{"id":946687,"date":"2026-10-30T18:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/946687\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T18:40:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T18:40:14","slug":"the-films-and-shows-you-should-be-streaming-in-november-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/946687\/","title":{"rendered":"The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in November 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

November is here. Put away the pumpkins, get out the turkeys and, if you\u2019re feeling wild, the other holiday decorations too. The holiday season is upon us. A time to stay home and stream to your heart\u2019s desire<\/a>. Yes, it\u2019s time for the Nerd\u2019s Watch,<\/a>\u00a0the place to find out all the best genre titles coming to Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Peacock, and more. Plus, we do the work for you. This isn\u2019t a simple copy-paste of everything coming to every service. It\u2019s something more.<\/p>\n

What follows is a list of the best stuff on all the big streaming services. We look at all those long, annoying lists and whittle them down to a few dozen titles that we think are\u00a0noteworthy this month<\/a>. Some are new,\u00a0some are old<\/a>, but either way, we\u2019ll tell you why you should care. Or at least joke about it.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Mummy\u00a0\u00a9 Universal Insidious Chapters 1-3 (November on Netflix) <\/p>\n

Halloween may be over, but spooky season never ends. With the most recent Insidious movie now available on demand, Netflix is adding the first three to its catalog. Oddly, though, they\u2019re out of order. the first film arrives November 15 while Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 arrive November 1.<\/p>\n

Looper (November 1 on Netflix) <\/p>\n

We love The Last Jedi. The Knives Out films are great. But even so, Looper might be our favorite Rian Johnson movie to date. The wild, time-travel action film with Joseph Gordon Levitt, Bruce Willis, and Emily Blunt just begs for rewatch after rewatch.<\/p>\n

The Mummy (November 1 on Netflix) <\/p>\n

With the new film now shooting, it\u2019s the perfect time to go back to 1999 and watch Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz in this super-fun period monster adventure.<\/p>\n

Resident Evil (November 1 on Netflix) <\/p>\n

No, not the new one. Not yet. This is the 2002 original starring Milla Jovovich. Not quite as good as the Zach Cregger one that came out earlier this year, in our opinion, but certainly more faithful to the game\u2019s story. Resident Evil: Apocalypse is also coming to Netflix the same day.<\/p>\n

Stand by Me (November 1 on Netflix) <\/p>\n

By Stephen King standards, Stand by Me is pretty tame. It\u2019s just a group of young boys walking through the woods looking for a dead body. But King himself has said this Rob Reiner classic is maybe his favorite film adaptation of his work, ever, and we don\u2019t disagree.<\/p>\n

\"ItsIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life \u00a9 RKO Weekend at Bernie\u2019s (November 1 on Netflix) <\/p>\n

On a list of movies from the past that would never, ever, in a million years get made today, Weekend at Bernie\u2019s makes the cut. It\u2019s probably not at the top of the list, but the idea of two guys walking around with a dead body to basically steal from him somehow felt totally okay at the time. Today? Not so much. Which is why we love it.<\/p>\n

Obsession (November 17 on Netflix) <\/p>\n

The year\u2019s biggest horror movie has already made a lot of new fans on Peacock but this month, it\u2019s finally hitting Netflix, which means an entirely new audience will get to meet Bear, Nikki, and the twisted work of Curry Barker.<\/p>\n

Happy Feet (November 1 on Paramount+ and HBO Max) <\/p>\n

You might know George Miller as the man who brought Mad Max and Furiosa to life, but did you know he also dabbled in children\u2019s films? It\u2019s true. Happy Feet, a film about a penguin that loves to dance, is his movie. And guess what? It\u2019s fantastic.<\/p>\n

Hook (November 1 on Paramount+) <\/p>\n

Steven Spielberg\u2019s polarizing take on Peter Pan is coming to streaming this November. Robin Williams plays Peter as an adult, forced to return to Neverland when Captain Hook, played by Dustin Hoffman, kidnaps his kids. You either love or hate this one, and we love it.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a Wonderful Life (November 1 on Paramount+ and Peacock) <\/p>\n

It\u2019s only November, but the holiday classics are coming to streaming. We\u2019ll highlight a few, including maybe our favorite of all time: this 1946 classic about a man who finds out what life would be like if he\u2019d never been born. Plus, it\u2019s on Paramount+ and Peacock, so you can bet it\u2019ll be the actual version. Not that other version<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Jodorowsky'sConcept art from Jodorowsky\u2019s Dune \u00a9 Sony Classics Scrooged (November 1 on Paramount+) <\/p>\n

While Paramount will hope you head to theaters to see their upcoming iteration of A Christmas Carol, we\u2019d say stay home and just watch this one. Bill Murray stars in maybe the meanest, funniest adaptation of the classic story as a TV executive we love to hate.<\/p>\n

Dune (1984) (November 1 on HBO Max) <\/p>\n

Long before Denis Villeneuve turned Frank Herbert\u2019s Dune into a bona fide hit, another visionary filmmaker took a crack at it, with completely different results. David Lynch\u2019s Dune is very weird and not as good as Villeneuve\u2019s but it\u2019s still wildly watchable. Especially if you pair it with\u2026<\/p>\n

Jodorowsky\u2019s Dune (November 1 on HBO Max) <\/p>\n

This stunner of a documentary tells the story of a third visionary filmmaker, Alejandro Jodorowsky, as he tries to adapt the same book. His version never happened, with Lynch instead getting the gig, but it\u2019s still an incredible story and film.<\/p>\n

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (November 1 on HBO Max) <\/p>\n

With J.A. Bayona likely to return for the next Jurassic World movie, it\u2019s as good a time as any to revisit his first journey into the franchise, this part-island adventure, part-haunted house thriller.<\/p>\n

Rise of the Guardians (November 1 on HBO Max and Peacock) <\/p>\n

Think of it as the animated fairy tale Avengers. Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and Sandman all team up with Jack Frost to bring down a villain named Pitch Black. Not to be confused with Guardians of the Galaxy or Rise of the Beasts.<\/p>\n

\"AndyAndy Serkis as Caesar in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes \u00a9 Fox The Wolverine (November 1 on HBO Max) <\/p>\n

After X-Men Origins: Wolverine, many would have assumed the iconic Marvel character was done. Enter director James Mangold, who took Hugh Jackman\u2019s Wolverine in a new, more focused, character-driven direction that resulted not just in this great film, but Logan as well.<\/p>\n

The New Planet of the Apes saga (November 2 on HBO Max) <\/p>\n

Four films have been released in the Planet of the Apes franchise in the past 15 years and, this month, they\u2019re all coming to HBO Max. They\u2019d make a pretty fantastic marathon, too, because they\u2019re not just all really good; they actually kind of get better with each one. There\u2019s Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014), War for the Planet of the Apes (2017), and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024).<\/p>\n

Babe (November 1 on Peacock) <\/p>\n

Unless you were around in 1995, it\u2019s hard to even fathom the impact Babe had on filmgoers at the time. This was the era of Pulp Fiction, Braveheart, and Jurassic Park. Then here comes this little movie about a talking pig that made hundreds of millions of dollars and was nominated for Best Picture. It was simply unfathomable. But totally warranted, because Babe is amazing.<\/p>\n

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (November 1 on Peacock) <\/p>\n

We all probably remember that Hollywood made The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, yes? We may even remember that movie being a big enough hit that a sequel, Prince Caspian, was released. That wasn\u2019t as big a hit, though, so what you may not remember is that there is actually a third movie too, which is coming to streaming this week. Just in time for Greta Gerwig\u2019s new take on the franchise, Narnia: The Magician\u2019s Nephew.<\/p>\n

Jingle All the Way (November 1 on Peacock) <\/p>\n

If the holiday season is upon us, it\u2019s time to revisit Arnold Schwarzenegger trying to get Anakin Skywalker (aka Jake Lloyd) a highly sought-after action figure called Turbo Man. It\u2019s just the rules.<\/p>\n

\"Katniss\u00a9 Lionsgate Planes, Trains and Automobiles (November 1 on Peacock) <\/p>\n

Steve Martin and John Candy star in this Thanksgiving classic that is definitely not in any way an io9 movie. However, it\u2019s one that we all seek out each November, so this is more of a public service announcement than anything else. Peacock is the way home.<\/p>\n

The Princess Bride (November 1 on Peacock) <\/p>\n

Rob Reiner\u2019s The Princess Bride isn\u2019t a holiday movie. And yet, there\u2019s just something so warm and comforting about this romantic adventure that it almost feels like it should be. A perfect film for this time of year, or any time of year, really.<\/p>\n

The Spy Kids saga (November 1 on Peacock) <\/p>\n

Director Robert Rodriguez basically pivoted his entire career in 2001 with Spy Kids. Before that, he was known for making R-rated action and horror movies. But then he said, \u201d What if I made this clever, sci-fi family film?\u201d And the result was huge. The first three films of the series, and almost certainly the best three, are all coming to Peacock.<\/p>\n

The Hunger Games franchise (November 14 on Peacock) <\/p>\n

Want to get ready for the new Hunger Games movie by rewatching the originals? Peacock has got you. It\u2019s got the previous five films in the franchise all arriving just about the same time as the new one. There\u2019s The Hunger Games, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, and even The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.<\/p>\n

Alien: Romulus (November 21 on Peacock) <\/p>\n

Did you catch 2024\u2019s amazing new Alien movie? The one set between Alien and Aliens with all the awesome action and creatures you crave? Well, if not, Peacock now has it, and it\u2019s super fun.<\/p>\n

Want more io9 news? Check out the best movies and TV shows<\/a> to stream this month and all the upcoming sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books<\/a> that should be on your radar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"November is here. Put away the pumpkins, get out the turkeys and, if you\u2019re feeling wild, the other…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":946688,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[64,63,134,344,2708,231912],"class_list":["post-946687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-streaming","tag-the-nerds-watch"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=946687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/946688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=946687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=946687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=946687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}