Godzilla minus oneJapan struggles to escape the war and the kaiju attack. Suddenly, the country faces two new threats: Godzilla, reborn after his previous defeat at Sagami Bay, and the new Kaiju King Ghidorah, a three-headed dragon-like creature that can shoot gravity beams and generate hurricane winds. After the success of 2023 Godzilla minus oneIt’s no wonder why audiences around the world are anticipating the next installment in the franchise, and judging by the early reviews, it sure looks like it. Godzilla minus zero It will live up to the hype.
2. The Hunger Games: Rising Sun on a Man
Release date: November 20
The 50th Hunger Games takes place on Panem, bringing with it the Quarter Quell, a tournament with twice as many tributes (and presumably twice as many dangerous traps). Young Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada), one of four tributes taken from District 12, struggles in the games before rebelling against the Capitol led by President Snow (Ralph Fiennes). Based on the 2025 novel of the same name by Susan Collins, Sunrise on the harvest Also includes the return of original cast members Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Lawrence, and Josh Hutcherson, who will reprise their roles as Haymitch, Katniss Everdeen, and Peeta Mellark, respectively.
3. I play Rocky
Release date: November 6
In this biopic, struggling actor Sylvester Stallone (played by Anthony Ippolito) is desperately looking for work until he watches a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and underdog Chuck Wepner. Inspired, he writes a script Rock But finds it an uphill battle from its origin to maintaining its leading role. I play rock It’s already earned awards buzz since its debut at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it won second place for the People’s Choice Award, and early reviews of the film are hailing it as a fan of Ippolito’s standout performance.
4. Wild horse nine
Release date: November 6
Shortly before the 1973 coup d’etat of Chilean President Salvador Allende, CIA officers Chris Carlyle (John Malkovich) and Lee Chesterfield (Sam Rockwell) are sent to Easter Island. Chris, suffering from cancer, threatens to publish a candid memoir about his time at the CIA, prompting their paranoid boss MJ (Steve Buscemi) to task Lee with tracking him down. Wild Horse Nine is a wild ride to say the least, full of layers of plot to lose the audience.
5. The further misadventures of Cliff Booth
Release date: In theaters November 25, on Netflix December 23
Seven years after the events of Quentin Tarantino Once upon a time in HollywoodCliff Booth (Brad Pitt) is back in Los Angeles. This time, instead of fighting hippies, he’s solving Hollywood problems like the studios, when his world suddenly becomes more interesting after meeting TV star Charlie Peters (Scott Caan). The trailer is incredibly awkward The further misadventures of Cliff Booth It keeps its titular stunts, but as far as we can tell it includes home invasions, gangsters, car races (thanks, F1!), and what’s more, Tarantino handed over the directorship to David Fincher.
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