The holidays cometh early this year with a splendor of gifts from the kind folks over at Netflix. Hurray! We're pleased to see a host of family Christmas classics on deck, from the critically acclaimed Christmas Wedding Baby (2014) to the heartwarming Black Mirror “White Christmas” episode (2014). Just kidding! The roster of quality holiday films coming to streaming next month is, surprisingly, slim to nonexistent. But before allowing your seasonal streaming spirits to get crushed, though, you can thank goodness for Bill Murray. His much-anticipated musical comedy A Very Murray Christmas premieres on December 4. Co-written and directed by Sofia Coppola, the film — an homage to the variety shows of yesteryear — boasts an estimable ensemble cast, including George Clooney, Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Miley Cyrus, Michael Cera, Jenny Lewis, and Chris Rock.
#DeathToSelfie(2014)
Perhaps the most millennial-targeted sermon series of all time.
Available December 1
30 for 30: Chasing Tyson (2015)
Evander Holyfield challenged Mike Tyson in one of the world’s most memorable boxing matches. No ears were harmed in the making of this film.
Available December 1
50 Shades of THEY: Season 1 (2015)
A scintillatingly titled sermon series about relationships.
Available December 1
A Christmas Star (2015)
A young girl named Noelle was born under a Christmas Star, leading her to believe she has miraculous abilities. When an evil developer comes to town, she puts her powers to the test.
Available December 1
A Genius Leaves the Hood: The Unauthorized Story of Jay Z (2014)
The story of how a young boy from Bed-Stuy grew up to become the world’s biggest rap artist, a wildly successful entrepreneur, and Mr. Beyoncé Knowles.
Available December 1
Amnesiac (2015)
After watching this bomb, a psychological thriller starring Kate Bosworth and Wes Bentley, you may find yourself suffering from a little willful amnesia yourself.
Available December 1
Broadchurch: Season 2 (2015)
If you’ve already seen all of Jessica Jones, like any respectable Netflix binger, then you might have trouble looking at David Tennant the same way again in the latest season of this acclaimed British mystery drama.
Available December 1
CBGB(2013)
A fictionalized account of how CBGB became the iconic concert venue and nightclub it’s remembered as today — where many celebrated punk and rock acts, like Blondie and Patti Smith, got their start.
Available December 1
Christmas Wedding Baby(2014)
It’s almost as if a studio head decided to string together the three words that performed best in a focus group for young Christian moviegoers ready to fall in love and start a family.
Available December 1
The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (2004)
Animated Vin Diesel <Real Vin Diesel.
Available December 1
Cradle 2 the Grave (2003)
Jet Li and DMX thwart diamond thieves, kick ass, and seduce beautiful women.
Available December 1
Darkman (1990)
A pre-Spider-Man Sam Raimi helms this horror-tinged superhero action movie starring a pre-Taken Liam Neeson as the titular Darkman, a doctor-cum-vigilante.
Available December 1
Detectorists: Season 1 (2014)
This hilarious Britcom is about two members of the Danebury Metal Detecting Club in the English countryside. More fun than it sounds.
Available December 1
I'm Brent Morin(2015)
You might recognize this guy from Undateable. If not, meet the star of Netflix’s hilarious new stand-up special.
Available December 1
Jenny's Wedding (2015)
This indie film flew under the radar this year, but Katherine Heigl and Alexis Bledel are great in this comedy about a lesbian woman (Heigl) who has to come out to her conservative family before her wedding.
Available December 1
Las Mágicas Historias de Plim Plim: Season 1 (2015)
Meet the adorable Plim Plim & co., the stars of this Spanish-language children’s series.
Available December 1
Ray(2004)
Jamie Foxx shines as the iconic music legend in this excellent biopic, a role that snagged him the Best Actor Oscar.
Available December 1
Real Rob: Season 1 (2015)
Oh boy. This is one fictionalized take on a comedian’s personal and professional life that we don’t want to see.
Available December 1
See You in Valhalla (2015)
Johana (Sarah Hyland) returns home to her estranged family after the death of her brother. Think Modern Family, but less sitcom-funny dysfunctional and more actually dysfunctional.
Available December 1
Sensitive Skin: Season 1 (2005)
Absolutely Fabulous’ Joanna Lumley showcases a decidedly less bawdy side in this BBC dramedy about a wealthy couple living in London.
Available December 1
Starting Over: Season 1 (2003)
This reality show documents the journeys of six struggling women who move into a house to work with life coaches in the hopes of making major changes in their lives.
Available December 1
Stir of Echoes(1999)
Kevin Bacon plays a working-class hero who undergoes a hypnosis that imbues him with supernatural psychic powers.
Available December 1
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming(2007)
A TV-movie reboot eight years later finds Rob Lowe as an Iraq vet with PTSD.
