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Many theaters are still not open in the US. Some have had to close again due to health restrictions being put back in place or simply due to a lack of people coming in. While many big-name movies are pushing their release dates back even further, or choosing to premiere overseas first, a number of movies are still determined to make their way to theaters.

It’s a new month, and lots of movies are due out this week. Some of the new films include a 1970’s-set crime drama, a couple of romantic comedies, a film about the USPS’s Operation Santa, a documentary about legendary singe Billie Holiday, and much more!

All My Life (PG-13)

A couple’s wedding plans are thrown off course when the groom is diagnosed with liver cancer.

Directed by Marc Meyers

Starring: Jessica Rothe, Harry Shum Jr., Marielle Scott, Ever Carradine, Keala Settle

Release date: December 4

Billie (NR)

Documentary on the famed jazz singer, Billie Holiday.

Directed by James Erskine

Starring:  Tony Bennett, Billie Holiday, Count Basie, Charles Mingus

Release date: December 4

Dear Santa

‘Dear Santa’ shines a light on the 100-year-old ‘Operation Santa’ Program of the United States Postal Service. Each year, hundreds of thousands of letters to Santa arrive at Post Offices around the country. Through Operation Santa, the United States Postal Service makes it possible for the public to safely adopt these letters and make children’s dreams come true. The film invites audiences along for the magic of this massive endeavor. Traveling the country, much like Santa does on Christmas Eve, the film focuses on select ‘Operation Santa’ Centers: some in metropolitan areas like the massive operation in New York City and others in small towns where the Post Office is the heart of the community.

Directed by Dana Nachman

Starring: Damion DiGrazia, Orlando Mendez, Andrew Wallace

Release date: December 4

Elyse

Memory and hallucination intertwine to expose a history of trauma, revealing Elyse is Catatonic and institutionalized in a State Hospital.

Directed by Stella Hopkins

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Donat Balaj, Lisa Pepper, Aaron Tucker, Tara Arroyave

Release date: December 4

Half Brothers (PG-13)

Renato, a Mexican aviation exec, is shocked to learn he has an American half-brother he never knew about, the free-spirited Asher. They are forced on a road trip together, tracing the path their father took from Mexico to the US.

Directed by Luke Greenfield

Starring: Luis Gerardo Méndez, José Zúñiga, Connor Del Rio, Vincent Spano, Shira Scott Astrof

Release date: December 4

I’m Your Woman (R)

In this 1970s set crime drama, a woman is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his partners, sending her and her baby on a dangerous journey.

Directed by Julia Hart

Starring: Rachel Brosnahan, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Arinzé Kene, Jameson Charles, Barrett Shaffer

Release date: December 11

Love, Weddings, & Other Disasters (PG-13)

It is a multi-story romantic comedy about the people who work on weddings to create the perfect day for a loving couple – while their own relationships are outlandish, odd, crazy and far from perfect.

Directed by Dennis Dugan

Starring: Maggie Grace, Diane Keaton, Jeremy Irons, Andrew Bachelor, Diego Boneta

Release date: December 4

Nomadland (R)

Follows a woman in her sixties who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.

Directed by Chloé Zhao

Starring: Frances McDormand, Gay DeForest, Patricia Grier, Linda May, Angela Reyes

Release date: December 4 (Limited)

Wander (R)

After getting hired to probe a suspicious death in the small town of Wander, a mentally unstable private investigator becomes convinced the case is linked to the same ‘conspiracy cover up’ that caused the death of his daughter.

Directed by April Mullen

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Tommy Lee Jones, Katheryn Winnick, Donat Balaj, Heather Graham

Release date: December 4

What movies have you watched recently?