What to watch on Netflix Canada in November 2020
Our critics pick the best movies and TV shows coming to the streaming platform this month
We pore over the November 2020 Netflix Canada schedule to highlight the most interesting titles.
This month, we’re looking forward to the return of Sophia Loren, the latest Ron Howard film, and Gillian Anderson playing Margaret Thatcher.
What we can't wait to watch
The Crown (Season 4)
The latest season of Netflix’s wildly popular soap opera based on the British royals takes us from 1977 to 1990, meaning Princess Diana, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and Camilla Parker Bowles are now in the mix with Olivia Colman’s Queen Elizabeth II. The most exciting news is Gillian Anderson taking on the role of the Iron Lady for a one-season run. Fingers crossed for some barely sublimated The Fall-esque sexual tension between Maggie and Liz. November 15
Alien Xmas
2020 has given us a lot of really unexpected stuff, but “a stop-motion Christmas special about an alien trying to stop his comrades from raiding Santa’s workshop, produced by the special-effects guys who made Killer Klowns From Outer Space from their own children’s book” has to be near the top of that list. But if you know the work of Stephen and Charles Chiodo, you’ll be delighted to hear that someone has given them money to make this happen. November 20
Hillbilly Elegy
When the trailer for this adaptation of J.D. Vance’s memoir about growing up poor in the Appalachians dropped earlier this month, awards prognosticators said it seemed like Oscar bait, with multiple-nominated actors Glenn Close and Amy Adams chewing up the scenery as the grandmother and mother of the central figure (Gabriel Basso). Ron Howard, no stranger to Academy Awards, directs. November 24
Dash & Lily
Netflix has been heavily promoting this adaptation of Rachel Cohn and David Levithan’s YA novel series, so you can rest assured there will be more than one season. This first outing has a holiday theme, as two opposites—cynical Dash (Austin Abrams, from Paper Towns) and optimistic Lily (Midori Francis, from Good Boys)—travel Manhattan and discover they have more in common than they thought. November 10
Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square
Like it or not, we’re entering Hallmark Holiday Movie season, and this film—about a tough, middle-aged city woman (the awesome Christine Baranski) who returns to her small town and finds love—should warm the hearts of even the Grinchiest viewer. Besides lending her name to the title, Dolly Parton plays an angel and 14 of her songs are featured, so there’s that. November 22
The Life Ahead
In her first major movie role in more than a decade, Italian screen icon Sophia Loren plays a Holocaust survivor who takes in a Senegalese immigrant (Ibrahima Gueye) in her son Edoardo Ponti’s drama—the second film that sees mother and son working together. The 86-year-old, who reportedly took on some physically demanding scenes, is already generating Best Actress Oscar buzz. November 13
Shawn Mendes: In Wonder
Time to surrender to Shawn Mendes’s Toronto condo skyline views and brooding silhouettes in this album-tie-in documentary, which promises to articulate the Pickering-raised pop star’s Official Narrative. It arrives on Netflix fresh from a screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. While you’re holed up in isolation, find out what it’s like to be a hot, rich, soulful 22-year-old living the dream. November 23
Mosul
Produced by Joe and Anthony Russo in between VFX sessions on Avengers: Endgame, the directorial debut of screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan (The Kingdom, World War Z, Deepwater Horizon) is an action thriller inspired by the true story of Iraq’s Nineveh SWAT team, an assembly of policemen that spent three years trying to rid Mosul of ISIS fighters. The film takes place over a single day, following a young cop (Adam Bessa) who’s recruited into the squad by its weary commander (Suhail Dabbach). And the whole thing was shot in Arabic rather than English for extra authenticity. November 26
We Are The Champions
Hosted by Rainn Wilson, this new reality series celebrates competitive challenges in unconventional specialties, following contestants trying to prove their mastery of—and this is a direct quote—“cheese rolling, chili eating, fantasy hair styling, yo-yo, dog dancing and frog jumping.” Which leaves us asking: yo-yo what, exactly? November 17
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Debbie Allen, she of the famous Fame monologue (“You got big dreams. You want fame. Well, fame costs. And right here’s where you start payin’!”), is busy this month. Besides directing Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square, she’s the subject of this docu-series, which chronicles her annual alternate take on the traditional Nutcracker ballet. November 27
Solid bet
Widows
Just in time for the U.S. election, Steve McQueen’s political crime drama featuring an underrated starring turn by Viola Davis (and one of the best movie make-out scenes in recent memory) arrives on Netflix. Davis leads a trio of widows who set out to rob a Kennedyesque Chicago politician (Colin Farrell) to payoff the crime boss (Brian Tyree Henry) running as his opponent. Widows subsumes several zeitgeist-y themes into a juicy plot and the excellent supporting cast includes Elizabeth Debicki, Daniel Kaluuya, Robert Duvall, and Cynthia Erivo. November 1
Here's a list of new titles available on Netflix Canada in November 2020 by date:
TV
Coming soon
Arashi’s Diary: Voyage (episodes 15-17)
Mismatched
Trial 4
November 1
Dawson’s Creek (season 1-6)
November 3
Felix Lobrecht: Hype
November 4
Love And Anarchy
November 5
Carmel: Who Killed Maria Marta?
