November 2026 Indie Film Releases – UK, Ireland & North America
This page tracks independent film releases arriving in November 2026, including theatrical premieres, streaming debuts, Blu-ray releases and digital VOD launches across the UK, Ireland and North America.
From horror and thriller titles to sci-fi adventures, action films, documentaries, drama releases and festival favourites, we'll be updating this page regularly as new releases are announced throughout the month.
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November 2026 Indie Film Releases – UK, Ireland & North America
📅 November 2 – MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT – Alien Body-Horror Comedy (Digital)
📅 November 2 – DEAD HOWLING – Zombies Vs Werewolves Horror (Digital / DVD / Blu-ray – UK)
📅 November 3 – THE HOLIDAY HITMAN – Christmas Action Comedy (Digital / On Demand – US)
📅 November 3 – JEFFREY DOLLMER – Killer Doll Slasher (Digital / On Demand)
📅 November 6 – BACKPAY – Crime Thriller (AVOD – US)
📅 November 6 – MANIPULATION – Conspiracy Thriller (Cinemas – UK & Ireland)
📅 October 6 – COUNTDOWN TO CONTACT – UFO Disclosure Documentary (Streaming – Worldwide)
📅 November 13 – PLUCKED – Dark Comedy Drama (Theatrical – US)
📅 November 13 – THE BROKEN ARROW – British Sports Comedy (Cinemas – UK)
📅 November 13 – A SOCIAL CONTRACT – Horror / Thriller (AVOD)
📅 November 13 – WATCHFUL EYES – Supernatural Horror (AVOD)
📅 November 13 – BY THE GRAPE OF GOD – Comedy (Amazon – US)
📅 November 17 – HELL'S NO PLACE FOR A PRETTY FACE – Crime Romance (Cinema – North Hollywood)
📅 November 19 – THE NICE ONES – British Sci-Fi Horror (Cinema – UK)
📅 November 19 – OBITUS – Survival / Parasite Horror (Cinemas – Azerbaijan)
📅 November 20 – THE LEGEND OF VAN DORN – Civil War Historical Drama (AVOD)
📅 November 20 – HEYSEL 85 – Political Drama (Theatrical – UK)
📅 November 20 – INTENSIVE PURPOSES – Sci-Fi Action Comedy (AVOD – US)
📅 November 20 – THE GREAT DEPARTURE – Romantic Drama (TVOD – US)
MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT – A Millennial Nightmare Gets Extraterrestrial
📍 Directors: Sean Wallace, Jordan Mark Windsor
📍 Starring: Hannah Lynch, Arlo Green, Yvette Parsons, Jackie Van Beek, Jonny Brugh
📍 Genre: Comedy / Fantasy / Horror / Body Horror
📍 Runtime: 94 Minutes
📍 Certificate: 18
📍 Distributor: Blue Finch Film Releasing
📍 Digital Release: November 2, 2026
🎬 Synopsis: When a messy millennial underachiever accidentally becomes alien-pregnant, she must overcome sceptical doctors, a useless baby-daddy and her oversharing mum as she fights to survive and reclaim control of her life.
Created by New Zealand filmmaking duo Thunderlips, the body-horror comedy premiered at Sundance before continuing its festival run at Fantasy Filmfest, Night Visions Film Festival and Sydney Film Festival.
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#MumImAlienPregnant #Thunderlips #HannahLynch #JonnyBrugh #BodyHorror #HorrorComedy #SciFiComedy #BlueFinchFilms #November2026 #BritFlicks
DEAD HOWLING – Zombies And Werewolves Collide In A Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland
📍 Director: John V. Soto
📍 Starring: Joel Jackson, Ryan Kwanten, Temuera Morrison, Tom Burlinson
📍 Genre: Horror / Action / Post-Apocalyptic
📍 Runtime: 1h 43m
📍 Certificate: 15
📍 Distributor: Kaleidoscope Home Entertainment
📍 UK Premiere: October 31, 2026 – Tubi FrightFest Halloween
📍 Digital / DVD / Blu-ray Release: November 2, 2026
📍 Available On: iTunes / Amazon / Sky / Google / Rakuten
🎬 Synopsis: In a world devastated by a zombie virus, Carter lives alone and spends his nights hunting the living dead. After saving siblings Megan and Billy, who are searching for a rumoured safe zone, he reluctantly agrees to protect them on their journey through a lawless wasteland.
The trio must outrun an evolving undead threat while surviving the dangers posed by other survivors, as zombies and werewolves collide in an all-out post-apocalyptic battle.
