What's Coming Out This Week In Theaters and On Streaming, VOD & TV (December 1 - December 7, 2025)
All the 🎥 films and 📺 shows hitting theaters and streaming this week!
We are now entering the top of the December calendar, and before you know it, the new year will be knocking on the door. But with December comes the Oscar-buzziest films, some blockbusters, sequels, and plenty of holiday-geared entertainment. And this week feels like it’s officially getting the ball rolling. Check out what’s coming this week on both the big screen and the small, as this week’s releases arrive fast and furious. Take a look!
🎥 In Theaters This Week
🎥 Peaches Goes Bananas
(Wed, Dec 3rd — limited release)
This intimate documentary captures 17 years of Peaches’ boundary-breaking artistry, from her early life to the electrifying performances that made her a trailblazing force in music and queer culture. Director Marie Losier pieces together a poetic, two-decade conversation between friends, collaborators, and fellow rebels. With raw footage, family moments, and Peaches’ unforgettable stage presence, this portrait celebrates an artist who never asked permission — and built a legacy by saying, and singing, exactly what she wanted.
🎥 Five Nights at Freddy’s 2
(Fri, Dec 5th — wide release)
This Blumhouse horror sequel cranks the terror back up as creepy animatronics return to torment traumatized former night guard Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson) and Officer Vanessa Shelly (Elizabeth Lail). When Mike’s sister Abby (Piper Rubio) is mysteriously lured back to the abandoned pizzeria, the pair is forced into a nightmare they swore they’d never revisit. With new cast members Mckenna Grace, Skeet Ulrich, and a returning Matthew Lillard, this is expected to dive deeper into Freddy Fazbear’s twisted mythology.
🎥 Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution
(Fri, Dec 5th — wide release)
This theatrical anime event fuses the chaos of the Shibuya Incident with the opening shots of Season 3’s Culling Game arc, showcasing the franchise’s most intense battles yet. From cursed veils to deadly duels, Execution takes fans deeper into Gege Akutami’s twisted world, where sorcerers fight for survival, loyalty is tested, and destiny demands a reckoning.
🎥 Fackham Hall
(Fri, Dec 5th — wide release)
A petty pickpocket bluffs his way into high society and quickly finds himself tangled in romance, scandal, and a murder he definitely didn’t plan for. Mixing Downton Abbey–style aristocratic drama with Monty Python–level absurdity, this British farce unleashes nonstop misunderstandings and posh mayhem. With a cast led by Ben Radcliffe, Thomasin McKenzie, Katherine Waterston, Jimmy Carr, and Damian Lewis, this gleefully absurd spoof embraces posh attitude and pure comedic lunacy.
🎥 Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair: Unrated Definitive Cut
(Fri, Dec 5th — re-release)
Quentin Tarantino’s martial arts revenge epic returns in its full intended form, merging Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 into one unrated, blood-soaked saga. Uma Thurman’s iconic Bride cuts an even fiercer path through her sword-swinging rampage as the story unfolds as a single operatic blaze of kung fu vengeance. It’s the definitive, all-killer Tarantino cut fans have spent decades waiting to see.
🎥 100 Nights of Hero
(Fri, Dec 5th — limited release)
This stylish romance fantasy follows a young bride (Maika Monroe) trapped in a loveless marriage, clinging to the one secret she can’t surrender: her forbidden love for her devoted maid (Emma Corrin). But when her husband’s twisted wager invites a dangerously alluring nobleman (Nicholas Galitzine) into their home, desire and deception collide, turning the castle into a battleground of seduction, betrayal, and shifting loyalties. With filmmaker Julia Jackman adapting artist Isabel Greenberg’s graphic novel, this queer-coded fable asks what happens when love, loyalty, and lust all want the same heart.
🎥 The Chronology of Water
(Fri, Dec 5th — limited release)
This memory-soaked drama turns Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir into a crashing fever dream, with Kristen Stewart making her feature directorial debut and steering the story through fractured, nonlinear waves of a life tortured by both the present and the past. Imogen Poots plays a former Olympic swimmer caught in the undertow of trauma and addiction, perpetually pulled back toward a childhood she can’t quite escape.
