As December quickly approaches, Prime Video has plenty of film offerings it will be adding to its collection in the coming weeks. From holiday delights to big-budget productions, as well as a documentary, there’s likely something everyone can enjoy next month from the streaming service. While most of its new additions were released in theaters over the summer, the platform has a few original offerings on the way as well.
With three new holiday originals on the list, viewers are definitely going to want to add those titles to their watchlist this Christmas season. Two are specifically for families to enjoy, while the other is a romantic comedy, most likely more appealing to an older crowd. Nonetheless, whatever viewers at home might be interested in, Prime Video will surely have something worth exploring in December.
Candy Cane Lane
Streaming Dec. 1
Candy Cane Lane
PG
- Release Date
- December 1, 2023
- Director
- Reginald Hudlin
- Cast
- Eddie Murphy , Tracee Ellis Ross , Jillian Bell , Genneya Walton , Thaddeus J. Mixson
- Main Genre
- Christmas
An original film from Prime Video, Candy Cane Lane is a holiday movie that follows Chris Carver (Eddie Murphy), who is determined to win his neighborhood’s annual Christmas decorating contest. After making a shady deal with a tricky elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell), the 12 days of Christmas come to life and begin to wreak havoc on Chris, his family, and the rest of his local town. Also starring Tracee Ellis Ross, the film is sure to be delightfully humorous and fun for the entire family.
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Merry Little Batman
Streaming Dec. 8
Merry Little Batman (2023)
- Release Date
- December 8, 2023
- Director
- Mike Roth
- Cast
- Yonas Kibreab , Luke Wilson , David Hornsby , James Cromwell
- Main Genre
- Animation
Merry Little Batman is an original animated film from Prime Video. It follows Batman (Luke Wilson) and his son, Damian Wayne (Yonas Kibreab). After receiving an emergency call from the Justice League, Batman leaves, promising to be back before Christmas Day. In his absence, the villains of Gotham begin to steal Christmas, much like the Grinch, so Damian takes it upon himself to dawn the bat suit and protect the city.
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Your Christmas Or Mine 2
Streaming Dec. 8
An original movie from Prime Video, Your Christmas Or Mine 2 is a follow-up to the first one released last year. The film follows Hayley (Cora Kirk) and James (Asa Butterfield), who have yet again mixed up their Christmas plans. As James thinks about proposing to Hayley, their relationship is tested, and the question of whether they can survive another turbulent family Christmas comes to the forefront.
Asteroid City
Streaming Dec. 12
Asteroid City
R
- Release Date
- June 23, 2023
- Director
- Wes Anderson
- Cast
- Tom Hanks , Margot Robbie , Scarlett Johansson , Adrien Brody , Jeffrey Wright , Bryan Cranston , Bill Murray , Jeff Goldblum , Edward Norton , Liev Schreiber , Hope Davis , Jason Schwartzman , Steve Carell , Willem Dafoe , Hong Chau
- Main Genre
- Comedy
The star-studded Wes Anderson film Asteroid City was released in theaters earlier this summer and is finally making its way to Prime Video. The film follows Augie Steenbeck (Jason Schwartzman) and his four children in the wake of his wife and their mother’s death as they come to terms with their collective grief. While also chronicling the happenings at a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention around 1955 in the American desert, the film will likely represent more than what’s merely at its surface.
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Every Body
Streaming Dec. 19
Every Body is a documentary that follows three intersex individuals who overcame the secrecy and shame surrounding their bodies as well as the unauthorized childhood surgeries they endured to enjoy successful adult lives. Eventually choosing to ignore medical advice to hide their bodies and conceal who they really are, they are now using their voices and political power to put an end to nonconsenting surgeries. By aiming to pass a bill that officially condemns the medically unnecessary surgeries they were forced to undergo as children, they’re seeking to normalize every body and go beyond the binary of gender.
The Flash
Streaming Dec. 25
The Flash
- Release Date
- June 16, 2023
- Director
- Andres Muschietti
- Cast
- Ezra Miller , Michael Keaton , Sasha Calle
- Main Genre
- Action
- Franchise
- DC
While The Flash didn’t completely tank among critics or audiences, it was considered a massive bomb at the box office when it hit theaters over the summer. Starring the controversial Ezra Miller as the title character, the film follows Barry Allen/The Flash as he tries to change the past and prevent the tragic murder of his mother and subsequent imprisonment of his father.
When he successfully saves his mother, he inadvertently alters the future and returns to a world in which General Zod has returned. With nowhere else to turn, he enlists the help of a very different Batman as well as a Kryptonian he doesn’t recognize.
Sound of Freedom
Streaming Dec. 26
Sound of Freedom
PG-13
- Release Date
- July 4, 2023
- Director
- Alejandro Gomez Monteverde
- Cast
- Jim Caviezel , Mira Sorvino , Bill Camp
- Runtime
- 2hr 11min
- Main Genre
- Drama
Based on the true story of a former Department of Homeland Security Special Agent turned vigilante, Tim Ballard (Jim Caviezel), Sound of Freedom chronicles his crusade to save children from traffickers around the world. After rescuing a boy, Tim learns the boy’s sister remains captive by vicious child traffickers deep in the Colombian jungle. Following his discovery, he quits his job and travels to South America in order to rescue the girl from a fate worse than death. As time is running out, Tim endangers his own life as he attempts to free her from her captors.
