Netflix is ready with an entertainment-packed December this year. While we already know all the brilliant films and TV shows that will be leaving Netflix in the upcoming month, it will also see the premiere of many of Netflix’s original and licensed films, including the streaming release of Rian Johnson’s new Knives Out film and the arrival of Ron Howard‘s survival film Eden. Just like every month, Netflix is ready to overload you with great content. So, we’re here to tell you about the 7 best new movies coming to Netflix in December 2025.
Troll 2 (December 1)
Troll 2 is an upcoming Norwegian monster film directed by Roar Uthaug from a screenplay by Espen Aukan. The sequel film follows adventurers Nora, Andreas, and Captain Kris as they must figure out a way to save their homeland after a dangerous new troll awakens and wreaks havoc throughout Norway. Troll 2 stars Ine Marie Wilmann, Kim S. Falck-Jørgensen, Mads Sjøgård Pettersen, Sara Khorami, Jon Ketil Johnsen, Gard B. Eidsvold, and Aksel Almaas.
My Secret Santa (December 3)
My Secret Santa is an upcoming Christmas romantic comedy film directed by Michael Rohl from a screenplay by Ron Oliver and Carley Smale. The Netflix film follows a desperate single mother who disguises herself as an old man to get a job as Santa Claus in a ski resort. Things take a turn when she finds herself falling for the owner’s son. My Secret Santa stars Alexandra Breckenridge, Ryan Eggold, Tia Mowry, Madison MacIsaac, Diana Maria Riva, and Dominic Fox.
Jay Kelly (December 5)
Jay Kelly is an upcoming comedy-drama film directed by Noah Baumbach, who also co-wrote the film with Emily Mortimer. The Netflix film revolves around the friendship between Jay Kelly, a famous actor and Ron Sukenick, Jay’s manager, as they ponder their life choices during a trip through Europe. Jay Kelly stars George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, and Grace Edwards.
Mean Girls (December 5)
Mean Girls is a teen musical comedy film co-directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. from a screenplay by Tina Fey. Based on the 2004 film of the same name, the 2024 film follows Cady Heron, a new student who joins the popular girls in her class in their clique called the Plastics, but things take a turn for the worse when she falls for the queen bee Regina George’s ex-boyfriend. Mean Girls stars Angourie Rice, Renee Rapp, Auliʻi Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, and Jenna Fischer.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (December 12)
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is a murder mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson. The Netflix film follows Detective Benoit Blanc as he is asked by an earnest young priest to investigate a seemingly impossible murder in a small-town church. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery stars Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church.
Eden (December 23)
Eden is a historical survival thriller film directed by Ron Howard from a screenplay by Noah Pink. The 2024 film is set on an uninhabited island in the Galápagos, and it revolves around a group of Europeans as they settle there, only to find themselves fighting against the brutal climate and each other to survive. Eden stars Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Bruhl, Felix Kammerer, Toby Wallace, and Richard Roxburgh.
Goodbye June (December 24)
Goodbye June is an upcoming Christmas drama film directed by Kate Winslet from a screenplay by Joe Anders. The Netflix film revolves around four estranged adult siblings as they reunite to take care of their ailing mother during the holiday season. Goodbye June stars Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall, Kate Winslet, and Helen Mirren.