🎥 Rosemead
(Fri, Dec 5th — limited release; also on ✅VOD/Digital)
Lucy Liu delivers a shattering, career-redefining performance as a Chinese-American mother confronting the collapse of her son’s mental health after a traumatic loss. As her son’s schizophrenia spirals, Liu’s Irene is pulled into an agonizing struggle between unconditional love, mounting fear, and the limits of what she can protect. Inspired by a true story, this devastating mother-son drama examines how far a parent will go when seeking help feels impossibly out of reach.
🎥 Hunting Season
(Fri, Dec 5th — limited release; also on ✅VOD/Digital)
When a mysterious young woman (Shelley Hennig) washes up on a remote riverbank, a feisty twelve-year-old (Sofia Hublitz) and her protective father (Mel Gibson) take her in—unaware that a ruthless drug lord is closing in fast. As danger creeps closer, their quiet rural life explodes into a violent fight for survival.
🎥 Man Finds Tape
(Fri, Dec 5th — limited release; also on ✅VOD/Digital)
A small-town mystery gets a seriously spooky upgrade when a true-crime YouTuber uncovers a murder tape that cuts a little too close to home. In this Texas-set nightmare, Kelsey Pribilski and William Magnuson spiral into a decades-old legend where every friendly neighbor feels like a suspect and every shadow feels alive. With producers C. Robert Cargill (screenwriter of The Black Phone) and horror duo Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson (The Endless) backing first-time feature directors Peter Hall and Paul Gandersman, this eerie indie blends family secrets, found-footage chills, and monster-in-the-dark tension.
🎥 Frontier Crucible
(Fri, Dec 5th — limited release; also on ✅VOD/Digital)
In this brutal western thriller, the Old West is a place where mercy is a myth and survival means never closing both eyes. Myles Clohessy stars as a hardened frontiersman reluctantly joining a pack of ruthless desperadoes (Zane Holtz, William H. Macy, Thomas Jane, and Armie Hammer) to escort a wagon of medical supplies through Apache territory—only to ignite an ambush where alliances crumble, bullets fly, and the line between hero and outlaw disappears in the dust.
🎥 La Grazia
(Fri, Dec 5th — limited release)
A leader torn between faith and duty faces the most human of dilemmas in this lush, contemplative drama from Oscar-winning filmmaker Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty). As Italy’s president (Toni Servillo) weighs life, death, and the possible legalization of euthanasia, the film unfolds with Sorrentino’s signature grandeur and aching introspection—a meditation on power, grace, and legacy.
🎥 Little Trouble Girls
(Fri, Dec 5th — limited release)
A shy 16-year-old teen, Lucija (Jara Sofija Ostan), finds herself drawn into a world of temptation and transformation during a choir retreat that tests her beliefs and her bonds. Winner of Best Cinematography at Tribeca, Urska Djukic’s acclaimed debut captures the turbulence of adolescence with striking intimacy and poetic realism.
🎥 Merrily We Roll Along
(Fri, Dec 5th — limited release)
Maria Friedman directs this live-taped adaptation of the beloved stage production charting three decades of friendship, ambition, and regret in reverse. Featuring some of Stephen Sondheim’s most personal and enduring songs and featuring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez, this new cinematic version reintroduces a timeless tale of art, love, and the price of success.
🎦 Streaming This Week
🎦 Troll 2
(Mon, Dec 1st — premiering on Netflix)
Norway’s favorite troll-hunters are back! And so is something far bigger and far angrier. As a newly awakened Mega-Troll shakes mountains, terrorizes cities, and turns folklore into a full-blown crisis, Nora (Ine Marie Wilmann) and her returning crew (Kim S. Falck-Jørgensen & Mads Sjøgård Pettersen) dive into the icy heart of Norse myth to stop a monster built for extinction-level destruction. With director Roar Uthaug returning to crank the spectacle, this creature feature sequel proves Norway does blockbusters extra-large, extra-loud, and with trolls that definitely don’t hide under bridges anymore.
