December 2024 cinema releases: Films and times near you

December is the perfect month for a good movie, in the warmth of a movie theater, with the cold and snow (sometimes) just around the corner. And if you don't know what you're going to see in theatres, the editors have put together a calendar of cinema releases for December 2024.

This year, we're once again offering a wide range of films for young and old alike, so you're sure to have a great vacation! And, of course, we wish you all the best!

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En Fanfare by Emmanuel Courcol, starring Benjamin Lavernhe : trailer - Invitations
After Un Triomphe in 2020, Emmanuel Courcol returns to the Cannes Film Festival 2024 with En Fanfare, in the Cannes Première selection. The film is due in cinemas on November 27, 2024.Take part in the contest at the bottom of the article to try to win your invitations. [Read more]

Les Reines du drame by Alexis Langlois with Bilal Hassani
Les Reines du drame, by Alexis Langlois, explores love and drama in a pop and punk universe, starring Bilal Hassani and Asia Argento. In theaters November 27, 2024. [Read more]

Heretic, new A24 production starring Hugh Grant : Our opinion and the thriller trailer
Directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, Heretic, the new A24 production, stars Hugh Grant and Sophie Thatcher. The thriller is due in cinemas on November 27, 2024. Check out our review and the trailer. [Read more]

Vaiana 2: Disney's animated Christmas film 2024 unveiled in a new trailer
Vaiana 2, the sequel to the 2016 success, directed by Dave Derrick Jr. promises an unforgettable epic with Vaiana and Maui, coming to theaters on November 27 for the 2024 holiday season. [Read more]

Les Boules de Noël - A family comedy with Valérie Bonneton and Kad Merad
Alexandra Leclère's comedy Les Boules de Noël reunites Valérie Bonneton and Kad Merad in a festive new adventure, in theaters November 27, 2024. [Read more]

Rabia by Mareike Engelhardt, with Megan Northam and Lubna Azabal: Our opinion and the trailer
Mareike Engelhardt's breathtaking thriller set in a women's house in Raqqa, Rabia, opens in cinemas on November 27, 2024. Discover our review and the trailer. [Read more]

Le Grand Noël des animaux, the family cartoon for the festive season
On November 27, discover La grande aventure des animaux pour Noël, a sweet animated film for ages 3 and up. [Read more]

Malcolm X back in theaters: Rediscover Spike Lee's masterpiece starring Denzel Washington
Malcolm X, the historic biopic directed by Spike Lee with Denzel Washington in the title role, returns to cinemas on November 27, 2024. This epic 1993 film traces the fascinating life of the African-American activist, from the Nation of Islam movement to his tragic assassination. [Read more]

Animale by Emma Benestan: Our opinion and a first trailer
Closing film of the Semaine de la Critique, Emma Benestan's Animale opens in cinemas on November 27, 2024. Discover our review and the first trailer. [Read more]

Conclave: Ralph Fiennes leads a political thriller into the heart of the Vatican - Trailer
Conclave, a breathless thriller directed by Edward Berger and starring Ralph Fiennes, plunges viewers into the secret intrigues of the Vatican after the mysterious death of the pope. In cinemas December 4, 2024. [Read more]

Limonov, the ballad of Kirill Serebrennikov: Our opinion and trailer
Kirill Serebrennikov returns to official competition at Cannes 2024 with 'Limonov, the Ballad', a biopic of Eduard Limonov. Read our review. [Read more]

Marmaille: the first film from Reunion arrives in mainland France
Grégory Lucilly's Marmaille is the first film from Reunion to be released in mainland France. A touching drama about abandonment and the quest for identity, in cinemas December 4, 2024. [Read more]

Niko the little reindeer: Mission Santa Claus, the family cartoon for the vacations
Niko the little reindeer is back for the festive season and Christmas vacations, with a brand-new adventure for youngsters to discover. Mission Père Noël opens in cinemas on December 4. [Read more]

Wicked, the enchanting prequel starring Ariana Grande, unveils a new trailer
Wicked (Part 1), by Jon M. Chu, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, arrives in theaters December 4, 2024. A fantastic musical eagerly awaited by fans. [Read more]

Leurs Enfants après Eux, adaptation of the 2018 Goncourt novel by the Boukherma brothers: Review and trailer
The adaptation of the 2018 Prix Goncourt winner, Nicolas Mathieu's novel Leurs Enfants après Eux, hits cinemas on December 4, 2024. Check out our review of the film by brothers Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma, as well as the trailer. [Read more]

Saint-Ex : Louis Garrel and Diane Kruger at the heart of a heroic quest - our review
In Saint-Ex, Pablo Agüero traces the perilous quest of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, played by Louis Garrel, to find his pilot friend. A historical drama starring Diane Kruger and Vincent Cassel, in cinemas December 11, 2024. [Read more]

Les Femmes au Balcon by Noémie Merlant : The trailer
After 'Mi iubita, mon amour', Noémie Merlant unveils her second film, Les Femmes au Balcon, in theaters December 11, 2024. Discover the trailer. [Read more]

Jamais sans mon psy: Christian Clavier and Baptiste Lecaplain in a delirious comedy
Jamais sans mon psy, Arnaud Lemort's new comedy starring Christian Clavier and Baptiste Lecaplain, will hit cinemas on December 11, 2024. [Read more]

City of God: a journey to the heart of Rio de Janeiro's favela returns to the silver screen
City of God, the masterpiece by Kátia Lund and Fernando Meirelles, is back in cinemas 21 years after its release. From December 11, 2024, don't miss the chance to (re)discover this gripping immersion in the brutal world of the Brazilian favelas. [Read more]

