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From 'Red One' to 'It Ends With Us,' here are 20 movies you need to stream right now
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You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I'm telling you why. Because there are so many new movies on streaming, you'll have plenty to gorge on between Santa Claus coming down the chimney and the Times Square ball dropping on a new year.
From Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu to Max, Peacock and Prime Video, services are rolling out all sorts of film options just in time for Christmas feasts and New Year's Eve toasts. There are theatrical releases newly available to watch at home – like a Clint Eastwood courtroom drama and Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga's darkly musical "Joker" sequel – and original projects such as Angelina Jolie's Maria Callas biopic and a new Elton John documentary.
Here are 20 movies you can stream right now:
'Afraid'
You'll be giving your Alexa side-eye after seeing this timely horror flick. John Cho stars as a dad asked to test out a new high-tech digital assistant at home with his family. This smart home turns into a fear fest, as the increasingly sinister AI goes to extreme lengths to "help" out.
Where to watch: Netflix.
'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'
A death in the family brings Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) back to her New England childhood home – and a return date with the demonic "ghost with the most," Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton). They team up to rescue Lydia's daughter Astrid (Jenna Ortega) when she's taken to the afterlife in Tim Burton's long-awaited sequel.
Where to watch: Max.
'Blink'
When three of their four children are diagnosed with a rare, incurable eye disease, a couple takes their family on a world tour of memorable sights to fill the kids' visual memories before they lose their vision in this heartfelt documentary.
Where to watch: Disney+.
'Carry-On'
Let's call this holiday action thriller "Die Hard in an Airport." A TSA agent (Taron Egerton) is blackmailed by a villain (Jason Bateman) into letting luggage containing something seriously bad get through security, then has to figure out how to save his pregnant girlfriend (Sofia Carson) and keep the bag from getting on a plane.
Where to watch: Netflix.
'Conclave'
Yes, a movie about the election of a pope can actually be really good when you throw in elements of detective thriller and courtroom drama. A stressed-out Catholic cardinal (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running the meeting to vote in a new pontiff, juggling power-hungry candidates, surprise twists and his own crisis of faith.
Where to watch: Peacock.
'Cuckoo'
In the creepy horror film, Hunter Schafer plays a teenage girl forced to move to a resort in the German Alps with her dad and her stepmom. She begins seeing disturbing visions and is hunted by a strange, bird-like woman while slowly uncovering a dark secret connected to her family.
Where to watch: Hulu.
'Elton John: Never Too Late'
The warmly nostalgic documentary chronicles the pop music icon's life and music over two parallel periods. The film follows John in the 10 months leading up to his final touring show before retiring to spend time with his family and also tracks his rise in the early 1970s marked by monster hits and a spiral of sadness and loneliness.
Where to watch: Disney+
'Fly Me to the Moon'
There's screwball rom-com nostalgia at play in this throwback tale starring Scarlett Johansson as a marketing executive hired by NASA to sell the public on the 1969 mission to the moon. Heads butt and sparks fly as she works with the launch director (Channing Tatum) on the project, including filming a "moon landing" in case the worst happens.
Where to watch: Apple TV+.
'It Ends With Us'
There was probably more melodrama off-screen than on with this adaptation of the Colleen Hoover novel. Still, there's plenty of emotions to be had when a florist (Blake Lively) falls for a charming neurosurgeon (director Justin Baldoni), her childhood sweetheart (Brandon Sklenar) re-enters her life, and her beau turns into an abusive jerk.
Where to watch: Netflix.
'Joker: Folie à Deux'
How do you follow up Joaquin Phoenix's Oscar-winning descent into madness as the Joker? Put on a show! The sequel is part prison drama, part musical, as incarcerated clown Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) goes on trial for multiple murders but finds a mercurial soulmate in an understanding super-fan (Lady Gaga).
Where to watch: Max.
'Juror #2'
At 94, Clint Eastwood still makes a heck of a movie. Nicholas Hoult stars as a Georgia man who's picked for the jury in a murder trial and figures out he's way too close to the case for comfort in an intriguing courtroom drama with Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons and a host of moral quandaries.
Where to watch: Max.
'Kneecap'
The Irish-speaking political hip-hop group Kneecap star as themselves in this anarchic but thoughtful quasi-comedy biopic. Childhood friends in Belfast meet and start making sick beats with their music teacher, and the trio's use of the country's mother tongue fuels a youth movement against the establishment.
Where to watch: Netflix.
'Maria'
Angelina Jolie is garnering Oscar buzz for her portrayal of opera icon Maria Callas in Pablo Larraín's music biopic. In the final week before her death, a retired Callas struggles to find the voice that made her a worldwide superstar while also re-examining her life, her childhood and her romance with wealthy businessman Aristotle Onassis.
Where to watch: Netflix.
'Mary'
Definitely one to watch if you prefer your nativity story full of action. The faith-based, coming-of-age thriller focuses on Mary (Noa Cohen), the mother of Jesus. She grows up in the Temple of Jerusalem, is betrothed to Joseph and then becomes immaculately pregnant, leading to a birth that has her chased by King Herod (Anthony Hopkins).
Where to watch: Netflix.
'Red One'
Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans – aka "The Rock" and Captain America – wish you a very bro-y Christmas with this holiday action comedy. When Santa (J.K. Simmons) is captured, his head of security (Johnson) reluctantly partners with a bounty-hunting Level 4 naughty lister (Evans) to rescue the Man With the Bag.
Where to watch: Prime Video.
'The Six Triple Eight'
Director Tyler Perry dips into the world of war movies with a loud and proud Kerry Washington. In the true-life tale, she plays the leader of an all-Black unit in the Women's Army Corps who navigates military racism and misogyny as her battalion ventures overseas during World War II to fix a disastrous mail backlog and boost morale.
Where to watch: Netflix.
'Smile 2'
Imagine Taylor Swift if she was hounded by an infectious evil spirit. The horror sequel centers on pop star and drug addict Skye Riley (Naomi Scott), who's anxious about a comeback tour and visits her dealer for pills. Instead, she witnesses a gory incident and is possessed by a dark presence that presents itself as people with creepy grins.
Where to watch: Paramount+.
'Speak No Evil'
In the remake of the super-duper bleak 2022 Danish horror movie, James McAvoy stars as a gregarious Englishman who befriends an American couple (Scoot McNairy and Mackenzie Davis) and invites them to his family's country estate. The getaway goes from polite awkwardness to absolute terror when it turns out the Brit's not that nice.
Where to watch: Peacock.
'Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story'
If you grew up with or remember Christopher Reeve as Superman, break out the tissues. The inspirational documentary chronicles the actor's storied rise but mainly focuses on his later life and work championing people with disabilities and spinal-cord injuries after a horse-riding accident left him paralyzed.
Where to watch: Max.
'That Christmas'
Hey, kids, here's your very own "Love Actually"! The animated comedy follows the intertwined stories of parents and children in coastal England dealing with a nasty blizzard at Christmas and Santa (voiced by Brian Cox) needing to finish his big night under snowy conditions and with only one reindeer.
Where to watch: Netflix.
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