Between Netflix and Prime, there are 5 New Movie Releases this week!

The Fakenapping (a Saudi Arabian comedy film, originally in Arabic), Lost in the Spotlight (an Indonesian comedy-drama film, originally in Indonesian) and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (the third installment in the Knives Out Movie Franchise) all debut on Netflix this week.

While Prime brings us Merv (a Holiday Rom-com starring Zooey Deschanel) and Tell Me Softly (a Spanish Romance Movie).

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Babylon                                                            December 7

2022     R

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, it traces the rise and fall of multiple characters during an era of unbridled decadence and depravity in early Hollywood.

Cast Away                                                      December 7

2000     PG-13

A FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.

Tom Hanks     Helen Hunt     Paul Sanchez

Lost in the Spotlight                                 December 11

2025     Unrated

A narcissistic performer’s world crumbles when he mysteriously loses his talent right before the biggest opportunity of his career.

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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery   December 12

(New Movie)

2025     PG-13

Benoit Blanc returns for his most dangerous case yet.

Daniel Craig     Josh O’Connor     Glenn Close

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The Talented Mr. Ripley                          December 13

1999     R

In late 1950s New York, a young underachiever named Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures.

Matt Damon     Gwyneth Paltrow     Jude Law

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Transformers: The Last Knight             December 9

2017     PG-13

A deadly threat from Earth’s history reappears and a hunt for a lost artifact takes place between Autobots and Decepticons, while Optimus Prime encounters his creator in space.

Mark Wahlberg     Anthony Hopkins     Josh Duhamel

Merv                                                                December 10

2025     PG

A recently separated couple take their shared dog on a holiday trip to cheer him up, but end up reconnecting romantically.

Zooey Deschanel     Charlie Cox     Ellyn Jameson

Tell Me Softly                                               December 12

2025     Unrated

Kamila’s life turns upside down when the Di Bianco brothers return after 7 years. Thiago gave her first kiss, Taylor was her protector. Now she’s changed, but they still have a way of getting through to her like no one else can.

Ana Arean     Jan Buxaderas     Liliana Cabal