Movies Coming Out in December 2015: Full List of Every Movie Release Date in December

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The month of December will see no shortage of long-awaited theater releases, perhaps most notably Star Wars: The Force Awakens. The release of the interstellar epic from J.J. Abrams, who is also the director behind the Star Trek movies and the supernatural castaway TV series Lost, has had fans on the edge of their seats for months. Also out this month is the highly anticipated comedy Sisters, starring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, and produced by Fey and Jay Roach (Austin Powers, Meet the Parents).

Game of Thrones fans take note: Kit Harington will star in the upcoming Mission Impossible film, slated for release on Dec. 4. Another noteworthy release this month is The Hateful Eight from Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained).

The four major film release dates to watch out for are Dec. 4, 11, 18, 23 and 25, according to IMDb. Click through for more, including plot summaries and cast, for each film release this month. For showtimes, locations and tickets, head to Fandango.  

Friday, Dec. 4

 Krampus 

 Christmas Eve 

 MI-5 

 Macbeth 

 Chi-Raq 

 The Letters

 Life 

 The World of Kanako 

 Youth  

 Hitchcock/Truffaut  

Friday, Dec. 11 

 In the Heart of the Sea 

 Legend 

The Big Short 

The Dark Horse 

Friday, Dec. 18 

 Star Wars: The Force Awakens 

 Sisters 

 Son of Saul 

 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

Wednesday, Dec. 23 

 The Big Short (national release)

Friday, Dec. 25 

 Joy 

 Daddy's Home 

 Point Break 

 Concussion 

 The Hateful Eight

 The Revenant 

Here are a few select trailers from some of the biggest movies this month: