Upcoming 2023 Movie Releases
It’s the best time of the year. Not because of the holiday season, but because of movie season! If you’re like me, then you have a slew of movies coming out that you’re looking forward to.
Nothing’s better than having a solid list in this sense, so here’s what I’m looking forward to seeing. I probably forgot to name quite a few, so don’t get upset if I forgot something you wanted listed.
Thanksgiving
Release Date - 11/17/2023
Genre - Horror
Director - Eli Roth
Writers - Jeff Rendell, Eli Roth
Starring - Patrick Dempsey, Rick Hoffman, Gina Gershon
About - After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the infamous holiday.
Saltburn
Release Date - 11/17/2023
Genre - Comedy/Thriller
Director - Emerald Fennell
Writer - Emerald Fennell
Starring - Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Archie Madekwe
About - A student at Oxford University finds himself drawn into the world of a charming and aristocratic classmate, who invites him to his eccentric family's sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten.
Dream Scenario
Release Date - 11/22/2023
Genre - Comedy/Horror
Director - Kristoffer Borgli
Writer - Kristoffer Borgli
Starring - Lily Bird, Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson
About - A hapless family man finds his life turned upside down when millions of strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams. When his nighttime appearances take a nightmarish turn, Paul is forced to navigate his newfound stardom.
Napoleon
Release Date - 11/22/2023
Genre - Epic/Historical
Director - Ridley Scott
Writer - David Scarpa
Starring - Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Ludivine Sagnier
About - An epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine.
May December
Release Date - 12/1/2023
Genre - Drama
Director - Todd Haynes
Writers - Samy Burch, Alex Mechanik
Starring - Natalie Portman, Chris Tenzis, Charles Melton
About - Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
Silent Night
Release Date - 12/1/2023
Genre - Action
Director - John Woo
Writer - Robert Archer Lynn
Starring - Joel Kinnaman, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Kid Cudi
About - A grieving father enacts his long-awaited revenge against a ruthless gang on Christmas Eve.
The Boy and the Heron
Release Date - 12/6/2023
Genre - Animation/Drama
Director - Hayao Miyazaki
Writer - Hayao Miyazaki
Starring - Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Takuya Kimura
About - Through encounters with his friends and uncle, follows a teenage boy's psychological development. He enters a magical world with a talking grey heron after finding an abandoned tower in his new town.
Poor Things
Release Date - 12/8/2023
Genre - Sci-Fi/Romance
Director - Yorgos Lanthimos
Writers - Tony McNamara, Alasdair Gray
Starring - Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Willem Dafoe
About - The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.
The Zone of Interest
Release Date - 12/15/2023
Genre - War/Drama
Director - Jonathan Glazer
Writers - Martin Amis, Jonathan Glazer
Starring - Sandra Hüller, Christian Friedel, Freya Kreutzkam
About - The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
American Fiction
Release Date - 12/15/2023
Genre - Comedy/Drama
Director - Cord Jefferson
Writer - Cord Jefferson, Percival Everett
Starring - Jeffrey Wright, Skyler Wright, John Ales
About - A novelist who's fed up with the establishment profiting from "Black" entertainment uses a pen name to write a book that propels him to the heart of hypocrisy and the madness he claims to disdain.
All of Us Strangers
Release Date - 12/22/2023
Genre - Drama/Romance
Director - Andrew Haigh
Writers - Andrew HaighTaichi Yamada
Starring - Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Carter John Grout
About - A screenwriter drawn back to his childhood home enters into a fledgling relationship with a mysterious neighbor as he then discovers his parents appear to be living just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.
Perfect Days
Release Date - TBD
Genre - Drama
Director - Wim Wenders
Writers - Takuma Takasaki, Wim Wenders
Starring - Kôji Yakusho, Yumi Asô, Tokio Emoto
About - A janitor in Japan drives between jobs listening to rock music.
His Three Daughters
Release Date - TBD
Genre - Drama
Director - Azazel Jacobs
Writer - Azazel Jacobs
Starring - Jovan Adepo, Jasmine Bracey, Carrie Coon
About - A tense, captivating, and touching portrait of family dynamics starring Carrie Coon, Elizabeth Olsen, and Natasha Lyonne as sisters who converge after their father's health declines.