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\n\tBrad Pitt\u2019s racing blockbuster \u201cF1\u201d arrives on Apple TV this month after grossing $631 million at the worldwide this summer to become the biggest box office hit of the actor\u2019s career (unadjusted for inflation). The movie, directed by \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d helmer Joseph Kosinski, follows Pitt\u2019s character as he emerges from retirement to coach a rookie driver and save a failing F1 team.\u00a0Damson Idris, Kerry Condon and Tobias Menzies co-star in the film, while real-life Formula One champ Lewis Hamilton counts himself among the producers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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\n\tTom Cruise\u2019s alleged last \u201cMission: Impossible\u201d movie, \u201cMission: Impossible \u2013 The Final Reckoning,\u201d is now streaming on Paramount+ after grossing $598 million at the worldwide box office this summer. Starring Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Simon Pegg and more, \u201cThe Final Reckoning\u201d picks up in the wake of \u201cMission: Impossible \u2013 Dead Reckoning,\u201d as Ethan Hunt (Cruise) and his globetrotting team of agents continue their mission to destroy the Entity, a mysterious and all-powerful AI, before it falls into the wrong hands.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
\tWake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Dec. 12 on Netflix)<\/p>\n
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\n\tRian Johnson and Daniel Craig are back with a third \u201cKnives Out\u201d mystery, the religious-themed \u201cWake Up Dead Man.\u201d The new supporting cast includes Josh O\u2019Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack \u00a0and Thomas Haden Church.\u00a0Variety\u2019s\u00a0review<\/a>\u00a0of the threequel called it the sharpest \u201cKnives Out\u2019 movie yet, adding: \u201cIts trickiness works on a human scale, as writer-director Rian Johnson immerses us in murder logistics \u2014 and, in a playful way, the question of rationality vs. faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tDie My Love (Dec. 23 on Mubi)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tJennifer Lawrence\u2019s \u201cDie My Love\u201d struggled at the box office this fall with $5 million domestically and $10 million worldwide, but more curious moviegoers are likely to discover it when it begins streaming on Mubi just before Christmas. Lawrence gives an acclaimed performance as a new mother who spirals into madness while dealing with postpartum and a husband (Robert Pattinson) who can\u2019t support her needs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tRoofman (Dec. 9 on Paramount+)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tChanning Tatum and Kirsten Dunst deliver winning performances in Derek Cianfrance\u2019s true story drama \u201cRoofman.\u201d The film centers on Jeffrey Manchester, a U.S. army veteran who resorted to robbing various McDonalds in order to overcome financial hardship. He eventually gets caught and sent to jail, only to break out and go into hiding at a Toys\u201dR\u201dUs.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tJay Kelly (Dec. 5 on Netflix)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tNoah Baumbach is behind \u201cJay Kelly,\u201d one of Netflix\u2019s biggest Oscar contenders this year. George Clooney riffs on his movie star persona by playing a world-famous actor who has an existential crisis as he travels overseas to accept a lifetime achievement award. Adam Sandler plays the actor\u2019s manager, while Laura Dern stars as his publicist. From\u00a0Variety\u2019s\u00a0review<\/a>: \u201cDirected by Noah Baumbach, from a script he co-wrote with the actor Emily Mortimer, \u2018Jay Kelly\u2019 is a fictional inside-the-movie-world portrait that\u2019s been made with a great deal of care and affection and entertaining dish; it\u2019s the definition of a movie that goes down easy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tTaylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show (Dec. 12 on Disney+)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tTaylor Swift fans are getting the ultimate holiday gift on Disney+ this month as the Grammy-winning superstar rolls out her \u201cEras Tour\u201d documentary series along with the release of a brand new concert movie, \u201cTaylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show.\u201d The movie is a full concert experience captured during the final show of her tour in Vancouver, B.C., featuring the entire set of \u201cThe Tortured Poets Department\u201d for the first time. That portion of the show was added to the tour following the album\u2019s release in April 2024. Fans were able to watch an earlier iteration of the \u201cEras Tour\u201d theatrical film on Disney+ before those songs were added to the set list.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tTogether (Dec. 31 on Hulu)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tDave Franco and Alison Brie\u2019s body horror movie \u201cTogether\u201d earned $32 million at the worldwide box office over the summer. The real-life married couple plays a husband and wife whose move out of the city takes a horrific turn when their bodies start to literally mesh together. From\u00a0Variety\u2019s review<\/a>: \u201cMichael Shanks\u2019 movie is megaplex-ready, but it\u2019s an over-the-top horror film with something on its mind\u2026 this is more of an over-the-top roller-coaster acid-trip if-it-looks-weird-do-it freak-out of a movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tThe Mastermind (Dec. 12 on Mubi)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tKelly Reichardt\u2019s \u201cThe Mastermind\u201d was named a\u00a0Variety\u00a0Critic\u2019s Pick<\/a>\u00a0out of the Cannes Film Festival: \u201cJosh O\u2019Connor comes unstuck as a family man whose under-planned theft from a local art museum goes inexorably, amusingly awry\u2026 Reichardt has never met a genre she couldn\u2019t meticulously deconstruct. But rarely has she done so with such offbeat wit and bluesy wisdom as with this anti-heist movie, a canny rejoinder to the glamorous high drama of the traditional robbery-gone-wrong plot.