What to Watch: November Edition

Your favorite movies and TV shows when and how you want them

With an always-expanding entertainment catalog to find what you want to watch, the Movies & TV category of the Microsoft Store on Windows has a myriad of content for you to choose. You can rent and purchase directly from Microsoft Movies & TV. Plus, you can download your favorite streamers and access their respective content libraries. Feel confident knowing you’ve been able to safely access your movies while easily managing them in the app’s library.

November not only brings out the changing of the leaves, the pumpkin-spice lattes, and football season, the month also brings out the warm and fuzzies associated with family time and/or staycations. Whether you want to snuggle with the kinfolk and soak in some holiday classics, delve further in epic dramas, historical accounts, or jump scares, Microsoft Store on Windows has you covered.  

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The Woman King

Microsoft Movies & TV

Fight or we die. This is the rally cry to warriors of the King’s Guard of the African Kingdom of Dahomey. The Woman King gives a historical account of the Agojie, an all-female military regiment and their epic story in the 1820s. The Agojie’s general begins intense training of liberated women who had been abducted by slavers as their king wages an all-out war on the rival empire and slave traders. Bear witness to the strength, fearlessness, and bravery of, arguably, the most effective military unit in West African history. Oscar-award winner Viola Davis, Lashana Lynch, and John Boyega take a star turn in this action-drama film based on true events.

Halloween Ends

Microsoft Movies & TV

Jamie Lee Curtis returns for the final installment of the Michael Myers and Laurie Strode saga in Halloween Ends. A young man accidentally kills a young child he is babysitting. Three years later, he finds himself in a relationship with Laurie’s granddaughter along with a terrible past that—not only—follows him but drags him into a murderous spree in Haddonfield with the help of Michael. Laurie is forced to confront the underlying evil to bring it to its rightful end.

The Crown (Season 5)

Netflix

It’s been two years and fans of The Crown can finally continue to follow the reign of Queen Elizabeth II through the early 21st century. With an all-new cast, season five promises to cover the early to mid-1990s featuring the tumultuous marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, plus how the royal family managed the fall out. Imelda Staunton joins the cast as the Queen. Jonathan Pryce (Prince Phillip), Dominic West (Prince Charles), and Elizabeth Debicki (Princess Diana) also star in the critically acclaimed series.

Smile

Microsoft Movies & TV

Having witnessed the unexpected, bizarre death of a patient, a psychiatrist begins to experience unexplained supernatural occurrences in the same vein as her now deceased patient in the movie Smile. After an at-work incident, her boss thinks she desperately needs a break. Meanwhile, her loved ones begin to question her sanity. At the end of the day, it is up to her to confront her troubling past if there is any hope of her escaping the horrific experiences. Sosie Bacon stars in this critically praised supernatural horror film.

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House of the Dragon

Microsoft Movies & TV

”Game of Thrones” fans have excitedly dove into the world of the fantasy-drama, House of the Dragon. Set 172 years before Daenerys Targaryen’s birth and a century after the Targaryen Conquest of the Seven Kingdoms, the series focuses on an internal succession war aptly called the “Dance of the Dragons.” Based on George R. R. Martin’s Fire & Blood, the epic series stars Matt Smith, Rhys Ifans, Eve Best, and Milly Alcock.

Pearl

Microsoft Movies & TV

As the prequel to “X,” Pearl is a psychological thriller that follows a young woman seeking a life of fame and becomes more demented as she does what it takes to find it. Saddled with a life of caring for her paralyzed father and their farm, Pearl becomes increasingly disenchanted with the life she’s told to live. Described as an “origin” story, witness the blood and gore in her wake. Mia Goth reprises her role as Pearl in this slasher film.

The Peripheral

Prime Video

When you live in—what you perceive as—a dead-end town, if an opportunity to escape arises, you take it. Right? A bright, young woman is approached by an advanced virtual reality gaming company to see the world in a way she never imagined. However, her alternate reality becomes far more than she can handle after she and the lives of her family are put in jeopardy in The Peripheral. From the creative minds of “Westworld” and based on the novel of the same name by William Gibson, the Prime Video series stars Chloë Grace Moretz.

Spider-Man: No Way Home (Extended Edition)

Microsoft Movies & TV

After being framed for the death of Quentin Beck in “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” Peter Parker (Tom Holland) asks Dr. Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to cast a spell to make the world forget Spider-Man’s true identity. However, the corrupted spell backfires and exposes the world to villains across the multiverse. Can Spider-Man protect his loved ones and the world in his biggest war to date? Zendaya and Alfred Molina also star in Spider-Man: No Way Home.

The Santa Clauses

Disney+

No one is immune from seeking retirement after a long, healthy career, including Scott Calvin, the current Santa Claus. He’s turning 65 and hoping to spend some time with family and go south—the South Pole that is. Will he be able to find the right fit to wear his trusty boots? The six-episode miniseries, The Santa Clauses, stars Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell, and Kal Penn.

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