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Make Decider a Preferred Source Photos: Netflix; Illustration: Don Pearsall Netflix serves up a satisfying streaming slate in November 2026 with fantastic films, documentaries, and specials that will warm your heart with sweet stories, grip you with intense thrills, and so much more. Whether you’re looking for something tender, funny, or thought-provoking, Netflix has got you covered. Keep reading for the streamer’s best new movies coming in November.
Netflix is releasing two standout original films sure to get hearts racing in the second half of the month. Look out for the Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki-led rom-com Guarding Stars, as well as Peter Berg’s new war drama, The Mosquito Bowl, which are both poised to potentially land in the Netflix Top 10.
Additionally, in the first half of the month, Netflix will debut feel-good, family-friendly holiday movies, like the Tyler Perry-written, directed, and produced musical drama The Gospel of Christmas and the Dennis Quaid and Mary Steenburgen-helmed comedy drama A Dog’s Perfect Christmas.
Lastly, you can witness evocative drama films from all over the world by watching Japan’s One Year to Live, Buy a Man, Germany, France, and Austria’s Gentle Monster, and South Korea’s Possible Love as soon as each one drops throughout November.
Want to know what other eye-grabbing movies are dropping on Netflix in the next month? Keep scrolling to check out our full list of must-watch movies and specials on Netflix in November.
CAST: Leighton Meester, Jared Padalecki, Andie MacDowell, Walker Hayes, Noah LaLonde, Siobhan Williams, Rachael Ancheril, Ava Max, Toby Sandeman, CM Punk
DESCRIPTION: Based on Katherine Center’s 2022 novel The Bodyguard, Guarding Stars is a must-see romantic-comedy poised to spread the love this holiday season. The film follows dedicated bodyguard Hanna Brooks (Leighton Meester) as her job protecting Hollywood superstar Jack Stapleton (Jared Padalecki) from an unsettling stalker requires them to pose as a couple while staying with Jack’s family in Montana for Christmas. But as the lines between fake and real increasingly blur, Hanna’s professionalism begins to war with growing affection for Jack and his family, culminating in a holiday celebration they’ll never forget.
CAST: Jessica Chastain, John Hawkes, Carter Faith, Garrett Hedlund, Jennifer Nettles, Ross Lynch, Ben Dickey, Isabelle Kusman, Wynn Everett
DESCRIPTION: In Shana Feste’s new mystery thriller film Heartland, country music star Misty Jones (Jessica Chastain) returns to Nashville for the first time in two decades to search for her missing 22-year-old niece, Charlie Heart (Carter Faith). Before her disappearance, Charlie was following in her aunt’s footsteps as a rising country star, making this a high-profile case heavily covered by the media. But Misty won’t let the media, or anyone else, distract her from working through suspects like Charlie’s boyfriend (Ross Lynch) and manager (Garrett Hedlund) and getting to the bottom of this extremely personal case.
Released November 25
CAST: Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Ray Nicholson, Tom Francis, Brent Comer, Ella Newton, Lola Bond, Peter Berg, Pat McAfee, Dominic Bogart, Stacy Clausen
DESCRIPTION: Based on Buzz Bissinger’s 2022 book The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II and the true story of World War II’s Mosquito Bowl game, this Peter Berg-directed war film follows four top college football stars (Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Raymond Nicholson, and Tom Francis) as they enlist in the United States Marine Corps in the wake of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. As they prepare for the Battle of Okinawa, they’ll deepen their bonds, find levity in sport, and come to understand the true costs of war.
Released November 11
CAST: Durrell “Tank” Babbs, Fantasia Barrino, Fred Hammond, Ann Nesby, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Hezekiah Walker, Jacky Clark Chisholm, Twinkie Clark, Dorinda Clark, Karen Clark Sheard, Ricco Ross, Chanté Moore, Yolanda Adams, CeCe Winans, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, John Gray, Daniel “Dax” Nwosu Jr., Carl Lentz, Lauren Chanel, Mason Douglas, Eric Wiltz
DESCRIPTION: Tyler Perry is here to move you this holiday season with his latest Netflix Original title, The Gospel of Christmas. The film centers on a pastor named Isaac (Durrell “Tank” Babbs) as he and his family move to a rough New York City neighborhood after inheriting a neglected church. As Christmas draws near, Isaac fights to overcome doubts, temptations, and an antagonistic figure in the process of revitalizing the church, its community, and his own faith before it’s too late.
