Netflix is the gift that keeps on giving, and this holiday season, the streaming service is providing even more presents than usual. In December, you can expect to see the debut of several hotly anticipated movies, such as a star-studded Ryan Murphy musical adaptation, a black-and-white David Fincher film that already looks like an Oscar contender, a George Clooney-led post-apocalyptic drama, and Chadwick Boseman's final film before his tragic death, among others. With movies from Poland, France, Brazil, India, Germany, Italy, Taiwan, Norway, and the US, here's everything you can look forward to streaming throughout the month of December.
Starring Gary Oldman, Lily Collins, and Amanda Seyfried, among others, this black-and-white biographical film from David Fincher revolves around screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and his battles with director Orson Welles to get a screenplay credit for his work on Citizen Kane.
When it's available: Dec. 4
Starring Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, and Andrew Rannells, among many others, this Ryan Murphy-directed Broadway musical adaptation follows four burnt-out Broadway has-beens who decide to team up to improve their reputations and support a worthy cause: a small-town prom in Indiana that got canceled because a girl wanted to bring her girlfriend as her date.
When it's available: Dec. 11
This holiday romance tells the story of a greedy businessman who poses as a ranch hand and attempts to get a kindhearted farmer to sell her family's land for his own gain before Christmas. Actress Lauren Swickard stars in the movie (which she also wrote and produced) alongside her real-life husband, Josh Swickard.
When it's available: Dec. 14
Based on the play of the same name by August Wilson and produced by Denzel Washington, this film revolves around the drama that arises between "Mother of the Blues" Ma Rainey, her white manager, and her band during a tension-filled recording session in 1927 Chicago. Viola Davis stars as the titular Ma Rainey alongside Chadwick Boseman, who plays ambitious trumpeter Levee in his final film appearance.
When it's available: Dec. 18
Based on Lily Brooks-Dalton's novel Good Morning, Midnight, George Clooney directed and stars in this post-apocalyptic drama, which tells the story of Augustine, a lone scientist living in the Arctic who must race to stop a team of astronauts from returning home to a global catastrophe.
When it's available: Dec. 23
In the third installment of this Norwegian action-comedy film series, drag racer Roy takes on his nemesis on the legendary Nürburgring track in Germany in the hopes of winning back his runaway bride.
When it's available: Dec. 26
In this French drama, a divorced mother of three loses her beloved Algerian grandfather, and his death brings her estranged family together, forcing them to confront their issues.
When it's available: Dec. 26