Indie Film Release Guide: November 15th [An ONTD Original]

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This weekend is the calm before the Glicked storm, with the biggest new release being Amazon’s Red One, a Christmas themed film that will be hard-pressed to make back its gigantic budget. Thankfully, there are plenty of other new releases if you’re not interested in seeing The Rock and Chris Evans save Christmas, and you can check them out below.

The films listed are from studios other than the “Big Five” - Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., Walt Disney Pictures, and Columbia Pictures. Note that some of the movies listed are in their first week or two of limited release in the USA, so it may take them a few more weeks (or months) to show up in your local arthouse theater or on VOD. Check out the posts from the past few weeks for more movies that may have just opened near you: November 8th, November 1st, and October 25th.

Emilia Pérez

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Stars: Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz
Writer: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Nicolas Livecchi, Léa Mysius
Director: Jacques Audiard
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Thriller
Plot: In Mexico, a lawyer receives an unexpected offer to help a feared cartel boss retire from his business and disappear forever by becoming the woman he's always dreamed of being.
What you should know: Based on the novel by Boris Razon.
Where to watch: Netflix



All We Imagine As Light

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Stars: Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon
Writer/Director: Payal Kapadia
Genre: Drama, Romance
Plot: In Mumbai, Nurse Prabha's routine is troubled when she receives an unexpected gift from her estranged husband. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a spot in the city to be intimate with her boyfriend.
What you should know: Won the Grand Prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Where to watch: In theaters

Elton John: Never Too Late

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Director: R.J. Cutler, David Furnish
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: Showcases a never-before-seen concert footage of Elton John over the past 50 years, as well as hand-written journals and present-day footage of him and his family.
What you should know: Co-director R.J. Cutler also directed the recent Martha Stewart documentary.
Where to watch: In theaters; on Disney+ on December 13th

Red One

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Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, Lucy Liu, J.K. Simmons
Writer: Chris Morgan, Hiram Garcia
Director: Jake Kasdan
Genre: Comedy, Family, Holiday
Plot: After Santa Claus (code name: Red One) is kidnapped, the North Pole's Head of Security must team up with the world's most infamous bounty hunter in a globe-trotting, action-packed mission to save Christmas.
What you should know: Production costs reportedly exceed $250 million.
Where to watch: In theaters

Ghost Cat Anzu

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Stars: Mirai Moriyama, Noa Gotô, Munetaka Aoki, Miwako Ichikawa
Writer: Shinji Imaoka, Takashi Imashiro
Director: Yôko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Plot: Friendship shared between Karin, a strong-minded girl sent to live with her monk granddad in the Japanese countryside, and Anzu, the even-more unpredictable phantom feline who acts as her guardian.
What you should know: Yôko Kuno's directorial debut.
Where to watch: In theaters

Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes

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Writer: Eleanor Emptage, Kathryn Ferguson
Director: Kathryn Ferguson
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: Explores Humphrey Bogart’s journey to stardom through his relationships with his mother and four wives, including Lauren Bacall, using rare footage and his own narration to offer an intimate portrait of a deserving star.
What you should know: Kathryn Ferguson last directed the 2022 documentary about Sinead O’Connor Nothing Compares.
Where to watch: In theaters

Breakup Season

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Stars: Chandler Riggs, Samantha Isler, James Urbaniak, Brook Hogan
Writer/Director: H. Nelson Tracey
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Plot: A young man brings his girlfriend to his rural Oregon hometown to introduce her to his family, only for things to go terribly wrong upon arrival.
What you should know: Picked up 26 wins on the film festival circuit.
Where to watch: In theaters

The World According to Allee Willis

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Director: Alexis Spraic
Genre: Documentary
Storyline: Songwriter/artist Allee Willis began filming her life as a kid in 1950s Detroit and never stopped. She pursued creative expression at all costs while struggling to fit established gender and sexual norms - until she found a path to love.
What you should know: Won the Audience Award at the 2024 Hamptons International Film Festival.
Where to watch: In theaters

Albany Road

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Stars: Renée Elise Goldsberry, Lynn Whitfield, J. Alphonse Nicholson, Lisa Arrindell
Writer/Director: Christine Swanson
Genre: Drama, Romance
Plot: On her way to the most important meeting of her career, a New York executive is forced to share a rental car with her ex-fiancé's mother, only to discover that the mother is hiding a major secret.
What you should know:
Where to watch: In theaters

Hot Frosty

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Stars: Lacey Chabert, Dustin Milligan, Katy Mixon Greer, Lauren Holly
Writer: Russell Hainline
Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Plot: Two years after losing her husband, Kathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life! Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Kathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays... and before he melts.
What you should know: Filmed in Brockville, Ontario.
Where to watch: Netflix

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A Real Pain (Trailer)

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Thelma (Trailer) on Hulu

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What have you been watching lately, ONTD? Seeing anything this weekend?