Best Movies Streaming in November 2026: Tony, Misty Green and More

A24’s Anthony Bourdain biopic “Tony,” starring “The Holdovers” breakout Dominic Sessa as the chef and cultural icon, was a modest summer box office hit with nearly $20 million worldwide. The indie coming-of-age drama now arrives on HBO Max just in time for Thanksgiving. Variety’s review praised Sessa for giving a “movie-star performance” and heralded the movie for having “the enchanted spirit of discovery that recalls ‘Adventureland’ and the films of Richard Linklater.”

Chris Rock’s latest feature directorial effort “Misty Green” is being rushed to streaming via Netflix after debuting in theaters last month via A24. While the indie studio has an exclusive streaming deal with HBO Max, “Misty Green” is launching on Netflix due to the director’s deep ties with platform. Rosalind Eleazar gives a breakout performance as a struggling, self-sabotaging Hollywood actor who gets one last shot at redemption when a dream audition pops up. Variety’s review hailed Eleazar’s performance as “explosively entertaining and savagely authentic.”

Lee Chang-dong’s acclaimed drama “Possible Love” won the grand jury prize at the Venice Film Festival and is a leading contender to land an Oscar nomination in the best intentional film category. Starring Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung and Cho Yeo-Jeong, “Possible Love” centers on two couples — one pair is a laid-off worker and his spouse, and the other is a documentary filmmaker and her spouse — whose lives intermix in stirringly powerful ways. Variety’s review praised the movie as a “beautifully mature, quietly colossal relationship drama.”

“Lone Survivor” and “Deepwater Horizon” director Peter Berg helms Netflix’s true story World War II drama about four of America’s top college football stars who set their fame aside to enlist in the Marines following the attack on Pearl Harbor. As they prepare for the brutal invasion of Okinawa, they play in a legendary game featuring some of the greatest players in college football history. Nicholas Galitzine leads the ensemble alongside Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson and Tom Francis.

Paul Greengrass’ historical thriller “The Uprising” struggled at the box office earlier this fall but should find renewed interest when it streams on Peacock ahead of the holiday movie season. Set in the aftermath of the Black Plague, when King Richard II was levying brutal taxes on his subjects to fund the Hundred Years’ War, the movie stars Andrew Garfield as the leader of a rebellion against the tyranny of the king.

Jessica Chastain headlines Netflix’s country music thriller “Heartland,” written and directed by Shana Feste. The synopsis reads: “Former country legend, Misty Jones, comes out of seclusion to investigate the disappearance of her missing niece, a rising country musician, and must grapple with her own past and Nashville’s seedy underbelly. Her search uncovers a murky side of Nashville where no one, including Misty, is who they seem.”

Lea Seydoux gives an acclaimed performance in Cannes breakout “Gentle Monster,” which Netflix is hoping to turn into a best actress Oscar contender for the beloved French star. From writer-director Marie Kreutzer, the drama stars Seydoux as a concert pianist who has just moved her family to a country house in hopes of easing the severe burnout of her husband Philip (Laurence Rupp). Before they can settle in, an early morning visit from police upends their lives, leaving Seydoux’s Lucy caught between the man she loves and her fear of what he may have done.

“Being Heumann” is Sian Heder’s follow-up to 2021’s “CODA,” which became a sensation at Sundance and sold to Apple for $25 million before winning the Oscar for best picture. Her new movie is adapted from Heumann’s memoir and follows the activist as she leads over 100 disabled people in a 28-day protest to encourage the government to enforce the section of the Rehabilitation Act that requires all federal spaces to become accessible.

Director David O. Russell‘s sports drama “Madden” stars Nicolas Cage as the legendary American football coach and sports commentator John Madden, who was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders in the 1970s, leading the team to its first Super Bowl victory. He became a mainstay of television football coverage, spending three decades as a color commentator after retiring from coaching in 1979. Russell’s movie captures Madden’s career, friendship with Al Davis (Christian Bale) and his partnership with his wife Virginia (Kathryn Hahn). John Mulaney, Sienna Miller and Shane Gillis round out the cast.

“Making Marie Antionette” is pulled from 80 hours of behind-the-scenes footage shot by Sofia Coppola’s mother, Eleanor Coppola, during the making of the extravagant 2005 period piece. Sofia Coppola shot her third feature film, starring Kirsten Dunst and Jason Schwartzman, at the Palace of Versailles, securing unprecedented filming permission never before granted to any production. This documentary “explores the craftsmanship behind the film, follows costume designer Milena Canonero at work, and offers a glimpse into what it meant to be a young female director at the time.”

Netflix’s big animated movie of the holiday season is the musical “Steps.” Per Netflix: “Tired of living in Cinderella’s shadow, Lilith (Ali Wong) steals the Fairy Godmother (Bette Midler)’s magic wand and hijacks the Royal Ball with her sister Margot (Stephanie Hsu), breaking the Cinderella story as we know it and dooming the kingdom to the tyrannical rule of Priscilla (Nikki Glaser), a villainous schemer who swoops in and snatches the throne. Now, Lilith must team up with Cinderella (Amanda Seyfried) to fight biker trolls, outrun evil henchmen, and escape the Screaming Woods on an epic quest to save the kingdom.”

