11 movies to check out on Netflix in December

Oscar contender Maestro, Zak Snyder's Rebel Moon – Part One, and Julia Roberts' Leave The World Behind highlight Netflix's offerings for the month

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11 movies to check out on Netflix in December
Clockwise from top left: Leave The World Behind (Netflix), Maestro (Netflix), Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child Of Fire (Netflix) Image: The A.V. Club

Just in time for the holidays, Netflix is stuffing stockings with high-profile originals and blockbuster favorites. The new arrivals include Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child Of Fire is an epic space opera directed by Zack Snyder. Then there’s Maestro the biographical drama Bradley Cooper cowrote and directed, in which he plays composer Leonard Bernstein. In addition, Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke play a married couple whose Long Island vacation takes a wrong turn in Leave The World Behind. Other films coming to Netflix’s streaming library include The Batman, May December, Lucy, Man Of Steel, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Chicken Run: Dawn Of The Nugget, and more.

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Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire | Official Trailer | Netflix

After wearing out his welcome, er, parting ways with DC, Zack Snyder has taken his talents to Netflix, where his latest big-budget effort is the epic space opera . reads: “When the ruthless forces of the Motherworld threaten a quiet farming village on a distant moon, a mysterious outsider becomes its best hope for survival.” The sci-fi adventure about a mysterious outsider who rides to the rescue of remote farming village stars Sofia Boutella, Charlie Hunnam, Michiel Huisman, Djimon Hounsou, Doona Bae, Ray Fisher, Cleopatra Coleman, Jena Malone, Fra Fee, Ed Skrein, and Anthony Hopkins. The film makes a limited theatrical debut on December 15 before premiering on Netflix one week later. The sequel, Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, is expected to premiere April 19, 2024, on Netflix.

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