The best films to see in Shanghai cinemas this month

Image: courtesy Walt Disney Animation Studios

This month, more Hollywood blockbusters make their way to Shanghai cinemas. Here are our picks of the best ongoing and upcoming releases in November.

Charlie's Angels

Image: courtesy Columbia Pictures

The 1976 television series has been made into two popular action flicks bearing the same title released in 2000 and 2003 respectively. The 2019 iteration (produced and directed by Elizabeth Banks) sees the female ensemble (Naomi Scott, Kristen Stewart and Ella Balinska) parachuting, car-racing and gun-fighting against the bad guy, this time someone who possesses a very dangerous technology.

📍On general release Fri 15. Parental guidance suggested for children under 13.

The Farewell

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Based on a personal story of writer and director Lulu Wang, this bittersweet and maturely witty family drama tells the story of Billi (played by the amazing Awkwafina), a young American-born Chinese whose family decides not to tell her grandmother that she has cancer. Poignant and sometimes funny, the film brilliantly captures cultural differences between the East and the West.

📍On general release Fri 22. Parental guidance suggested for children under eight.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil

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Maleficent (Angelina Jolie) and soon-to-be-queen Princess Aurora (Elle Fanning) have to join forces despite their complicated past in order to fight against a new villain and protect their kingdom and the magical creatures inside it.

📍On general release. Parental guidance suggested for children under eight.

Gemini Man

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Gemini Man, directed by Ang Lee, is an American action-thriller starring Will Smith, Clive Owen, Elizabeth Winstead and Benedict Wong. Will Smith acts as Henry Brogan, a retired hitman working for the government. Henry finds out that he is being pursued by another hitman who seems to know him very well, and later discovers that the hitman is actually a younger clone of himself. 

📍On general release. Parental guidance suggested for children under 13.

Frozen II

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Six years after the hugely popular Frozen, the sequel sees Elsa (voiced by Kristen Bell) and company travelling beyond their homeland into the ancient forest of a magical land to discover the origins of Elsa's power in order to save the kingdom.

📍On general release Fri 22. Parental guidance suggested for children under eight.

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