Teddy Bear's Christmas by Andrea Eckerbom: A magical tale for all ages
Teddy Bear's Christmas, directed by Andrea Eckerbom, arrives in cinemas on December 11, 2024. This animated family film, perfect for children aged 5 and over, plunges us into a fairytale world where a little girl and her teddy bear experience an unforgettable adventure, at the heart of the magic of Christmas. [Read more]

Vingt Dieux by Louise Courvoisier: Our opinion and the trailer
Louise Courvoisier's debut feature, Vingt Dieux, won the Prix de la Jeunesse in the Un Certain Regard selection at the Cannes Film Festival. The film is due in cinemas on December 11, 2024. Check out our review and the first trailer. [Read more]

Sous écrous: prison comedy from Marseilles hits theaters - Trailer
Following its huge success on YouTube, the webseries Sous écrous arrives on the big screen on December 18, 2024. Directed by Hakim Boughéraba and starring a cast from Marseilles, this action-comedy highlights Sami and Nada's whimsical adventures in prison. [Read more]

Oh, Canada by Paul Schrader: Our review and trailer
Paul Schrader's 'Oh, Canada', presented in Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival 2024, is due in cinemas on December 18, 2024. Check out our review and the trailer! [Read more]

Mufasa: The Lion King, the Disney film about Simba's father
Mufasa: The Lion King, the new Disney creation directed by Barry Jenkins, is due in cinemas on December 18, 2024. After the success of The Lion King in 3D animation, we're going back in time with a new film centered on Simba's father, Mufasa. [Read more]

Everybody loves Touda by Nabil Ayouch, in the Cannes Première selection: Our opinion
Everybody Loves Touda, Nabil Ayouch's new film, has been unveiled in the Cannes Première selection at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Find out what we think. [Read more]

Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine: Sandrine Kiberlain brings the legendary French actress to the silver screen
Sarah Bernhardt, La Divine, Guillaume Nicloux's romantic drama starring Sandrine Kiberlain, Laurent Lafitte and Amira Casar, retraces the life of the world's first star. In theaters December 18, 2024. [Read more]

Un Noël en Famille: the Christmas comedy with Didier Bourdon and Noémie Lvovsky - Trailer
Un Noël en Famille, the first film directed by Jeanne Gottesdiener, starring Didier Bourdon, Noémie Lvovsky and Christophe Montenez, will be released on December 18, 2024. A bittersweet comedy about the disasters of family celebrations. [Read more]

Kraven The Hunter - Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays a fearsome super-villain in this explosive Marvel movie
Kraven The Hunter, a fantasy-action film directed by J.C. Chandor, starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, will be released on December 18, 2024. The film reveals the bloody genesis of one of the Marvel universe's most iconic super-villains. [Read more]

Joli Joli: retro musical with Clara Luciani and William Lebghil in cinemas this Christmas
Joli Joli, a film by Diastème starring Clara Luciani and William Lebghil, arrives in cinemas on December 25, 2024. A musical comedy full of misunderstandings in the Paris and Rome of the 70s. [Read more]

Mon inséparable: a moving drama about love, parenthood and disability
In Mon inséparable, Anne-Sophie Bailly delicately explores parenthood and the quest for autonomy among people with disabilities, starring Laure Calamy and Charles Peccia-Galletto. [Read more]

Les Cadeaux: a Christmas comedy starring Chantal Lauby, Gérard Darmon and Camille Lellouche
Starring Chantal Lauby, Gérard Darmon and Camille Lellouche, Les Cadeaux promises to be a hilarious family comedy for the holidays. In theaters December 25, 2024. [Read more]

Planet B: a futuristic thriller starring Adèle Exarchopoulos
In Planète B, director Aude Léa Rapin plunges Adèle Exarchopoulos into a dystopian sci-fi thriller. In cinemas December 25. [Read more]

Le Déluge: Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent as Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette - our review
Le Déluge, a new film directed by Gianluca Jodice, stars Guillaume Canet and Mélanie Laurent as Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette, during their imprisonment at the Conciergerie. Here, we discover the royal couple not in the luxury of Versailles, but awaiting their sentence. [Read more]

Motel Destino - Karim Aïnouz's sultry thriller at the cinema
Motel Destino, by Karim Aïnouz, with Iago Xavier, Nataly Rocha and Fábio Assunção, explores desire and violence. Presented at Cannes 2024, theatrical release December 25. [Read more]

Nosferatu by Robert Eggers with Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård and Willem Dafoe in cinemas this Christmas
Nosferatu, Robert Eggers' remake of Murnau's classic, will hit cinemas on December 25, 2024. Starring Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård and Willem Dafoe, the film promises a fresh take on the legendary vampire. [Read more]

Sonic 3 - The Movie: Shadow threatens in Jeff Fowler's new adventure
Sonic 3, an animated film by Jeff Fowler, features the voices of Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba and Keanu Reeves in an epic adventure in cinemas on December 25, 2024. [Read more]

Santa Claus at UGC for the holiday season 2024
Le Père Noël fait son cinéma returns to UGC cinemas from November 22 to December 22, 2024 with previews and classics for the whole family. [Read more]

Ciné Relax, cinema screenings adapted for people with disabilities at Les 7 Parnassiens
Ciné Relax is a monthly program of cinema screenings adapted for people with disabilities, at Les 7 Parnassiens and other Parisian cinemas. [Read more]