Ron Howard’s documentary on photographer Richard Avedon arrives on Netflix this month. Per the synopsis: “‘Avedeon’ traces the life and legacy of an artist who used photography to reinvent the world around him. Drawing on unprecedented access to his personal archives—never-before-seen stills, intimate behind-the-lens footage, and new interviews with his closest collaborators—the film explores how his singular eye both reflected and reshaped the visual language of the 20th century, and why even the most iconic image is only half the story.”

The entirety of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe — Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske — return for the third movie in the cult classic “Super Troopers” franchise. Like previous films in the series, the new entry follows a team of mischievous Vermont state troopers and their prank-loving antics. Brian Cox also returns as Police Captain O’Hagan.

Set to release Nov. 24, “Rob Lowe: The Outsider” traces Lowe’s career from his breakout roles in “The Outsiders” and “St. Elmo’s Fire” to his Emmy-nominated performance on “The West Wing” and how he maintained his Hollywood career. The documentary is directed by Chris Smith (“Tiger King”).

Adapted from Enid Blyton’s beloved classic novel, “The Magic Faraway Tree” centers on Polly (Claire Foy), Tim (Andrew Garfield), and their three children as they relocate to the remote English countryside. It’s here where the children discover a magical tree and its extraordinary and eccentric residents and get transported to fantastical lands. Through the joys and challenges of their adventures, the family learns to reconnect for the first time in years.

Chris Pratt teams up with director McG for the Apple original movie “Way of the Warrior Kid.” Per the synopsis: “Middle school has been a nightmare for Marc (Jude Hill), a good kid who’s bullied by his classmates and feels like he’s behind in everything. That changes when his injured Uncle Jake (Chris Pratt), a decorated Navy SEAL, comes to spend the summer and recuperate with Marc and his mom, Sarah (Linda Cardellini). To help Marc defend himself, Jake devises an ambitious program he calls ‘Operation Warrior Kid’ based on his SEAL training. Instead of teaching his nephew how to fight, Jake shows Marc what real courage is, facing down his own demons along the way.”

Eli Roth’s slasher movie “Ice Cream Man” takes place in an idyllic summer town that descends into madness when an ice cream man serves kids from his truck with horrifying results. The horror movie stars Ari Millen (“Orphan Black”) as the eponymous deliverer of sweet treats. The movie is Roth’s first film under The Horror Section banner following the company’s launch in March 2025.

In “Couture,” Angelina Jolie plays Maxine, a low-budget horror movie director juggling a film commission from a French luxury fashion house while being a single mother in the midst of a divorce when she receives a devastating breast cancer diagnosis. Writer and director Alice Winocour told Variety she wrote the French and English-language drama with the Oscar-winner in mind: “I needed someone special, someone that would have a special connection with the story. Angelina has a lot in common with the character. She’s also a director and she has been through this — not cancer — but everyone knows her story. So I felt like it’s for her.”

Owen Wilson, Alan Ritchson and Rodrigo Santoro star in the action movie “Runner,” which “follows a former soldier who is thrown into a brutal race against time when a critical medical delivery makes him the target of a ruthless cartel. With betrayal closing in from every side, he must survive the chase and deliver his cargo before an innocent child runs out of time.”

“She’s a no-nonsense bodyguard. He’s a charming action star. Protecting him over the holidays is her job. Falling for him? That’s where things get complicated,” reads the Netflix synopsis for “Guarding Stars,” which pairs Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki in a new spin on Katherine Center’s bestselling novel “The Bodyguard.” Expect a Netflix romance hit.

Curry Barker’s “Obsession” already dominated the box office with more than $520 million worldwide and was a streaming hit when it debuted on Peacock over the summer. Well, expect the buzz to continue as the horror movie makes its Netflix debut just ahead of Thanksgiving.

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” was the first billion-dollar grosser of 2026 and should keep family audiences hooked to the television when it arrives on Netflix this month after debuting over the summer on Peacock. Returning cast members include Chris Pratt (Mario), Charlie Day (Luigi), Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach), Jack Black (Bowser) and Keegan-Michael Key (Toad). The sequel features the introductions of Donald Glover as Yoshi, Brie Larson as Rosalina, Glen Powell as Fox McCloud and Benny Safdie as Bowser Junior.

Colleen Hoover continued her strong run at the box office earlier this year when the “Reminders of Him” adaptation earned $89 million at the worldwide box office. Maika Monroe headlines the romance drama as an ex-inmate who tries to reconnect with her daughter and falls for the best friend (Tyriq Withers) of her late boyfriend, who died in a car accident that sent her to prison for vehicular manslaughter. Variety’s positive review called it “tastefully understated” and a “pleasingly restrained weeper.” The film arrives on Netflix this month after making its streaming debut on Peacock over the summer.

November means the start of Christmas movie season, and Netflix is getting a jump on things with the premiere of three original holiday movies. “The Gospel of Christmas” (Nov. 11) hails from Tyler Perry and follows a preacher and his wife who head to New York City to rebuild a failing church. “A Dog’s Perfect Christmas” (Nov. 4) stars Dennis Quaid and Milo Ventimiglia in the story of a dog who must bring his family of humans together when a medical emergency pulls them a part. Last but not least is “The Christmas Switch” (Nov. 12), a French-language holiday movie about a work-hard-play-hard city girl who swaps lives with her homebody sister.