20 Movie Releases for December 2016

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December 2 (Limited): 'Jackie'

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Go inside the horror of the period following John F. Kennedy's assassination through the eyes of his grieving widow, Jackie (Natalie Portman) in this highly-anticipated biopic.

Watch the trailer here.

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December 2: 'Things to Come'

p After losing her job, her mother's death and a surprising divorce, a former philosophy instructor (Isabelle Huppert) takes a second look at her life goals in this French-German film. /p pWatch the trailer a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-xbvt7qdHQ" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link"here/a./ppinterest

After losing her job, her mother's death and a surprising divorce, a former philosophy instructor (Isabelle Huppert) takes a second look at her life goals in this French-German film.

Watch the trailer here.

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December 9 (Limited): 'La La Land'

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An aspiring actress (Emma Stone) and a jazz musician (Ryan Gosling) meet and fall in love in cutthroat Los Angeles, but their newfound, separate career successes threaten to tear the relationship apart.

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December 9: 'All We Had'

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During the 2008 financial crisis, a mother-daughter duo move to the Midwest in search of a new life. Katie Holmes stars—and makes her directorial debut—in this drama based on Annie Weatherwax's novel of the same name.

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December 9: 'Burn Country'

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When an exiled Afghan journalist (Dominic Rains) retreats to California, he begins covering the crime beat for a local newspaper. Soon, he finds himself drawn into a world of violence. James Franco and Melissa Leo also star.

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December 16: 'Collateral Beauty'

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After a successful advertising executive suffers the loss of his daughter, his colleagues and friends devise a plan to bring him out of debilitating grief. Will Smith, Edward Norton, Keira Knightley, Michael Peña, Naomie Harris, Jacob Latimore, Kate Winslet and Helen Mirren make up this drama's star-studded cast.

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December 16 (Limited): 'The Founder'

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Follow the story of Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a salesman who schemes to purchase a California-based hamburger chain and turn it into a fast food empire—McDonald's. Laura Dern, Linda Cardellini, Nick Offerman and Patrick Wilson also star in this biopic.

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December 16: 'A Kind of Murder'

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Walter (Patrick Wilson) is stuck in an unhappy marriage to his wife, Clara (Jessica Biel). When he becomes obsessed with another man suspected of murdering his wife, Walter imagines killing his own. Haley Bennett and Vincent Kartheiser also star in this thriller based on Patricia Highsmith's 2001 novel, The Blunderer.

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December 16: 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'

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Set before the events of Star Wars: A New Hope, Rogue One follows a contingent of Rebels as they attempt to take control of the Galactic Empire's new and massive weapon: the Death Star. Felicity Jones, Forest Whitaker, Riz Ahmed and Mads Mikkelsen star.

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December 16: 'The Space Between Us'

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After a group of astronauts launches a mission to colonize Mars, one member of the NASA team discovers she's pregnant. She dies during childbirth, leaving her baby boy to be raised by scientists on the Red Planet. Follow Gardner Elliot (Asa Butterfield) as he grows up, falls in love and finally returns to Earth.

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December 21: 'Passengers'

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During a 120-year journey to a new colony planet, two passengers (Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt) wake up from hibernation 90 years early.

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December 23 (Limited): 'I, Daniel Blake'

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When a carpenter (Dave Johns) falls ill, he realizes government welfare is his only means of returning to health. When he meets a single mother (Hayley Squires) who's also in need of support, the two navigate the challenging system together.

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December 23 (Limited): 'A Monster Calls'

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When a 12-year-old boy (Lewis MacDougall) comes across a massive but gentle tree monster (Liam Neeson), the two embark on an epic journey.

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December 25 (Limited): '20th Century Women'

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A single mother (Annette Bening) struggling to parent her teenage son Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) calls on two young women—an artist living in their home (Greta Gerwig) and Jamie's best friend (Elle Fanning)—to help her raise him.

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December 25: 'Fences'

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After his successful baseball career comes to an end, Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington), now a trash collector, attempts to provide for his family and come to terms with his current circumstance in 1950s Pittsburgh. Viola Davis, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Mykelti Williamson also star in this drama based on August Wilson's play of the same name.

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December 25 (Limited): 'Gold'

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A businessman and an ecologist journey deep into the jungle of Indonesia in search for one precious thing: gold. Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramírez and Bryce Dallas Howard star in this film directed and written by Stephen Gaghan.

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December 25 (Limited): 'Hidden Figures'

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Follow the previously untold story of three black female NASA employees (Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer and Janelle Monae) who work on the team responsible for launching astronaut John Glenn into Earth's orbit.

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December 25 (Limited): 'Live By Night'

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The son (Ben Affleck) of a famous Boston police captain moves to Florida to become a bootlegger during Prohibition. Elle Fanning, Brendan Gleeson, Chris Messina, Sienna Miller, Zoe Saldana and Chris Cooper also star.

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December 25: 'Toni Erdmann'

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When a business consultant's estranged father makes a surprise visit to her hometown of Bucharest, Romania, she's forced to spend time with the quirky man. Sandra Hüller and Peter Simonischek star in this German-Austrian comedy.

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December 28: 'Paterson'

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A New Jersey bus driver (Adam Driver) secretly writes poetry during breaks in his shift in this Jim Jarmusch-directed film.

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Lettermark

Sarah Bracy Penn is a contributor for HarpersBAZAAR.com, covering books, television and film. Her voracious appetite for culture took form at a young age and was later fueled as a features intern at BAZAAR. When she's not writing, Sarah Bracy spends her time ogling Prince George on social media, cheering on her Ole Miss Rebels and exploring New York, where she's still searching for the city's best dive bar.

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