Movies and shows due to air in December 2025

The vacation season is right here, which suggests there’s loads of time on the horizon to do one of the best factor ever: completely nothing. Why not hop on the sofa with our month-to-month column, The Nerd’s Watch? It is the place to search out all one of the best style titles coming to the largest streaming companies. Plus, it is not an entire checklist. It is simply the titles we predict you would be serious about.

What follows is a listing of one of the best issues streaming on all the key streaming companies. We undergo all these lengthy, annoying lists and whittle them down to some dozen titles we predict are related this month. Some are new, some are outdated, however both method, we’ll let you know why it’s best to care. Or at the very least make enjoyable of it.

So sit again, seize your distant, and prepare for the up to date and improved Nerd’s Watch, highlighting one of the best motion pictures and exhibits coming to streamers this month.

northernmost (Dec. 3 on Netflix)

Whereas everybody was buzzing about Robert Eggers’ newest movie, Nosferatuwe’re nonetheless reeling from this epic, action-packed epic starring Alexander Skarsgård and Anya Taylor-Pleasure.

Overseas issues 5 (on Netflix)

December is the month when all the things involves an finish. The primary quantity is out now, however the second quantity arrives on December twenty fifth, adopted by the grand finale on December thirty first.

Chuck’s life (Dec. 26 on Hulu)

Among the finest motion pictures of the 12 months is this excellent, heartbreaking adaptation of Stephen King directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Tom Hiddleston. Actually unforgettable.

Collectively (Dec. 31 on Hulu)

One of many weirdest and most brutal motion pictures of 2025 is that this physique horror movie starring Dave Franco and Alison Brie as a pair who discover their our bodies compelled to remain collectively.

Fallout Season 2 (December 17 on Prime Video)

It is time to return to the Wasteland within the second season of Amazon’s shock adaptation, Fallout. What critical encounters await our favourite Vault Dweller Lucy (Ella Purnell) and her new companion Ghoul (Walton Goggins)? We’ll discover out quickly sufficient.

hackers (December 1 on Prime)

“Hack the planet!” Means forward of its time, the 1995 cyberpunk flick starring Angelina Jolie and Matthew Lillard is a must-see for both nostalgia if you happen to’re outdated or wild window into the previous if you happen to’re not.

Creator (December 30 on Prime)

Gareth Edwards had one of many largest hits of the 12 months Jurassic World Rebirth, however we do not suppose that impacts his superior 2023 sci-fi film starring John David Washington both.

Shin Godzilla (Dec. 1 on HBO Max)

It is not fairly Godzilla Minus One, however this different latest film that includes everybody’s favourite Kaiju continues to be one hell of a journey.

Summer season Wars (Dec. 1 on HBO Max)

This 2009 anime about college students preventing in opposition to a harmful AI is a stunningly stunning piece of labor. One which will get extra enjoyable and related with age.

X-Males: First Class (Dec. 1 on HBO Max)

Because the world waits for Marvel Studios to reboot the X-Males, we are inclined to overlook that within the midst of a vastly profitable run at Fox, Fox really rebooted the X-Males as nicely. The outcome was this Matthew Vaughn stunner, simply among the best within the franchise.

In Zha II (Dec. 24 on HBO Max)

What was the largest film of the 12 months? Lilo & Sew? The Villain: For the higher? Zootopia 2? No, it was In Zha II, a Chinese language anime that grossed over $2 billion worldwide. And this month, you’ll be able to test it out for your self.

The Addams Household AND Addams Household Values (December 1 on Paramount+ and Peacock)

It’s kind of late since then Household values is taken into account a Thanksgiving film, however at the very least this vacation season, you can spend time with the Addams in each of their Nineties iterations.

Destruction (December 1 at Paramount+)

Alex Garland’s star-studded adaptation of a gaggle of scientists coming into a mysterious, harmful, and alien place on Earth is a type of sci-fi movies that by no means leaves you as soon as you have seen it.

Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Ceaselessly, AND Batman & Robin (December 1 at Paramount+)

That is the unique holy 4 of superhero motion pictures from administrators Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher: a grasp class in getting it proper, doing it in a different way, and at the very least having enjoyable even when it does not work.

From nightfall until daybreak (December 1 at Paramount+)

George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino star on this tremendous enjoyable vampire film from director Robert Rodriguez. I really feel like this has slipped a bit when it comes to cultural adoration, so possibly it is time for a evaluation.

Interstellar (December 1 at Paramount+)

As we patiently await Christopher Nolan’s newest epic, odyssey, we will return and watch certainly one of his earlier epics: this sci-fi journey starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Matt Damon and, sure, Timothée Chalamet.

Miracle on thirty fourth Road (December 1 on Paramount+ and Peacock)

“Sure, Virginia. There’s a Santa Claus.” And it is coming to the air in each the old-fashioned 1947 model and the 1994 remake.

Shutter Island (December 1 at Paramount+)

Have you ever seen the Martin Scorsese documentary on Apple TV+ but? Nicely, if you happen to did, you may in all probability want to return to his filmography. And, if you have not, this Leonardo DiCaprio psychological thriller continues to be a chilling, fascinating rewatch.

10 Cloverfield Lane (December 1 at Peacock)

Earlier than he took over Predator world with Prey, killer of killers, AND Badlandsdirector Dan Trachtenberg introduced one other franchise to life, Cloverfield. This mysterious, thrilling movie starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead is a hidden gem ready to be rediscovered.

The Invoice and Ted Trilogy (December 1 on the Peacock)

With the pair at present again collectively on Broadway, there is not any higher time to relive the adventures of Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves’ Invoice and Ted, with Nice Journey, Pretend Journey, AND Face the Music on air. Additionally, Invoice & Ted’s Pretend Experience itself shall be obtainable on December 1st on Prime Video.

Die Exhausting (December 1 at Peacock)

Among the finest Christmas motion pictures of all time (sure, it is a Christmas film) additionally occurs to be among the best motion motion pictures of all time. And, fortunate for you, Peacock has obtained it for this vacation season.

The Martian (December 1 at Peacock)

Andy Weir’s new adaptation, The Hail Mary Venture, it is proper across the nook. However whereas we wait, why not give one of many writer’s different best-selling books one other look on the large display? It is this Ridley Scott, Matt Damon-directed movie that units the bar very excessive for all the things to come back after it.

Pacific Rim AND Pacific Rim: Rebellion (December 1 at Peacock)

Human beings create big robots to combat the enormous monsters terrorizing our world. Guillermo del Toro’s authentic Pacific Rim is a masterclass in sci-fi motion enjoyable, and whereas its sequel does not come shut, at the very least you’ll be able to proceed the story.

Troy (December 1 at Peacock)

Brad Pitt stars on this sword-and-sandal epic loosely primarily based on Homer’s The Iliad. Meaning it is type of a Christopher Nolan prequel Odyssey. Time for a evaluation.

of FrONt Motion pictures (December 19 on the Peacock)

Noticed, Noticed 2, Noticed 3, Noticed 4, Noticed 5, Noticed 6, Noticed: The Last Chapter, Noticed X, Spiral, AND Jigsaw are all coming to the Peacock, throwing one hell of an anti-holiday get together, if you happen to’re so inclined.

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