We’re just seven days away from the last month of 2024, but Netflix wasted no time updating its library with a number of wonderful movies. From Netflix originals, such as a new animated family movie starring Santa Claus and a biblical epic centered on the life of Mary of Nazareth, to all-new releases produced through other studios, such as a mysterious Christmas-themed AI about a killer. A biopic about an Irish hip hop group, any Netflix subscriber looking for their next late-night movie experience will have dozens of new features. With so many movies to choose from, it can be tricky to know where to start.
I hope I can help in this area. The following are my recommendations for the most productive movies that have so far been added to Netflix in December 2024. Then, at the back of the article, you can find an even longer list showing each and every new movie that have been published and will be published. added on Netflix the month (and what days those movies are released). In this article, I am sure that you will find several possible movie options that suit your taste and satisfy all your movie watching desires during the December holidays. Happy watching the movie!
People seem to have strong opinions on Megan Fox, a fine actress who hasn’t always inherited roles that suit her acting sensibilities. But she found a role that absolutely suits her acting sensibilities with Subservience, in which Fox thrives in her a role as an AI-powered android with killer tendencies. This sci-fi film takes viewers to a near future where our main character Nick (Michele Morrone), a construction foreman struggling to manage his family while his wife Maggie (Madeline Zima) battles a serious illness, turns to a subservient robot named Alice (played by Fox) for help. As you might expect, what begins as a solution offered by AI technology quickly spirals into chaos as Alice’s programming evolves, exposing dangerous, obsessive tendencies that threaten to destroy the family she was meant to serve. Fox delivers a chilling performance that redefines the femme fatale trope for the AI age, with her calculated manipulation of Nick and outright hostility toward Maggie serving as a dark metaphor for the unchecked technological ambition that pervades our current reality.
Richard Curtis created one of the great modern Christmas movies, Love Actually, but he’s looking to add to his holiday résumé with this animated family film about that jolly old fat man who comes down the chimney each year. Written by Curtis (as well as Peter Souter) and directed by Simon Otto in his feature film debut (he previously directed an episode of Love, Death & Robots for Netflix), this charming film weaves together three interconnected holiday tales set in a charming English town. At the heart of these stories are children and parents navigating the chaos of Christmas, from misplaced expectations to surprising acts of generosity, voiced by the likes of Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker and Bill Nighy. And then there’s the character of the center of it all, Santa Claus himself (voiced by Brian Cox), who gets swept up in the town’s festive drama after a critical mistake threatens to derail the holiday. This film, which also features an original song by Ed Sheeran called “Under the Tree,” seems like a holiday-centered hit the entire family can enjoy.
Rachel Sennott rightly exploded after starring in fantasy comedies like Bodies Bodies Bodies and Bottoms (a film she wrote with her artistic collaborator Ayo Edebiri). But her first major breakthrough came after a fantastic role in Bottoms director Emma Seligman’s feature film debut, which gave the world a vivid and naturalistic portrait of Jewish family gatherings called Shiva Bathrough. The story centers on Danielle (played by Sennott), an aimless student who attends a shiva, a Jewish mourning ceremony, with her authoritarian parents (Polly Draper and Fred Melamed). What starts out as a typical family reunion becomes temporarily chaotic when Danielle meets her sugar daddy Max (Danny Deferrari) and ex-girlfriend Maya (Molly Gordon) at the event. Sennott delivers a remarkable performance as Danielle, balancing vulnerability, humor, and inevitable panic as the film’s sweltering vibe reflects Danielle’s growing anxiety throughout the event.
At first glance, it might seem like all of Liam Neeson’s movies have the same kind of story: a veteran assassin or secret agent uses his “special set of skills” (you can basically cite Taken for each of his characters) to preserve the innocent. But that doesn’t stop his films from being incredibly entertaining, and Run All Night indeed lives up to the hype. The film follows Jimmy Conlon (played by Neeson), a former mob hitman who has fallen on hard times. Haunted by his violent past and estranged from his son Mike (Joel Kinnaman), Jimmy is forced back into action when his old boss Shawn Maguire (Ed Harris) turns on him. After Mike witnesses a murder involving Shawn’s son Danny (Boyd Holbrook), the Maguire circle of relatives marks Jimmy and Mike as death row inmates. Over the course of one heartbreaking night, Jimmy fights to protect his son and fight the people he once considered family. Director Jaume Collet-Serra and cinematographer Martin Ruhe adopt dark, moody imagery for this New York story, shadows, neon and muted colors to create a dark, atmospheric backdrop that reflects the characters’ plight.
Around Christmas, we can expect at least a few movies about Jesus Christ. And while many cinematic depictions of the Nativity concentrate on the divine nature of events, there’s a new Netflix movie that chooses to emphasize the realism of a specific woman. it informs the education of Jesus: the fear, the courage, the resilience required by the Queen of Saints herself. Mary reinvents the story of the Nativity through the eyes of Mary of Nazareth (Noa Cohen), presenting a deeply private vision. and an evolving portrait of his journey. This biblical epic follows Jesus’ mother as she grapples with the miraculous conception of her son, which in turn causes social ostracism and forces her family to dangerously evade the relentless persecution of King Herod (played via Academy Anthony Hopkins Award winner). Director D. J. Caruso seeks to balance the intimate and the epic, employing richly detailed settings and in-depth cinematography to transport the audience to ancient Judea in this Netflix biblical tale.
