Week-by-week UAE movie releases for November 2026: Ramayana, Hunger Games, and more
Dubai: November brings one of the busiest cinema line-ups of the year in the UAE. There is a mythological epic for Diwali, the return of Katniss Everdeen, a new Disney animation, a Johnny Depp Christmas tale and the fourth Meet the Parents film. Here is what is coming to UAE cinemas this month, week by week, according to VOX Cinemas' UAE listings. Week one: Diwali releases Ramayana: Part One…
Week one of November 2026 brings a diverse line-up of movies to UAE cinemas, starting with Diwali releases. On November 5, Ramayana: Part One hits the screens, directed by Nitesh Tiwari, starring Ranbir Kapoor as Lord Rama and Sai Pallavi as Sita. The film, set for an IMAX release, has already made over 20 crore rupees in advance bookings.
Later that day, Scene, a Tamil film about an unconventional cop, premiers in South Indian languages. The following day, Mookuthi Amman 2: Maha Sakthi, a Malayalam film in which Nayanthara returns as the goddess, is released. Other films include Disco, a Malayalam action-crime thriller, and Summer Holidays, a Telugu children's film.
On the same day, The Cat in the Hat, an animated adaptation of the Dr. Seuss story, debuts in UAE cinemas.
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