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 [1], a black-and-white David Fincher film [2] that already looks like an Oscar contender, a George Clooney-led post-apocalyptic drama, and Chadwick Boseman's final film [3] 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.
Fierce
Starring Voice of Poland finalist Katarzyna Sawczuk, this Polish teen drama tells the story of a young singer who rises to fame on a popular talent show, though the only person whose attention she really wants is her father's, who's a judge on the show.
When it's available: Dec. 2 [5]
Break
This romantic dramedy from France revolves around Lucie, a woman who turns to dance after suffering a traumatic accident and ends up meeting Vincent, a breakdancer and a kindred spirit.
When it's available: Dec. 3 [6]
Just Another Christmas
In this Brazilian holiday comedy, a family man who hates the holidays suffers a nasty fall on Christmas and finds himself stuck in a Groundhog Day-esque time loop, where he's forced to experience Christmas every day.
When it's available: Dec. 3 [7]
Bombay Rose
Using hand-painted animation, this romantic drama from India follows the love story between a Hindu dancer living in the streets of Bombay, India, after escaping from a child marriage and an orphaned Muslim boy.
When it's available: Dec. 4 [8]
Christmas Crossfire
This dark holiday comedy from Germany tells the story of a man who — after foiling a murder attempt — finds himself on the run with the killers' intended target.
When it's available: Dec. 4 [9]
Mank
Starring Gary Oldman, Lily Collins, and Amanda Seyfried [10], 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 [11]
Rose Island
Based on the true story of Italian engineer Giorgio Rosa, this comedy from Italy follows the story of one man's attempt to build a platform in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Italy and declare it a micronation.
When it's available: Dec. 9 [12]
The Prom
Starring Meryl Streep [13], James Corden, Nicole Kidman [14], 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 cancelled because a girl wanted to bring her girlfriend as her date.
When it's available: Dec. 11 [15]
A California Christmas
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 [16]
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Based on the play of the same name by August Wilson and produced by Denzel Washington [17], 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 [18]
The Midnight Sky
Based on Lily Brooks-Dalton's novel Good Morning, Midnight, George Clooney [19] 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 [20]
Your Name Engraved Herein
Set in 1980s Taiwan, this Taiwanese drama revolves around two high school boys at an all-male boarding school who explore their feelings for each other after the country lifts its strict marital law.
When it's available: Dec. 23 [21]
Børning 3: Asphalt Burning
In the third instalment 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
DNA
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
Cops and Robbers
This moving animated short was written, performed, and codirected by Timothy Ware-Hill in response to the May 2020 murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old unarmed Black man, in Georgia.
When it's available: Dec. 28 [22]