Holiday movie special: 'Ferrari,' 'Wonka,' 'Maestro' and the rest of the year's top titles

A "Silent Night," a "Candy Cane Lane," and a partridge in a pear tree are all in store for movie fans over the next couple of weeks. (Well, you're on your own for the partridge and the pear tree, to be honest.)

The holiday movie season is here, and if you have a "Ferrari" on your wish list, you're in luck. Same goes for a "Maestro," an "Aquaman" or a Beyoncé concert movie.

They're among the top titles due out in the coming weeks, as Hollywood celebrates the holidays and the end of the movie year.

If things are looking a little thin in the blockbuster department, at least there are a few big awards season heavy hitters on deck.

Here's a look at what's in store in theaters and on streamers through the holiday season, before the ball drops on 2024. (Release dates, as always, are subject to change.)

Out this week

'Napoleon'

Ridley Scott's historical epic centers on the life of the French emperor, with Joaquin Phoenix in the lead role and Vanessa Kirby as his Joséphine. The scope is grand, with battle sequences that deserve to be seen on the big screen. (In theaters, on Apple TV+ TBA)

Read Adam Graham's review of "Napoleon" here.

'Wish'

Disney's latest animated adventure, which coincides with the Mouse House's 100th birthday, is about a kingdom of wishes, a less than benevolent ruler and the Disney princess (voiced by Ariana DeBose) who saves the day. (In theaters)

Read Adam Graham's review of "Wish" here.

'Saltburn'

Writer-director Emerald Fennell's follow-up to 2020's "Promising Young Woman" is a black comedy about high society, with Barry Keoghan as a working-class college student who spends the summer at the estate of a wealthy classmate (Jacob Elordi). (In theaters)

Read Adam Graham's review of "Saltburn" here.

'Good Burger 2'

The Nickelodeon duo is back in the sequel to the 1997 original, now with more toppings. Do you want fries with that? (On Paramount+)

December 1

'May December'

Natalie Portman stars as an actress studying to play a tabloid figure (Julianne Moore) whose scandalous affair with a middle schooler 20 years earlier grabbed headlines. Todd Haynes ("Far From Heaven") directs this gripping drama. (On Netflix)

'Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé'

After the success of Taylor Swift's "Eras Tour" movie, Beyoncé's blockbuster Renaissance summer tour gets the big screen treatment. (In theaters)

'Dream Scenario'

Nicolas Cage stars as a college professor who becomes an overnight celebrity when he begins appearing in the dreams of strangers in this Charlie Kaufman-like comedy from writer-director Kristoffer Borgli. (In theaters)

'Silent Night'

Director John Woo, architect of such bullet ballets as "Hard Boiled" and "Face/Off," directs this (mostly) dialogue-free Christmas-themed thriller where the action does the talking. (In theaters)

'Godzilla Minus One'

The latest "Godzilla" movie, hailed as one of the best entries in the series, comes as the iconic franchise celebrates its 70th anniversary. (In theaters)

'Candy Cane Lane'

Eddie Murphy stars in this holiday comedy about a family man who learns the real meaning of Christmas after cutting a dirty deal to win a neighborhood Christmas lights contest. (On Amazon Prime Video)

December 8

'Poor Things'

Emma Stone stars in the latest from director Yorgos Lanthimos ("The Favourite," "The Lobster"), a visionary comic fantasy about discovery, liberation and freedom, and lots and lots of sex. (In theaters)

'Maestro'

Bradley Cooper co-writes and directs this masterful biopic of American composer Leonard Bernstein, his career, and his relationship with his wife, Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan). (In theaters, on Netflix Dec. 20)

'The Boy and the Heron'

The latest from legendary 82-year-old filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki ("Princess Mononoke," "Spirited Away") concerns fantastical matters of life, death and friendship. (In theaters)

'Eileen'

Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) is a worker at a youth prison in 1960s New England whose world is thrown into upheaval by the arrival of a new counselor (Anne Hathaway). (In theaters)

'Leave the World Behind'

Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali and Ethan Hawke star in this thriller from "Mr. Robot's" Sam Esmail, about a mysterious blackout and the resulting fallout. (On Netflix)

'Merry Little Batman'

It's a little bit "Home Alone" and a little bit Gotham City in this animated Caped Crusader adventure for the kiddos at the holidays. (On Amazon Prime Video)

December 15

'Wonka'

"Paddington" 1 and 2 filmmaker Paul King turns his attention toward the story of a young Willy Wonka (Timothée Chalamet) in this delectable, heartwarming adventure for the whole family. (In theaters)

'Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget'

The "Chicken Run" cinematic universe revs back up with this sequel to the 2000 adventure. (On Netflix)

'The Family Plan'

An ex-assassin (Mark Wahlberg) struggles to keep his past hidden from his family in this action comedy co-starring Michelle Monaghan and Maggie Q. (On Apple TV+)

December 22

'Anyone But You'

"Easy A's" Will Gluck directs this rom-com about a pair of vacationers ("Tom Gun: Maverick's" Glen Powell and "Euphoria's" Sydney Sweeney) who can't stand each other but are due for a change of heart. (In theaters)

'All of Us Strangers'

Andrew Scott ("Fleabag") stars as a man haunted by his past as well as his present in writer-director Andrew Haigh's cosmic dreamscape drama. Paul Mescal, Claire Foy and Jamie Bell co-star. (In theaters)

'Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom'

The long-in-the-works sequel to 2018's "Aquaman" finds Jason Momoa returning as the swimming superhero, forced to team up with his brother (Patrick Wilson) to defeat a crafty new enemy and save his kingdom. (In theaters)

'The Iron Claw'

Professional wrestling's Von Erich family is the subject of this sports entertainment bio-drama starring Zac Efron and "The Bear's" Jeremy Allen White, from "Martha Marcy May Marlene" writer-director Sean Durkin. (In theaters)

'Migration'

An animated comedy about a family of adventure-seeking ducks, featuring the voices of Kumail Nanjiani and Elizabeth Banks. (In theaters)

'Rebel Moon: Part One — A Child of Fire'

Zack Snyder heads to a galaxy, well, pretty far away in this "Star Wars"-style adventure about interstellar warriors, space politics and the birth of a potential new franchise. (On Netflix)

December 25

'The Color Purple'

Fantasia Barrino is circling the Oscar conversation for her role in this adaptation of the Broadway musical, itself an adaptation of Steven Spielberg's 1985 film. Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson and Colman Domingo co-star. (In theaters)

'Ferrari'

Adam Driver stars as Enzo Ferrari, founder of the luxury automobile brand, in director Michael Mann's biodrama, based on the book "Enzo Ferrari: The Man, the Cars, the Races, the Machine." (In theaters)

TBA

'American Fiction'

Jeffrey Wright stars in writer-director Cord Jefferson's comic-drama about a novelist trying to fight racial stereotyping in this Toronto International Film Festival Audience Award winner, usually a bellwether of a Best Picture nomination to come. (In theaters)

'The Boys in the Boat'

George Clooney, director, turns his eye toward the U.S. men's rowing crew at the 1936 Olympic games in his follow up to 2021's "The Tender Bar." (In theaters)

'The Zone of Interest'

Visionary director Jonathan Glazer's follow-up to 2013's "Under the Skin," a Holocaust drama about a Nazi couple living next door to a concentration camp, has been earning raves since it debuted at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. (In theaters)

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