The original ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ on Disney+, Prime Video and Hulu Is there a more warmhearted celebration of Christmas cheer amid the urban world of post-war America than 'Miracle on 34th Street' with Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn as Kris Kringle, and little Natalie Wood? I think…

Wong Kar-Wai’s ‘Days of Being Wild’ on HBO Max and Criterion Channel Hong Kong superstars Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, and Andy Lau play lost and disaffected young adults in the first woozy masterpiece from director Wong Kar-Wai, 'Days of Being Wild.'

‘Creed’ – the next generation of ‘Rocky’ on Peacock Michael B. Jordan plays the son of Apollo Creed, a hungy young boxer mentored by Sylvester Stallone's Rocky Balboa, his father's nemesis and friend, in Ryan Coogler's 'Creed.'

Jeff Bridges has a ‘Crazy Heart’ on Hulu Jeff Bridges won an Oscar playing a country music figure on the downhill slide of a career in the drama 'Crazy Heart' from filmmaker Scott Cooper.

‘X-Men: First Class’ – the early days on Disney+ and HBO Max The fourth film in the mutant superhero series, 'X-Men: First Class' rewinds to the formation of the team in the 1960s with a cast of young actors taking over the roles.

‘Wings of Desire’ – Angels over Berlin on HBO Max and Criterion Channel "There are angels over the streets of Berlin" in the lyrical romantic fantasy 'Wings of Desire' from filmmaker Wim Wenders.

‘Key Largo’ with Bogie and Bacall on HBO Max Film noir hits the tropics in John Huston's 1948 thriller 'Key Largo,' set in the midst of a Florida Hurricane. Edward G. Robinson, Lionel Barrymore, and Claire Trevor costar.

‘Gremlins’ vs. Christmas on HBO Max and Hulu Joe Dante delves into the cute and the cuddly and finds the evil green monsters hiding inside 'Gremlins,' a mix of Christmas comedy, monster movie, and very, very naughty children.

‘Park Row’ – Sam Fuller’s tribute to the press on Prime Video Free press and free enterprise are uniquely intertwined in the drama 'Park Row' set in the wild days of the newspaper wars of 19th century New York City.

‘Mad Men’ – the times are a changin’ on HBO Max and AMC+ Set the way-back machine to 1960, a world of cigarettes and martinis and highballs, for the richly-drawn series 'Mad Men,' set at a Madison Avenue advertising firm.

The United States of ‘Zombieland’ on Prime Video Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, and Emma Stone team up to survive the zombie apocalypse in the gory road movie comedy 'Zombieland.'

Tim Burton visits the ‘Planet of the Apes’ on Hulu Mark Wahlberg stars as the American astronaut who lands on a planet where apes rule and humans drool and Helena Bonham Carter is the simian who supports human rights in the remake of 'Planet of the Apes.'

Paul Muni is ‘Scarface’ in the original gangster masterpiece on Criterion Channel The 1932 American gangster classic 'Scarface' from Howard Hawks, loosely based on the life and legend and Al Capone, transforms the criminal rise and fall into a perverted twist in the American dream.

‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ – Keanu Reeves begins on Prime Video, Peacock and MGM+ Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter are the sweet high school underachievers and would-be rocker stars who travel through time and meet death in 'Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure' and 'Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey.'

Coming Attractions: Streaming in December 2025 "Jay Kelly" with George Clooney and the new "Knives Out" mystery on Netflix, "Little Disasters" on Paramount+, "The Copenagen Test" on Peacock, plus Christmas movies streaming in December.

Michael Fassbender is ‘The Killer’ on Netflix David Fincher strips away the assassination thriller to its essentials in the sleek, minimalist crime odyssey 'The Killer.'

‘The Family Stone’ – Home for the holidays on Prime Video, Hulu and Peacock Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Claire Danes, and Diane Keaton are just a few of the stars in 'The Family Stone,' a comedy of a warmly dysfunctional family Christmas.

