While we haven't even gotten to Thanksgiving, a handful of Netflix's November movie releases are offering a healthy dose of the holiday spirit.
All month long, Netflix will be dropping festive new originals to get you ready for Christmas, starting with A Merry Little Ex-Mas, out Nov. 12, which stars Alicia Silverstone and Oliver Hudson as exes who spend one last Christmas together for the sake of the kids.
You can also look forward to Champagne Problems, a bubbly holiday romance starring Minka Kelly, and Jingle Bell Heist, a crime-themed rom-com where money -- and hearts -- will be stolen.
Not ready to dip into the holidays just yet? One of Netflix's most anticipated movies of the year, Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Frankenstein, is coming to the streamer on Nov. 7, while the documentary Being Eddie, about the life of legendary comedian and actor Eddie Murphy, is dropping Nov. 12.
These originals, along with great additions to the Netflix library (such as Paddington 2), will keep us busy all month, but there are loads of other titles to get excited for, too. Here are some of the biggest and best movies arriving on Netflix this November.
StudioCanal Paddington 2 (Nov. 1) Hugh Grant, who plays the delightfully evil villain Phoenix Buchanan in Paddington 2, has gone on record saying that the family film "may be the best film I've ever been in," and once you've seen the movie, you can't help but agree. The 2017 film co-stars Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins and Julie Walters as members of the Brown family, who adopt a bear named Paddington (voiced by Ben Whishaw). In the film, Paddington starts working in an antique shop in London and is framed and imprisoned for stealing a book. Paddington has to figure out a way to break out of prison so that the real culprit, Phoenix Buchanan, can be caught. The film arrives to Netflix on Nov. 1.
Netflix In Waves and War (Nov. 3) In Waves and War is a new Netflix documentary about a group of soldiers who undergo a groundbreaking therapy utilizing psychedelics to treat PTSD. After Navy SEAL Marcus Capone successfully treated his own PTSD and depression, he and his wife, Amber, embarked on a mission to provide access to this life-saving treatment to others. In Waves and War is a journey of healing for a group of soldiers who found new hope with this experimental treatment.
Mango (Nov. 7) In the new Danish film Mango, Josephine Park stars as Lærke, a hotel manager who gets sent to Malaga, Spain to develop an ambitious new hotel in the middle of a mango farm. The farm belongs to a man named Alex (Dar Salim), who refuses to sell it. This complicates Lærke's business plans, especially when she starts to develop feelings for Alex.
Netflix Frankenstein (Nov. 7) In many ways, it feels like Guillermo del Toro's career has led up to this moment. The Mexican filmmaker known for dark fantasy and horror wrote, directed and produced Netflix's adaptation of Mary Shelly's Frankenstein, which arrives on the platform Nov. 7. The film, which also received a theatrical release in October, stars Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as his creature and co-stars Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz and Felix Kammerer.
Netflix A Merry Little Ex-Mas (Nov. 12) Alicia Silverstone leads the cast of A Merry Little Ex-Mas, one of Netflix's new holiday rom-coms premiering this season. Silverstone stars as Kate, a divorced mom who just wants to spend one last cozy Christmas in her house before she sells it. Things get decidedly less cozy when her ex-husband Everett (Oliver Hudson), shows up with his new girlfriend (Jameela Jamil) in tow. To make Everett jealous, Kate decides to bring around a much younger man herself -- played by Pierson Fode, because that guy is in everything these days.
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