What to watch this week
Nov 4 - Nov 10, 2026
10 films by women to watch this week, in theaters, on streaming and on TV. Which one are you watching first?
Pick of the week
Dir. Eleanor Coppola
Eleanor Coppola points her camera at her daughter Sofia, 34, directing Marie Antoinette at Versailles. A mother watching her daughter work, and a rare look at a woman running a big set.
As a director, I'm always fascinated by another director's process. This is a rare look at Sofia Coppola's.
Dir. Halina Reijn
Written by Halina Reijn
A powerful CEO (Nicole Kidman) risks her career and her family when she starts an affair with a much younger intern.
Dir. Catherine Hardwicke
Story by Amanda Sthers. Screenplay co-written by Debbie Jhoon
A suburban mom (Toni Collette) flies to Italy for her grandfather's funeral and inherits his mafia empire.
Dir. Alexandria Stapleton
Terrell Owens, from third-round pick to one of the NFL's most talked-about receivers, and the man he is now, off the field.
Dir. Amy Force
A strict accountant takes in her nephew for Christmas while his mom is deployed, and his free-spirited substitute teacher helps them make a holiday scrapbook.
Dir. Jenn Wexler
Story co-written by Suzanne Coote
Becky is back, now undercover at a Polish inn with ties to the far right. Loud, bloody and very satisfying.
Co-dir. Janay Boulos
Co-written by Janay Boulos
A Lebanese journalist and a Syrian cameraman fall in love across years of war and exile, told through their own footage. Director Q&As Nov 4, 6 and 7.
Co-dir. Gabriela Osio Vanden
A polar bear walks its ancient migration route through a town full of tourists and wildlife officers. Who's in whose way? Director Q&As Nov 4-6.
Dir. Sharon Liese
Police raid a small Kansas newspaper, and a tiny newsroom ends up in a national fight for press freedom.
Dir. Hannah Peterson
Written by Hannah Peterson
A year after a shooting at their high school, a group of seniors tries to get through the last months before graduation.