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tHim (Dec. 19 on Peacock)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\t\u201cHim,\u201d directed by Justin Tipping and produced by horror maestro Jordan Peele follows an up-and-coming quarterback (played by Tyriq Withers) who studies under the questionable mentorship of his football idol (Marlon Wayans). The movie also stars Julia Fox, Tim Heidecker and more.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tNe Zha II (Dec. 24 on HBO Max)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\t\u201cNe Zha II\u201d made box office history this year when it grossed $2.2 billion \u2014 making it the fifth highest-grossing movie in history and the biggest animated film of all time (unadjusted for inflation). A24 released an English-language version of the hit over the summer featuring the voices of Michelle Yeoh, Crystal Lee, Vincent Rodriguez III and Aleks Le. The synopsis reads: \u201cA rebellious young boy, Ne Zha, is feared by the gods and born to mortal parents with wild, uncontrolled powers. Now he\u2019s faced with an ancient force intent on destroying humanity, he must grow up to become the hero the world needs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tThe Life of Chuck (Dec. 26 on Hulu)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tMike Flanagan\u2019s \u201cThe Life of Chuck\u201d won the TIFF People\u2019s Choice Award in 2024 and was released in theaters this summer by Neon. Based on Stephen King\u2018s novella of the same name, \u201cThe Life of Chuck\u201d is told in reverse, following Tom Hiddleston\u2019s Chuck Krantz from his death and ending with his early childhood.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tTroll 2 (Netflix)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\t\u201cTroll 2\u201d is the anticipated sequel to the Norwegian monster movie that became Netflix\u2019s most popular non-English film to date. The official synopsis reads: \u201cWhen a dangerous new troll is awakened, unleashing devastation across Norway, beloved adventurers Nora, Andreas and Captain Kris are thrust into their most perilous mission yet. To stop the creature\u2019s ruthless rampage, they must enlist new allies and delve into the country\u2019s ancient history, searching for answers. As the clock ticks and the troll\u2019s path of destruction grows wider, our heroes face impossible odds in their fight to save their homeland from falling into darkness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tEden (Dec. 23 on Netflix)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tRon Howard\u2018s star-studded \u201cEden\u201d features go-for-broke performances from Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney and Daniel Br\u00fchl in a stranger-than-fiction true survival thriller about European settlers who seek new life on a previously uninhabited island in the Gal\u00e1pagos. As the official logline explains, \u201cThey believe they\u2019ve found paradise \u2014 only to discover that hell is other people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tOh. What. Fun. (Prime Video)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tPrime Video is offering its own original Christmas movie this season with \u201cOh. What. Fun.\u201d The latest from \u201cThe Idea of You\u201d director Michael Showalter features an ensemble cast of Michelle Pfeiffer, Felicity Jones, Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz, Denis Leary, Dominic Sessa, Danielle Brooks, Devery Jacobs, Havana Rose Liu, Maude Apatow, Jason Schwartzman, Eva Longoria and Joan Chen. Pfeiffer plays an exasperated mother who sets off on an impromptu Christmas season adventure when she hits her breaking point with a family that continues to underappreciate her.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tMerv (Dec. 10 on Prime Video)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tZooey Deschanel and Charlie Cox headline Prime Video\u2019s original romantic-comedy \u201cMerv.\u201d The official synopsis reads: \u201cWhen their beloved dog\u00a0Merv\u00a0loses his spark after their split, Anna and Russ are forced into the world\u2019s most awkward co-parenting arrangement. Hoping to shake\u00a0Merv\u00a0out of his funk, Russ takes him to Florida for a much-needed getaway\u2014only for Anna to show up unexpectedly. As\u00a0Mervslowly gets his groove back, turns out fixing their dog\u2019s broken heart may lead to a few sparks of their own.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tGoodbye June (Dec. 24 on Netflix)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tKate Winslet makes her feature directorial debut with the Netflix original \u201cGoodbye June.