Bullet Train on Netflix, new Christmas movies, and every new movie to watch from home this weekend

Polygon readers: Happy December!

A slate of movies will be arriving this week on VOD and streaming services. There’s the Brad Pitt action movie set on a train, Bullet TrainFrom director David LeitchJohn Wick, Atomic Blonde,Deadpool 2), This Saturday, Netflix will have a new rom-com. There’s comedian Billy Eichner’s gay rom-com BrosPeacock’s streaming debut is made by.

There’s plenty more, too — Norwegian monster movie TrollThis is a great little horror movie The Wounded Fawn Shudder and all the other Christmas films that are released every week at this time of year.

Get cozy, wrap yourself in a blanket and watch some films this weekend.

Netflix

Bullet Train

You should be watching:Available for streaming on Netflix December 3

Photo: Scott Garfield/Sony Pictures

Genre: Action/comedy
Run time: 2h 7m
Director: David Leitch
Cast: Brad Pitt, Joey King and Aaron Taylor-Johnson

David Leitch, one half of the legendary directing team that gave us the hugely influential John WickHis latest action film stars Brad Pitt, Joey King and Brian Tyree Henry. Good cast equals good bloopers.

Our review:

Fighting in Bullet Train They are short and character-driven, and feature a lot of quips or Jackie Chan-esque props. Inspired staging, like a seated scuffle between Ladybug and Lemon in the train’s quiet car (a centerpiece of the film’s trailers), is some of the best of what Bullet TrainThe film offers the best of what comedy has to offer. It uses John Wick-style choreographic precision in its service. Its most disappointing moment is the one where it loses its precision in favor of bombast. This is despite being kind of expected but nonetheless disappointing.

A Christmas Carol by Scrooge

You should be watching:Netflix is available to stream

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Genre: Musical/comedy
Run time: 1h 36m
Director: Stephen Donnelly
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Luke Evans, Olivia Colman

A “time-traveling, musical” adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, this animated adventure stars Luke Evans as Ebenezer Scrooge, Jonathan Pryce as Jacob Marley, and Olivia Colman as the Ghost of Christmas Past.

Troll

You should be watching:Netflix is available to stream

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Genre: Fantasy/action
Run time: 1h 41m
Director: Roar Uthaug
Cast: Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim Falck, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen

Roar Ulaug (director of the 2018 Tomb Raider movie starring Alicia Vikander) returns with a brand new action-adventure flick that can basically be described as the Norwegian version of Skull Island, Kong and a spiritual companion to André Øvredal’s 2010 film Trollhunter. If a huge explosion occurs in the Norwegian Mountains, it awakens an ancient giant that has been sleeping for centuries. A paleontologist along with his team have to work together to stop the catastrophe.

Sr.

You should be watching:Netflix is available to stream

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Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Chris Smith
Cast: Robert Downey Sr. Robert Downey Jr.

The documentary was made during Robert Downey Sr.’s final year. It is an irreverent look into the life of the celebrated director of anarchism, best known for his 1969 comedy. Putney SwopeHis relationship with his son.

My Name Is Vendetta

You should be watching:Netflix is available to stream

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Genre: Crime/drama
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Cosimo Gomez
Cast: Alessandro Gassmann, Ginevra Francesconi

Alessandro Gassmann (Transporter 2John Wick-style action drama in which he stars as a criminal who is rehabilitated and has to come out of hiding with his young daughter, Ginevra Francesconi. His former associates are determined to murder him. They set off on a revenge mission to teach their daughter how to be a murderer.ay, that’s the title!() To track their pursuers down and seek vengeance.

The Man of Action

You should be watching:Netflix is available to stream

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Genre:Drama biographical
Run time: 1h 51m
Director: Javier Ruiz Caldera
Cast: Juan José Ballesta, Liah O’Prey, Luis Callejo

This biographical action drama centers on the story of Lucio Urtubia, a Spanish anarchist compared to Robin Hood in his heyday, who carried out a series of elaborate, high-profile bank robberies and forgeries throughout the 1960s and ’70s. Spanning five decades, this fast-paced film follows Lucio’s life from his humble beginnings as a bricklayer to his rise to notoriety and infamy for robbing one of the biggest banks in the world.

Lady Chatterley’s Lover

You should be watching:Netflix is available to stream

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Genre: Romance/drama
Run time: 2h 6m
Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Cast: Emma Corrin, Jack O’Connell, Matthew Duckett

Based on D.H. Lawrence’s 1928 erotic romance novel, this film stars Emma Corrin (My policemanConstance Chatterley (born Constance Chatterley), Constance Chatterley was the wife of wealthy Sir Clifford Chatterley. Constance takes care of Sir Chatterley’s needs after he returns from World War I, where he is unable to walk. Their romance begins to fade.

