New movies in theaters – Napoleon, Wish, Saltburn and more!

By Alexandra Heilbron on November 23, 2023 | Leave a Comment

Check out all the new movies opening this weekend across Canada, including Napoleon starring Joaquin Phoenix and watch the trailers to decide what you want to see at the movies. ~Alexandra Heilbron

Napoleon – A look at the military commander’s (Joaquin Phoenix) origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine (Vanessa Kirby). Also playing in IMAX. Click here for showtimes.

Wish – A wish is worth everything in Rosas, a country ruled by King Magnifico (voice of Chris Pine), who aims to keep everyone’s wishes for himself. When Asha (voice of Ariana DeBose), a sharp-witted idealist, refuses to give the king her wish, she makes the wish herself. Also available in 3D. Click here for showtimes.

Saltburn – Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, scholarship student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming and aristocratic Felix Catton (Jacob Elordi), who invites him to Saltburn, his eccentric family’s sprawling estate, for a summer never to be forgotten. Click here for showtimes.

Dream Scenario – Hapless family man and professor Paul Matthews (Nicolas Cage) is muddling through middle age when he suddenly finds himself at the center of a mysterious dream epidemic — which first turns him into an overnight celebrity, before soon taking a deeply sinister turn. Click here for showtimes.

Leave the World Behind – Clay (Ethan Hawke) and Amanda Sandford (Julia Roberts) decide to go on a weekend getaway. Their vacation is upended when two strangers arrive at night, seeking refuge from a cyberattack that grows more terrifying by the minute. Playing in select cities and debuts December 8 on Netflix. Click here for showtimes.

Frybread Face & Me – Two adolescent Navajo cousins from different worlds bond during a summer on their grandmother’s Arizona ranch, learning more about their family’s past and about themselves. Playing in select cities. Click here for showtimes.

Fallen Leaves – Ansa (Alma Pöysti) works at a supermarket, where her wages are so low that she takes home expired sandwiches for dinner. Holappa (Jussi Vatanen) is a metalworker, laboring in a hazardous job, which leads him to drink. Meanwhile, the radio constantly carries news about the nearby war in Ukraine. When Ansa and Holappa meet, there’s an instant spark. Playing in select cities. Click here for showtimes.

Rose – The relationship between two sisters, Inger and Ellen, is challenged on a trip to Paris. When Inger announces her struggles with mental health to the group, the sisters are faced with pity from some and discrimination from others. On arrival in Paris, it soon becomes clear that Inger has a hidden agenda concerning a figure from her past, ultimately involving the entire group in her hunt for answers. Playing in Toronto. Click here for showtimes.

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