'Tis the season to watch more movies, and the Cinema Santa has a movie for everyone— From Thanksgiving family shenenigans with 'Focker-In-Law', to ol' Saint Nick giving an ol' saint ass whooping in 'Violent Night 2'. Whether you're heading to the theater or streaming at home on Fandango, these are the films that will be playing at a theater near you during the end of the year.
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NOVEMBER 2026
Ramayana: Rise of a Legend
Release Date: November 5th
Ranbir Kapoor stars as Prince Rama, alongside pan-India star Yash as Ravana and Sai Pallavi as Sita. A prophecy binds their fates as sacrifice, exile and a kingdom’s struggle for power set this epic adventure in motion.
Godzilla Minus Zero
Release Date: November 6th
Ryunosuke Kamiki and Minami Hamabe return as the Shikishima family faces a new calamity in postwar Japan. Set two years after Godzilla Minus One, the sequel brings Godzilla back to threaten a country still struggling to rebuild.
Wild Horse Nine
Release Date: November 6th
John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell star as CIA agents sent to Easter Island shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup. When their bureau chief, played by Steve Buscemi, assigns them a new mission, the remote island becomes the setting for Martin McDonagh’s darkly comic thriller.
Club Kid
Release Date: November 6th
Jordan Firstman writes, directs and stars as Peter, a fixture of New York’s queer nightlife whose carefree life changes when he discovers he has a 10-year-old son, played by Reggie Absolom. Cara Delevingne and Diego Calva also star in this comedy-drama about growing up, parenthood and chosen family.
Drummer Boy
Release Date: November 7th
Set during the American Revolution, this musical follows a young drummer boy, an enslaved woman and a divided family searching for freedom. Music carries their story through battle and loss, with faith and forgiveness at its heart.
I Play Rocky
Release Date: November 6th
Anthony Ippolito plays a young Sylvester Stallone, an unknown actor determined to bring his Rockyscreenplay to the screen and play Rocky Balboa himself. AnnaSophia Robb and Matt Dillon also star in this true story about the making of an underdog classic.
Ghost Soldier
Release Date: November 11th
Jim Caviezel stars as Henry “Fitz” Fitzgerald, a former Green Beret living off the grid in Wyoming. When a powerful company moves to seize his neighbors’ land, Fitz uses his military experience and weapons expertise to protect the community; Olivia Thirlby and Shea Whigham also star.
Ebenezer
Release Date: November 13th
Johnny Depp takes on Scrooge in Ti West’s dark, supernatural take on Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. When the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future arrive, Scrooge must confront his life and reckon with the chance for redemption; Daisy Ridley, Rupert Grint and Ian McKellen also star.
How to Rob a Bank
Release Date: November 13th
Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz and Christian Slater star in David Leitch’s crime thriller about a crew that documents its bank heists for social media. As their robberies become viral spectacles, the attention brings new risks to their operation.
Paper Tiger
Release Date: November 13th
Adam Driver and Miles Teller play brothers chasing the American Dream through a business deal that seems too good to be true. Set in 1980s New York, James Gray’s thriller follows their family’s growing entanglement with the Russian mob, with Scarlett Johansson also starring.
Victorian Psycho
Release Date: November 13th
Maika Monroe stars as an eccentric governess whose new position in a wealthy Victorian household takes a sinister turn. Thomasin McKenzie and Jason Isaacs also star in this period thriller.
Elsinore
Release Date: November 20th
Andrew Scott stars as actor Ian Charleson, who takes on the demanding role of Hamlet at the National Theatre while facing a serious illness. Olivia Colman plays his doctor, and the film follows the courage, humor and artistry that shape Charleson’s final performance.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
Release Date: November 20th
Joseph Zada stars as a young Haymitch Abernathy, 24 years before Katniss enters the arena. The story begins on the morning of Panem’s 50th Hunger Games, the Second Quarter Quell, when twice the usual number of tributes are selected.
Focker-In-Law
Release Date: November 25th
Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro return as Greg Focker and Jack Byrnes, with Ariana Grande joining the family as Greg and Pam’s daughter’s fiancée. The new chapter brings the “circle of trust” into a fresh round of in-law nerves and family comedy.
The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth
Release Date: November 25th
Brad Pitt returns as Cliff Booth, now working as a Hollywood fixer in 1977 Los Angeles. When a new job draws him into the orbit of a television star and a group of dangerous characters, Cliff’s particular skill set comes in handy; Elizabeth Debicki and Timothy Olyphant also star.
Hershey
Release Date: November 25th
Finn Wittrock stars as Milton Hershey, with Alexandra Daddario as his wife, Kitty, in this biographical drama about the couple’s early life and the beginnings of the chocolate company.
Hexed
Release Date: November 25th
Hailee Steinfeld voices Billie, an impulsive teenager whose newly discovered magical abilities send her from suburbia into Hexe, a spectacular realm of witches. Rashida Jones voices Billie’s cautious mother, Alice, who gets swept into the adventure with her.
DECEMBER 2026
Above the Below
Release Date: December 4th
Idris Elba, Caitlin FitzGerald and Hero Fiennes Tiffin play astronauts whose damaged spacecraft crashes into the ocean on its return to Earth. With oxygen running low and a route to the surface uncertain, the crew faces an impossible survival choice.
Behemoth!
Release Date: December 4th
Pedro Pascal stars as a musician whose lifelong devotion to music propels him on a journey that changes how he sees his past and future. Olivia Wilde and Eva Victor also star in this drama about art, family and the pull of a creative life.
Ray Gunn
Release Date: December 4th
In Metropia, a sprawling city in an alternate future, private eye Raymond Gunn (voiced by Sam Rockwell) investigates a case involving aliens, murder and Venus Nova (voiced by Scarlett Johansson), a famous pop star and multimedia celebrity who becomes the prime suspect in her ex-husband’s killing.
Eternal Return
Release Date: December 4th
Naomi Scott plays Cass, who has resigned herself to a life without love until she meets Virgil (Kit Harington), an enigmatic mapmaker who charts courses to imaginary places. Their connection takes Cass on a fantastical journey that challenges what she thought was possible.
Violent Night 2
Release Date: December 4th
David Harbour returns as Santa Claus, whose lethal skills are once again put to work when Christmas takes a dangerous turn. Kristen Bell, Jared Harris and Daniela Melchior join the sequel’s holiday mayhem.
Ink
Release Date: December 11th
Guy Pearce plays Rupert Murdoch and Jack O’Connell plays editor Larry Lamb in Danny Boyle’s drama about the launch of The Sun. As they try to turn a struggling London newspaper into a sensation, they help usher in a brash new style of tabloid journalism; Claire Foy also stars.
The Debut
Release Date: December 11th
Julianne Moore stars as Mona, a shy New Jersey housewife unexpectedly cast in a small community-theater role. Under the spell of director Jerry, played by Paul Giamatti, she becomes fiercely committed to the part; Halle Bailey also stars.
Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ
Release Date: December 11th
Deva Cassel stars as Mary in a biblical drama set in an empire gripped by fear and political unrest. When King Herod, played by Jim Caviezel, sees a child’s birth as a threat to his rule, a prophecy sets a dangerous chain of events in motion; Sam Worthington, Ben Mendelsohn and Gael García Bernal also star.
Avengers: Doomsday
Release Date: December 18th
Robert Downey Jr. returns to Marvel as Doctor Doom, this time as the villain threatening multiple worlds. Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal, Anthony Mackie and an expansive roster of Avengers, Fantastic Four and X-Men characters face a collision course across universes.
Dune: Part Three
Release Date: December 18th
Timothée Chalamet returns as Paul Atreides, with Zendaya, Florence Pugh and Rebecca Ferguson back in the saga. As Paul’s power and influence reshape the future of Arrakis, the next chapter adapts Frank Herbert’s Dune Messiah.
The Angry Birds Movie 3
Release Date: December 23rd
Jason Sudeikis returns as Red, now facing the challenges of fatherhood while trying to save the world. Josh Gad, Rachel Bloom and Danny McBride return as Chuck, Silver and Bomb, with Emma Myers and Keke Palmer among the new voices.
Artificial
Release Date: December 25th
Andrew Garfield plays Sam Altman in Luca Guadagnino’s drama about the rise of OpenAI and the race to shape artificial intelligence. Yura Borisov plays AI researcher Ilya Sutskever, whose path crosses Altman’s as the technology—and its influence—accelerates.
Jumanji: Open World
Release Date: December 25th
Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black, Kevin Hart and Karen Gillan return as the game’s avatars, who find themselves loose in the real world. As Jumanji’s creatures spill into everyday life, the gang must find a way to send the chaos back where it belongs.
Coward
Release Date: December 25th
Emmanuel Macchia and Valentin Campagne star in Lukas Dhont’s World War I drama about Pierre, a new soldier at the front who is eager to prove himself. He meets a flamboyant serviceman who organizes theatrical performances for the troops, prompting a question about what courage looks like in wartime.
Mr. Irrelevant: The John Tuggle Story
Release Date: December 25th
David Corenswet stars as John Tuggle, the last player chosen in the 1983 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. This true story follows his unlikely place on the team and the impression he made beyond the draft-day label.
Werwulf
Release Date: December 25th
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Lily-Rose Depp and Willem Dafoe star in Robert Eggers’ harrowing tale of devotion, damnation and the devil within. Set in medieval England, the film brings Eggers’ folklore-inspired horror to Christmas Day.