🎃 Tubi FrightFest Halloween: October 31, 2026 – ODEON Luxe West End – 10:20pm & 10:45pm.
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#DeadHowling #RyanKwanten #TemueraMorrison #JohnVSoto #ZombieHorror #WerewolfHorror #ZombiesVsWerewolves #FrightFest2026 #FF26 #Kaleidoscope #November2026 #BritFlicks
THE HOLIDAY HITMAN – Christmas Turns Into An All-Out Assassination Battle
📍 Director: Bradley Stryker
📍 Produced By: Bradley Stryker, Nick Sagar, Charley McDougall, Jamie McLeod-Ross
📍 Starring: Nick Sagar, Bradley Stryker, Charley McDougall, Montana Manning, Gabriela Ochoa Perez, Ricky Norwood, Florence Hall, Eloise Lovell Anderson, Mark Fleischmann, Vas Blackwood, Georgia Curtis, Adam Korson, Julio Cesar Cedillo
📍 Genre: Action / Comedy / Christmas
📍 Runtime: 98 Minutes
📍 US Distributor: Saban Films
📍 Digital & On Demand Release: November 3, 2026
🎬 Synopsis: Professional hitman Hank Carter has one last chance to save his marriage and give his family the perfect Christmas at a luxurious lake mansion. But when a bounty is placed on his head, waves of holiday-themed assassins descend on the property.
Hank must fight them off using everything from his professional skills to the Christmas decorations around him — all while trying to stop his family discovering what he really does for a living.
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#TheHolidayHitman #NickSagar #BradleyStryker #ChristmasMovie #ChristmasAction #ActionComedy #SabanFilms #November2026 #BritFlicks
JEFFREY DOLLMER – A Murderous Doll Returns To Claim New Victims
📍 Director: Mark Savage
📍 Written By: John Doolan, Jeff Miller
📍 Story By: Jeff Miller
📍 Starring: Charlie Trepany, Chey Crieger, Juliana Destefano, Adam Huss, Eva Hamilton, Tom Parnell, Brian Joseph Mange
📍 Featuring: Jeffrey Reddick
📍 Genre: Horror / Slasher / Killer Doll
📍 Distributor: Uncork'd Entertainment
📍 Digital & On Demand Release: November 3, 2026
🎬 Synopsis: In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer attempts a ritual designed to transfer his spirit into a doll but is captured before he can complete his plan. The doll remains locked away in police evidence for decades before eventually finding its way back into the world.
When its spirit is accidentally summoned, the possessed doll becomes fixated on a young model and follows her to a remote photo shoot, where the isolated location quickly becomes a killing ground.
🎞️ Watch the trailer:
#JeffreyDollmer #MarkSavage #KillerDoll #SlasherHorror #PossessedDoll #UncorkdEntertainment #Horror2026 #November2026 #BritFlicks
MANIPULATION – Secret Society Conspiracy Thriller From Director David Balda
📍 Director: David Balda
📍 Screenplay: David Balda, Marketa Hrubesova, Vladimir Koubenec
📍 Starring: Pawel Lawrynowicz, Féodor Atkine, Heino Ferch, Arnaud Binard, James Faulkner, Pawel Delag, Pavel Kriz, Predrag Bjelac, Pavlina Nemcova, Radoslav Gavlas, Oskar Hes, Anna Ctvrtnicková, Kajetan Pisarovic, Tomas Petracek
📍 Genre: Thriller / Conspiracy Thriller
📍 Runtime: 116 Minutes
📍 Cert: 15
📍 UK & Irish Distributor: Blue Eyes Films & Distribution
📍 Release Date & Region: November 6, 2026 – Cinemas – UK & Ireland
🎬 Synopsis: Across Europe and beyond, a powerful elite society operates in plain sight while exerting unseen control over political structures and the Church. As its influence is exposed, the conspiracy proves increasingly adaptive, relentless and difficult to escape.
🎞️ Watch the trailer:
#Manipulation #DavidBalda #JamesFaulkner #FeodorAtkine #HeinoFerch #BlueEyesFilms #ConspiracyThriller #SecretSociety #PoliticalThriller #BritFlicks
PLUCKED – Divorce, Jealousy And Dinner Party Chaos
📍 Directors: Usher Morgan, Katie Vincent
📍 Writers: Usher Morgan, Katie Vincent
📍 Producers: Usher Morgan, Katie Vincent
📍 Starring: Katie Vincent, Jared Canfield, J. Anthony Crane, Catherine Curtin, Bryant Carroll, Susan Gallagher, Jacob A. Ware, Tony D. Head
📍 Genre: Comedy / Drama
📍 Runtime: 110 Minutes
📍 Production: Dark Passage Films
📍 US Theatrical Release: November 13, 2026
🎬 Synopsis: A woman's decision to divorce her emotionally unstable husband collides with a dinner party that quickly spirals into jealousy, revenge and social chaos.
