Netflix's roster of original movies for December includes David Fincher's
biopic of Hollywood screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz, the final performance
of the late Chadwick Boseman, George Clooney's latest directorial outing and
a host of Christmas themed movies.
Angela's Christmas Wish
A determined Angela makes a wish to reunite her family in time for
Christmas, then launches a plan to find her way from Ireland to
Australia.
Available December 1st.
Christmas Crossfire
A man foils an attempted murder, then flees the crew of would-be killers
along with their intended target as a woman he's just met tries to find
him.
Available December 4th.
Just Another Christmas
Stuck in a time loop where it's forever Christmas, a family man who hates
the holiday starts to learn valuable lessons about what's important in
life.
Available December 3rd.
Break
After a serious accident, Lucie tries to rediscover herself as a dancer and
meets Vincent, a talented b-boy battling his own insecurities.
Available December 3rd.
Leyla Everlasting
A resilient housewife, her husband and their marriage therapist become
mired in a toxic love triangle and a plot to obtain an antique
manuscript.
Available December 4th.
Cops and Robbers
This animated short film is based on a spoken word poetry video created in
response to the May 6, 2020, murder of Ahmaud Arbery.
Available December 28th.
Mank
1930s Hollywood is re-evaluated through the eyes of scathing wit and
alcoholic screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) as he races to finish
Citizen Kane.
Available December 4th.
Bombay Rose
Amidst the bustle of a magnetic and multifaceted city, the budding love
between two dreamers is tested by duty and religious divides.
Available December 4th.
DNA
The death of a woman's larger-than-life grandfather brings her cantankerous
family together and forces the 35-year-old to confront her tumultuous
life.
Available December 26th.
Fierce
A gifted young singer becomes an instant sensation on a popular talent
show. But her real goal is earning the love of her father, a member of the
jury.
Available December 2nd.
Grandma's Last Wishes
When Grandma decides it's time to put her affairs in order, the family
clashes over who'll inherit her house in this sequel to
Grandma's Wedding.
Available December 25th.
Rose Island
An idealistic engineer builds his own island off the coast of Italy and
declares it a nation, drawing the attention of the world and the
government.
Available December 9th.
The Prom
Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden) are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their
expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined
their careers. Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana, high school student Emma
Nolan (Jo Ellen Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of
heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Keegan-Michael Key), the head of the PTA (Kerry Washington) has banned her from
attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose). When
Dee Dee and Barry decide that Emma's predicament is the perfect cause to
help resurrect their public images, they hit the road with Angie (Nicole Kidman) and Trent (Andrew Rannells), another pair of cynical actors
looking for a professional lift. But when their self-absorbed celebrity
activism unexpectedly backfires, the foursome find their own lives upended
as they rally to give Emma a night where she can truly celebrate who she
is.
Canvas
A grieving grandfather struggling to reclaim his passion for painting after
suffering a loss finds the inspiration to create again.
Available December 11th.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Tensions and temperatures rise over the course of an afternoon recording
session in 1920s Chicago as a band of musicians await trailblazing
performer, the legendary “Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey (Viola Davis). Late to the session, the fearless, fiery Ma engages in a battle of wills
with her white manager and producer over control of her music. As the band
waits in the studio’s claustrophobic rehearsal room, ambitious trumpeter
Levee (Chadwick Boseman) — who has an eye for Ma’s girlfriend and is
determined to stake his own claim on the music industry — spurs his fellow
musicians into an eruption of stories revealing truths that will forever
change the course of their lives.
Available December 18th.
The Midnight Sky
This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine (George Clooney), a
lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully (Felicity Jones) and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global
catastrophe. Clooney directs the adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s
acclaimed novel 'Good Morning, Midnight', co-starring
David Oyelowo, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir and
Tiffany Boone.
Available December 23rd.
Your Name Engraved Herein
Set in the backdrop of 1987 where martial law just ended in Taiwan, two
male students fell in love against the expectations of society.
Available December 23rd.
AK VS AK
After a public spat with a movie star, a disgraced director retaliates by
kidnapping the actor’s daughter, filming the search for her in real
time.
Available December 24th.
A California Christmas
With his carefree lifestyle on the line, a wealthy charmer poses as a ranch
hand to get a hardworking farmer to sell her family’s land before
Christmas.
Available December 14th.