Major November movie releases you can watch in cinemas: Ramayana to Gunmaaster G9

Eight films are heading to theatres this month, and the spread is wide. There’s a mythological epic, two thrillers, a Dickens story reworked with Johnny Depp, a pair of Hindi releases landing on the same day, a comedy sequel nobody saw coming, and a Disney animation. Here’s the lineup in date order.

Ramayana: Part One (5 November)

Nitesh Tiwari’s retelling of the Ramayana opens the month. Ranbir Kapoor is Rama, Sai Pallavi plays Sita, and Yash is Ravana. This first part covers Rama’s exile and the events that push him toward war with Ravana. Sunny Deol appears as Hanuman and Ravie Dubey as Lakshman. Music is by A.R. Rahman and Hans Zimmer, who are collaborating for the first time.

Ghost Soldier (13 November)

Jim Caviezel plays Henry “Fitz” Fitzgerald, a retired Special Forces operative who thought he was done fighting. Then a powerful corporation turns its attention to his hometown, and he’s back in the fray. William Eubank directs, and the cast includes Olivia Thirlby, Beau Knapp, Garret Dillahunt and Shea Whigham.

How To Rob A Bank (20 November)

The crew in David Leitch’s film doesn’t just rob banks, it livestreams the jobs on social media. Predictably, the attention gets out of hand. Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz, Anna Sawai and Pete Davidson star.

Ebenezer (20 November)

Ti West directs Johnny Depp as Scrooge, whose Christmas Eve gets crowded with ghosts from his past, present and future. Rupert Grint, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Claflin, Daisy Ridley and Ian McKellen are in the supporting cast.

Yeh Prem Mol Liya (27 November)

Sooraj R Barjatya is back with a romantic family film starring Ayushmann Khurrana as Prem and Sharvari opposite him. Himesh Reshammiya returns as composer, continuing his run with Barjatya. Anupam Kher, Seema Pahwa and Supriya Pathak round out the cast.

Gunmaaster G9 (27 November)

Same day, very different mood. Emraan Hashmi leads this action film from director Aditya Datt, with Genelia Deshmukh and Aparshakti Khurana. Hashmi, Datt and Reshammiya are teaming up again after Aashiq Banaya Aapne.

Focker-In-Law (27 November)

The Fockers franchise returns with its fourth film, picking up after Little Fockers (2010). John Hamburg writes and directs, from a story he built with Ilana Glazer and Austen Earl. Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner and Teri Polo reprise their roles. New to the family are Ariana Grande, Skyler Gisondo and Beanie Feldstein.

Hexed (27 November)

Disney closes out the month with an animated supernatural fantasy directed by Fawn Veerasunthorn and Jason Hand. Jared Bush, Dana Ledoux Miller and Jon Robin Baitz wrote it. Voices include Hailee Steinfeld, Rashida Jones, Jodie Foster, Walton Goggins, Tracey Ullman, Stephen Fry, Henry Winkler, Dan Stevens, Brett Gelman and Samson Kayo.