With the nights well and truly getting early now we are in November, we are very pleased to bring you the news from Signature Entertainment of the November slate of movies you can watch via Digital or DVD during these dark dreary nights including dystopian romcom Turn Me On starring Bel Powley and Nick Robinson, sci-fi thriller Slingshot with Casey Affleck & Laurence Fishburne, family adventure Bookworm starring Elijah Wood, and Joel Kinnaman crime thriller The Silent Hour.
Turn Me On (Cert 15, 99mins)
In a lifeless world, one couple will find their spark again in this dystopian rom-com. In a world where the inconvenience of human emotion has been eradicated by a government-imposed daily vitamin, one young couple skips their dose and discovers love, joy, sex and all the baggage that comes with it. Starring Bel Powley (Everything I Know About Love), Nick Robinson (Love, Simon), Justin H. Min (The Umbrella Academy), Griffin Newman (The Tick), Nesta Cooper (Bliss), Patti Harrison (I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson) and D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place), Turn Me On is written by Angela Bourassa (If You Were the Last) and directed by Michael Tyburski (The Sound of Silence).
Turn Me On is available on Digital Platforms 4 November. Distributed by Signature Entertainment
Winner (Cert 12, 103mins)
The fascinating true story of Reality Winner (yes that’s her real name), a brilliant young misfit from Texas who finds her morals challenged while serving in the US Air Force and working as an NSA contractor. This is not your traditional whistleblower drama, it is a fresh, comedic, heartfelt, coming-of-age story that follows an idealistic young woman persecuted for standing by her principles. After exposing Russia’s hacking of the 2016 US presidential election, Reality made international headlines when she was sentenced to five and a half years in prison – the longest sentence ever given to someone charged under the Espionage Act for leaking a government document. Starring Emilia Jones (CODA), Connie Britton (Nashville), Zach Galifianakis (The Hangover), Kathryn Newton (Abigail) and Danny Ramirez (The Falcon and The Winter Soldier), Winner is written by Kerry Howley and directed by Susanna Fogel (Cat Person).
Winner is available on Digital Platforms 4 November. Distributed by Signature Entertainment
Slingshot (Cert 15, 109mins)
Waking from a deep hibernation, John finds himself lost in space and losing a grip on reality aboard the spacecraft Odyssey-1 whilst on a 9-year mission to solve Earth’s dire energy crisis. During psychological evaluations he has flashbacks to a past relationship with Zoe, but fellow astronaut Captain Franks assures him that she was just a plant by NASA to test his emotional stability. In a desperate attempt to make sense of this before returning to hibernation, John needs to make contact with Earth to discover the truth. Starring Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea), Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix), David Morrissey (The Walking Dead), Tomer Capone (The Boys) and Emily Beecham (Daphne), Slingshot is written by R. Scott Adams and Nathan Parker (Moon) and is directed by Mikael Håfström (1408).
Slingshot is available on Digital Platforms 4 November and DVD 18 November. Distributed by Signature Entertainment
Ozi: Voice of the Forest (Cert PG, 87mins)
Meet Ozi, a little orphan orangutan who’s about to make a big difference when she goes on an epic adventure to save her forest home. Separated from her parents when their forest home is destroyed, Ozi is taken in by kind wildlife sanctuary owners who keep her safe and slowly teach her to communicate through sign language. With the combination of her new skills and natural talent for social media, Ozi soon has a worldwide following. When she learns that her parents might be alive, Ozi sets off on a quest to find them and to tell the world what is happening to the rainforest before it’s too late. With help from new friends, cheeky monkey Chance and loveable rhino Honkus, Ozi discovers that one voice really can change the world.. Featuring the voices of Laura Dern (Marriage Story), Amandla Stenberg (Bodies Bodies Bodies), Donald Sutherland (The Hunger Games), Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond), RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race), Dean-Charles Chapman (Game of Thrones) and Rachel Shenton (All Creatures Great and Small), Ozi: Voice of the Forest is written by Ricky Roxburgh (Tangled) and directed by Tim Harper (Roary the Racing Car).
Ozi: Voice of the Forest is available on Digital Platforms and DVD 11 November. Distributed by Signature Entertainment
Bookworm (Cert 12, 94mins)
Join Elijah Wood in this heartwarming comedy across New Zealand’s majestic landscapes. 11-year-old Mildred is wise beyond her years – an only child raised by a financially strapped solo Mum; she has escaped her humdrum suburban existence by immersing herself into literary adventures. Her long-dreamed quest is to capture proof that the mythological beast known as The Canterbury Panther exists. When an accident occurs leaving Mildred’s mum in hospital, her one-time fling Strawn Wise and once semi-famous American illusionist, flies down to New Zealand to look after a daughter he’s never met. The unlikely pair agree to go camping while Mum recuperates. Unbeknownst to the unlikely duo is what lies ahead; from treacherous encounters that will test their mettle, alongside a bitter divide between a hurt daughter angry at her long absent father. And through it all, a primal entity watches the duos every move, a deadly beast that may just be the solution to all their woes. Starring Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the King), Michael Smiley (Free Fire) and Nell Fisher (Evil Dead Rise), Bookworm is written by Toby Harvard (The Greasy Strangler) and directed by Ant Timpson (Come to Daddy).