‘3 Faces’ – a Jafar Panahi road movie on Criterion Channel, Kino Film Collection and Metrograph Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi plays himself in the road movie '3 Faces,' which takes him into rural Iran to find a young woman who posted a video pleading with filmmaker for help.

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Catch Me If You Can’ on Paramount+ FBI agent Tom Hanks chases check forger Leonardo DiCaprio in Steven Spielberg’s lively take on the true story of a con man who successfully posed as a pilot, a lawyer, and a doctor, and passed millions in forged checks, all before his 21st…

‘A Hard Day’ – Korean action thriller on Kino Film Collection The sly Korean cop noir crime thriller 'A Hard Day" delivers a wicked sense of humor and an absurdly busy catalog of disasters.

‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes’ – Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in a musical buddy comedy on Criterion Channel Howard Hawks discovered one of the great female screen teams in 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,' a musical take on the jazz age tale of two girls from Little Rock in Paris.

Denzel Washington delivers ‘The Book of Eli’ on Netflix Denzel Washington stars in 'The Book of Eli,' a mix of post-apocalyptic science fiction, spaghetti western, and spiritual odyssey in burning desert badlands.

‘Infernal Affairs’ – cops and crooks undercover on HBO Max and Criterion Channel The high-concept thriller 'Infernal Affairs' starring Andy Lau and Tony Leung brought meticulous plotting to the Hong Kong crime picture and was remade by Martin Scorsese as 'The Departed.'

‘Swiss Family Robinson’ – shipwrecked in Eden on Disney+ This grand, colorful version of the Johann Wyss adventure 'Swiss Family Robinson' from 1960 is a family friendly live action romp from Walt Disney Pictures.

Jonathan Demme’s ‘Rachel Getting Married’ on Criterion Channel Anne Hathaway stars as the self-involved, high-strung sister of the bride in Jonathan Demme's comic drama of family dysfunction, 'Rachel Getting Married.'

Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx collide in ‘Collateral’ on Netflix and Paramount+ Michael Mann’s coolly attenuated thriller 'Collateral' is a smart, tense film pitting a coldly efficient assassin against the cabbie who inadvertently becomes his wheelman.

‘They Were Expendable’ – defending the Pacific in World War II on HBO Max John Ford directs John Wayne and Robert Montgomery in the somber classic 'They Were Expendable,' about the devastating early Pacific campaign after the declaration of war in 1941, a drama about the losses before the…

Tom Hanks is ‘Larry Crowne’ on Prime Video Tom Hanks also cowrites and directs the amiable, unambitious story of a downsized worker who goes back to college for a new start in 'Larry Crowne.'

James Caan is a master ‘Thief’ on Prime Video Michael Mann brought a new sensibility to the American crime movie with the 1981 thriller 'Thief,' which launched his career and defined the neon noir aesthetic.

‘Tin Man’ – Steampunk Oz free on Prime Video and Peacock Zooey Deschanel is a modern day Dorothy in the SyFy limited series 'Tin Man,' a radical reworking of 'The Wizard of Oz' that is equal parts revisionist remake and dark sequel.

Russell Crowe is ‘Noah’ on Paramount+ and MGM+ Darren Aronofsky takes a very different approach to the Biblical epic with a film both earthy and mystical in 'Noah,' costarring Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson.

Black Film History Pioneers – James and Eloyce Gist are ‘Heaven-Bound’ on a ‘Hellboound Train’ on Criterion Channel Religion, folklore, and allegory mix it up in the morality tales explored in the amateur films of evangelists James and Eloyce Gist: 'Hellbound Train,' 'Verdict: Not Guilty' and…

‘Blood Simple’ – The Coen Bros. begin on HBO Max and Criterion Channel The debut feature by the Joel and Ethan Coen, 'Blood Simple' is a stylish crime thriller that essentially created the neo-noir aesthetic and launched a memorable career.