Available December 1
That Touch of Mink (1962)
Iconic Hollywood charmers Cary Grant and Doris Day lead this flirty romantic comedy, which features cameos from Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle.
Available December 1
Tyke: Elephant Outlaw(2015)
This documentary captured hearts at film festivals with year with the gut-wrenching, disturbing true story of an abused circus elephant. In the vein of Blackfish.
Available December 1
Stations of the Cross (2014)
This critically-lauded German drama follows a teenage girl who puts herself through the tortuous 14 stations of the cross that Christ suffered in hopes of becoming a saint herself. Questionable PR for fundamentalist Christians, disturbing viewing for moviegoers.
Available December 2
Tangerine (2015)
One of the best films of the year, this hilarious and tender indie will hook you from the opening scene. It’s the eye-opening story of a trans sex worker in L.A. named Sin-Dee who sets out for revenge on her cheating boyfriend with the help of her best friend Alexandra. And the trans women are actually played by trans women!
Available December 2
Matt Shepard Is a Friend of Mine(2015)
This documentary honors the tragically short life and gruesome death of of Matthew Shepard, a gay student murdered in Wyoming in 1999.
Available December 3
A Very Murray Christmas(2015)
Ever expect to see Bill Murray, George Clooney, Paul Shaffer, Amy Poehler, Dimitri Dimitrov, Michael Cera, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, Jason Schwartzman, Jenny Lewis, Rashida Jones, and Miley Cyrus in the same movie?! Written by Murray, Mitch Glazer, and Sofia Coppola, this talent-filled musical comedy brings them all together.
Available December 4
Comedy Bang! Bang!: Season 4 - more episodes (2015)
The hysterical IFC series, based on creator and star Scott Aukerman’s popular podcast of the same name, entered its fourth season this year with a fresh roster of guests.
Available December 4
A Case of You (2013)
This romantic comedy for the digital age is about a young writer (Justin Long) who tries to woo a local barista (Evan Rachel Wood) using the classic millennial courting methods of Facebook-stalking and fabricating an alternate online dating persona.
Available December 5
Dinosaur 13(2014)
You’ve probably never heard about the subject of this Emmy-winning documentary, but the story is incredible. In 1990, paleontologists in South Dakota dug up the most complete T-rex skeleton ever found — only to have it seized by the feds and fought over by various stakeholders for a decade.
Available December 5
Inside Man: Season 3 (2015)
Super Size Me documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock puts on various hats, seeking the insiders’ perspective on topics from Bitcoin to UFOs to income inequality.
Available December 5
Vampire Academy (2014)
This blood-sucking romance based on the YA series of the same title makes Twilight look Oscar-worthy. Well, not really, actually.
Available December 7
One & Two (2015)
Its gorgeous Southern Gothic landscapes and a great performance by Mad Men’s Kiernan Shipka can’t save this supernatural drama about a brother and sister living on a spooky farm in the 1800s.
Available December 8
Phoenix(2014)
Nelly (Nina Hoss) survived the Holocaust — but now she has to face the horrific possibility that it may have been her husband who betrayed her to the Nazis.
Available December 8
Xenia (2014)
This road-trip comedy about two brothers looking for their birth father was Greece’s entry for Best Foreign Language film at the Oscars.
Available December 8
Phineas and Ferb: Season 4 (2012)
Stepbrothers Phineas and Ferb’s epic summer finally ended this year after a fantastical, time-travelling vacation they began in 2007. How come our summers never seem that long?
Available December 9
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed Live in Austin(2015)
Alternate title: A Shit Show with Three of America’s Least Eligible Bachelors.
Available December 9
The Adventures of Puss in Boots: Season 2 (2015)
This animated series, featuring a spin-off of the beloved Shrek character, finds the whiskered sword-fighter pussyfooting around the globe to duel bad guys. And he’s definitely not declawed.
Available December 11
The Ridiculous 6(2015)
Adam Sandler’s satirical Western is supposed to be a spoof of 1960 classic The Magnificent Seven— we have a feeling Quentin Tarantino better executes a variation on this theme with his upcoming The Hateful Eight.
Available December 11
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Remember when the entire world was obsessed with the Dan Brown book this movie’s based on? Unfortunately, Ron Howard’s adaptation starring Tom Hanks as Professor Robert Langdon didn’t live up to the crazy high expectations.
Available December 14
Drown (2014)
Who knew “surf lifesaving” was a competitive sport? No, seriously, did anyone know that before seeing this gritty drama about fierce competitors in Australia seduced by jealousy, booze, and each other?
Available December 15
Hart of Dixie: Season 4 (2015)
Rachel Bilson plays our second favorite doctor on TV, after Mindy Lahiri. In the final season, the one-time city girl who now runs a practice in Alabama finds love.
