New Movies On Netflix And In Theaters This Week (11/9-11/16)

While a movie flop might ensure that there is no a direct sequel, a box office bomb has never stopped producers rebooting a property if they think there is still money to be made. This is the case with this week's biggest US movie release, The Girl in the Spider's Web. It's the second attempt to tap into the huge popularity of the novel series focusing on hacker Lisbeth Salander, following the commercial disappointment of 2011's The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo. We'll know soon enough if there if this one gets a sequel or if we'll be seeing yet another reboot in seven years time.

Fans of dark cinema will also get to check out the latest JJ Abrams produced horror/thriller, Overlord, which pitches US soldiers against scary genetically altered Nazis in World War II. There's also the animated version of the much-loved Dr Seuss book The Grinch Who Saved Christmas, while UK audiences can check out the acclaimed thriller Widows a week before it arrives in the US.

On the small screen, Netflix continue its run of impressive movies from notable directors. This week it's the turn of David McKenzie, who previously made the brilliant thriller Hell or High Water, and who reteams with star Chris Pine for the historical epic Outlaw King. So here's the week's new releases in the both the US and UK, in both theaters and on streaming...

See it in US theaters on November 9

Although David Fincher's 2011 adaptation of Stieg Larsson's novel The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo didn’t do well as expected, the lead character, Lisbeth Salander, returns to the screen this Friday. The Girl in the Spider's Web is based on the first Salander novel written by another author (Larson died in 2004), and stars The Crown's Claire Foy as the iconic hacker, taking over from Rooney Mara. Reviews so far suggest that director Fede Alvarez has taken the series in a more action-focused direction than the psychological angle of Fincher movie and the original Swedish movie trilogy. But Foy is a fantastic choice for Salander, and the Alvarez’s previous films, the hit Don't Breathe and the Evil Dead remake, have shown that he is an expert at delivering dark but commercial thrills.

See it in US and UK theaters on November 9

There were rumours earlier this year that this JJ Abrams-produced World War II horror film would form the next part of the Cloverfield universe. After all, 10 Cloverfield Lane and this year's The Cloverfield Paradox started life as unconnected movies with different titles before being rewritten to form part of Abrams' loose sci-fi series, so it wouldn't be surprising if he had the same thing in mind for Overlord. However, what has emerged is very much its own thing--a scary, thrilling film in which a squad of US soldiers are forced to parachute into occupied France, where they encounter a group of Nazis performing some terrifying experiments. Abrams rarely puts his name to flops (let's just pretend The Cloverfield Paradox never happened), and this will more than satisfy horror fans craving some post-Halloween scares.

See it in US theaters on November 9

2019 is set to be a big year for Sophie Turner--as well as the eighth and final season of Game of Thrones, in which she plays Sansa Stark, she is set to take the lead role in Dark Phoenix, the latest movie in the X-Men series. Ahead of that we have Time Freak, a time-travelling romantic comedy in which Turner plays the ex-girlfriend of a young physics genius, played by Asa Butterfield (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Hugo). In order to win her back, he does the obvious--invents a time machine to restart their relationship more successfully. It's essentially a teen remake of Groundhog Day, and Turner's high profile should help this one at the box office.

See it in US and UK theaters on November 9

The classic Dr. Seuss story How the Grinch Saved Christmas was adapted into a hit Jim Carrey movie 18 years ago, and a new animated version hits the screen this week. Doctor Strange and Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch provides the voice of the Holiday-hating title character, and the cast also includes Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation), musician Pharrell WIlliams, and screen legend Angela Lansbury (Beauty and the Beast, Murder She Wrote). The movie was actually meant to be released last year, which doesn't always bode well, but it's a much-loved story and younger audiences will lap it up.

See it in UK theaters on November 9

Oceans' Eight isn’t the only female-led heist movie to come our way in 2018. Widows is the latest film from Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave) and is written by Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn. The movie focuses on four women whose husbands are killed in a failed heist, who then decide to finish the job themselves. It's based on a British TV show of the same name from the 1980s, and the star-studded cast includes Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Colin Farrell, Liam Neeson, and Get Out's Daniel Kaluuya. Films like 12 Years and Shame proved that McQueen can deliver prestigious, acclaimed dramas, and the advance buzz suggests that he's equally adept at edgy, commercial crime thrillers.

See it in UK theaters on November 9

Fred Rogers is a TV institution, spending nearly 40 years as the host of the educational kids show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood before his death in 2003. In the US, this movie has become the highest-grossing biographical documentary of all time, and while Rogers isn't so well known in the UK, this is unquestionably one of the year’s best docs. It's a moving, honest exploration of both the man himself and the huge influence he had on several generations of children.

See it in on Netflix on November 9

This historical epic has had plenty of publicity in advance of Friday's Netflix debut--largely focused on the fact that star Chris Pine (Star Trek) has a full-frontal nude scene. But aside from that, it’s a big, lavish movie that tells the story of Robert the Bruce, the Scottish king who waged war upon the English in early 14th century. The movie has been compared to Mel Gibson's Braveheart in terms of both subject matter and spectacular battle scenes, and the cast also includes Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass, Avengers: Age of Ultron), Florence Pugh (the new AMC thriller Little Drummer Girl), and Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones).