{"id":157487,"date":"2025-11-01T18:12:32","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T18:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/157487\/"},"modified":"2025-11-01T18:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T18:12:32","slug":"best-movies-streaming-november-2025-fantastic-four-materialists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/157487\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Movies Streaming November 2025: &#8216;Fantastic Four,&#8217; &#8216;Materialists&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWith the holiday season right around the corner, various streaming platforms are bringing in the big guns when it comes to launching Oscar contenders and\/or blockbusters this month. Disney+ will premiere Marvel\u2019s summer blockbuster \u201cFantastic Four: First Steps,\u201d and it\u2019s sure to be on a loop for comic book movie fans as there are no additional Marvel movies on the theatrical release calendar for the rest of the year. \u201cFreakier Friday,\u201d featuring the return of Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis 22 years after the first movie, is also debuting on Disney+ this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNetflix is keeping its Oscar season going this November with the streaming premieres of \u201cFrankenstein,\u201d Guillermo del Toro\u2019s passion project that stars Oscar Isaac as the mad scientist and Jacob Elordi as the tormented monster, Richard Linklater\u2019s French New Wave love letter \u201cNouvelle Vague\u201d and \u201cTrain Dreams,\u201d an understated indie drama that is quietly becoming one of Netflix\u2019s strongest best picture contenders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tFor the A24 crowd, the beloved indie studio\u2019s continued partnership with HBO Max means two buzzy summer titles, \u201cMaterialists\u201d and \u201cEddington,\u201d will hit the Warner Bros. Discovery streamer this month ahead of Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCheck out a rundown below of the biggest movies new to streaming this November.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"pmc-fallback-list-items lrv-a-unstyle-list lrv-u-margin-t-2\">\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tFantastic Four: First Steps (Nov. 5 on Disney+)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS, (aka THE FANTASTIC FOUR), Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards \/ Mister Fantastic, 2025. \u00a9 Marvel \/ \u00a9 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDFAFO_WD043.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Walt Disney Co.\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMarvel fans are sure to flock to Disney+ this month as \u201cFantastic Four: First Steps\u201d makes its streaming debut after grossing $521 million in the theaters worldwide over the summer.\u00a0Depicting the titular superhero family are Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards\/Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm\/The Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm\/The Human Torch and Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm\/The Thing. Julia Garner also stars as The Silver Surfer alongside Ralph Ineson as Galactus and Paul Walter Hauser as Harvey Elder\/Mole Man.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tFrankenstein (Nov. 7 on Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"FRANKENSTEIN, Jacob Elordi as The Monster, 2025. ph: Ken Woroner \/ \u00a9 Netflix \/ courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDFRAN_ZX005.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGuillermo del Toro\u2019s \u201cFrankenstein\u201d arrives on Netflix with strong reviews and Oscar buzz. A passion project from the Oscar-winning filmmaker, del Toro adapts Mary Shelley\u2019s iconic novel with Oscar Isaac as the eponymous mad scientist and Jacob Elordi as his misunderstood creature.\u00a0At TIFF, the film came in as the runner-up for the fest\u2019s coveted people\u2019s choice award \u2014 an accolade that\u2019s traditionally a key bellwether for the Oscar race. The supporting cast includes Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tMaterialists (Nov. 7 on HBO Max)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"MATERIALISTS, from left: Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, 2025. ph: Atsushi Nishijima \/ \u00a9 A24 \/ courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDMATE_EC035.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tA24 scored an indie box office hit with \u201cMaterialists,\u201d Celine Song\u2019s romance movie that crossed the $100 million mark at the worldwide box office over the summer. Headlined by Dakota Johnson, Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, the film centers on a New York City matchmaker caught in a love triangle between her deadbeat ex-flame and a millionaire new guy.\u00a0Variety\u00a0gave the film a positive\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2025%2Ffilm%2Freviews%2Fmaterialists-review-dakota-johnson-chris-evans-pedro-pascal-1236422873%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Czsharf%40variety.com%7C1bc71b79942c4bddc89008de1704b758%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638973506218032408%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=npTBq2DDIpWxI75zHHhK%2FV2h%2BZvO%2Bez%2BQilwcr58Zm8%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">review<\/a>, writing: \u201cIt\u2019s a sharp and serious social romantic drama full of telling observations about the way we live now, and about how connected that is (or not) to the way we\u2019ve always lived. And there\u2019s a dark side to it. It\u2019s \u2018Sex and the City\u2019 filtered through a sobering reality check.