Noah Baumbach’s black comedy “White Noise”, “Bardo (Or False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths)” by Alejandro Iñárritu, and director Lindsay Lohan’s romantic comedy “Falling for Christmas” will appear on Netflix this fall.
On Tuesday, the streaming company announced the release dates for those movies — and many more — including “Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical,” “The Swimmers,” and “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone.” Some of these titles, such as “Bardo” and “White Noise,” will have a limited number of theatrical performances before debuting on Netflix, while others, such as Falling for Christmas, will make direct access to the streaming service.
Bardot will premiere on December 16 after its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Before landing on the streaming device, it will be shown in cinemas in Mexico starting October 27, as well as select theaters in North America on November 4. The film’s stars are followed by Daniel Jimenez Cacho, described as a “nostalgic comedy,” a famous Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker who returns to his home country at an existential crossroads.
White Noise, which will be shown in Venice and then at the New York Film Festival, has received a month-long theatrical exclusive. It will play in select locations starting November 25 before moving to Netflix on December 30. Adapted from Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel, “White Noise” stars Adam Driver as the ostentatious professor of Hitler studies, and his marriage (Greta Gerwig plays his wife) is turned upside down after a horrific accident triggers a toxic airborne event of frightening and unknown proportions.
“The Swimmers,” the refugee drama that’s also hoping to make waves on the awards circuit, will premiere on Netflix on November 23. It will be shown in theaters as well, but a release date has not yet been announced. Directed by Sally Al-Husseini, the true story tells of two sisters who fled war-torn Syria to attend the 2016 Rio Olympics. “The Swimmers” opens the Toronto International Film Festival in September.
Another TIFF participant, “Wendell & Wild,” a funny, dark, stop-motion fantasy film, will debut in select theaters October 21 and on Netflix October 28. “Coraline” director Henry Selick directs the film, which brings together Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele as scheming demon brothers who recruit a teen to summon them to the Land of the Living.
Other upcoming films aimed squarely at adult audiences with new release dates include crime thriller “The Good Nurse” starring Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne (in select theaters October 19 and in theaters October 26). “The Pale Blue Eye,” director Scott Cooper and Christian Bale reunite (in select theaters December 23, on Netflix January 6); Documentary “The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari” (in select theaters December 9 and on Netflix December 16).
Many holiday romantic comedies arrive just in time for the holidays, such as “Falling for Christmas,” a sweet encounter with Lohan as a spoiled, newly engaged, amnesiac hotel heiress after a skiing accident; (10 November); “Christmas With You,” a romantic tale about a burnt-out pop star who goes to a small town to grant a fan’s wish (November 17); and “Scrooge: A Christmas Carol” (on Netflix on December 2 and in select theaters on November 18).
For families and music lovers, Roald Dahl’s “Matilda the Musical,” which sees Emma Thompson as the terrifying Miss Tranchpool, hits select theaters December 9 before hitting Netflix on December 25. The stage version of the musical was a huge hit on London and Broadway. Another movie aimed at children, director Paul Feig’s teen fantasy drama “The School For Good And Evil,” will premiere on October 19.
Other new release dates include “Mr. Harrigan’s Phone,” a quote from John Lee Hancock’s Stephen King novel (October 5); as well as “Luckiest Girl Alive,” a true crime-inspired story with Mila Kunis and Connie Britton (in select theaters September 30 and on Netflix October 7).
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