November is starting on the right foot with movies from different genres, and some of these, along with some of October’s most popular releases, are now playing in theaters. After some rough years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 was a big year for cinema, and this streak continues in 2024. So far, this year has seen some big hits on the big screen from different genres, such as the action-comedy The Fall Guy, the drama Challengers, horror with Late Night With The Devil and Longlegs, and the action movie Furiosa.
October brought a good variety of movies to theaters, such as Joker: Folie à Deux, the animated biographical movie Piece By Piece, the horror movie Terrifier 3, a look into the making of the first episode of Saturday Night Live, the psychological horror movie Smile 2, and Venom’s final adventure in Venom: The Last Dance. November also has an interesting list of movies coming to theaters, beginning with Robert Zemeckis’ latest project, a new Clint Eastwood movie, an action film, and an animated adventure.
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10 Here
Here was released on November 1, 2024
- Director
- Robert Zemeckis
- Release Date
- November 15, 2024
- Runtime
- 104 Minutes
Here is a drama movie directed by Robert Zemeckis and based on Richard McGuire’s 2014 graphic novel of the same name. Here goes for an unconventional visual style and uses a camera fixed on the same spot to tell the events of this specific place through the years – from the past (very, very in the past) to well into the future. Here reunites Zemeckis with his most famous frequent collaborator, Tom Hanks, as well as Robin Wright.
9 Juror No. 2
Juror No. 2 was released on November 1, 2024
- Release Date
- October 30, 2024
- Cast
- Nicholas Hoult , Toni Collette , J.K. Simmons , Kiefer Sutherland , Zoey Deutch , Gabriel Basso , Chris Messina , Francesca Eastwood
- Runtime
- 114 Minutes
Juror No. 2 is a legal thriller by Clint Eastwood. It’s the story of Justin Kemp, a family man serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial. Kemp finds himself in the middle of a serious moral dilemma, and his decision could end up influencing the jury’s verdict, potentially leading to the conviction or freedom of the wrong killer, but it can also mean saving his family. Juror No. 2 had its world premiere at the 2024 AFI Fest.
8 Absolution
Absolution was released on November 1, 2024
- Director
- Hans Petter Moland
- Release Date
- November 1, 2024
- Cast
- Liam Neeson , Ron Perlman , Daniel Diemer , Yolonda Ross , Omar Moustafa Ghonim , Tom Kemp , Ryan Homchick , William Xifaras , Josh Drennen , Kris Eivers , Ryan Caraway , Terrence Pulliam , Ghia Truesdale , Kayla Kohla
- Runtime
- 122 Minutes
Absolution is a crime thriller directed by Hans Petter Moland. Absolution follows an aging gangster as he attempts to reconnect with his children and make up for his past mistakes. However, he won’t be able to leave the criminal underworld behind so easily, and his dangerous lifestyle threatens to destroy everything he loves.
7 Hitpig!
Hitpig! was released on November 1, 2024
- Director
- Cinzia Angelini , David Feiss
- Release Date
- April 19, 2024
- Runtime
- 86 Minutes
Hitpig! is an animated adventure comedy directed by Cinzia Angelini and David Feiss. Based on a story by Berkeley Breathed from his 2008 children’s book Pete & Pickles, Hitpig! is set in a futuristic cyberpunk world. There the audience will meet Hitpig, a bounty hunter pig who sets out to capture an elephant named Pickles. However, he ends up on a crisscrossing world adventure in which he learns that no amount of money is worth losing his friends.
You can read Screen Rant’s Hitpig! review here.
6 Lost On A Mountain In Maine
Lost On A Mountain In Maine was released on November 1, 2024
- Director
- Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger
- Release Date
- November 1, 2024
- Cast
- Caitlin Fitzgerald , Paul Sparks , Ethan Slater , Luke David Blumm , Dean Neistat , Dan Matteucci , Bates Wilder , Mason Cufari
- Runtime
- 98 Minutes
Lost On A Mountain In Maine is an adventure family drama film directed by Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger and based on the book of the same name. Lost On A Mountain In Maine tells the true story of Donn Fendler, a 12-year-old who gets lost in the wilderness of northern Maine in the summer of 1939. Donn grapples with his fight to survive while also dealing with the broken relationship he has with his father, whom he may never see again.
5 Venom: The Last Dance
Venom: The Last Dance was released on October 25, 2024
- Director
- Kelly Marcel
- Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- Runtime
- 110 Mins
The first trilogy in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe is coming to an end with Venom: The Last Dance. Directed by Kelly Marcel, Venom: The Last Dance reunites the audience with Eddie Brock and the symbiote Venom, who, after the events of Let There Be Carnage, are now on the run, hunted by both of their worlds. On top of that, Knull, creator of the symbiotes, makes an appearance, forcing Eddie and Venom to make a devastating decision that will bring their chaotic but fun and loving story to an end.
You can read Screen Rant’s Venom: The Last Dance review here.
4 Conclave
Conclave was released on October 25, 2024
- Director
- Edward Berger
- Release Date
- October 25, 2024
- Cast
- Ralph Fiennes , Stanley Tucci , John Lithgow , Isabella Rossellini , Lucian Msamati , Carlos Diehz , Sergio Castellitto , Brian F. O’Byrne , Merab Ninidze , Jacek Koman , Rony Kramer , Joseph Mydell
- Runtime
- 120 Minutes
Conclave is a mystery-thriller movie directed by Edward Berger and based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Robert Harris. Conclave follows Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, who is in charge of organizing the election of the successor to the deceased pope. In the process, Cardinal Lawrence discovers the former pope had a secret concerning one or more of his possible successors that must now be uncovered. Conclave premiered at the 51st Telluride Film Festival in August 2024.
You can read Screen Rant’s Conclave review here.
3 Smile 2
Smile 2 was released on October 18, 2024
- Director
- Parker Finn
- Release Date
- October 18, 2024
The sequel to Parker Finn’s psychological supernatural horror movie Smile has arrived. Also written and directed by Parker Finn, Smile 2 centers on Skye Riley, a famous pop star preparing for a new world tour. After witnessing the suicide of an old acquaintance, the Smile curse is passed onto her, and so Skye begins to experience a series of increasingly disturbing events. These force Skye to confront the demons of her past as a last attempt to regain control of her life before it’s too late.
You can read Screen Rant’s Smile 2 review here.
2 Anora
Anora was released on October 18, 2024
Anora is a comedy-drama written and directed by Sean Baker. Anora tells the story of the title character, also known as Ani, a young Uzbek-American stripper from New York City. Thanks to her conversational skills in Russian, her boss gives her Russian-speaking clients, and one day, she meets Ivan, the son of a Russian oligarch. Ani and Ivan fall in love and elope, but what seemed to be the perfect love story for them quickly takes a turn when Ivan’s parents arrive and threaten to force an annulment.
You can read Screen Rant’s Anora review here.
1 Terrifier 3
Terrifier 3 was released on October 11, 2024
Terrifier 3 is a slasher film written and directed by Damien Leone – and this time, Art the Clown will unleash horror on Christmas. Terrifier 3 is set five years after the events of Terrifier 2 and catches up with survivors Sienna and her brother Jonathan as they struggle to rebuild their lives after their traumatic experience with Art the Clown. As Christmas fast approaches, the siblings try to channel their holiday spirit, but Art has a mission to turn Christmas into a nightmare.