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tFreakier Friday (Nov. 12 on Disney+)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"FREAKIER FRIDAY, from left: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, 2025. ph: Glen Wilson \/ \u00a9 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures \/Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDFRFR_WD003.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Walt Disney Co.\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tExpect \u201cFreakier Friday\u201d to be a popular streaming choice on Disney+ all holiday season long. The sequel to the 2003 comedy classic once again stars Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis as a daughter and mother who swap places, but this time the women find themselves swapping with the daughter and soon-to-be daughter in law of Lohan\u2019s character.\u00a0\u201cThe movie winds up being rather touching,\u201d wrote\u00a0Variety\u2018s film critic Owen Gleiberman in his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2025%2Ffilm%2Freviews%2Ffreakier-friday-review-lindsay-lohan-jamie-lee-curtis-1236478106%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Czsharf%40variety.com%7C1bc71b79942c4bddc89008de1704b758%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638973506218068560%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=TCH1DTsgz8JB8x7va3XgN03hNTnJRF2CFm15VvUljZk%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">review<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s all about how Harper and Lily, in trying to break up their parents\u2019 engagement, discover that they really do want to be sisters.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tEddington (Nov. 14 on HBO Max)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"EDDINGTON, Joaquin Phoenix, 2025. ph: Richard Foreman \/\u00a9 A24 \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDEDDI_EC035.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAri Aster\u2019s \u201cEddington\u201d struggled at the box office with nearly $14 million worldwide, but the dark comedy is sure to gain more traction when it debuts on HBO Max this month. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Emma Stone and Austin Butler, the movie is set in a small New Mexico town come undone by politics, COVID and more. \u201cJust when you think you\u2019ve got \u2018Eddington\u2019 pinned down as a coherent and even conventional suspense tale, the movie wriggles out from under you and enters a terrain of stranger things,\u201d writes Variety\u2019s chief film critic Owen Gleiberman in his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2025%2Ffilm%2Freviews%2Feddington-review-joaquin-phoenix-pedro-pascal-ari-aster-1236400006%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Czsharf%40variety.com%7C1bc71b79942c4bddc89008de1704b758%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638973506218098662%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=1yw%2BSPtiRTXdKR8FaB5laeBXBADzB0miH6nOHRWo2As%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">review<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tThe Roses (Nov. 20 on Hulu)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"THE ROSES, from left: Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, 2025. ph: Jaap Buitendijk \/ \u00a9 Searchlight Pictures \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDROSE_H4042.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Searchlight Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBenedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman lead Jay Roach\u2019s reimagining of the 1989 black comedy \u201cThe War of the Roses.\u201d The film follows Ivy (Colman) and Theo (Cumberbatch), a seemingly perfect California couple with successful careers, great kids and a loving marriage. But when Theo\u2019s career begins to nosedive as Ivy\u2019s ambitions take off, their ideal life crumbles and the couple\u2019s hidden resentments bubble to the surface.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tTrain Dreams (Nov. 21 on Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"TRAIN DREAMS, Joel Edgerton, 2025. \u00a9 Netflix \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDTRDR_ZX014.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cClint Bentley\u2019s moving adaptation of Denis Johnson\u2019s Pulitzer Prize finalist novella has steadily emerged as one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year \u2014 and a potential dark horse best picture contender,\u201d\u00a0Variety\u2019s\u00a0Clayton Davis\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2025%2Ffilm%2Fawards%2Ftrain-dreams-best-picture-dark-horse-oscars-1236559967%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Czsharf%40variety.com%7C1bc71b79942c4bddc89008de1704b758%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638973506218126479%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=7JdAC8POcvR2MertkHl9szl7HnsSII5X3RmFJQ%2BpHkI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">recently wrote<\/a>\u00a0about the Netflix original \u201cTrain Dreams.\u201d Set in the early 20th-century Pacific Northwest, the film stars\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2Ft%2Fjoel-edgerton%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Czsharf%40variety.com%7C1bc71b79942c4bddc89008de1704b758%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638973506218153643%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zjgP29ssYWvMo7OD22CtLFZqCeIEPKR8483Vz%2Fssvic%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joel Edgerton<\/a>\u00a0as Robert Grainier, a solitary railroad worker navigating profound personal loss as the American frontier expands around him.