LOS ANGELES — Apple is going to the movies.

The company, which is set to unveil its Apple Plus TV streaming service on Nov. 1, will enter the film business this fall with theatrical releases of three movies it acquired this year, Apple said on Friday.

The effort will expand in 2020, when Apple plans to start producing its own films, some of which are being made in conjunction with the independent movie studio A24, the producer behind “Moonlight” and “Lady Bird,” two people with knowledge of the company’s plans said. Apple and A24 agreed last year to make movies together.

The first movie that Apple has lined up for theatrical release is “Elephant Queen,” a documentary centered on a 50-year-old elephant. It will open in theaters in “select cities” on Oct. 18, the company said, before appearing on Apple TV Plus on the streaming platform’s start date. The film, which the Toronto International Film Festival screened this month, is narrated by the actor Chiwetel Ejiofor.

The next offering will be “Hala,” a coming-of-age drama about a Muslim teenager played by Geraldine Viswanathan, who had a role in the 2018 comedy “Blockers.” It will make its debut in what the company described as “select theaters” on Nov. 22 and go onto the streaming service in December. Apple acquired “Hala” after its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in February.