November 2025 is poised to be a powerhouse month for R-rated cinema, offering audiences a diverse slate of thrillers, action-packed sci-fi, unsettling horror, and gripping dramas.
From gritty dystopian battles and high-stakes crime operations to intense animated confrontations and chilling historical mysteries, this list of 18 titles promises an uncompromised viewing experience for mature audiences. Get ready for a month where boundaries are pushed, and complex, adult narratives take center stage.
List of R-Rated Movies Coming Out in November 2025
Whether you’re deciding what to watch or checking what’s appropriate for teens at home, here’s everything you need to know about all R-rated movies arriving in November 2025.
Tyler Perry’s Finding Joy (2025)
Release Date: November 5, 2025
Why R-Rated: Rated R for drug use.
This drama follows Joy, a talented but frustrated New York City fashion designer whose work is being stolen by her boss. After a disappointing romantic pursuit, she finds herself stranded in a secluded cabin in the snow-capped mountains of Colorado due to a storm, where she is forced to spend a week with the cabin’s reclusive, personally-troubled owner, Ridge, leading to an unexpected journey of love and self-discovery.
Worldbreaker (2025)
Release Date: November 5
Why R-Rated: Rated R for some violent content.
A science fiction action film where the world is on the brink of collapse after a tear in the fabric of reality five years earlier brought vicious, destructive creatures from an alternate dimension to Earth. The story centers on a desperate father who has hidden his daughter on an island to prepare her for survival and the ongoing battles against the creatures, only to realize that no place is safe.
Long Shadows (2025)
Release Date: November 7
Why R-Rated: Rated R for some violence, bloody images and brief drug use.
Long Shadows tells the story of Marcus Dollar, a broken young man in the rapidly modernizing American West who is consumed by a thirst for vengeance after the savage murder of his parents. Haunted by psychological trauma and torn between his quest for revenge against the villains, including the dangerous madam of the Purgatory Saloon, Vivian Villeré (Bisset), and the potential for redemption found in a new love, Marcus is mentored by the regretful former outlaw Dallas Garrett (Mulroney), leading to a fractured narrative and a final twist that questions the very nature of his reality.
Exit Protocol (2025)
Release Date: November 7
Why R-Rated: Rated R for strong violence and language.
An assassin whose specialty is killing other assassinsfv, trying to get out of the business, decides to try to get out himself and must then team up with his former mark to escape the hired killers now gunning for them both.
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution (2025)
Release Date: November 7 (Japan)
Why R-Rated: Rated R for bloody violence.
A veil abruptly descends over the busy Shibuya area amid the bustling Halloween crowds, trapping countless civilians inside. In the aftermath, ten colonies across Japan are transformed into dens of curses.
Being Eddie (2025)
Release Date: November 12
Why R-Rated: Rated R for language throughout, sexual references, and brief nudity
The film traces Murphy’s journey from a teenage stand-up comic and a breakout star on Saturday Night Live to his reign as a Hollywood icon in films like 48 Hrs., Trading Places, Beverly Hills Cop, and Coming to America. Murphy opens up about his childhood trauma (his father’s murder), his relationship with his late brother Charlie Murphy, and his deep focus on fatherhood (he has 10 children). He also discusses being straight-edge (no drugs or alcohol) despite the excesses of his early fame.
The Running Man (2025)
Release Date: November 14, 2025
Why R-Rated: Rated R for strong violence, some gore, and language
The second adaptation of the Stephen King novel, this dystopian action thriller is set in a near-future totalitarian America in 2025, where the desperate and blacklisted Ben Richards is forced to become a contestant on the titular, ultra-violent, reality TV show. He must survive for 30 days while being hunted across the country by professional “Hunters” and ordinary citizens for a chance at a massive cash prize.
Murder at the Embassy (2025)
Release Date: November 14, 2025
Why R-Rated: Rated R for some violent content
This mystery thriller is set in 1934 Cairo, where a private detective, Miranda Green, is tasked with investigating a complex and dangerous murder that was perpetrated within the confines of the British Embassy.
Muzzle: City of Wolves (2025)
Release Date: November 14, 2025
Why R-Rated: Rated R for strong/bloody violent content and language
Haunted by PTSD from his time as a K-9 officer, Jake Rosser’s peaceful new life with his family and retired K-9 partner is violently shattered when a ruthless gang attacks them. Determined to find justice and protect his loved ones, Jake and his new K-9 partner, Argos, plunge into the city’s corrupt and violent underbelly to confront corrupt officials and a perilous drug ring while battling his inner demons.
Keeper (2025)
Release Date: November 14, 2025
Why R-Rated: Rated R for some violent content/gore, language, and some sexual references.
This thriller/horror movie centers on Malcolm and Liz, a couple taking a romantic anniversary trip to a remote cabin. Their getaway turns sinister when Malcolm unexpectedly leaves, forcing Liz to confront unsettling events and the possibility of a dark, external presence that threatens her survival.
The Carpenter’s Son (2025)
Release Date: November 14, 2025
Why R-Rated: Rated R for strong/bloody violent content, and brief nudity.
A horror film that tells the dark story of a family hiding out in Roman Egypt. The narrative focuses on “the Boy”—the son—who is driven to doubt and a path of horror as the family attempts to live a quiet life, suggesting a supernatural or demonic interpretation of a biblical-era story.
Trap House (2025)
Release Date: November 14, 2025
Why R-Rated: Rated R for some strong violence/bloody images.
This action-thriller follows an undercover DEA agent and his partner who engage in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a surprisingly audacious and sophisticated drug trafficking group, plunging them deep into a perilous, high-stakes criminal world.
The Perfect Gamble (2025)
Release Date: November 14, 2025
Why R-Rated: Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, and drug use.
Two gamblers released from prison decide to open an illegal casino, but get entangled with the mafia, with one gambler’s girlfriend caught in the middle.
Reverence (2025)
Release Date: November 21, 2025
Why R-Rated: Rated R for bloody violence and language.
The circumstances behind a missing teenage girl spiral out of control after her traumatized father and a determined detective search for answers.
Wildcat (2025)
Release Date: November 25, 2025
Why R-Rated: Rated R for strong/bloody violence, pervasive language, and some sexual material.
Follows an ex-black ops team that reunites to pull off a desperate heist and save the life of an eight-year-old girl.
The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo (2025)
Release Date: November 28, 2025
Why R-Rated: Rated R for some language.
A photo editor’s 52-year-old secret sparks a two-year investigation into one of the Vietnam War’s most famous images.
Aftershock (2025)
Release Date: November 28, 2025
Why R-Rated: Rated R for language, some violence/bloody images and sexual material/brief nudity.
At 16 years old, Nicole Paultre-Bell met the love of her life, Sean Bell. They quickly fell in love and started a family, planning to marry on November 25, 2006. However, on the morning of their wedding, Sean was tragically shot and killed by overzealous police officers. Nicole’s world was thrown into turmoil and grief. The father of her young daughters, the man she had hoped to spend her life with, was taken from her-gunned down in the streets. After two agonizing years of waiting for justice, Nicole’s hopes were shattered when all the officers involved were acquitted