Available December 15
High Profits: Season 1 (2015)
An intriguing documentary series about a young, ambitious couple’s attempt to monetize legal weed in a small Colorado town.
Available December 15
Time Out of Mind (2014)
This is the role that spawned those viral photos of Richard Gere dressed as a homeless man while filming in NYC. It’s too bad that got more attention than the movie itself, a timely exercise in empathy.
Available December 15
Fresh Dressed(2015)
This doc is a sweeping look at the birth, rise, and cultural significance of hip-hop fashion, with input from heavy-hitters like Kanye and Pharrell Williams.
Available December 16
Helix: Season 2 (2015)
This science-fiction thriller, which ended this year, is about a team investigating the outbreak of a deadly virus at an Arctic research facility. (Because the Arctic isn’t a tough enough place to survive already.)
Available December 16
F Is for Family: Season 1 (2015)
Comedian Bill Burr created this animated series about a wacky 1970s family, voiced by the likes of Laura Dern and Justin Long.
Available December 18
Glitter Force: Season 1 (2015)
Five young girls discover that they have superpowers. We assume their arsenal includes plenty of glitter bombs.
Available December 18
Making a Murderer: Season 1 (2015)
This enthralling new true-crime series runs in the same vein as Serial and The Jinx. It investigates a man exonerated by DNA evidence who is convicted of another grisly crime.
Available December 18
Mike Epps: Don't Take It Personal(2015)
Funny man Mike Epps dirties up the stage of Los Angeles’ historic Orpheum Theater with his lewd humor in this live taping.
Available December 18
Chloe & Theo(2015)
Dakota Johnson plays a young homeless New Yorker who helps an Arctic Inuit share his message of peace and a warning about global warming with one of the world’s foremost but hard-to-mobilize institutions: the United Nations.
Available December 19
Santa’s Apprentice (2010)
This sweet little French-Australian animated flick is about a 7-year-old named Nicholas who is recruited to take Santa Claus’ throne. No pressure, kid!
Available December 20
Magic Snowflake (2013)
In the sequel, a stressed-out Nicolas must regain his youthful holiday spirit to avoid a total meltdown and save Christmas. (Meltdown, get it?!)
Available December 20
El Señor de los Cielos: Season 3 (2015)
This action-packed telenovela is based on Amado Carrillo Fuentes, the Mexican drug lord whose cartel wrestled with Mexican rivals and the DEA for power.
Available December 21
Queen of Earth(2015)
Two childhood best friends, played by the superb Elisabeth Moss and Katherine Waterston, reunite at a lake house and find their friendship has faded. Surprisingly, this is actually a psychological thriller.
Available December 22
Invisible Sister (2015)
A screen adaptation of this writer’s life story. Or, the Disney Channel tale of a sibling’s science experiment gone wrong.
Available December 23
Dawn of the Croods: Season 1 (2015)
“The world’s first family” returns in Netflix’s serial adaptation of the kids movie.
Available December 24
Black Mirror “White Christmas” Episode(2014)
That this three-parter starring Jon Hamm is not your typical Christmas episode should come as no surprise. Black Mirror is a dark, trippy sci-fi anthology reminiscent of The Twilight Zone, exploring the downside of humanity’s technological progress. Merry Christmas!
Available December 25
Maron: Season 3 (2015)
The latest season of this comedy, a fictionalized version of comedian and podcast host Marc Maron’s life, is its best so far. Look for guest turns from Whitney Cummings, Ken Marino, Constance Zimmer, and Elliot Gould.
Available December 28
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: Season 5 (2015)
Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia, and co. battle their adorable pony problems with friendship.
Available December 28
Parenthood: Season 6 (2014)
Relive the emotional final season of this wonderful drama about an authentic and charmingly imperfect family. Lauren Graham and Dax Shepard play members of the Braverman gang.
Available December 30
Battle Creek: Season 1 (2015)
The fact that this series was canceled after just one season should influence your decision to cue it up or not. How could a show co-created by Breaking Bad mastermind Vince Gilligan go so wrong?
Available December 31
Manhattan Romance (2014)
This romantic comedy, co-starring Transparent’s fantastic Gaby Hoffmann, asks questions about open relationships, the boundaries of friendship, and the nature of modern-day romance in New York.
Available December 31
Violetta: Season 3 (2014)
This musical Argentinian telenovela follows the titular teenaged girl, an aspiring singer who returns to Buenos Aires after spending years abroad.
Available December 31
Nurse Jackie: Seasons 1-7 (2009)
Now you can watch every single second of Edie Falco’s fabulous run as Jackie Peyton, the drug-addled, morally challenged nurse we’ve come to love as much as we do Carmela on The Sopranos.
Available December 31
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