Movies Released December 9, 2022

Friday, December 9

The Whale R

Story involves a 600-pound man who can’t leave his apartment and is estranged from his teenage daughter, but wants to reconnect.
Brendan Fraser, Darren Aronofsky, Jeremy Dawson, Hong Chau, Sadie Sink
Drama

Father Stu: Reborn PG-13

A faith-based film loosely based on a true story; no other plot details have been announced.
Rosalind Ross, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, Miky Lee, Jacki Weaver, Patrick Peach, Stephen Levinson, Jordan Foss
Drama True Story Faith

Black Warrant R

A semi-retired special ops assassin and a DEA agent cross paths on separate missions to stop a cyber terrorist organization that has built a dangerous machine threatening to attack the power grid and bring catastrophe to the world.
Cam Gigandet, Tibor Takacs, Tom Berenger, Hani Al Naimi, Jonathan Avigdori, Jeff Fahey
Action
VOD / Digital
3 / 5
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Empire of Light R

A love story set in and around a beautiful old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s.
Colin Firth, Pippa Harris, Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Toby Jones, Sam Mendes, Crystal Clarke, Tanya Moodie
Drama Romance
93 mins

Divorce Bait

A happily married suburban housewife, posts on social media that she and her husband are getting a divorce so she can see which of their friends reach out to her husband to hook up.
Cristina Nava, Ruben Islas, Vannessa Vasquez, Justin Berti, Joe Nunez, Gregory Roman, Erik Fellows, Rachel Wong
Comedy Romance
122 mins

Saint Omer PG-13

The film follows the novelist Rama (Kayije Kagame) as she attends the trial of Laurence Coly (Guslagie Malanga), a young woman accused of killing her 15-month-old daughter by abandoning her to the rising tide on a beach in northern France. As the trial continues, the words of the accused and witness testimonies will shake Rama’s convictions and call into question our own judgment.
Alice Diop
Drama True Story

To The End R

Filmed over four years of hope and crisis, TO THE END captures the emergence of a new generation of leaders and the movement behind the most sweeping climate change legislation in U.S. history. Award-winning director Rachel Lears (Knock Down The House) follows four exceptional young women— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, activist Varshini Prakash, climate policy writer Rhiana Gunn-Wright, and political strategist Alexandra Rojas— as they grapple with new challenges of leadership and power and work together to defend their generation’s right to a future. From street protests to the halls of Congress, these bold leaders fight to shift the narrative around climate, revealing the crisis as an opportunity to build a better society. Including up-to-the-minute footage that culminates in 2022’s landmark climate bill, TO THE END lifts the veil on the battle for the future of our world, and gives audiences a front seat view of history in the making.
Rhiana Gunn-Wright, Rachel Lears, Varshini Prakash, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandra Rojas
Documentary

Loudmouth NR

Rabble rouser or activist? Opportunist or trailblazer? During his six-decade journey from pastoral prodigy to racial justice firebrand to elder media statesman, the Reverend Al Sharpton has been a polarizing figure on the national stage
Josh Alexander
Documentary

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio PG

A dark, twisted retelling of the famous Carlo Collodi fairy tale about the wooden puppet who dreams of becoming a real boy. When Pinocchio comes to life, he turns out not to be that nice of a boy, creating mischief and playing mean tricks. He eventually learns a few lessons.
Ewan McGregor, Ron Perlman, Guillermo del Toro, John Turturro, Cate Blanchett, Finn Wolfhard, Patrick McHale, Mark Gustafson
Adaptation Musical Animation
79 mins

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again PG

The plot follows Larry's son, Nick, who is hesitant to follow on his father's footsteps as night watchman.
Thomas Lennon, Shawn Levy, Jamie Demetriou, Matt Danner, Joshua Bassett, Joseph KamaI, Zachary Levi, Akmal Saleh
Action Adventure Sequel Animation Reboot CG
90 mins

NR. 10 NR

Günter was raised by foster parents after being found abandoned in the woods with no memory as a child. Years later, when a man approaches him on the street and whispers a strange word in his ear, he begins to experience visions from his fractured past that reveal a dark secret, threatening what he thinks he knows about his life and the very nature of his existence. 
Jan Bijvoet, Alex van Warmerdam, Tom Dewispelaere, Frieda Barnhard, Pierre Bokma, Hans Kesting, Anniek Pheifer
Thriller
87 mins

Something from Tiffany's PG

A woman’s life is upended when an engagement ring meant for someone else leads her to the person she's meant to be with forever.
Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Daryl Wein, Tamara Chestna, Zoey Deutch, Kendrick Smith Sampson, Ray Nicholson, Shay Mitchell
Romance Adaptation Holiday Based on Book
Prime Video
4 / 5
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Repeater

