For you movie lovers out there, it’s a tradition for many families to hit the local cinema and catch a show on Christmas Day. And this year’s films will not disappoint. Here is a list of some of the movies that will be playing on Christmas Day at your local theater.
SPIDER-MAN INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE
Release Date: December 14
Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Velez, John Mulaney, Nicolas Cage and Liev Schreiber.
Bitten by a radioactive spider in the subway, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales suddenly develops mysterious powers that transform him into the one and only Spider-Man. When he meets Peter Parker, he soon realizes that there are many others who share his special, high-flying talents. Miles must now use his newfound skills to battle the evil Kingpin, a hulking madman who can open portals to other universes and pull different versions of Spider-Man into our world.
MARY POPPINS RETURNS
Release Date: December 19
Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw and Julie Walters with Colin Firth and Meryl Streep
Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives. Michael and Jane are now grown up, with Michael, his three children and their housekeeper, Ellen, living on Cherry Tree Lane. After Michael suffers a personal loss, the enigmatic nanny Mary Poppins re-enters the lives of the Banks family, and, along with the optimistic street lamplighter Jack, uses her unique magical skills to help the family rediscover the joy and wonder missing in their lives. Mary Poppins also introduces the children to a new assortment of colorful and whimsical characters, including her eccentric cousin, Topsy.
WELCOME TO MARWEN
Release Date: December 21
Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monáe, Eiza González, Gwendoline Christie, Leslie Zemeckis, and Neil Jackson
When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously creates a wondrous town where he can heal and be heroic. As he builds an astonishing art installation—a testament to the most powerful women he knows—through his fantasy world, he draws strength to triumph in the real one. In a bold, wondrous and timely film, Welcome to Marwen shows that when your only weapon is your imagination — you’ll find courage in the most unexpected place.
BUMBLEBEE
Release Date: December 21
Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena
This sci-fi action movie is part of the Transformers series. On the run in 1987, Bumblebee the Autobot seeks refuge in a junkyard in a small California beach town. Charlie, on the brink of turning 18 years old and trying to find her place in the world, soon discovers the battle-scarred and broken Bumblebee. When Charlie revives him, she quickly learns that this is no ordinary yellow Volkswagen.
AQUAMAN
Release Date December 21
Jason Momoa, Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Nicole Kidman
Aquaman finds himself caught between a surface world that ravages the sea and the underwater Atlanteans who are ready to revolt.
VICE
Release Date: December 21
Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Amy Adams, Sam Rockwell, Tyler Perry
This movie explores the epic story about how a bureaucratic Washington insider quietly became the most powerful man in the world as Vice-President to George W. Bush, Bush picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co., to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney’s impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and defense secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.
HOLMES AND WATSON
Release Date: December 21
Will Farrell, John C. Reilly, Rebecca Hall, Ralph Fiennes
The Step Brothers are reunited – this time playing the world’s greatest consulting detective and his loyal biographer. Detective Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson join forces to investigate a murder at Buckingham Palace. They soon learn that they have only four days to solve the case, or the queen will become the next victim.
ON THE BASIS OF SEX
Release Date: December 25
Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Kathy Bates
Ruth Bader Ginsburg fights for equal rights throughout her career. Actress Felicity Jones plays the iconic Supreme Court Justice, the second female ever appointed to the court, in this film that tackles gender discrimination. This year, she marks 25 years on the bench.
DESTROYER
Release Date: December 25
Nicole Kidman, Sebastian Stan, Toby Kebbell,
The movie, directed by Karyn Kusama, stars Kidman as a Los Angeles Police Department police officer named Erin Bell. The story tells of how Bell went undercover as a young woman with a criminal gang and still faces the traumatic events 20 years later. When the leader of that gang re-emerges, Bell must work her way back through the remaining members while confronting her own demons.