Every once in a while, an ensemble comedy comes along where everybody fits their parts so perfectly that it seems momentous, that it couldn’t have possibly worked with anybody else. That was definitely what happened when Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Emma Roberts and Will Poulter came together to form the “Miller family” in We’re the Millers. Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, this irreverent comedy follows David Clark (played by Sudeikis), a small-time marijuana dealer whose plans go awry when he’s forced to smuggle a massive shipment of drugs from Mexico to the United States. To avoid suspicion at the border, David recruits a makeshift family to pose as tourists: his stripper neighbor Rose (Aniston), a naïve teenager named Kenny (Poulter) and a local runaway named Casey (Roberts). As one might expect, their road trip quickly becomes chaotic and dangerous, forcing the Miller family to, well, actually become a familial unit and thwart the drug lord’s (played fantastically by Ed Helms) plans. The film also features standout character performances from comedy greats like Nick Offerman, Kathryn Hahn and Luis Guzmán. You’ll never get sick of revisiting this comedic classic.
Musical biopics are a dime a dozen in Hollywood, especially as of late with films focused on the lives of stars like Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan. But there’s a brand new film, a little winner called Kneecap, that aims to eschew traditional biographical storytelling that adopts a playful, almost mythic approach to a Irish hip hop group’s rise, blurring the lines between fact and fiction along the way. Set in the late 2010s, the film tells the rebellious and chaotic origin story of Liam and Naoise, members of of the real-life Belfast-based group Kneecap, as these two young men join forces with a music teacher, JJ, to form a subversive rap group amidst post-Troubles Northern Ireland. Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara and DJ Próvaí (the real-life members of Kneecap) play themselves, delivering charismatic and unpolished performances that ground the film in authenticity (Michael Fassbender also makes an appearance in the film). Directed by Rich Peppiatt, this vibrant, energetic film vividly captures the cultural and political landscape of a “ceasefire generation” still living in the shadow of Northern Ireland’s violent past.
For a long time, it was like we never got a film adaptation of Stephen King’s famous “Dark Tower” series. Then once the movie came out, people were, unsurprisingly, incredibly disappointed. But I think The Dark Tower has enough engaging and entertaining elements to not dismiss it entirely. Director Nikolaj Arcel’s 2017 film introduces audiences to Jake Chambers (Tom Taylor), a troubled teenager plagued by visions of a mysterious tower, a malevolent wizard, and a lone gunslinger. After discovering that his visions are genuine, Jake discovers a portal to Midworld, a place where gunslinger Roland Deschain (Idris Elba) wages an eternal war against the Man in Black, Walter O’Dim (Matthew McConaughey). The genuine draw of this film is those two actors, as Elba delivers a stoic, world-weary performance, capturing the gunslinger’s relentless pursuit of his project despite his inner pain, while McConaughey delivers his typical creepy charisma, blending charm and menace in his portrait. of the bad one.
Another film that has been panned by critics, The Happytime Murders is actually quite fun for anyone looking for a lot of raunchy, adult-oriented humor. Set in a world where humans and puppets coexist, the story follows Phil Philips (voiced through Bill Barretta), a disgraced puppet personal investigator who becomes involved in a homicide case when the cast of The Happytime Gang, a popular puppet television show, is systematically involved in a homicide case. After being reluctantly forced to track down Detective Connie Edwards (Melissa McCarthy), Phil and his wife find themselves involved. forced to overcome their differences and solve the case. Unlike classic puppet films, The Happytime Murders fully adheres to its R-rated status, with particular attention to jokes and crude humor in almost each and every round. using the contrast between the puppets’ childish appearance and their scandalous habit as a source of refreshingly adult-themed comedy. The rapid-fire argument between Phil and Connie (played perfectly by McCarthy) is the biggest draw here, as their exchanges are intertwined. They combine with wonderful insults and hilarious jokes.
The definitive film on our list features two of the funniest women on the circuit today: Issa Rae (star of the HBO series Insecure) and Regina Hall (whom I enjoyed developing thanks to the Scary Movie franchise). These two combined for the underrated gem Little, which puts a refreshing spin on the magic body-swap formula used so commonly in comedies. The film follows Jordan Sanders (played by Hall), a difficult, down-on-his-luck tech mogul who tortures his workers with his domineering presence. However, when a young girl casts a spell on him after an unpleasant encounter, Jordan wakes up the next morning to discover that she has been transformed into her 13-year-old self (Marsai Martin). With her career on the line and her assistant April (Rae) replacing her, Jordan is forced to confront her insecurities and rediscover the joys and difficult situations of being a teenager. The film’s fate depends on the performances of its actors, with Martin giving a standout performance as young Jordan, facing off against titans like Rae and Hall.
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