Paranormal
November 6
Country Ever After
November 9
Undercover (season 2)
November 10
Dash & Lily
Trash Truck
November 11
Aunty Donna’s Big O’l House Of Fun
The Liberator
A Queen Is Born
November 13
The Minions Of Midas
November 15
The Crown (season 4)
November 17
The Boss Baby: Back In Business (season 4)
We Are The Champions
November 18
Bitter Daisies (season 2)
Holiday Home Makeover With Mr. Christmas
November 20
Flavorful Origins: Gansu Cuisine
Voices Of Fire
November 24
Dragons: Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor Holiday
Wonderoos
November 25
The Great Pretender (season 2)
November 26
Larry The Cable Guy: Remain Seated
November 27
A Go! Go! Cory Carson Christmas
Over Christmas
Sugar Rush Christmas (season 2)
Virgin River (season 2)
November 28
The Uncanny Counter
November 29
Wonderoos: Holiday Holiday!
November 30
A Love So Beautiful
Movies
November 1
12 Gifts Of Christmas
About Last Night
Angels & Demons
Argo
Austin Powers In Goldmember
Bad Santa
A Belle For Christmas
Broadcasting Christmas
Catch And Release
Christmas Break-In
Christmas Survival
Clueless
The Da Vinci Code
Due Date
Elf Pets: A Fox’s Cub Christmas Tale
Elf Pets: Santa’s Reindeer Rescue
Gangs Of New York
The Juror
Little Monsters
Mr. Deeds
The Notebook
Papillon
Penelope
Peppermint
A Perfect Christmas List
Rocky
Ronin
Widows
November 3
Mother
November 4
Blackhat
Dracula Untold
Fifty Shades Of Grey
Get Him To The Greek
The Good Shepherd
Identity Thief
In The Lake Of The Woods
King Kong (2005)
Mallrats
Unbroken
November 5
Aquaman
A New York Christmas Wedding
Operation Christmas Drop
November 6
Citation
The Late Bloomer
November 10
The Possession Of Hannah Grace
November 11
Night School
What We Wanted
November 12
Ludo
November 13
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
The Life Ahead
The Outpost
November 15
Hometown Holiday
A Very Country Christmas
November 17
The Mule
November 19
The Princess Switch: Switched Again
November 20
Alien Xmas
If Anything Happens I Love You
November 21
The Hangover: Part III
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
November 22
Dolly Parton’s Christmas On The Square
November 23
Shawn Mendes: In Wonder
November 24
Hillbilly Elegy
Notes For My Son
November 25
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Halloween (2018)
November 26
Mosul
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
November 27
The Beast
The Call
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Don’t Listen
November 30
Doctor Strange
Finding Agnes
Spookley And The Christmas Kittens
Last call
Here's a list of TV series and movies leaving Netflix Canada in November 2020.
November 15
Love Actually
November 16
Zombieland
November 18
Shrek
Shrek 2
November 20
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers
Twilight
November 27
The Nutcracker And The Four Realms
November 30
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Jurassic Park
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