U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Darius Marder
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Mathieu Amalric
Featuring a forceful central performance by Riz Ahmed, it achieves its life-affirming aim in such a way that it never feels cloying or preachy.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Chloe Zhao
Cast: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Bob Wells, Swankie
Moody, introspective, and meditative, "Nomadland" makes up for its meandering pace with its insights about human nature and its incisive portrait of indomitability.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Tom Pelphrey, Arliss Howard, Tuppence Middleton, Monika Grossman, Joseph Cross, Sam Troughton, Tom Bruke, Charles Dance, Jamie McShane
May be Fincher’s most technically challenging production to-date but his laser-focus on perfection results in a tepid emotional temperature.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence Michael Levine
Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Sarah Gadon, Christopher Abbott
Represents a showcase for Aubrey Plaza, allowing viewers to see the breadth of her talent.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Francis Lee
Cast: Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, Fiona Shaw, James McArdle
May skirt the truth when it comes to history but it uncovers a pure vein when exploring Mary’s inner life.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-25
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Joel Crawford
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke, Peter Dinklage, Leslie Mann, Kelly Marie Tran
Kids will enjoy it and parents will be sufficiently diverted that they won’t be tempted to take a nap.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Drugs, Mature Themes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Amy Adams, Gabriel Basso, Owen Asztalos, Glenn Close, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins
An affecting story of a man’s conflicted relationship with family members who have bigger-than-life personalities.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller/Drama
Director: Dan Friedkin
Cast: Guy Pearce, Claes Bang, Vicky Krieps, Roland Moller, August Diehl, Olivia Grant
Something of an old-fashioned courtroom melodrama, complete with impassioned speeches, a sneering prosecutor, an antagonistic judge, and a last-minute gotcha!
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-22
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Profanity)
Genre: Documentary
Director: R.J. Cutler
Cast: John Belushi, Judith Belushi-Pisano, Dan Aykroyd, Jim Belushi, John Landis, Harold Ramis, Carrie Fisher, Chevy Chase
Although "Belushi" doesn't provie new or groundbreaking information, it gets closer to bringing to life the late comedian, with all his demons, than any previous attempt.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-17
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Sean Durkin
Cast: Jude Law, Carrie Coon, Charlie Shotwell, Oona Roche, Anne Reid
This is either a tragedy or horror movie, depending on your point of view. Maybe, in truth, it’s both.