Here are some of the new films being released in theaters or for streaming, broadcast, rental or purchase this week.
“A Cop Movie”
Alonso Ruizpalacios’ fascinating film falls somewhere between fiction and documentary as it follows two actors re-creating the lives of overworked cops in Mexico City.
Rated R. Begins streaming Nov. 5 on Netflix.
“A Man Named Scott”
What’s this? Another movie with Timothée Chalamet in it? This one’s a bit different as it’s a documentary about rapper Kid Cudi. Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, Shia LaBeouf, A$AP Rocky, Little Yachty and Ye (Kanye) also appear.
Unrated. Begins streaming Nov. 5 on Amazon Prime Video.
“Annaatthe”
Tamil and Telugu-language action-drama from India. Also known as “Peddanna.”
Unrated. Opens Nov. 5 at Cinemark Memorial City, Houston: AMC First Colony 24, Sugar Land; Cinemark 19, Katy; Regal Grand Parkway, Richmond; Cinemark Rosenberg 12.
“Attica”
Documentary looks back at the five-day standoff between prisoners and police at Attica prison in 1971.
Unrated. Airs 8 p.m. Nov. 6 on Showtime.
“Bamako”
Abderrahmane Sissako’s 2006 political drama from Mali, co-executive produced by Danny Glover, who also makes a cameo appearance.
Unrated. Screens 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at Rice Cinema, Houston.
“The Beta Test”
Jim Cummings co-wrote, co-directed and co-stars in this drama about a married Hollywood agent who sinks into a sinister underworld after an extramarital encounter.
Unrated. Begins streaming Nov. 5 on various platforms.
“Christmas vs. the Walters”
Shawnee Smith, Bruce Dern, Richard Thomas and Chris Elliott star in the season’s first Christmas comedy, in which an overburdened mom strives to create the perfect holiday for her family.
Rated PG-13. Opens Nov. 5 at Regal Benders Landing, Spring.
“Clifford the Big Red Dog”
Family film in which a young girl adopts a small red dog that grows into a really large dog. Jack Whitehall, John Cleese, Tony Hale and Russell Peters star.
Rated PG. Opens Nov. 10 throughout Houston; begins streaming Nov. 10 on Paramount+.
“The Electrical Life of Louis Wain”
Benedict Cumberbatch portrays the title character, a 19th-century British artist known for his increasingly surreal paintings of cats.
Rated PG-13. Begins streaming Nov. 5 on Amazon Prime Video.
“Eternals”
Chloé Zhao (“Nomandland,” “The Rider”) moves from the art house to the mainstream with this first installment in this Marvel superhero franchise.
Rated PG-13. Opens Nov. 5 throughout Houston.
“Finch”
A man, a robot and a dog are stuck on a post-apocalyptic Earth. Tom Hanks, Caleb Landry Jones and Marie Wagenman star.
Rated PG-13. Begins streaming Nov. 5 on Apple TV+.
“Hell Hath No Fury”
This World War II-era drama is based on a true story about a ragtag crew of American soldiers, a group of German soldiers, a couple of stray male French resistance fighters and a lone French woman who are on the hunt for buried gold as the war winds down. Nina Bergman gives an impressive performance.
Rated R. Begins streaming Nov. 9 on various platforms.
“Ida Red”
Melissa Leo stars as the title character, a woman in prison for armed robbery who gets her son on the outside to do her criminal bidding. Frank Grillo and Josh Hartnett co-star.
Rated R. Opens Nov. 5 at Star Cinema Grill, Richmond; begins streaming Nov. 5 on various platforms.
“Lair”
Horror film focusing on the members of a dysfunctional family who get involved with a man who’s trying to prove the existence of the supernatural to overturn a friend’s murder charge.
Unrated. Begins streaming Nov. 5 on various platforms.
“Love Hard”
A woman in Los Angeles falls hard for an East Coast guy online and decides to surprise him for the holidays — and she’s the one in for a surprise in this romantic-comedy.
Unrated. Begins streaming Nov. 5 on Netflix.
“Manchi Rojulu Vachayi”
Telugu-language romance from India.
Unrated. Opens Nov. 5 at Regal West Oaks Mall, Houston; Cinemark 19, Katy.
“Passing”
Based on Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel about an African American woman who passes for white, this drama stars Ruth Negga, Tessa Thompson, Andre Holland and Alexander Skarsgard.
Rated PG-13. Begins streaming Nov. 10 on Netflix.
“Red Notice”
The latest film from Rawson Marshall Thurber “Dodgeball,” “We’re the Millers”) is a caper-comedy starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot in a story of an Interpol agent tracking art thieves. There’s some decent action and even a funny cameo from Ed Sheeran.
Rated R. Opens Nov. 5 throughout Houston; begins streaming Nov. 12 on Netflix.
“Revolution from Afar”
Documentary focusing on Sudanese Americans reacting to the revolution taking place in Sudan.
Unrated. Screens at 7 p.m. Nov. 5 at Rice Cinema, Houston.
“Sabina: Tortured for Christ, the Nazi Years”
Historical drama about a woman whose entire family was killed by the Nazis but maintained her Christian faith.
Rated PG-13. Screens Nov. 8-10 throughout Houston. fathomevents.com
“Sooryavanshi”
Hindi-language action-drama from India following the exploits of the chief of an anti-terrorism squad.
Unrated. Opens Nov. 5 throughout Houston.
“Spencer”
Chilean director Pablo Larraín made a beautiful film about Jackie Kennedy (“Jackie”) in 2016, and now he turns his cinematic attentions to Princess Diana, with Kristen Stewart in the starring role.
Rated R. Opens Nov. 5 throughout Houston.
“The Spore”
Horror film set in a town where a mutating fungus is taking over.
Rated R. Begins streaming Nov. 9 on various platforms.
“We Couldn’t Become Adults”
Japanese drama in which a 40-something man looks back at his relationships from the ’90s to the present.
Unrated. Begins streaming Nov. 5 on Netflix.
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