As tensions rise and relationships begin to fracture, the gathering descends into an increasingly volatile mix of resentment, humiliation and bad decisions.
🎞️ Watch the trailer:
#Plucked #KatieVincent #UsherMorgan #CatherineCurtin #DarkComedy #ComedyDrama #DarkPassageFilms #November2026 #BritFlicks
THE BROKEN ARROW – Ste Johnston Takes One Last Shot At Darts Glory
📍 Directors: Pablo Raybould, Chris Simmons
📍 Writers: Steve Holbrook, Pablo Raybould
📍 Starring: Ste Johnston, Sue Johnston, Alan Ford, Chris Simmons, Elena Pitsiaeli
📍 Genre: British Comedy / Sports Comedy
📍 Runtime: 103 Minutes
📍 Distributor: Central City Media
📍 UK Cinema Release: November 13, 2026
🎬 Synopsis: Following the death of his mentor, local darts champion Barry Barnes spirals into booze and self-destruction. When a drunken accident costs him an arm, his sporting future seems finished. But Barry still has his throwing arm, giving him one last chance to confront his demons and take on his arch-rival, "Darts Vader".
The film opened the 2024 Southend Film Festival as its Gala Opening Title. Co-directors Pablo Raybould and Chris Simmons also received Best Director nominations at the 2025 Romford Film Festival.
🎞️ Watch the trailer:
#TheBrokenArrow #SteJohnston #SueJohnston #AlanFord #ChrisSimmons #PabloRaybould #CentralCityMedia #BritishComedy #Darts #November2026 #BritFlicks
BACKPAY – Extortion Plot Spirals Out Of Control In Crime Thriller From Buffalo 8
📍 Director: Mike Gallant
📍 Starring: Mike Gallant, Dwain Murphy, Seled Calderon, Golden Madison, Jason Pennell
📍 Genre: Crime / Thriller
📍 US Distributor: Buffalo 8
📍 Release Dates & Regions: November 6, 2026 – AVOD – US
🎬 Synopsis: Steve, a desperate father fighting to save his marriage, teams up with Murphy, a cop scarred by life as an informant. Their supposedly simple extortion plot — kidnap a corrupt politician and crack a safe — quickly spirals into danger.
🎞️ Watch the trailer:
#Backpay #MikeGallant #DwainMurphy #Buffalo8 #CrimeThriller #ExtortionThriller #IndieFilm #BritFlicks
A SOCIAL CONTRACT – Sean Astin Stars In Nuclear Survival Horror Thriller
📍 Director: Jason Mac
📍 Writer: Alex Hanno
📍 Starring: Sean Astin, Domenica Cameron-Scorsese, Craig Parker, Samora Smallwood, Christopher Wallinger, Angela Morris, Rachel Kang, Connor Green, Maria Alejandra Hernandez, John Wood Jr.
📍 Genre: Horror / Thriller
📍 Runtime: 100 Minutes
📍 Certificate: Unrated
📍 Distributor: Buffalo 8
📍 Initial Release: August 7, 2026
📍 AVOD Release: November 13, 2026
🎬 Synopsis: A political dinner turns deadly when nuclear war begins and a government helicopter offers the guests their only chance of escape. With only a handful of seats available, alliances collapse and the politicians find themselves fighting for the right to survive.
🎞️ Watch the trailer:
#ASocialContract #SeanAstin #CraigParker #Buffalo8 #HorrorThriller #NuclearThriller #SurvivalHorror #Thriller #BritFlicks
WATCHFUL EYES – A Professor’s Death Awakens A Terrifying University Ghost Story
📍 Director: Gianluca Lasaracina
📍 Starring: Christian Iansante, Lorenzo Gioielli, Giorgia LoRusso, Filippo Tancredi, Mariacarla Casillo, Luna Iansante, Francesco Castaldi, Sonia Battisti, Gianluca Spagnoli, Marta Porfiri
📍 Genre: Horror / Supernatural Horror
📍 Production: Lightless Productions
📍 Worldwide Distributor: Buffalo 8
📍 Initial Release: July 17, 2026
📍 AVOD Release: November 13, 2026
🎬 Synopsis: Sebastian, a grieving man struggling to rebuild his life, takes a temporary janitor job at a university campus. While monitoring five students linked to the mysterious death of Professor Vicario, he uncovers an old campus ghost story that may be far more real than anyone believed.
