U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Justin Kurzel
Cast: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, Alison Oliver, Marc Maron, Odessa Young, Victor Slezak
With its obvious allegorical implications, "The Order" emphasizes that the dangers of extremism and domestic terrorism are not new and the passage of time has not caused them to fade away.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Disturbing Images, Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy/Fantasy
Director: Marielle Heller
Cast: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Arleigh and Emmett Snowden, Zoe Chao, Mary Holland, Ella Thomas, Archana Rajan, Jessica Harper
Although "Nightbitch" self-proclaims itself to be a comedy, there are a few too many times when viewers laugh at the movie rather than with it.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-11-27
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller
Cast: Auli’I Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Hualalai Chung, Rose Matafeo, David Fane, Awhimai Fraser, Khaleesi Lambert-Tsuda, Temeura Morrison, Nicole Scherzinger
Likely please the legions of "Moana" fans and is easily digestible for accompanying parents even if it falls short of being the next Disney classic.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-11-22
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Connie Nielsen, Denzel Washington, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz, Derek Jacobi
Although the film falls short of the heights achieved by its predecessor, it is nevertheless a serviceable swords-and-sandals adventure.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-11-22
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Musical/Fantasy
Director: Jon M. Chu
Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande-Butera, Jonathan Bailey, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage
This adaptation of the stage musical gives us eye-popping settings, big-screen expansions of Broadway numbers, and far too much stretching of an already-thin narrative.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-11-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Torture, Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: John Pieplow
Cast: Dee Snider, Kevin Gage, Elizabeth Pena, Brett Harrelson, Linda Cardellini, Robert Englund, Amy Smart
Most everything about Strangeland, from the writing to the acting to the camerawork to the editing, is Grade Z in quality – not just uncomfortable and off-putting but downright incompetent.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-11-01
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (War Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Steve McQueen
Cast: Elliott Heffernan, Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Paul Weller, Stephen Graham
The kind of movie one can watch and appreciate on both an emotional and intellectual level but without having to do much heavy lifting.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-11-15
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Profanity)
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Jake Kasdan
Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, J.K. Simmons, Kiernan Shipka, Bonnie Hunt, Kristofer Hivju, Wesley Kimmel
Does not do much right - it is too violent and profane for younger kids and too juvenile for adults.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-11-01
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Jesse Eisenberg
Cast: Kieran Culkin, Jesse Eisenberg, Jennifer Grey, Will Sharpe, Daniel Oreskes, Liza Sadovy, Kurt Egyiawan
Will resonate most strongly with movie-goers who do not mind films in which conflict is internalized and where human interaction – simple, vivid, and unforced – takes center stage.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-11-14
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Documentary
Director: George Butler, Robert Fiore
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lou Ferrigno, Matty Ferrigno, Mike Katz, Serge Nubret, Franco Columbu
A cheesy curiosity upon its release, it has become a valuable historical record because of the lasting cultural impact of its central figure.