FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM
Directed by: David Yates
Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Ezra Miller, Colin Farrell, Ron Perlman, Katherine Waterston
Release Date: November 18th 2016
‘Harry Potter’ fans will remember Newt Scamander (Redmayne) as the author of one of Potter’s school textbooks. Seventy years before Harry picks up Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, this movie tells the tale of Scamander in the wizarding community of New York City.
NOCTURNAL ANIMALS
Directed by: Tom Ford
Starring: Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Isla Fisher, Michael Shannon, Michael Sheen
Release Date: November 4th 2016
Susan Morro (Amy Adams) seems to have everything in life; a beautiful home, a charming husband (Armie Hammer) and a fulfilling job as an art gallery owner, but she still feels unfulfilled and restless. When her ex-band Edward (Jake Gyllenhaal) sends her a copy of the novel that he has finally finished writing, Susan finds herself engrossed with the tale of Tony Hastings (Jake Gyllenhaal), and one horrifying event that changes his life forever. As Susan becomes more obsessed with the story she is reading, she realises the connections between this tale, and the past she had with Edward.
ARRIVAL
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whittaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Tzi Ma
Release Date: November 10th 2016
When 12 alien craft arrive on Earth at different pints across the globe, the first thing everyone wants to know is why they are here. Language specialist Louise Banks (Amy Adams) is drafted into the arrival site in Montana to try and translate the alien language. All is not so simple however, and Louise and scientist Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner) have to first learn the alien language before they can begin to ask questions.
AMERICAN PASTORAL
Directed by: Ewan McGregor
Starring: Ewan McGregor, Jennifer Connelly, Dakota Fanning, Rupert Evans, Uzo Aduba
Release Date: November 11th 2016
Ewan McGregor’s directorial debut tells the story of Swede Levov (McGregor), who lives a quiet life in the 1960s. All of this peace begins to fall apart when Swede’s daughter Merry (Fanning) and her new political affiliation and radical views threaten to destroy the family.
ALLIED
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Lizzy Caplan, Matthew Goode
Release Date: November 25th 2016
In 1942, intelligence officer Max Vatan (Pitt) meets French Resistance fighter Marianne Beausejour (Cotillard) as they embark on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines in North Africa. The couple find one another again in London and the pressures of war, as well as the possibility that Beausejour is a German spy, put their relationship to the test.
BAD SANTA 2
Directed by: Mark Waters
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Christina Hendricks, Ryan Hansen, Brett Kelly
Release Date: November 23rd 2016
Everyone’s favourite cheap mall Santa is back this festive season! This time, Willie (Thornton) and his sidekick Marcus (Tony Cox) team up to rip off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
BLEED FOR THIS
Directed by: Ben Younger
Starring: Miles Teller, Ted Levine, Katey Sagal, Aaron Eckhart, Ciarán Hinds
Release Date: December 2nd 2016
Shortly after winning the junior middleweight world title, boxer Vinny Pazienza (Teller) was forced to relinquish his title after a serious car accident left him with a broken neck. Faced with the possibility that he may never walk again, Pazienza disobeyed doctor’s orders in order to make his return to the ring just thirteen short months later.
SULLY
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Anna Gunn, Laura Linney, Mike O’Malley
Release Date: December 2nd 2016
Pilot Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger (Hanks) came to national attention in 2009 when he landed his damaged plane in the Hudson River after a bird strike, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew on board. Sully then finds himself fighting to save his reputation when an investigation alleges he would have had time to return to LaGuardia Airport and safely land the plane there.
CRASH AND BURN
Release Date: December 2nd 2016
For a fleeting moment in the 1980s, Irish racing driver Tommy Byrne was the best in the world. Byrne went from driving a stockcar to Formula One in four years, and caught the eye of legendary driver Ayrton Senna, who considered him a serious rival. By the time Senna’s career was on the rise, however, Byrne’s career was almost over; doomed before it truly began.
THE ACCOUNTANT
Directed by: Gavin O’Connor
Starring: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor, John Lithgow
Release Date: November 4th 2016
Math genius Chris Wolff (Affleck) works as a forensic accountant, and cooks the books for a mysterious client he knows only as The Voice. As Wolff’s deceptions get deeper, the Treasury Department begins to close in on him and his operations.