🎦 The Merchants of Joy
(Mon, Dec 1st — premiering on Prime Video)
This warm-and-fuzzy holiday documentary follows a crew of NYC tree-slingers who turn frigid sidewalks into mini winter wonderlands, keeping a beloved street-corner tradition alive. Directed by Celia Aniskovich (Call Me Miss Cleo), this Amazon original doc spotlights the pride, the hustle, and the community spirit behind the city’s unofficial seasonal workforce.
🎦 All the Empty Rooms
(Mon, Dec 1st — premiering on Netflix)
This poignant 30-minute documentary follows reporter Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp as they travel the country capturing the bedrooms left behind by children killed in school shootings. What begins as a project becomes a seven-year mission to honor stolen lives and confront a national tragedy that shows no sign of slowing.
🎦 Griffin in Summer
(Tues, Dec 2nd — streaming on Hulu/Disney+)
A 14-year-old wannabe playwright (Everett Blunck) finds unlikely inspiration in his mom’s brooding new handyman (Owen Teague) in Nicholas Colia’s offbeat coming-of-age comedy. With Melanie Lynskey, Abby Ryder Fortson, and Kathryn Newton, this quirky indie turns one kid’s summer of nerdy ambition into a hilariously dark tale of muses, mischief, and makeshift basement theater.
🎦 Oh. What. Fun
(Wed, Dec 3rd — premiering on Prime Video)
In this sleigh-bell-rattling holiday comedy, Michelle Pfeiffer ditches the cookie trays and Christmas cheer to play a mom who’s finally had it with being everyone’s festive doormat. When her distracted family forgets her entirely, she hits the road, rediscovers herself, and winds up competing in a televised “Best Mom” showdown. Featuring a starry ensemble (Denis Leary, Felicity Jones, Chloë Grace Moretz, Dominic Sessa) scrambling to win back their missing matriarch, this yuletide romp reminds us that the real Christmas miracle is appreciating the mom who’s been running the show all along.
🎦 My Secret Santa
(Wed, Dec 3rd — premiering on Netflix)
Mixing Mrs. Doubtfire with a dash of Bad Santa, Alexandra Breckenridge stars as a single mom who dons full Kris Kringle makeup—white beard, belly and all—to land a Santa gig at a luxe ski lodge in exchange for discounted ski lessons for her daughter. But her plan goes sideways when she starts falling for the resort’s charming manager (Ryan Eggold), turning a little white lie into a tangle of Christmas secrets, romance, and snow-covered bewilderment.
🎦 Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
(Thurs, Dec 4th — streaming on Paramount+)
Tom Cruise is back for what could be his final mission as Ethan Hunt. After seven thrilling films, Cruise’s iconic spy is up against the Entity, a powerful AI with God-like computing abilities, bent on global domination. Directed by franchise regular Christopher McQuarrie, this high-stakes finale follows Ethan as he faces a mission unlike any before... one where even his most daring moves are already predicted by the enemy.
🎦 It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley
(Thurs, Dec 4th — streaming on HBO MAX)
He had a voice that could stop time... and a life that ended far too soon. This is a haunting and heartfelt portrait of the ethereal singer, whose soul-stirring music and tragic death turned him into a cult icon. Directed by Amy Berg, this documentary blends rare footage, intimate interviews, and raw emotion to honor the brilliance of an artist the world lost too early, but never forgot.
🎦 Architecton
(Thurs, Dec 4th — streaming on HBO MAX)
In this meditative architectural journey, Russian documentarian Viktor Kossakovsky lets stone, steel, and concrete speak, exposing how civilizations carve their triumphs and failures into the structures they leave behind. Through sweeping imagery and quiet, poetic reflection, the film traces humanity’s rise, collapse, and enduring resilience in the very monuments built to outlast us.