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tThe History of Sound (Nov. 1 on Mubi)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"THE HISTORY OF SOUND, from left: Josh O'Connor, Paul Mescal, 2025. \u00a9 Focus Features \/Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDHIOF_UC012.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Focus Features\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDirected by Oliver Hermanus (\u201cLiving,\u201d \u201cMoffie\u201d) and starring Paul Mescal and Josh O\u2019Connor, \u201cThe History of Sound\u201d follows two young men, Lionel (Mescal) and David (O\u2019Connor), in the shadows of WWI who are determined to record the lives, voices and music of Americans. As they begin to log the events, the two fall in love. The film was penned by Ben Shattuck, adapted from his own award-winning short story. The movie also marks Mescal\u2019s first project as an executive producer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tDownton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Nov. 7 on Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE, (aka DOWNTON ABBEY 3), from left: Allen Leech, Michelle Dockery, 2025. ph: Rory Mulvey \/ \u00a9 Focus Features \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDDOAB_UC108.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Focus Features\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe \u201cDownton Abbey\u201d franchise comes to an end in \u201cThe Grand Finale,\u201d which should delight fans on streaming ahead of Thanksgiving as it launches on Peacock. The synopsis reads: \u201cThe Crawley family and their staff enter the 1930s, where Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble. The entire household is forced to grapple with the threat of social disgrace and must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tNobody 2 (Nov. 14 on Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"NOBODY 2, Bob Odenkirk, 2025. ph: Allen Fraser \/ \u00a9 Universal Pictures \/Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDNOTW_UV001.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Universal\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBob Odenkirk returns as the overworked assassin Hutch in \u201cNobody 2,\u201d a sequel to the 2021 action movie which also stars Connie Nelson, John Ortiz, Colin Hanks, RZA, Christopher Lloyd and Sharon Stone. After deciding to take his family to a tourist town for a vacation, Hutch unexpectedly finds himself dealing with a crime boss after encountering her local bullies. The movie grossed $41 million worldwide over the summer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tThe Bad Guys 2 (Nov. 21 on Peacock)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"128\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"THE BAD GUYS 2, from left: Mr. Piranha (voice: Anthony Ramos), Mr. Snake (voice: Marc Maron), Mr. Shark (voice: Craig Robinson), Mr. Wolf (voice: Sam Rockwell), 2025. \u00a9 DreamWorks Animation \/ \u00a9 Universal Pictures \/Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDBAGU_UV075.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Universal\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDreamWorks Animation\u2019s sequel \u201cThe Bad Guys 2\u201d features the voices of Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos, Zazie Beetz, Danielle Brooks, Natasha Lyonne and more. The synopsis from Peacock reads: \u201cOur now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tNouvelle Vague (Nov. 14 on Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"NOUVELLE VAGUE, Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg, 2025. \u00a9 Netflix \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDNOVA_ZX013_86a689.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tRichard Linklater\u2019s Cannes darling \u201cNouvelle Vague\u201d is a valentine to the making of Jean-Luc Godard\u2019s iconic 1959 \u201cBreathless\u201d and to the beginnings of the French new wave movement. Shot on 35mm film in black-and-white, the film stars Guillaume Marbeck as Jean-Luc Godard, Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo and Zoey Deutch as New Wave darling Jean Seberg. Linklater\u2019s movie depicts the young Godard as a film critic, as a friend to other New Wave filmmakers such as Francois Truffaut and Jacques Rivette and as a director whose relationships with Seberg and Belmondo gave birth to one of cinema\u2019s most iconic touchstones.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tIn Your Dreams (Nov. 14 on Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"126\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"IN YOUR DREAMS, from left: Stevie (voice: Jolie Hoang-Rappaport), Baloney Tony (top, voice: Craig Robinson), Elliot (voice: Elias Janssen), 2025. \u00a9 Netflix \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDINYO_ZX016.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Netflix\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Netflix animated movie \u201cIn Your Dreams\u201d features the voices of Craig Robinson, Simu Liu and Cristin Milioti. The official synopsis reads: \u201c<strong>\u2018<\/strong>In\u00a0Your\u00a0Dreams\u2019 is a comedy adventure about Stevie and her brother Elliot who journey\u00a0into the absurd landscape of their own\u00a0dreams. If the siblings can withstand a snarky stuffed giraffe, zombie breakfast foods, and the queen of nightmares, the Sandman will grant them their ultimate dream come true\u2026the perfect family\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tOne to One: John &amp; Yoko (Nov. 14 on HBO Max)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"IMAGINE: JOHN LENNON, John Lennon, (photo from recording of 'Imagine' album, 1971), 1988. \u00a9 Warner Bros. \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MSDIMAG_WB001.