Winter is the best time for movies, you get to snuggle up on the couch at home or go out to a theater where you get to leave the house to prevent going totally stir crazy but still staying warm! There are some great movies coming out this winter season and you should check them out!
1. Star Wars: Rogue One
84% Rotten Tomatoes
Starring: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Mads Mikkelsen and Forest Whitaker
Release Date: December 16
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
"In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction. This key event in the Star Wars timeline brings together ordinary people who choose to do extraordinary things, and in doing so, become part of something greater than themselves."
2. Moana
8.1/10 IMBD
95% Rotten Tomatoes
Starring: Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson
Release Date: November 23
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
"A sweeping, CG-animated adventure about a spirited teenager who sails out on a daring mission to prove herself a master wayfinder and fulfill her ancestors' unfinished quest. During her journey, Moana meets the once-mighty demi-god Maui, and together, they traverse the open ocean on an action-packed voyage, encountering enormous fiery creatures and impossible odds."
3. La La Land
8.8/10 IMBD
94% Rotten Tomatoes
Starring: Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling
Release Date: Limited releases starting December 9
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical
"The story of Mia, an aspiring actress, and Sebastian, a dedicated jazz musician, struggling to make ends meet while pursuing their dreams in a city known for destroying hopes and breaking hearts. With modern day Los Angeles as the backdrop, this musical about everyday life explores what is more important: a once-in-a-lifetime love or the spotlight."
4. Live By Night
8.6/10 IMBD
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Starring: Ben Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Chris Sullivan, Scott Eastwood and Elle Fanning
Release Date: December 25
Genre: Crime, Drama
"It's the Roaring `20's and Prohibition hasn't stopped the flow of booze in an underground network of gangster-run speakeasies. The opportunity to gain power and money is there for any man with enough ambition and nerve, and Joe Coughlin, the son of the Boston Police superintendent, long ago turned his back on his strict upbringing for the spoils of being an outlaw. But even among criminals, there are rules, and Joe breaks a big one: crossing a powerful mob boss by stealing his money and his moll."
5. Sing
7.3/10 IMBD
70% Rotten Tomatoes
Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth McFarlane, Scarlett Johansson and John C. Reilly
Release Date: December 21
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
"Dapper Koala Buster Moon presides over a once-grand theater that has fallen on hard times. An eternal optimist, and a bit of a scoundrel, he loves his theater above all and will do anything to preserve it. Facing the crumbling of his life's ambition, he takes one final chance to restore his fading jewel to its former glory by producing the world's greatest singing competition. Five contestants emerge: a mouse, a timid elephant, a pig, a gorilla and a punk-rock porcupine."
6. Hidden Figures
6.6/10 IMBD
95% Rotten Tomatoes
Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monae and Kevin Costner
Release Date: January 6
Genre: Drama
"The incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson - brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation's confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanized the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big."
7. A Monster Calls
7.7/10 IMBD
85% Rotten Tomatoes
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Lewis MacDougall, Liam Neeson and Felicity Jones
Release Date: December 23
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
"Conor is dealing with far more than other boys his age. His beloved and devoted mother is ill. He has little in common with his imperious grandmother. His father has resettled thousands of miles away. But Conor finds a most unlikely ally when the Monster appears at his bedroom window one night. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the Monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth that powerfully fuses imagination and reality."
8. Fences
8.0/10 IMBD
92% Rotten Tomatoes
Starring: Denzel Washington, Viola Davis, and Jovan Adepo
Release Date: December 25
Genre: Drama
"Now working as a garbage collector in 1950's Pittsburgh, a former baseball star, creates tension in his family when he squashes his son's dream of playing college football."
9. Split
7.8/10 IMBD
81% Rotten Tomatoes
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, James McAvoy, Haley Lu Richardson, Kim Director and Jessica Sula
Release Date: January 20
Genre: Horror, Thriller
"While the mental divisions of those with dissociative identity disorder have long fascinated and eluded science, it is believed that some can also manifest unique physical attributes for each personality, a cognitive and physiological prism within a single being. Though Kevin has evidenced 23 personalities to his trusted psychiatrist, Dr. Fletcher, there remains one still submerged who is set to materialize and dominate all the others. Compelled to abduct three teenage girls led by the willful, observant Casey, Kevin reaches a war for survival among all of those contained within him - as well as everyone around him - as the walls between his compartments shatter apart."
10. Fifty Shades Darker
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Starring: Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson, and Kim Basinger
Release Date: February 10
Genre: Drama, Romance
"When a wounded Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) tries to entice a cautious Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) back into his life, she demands a new arrangement before she will give him another chance. As the two begin to build trust and find stability, shadowy figures from Christian's past start to circle them, determined to destroy their hopes for a future together."