🎦 Jay Kelly
(Fri, Dec 5th — premiering on Netflix)
Fame has never looked so lonely... or so irresistibly charming. George Clooney stars as a world-weary actor caught between the man he is and the myth he’s become. Directed by Noah Baumbach, the film pairs Clooney with Adam Sandler as his burnt-out manager on a wistful road trip across Europe, joined by Laura Dern. Witty, melancholic, and unmistakably Baumbach, it’s a bittersweet meditation on fame, friendship, and the performance of being human.
🎦 The New Yorker at 100
(Fri, Dec 5th — premiering on Netflix)
For the first time, The New Yorker opens its doors, offering an intimate look inside the newsroom that shaped modern culture through fearless reporting, sharp humor, and timeless storytelling. Directed by Oscar-winner Marshall Curry, this behind-the-scenes documentary captures the legacy, evolution, and enduring spirit of one of America’s most influential publications.
🎦 The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2 (aka La Navidad en sus manos 2)
(Fri, Dec 5th — premiering on Netflix)
Christmas returns... and so do our luck-over-logic heroes. After accidentally taking Santa’s place in the first film, Salva (Ernesto Sevilla), Rafita (Pablo Chiapella), and Lucas (Unax Hayden) once again stumble into holiday chaos that threatens to derail the season. With their clumsy charm and very Spanish brand of mischief, the trio scrambles to save Christmas before it all falls apart. And with Santiago Segura leading the festive mayhem as Papá Noel (aka Father Christmas), this sequel delivers his most spirited holiday mission yet.
🎦 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw
(Fri, Dec 5th — premiering on Disney+)
Greg Heffley is back, and his dad’s patience is running dangerously thin. After one too many hilarious disasters, Greg gets hit with an ultimatum—and a ticket to a wilderness camp that might finally force him to toughen up (or at least survive without video games). Directed by Matt Danner and written/produced by series creator Jeff Kinney, this fourth animated installment brings more family chaos, cartoon calamity, and classic Wimpy Kid charm.
🎦 The Family McMullen
(Fri, Dec 5th — streaming on HBO MAX)
In this warmhearted sequel from filmmaker/actor Edward Burns, the McMullen clan is back... older, not necessarily wiser, and still arguing about love, life, and faith. Reuniting with Connie Britton and Michael McGlone, Burns revisits the scrappy ‘90s indie hit that launched his career, now seasoned with middle-aged regrets and second chances.
🎦 Reflection in a Dead Diamond
(Fri, Dec 5th — premiering on Shudder)
A retired spy finds his past catching up with him in the most seductive way imaginable. Set in a lavish seaside hotel, this retro fever dream from cult French filmmakers Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani (Let the Corpses Tan) blends 1960s espionage nostalgia with their signature kaleidoscopic style. Starring Fabio Testi, Yannick Renier, Koen De Bouw, and Maria de Medeiros, it’s a hypnotic mix of memory, desire, and danger where time itself feels like the ultimate double agent.
🎦 Relay
(Sat, Dec 6th — streaming on Prime Video)
Riz Ahmed stars in this razor-sharp corporate conspiracy thriller from Hell or High Water director David Mackenzie, playing a shadowy fixer who brokers secret deals between whistleblowers and the powerful companies they threaten. His rules are simple: stay hidden, stay neutral, stay alive. But when Lily James turns up not with evidence, but a plea for protection, his airtight system collapses into a dangerous race for survival.
✅ On VOD This Week
✅ Tron: Ares
(Tues, Dec 2nd — on VOD/Digital)
This neon-lit sequel pulls the Tron franchise into the age of A.I., where the line between machine and messiah starts to blur. Jared Leto steps into the neon suit as Ares, a self-aware program on a mysterious mission now crossing over into our world. With Greta Lee chasing the fallout, Jeff Bridges returning as the original User, Kevin Flynn, and a pulse-pounding Nine Inch Nails score driving it all, this new chapter asks one burning question: what happens when the code starts dreaming of freedom?