\u201d The Oscar winner also stars alongside Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn,\u00a0Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall and Helen Mirren. The plot revolves around a \u201cfractured group of siblings who pull together under sudden and trying circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tThe Best You Can (Dec. 25 on Netflix)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tMichael J. Weithorn\u2019s unassuming dramedy \u201cThe Best You Can\u201d feels comfortingly sweet thanks to the natural chemistry of real-life married couple Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick. The movie, which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this year, centers on the blossoming relationship between a security guard and the woman whose home he saves from an attempted robbery.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tIt\u2019s Never Over, Jeff Buckley\u00a0(Dec. 4 on HBO Max)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tThe official synopsis from HBO Max reads: \u201cThrough rare archival footage and deeply personal accounts, this documentary explores the extraordinary life, singular talent, and untimely death of Jeff Buckley \u2014 the enigmatic artist whose haunting voice and only album, \u2018Grace,\u2019 left an indelible mark on music history.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tSpinal Tap II: The End Continues (Dec. 12 on HBO Max)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tForty-one years in the making, \u201cThe End Continues\u201d is the follow-up to Rob Reiner\u2019s 1984 classic comedy \u201cThis Is Spinal Tap.\u201d\u00a0Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer reprise their roles as Spinal Tap bandmates Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins and Derek Smalls, while Reiner also returns both in front of and behind the camera. The sequel follows the now-split band being forced to come together to play a reunion show in New Orleans. Real musicians make cameos in the film, including Paul McCartney, Elton John, Garth Brooks, Questlove, Trisha Yearwood, Chad Smith and Lars Ulrich.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tThe Family McMullen (Dec. 5 on HBO Max)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tEdward Burns stars in and directs \u201cThe Family McMullen,\u201d which serves as the sequel to his Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner \u201cThe Brothers McMullen\u201d from three decades ago. Per HBO Max: \u201cThe new film tracks the romantic entanglements of a now 50-something Barry McMullen (Burns) and his 20-something kids, as well as his brother Patrick (Michael McGlone) and widowed sister-in-law Molly (Connie Britton), each facing unexpected romantic hurdles of their own.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tMy Secret Santa (Netflix)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tNetflix\u2019s original Christmas movie roster expands with \u201cMy Secret Santa,\u201d starring Alexandra Breckenridge, Ryan Eggold and Tia Mowry. Breckenridge plays a single mother who disguises herself as an elderly man in order to get hired as Santa Clause at a local ski resort. Naturally, she falls in love with the son of the resort owner while out of costume.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tDiary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (Dec. 5 on Disney+)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tThe \u201cDiary of a Wimpy Kid\u201d movie franchise continues this month with the Disney+ original \u201cThe Last Straw,\u201d adapted from the third installment of Jeff Kinney\u2019s bestselling book series. The synopsis reads: \u201cWhen laidback Greg finds himself at odds with his dad\u2019s outsized expectations, pressure builds to turn his act around. After a series of hilarious near disasters, Greg\u2019s dad presents him with an ultimatum that just might challenge his wimpy ways for good.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tSinners (Dec. 26 on Prime Video)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tRyan Coogler\u2019s critical and commercial hit \u201cSinners\u201d comes to Prime Video at no extra cost to subscribers after debuting on HBO Max over the summer. The vampire sensation was named one of\u00a0Variety\u2019s\u00a0best movies of 2025<\/a>\u00a0so far: \u201cIt\u2019s a throat-ripping vampire movie. And a simmering, layered portrait of a small-town Mississippi Delta community in 1932\u2026 it\u2019s exhilarating to take a ride in a popcorn fantasy this heady, where the forces of evil add up to an oppressive destiny. Coogler has vowed that there will be no sequel, but the Marvel-style post-credits teaser leaves you wanting and imagining one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tThe Phoenician Scheme (Dec. 5 on Prime Video)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\tWes Anderson\u2019s \u201cThe Phoenician Scheme\u201d arrives on Prime Video at no extra cost to describers after streaming on Peacock earlier this year.\u00a0Variety\u2019s review<\/a>\u00a0reads: \u201cAnderson taps into a softer side of Benicio del Toro, who plays a tough negotiator trying to make amends with his estranged daughter in another intricately constructed oddity from the esoteric director.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tA Minecraft Movie (Dec. 22 on Prime Video)<\/p>\n \t\t\t \n\t\u201cA Minecraft Movie\u201d debuts on Prime Video this month at no extra cost to subscribers after debuting on HBO Max over the summer. The movie remains one of the biggest box office hits of 2025 with $940 million at the worldwide box office. The film\u2019s $162 million opening remains the top start at the domestic box office. The movie stars Jason Momoa, Jack Black, Emma Myers, Danielle Brooks, Sebastian Hansen and Jennifer Coolidge. A sequel is already in development and will hit theaters in July 2027.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n \tThe Naked Gun (Dec. 30 on Prime Video)<\/p>\n \t\t\t
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