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Movies by Month - December 2015

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Note: movie release dates change considerably, which means that some films may be released several days or weeks before or after the date in the original announcements.

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Sucker (2015)

When Chinese-Australian teenager Lawrence fails his high-school exams because of cheating, destroying his dreams of a medical degree, he's banished to the country for the summer. There, he meets a conman the Professor and his cynical daughter Sarah, and learns that even the sneakiest scam can't conjure up love.


Due for release 1 th
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Lock and Key


Due for release 3 th
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In the Heart of the Sea

Based on the 1820 event, a whaling ship is preyed upon by a sperm whale, stranding its crew at sea for 90 days, thousands of miles from home.


Due for release 3 th
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Krampus

A boy who has a bad Christmas ends up accidentally summoning a Christmas demon to his family home.


for release 7 th
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Joy

Joy is the story of a family across four generations and the woman who rises to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.


Due for release 10 th
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Jem and the Holograms

As a small-town girl catapults from underground video sensation to global superstar, she and her three sisters begin a journey of discovering that some talents are too special to keep hidden.


Due for release 17 th
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Star Wars The Force Awakens (Episode VII)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a continuation of the saga created by George Lucas set thirty years after Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983).



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Due for release 26 th
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Goosebumps

A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R.L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.


Due for release 26 th
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The Good Dinosaur

An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.


Due for release 26 th
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The Danish Girl

The remarkable love story inspired by the lives of artists Lili Elbe and Gerda Wegener. Lili and Gerda's marriage and work evolve as they navigate Lili's groundbreaking journey as a transgender pioneer.


Due for release 26 th
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The Peanusts Movie

Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home.


Due for release 26 th
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in Miami...and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal, saving themselves not only from losing Dave but possibly from gaining a terrible stepbrother


Due for release 26 th
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Youth

Fred (Michael Caine) and Mick (Harvey Keitel), two old friends, are on vacation in an elegant hotel at the foot of the Alps. Fred, a composer and conductor, is now retired. Mick, a film director, is still working. They look with curiosity and tenderness on their children's confused lives, Micks enthusiastic young writers, and the other hotel guests. While Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred has no intention of resuming his musical career. But someone wants at all costs to hear him conduct again.


Due for release 26 th
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The 5th Shadow

An enigma, wrapped up in a riddle and laced with a lie.


Due for release 26 th
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The BÉlier Family aka La Famille BÉlier

France's biggest box office success of 2015 (achieving over 10 million admissions in Europe to date), Eric Lartigau's uproarious and deeply moving new dramedy about family ties, the joy of music and breaking free stars Karin Viard, Francois Damiens and beautiful newcomer Louane Emera.


Moved to Feb 18, 2016.
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Trumbo

In 1947, Dalton Trumbo was Hollywood's top screenwriter until he and other artists were jailed and blacklisted for their political beliefs


Due for release 26 th
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Daddy's Home

A mild-mannered radio executive strives to become the best stepdad to his wife's two children, but complications ensue when their freewheeling and freeloading natural father arrives, forcing him to compete for the affection of the kids.


Due for release 31 th
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Snap Factory

A Rogue Mental Institution ran by Ex-Military Personnel randomly kidnaps victims off the street to be put through a series of grueling Tests/Trials to try and create the perfect soldier run on demand to handle any form of Hostage Situation.



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