Movies Released December 9, 2016

The plot is described as a "story inside a story," with the first part following a woman named Susan who receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband, a man whom she left 20 years earlier, asking for her opinion. The second part of the story follows the actual manuscript, called "Nocturnal Animals," which revolves around a man whose family vacation turns violent and deadly. It also continues to follow the story of Susan, who finds herself recalling her first marriage and confronting some dark truths about herself.

Amy Adams, Isla Fisher, Jake Gyllenhaal, George Clooney, Michael Shannon, Armie Hammer, Ellie Bamber, Aaron Johnson

R Thriller Adaptation

49% WILL SEE

3 / 5

Rent or buy On Amazon

55%

3.2 / 5

(23)

Office Christmas Party

Theaters

An office party gets out of hand.

Scott Stuber, Jennifer Aniston, Karan Soni, Scott Moore, Lee Eisenberg, Jason Bateman, Kate McKinnon, Olivia Munn

R Comedy Holiday 1 hr, 45 mins

55% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

Rent or buy On Amazon

61%

3.2 / 5

(19)

Miss Sloane

Theaters

In Miss Sloane, a ruthless and highly successful political strategist, Elizabeth Sloane (Jessica Chastain), exposes the cutthroat world of D.C. lobbyists working on both sides of the gun debate. New legislation requiring more stringent background checks for gun purchases is gaining traction in the Senate, and Sloane is approached to spearhead the campaign, pitting her against formidable and powerful political opponents. Deploying her notorious skills and driven by a desire to win at all costs - she jeopardizes those closest to her, and puts her own career at risk.

Mark Strong, Alison Pill, Jake Lacy, Sam Waterston, John Lithgow, Meghann Fahy, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, John Madden

R Drama Thriller

61% WILL SEE

3.2 / 5

Rent or buy On Amazon

87%

3.7 / 5

(9)

Jackie

Limited

Focused on Jackie Kennedy and the events following the assassination of her husband, President Kennedy.

Greta Gerwig, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Max Casella, Beth Grant, Scott Franklin, Ari Handel, Pablo Larrain

R Drama Historical 1 hr, 35 mins

87% WILL SEE

3.7 / 5

Rent or buy On Amazon

24%

4 / 5

(7)

Spectral

VOD / Digital

A special ops group forms to bring down evil ghosts that have taken over Manhattan.

George Nolfi, Max Martini, James Badge Dale, Thomas Tull, Bruce Greenwood, Ryan Robbins, Ian Fried, John Gatins

PG-13 Action Supernatural

24% WILL SEE

4 / 5

Rent or buy On Amazon

51%

4.1 / 5

(44)

La La Land

Limited

A jazz pianist falls for an aspiring actress in Los Angeles.

Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Damien Chazelle, J.K. Simmons, Finn Wittrock, Sonoya Mizuno, Rosemarie DeWitt, John Legend

PG-13 Drama Comedy 2 hrs, 8 mins

51% WILL SEE

4.1 / 5

Rent or buy On Amazon

73%

2.2 / 5

(5)

Contract to Kill

Limited

Steven Seagal stars as Harmon, a CIA/DEA enforcer investigating Arab terrorists captured in Mexico. With his team—seductive FBI agent Zara and spy-drone pilot Sharp—he flies to Istanbul and uncovers a brutal plot: Islamic extremists plan to use Sonora drug-smuggling routes to bring deadly weapons, and leaders, into the U.S. To prevent an attack on America, Harmon must turn these two savage forces against one another before his time—and his luck—run out.

Steven Seagal, Keoni Waxman, Russell Wong, Jemma Dallender

R Action Adventure 1 hr, 30 mins

73% WILL SEE

2.2 / 5

Rent or buy On Amazon

76%

1 / 5

(1)

Frank & Lola

Limited

Michael Shannon and Imogen Poots star as a couple that builds an intense relationship that saves each other from their mutual despair, but begins to crack as a man from Lola’s past temps her future with Frank.

