Holiday Movie Calendar 2019

In this animated adventure, Jeremy Renner provides the voice of an arctic fox named Swifty who dreams of becoming one of the arctic’s legendary couriers and unwittingly uncovers a plot for world domination by an evil walrus.

Starring: Jeremy Renner, Heidi Klum, James Franco, John Cleese

Directed By: Aaron Woodley

Cynthia Erivo takes on the role of Harriet Tubman in Kasi Lemmons’ biopic of the American historical icon, who famously escaped from slavery, returned to rescue her family, and went on to save hundreds of slaves via the Underground Railroad.

Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monáe, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn

Directed By: Kasi Lemmons

The Terminator franchise gets a soft reboot as Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger return in a story that picks up after the events of T2: Judgment Day and follows a young revolutionary-to-be targeted by a future A.I.

Starring: Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mackenzie Davis, Natalia Reyes

Directed By: Tim Miller

Edward Norton writes, directs, and stars in this adaptation of the eponymous novel about a private detective who uncovers a vast conspiracy as he investigates the murder of his mentor and closest friend.

Starring: Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe

Directed By: Edward Norton

Martin Scorsese’s epic crime drama about the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa brings Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, and Harvey Keitel together for the first time. The film screens in theaters briefly before dropping on Netflix later in November.

Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Anna Paquin

Directed By: Martin Scorsese

Based on the novel by Stephen King, this sequel to The Shining stars Ewan McGregor as a grown-up Danny Torrance, who helps a teenager take down a cult that preys upon others like them who have extrasensory abilities.

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson, Kyliegh Curran, Cliff Curtis

Directed By: Mike Flanagan

Taika Waititi writes, directs, and stars in this World War II satire about a Hitler Youth who learns his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic and must decide what to do with the help of his imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler.

Starring: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Taika Waititi

Directed By: Taika Waititi

John Cena and Keegan-Michael Key star in this comedy about a firefighter who bonds with the three siblings he rescues from a wildfire as the search for their missing parents continues.

Starring: John Cena, Judy Greer, Keegan-Michael Key, John Leguizamo

Directed By: Andy Fickman

Need a little holiday uplift? You may get it from Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding in this romantic comedy about a self-destructive woman who learns to turn her life around with the help of a handsome stranger.

Starring: Emilia Clarke, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Emma Thompson

Directed By: Paul Feig

Roland Emmerich sets his sights on World War II in this historical action film that recounts the events of the famed Battle of Midway, the naval confrontation between the US and Japan that helped turn the tide of the war.

Starring: Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, Luke Evans, Woody Harrelson

Directed By: Roland Emmerich

This dramatic thriller — censored in its native China — centers on a bullied high school student preparing for her university entrance exams who falls in with a petty criminal and becomes wrapped up in a murder investigation.

Starring: Zhou Dongyu, Jackson Yee, Fang Yin, Jue Huang

Directed By: Derek Tsang

Shia LaBeouf makes his writing debut in this semi-autobiographical film about a young actor who struggles to come to terms with his tumultuous relationship with his demanding father, the latter played by LaBeouf himself.

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Lucas Hedges, Noah Jupe, Byron Bowers

Directed By: Alma Har'el

Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in this based-on-true-events drama about Ford’s efforts to put together a racing team that would take down Ferrari in the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans race in 1966.

Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Jon Bernthal, Caitriona Balfe

Directed By: James Mangold

Legendary actors Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen star together for the first time in this thriller about a con man whose lies catch up to him when he sets out to bamboozle a wealthy widow.

Starring: Helen Mirren, Ian McKellen, Russell Tovey, Jim Carter

Directed By: Bill Condon

Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska star in Elizabeth Banks’ new take on the female spy trio that began as a TV series in the 1970s and spawned a pair of successful films in the early 2000s.

Starring: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth Banks

Directed By: Elizabeth Banks

Director Trey Edward Shults’ latest drama revolves around the lives of a Black suburban Florida family, seemingly normal at first, who undergo dramatic changes as life throws unexpected challenges at them.

Starring: Kelvin Harrison Jr., Taylor Russell, Sterling K. Brown, Lucas Hedges

Directed By: Trey Edward Shults

In this follow-up to the wildly popular Disney animated film, Elsa (Idina Menzel) embarks on an adventure with Anna (Kristen Bell) and their friends to discover the source of a mysterious voice emanating from a forbidden land.

Starring: Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Josh Gad, Jonathan Groff

Directed By: Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee

Tom Hanks portrays the beloved children’s television icon Fred Rogers in this drama about the relationship he forged with cynical journalist Tom Junod (Matthew Rhys), who was won over by Rogers’ charm and good nature.

Starring: Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper

Directed By: Marielle Heller

Chadwick Boseman stars in this action thriller about an NYPD detective on the hunt for a pair of cop killers who stumbles onto a massive conspiracy as all 21 bridges to Manhattan are closed to prevent escape.

Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller, J.K. Simmons, Stephan James

Directed By: Brian Kirk

The latest from Todd Haynes stars Anne Hathaway and Mark Ruffalo in a drama based on true events about an attorney who discovers a link between a powerful corporation and a string of mysterious deaths.

Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp

Directed By: Todd Haynes

Daniel Craig, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Chris Evans lead an impressive ensemble cast in Rian Johnson’s murder mystery about a detective looking into the murder of a wealthy patriarch on his 85th birthday.

Starring: Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis

Directed By: Rian Johnson

In this modern twist on Bonnie and Clyde, Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith play a couple on a first date who flee the scene of an officer-involved shooting and become unwitting media celebrities.

Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine, Chloë Sevigny

Directed By: Melina Matsoukas

Based on the popular German toy line, this animated film features the voices of Anya Taylor-Joy and Daniel Radcliffe in an adventure about a young woman who travels to a magical land to rescue her missing brother.

Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Gabriel Bateman, Jim Gaffigan, Daniel Radcliffe

Directed By: Lino DiSalvo

Emily Beecham and Ben Whishaw star in this sci-fi thriller about a scientist who develops a unique, therapeutic species of flower and discovers its sinister side effects when she takes one home to her teenage son.

Starring: Emily Beecham, Ben Whishaw, Kit Connor, Kerry Fox

Directed By: Jessica Hausner

The Theory of Everything co-stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones reunite for this historical drama about the scientists who undertook groundbreaking experimental gas balloon flights in the mid-1800s.

Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, Tom Courtenay, Himesh Patel

Directed By: Tom Harper

Acclaimed French screenwriter Céline Sciamma’s sophomore directorial effort is a romantic drama about an artist commissioned to secretly paint the portrait of an unwilling young bride-to-be.

Starring: Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami, Valeria Golino

Directed By: Céline Sciamma

Imogen Poots stars in Sophia Takal and April Wolfe’s remake of the slasher classic, in which a group of sorority girls is terrorized by an unseen killer and decides to fight back.

Starring: Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O'Grady

Directed By: Sophia Takal

Clint Eastwood’s latest drama revolves around the titular security guard who discovered a bomb at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics but subsequently became the FBI’s lead suspect and suffered public vilification in the press.

Starring: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm

Directed By: Clint Eastwood

Danny DeVito and Danny Glover join the fun as Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, and Karen Gillan return for a second round as the avatars in a magic video game that sucks victims in for an action-packed adventure.

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan

Directed By: Jake Kasdan

Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie star as Megyn Kelly, Gretchen Carlson, and the fictional Kayla Pospisil in Jay Roach’s depiction of the scandal that brought down Fox News chief Roger Ailes (John Lithgow).

Starring: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow

Directed By: Jay Roach

The Safdie brothers’ latest drama, about a New York City jeweler who finds himself deep in debt in pursuit of a big score, might just be the movie that makes Adam Sandler an Oscar-winner.

Starring: Adam Sandler, LaKeith Stanfield, Julia Fox, Kevin Garnett

Directed By: Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie

Acclaimed director Terrence Malick’s latest drama stars August Diehl as Franz Jägerstätter, an Austrian farmer who was imprisoned in World War II when he refused to fight for the Nazis.

Starring: August Diehl, Valerie Pachner, Maria Simon, Tobias Moretti

Directed By: Terrence Malick

Director Tom Hooper brings the second big-screen adaptation of the long-running stage musical, enlisting the talents of Taylor Swift, James Corden, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Idris Elba, Rebel Wilson, and more.

Starring: Taylor Swift, Idris Elba, Judi Dench, Jennifer Hudson

Directed By: Tom Hooper

The final chapter of the Skywalker Saga picks up a year after the events of The Last Jedi, as the Resistance takes a final stand against the First Order, and Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) come to terms with their destinies.

Starring: Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley

Directed By: J.J. Abrams

Tom Holland and Will Smith provide the voices in this animated film about a super spy who is accidentally turned into a pigeon by his scientist sidekick but uses the mishap to his advantage on a dangerous mission.

Starring: Will Smith, Tom Holland, Rashida Jones, Ben Mendelsohn

Directed By: Troy Quane, Nick Bruno

Greta Gerwig breathes new life into Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel with the help of an all-star cast that includes Saoirse Ronan, Florence Pugh, Emma Watson, Timothée Chalamet, and Meryl Streep.

Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen

Directed By: Greta Gerwig

Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx star in this true story about young, Harvard-educated attorney Bryan Stevenson and his fight to exonerate Walter McMillian, who was sentenced to death in 1987 for a murder he didn’t commit.

Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Rob Morgan

Directed By: Destin Daniel Cretton

Working from a story told to him by his grandfather, Sam Mendes directs this World War I film about two British soldiers who undertake a perilous mission to prevent the deaths of hundreds of their fellow soldiers.

Starring: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott

Directed By: Sam Mendes

Alfre Woodard is generating Oscar buzz for her performance here as a prison warden in charge of inmate executions who struggles with the psychological and emotional toll her job has taken over several years.

Starring: Alfre Woodard, Aldis Hodge, Richard Schiff, Wendell Pierce

Directed By: Chinonye Chukwu