🎞️ Watch the trailer:
#WatchfulEyes #GianlucaLasaracina #LorenzoGioielli #MariacarlaCasillo #Buffalo8 #SupernaturalHorror #CampusHorror #GhostStory #IndieHorror #BritFlicks
THE NICE ONES – Something Is Changing The Guests At A Countryside Retreat
📍 Writer & Director: Peter Stylianou
📍 Starring: Joelle Rae, Emrhys Cooper, Ayvianna Snow, Daniela Norman, Nick Lavelle, Andrew-Lyle Pinnock, Tom Kelsey, James Akka, Ian Whyte, Donna Preston
📍 Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi
📍 Country: United Kingdom
📍 Runtime: 85 Minutes
📍 Production: RG Films
📍 UK Cinema Release: November 19, 2026
📍 International: Available now on streaming services outside the UK
🎬 Synopsis: Kate joins her boyfriend’s friends for what should be a quiet countryside reunion. But after she witnesses a strange light in the sky, the people around her begin behaving differently. They are calmer, happier, friendlier — and disturbingly nice.
When Kate tries to convince the others that something is wrong, she is dismissed as paranoid. But whatever is transforming her friends may not be human.
Ayvianna Snow stars in and produces 'THE NICE ONES', which marks the first feature from her new production company Snow Pictures.
🎞️ Watch the trailer:
#TheNiceOnes #PeterStylianou #AyviannaSnow #BritishHorror #SciFiHorror #AlienHorror #IndieHorror #November2026 #BritFlicks
BY THE GRAPE OF GOD – Two Priests Embark On A Wine-Tasting Adventure That Spirals Out Of Control
📍 Director: Colmcille Donston
📍 Starring: Kirk Baltz, Sean Szatkowski, Melanie Mahanna, Olivia Lodge, Santeon Brown, Holden Goyette, Jan Milewicz, Time Winters
📍 Genre: Comedy
📍 Distributor: Buffalo 8
📍 Release Date: November 13, 2026
📍 Region: United States
📍 Available On: Amazon
🎬 Synopsis: A jaded priest and his idealistic young counterpart embark on a trip through California wine country in search of the perfect communion wine to save their parish. An unexpected encounter sends their weekend spiralling into misadventures and a hilarious crisis of identity.
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#ByTheGrapeOfGod #KirkBaltz #ColmcilleDonston #Buffalo8 #IndependentComedy #BritFlicks
HELL'S NO PLACE FOR A PRETTY FACE – Two Lovers Hit The Road On A Violent Crime Spree
📍 Written & Directed By: Seth Bailey Magana
📍 Produced By: Seth Bailey Magana, Mason Hunsicker
📍 Starring: Meg Bush as Nora Bangs, Nathan Leonard, Jf Davis
📍 Genre: Crime / Romance
📍 Runtime: 84 Minutes
📍 Language: English
📍 Theatrical Opening: November 17, 2026
📍 Cinema: Laemmle NoHo 7, North Hollywood
🎬 Synopsis: Two adult film stars embark on a violent cross-country crime spree, robbing adult movie theatres with the hope of stealing enough money to escape to France and start a new life.
Starring Meg Bush as Nora Bangs alongside Nathan Leonard and Jf Davis, 'HELL'S NO PLACE FOR A PRETTY FACE' blends crime, romance and road-movie energy as its central couple attempt to outrun the consequences of their increasingly dangerous journey.
🎟️ Film & Cinema Information:
https://www.laemmle.com/film/hells-no-place-pretty-face
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#HellsNoPlaceForAPrettyFace #MegBush #SethBaileyMagana #CrimeRomance #CrimeMovie #RoadMovie #Laemmle #November2026 #BritFlicks
OBITUS – Azerbaijani Survival / Parasite Horror From Director Rec Revan
📍 Director / Producer: Rec Revan
📍 Starring: Orxan Alxanli, Zohrabbeyli Aylin, Mubariz Samadov, Aysel Yusubova
📍 Genre: Survival Horror, Parasite Horror
📍 Country: Azerbaijan
📍 Language: Turkish
📍 Production: Recfilms
📍 Worldwide Distributor: Media Move
📍 Release Dates & Regions: November 19, 2026 – Cinemas – Azerbaijan
📍 Industry Presentation: Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes 2026
🎬 Synopsis: Following a devastating natural disaster in a remote village, a father and daughter attempt to escape the destruction only to find themselves facing a new nightmare as a parasitic outbreak begins to spread.