Released November 5
CAST: Ko Shibasaki, Eiji Akaso, Michitaka Tsutsui, Naomi Nishida, Mari Hamada, Yui Narumi, Yoko Moriguchi, Ryubi Miyase, Ichika Osaki, Koen Kondo
DESCRIPTION: Based on a 2021 novel by Toriko Yoshikawa, One Year to Live, Buy a Man is a tender Japanese romantic dramedy film that follows 40-year-old penny-pincher Yui Katakura (Ko Shibasaki) as a sudden cancer diagnosis inspires her to change the way she lives for the one year she has left. No longer concerned about needing to save money, she splurges on a contract with broke nightclub host Sena (Eiji Akaso) that puts them on an unexpected path towards true intimacy, connection, and celebrating life.
Released November 18
CAST: Léa Seydoux, Jella Haase, Laurence Rupp, Malo Blanchet, Anton Rubtsov, Nils Strunk, Sylvester Groth, Patrycja Ziółkowska, Regina Fritsch, Catherine Deneuve
DESCRIPTION: Gentle Monster is a Marie Kreutzer-written and directed international drama film that centers on professional pianist Lucy Weiss (Léa Seydoux) as she gives up her home and successful career in Munich to support her husband, Philip (Jella Haase), through his struggles with burnout. But when a visit from special police investigator Elsa Kühn (Jella Haase) to the Weiss family’s new home in the countryside reveals a shocking discovery, both Elsa and Anna must work to reckon with dark secrets and unsettling revelations about the important men in their lives.
Released November 11
DESCRIPTION: This Ron Howard-directed documentary celebrates the life and work of late American photographer Richard Avedon using exclusive images, footage, and interviews with those who knew and worked with him. Avedon highlights the photographer’s incredible talent for shooting dynamic, groundbreaking, and captivating images that shaped visual storytelling in the 20th century and reflected how he perceived the world around him.
CAST: Ali Wong, Amanda Seyfried, Stephanie Hsu, Nikki Glaser, Daniel Radcliffe, Young Mazino, Peter Dinklage, Bette Midler, Luis “Damian Priest” Martínez, LaNisa Renee Frederick, Jordyn Weitz, Bruce Nozick, Chloe Kuo, Emma Jagger, Luna Hamilton, Sofia Mortera
DESCRIPTION: Look forward to fun for the whole family with this animated Netflix Original musical action comedy film that offers a fresh take on the classic folk tale, Cinderella. Steps follows Princess Cinderella’s (Amanda Seyfried) misunderstood”evil” stepsister, Lilith (Ali Wong), as her desire to escape Cinderella’s shadow leads her to steal the Fairy Godmother’s (Bette Midler) wand and accidentally puts the entire kingdom in jeopardy. Now, Lilith must join forces with Cinderella on a wild and wonderful adventure in order to save the realm as well as their familial bond.
CAST: Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung, Cho Yeo-jeong, Jo Yu-ri
DESCRIPTION: Directed by Lee Chang-dong, Possible Love is a South Korean drama that follows respected welder Ho-seok (Sul Kyung-gu) in the wake of massive, painful layoffs at his automaker firm as his descent into prolonged unemployment and worsening alcoholism creates tension with his wife, Mi-ok (Jeon Do-yeon). When their struggles inadvertently catch the interest of a documentary filmmaker (Cho Yeo-jeong) and her husband (Zo In-sung), the two married couples get caught in a messy storm of hidden desires, class differences, and complex connections.
DESCRIPTION: Comedian and actress Janelle James looks to make you laugh this November with her debut Netflix hour-long stand-up special, How Romantic. See the Abbott Elementary fan favorite dish on everything from personal finances to body counts to why women should wrestle men, and so much more. Brighten up your day by tuning in to Janelle James: How Romantic as soon as the comedy special drops this month, only on Netflix.
CAST: Dennis Quaid, Mary Steenburgen, Brooke Lena Johnson, Ethan Loomis, Milo Ventimiglia, Jennifer Tilly, Kathleen Rose Perkins, Thomas Haden Church
DESCRIPTION: Based on W. Bruce Cameron’s 2020 novel of the same name, A Dog’s Perfect Christmas is a Netflix Original holiday comedy-drama that follows the Goss family through the stress, anxiety, and disarray that come in the midst of a family medical emergency. As Christmas draws near, the family’s beloved basset hound Winstead (voiced by Thomas Haden Church) tries to keep his humans together and give them a Merry Christmas.
Maddy Casale is a Chicago-based writer and comedian who covers everything from animated series to Hallmark movies. Follow her on Duolingo @MCasale.
