20 Films to See in December
The final month of 2022 brings the first sequel to the highest-grossing movie in history, potential Oscar contenders from Damien Chazelle, Sarah Polley, Sam Mendes, Darren Aronofsky, and Antoine Fuqua, arthouse fare from Hirokazu Kore-eda, Joanna Hogg, and Jafar Panahi, and more. In the gallery on this page our editors have selected the most interesting films debuting in North American theaters this month, listed in alphabetical order.
Additional content by Jason Dietz.
Animation/Family | Directed by Joel Crawford
Opens in theaters December 21
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This sequel to 2011’s Puss in Boots finds the titular cat (again voiced by Antonio Banderas) living the last of his nine lives. On the advice of his physician, he retires to a quiet life where he meets therapy dog Perrito (Harvey Guillén). But when he learns of the mythical Wishing Star, Puss sets out with Perrito and his former partner Kitty Softpaws (Salma Hayek Pinault) to make a wish for more lives. Along their journey they must battle Goldilocks (Florence Pugh) and the Three Bears (Ray Winstone, Olivia Colman, and Samson Kayo), Jack Horner (John Mulaney), who is no longer little, and the big, bad Wolf (Wagner Moura). Early reviews from critics point to it being a return to form for DreamWorks Animation.
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