U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-18
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Drama
Director: George C. Wolfe
Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Viola Davis, Glynn Turman, Colman Domingo, Michael Potts
A small film with big ideas, bigger speeches, and two towering performances.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-11
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Musical
Director: Ryan Murphy
Cast: Meryl Streep, Mary Kay Place, Andrew Rannells, Kerry Washington, Keegan-Michael Key, Ariana DeBose, Jo Ellen Pellman, Nicole Kidman, James Corden, Tracey Ullman
Despite its awkward and uneven elements, "The Prom" offers enough high-energy moments to be seen as a passable motion picture adaptation of the stage play.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Meryl Streep, Dianne Wiest, Candice Bergen, Lucas Hedges, Gemma Chan, Dan Algrant
As with almost everything directed by Steven Soderbergh, there’s a compulsive watchability to the proceedings.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Nudity)
Genre: Drama/Mystery
Director: Tara Miele
Cast: Sienna Miller, Diego Luna, Beth Grant
The filmmakers have played unfairly, using sleight-of-hand in place of genuine emotional development.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Chloe Zhao
Cast: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Bob Wells, Swankie
Moody, introspective, and meditative, "Nomadland" makes up for its meandering pace with its insights about human nature and its incisive portrait of indomitability.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: David Fincher
Cast: Gary Oldman, Charles Dance, Tom Bruke, Sam Troughton, Joseph Cross, Monika Grossman, Tuppence Middleton, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Lily Collins, Amanda Seyfried, Jamie McShane
May be Fincher’s most technically challenging production to-date but his laser-focus on perfection results in a tepid emotional temperature.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs, Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Lawrence Michael Levine
Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Sarah Gadon, Christopher Abbott
Represents a showcase for Aubrey Plaza, allowing viewers to see the breadth of her talent.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-12-04
MPAA Rating: "R" (Sexual Content, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Drama
Director: Francis Lee
Cast: Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, Gemma Jones, Fiona Shaw, James McArdle
May skirt the truth when it comes to history but it uncovers a pure vein when exploring Mary’s inner life.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-25
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Joel Crawford
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Emma Stone, Ryan Reynolds, Catherine Keener, Cloris Leachman, Clark Duke, Peter Dinklage, Leslie Mann, Kelly Marie Tran
Kids will enjoy it and parents will be sufficiently diverted that they won’t be tempted to take a nap.
U.S. Release Date: 2020-11-24
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Drugs, Mature Themes)
Genre: Drama
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Amy Adams, Gabriel Basso, Owen Asztalos, Glenn Close, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins
An affecting story of a man’s conflicted relationship with family members who have bigger-than-life personalities.