9 New Movies to Go See on Christmas Day

After you're done eating the figgy pudding and unwrapping the presents, what should you do? To beat the Christmas malaise without spending too much energy, take your loved ones out to watch a movie! There are plenty of great movies out on Christmas weekend this year, ranging from political thrillers like The Post to lighthearted comedies like Pitch Perfect 3 (or, you can always go see Star Wars: The Last Jedi for the fifth time). These are the movies opening between Dec. 22 and Dec. 25!

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Pitch Perfect 3
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Pitch Perfect 3

What's a more aca-perfect way to spend the holidays than watching the latest installment to your favorite musical comedy? After facing the rough realities of adulthood, the Bellas reunite for one last hurrah on a USO overseas tour in Pitch Perfect 3.

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Downsizing
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Downsizing

The sci-fi comedy Downsizing imagines a world where Norwegian scientists have developed an irreversible human shrinking procedure as a solution for overpopulation. Matt Damon stars as Paul, a man who takes on the procedure only to learn that his wife has backed out at the last minute.

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The Post
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The Post

If you couldn't get enough of Spotlight, you're in for a treat with The Post. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the political drama tells the story of journalists who published leaked documents from the Pentagon Papers about the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. The film stars Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and Sarah Paulson.

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Father Figures
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Father Figures

Owen Wilson and Ed Helms play fraternal twin brothers in Father Figures. Their quirky mother reveals to them that their father did not, in fact, die when they were young, but that she had slept with multiple famous men in the '70s. The brothers go on a road trip to find out who their real father is.

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Crooked House
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Crooked House

If Murder on the Orient Express didn't completely give you your Agatha Christie fix, Crooked House might. In Christie's tale, a spy-turned-detective investigates the murder of a wealthy patriarch at the request of his former lover. He visits the family estate and finds himself immersed in dark family drama as he interrogates the women in the household. The film stars Glenn Close, Gillian Anderson, and Christina Hendricks.

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Hostiles
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Hostiles

Christian Bale stars as an Army chief who begrudgingly accompanies a Cheyenne war chief and his family back to tribal lands in the historical drama Hostiles. On their dangerous journey, they encounter a young widow who recently lost her family.

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Molly's Game
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Molly's Game

Aaron Sorkin directs this American true crime drama about Molly Bloom, a world-class skier who ran high-stakes poker games for Hollywood and Wall Street elites for one decade before being confronted by the FBI. The star-studded cast includes Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, and Kevin Costner.

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Phantom Thread
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Phantom Thread

Daniel Day-Lewis plays a revered English dressmaker who designs dresses for socialites and royalty at the fictional House of Woodcock in the '50s in Phantom Thread. He then falls in love with a young, independent waitress who disrupts his bachelor lifestyle.

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All The Money In The World
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All The Money In The World

In All The Money In The World, a young man gets kidnapped by a crime organization and his mother convinces his wealthy grandfather to pay the ransom. In light of recent sexual misconduct allegations against Kevin Spacey, director Ridley Scott recast Spacey's role of the grandfather with Christopher Plummer and completely re-shot the character's scenes.

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