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOn August 30, 1972, John Lennon performed at the \u201cOne to One\u201d benefit concert at Madison Square Garden. It was his only full-length show after leaving The Beatles. This new HBO documentary includes restored footage from the concert and other never-before-seen material from its production. Per HBO: \u201cThe documentary takes that legendary musical event and uses it as the starting point\u00a0to\u00a0explore 18 defining months in the lives of\u00a0John\u00a0and\u00a0Yoko.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tLeft-Handed Girl (Nov. 28 on Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Left-Handed Girl\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-10-30-at-9.49.41-AM.png\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Netflix\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tShih-Ching Tsou\u2019s \u201cLeft-Handed Girl\u201d is Taiwan\u2019s official Oscar entry this year and was picked up by Netflix earlier this year. Co-written and edited by\u00a0\u201cAnora\u201d Oscar winner Sean Baker, the movie follows a single mother and her two daughters as they relocate to Taipei to open a night market stall.\u00a0The cast includes Janel Tsai, Nina Ye, Teng-Hui Huang and Shih-Yuan Ma.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tThe Ugly Stepsister (Nov. 25 on Hulu)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"THE UGLY STEPSISTER, (aka DEN STYGGE STESOSTEREN), Lea Myren, 2025. ph: Marcel Zyskind \/\u00a9 Memento Films International \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDUGST_EC029.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThe Ugly Stepsister\u201d freaked out the Sundance Film Festival at the start of the year and is now arriving on Hulu this month. From director Emilie Blichfeldt comes a body-horror reimagining of the classic Cinderella story. \u201cThe Ugly Stepsister\u201d follows Elvira as she prepares to earn the prince\u2019s affection at any cost. In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will compete with the beautiful and enchanting Agnes to become the belle of the ball. Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Naess and Ane Dahl Torp star.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tSovereign (Nov. 7 on Hulu)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"SOVEREIGN, from left: Nick Offerman, Jacob Tremblay, 2025. \u00a9 Briarcliff Entertainment \/Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDSOVE_EC030.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNick Offerman gives a powerful dramatic performance in the crime thriller \u201cSovereign,\u201d written and directed by Christian Swegal in his feature film debut. The movie follows an anti-government fanatic and his son who venture across the country while constantly finding themselves on the wrong side of the law. It\u2019s loosely based on real-life events surrounding the West Memphis police shootings in 2020.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tArmand (Nov. 18 on Hulu)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"ARMAND, Renate Reinsve (center), 2024. \u00a9 IFC Films \/Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDARMA_IF013.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9IFC Films\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cThe Worst Person in the World\u201d star Renate Reinsve is a protective mother who comes under fire in Halfdan Ullmann T\u00f8ndel\u2019s \u201cArmand,\u201d which was shortlisted for last year\u2019s international Oscar race after winning the Cam\u00e9ra d\u2019Or for best first feature at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.\u00a0 \u201cArmand\u201d centers on well-known actress Elisabeth, who is abruptly called into a parent-teacher meeting at her 6-year-old son\u2019s school. Here she is presented with allegations that trigger a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tCome See Me in the Good Light (Nov. 14 on Apple TV)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT, from left: Andrea Gibson, Megan Falley, 2025. \u00a9 AppleTV+ \/ courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDCOSE_G2001.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Apple TV\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cCome See Me in the Good Light\u201d won Sundance\u2019s 2025 Festival Favorite award. The synopsis explains the movie is a \u201cpoignant and unexpectedly funny love story about poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley, who face an incurable cancer diagnosis with joy, wit, and an unshakable partnership. Through laughter and unwavering love, they transform pain into purpose, and mortality into a moving celebration of resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tBride Hard (Nov. 28 on Hulu)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"BRIDE HARD, from left: Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, 2025. \u00a9 Magenta Light Studios \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDBRHA_EC019.