Bookworm is available on Digital Platforms 11 November. Distributed by Signature Entertainment
A Sudden Case of Christmas (Cert 12, 91mins)
It’s double the DeVito in this heartwarming Christmas comedy. When learning of her parents’ plan to separate whilst on a family holiday to Italy, Christmas obsessed Claire hatches a plan with her grandfather (Danny DeVito) to get her parents back together.. Mischief, chaos and a Christmas celebration in August, Claire must use the festive magic of the holidays to reunite her family and avoid causing even more trouble. Can Christmas keep her family together? Starring Andie MacDowell (Groundhog Day), Danny DeVito (Matilda), Adrian Dunbar (Line of Duty), Lucy DeVito (Deadbeat), Antonella Rose (Fear the Walking Dead), and Wilmer Valderrama (That ‘70s Show), A Sudden Case of Christmas is written by Peter Chelsom (The Space Between Us) and Tinker Lindsay (Hector and the Search for Happiness) and is directed by Chelsom.
A Sudden Case of Christmas is available on Digital Platforms 11 November. Distributed by Signature Entertainment
Reawakening (Cert 15, 90mins)
John and Mary have lived in an agonising limbo of grief and guilt for the past ten years. Their only child, Claire, ran away from home when she was fourteen and no trace of her whereabouts has ever been found. When Clare returns, now a young woman of twenty-four, Mary is overjoyed. But John comes to believe that Clare is not who she claims to be. As old tensions resurface, a gripping search for the truth unfolds. Starring Jared Harris (Chernobyl), Juliet Stevenson (Bend It Like Beckham) and Erin Doherty (The Crown), Reawakening is written and directed by Virginia Gilbert (A Long Way from Home).
Reawakening is available on Digital Platforms 18 November. Distributed by Signature Entertainment
5lbs of Pressure (Cert 15, 109mins)
In this gritty revenge thriller, some cycles are never broken. Fresh out of prison for murder, Adam strives to rebuild his life in his old neighbourhood. But his fresh start is jeopardised by the vengeful brother of his victim. Meanwhile, Mike yearns to break free from his drug-dealing uncle’s influence. When Adam and Mike’s paths collide, violence ensues, leading to a final, desperate chance at redemption. Starring Luke Evans (Beauty and the Beast), Rory Culkin (Signs), Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) and Rudy Pankow (Outer Banks), 5lbs of Pressure is written and directed by Phil Allocco (The Truth About Lies).
5lbs of Pressure is available on Digital Platforms 25 November. Distributed by Signature Entertainment
Monster Summer (97mins)
When a great evil threatens a group of teens’ never-ending summer, they must band together with a grizzly detective in this 90s adventure throwback. When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island. Starring Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos), Mel Gibson (Braveheart), Mason Thames (The Black Phone), Kevin James (Paul Blart: Mall Cop), Nora Zehetner (The Right Stuff) and Abby James Witherspoon (Hot Pursuit), Monster Summer is written by Bryan Schulz & Cornelius Uliano (The Peanuts Movie) and directed by David Henrie (This Is this Year).
Monster Summer is available on Digital Platforms 25 November.
The Silent Hour (Cert 15, 99mins)
A Boston detective suffers an on-the-job accident that leaves him hearing impaired. Sixteen months later, he and his friend and partner must battle a team of corrupt cops attempting to eliminate a deaf murder witness in the apartment building where she lives. Starring Joel Kinnaman (The Suicide Squad), Sandra Mae Frank (Soul to Keep), Mark Strong (Kingsman: The Secret Service), Mekhi Phifer (ER) and Michael Eklund (Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency), The Silent Hour is written by Dan Hall and directed by Brad Anderson (Session 9).
Streaming on 27 November
So there we are folks, plenty of movies to check out this November courtesy of Signature Entertainment.
Karen Woodham is the founder and owner of the Blazing Minds. She is also a Cinema reviewer and works with RealD 3D reviewing the latest 3D releases and IMAX, she has also had several articles published in various publications including the first edition of SFW Magazine. In 2015 she became an Award Winning Blogger and also has her website listed as one of the UK’s Top 10 Film Blogs.
