It's officially holiday season, which means it's time to ditch your desk for your parents' couch, and trade that spreadsheet for your Netflix queue. And, in anticipation of national binge-watching month, the streaming service has a wide array of new titles available come December. Below are a few of our top recommendations.
Paris may be the "City of Love," but in Richard Curtis' beloved rom-com Love Actually, London gives it a run for its money. The all-star cast includes Liam Neeson, Hugh Grant, Keira Knightley, and Colin Firth as a group of Londoners who find love in the unlikeliest of places over the course of one particularly eventful Christmas.
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If you're looking for the antithesis of a Christmas movie, The Wolf of Wall Street — Martin Scorsese's coke-fueled tale of male machismo gone horribly wrong — is finally available. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Jordan Belfort, the duplicitous New York stockbroker who made a fortune from ripping people off. Again, this is not a Christmas movie, but there is a whole lot of snow.
Back on the Christmas tip, Tim Burton's vastly underrated Batman Returns is also now available, with Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Danny DeVito breathing life into DC's iconic characters. But, if you're looking for holiday cheer, look elsewhere. This is one of the darkest visions of Christmas ever put on film. (After all, it's Tim Burton and the Dark Knight we're talking about.)
Click through to see what else is new on Netflix next month.
Available 12/1
A Knight's Tale (2001)
Almost Famous (2000)
American Beauty (1999)
Bewitched (2005)
Jewtopia (2012)
Knights of Badassdom (2014)
Madison (2005)
Out of the Clear Blue Sky (2012)
Out of Time (2003)
The Out-of-Towners (1999)
Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
Turbo FAST
Available 12/3
Oculus (2014)
Son of God (2014)
Available 12/5
Bill Burr: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way (2014)
Bill Burr: I'm Sorry You Feel That Way (2014)
Available 12/6
American Horror Story: Coven
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Super-sized version (2013)
Ava & Lala (2014)
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
American Horror Story: Coven
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Super-sized version (2013)
Ava & Lala (2014)
Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014)
Available 12/8
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: Season 3
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: Season 3
Available 12/9
I Am Ali (2014)
Drive Hard (2014)
I Am Ali (2014)
Drive Hard (2014)
Available 12/10
A Haunted House 2 (2014)
A Haunted House 2 (2014)
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Available 12/11
The Village (2004)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Village (2004)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Available 12/12
Broadchurch: Season 1
Marco Polo
Nick Offerman: American Ham
Broadchurch: Season 1
Marco Polo
Nick Offerman: American Ham
Available 12/13
Don't Blink (2014)
Don't Blink (2014)
Available 12/15
Jake Squared (2014)
Jake Squared (2014)
Available 12/18
Ragnarok (2014)
The Honourable Woman: Season 1
Ragnarok (2014)
The Honourable Woman: Season 1
Available 12/19
All Hail King Julien
All Hail King Julien
Available 12/20
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones Extended Edition (2014)
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones Extended Edition (2014)
Available 12/22
Dark Skies (2013)
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
Dark Skies (2013)
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
Available 12/23
The Trip to Italy (2014)
The Trip to Italy (2014)
Available 12/24
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
Available 12/25
Good People (2014)
Good People (2014)
Available 12/27
Child of God (2014)
Labor Day (2013)
Child of God (2014)
Labor Day (2013)
Available 12/28
Behaving Badly (2014)
Comedy Bang! Bang! Season 3
I, Frankenstein (2014)
Maron: Season 2
Jessie: Season 3
Behaving Badly (2014)
Comedy Bang! Bang! Season 3
I, Frankenstein (2014)
Maron: Season 2
Jessie: Season 3
Available 12/30
Last Weekend (2014)
Last Weekend (2014)
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