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2Ft%2Frebel-wilson%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Czsharf%40variety.com%7C1bc71b79942c4bddc89008de1704b758%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638973506218181427%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=209PBqoeLoZIAHlnJ02ww5ba2LsfiiiaUv5V4deACwM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rebel Wilson<\/a>-led action comedy \u201cBride Hard\u201d begins streaming on Hulu this month. Wilson plays Sam, a maid of honor for her childhood best friend. Out of her comfort zone, and with fellow bridesmaids judging her every move, she struggles to maintain her cover. But when a team of mercenaries take the uber-wealthy guests hostage, it\u2019s up to Sam to do what none of the other bridesmaids can \u2013 wage war on anyone who would ruin the most important day of her best friend\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tThe Family Plan 2 (Nov. 21 on Apple TV)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"THE FAMILY PLAN 2, from left: Van Crosby, Peter Lindsey, Michelle Monaghan, Mark Wahlberg, Zoe Colletti, Reda Elazouar, 2026. ph: Christian Black \/ \u00a9 Apple TV+ \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDFAPL_G2027.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Apple TV\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tMark Whalberg returns for the Apple sequel \u201cThe Family Plan 2.\u201d The synopsis reads: \u201cIt\u2019s the holiday season and Dan (Wahlberg) has planned the perfect vacation for his wife Jessica (Michelle Monaghan) and their kids to celebrate overseas\u2014until a mysterious figure from his past (Kit Harington) shows up with unfinished business. An international game of cat-and-mouse ensues as Dan and his family battle, bicker, and bond their way through a series of bank heists, holiday hijinks, and car chases amid scenic European terrain.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tThe Cut (Nov. 1 on Paramount+)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"THE CUT, Orlando Bloom, 2024. \u00a9 Republic Pictures \/ courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDCUTT_RP004.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Republic Pictures Corp.\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tA ripped Orlando Bloom headlines \u201cThe Cut\u201d opposite Caitr\u00edona Balfe and John Turturro. He plays a journeyman boxer struggling to make weight ahead of his final chance at winning the title.\u00a0Variety\u00a0praised Bloom for giving \u201can all-time great performance\u201d in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2024%2Ffilm%2Freviews%2Fthe-cut-review-orlando-bloom-1236136740%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Czsharf%40variety.com%7C1bc71b79942c4bddc89008de1704b758%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638973506218209307%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=XN04zBbX2Q7MNtaaZG%2BLSAZsmix3tLayf%2Bp1ga5MA4U%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a rave review<\/a>, adding: \u201cWhat separates Bloom\u2019s performance from the pack is the way he carries himself. The Boxer is always rankled and always on guard, with eyes that seem to dart and search for opportunity. He has a suppressed hunger within him, and tight facial muscles that speak to a rough upbringing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tFire And Water: Making The Avatar Films (Nov. 7 on Disney+)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER, Jake Sully (voice: Sam Worthington), 2022. \u00a9 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDAVTH_WD058.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Walt Disney Co.\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201cFire and Water: Making the Avatar Films\u201d will premiere Nov. 7 exclusively on the streaming service Disney+. The two-part documentary will offer a deep-dive into the making of 2022\u2019s \u201cAvatar: The Way of Water\u201d as well as a glimpse at the upcoming \u201cAvatar: Fire and Ash\u201d with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with cast and filmmakers. Some of the many names that appear in the film include Cameron, the late producer Jon Landau, and stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Salda\u00f1a and Kate Winslet.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tA Very Jonas Christmas Movie (Nov. 14 on Disney+)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"A VERY JONAS CHRISTMAS MOVIE, from left: Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Kevin Jonas, 2025. ph: John Medland \/ \u00a9 Disney+ \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDVEJO_G5001.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Disney+\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tJoe, Nick and Kevin Jonas are giving Jonas Brothers fans the ultimate holiday gift with their new Disney+ movie \u201cA Very Jonas Christmas,\u201d which features cameos from Billie Lourd, Laverne Cox, KJ Apa, Andrew Barth Feldman, Andrea Martin, Kenny G, Justin Tranter, Randall Park and Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The plot synopsis reads: \u201cKevin, Joe and Nick Jonas face a series of escalating obstacles as they struggle to make it from London to New York in time to spend Christmas with their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tChampagne Problems (Nov. 19 on Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Champagne Problems\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AAAABQesv41iT0OjnSES2sy5bs5BhpBA4KzLZlD5UhPyWWiHfvWCg5jcglI5l9huwdpW4pYdrsqaRePKqQAEzl48zgkg2fO4e403.jpeg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Netflix\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tEven with a handful of Oscar contenders launching on Netflix this month, from \u201cFrankenstein\u201d to \u201cTrain Dreams,\u201d the streaming giant will probably lure in the most viewers with its original rom-com offerings like \u201cChampagne Problems.\u201d The official synopsis reads:\u00a0\u201cSydney Price (Minka Kelly) is a determined executive who gets the chance to lead a major acquisition for Chateau Cassell, a beloved  champagne\u00a0house. She travels to France around Christmas as part of the negotiations and has a charming run-in with Henri Cassell (Tom Wozniczka), a stranger who turns one simple evening into something special. But her plans for a whirlwind romance are quickly upended when she discovers that this charming Parisian is the founder\u2019s son of the very company she is hoping to acquire.