As the weather gets chillier in November, there is a veritable cornucopia of great films playing around St. Louis for those looking to spend some time inside. Whether it’s an offbeat musical comedy, a silent classic with a reimagined score, a steamy hard-to-find gem with Helen Mirren, or a cozy classic with Nicolas Cage yelling about how he lost his hand, there’s something for every kind of film fan. Check out the list below for some of the exciting screenings happening this November.
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November 10–13
Alamo Drafthouse St. Louis, 3765 Foundry, Suite 275
Film buffs likely know Saul Bass for his posters and iconic title sequences for films like Psycho, Vertigo, and Spartacus, but it’s possible they don’t know about Bass’ lone feature as a director, Phase IV. Dig into this lost bit of ‘70s sci-fi horror about desert ants that develop a cross-species hivemind after a cosmic event and begin building mysterious structures that baffle and frighten scientists.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
November 15, 7 p.m.
Arkadin Cinema & Bar, 5228 Gravois
Playing as part of Arkadin Cinema & Bar’s November program of musical comedies, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story tracks the career of country singer Dewey Cox, played by John C. Reilly, through highs and lows that have led to Cox’s final show. Walk Hard parodies many of the tropes of music biopics (specifically the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line) and features star-studded cameos, including an inspired performance from Jack White. The film will be preceded by a Weird Al happy hour and followed by a late night Check It Out! with Dr. Steve Brule happy hour.
November 17, 2 p.m.
Arkadin Cinema & Bar, 5228 Gravois
Also playing as part of Arkadin’s musical comedies program, Linda Linda Linda is a 2005 film that sees three Japanese girls recruit a Korean exchange student to play in their rock band. The film draws its title from the song “Linda Linda” by the Japanese band The Blue Hearts, and inspired the name of rising American rock band The Linda Lindas. This screening also features a Japanese rock pre-show.
November 18, 6 p.m.
Alamo Drafthouse St. Louis, 3765 Foundry, Suite 275
Actress Gena Rowlands passed away in August 2024, so it only feels fitting that Alamo Drafthouse is programming one of her most memorable films, A Woman Under the Influence, as part of their Time Capsule 1974 program. Directed by John Cassavetes, the film stars Rowlands as Mabel, a housewife in throes of dealing with her own mental illness, which puts her family and her relationship with her blue collar husband (Peter Falk) in jeopardy.
November 19, 7 p.m.
Hi-Pointe Theatre, 1005 McCausland
Metropolis, one of the great silent films from German Expressionist master Fritz Lang, is an epic best seen in a theater with a live score. Thankfully, the Hi-Pointe Theatre has you covered with this screening that features a live heavy metal score performed by The Silent Light. This kind of bold and bombastic reimagining of the score are sure to further enhance the dystopian themes and visuals throughout Lang’s early sci-fi masterpiece.
The Act of Killing (Director’s Cut)
November 21, 6:30 p.m.
Winifred Moore Auditorium, 470 E. Lockwood
The Act of Killing is a 2012 documentary from directors Joshua Oppenheimer and Christine Cynn that profiles former Indonesian death squad members—who assisted in the slaughter of millions in the 1960s—reflecting on their past atrocities through reenactment. The extended director’s cut of the film runs roughly 45 minutes longer than the original theatrical cut. The Webster University Film Series will also be playing Oppenheimer’s follow-up film, The Look of Silence, on December 5.
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
November 23, 10 p.m.
Hi-Pointe Theatre, 1005 McCausland
A hard-to-find classic from director Peter Greenaway, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover tells the story of an abusive gangster who regularly dines out at a restaurant he owns, his wife who begins a secret affair with one of the restaurant’s regulars, and the cook who helps her conceal this affair from his business partner. This film starring Helen Mirren, Michael Gambon, and Tim Roth is a must-see for anyone who enjoys elaborate set design, high-fashion costumes, steamy romance, and top-notch performances.
November 24, 12:30 p.m.
Hi-Pointe Theatre, 1005 McCausland
Screening as part of the Hi-Pointe Theatre’s Cider & Cinema series of cozy films, Moonstruck stars Cher as a widow in her mid-30s who believes she is unlucky in love. She accepts a marriage proposal from a man she doesn’t love, only to inadvertently fall for his estranged and emotionally charged younger brother (Nicolas Cage) instead. What results is a lovely story about family, love, and the power of a really good moon.
November 30, 3 p.m.
Arkadin Cinema & Bar, 5228 Gravois
Hal Ashby’s Harold and Maude follows Harold (Bud Cort), a death-obsessed young man whose hobbies include faking his own death, hanging out at funerals, and scaring off the women his mother wants him to date. One day he meets Maude (Ruth Gordon), a quirky 80-year-old woman with an inexplicable spice for life, at a funeral and the two begin an offbeat relationship that begins to change Harold’s morbid perspective on the world. Soundtracked by Cat Stevens, Harold and Maude is still as delightful, funny, and affecting as ever, even after more than 50 years.
