As the holiday season approaches, November brings a mix of stories that promise to entertain, thrill, and tug at your heartstrings. Oddball comedies, emotional dramas, and highly-anticipated finales make up November’s terrific lineup.
Get ready to laugh, cry, and sing along with these November screen picks packed with incredible stories that will keep you glued to your screens.
1. Bugonia
Bugonia marks the fourth collaboration between visionary director Yorgos Lanthimos and two-time Academy Award winner Emma Stone, following The Favourite, Poor Things, and Kinds of Kindness. The film follows two conspiracy theorists who kidnap a powerful CEO (Stone), believing that she is actually an alien. This absurdist black comedy also stars Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis. Based on their previous collaborations, we’re in for a strange and wild ride.
In cinemas November 5.
2. The Alibi
Kim Chiu and Paulo Avelino reunite for a daring romantic thriller about love, deception, and betrayal. The heir to a powerful news empire (Avelino) is accused of murdering his rival. To protect his name and reputation, he hires a dancer (Chiu) to pose as his alibi. What begins as a transactional deal turns dangerous as they’re drawn deeper into a web of lies and corruption.
Streaming on Prime Video starting November 7.
3. Meet, Greet & Bye
Director Cathy Garcia-Sampana returns with a heartfelt family drama that’s sure to move audiences. Meet, Greet & Bye follows Maricel Soriano as an ailing yet energetic K-drama-obsessed mother whose dying wish is to meet her ultimate Korean idol. Her four children — played by Piolo Pascual, Juan Karlos Labajo, Belle Mariano, and Joshua Garcia — band together to make her dream come true.
In cinemas November 12.
4. Wicked: For Good
Elphaba and Glinda are back for part two of the smash musical hit of 2024. Wicked: For Good continues the story of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now living as a fugitive, fighting for freedom in Oz. Meanwhile, Glinda (Ariana Grande) has become a popular public figure manipulated by the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) to draw Elphaba out of hiding. As their paths collide once more, the surprise arrival of Dorothy (yes, that Dorothy) shakes up Oz like never before. There’s no doubt this film will change us “for good,” too.
In Cinemas November 19.
5. Stranger Things (Season 5, Part 1)
It has been three years since we last saw our favorite gang of outcasts, but the long wait is finally over. Dive back into the Upside Down in Part 1 of the final season of the sci-fi horror phenomenon Stranger Things. Set about eighteen months after the Season 4 finale, when the Upside Down began crawling into the real world, Hawkins is now under military quarantine. As the story unfolds, our brave young heroes, led by Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), prepare for one final battle with Vecna and his army of Demogorgons.
Streaming on Netflix November 27.
From oddball comedies and pulse-pounding thrillers to touching family tales, magical adventures, and the much-anticipated return of Hawkins’ bravest, there’s something for every kind of viewer this November.
That’s not all to catch this month. From November 17 to 23, the QCinema Film Festival will screen over 80 local and international films across Quezon City. Also, Guillermo del Toro’s take on Frankenstein premieres on Netflix in the first week. Meanwhile, in theaters, it’s a sequel-palooza with Zootopia 2, Predator: Badlands, and Now You See Me: Now You Don’t premiering this month.