A hired hitman is in the crosshairs when rival contract killers come gunning for him. For hired hitman John Smith (Paul Sidhu), his directive is straightforward: seek, locate, and terminate. But rival assassins have him in their sights as they track and target each other and aim for their latest assignment – take out a hacker who threatens to expose the malicious criminality of a conglomerate head.
Gary Daniels, R. Ellis Frazier, Benjamin Budd, Paul Sidhu, Kristanna Loken, Nick Moran, James Faulkner, with Corbin Bernsen
Action
112 mins

One Fine Morning R

Follows Sandra, a young mother who is juggling the care of her ailing father and new relationship. While she and her family fight tooth and nail to get [her father] the care he requires, Sandra reconnects with Clément, a friend she hasn’t seen in a while. Although he is in a relationship, the two begin a passionate affair.”
Pascal Greggory, Léa Seydoux, David Thion, Melvil Poupaud, Mia Hansen-Løve’, Philippe Martin
Drama
132 mins

Emancipation R

Based on the true story of a runaway slave aiming to reach the Union Army and his only chance at freedom.
Will Smith, Antoine Fuqua, Ben Foster, James Lassiter, Jon Mone, Joey McFarland, Todd Black, William N. Collage
Drama Thriller
87 mins

Christmas Bloody Christmas NR

It’s Christmas Eve and fiery record store owner Tori Tooms just wants to get drunk and party, until the robotic Santa Claus at a nearby toy store goes haywire and makes her night more than a little complicated. Santa Claus begins a rampant killing spree through the neon drenched snowscape against a backdrop of drugs, sex, metal and violence, ultimately forcing Tori into a blood splattered battle for survival against the ruthless heavy metal Saint Nick himself.
Riley Dandy, Joe Begos, Sam Delich, Jonah Ray Rodrigues, Dora Madison, Jeremy Gardner, Jeff Daniel Phillips, Abraham Benrubi
Horror
Limited
Shudder
1 / 5
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All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

A documentary about internationally renowned artist and activist Nan Goldin told through her slideshows, interviews, photography and rare footage of her fight to hold the Sackler family accountable for the overdose crisis.
Laura Poitras
Documentary

Idina Menzel: Which Way to the Stage?

The intimate and inspirational film follows Tony Award®-winning icon Idina Menzel on her path to realize a lifelong dream: headlining a concert at Madison Square Garden in her hometown of New York City. Featuring never-before-seen performance footage alongside raw and vulnerable interviews, the documentary follows Idina on an intimate journey as she juggles the challenges of being a working mom and wife on a grueling travel schedule while preparing to take the stage at the legendary arena.
Idina Menzel, Anne McCabe
Documentary

I Am DB Cooper

Two bounty hunter brothers encounter an ailing old man named Rodney Bonnifield while coordinating his bail after a violent encounter on a dairy farm involving a machete. Close to his sentencing, he reveals to the bondsmen that he is in fact the infamous DB Cooper, the man responsible for the 1971 plane hijacking in the Pacific Northwest, and the ransom cash is still buried along the Columbia River. Up against the clock with Rodney’s prison sentence looming, the group sets out on a modern-day treasure hunt to recover the money he buried near the river 50 years ago, uncovering bizarre truths about Rodney Bonnifield and his connection to the only unsolved plane hijacking in U.S. history.
Rodney Bonnifield, Mike Rocha, Ryan Cory, Rainee Blake, Chris Grounds, TJ Regan, Sharmila Sahni
Documentary

It's A Wonderful Binge

All drugs and alcohol are illegal except on the day of the Binge. Several years after their first Binge, best friends Hags, Andrew, Sarah, and Kimi face the realities of young adulthood as the annual Binge Day is moved to Christmas Eve. Amidst the chaos, Hags plans a proposal to Sarah while Andrew deals with his rocky relationships with his family and his girlfriend Kimmi. Will they survive this holiday season?
Kaitlin Olson, Danny Trejo, Tony Cavalero, Nick Swardson, Paul Scheer, Esteban Benito, Jordan VanDina, Eduardo Franco
Comedy Sequel Holiday

Detective Knight: Redemption

Bruce Willis stars as Detective James Knight in this second film of the action-packed trilogy. In custody in New York, Knight finds himself in the middle of a jailbreak led by The Christmas Bomber, a brutal fanatic whose Santa Claus disciples are terrorizing the city. With the promised return of his badge in exchange for taking out the terrorists, the steely-eyed Knight doles out mercy for the just…and merciless justice for all the rest.
Bruce Willis, Paul Johansson, Lochlyn Munro, Edward Drake, Corey Large, Beau Mirchoff
Action Sequel Holiday
Limited
VOD / Digital
3 / 5
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Friday, December 9