Movies playing in Southeast Michigan, new releases Dec. 5 – The Oakland Press

The following list includes movies available at local theaters, and movies that are available to watch through online streaming and video on demand services including: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Hulu, Vudu, FandangoNow, Apple TV+, YouTube, Disney+, HBO Max and more.

Showing at theaters

• “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” (PG-13): One year after the supernatural events at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, the town hosts a “Fazfest,” launching a new wave of animatronic terror. Based on the video game series created by Scott Cawthon, starring Skeet Ulrich, Mckenna Grace, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Megan Fox, Josh Hutcherson and Freddy Carter. In theaters, Dec. 5.

• “Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair”: Director Quentin Tarantino unites the revenge epic, “Kill Bill Vol. 1” and Vol. 2 into one movie, with a new anime sequence. Starring Uma Thurman, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen. In theaters, Dec. 5.

• “Hamnet” (PG-13): Historical drama film based on the 2020 novel by Maggie O’Farrell, that reimagines the life of William Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes, who lost their son at a young age and how that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece, “Hamlet”. Directed by Academy Award winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, starring Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Joe Alwyn and Noah Jupe. In select theaters, Dec. 5.

• “Merrily We Roll Along” (PG-13): Filmed version of the Broadway musical, it features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez, Krystal Joy Brown, Katie Rose Clarke and Reg Rogers. In select theaters, Dec. 5.

• “Zootopia 2” (PG): Walt Disney Animation Studios’ animated sequel with detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde returning to follow the trail of a mysterious new reptile who turns the mammal metropolis of Zootopia upside down. Featuring the voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Shakira, Ke Huy Quan, Macaulay Culkin and Quinta Brunson.

• “Eternity” (PG-13): Sci-fi romantic comedy about a woman who must choose between the man she has spent her life with, or her first love who died young and has waited decades for her. Starring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, Callum Turner and John Early.

• “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” (PG-13): Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig), sifts through a series of suspects when a monsignor turns up dead. Also starring Josh Brolin, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, Glen Close and Mila Kunis.

• “Aftershock-The Nicole P. Bell Story”: The story about the killing of Sean Bell, as told by fiance Nicole Paultre-Bell. Sean was shot and killed by police officers on the morning of their wedding day in 2006. Starring Rayven Ferrell, Bentley Green, Richard Lawson, Kevin Jackson and Richard T. Jones.

• “Wicked: For Good” (PG): Concluding chapter of the musical “Wicked” about the untold story of the witches of Oz. Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), now demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, hidden within the Ozian forest while Glinda (Ariana Grande) resides at the palace in Emerald City, Also starring Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum.

• “Rental Family” (PG-13): Set in Tokyo, an American actor (Brendan Fraser) takes a job with a service that rents out stand-in family members, and as he plays different roles he unexpectedly finds real human connection. Also starring Mari Yamamoto, Takehiro Hira and Shannon Gorman.

• “Sisu: Road to Revenge” (R): A sequel in which a Finnish ex-soldier dismantles the house where his family was killed in war to rebuild it somewhere safe, only to be tracked by the Red Army commander who killed his family. Starring Jorma Tommila, Stephen Lang, Richard Brake and Jaakko Hutchings.

• “Now You See Me-Now You Don’t” (PG-13): The third film in the Now You See Me franchise, with the Four Horsemen returning along with a new group of illusionists to try to bring down a worldwide criminal network. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Isla Fisher, Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt, with Rosamund Pike, and Morgan Freeman.

• “The Running Man” (R): In a near-future society, “The Running Man” is the top-rated show on television, where contestants, known as runners, must survive 30 days while being hunted by assassins. Starring Glen Powell, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Emilia Jones, Michael Cera, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson with Colman Domingo and Josh Brolin.

• “Keeper” (R): Horror film about a wife who becomes isolated in a secluded cabin and has to fend off an unspeakable evil. Starring Tatiana Maslany, Claire Friesen, Rossif Sutherland and Christin Park.

• “Predator-Badlands” (PG-13): The newest entry in the “Predator” franchise is set in the future on a remote planet, where a young Predator (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia (Elle Fanning).

• “Nuremburg” (PG-13): The Allies, led by the unyielding chief prosecutor, Robert H. Jackson, have the task of ensuring the Nazi regime answers for the horrors of the Holocaust while a US Army psychiatrist is locked in a psychological duel with former Reichsmarschall Herman Göring. Starring Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Michael Shannon, Leo Woodall, Richard E. Grant, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Lydia Peckham and Wrenn Schmidt.

• “Sarah’s Oil” (PG): Set in the early 1900s, based on the true story of young Sarah Rector who believes there’s oil beneath the barren land she’s allotted in Oklahoma Indian Territory. As greedy sharks close in, Sarah seeks community help to maintain control of her oil-rich land, eventually becoming one of the first female African American millionaires. Starring Zachary Levi, Bridget Regan, Naya Desir-Johnson and Sonequa Martin-Green.

• “Bugonia” (R): Two young men kidnap the CEO of a major company, when they become convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth. Starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.

• “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” (PG-13): A chronicle of the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 “Nebraska” album when he was a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, struggling to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past, based on the book “Deliver Me from Nowhere” by Warren Zanes. Starring Jeremy Allen White, Jeremy Strong, Paul Walter Hauser, Stephen Graham, Odessa Young, Gaby Hoffman, Marc Maron, and David Krumholtz.

• “Regretting You” (PG-13): Based on the bestselling book, “Regretting You” about a mother and daughter who explore what’s left behind after a devastating accident reveals a shocking betrayal, forcing them to confront family secrets and rediscover each other. Starring Allison Williams, Mckenna Grace, Dave Franco, Mason Thames, Sam Morelos with Scott Eastwood with Willa Fitzgerald and Clancy Brown.

• “Chainsaw Man-The Movie: Reze Arc” (R): Chainsaw Man faces his deadliest battle yet in a brutal war between devils, hunters and secret enemies. Anime film, starring Reina Ueda, Fairouz Ai, Kikunosuke Toya and Natsuki Hanae.

• “Black Phone 2” (R): Sequel to “Black Phone” where 13-year-old Finn escaped captivity and killed his abductor, The Grabber. Finn, now 17, struggles with life after his captivity, while his 15-year-old sister Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) begins receiving calls in her dreams from the black phone and seeing visions of three boys being stalked at a winter camp. Gwen persuades Finn to visit the camp during a winter storm. Starring Demián Bichir, Arianna Rivas, Miguel Mora and Jeremy Davies.

• “Tron: Ares” (PG-13): Disney film about a highly sophisticated program, Ares, who is sent from the digital world into the real world, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings. Starring Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Hasan Minhaj, Jodie Turner-Smith, Arturo Castro, Cameron Monaghan, with Gillian Anderson and Jeff Bridges.