Holiday movie season is underway, and Hollywood has plenty of gifts to offer

The holiday movie season is in full swing, but there are still several titles opening before the end of the year. Here’s a look: (Release dates and titles are subject to change).

ALREADY OPENED/ONLINE

“The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” — This spin-off of the popular franchise has a young Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth, “Billy the Kid”), who mentors and develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games.

“Napoleon” — Joaquin Phoenix stars in director Ridley Scott’s epic that details the checkered rise and fall of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte and his relentless journey to power through the prism of his addictive, volatile relationship with his wife, Josephine (Vanessa Kirby). I’m sure they had several quaint nights together.

“Silent Night” — Action director vet John Woo helms this tale of a grieving father (Joel Kinnaman) who enacts his long-awaited revenge against a ruthless gang on Christmas Eve. Spread the cheer, right?

“May December” — Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple (Julianne Moore and Charles Melton) buckles under pressure when an actress (Natalie Portman) arrives to do research for a film about their past. (In limited release in theaters; on Netflix)

“Leave the World Behind” — Producers Barack and Michelle Obama present a thriller about a couple (Julia Roberts and Ethan Hawke), their ritzy Airbnb host (Mahershala Ali) and a doomsday prepper (Kevin Bacon), whose paranoia seems appropriate as a cyberattack devastates America. (In limited release in theaters; on Netflix Dec. 8)

“Maestro” — Bradley Cooper dazzlingly embodies conductor-composer Leonard Bernstein, and Carey Mulligan is equally brilliant as his Broadway star wife. (In limited release in theaters; on Netflix Dec. 20)

FRIDAY, DEC. 8

“The Boy and the Heron” — This Japanese animation follows a 12-year-old boy named Mahito, who struggles to settle into a new town after his mother’s death. But when a talking heron informs him that his mother is still alive, Mahito enters an abandoned tower in search of her, which takes him to another world.

DEC. 15

“Wonka” — Genius casting has Oscar nominee Timothee Chalamet (”Call Me By Your Name,” “Dune”) starring as Willy Wonka, the character at the center of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” “Wonka” is a prequel, telling the story of how the world’s greatest chocolate-maker came to meet the Oompa-Loompas on one of his earliest adventures. Strike that, reverse it. Or don’t. (See the movies.)

DEC. 22

“Anyone But You” — Despite an amazing first date, a ridiculously photogenic couple (Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell) find their initial attraction quickly turns sour. (Perhaps bad lighting?) But when they unexpectedly find themselves at a destination wedding in Australia, they pretend to be the perfect couple to keep up appearances. I’m sure everything turns out fine.

“Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” — When an ancient power is unleashed, Aquaman (a still buff-even-under-water Jason Mamoa) must forge an uneasy alliance with an unlikely ally to protect Atlantis — and the world — from irreversible devastation. It’s always irreversible. Why is it always irreversible?

“The Iron Claw” — The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers (Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson), who made history in the intensely competitive world of professional wrestling in the early 1980s.

“Migration” — Illumination animation presents this tale of a family of ducks who try to convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime. With the voices of Elizabeth Banks, Awkwafina, Danny DeVito and Carol Kane.

DEC. 25

“The Boys in the Boat” — George Clooney directs this tale about a 1930s University of Washington rowing team, from its Depression-era beginnings to winning gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Starring Joel Edgerton and Callum Turner.

“The Color Purple” — A decades-spanning tale of love and resilience with one woman’s journey to independence. Celie (Fantasia Barrino) faces many hardships in her life but ultimately finds extraordinary strength and hope in the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood. A film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical that was inspired by Steven Spielberg’s film based on the 1982 novel by Alice Walker.

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