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tJingle Bell Heist (Nov. 26 on Netflix)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Jingle Bell Heist\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AAAAQSnGo5k3pwOxEK9d8tABWPcE-2gV0gGolqq3ZXmurqD4LAAT_EoNXcymhA_VgSzfO1cOP-JGr0jsGBci18iTDq7uaS-Jqj_0.jpeg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Netflix\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tExpect another Netflix hit movie with \u201cJingle Bell Heist.\u201d The synopsis reads: \u201cSophia (Olivia Holt), a sharp-witted retail worker, and Nick (Connor Swindells), a down-on-his-luck repairman, are small-time thieves with their eyes on the same Christmas Eve score: robbing London\u2019s most notorious department store. Forced into an uneasy alliance, as secrets surface and feelings for each other deepen, Sophia and Nick put their relationship and the\u00a0heist\u00a0in jeopardy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tPast Lives (Nov. 2 on HBO Max)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"161\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"PAST LIVES, from left: Teo YOO, Greta Lee, 2023. \u00a9 A24 \/ courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDPALI_EC042.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tWith Celine Song\u2019s \u201cMaterialists\u201d making its streaming world premiere on HBO Max this month, it\u2019s only fitting the streamer is also bringing Song\u2019s rapturous debut \u201cPast Lives\u201d to its library for November viewing. Nominated for two Oscars (best picture and best original screenplay), \u201cPast Lives\u201d follows Greta Lee\u2019s Nora as she reconnects with her childhood sweetheart (Teo Yoo), confronting what her life might have been. The drama was named\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2Flists%2Fbest-movies-2023%2F4-past-lives%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Czsharf%40variety.com%7C1bc71b79942c4bddc89008de1704b758%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638973506218240565%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=JzmsGwPsDcoDFpdqrlw94z9E7%2F%2BqiS7S4qmk4sb0KHc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the fourth best movie of 2023<\/a>\u00a0by\u00a0Variety\u00a0film critic Peter Debruge.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tDrop (Nov. 14 on Prime Video)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"DROP, Meghann Fahy, 2025. ph: Bernard Walsh \/ \u00a9 Universal Pictures \/ courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDDROP_UV017.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Universal\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe Blumhouse horror movie \u201cDrop\u201d arrives on Prime Video this month at no extra cost to subscribers after making its streaming debut on Peacock over the summer. Meghann Fahy stars as a widowed mother whose first date takes a nightmarish turn when she begins receiving threatening text messages. \u201cChristopher Landon crafts a pulpy surveillance mystery that gives way to something giddy and exciting,\u201d reads\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2025%2Ffilm%2Freviews%2Fdrop-review-1236333449%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Czsharf%40variety.com%7C1bc71b79942c4bddc89008de1704b758%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638973506218272992%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=2GEIWZsObn0QgTjrhn6APz416Rwelgx7K%2FC2vNgguGc%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Variety\u2019s\u00a0review<\/a>. \u201cThe film\u2019s complicated setups are executed with a deft and capable hand.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<p>\tMickey 17 (Nov. 26 on Prime Video)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-variety-2020\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"MICKEY 17, Robert Pattinson, 2025. \u00a9 Warner Bros. \/ Courtesy Everett Collection\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MCDMISE_WB045.jpg\" data-lazy- data-lazy-\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: \u00a9Warner Bros\/Courtesy Everett Collection\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBong Joon Ho and Robert Pattinson\u2019s \u201cMickey 17\u201d becomes available on Prime Video at no extra cost to subscribers this month. Based on the 2022 novel \u201cMickey7\u201d by Edward Ashton, \u201cMickey 17\u201d stars Robert Pattinson as an \u201cexpendable,\u201d a clone that is sent on fatal missions colonizing an ice planet and then \u201creprinted\u201d with most of his memories intact every time he dies. The supporting cast includes Mark Ruffalo, Steven Yeun, Naomi Ackie and Toni Collette.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"With the holiday season right around the corner, various streaming platforms are bringing in the big guns when&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157488,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[263],"tags":[18,117,11489,5844,19,17,17834,327,5848],"class_list":{"0":"post-157487","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-eire","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-frankenstein","11":"tag-freakier-friday","12":"tag-ie","13":"tag-ireland","14":"tag-materialists","15":"tag-movies","16":"tag-the-fantastic-four-first-steps"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/115475798939176570","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}