✅ Trap House
(Tues, Dec 2nd — on VOD/Digital)
Parenting’s tough, and Dave Bautista’s got it down to a deadly art. The Guardians of the Galaxy star plays a hard-boiled DEA agent whose biggest problem isn’t the cartel he’s hunting... it’s that his teenage son and his buddies are robbing the cartel’s stash houses. Also starring Bobby Cannavale, Jack Champion, and Sophia Lillis, this explosive blend of heart, humor, and high-velocity chaos proves there’s no manual for fatherhood, especially when your kid’s the one stealing from drug lords.
✅ Play Dirty
(Tues, Dec 2nd — on VOD/Digital)
Shane Black’s latest Christmas-tinged heist caper casts Mark Wahlberg as Parker, Donald E. Westlake’s ice-cold antihero hunting billions in sunken Spanish gold. Joined by LaKeith Stanfield, Rosa Salazar, and a ragtag crew, the job quickly explodes into a brawl with mobsters, billionaires, and even an army. It’s classic Black: crackling dialogue, double-crosses galore, and trouble snowballing faster than anyone can steal their way out of.
✅ Lost Horizon
(Tues, Dec 2nd — on VOD/Digital)
A hardened soldier for hire (Tom Fairfoot) navigates a war-torn landscape where every mission is a gamble and every ally could be a traitor. Determined to protect the innocent, he’s thrust into a ruthless fight for survival, justice, and a sliver of redemption. In this grindhouse-style action thriller, war becomes a brutal proving ground where mercy is scarce and violence is the only language left.
✅ Tapawingo
(Tues, Dec 2nd — on VOD/Digital)
Jon Heder and Jay Pichardo play two delusional losers who split their time between bingo nights and elaborate hero fantasies—until one stumbles into bodyguard duty for a local outcast teen. When marked for payback, these self-appointed warriors finally get their “mission,” just not remotely how they pictured it. With Gina Gershon and Billy Zane rounding out the weirdness, it’s proof that glory doesn’t always look heroic.
✅ Sarah’s Oil
(Tues, Dec 2nd — on VOD/Digital)
This remarkable true story follows Sarah Rector (newcomer Naya Desir-Johnson), the Oklahoma girl who became one of the richest Black women in American history after oil was discovered on her Creek Nation land at just 11. Her sudden fortune attracts loyal allies—a humble Texas driller (Zachary Levi) and his partner (Mel Rodriguez)—as well as dangerous foes, including a ruthless land baron (Garret Dillahunt). With the support of her family and community, Sarah must fight to protect what’s rightfully hers in this inspiring historical drama co-starring Sonequa Martin-Green, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Bridget Regan.
✅ Bau, Artist at War
(Tues, Dec 2nd — on VOD/Digital)
This powerful biographical drama follows Joseph Bau (Emile Hirsch), the artist and forger who risked everything inside Nazi camps by creating documents that helped hundreds escape. Directed by Sean McNamara (Reagan, Soul Surfer), it traces how Bau found love in the unlikeliest place—and how that bond later gave him the strength to confront the man who tormented him.
✅ Muzzle 2: City of Wolves
(Fri, Dec 5th — on VOD/Digital)
Fetch some vengeance! And Aaron Eckhart’s not rolling over. The Dark Knight alum returns in this indie crime sequel as Jake Rosser, a burned-out ex–K-9 cop forced back into the fight when a ruthless gang shatters his fragile peace. Teaming up with a new four-legged partner, he wages a one-man war through the city’s criminal underbelly, proving that sometimes man’s best friend is the last line of justice.
⇯ See Above: ✅ Rosemead (Fri, Dec 5; VOD/Digital)
⇯ See Above: ✅ Hunting Season (Fri, Dec 5; VOD/Digital)
⇯ See Above: ✅ Man Finds Tape (Fri, Dec 5; VOD/Digital)
⇯ See Above: ✅ Frontier Crucible (Fri, Dec 5; VOD/Digital)
📺 On TV This Week
📺 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman: Season 6
(Mon, Dec 1st — on Netflix)
David Letterman sits down with Adam Sandler for an intimate conversation tracing Sandler’s path from stand-up stages to SNL fame to full-blown movie stardom, kicking off the sixth season of Letterman’s Netflix interview series.