Stifled by the expectations of society, she pursues a secret love affair with Oliver (Jack O’Connell), the gamekeeper of the Chatterley family estate. Their relationship develops and rumors start to circulate about them, prompting Constance to take one of the biggest decisions in her entire life.

Warriors of the Future

You should be watching:Netflix is available to stream

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Genre: Sci-fi/action
Run time: 1h 52m
Director: Yuen Fai Ng
Cast: Louis Koo, Ching Wan Lau, Carina Lau

Are you a fan of? Skylines? What do you think? MoonfallYou can also call it: Wandering Earth? You know what, I’m just going stop right there and cut to the chase: This movie is up your alley. After a meteor crashes onto the Earth, spreading a devastating plant virus across the globe, an exo-suited suicide team must race against the clock in order to save Earth. You see what I’m referring to? If you like Michael Bay’s Transformers films, you’ll probably dig this too.

Hulu

Darby and the Dead

You should be watching:Hulu is available to stream

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Genre: Comedy/drama
Run time: 1h 40m
Director: Silas Howard
Cast: Riele Downs, Auli’i Cravalho, Chosen Jacobs

Darby is a teenage girl with the ability to see ghosts. She’s a little loner, and most of her time she hangs out alone, offering advice to otherworldly friends on how they can fully leave this mortal plane. When the most popular girl at school dies and becomes Darby’s latest apparition acquaintance, Darby has to confront her biggest fear of all: socializing.

Gone in the Night

You should be watching:Hulu is available to stream

Vertical Entertainment

Genre: The thrill of the unknown
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Eli Horowitz
Cast: Winona Nyder, Dermot Mulloney, John Gallagher Jr.

Homecoming Winona Ryder and Eli Horowitz were the co-creators of this thrilling thriller. Kath (Ryder) and her boyfriend are surprised to find another couple in the cabin they’ve rented, and Kath is even more surprised when her boyfriend leaves with one of them the next day. Spooky!

Prime Video

Is it your Christmas?

You should be watching:Prime Video is available to stream

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Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Jim O’Hanlon
Cast: Asa Butterfield, Cora Kirk

Two young people in a new relationship decide to surprise each other for Christmas, ending up stuck with each other’s families instead.

Peacock

Bros

You should be watching: Peacock is available to stream

Universal Pictures

Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 55m
Director: Nicholas Stoller
Cast: Billy Eichner and Luke Macfarlane

Marketed as the first gay romantic comedy from a major studio (it isn’t), Bros This story is about two committed men who attempt to make their love work in Manhattan.

Shake

The Wounded Fawn

You should be watching:Shudder is available to stream

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Genre: Horror
Run time: 1h 31m
Director: Travis Stevens
Cast: Josh Ruben, Sarah Lind, Malin Barr

Comedy star Josh Ruben plays a serial killer that invites a curator to a weekend of romance in his cabin deep in the woods. Anchored by strong performances and an eerie vibe aided by the tangible texture from shooting on 16mm film, it’s a memorable addition to a memorable year in horror.

VOD

Hunt

You should be watching:Rentable for as low as $6.99 at Amazon, Apple and Vudu

Artist Studio

Genre: Drama/thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Lee Jung-jae
Cast: Lee Jung-jae, Jung Woo-sung, Jeon Hye-jin

Squid Game This period-piece spy thriller starring Lee Jung-jae was written, directed and starred. Complex mystery filled with drama. It is worth rereading 1980s Korean politics before you attempt to understand the complex narrative.

Emily, the Criminal

You should be watching:You can rent for just $3.99 from Amazon, Apple, or Vudu

Vertical Entertainment

Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 1h 37m
Director: John Patton Ford
Cast: Megalyn Echikunwoke, Theo Rossi and Aubrey Plaza

Student with debts in college takes part in a scam credit card scheme.

Our review:

Ford’s color palette for this film — an industrial composite of gunmetal grays and navy blues that recall glass-paneled skyscrapers on a cloudy day — is reminiscent of Michael Mann’s crime classicHeat. And the amoral Emily would fit right in with Mann’s roster of hardened pros. Like James Caan in Thief, she’s good at what she Does. But unlike with Caan’s disillusioned safecracker, her criminal career is just beginning, and the rush of realizing she doesThe realization that she has what it takes makes a role exciting for someone who had previously believed life was only about drudgery or debt. This is because Michael Mann has not written a role like this for a female.