‘The Civil War’ – Ken Burns’s nonfiction epic on PBS Documentaries and Hoopla Ken Burns's epic documentary miniseries 'The Civil War' is arguably the most influential piece of historical non-fiction ever produced for television.

‘Night Moves’ – Gene Hackman is on the case on Criterion Channel Arthur Penn updates the classic private eye movie to the disillusionment of the 1970s with 'Night Moves,' starring Gene Hackman as an independent investigator in a corrupt, corporate culture.

‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ – a space opera mixtape on Disney+ Chris Pratt leads the oddball interstellar heroes of the MCU adventure 'Guardians of the Galaxy,' which director James Gunn turns into a colorful, tongue-in-cheek space opera spectacle.

‘The Big Short’ – using comedy to explore the mortgage crisis on Paramount+ Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Steve Carrell, and Christian Bale star in Adam McKay's take on the mortgage crisis, which he presents as a savage comedy, in 'The Big Short.'

‘Taxi’ – Jafar Panahi tours Tehran on Criterion Channel and Kino Film Collection The third film made by Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi since he was banned from making movies, 'Taxi' slips political and social commentary into a comic journey with a smile.

‘Black Angel’ – Dan Duryea on a bender on Criterion Channel The nightmarish work of Cornell Woolrich has never been capture on film better than in 'Black Angel,' featuring a superb Dan Duryea in his first leading man role.

Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman cast ‘Doubt’ on Paramount+ and Hoopla John Patrick Shanley adapts his Pulitzer-winning play for the big screen in the provocative drama 'Doubt' costarring Amy Adams and Viola Davis.

Ann Sheridan is a ‘Woman on the Run’ on Prime Video and MGM+ Actress Ann Sheridan developed and produced the independent film noir 'Woman on the Run,' which was shot on location in San Francisco and makes great use of the city.

‘Only Angels Have Wings’ – Cary Grant flies to South America on Criterion Channel The 1939 classic 'Only Angels Have Wings' from director Howard Hawks follows a group of maverick pilots in a fledgling air mail squadron in South America.

‘Master Z: The Ip Man Legacy’ in 1960s Hong Kong on Prime Video, Hulu and Peacock Max Zhang takes the lead as a martial arts master in 1960s Hong Kong in 'Master Z,' a spin-off from the 'Ip Man' films, costarring Tony Jaa and Dave Bautista.

‘The Mask of Dimitrios’ – A mercenary American in Europe on HBO Max Peter Lorre and Sydney Greenstreet star in 'The Mask of Dimitrios,' a 1944 film noir set in Europe featuring the film debut of Zachary Scott.

Black Film History Pioneers – ‘The Flying Ace’ on Criterion Channel 'The Flying Ace' is a rare silent adventure featuring an African-American war hero and aviator as the romantic lead of his own adventure.

‘The Asphalt Jungle’ – the original heist classic free on Kanopy John Huston essentially created the heist film with 'The Asphalt Jungle,' a classic tale of a crew that undertakes a meticulously planned jewelry robbery.

Jessie Eisenberg is Mark Zuckerberg in ‘The Social Network’ on Criterion Collection David Fincher directs Aaron Sorkin's screenplay that uses the creation of Facebook as a study in hubris, ambition, betrayal, and class for 'The Social Network.'

Will Ferrell in ‘Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby’ on Paramount+ and Starz Ferrell and co-writer/director Adam McKay spoof NASCAR culture in 'Talladega Nights,' the hilarious comedy of a race car driver with two first names and no self-awareness.

‘Ace in the Hole’ – the most savagely cynical film noir free on Kanopy Billy Wilder is the American cinema's most famous cynic, but nothing in his career is as scathing as his noir-tinged newspaper drama 'Ace in the Hole,' an indictment of the American media circus.

‘Fast & Furious’ – the rubber hits the road on HBO Max, Prime Video and Peacock 'Fast & Furious, the fourth film in the series, reunited the original cast for the first time and used that chemistry to transform it into a high-energy action franchise. And it introduced Gal Gadot to American…