As the infection takes hold, survival becomes increasingly desperate and the distinction between the living and the dead begins to collapse.
🎞️ Watch the trailer:
#Obitus #RecRevan #Recfilms #MediaMove #AzerbaijaniFilm #AzerbaijaniHorror #SurvivalHorror #ParasiteHorror #Cannes2026 #HorrorMovies #BritFlicks
THE LEGEND OF VAN DORN – Civil War Historical Drama Of Ambition, Romance And Revenge
📍 Starring: Lee Wilson, D.B. Sweeney, Ellie Patrikios, David B. Meadows, Andrew Reid, Darby Cappillino, Joe Lando
📍 Genre: Biography / History / Romance / Historical Drama
📍 Distributor: Buffalo 8
📍 Release Dates & Regions: August 21, 2026 – Digital; November 20, 2026 – AVOD
🎬 Synopsis: Banished to a quiet Tennessee outpost following reckless affairs, a brilliant Civil War general seeks redemption.
As his daring battlefield strategies begin shifting the war's tide, Van Dorn becomes both a rising star and a marked man. With a jealous husband plotting revenge and Union leaders wary of his growing influence, he must survive enemies away from the battlefield as well as those he faces in war.
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#TheLegendOfVanDorn #EarlVanDorn #LeeWilson #DBSweeney #JoeLando #ElliePatrikios #Buffalo8 #CivilWar #HistoricalDrama #HistoricalFilm #BritFlicks
HEYSEL 85 – Political Drama From Director Teodora Ana Mihai
📍 Director: Teodora Ana Mihai
📍 Starring: Violet Braeckman, Matteo Simoni, Josse De Pauw, Fabrizio Rongione, Paolo Calabresi, Bobby Schofield, Ben Segers
📍 Genre: Political Drama / Historical Drama
📍 Runtime: 92 Minutes
📍 Certificate: TBC
📍 UK Distributor: Icon Film Distribution
📍 Release Dates & Regions: October 15, 2026 – BFI London Film Festival Premiere – UK; November 20, 2026 – Theatrical – UK
🎬 Synopsis: Brussels, 1985. As Liverpool and Juventus prepare to meet in the European Cup Final at Heysel Stadium, tensions among supporters erupt into violence. The daughter of the Mayor of Brussels and an Italian journalist are drawn into the unfolding tragedy, caught between professional duty, family loyalty and moral responsibility.
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#Heysel85 #TeodoraAnaMihai #VioletBraeckman #MatteoSimoni #IconFilmDistribution #BFILondonFilmFestival #PoliticalDrama #HistoricalDrama #BritFlicks
INTENSIVE PURPOSES – Interdimensional Sci-Fi Action Comedy From Director Armando Singh
📍 Director: Armando Singh
📍 Starring: Armando Singh, Oliver de la Harpe, Katy Lo, Andrew Woo, Fiona Zhang, Oriana Rodriguez, Paula Navarro, Kor Kase
📍 Genre: Action / Comedy / Sci-Fi
📍 US Distributor: Buffalo 8
📍 Release Dates & Regions: October 2, 2026 – TVOD – US; November 20, 2026 – AVOD – US
🎬 Synopsis: An ex-Chronoforce agent begins a reign of terror by freeing notorious killer Vianna Liang from her interdimensional prison. When their friend is killed, Jet Hikoki and Flex Ramos must survive a dangerous journey to save reality.
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#IntensivePurposes #ArmandoSingh #Buffalo8 #SciFi #ActionComedy #Interdimensional #IndieFilm #BritFlicks
THE GREAT DEPARTURE – Xavier Samuel And Sonal Sehgal Find An Unexpected Romance In India
📍 Director: Pierre Filmon
📍 Starring: Xavier Samuel, Sonal Sehgal, Vinod Nagpal, Shreedhar Dubey, Neela Mulherkar, Shiv Dev Singh, Jamie Alter
📍 Genre: Drama / Romance
📍 Runtime: 96 Minutes
📍 Languages: English / Hindi
📍 Production: KVR Productions
📍 US Distributor: Buffalo 8
📍 Release Dates & Regions: November 20, 2026 – TVOD – US; February 5, 2027 – AVOD – US
🎬 Synopsis: In Delhi, chance brings together two people who have fled the realities of their lives — an Indian woman and an Australian man. Their unexpected relationship leads them on a fragile journey of self-discovery from the banks of the Ganges towards Rishikesh.
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#TheGreatDeparture #XavierSamuel #SonalSehgal #PierreFilmon #Buffalo8 #RomanticDrama #IndiaFilm #IndieFilm #BritFlicks