📺 Hard Knocks: In Season with the NFC East
(Tues, Dec 2nd — on HBO MAX)
When the going gets tough, the NFC East gets going... and this season, every rivalry, meeting-room blowup, locker-room laugh, and make-or-break moment is on full display. Follow the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Commanders as they grind through the season with all the pressure, pride, and unpredictability that define the league’s most hot-blooded division. For fans, this is the ultimate backstage pass — four teams, one division, and a whole lot of drama.
📺 5-Star
(Tues, Dec 2nd — on Paramount+)
This game-changing docuseries follows four of the nation’s top 32 football prospects as they juggle fame, pressure, and sky-high expectations before they’ve even set foot on a college field. Between media attention, early money, and the dream of going pro, these teenagers are forced to grow up fast while still craving the simplicity of a normal life. Four journeys. One spotlight. And a whole lot riding on every decision.
📺 Sean Combs: The Reckoning
(Tues, Dec 2nd — on Netflix)
Who is the real Sean Combs? This four-part documentary from executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson digs deep into the life of the music mogul, media powerhouse, and convicted offender. Featuring explosive unseen footage and candid testimony from those once in his inner circle, the series unravels the empire he constructed—and the darker forces that operated just beneath its polished surface.
📺 The Abandons
(Thurs, Dec 4th — on Netflix)
In this ruthless frontier thriller, Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter trades motorcycles for mustangs but keeps every drop of outlaw rage intact. Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson clash as two iron-fisted matriarchs waging war over land, legacy, and control of a lawless 1850s territory—just as their children’s (Nick Robinson and Aisling Franciosi) forbidden romance throws fuel on an already explosive feud.
📺 Spartacus: House of Ashur
(Fri, Dec 5th — on STARZ)
In this gloriously gory alternate timeline, the dead don’t stay dead... they just get promoted! Nick E. Tarabay’s Ashur claws his way back into the Spartacus arena, resurrected to run his own brutal gladiator stable. But when fierce newcomer Achillia (Tenika Davis) storms in as the arena’s first female gladiator, she becomes both his deadliest weapon and the challenger who could destroy him all over again.
📺 The Price of Confession
(Fri, Dec 5th — on Netflix)
Dark secrets and deadly suspicions intertwine in this haunting Korean mystery-thriller series. When Yun-su is accused of murdering her husband, her only ally—or perhaps her greatest threat—is Mo Eun, a reclusive woman whispered about as a witch. As their lives become perilously entwined, an unsettling bond of fear, trust, and deception begins to take hold.
📺 The Twelve Dates ‘Til Christmas
(Fri, Dec 5th — on Hallmark)
This cozy Hallmark holiday rom-com miniseries dusts a little mistletoe magic over a reluctant romantic. When her meddling besties sign her up for a festive matchmaking service, Kate (Mae Whitman) braces for 12 cheesy dates—but instead finds a spark that could melt even the frostiest December. With Julian Morris adding charm and Jane Seymour and Mary McDonnell bringing heart, this feel-good seasonal tale proves the sweetest gifts are the ones you never saw coming.
📺 Transformers: Earthspark: Season 4 (Final Season)
(Fri, Dec 5th — on Paramount+)
This action-packed animated conclusion brings the Maltos, Bumblebee, and a begrudgingly heroic Megatron together as Terrans, Autobots, kids, and ex-Decepticons fight to keep the peace in rural Pennsylvania. With sibling bonds, cyber-sleeves, and emotional circuitry sparking in every direction, it blends family drama with full-throttle metal-clanging mayhem!
📺 The First Snow of Fraggle Rock
(Fri, Dec 5th — on Apple TV)
This musical holiday adventure sprinkles a little Fraggle magic on the season, as Gobo faces a creative crisis when the annual song won’t come and the year’s first snowflake turns out to be... the only one. With Venezuelan internet sensation Lele Pons popping in for a festive duet and some Outer Space inspiration, this cozy, puppet-powered romp sends the Fraggles and Gorgs into uncharted emotional territory — one where imperfect moments make the season shine even brighter.