Imogen Poots, Michael Shannon, Matthew M. Ross, Robert Halmi Jr., Justin Long, Michael Nyqvist.

Romance 1 hr, 28 mins

76% WILL SEE

1 / 5

Rent or buy On Amazon

89%

2.7 / 5

(6)

The Bounce Back

Limited

A heartfelt romantic comedy about finding the courage to love after love has let you down. Follows a relationship guru (Shemar Moore) who falls for a beautiful woman (Nadine Velazquez).

Shemar Moore, Kali Hawk, Youssef Delara, Victor Teran, Staci Robinson, Nadine Velazquez, Bill Bellamy, Sheryl Underwood

PG-13 Romance Romantic Comedy 1 hr, 44 mins

89% WILL SEE

2.7 / 5

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45%

3 / 5

(1)

Harry Benson: Shoot First

Limited

Harry Benson: Shoot First charts the illustrious career of the renowned photographer who initially rose to fame alongside The Beatles, having been assigned to cover their inaugural trip to the United States in 1964. With unprecedented “behind the scenes” access, Benson captured some of the most vibrant and intimate portraits ever taken of the most popular band in history. His extensive portfolio includes iconic images of Winston Churchill, Bobby Fischer, Muhammad Ali, Greta Garbo, Michael Jackson, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Robert F. Kennedy assassination, and his work has appeared in publications including Life, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. Now 86, workaholic Benson has no intention of stopping.

Matthew Miele, Justin Bare

Documentary

45% WILL SEE

3 / 5

Rent or buy On Amazon

78%

4 / 5

(8)

All We Had

Limited

A mother and her 13-year-old daughter, living on the edge of poverty, find an unlikely home amid the quirky residents of small town America.

Katie Holmes, Luke Wilson, Judy Greer, Jane Rosenthal, Richard Kind, Berry Welsh, Stefania Owen, Mark Consuelos

Drama

78% WILL SEE

4 / 5

Rent or buy On Amazon

83%

4.3 / 5

(18)

Land of Mine

Oscar Run

As World War Two comes to an end, a group of German POWs, boys rather than men, are captured by the Danish army and forced to engage in a deadly task – to defuse and clear land mines from the Danish coastline. With little or no training, the boys soon discover that the war is far from over.

Roland Møller, Joel Basman, Martin Zandvliet, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Louis Hofmann, Emil Belton, Osakar Belton

R War 1 hr, 41 mins

83% WILL SEE

4.3 / 5

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37%

2.8 / 5

(12)

The Salesman

Oscar Run

Forced out of their apartment due to dangerous works on a neighboring building, Emad and Rana move into a new flat in the center of Tehran. An incident linked to the previous tenant will dramatically change the young couple’s life.

Asghar Farhadi, Shahab Hosseini, Babak Karimi, Maral Bani Adam, Taraneh Alidoosti, Farid Sajjadi Hosseini, Mina Sadati, Mehdi Kooshki

Drama Thriller 2 hrs, 5 mins

37% WILL SEE

2.8 / 5

Rent or buy On Amazon

55%

1.5 / 5

(2)

Burn Country

Limited

An Afghan journalist is exiled from his war-torn country to a small bohemian community in Northern California. When he attempts to turn his menial job on the local police blotter into "Afghan-style" coverage of local crime, he gets drawn into the backwoods of this small town — a shadow Northern California where sex is casual, true friendship is hard to come by and an unfamiliar form of violence lurks all around.

Rachel Brosnahan, James Franco, Dominic Rains, Melissa Leo, James Oliver Wheatley, Ian Olds, Paul Felten, Thomas Jay Ryan

Drama Thriller 1 hr, 42 mins

55% WILL SEE

1.5 / 5

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79%

3.5 / 5

(4)

Kill Ratio

Limited

An attack on the new President of a fledgling Eastern European democracy pits an American covert operative against the country’s ruthless military leader determined to seize control of the government.

Tom Hopper, Paul Tanter, Steven Palmer Peterson, Amy Huberman, Lacy Moore

Action

79% WILL SEE

3.5 / 5

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