December

 

4th

That Christmas (2024)

An East England Christmas chronicle set on the Suffolk coast, where young Danny struggles to get into the Yuletide spirit taking over his new small town whilst trying to adjust to a new life where mum works long and hard at the hospital, while his new school experience under the thumb of a strict teacher is proving tricky, only for the town’s Christmas plans to be threatened by a series of unfortunate events, and for Danny be plunged in the middle of the miracle which might save it all.

Directed by Simon Otto and starring Bill Nighy, Brian Cox and Jack Wisniewski among others.

Genre: Family, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy

UK Release: 4th of December (Netflix)   US Release: 4th of December (Netflix)

 

 

 

6th

Nightbitch (2024)

In contemporary American suburbia, a stay-at-home mother struggles with the pressures of motherhood and its effect on her life and career, only to unexpectedly connect with a more primal instinct which transforms her the most unexpected way to deal with everything, in this adaptation of Rachel Yoder’s dark yet droll magical-realist novel and meditation on motherhood and its unspoken dark spots.

Directed by Marielle Heller and starring Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy and Arleigh Snowden among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror

UK Release: 6th of December   US Release: 6th of December

 

 

 

Rumours (2024)

Seven leaders of the world’s wealthiest democracies meet at their annual G7 summit in picturesque rural Germany to address an evolving global crisis, only to get lost in the deep dark local woods where they face a bizarre transcendental danger as they struggle to get out . . . with farcical consequences in this surrealist socio-political black comedy with horror overtones.

Directed by Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson & Guy Maddin and starring Cate Blanchett, Charles Dance and Roy Dupuis among others.

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Horror

UK Release: 6th of December   US Release: 18th of October

 

 

 

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2024)

A quirky and characterful Zambian family drama tale of tradition, trauma and self-realisation, centred on a self-styled young woman coming to terms with a family tragedy which is not so tragic to her, while dealing with the history of abuse and complicity it brings to the surface for her and her cousins.

Directed by Rungano Nyoni and starring Susan Chardy, Roy Chisha and Blessings Bhamjee among others.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama

UK Release: 6th of December   US Release: N/A

 

 

 

13th

Kraven the Hunter (2024)

Determined to exorcise the ghosts of his past and escape the shadow of his formidable father, a ruthless Russian immigrant and expert hunter with animal powers crosses names off his list and preys on the most dangerous game in this supervillain/antihero big screen origin story and latest instalment of Sony’s Spider-Man Universe.

Directed by J.C. Chandor and starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell Crowe and Ariana DeBose among others.

Genre: Comic-book, Action, Adventure, Sci-fi

UK Release: 13th of December   US Release: 13th of December

 

 

 

Queer (2024)

In Mexico City of the 1940s, troubled outcast American expat William Lee spends his time indulging in the city’s nightlife with a cavalcade of colourful characters only to become infatuated and obsessed with an enigmatic younger American serviceman, as they indulge in their carnal pleasures and embark on a South American jungle odyssey in search of a plant with the promise of a psychological purge and an existentialist re-awakening, in this provocative, explicit and surrealist adaptation of the William S. Burroughs semi-autobiographical short novel.

Directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey and Jason Schwartzman among others.

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance

UK Release: 13th of December   US Release: 27th of November

 

 

 

Carry-On (2024)

In the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, a young TSA agent’s life is turned upside down when a mysterious traveller entraps him into letting a dangerous package slip through airport security onto a flight, as he’s forced to make a difficult choice to stop an imminent danger to passengers while unravelling the mystery of his blackmailer and keep his own life from falling apart.

Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman and Sofia Carson among others.

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

UK Release: 13th of December   US Release: 27th of November

 

 

 

20th

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

Simba teaches his family and enriches his pride land kingdom by telling the story of his great departed father and the rags-to-riches rise of his transformative reign, in this prequel/sequel to Disney’s 2019 photorealistic remake of its beloved 1990s animation.

Directed by Barry Jenkins and starring Aaron PierreAaron Pierre, Seth RogenSeth Rogen and Donald Glover among others.

Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama

UK Release: 20th of December   US Release: 20th of December

 

 

 

The Six Triple Eight (2024)

With a three year backlog of mail building up and undelivered, a unit of the Women’s Army Corps faces discrimination and danger when their captain leads them on a mission to deliver the crucial correspondence in this dramatisation of the true story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion—the only American all-female unit made of people of colour sent overseas during World War II.

Directed by Tyler Perry and starring Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian and Milauna Jackson among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Drama, War

UK Release: 20th of December (Netflix)   US Release: 20th of December (Netflix)

 

 

 

26th

Better Man (2024)

The life and times and story of the rise and fall and rise again of British pop superstar Robbie Williams is retold in fantastical musical style by the director/producer of ‘The Greatest Showman’ and ‘Rocketman’, with the cheeky monkey himself played by . . . a cheeky monkey.

Directed by Michael Gracey and starring Robbie Williams, Damon Herriman and Alison Steadman among others.

Genre: Fact-based, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Music

UK Release: 20th of December   US Release: 20th of December

 

 

 

27th

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024)

Left licking their wounds after failing to stop a mysterious and overpowered adversary, Sonic and his friends are forced into an alliance with a larger-than-life old enemy, embarking on a globetrotting adventure to stop this new villain who threatens everything in this third instalment of the hit video game big screen adaptation.

Directed by Jeff Fowler and starring Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba and Jim Carrey among others.

Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-fi

UK Release: 27th of December   US Release: 20th of December

 

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