Peacock has a really strong lineup of newly arrived movies heading into the center of December, including a couple of you could not have seen in theaters.
A few of the most effective titles available aren’t even Christmas-related, which is a pleasant choice to have this holiday season.
The Watch With Us team has narrowed the choice right down to the three great Peacock movies to binge-watch this weekend.
Our picks include a world-famous director’s tackle his life, the return of a legendary vampire and an underrated thriller that ought to have been a monster hit.
‘The Fabelmans’ (2022)
The Fabelmans is each and isn’t the story of director Steven Spielberg, but apparently, it was close enough to his life that he didn’t make the film until each of his parents had passed. Gabriel LaBelle stars as Sammy Fabelman, the teenage aspiring filmmaker whose parents, Mitzi (Michelle Williams) and Burt Fabelman (Paul Dano), don’t fully understand his passion for storytelling.
This family has some stories to inform of their very own, and thru the lens of his camera, Sammy discovers a secret that might tear his parents apart. Love will not be enough to carry the Fabelmans together, but Sammy’s journey is a transformative experience that reshapes the way in which he sees the world and the people who find themselves closest to him.
The Fabelmans is streaming on Peacock.
‘Renfield’ (2023)
You think that your boss is bad? Try working for Dracula, as played by Nicolas Cage. The title character of Renfield is played by Nicholas Hoult, and he’s had good enough of Dracula’s abuse and over a century of eating bugs. So he starts to interrupt away from his master and attend self-help groups to retake control of his life.
Renfield will not be a vampire, but he has good enough power to kill some criminals when threatened. He also forms a bond with a human, Officer Rebecca Quincy (Awkwafina), which is a brand new experience for him. But when Dracula discovers what his servant is as much as, he’s not going to let Renfield simply walk away. This can be a comedy, but Dracula stays just as deadly as ever, and Renfield may pay the worth for crossing him.
Renfield is streaming on Peacock.
‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ (2011)
Since Wake Up Dead Man is playing on a rival streamer, it’s price looking back at Daniel Craig‘s lead performance in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Craig had a really different persona as journalist Mikael Blomkvist, who has recently been disgraced by a libel suit that will destroy his profession. Businessman Henrik Vange (Christopher Plummer) could have the evidence that Mikael must exonerate himself, but first, he wants Blomkvist to resolve a mystery that’s haunted his family for a long time.
That’s where the title character, Lisbeth Salander (Rooney Mara), enters the story like a force of nature. Lisbeth is a preternaturally gifted hacker, but that’s not what makes her special. Mikael recruits Lisbeth for his case because she has a superb analytical mind and a ruthless streak that serves her well when going up against some truly evil men. The query isn’t whether Mikael and Lisbeth will solve the mystery — it’s whether or not they’ll survive an encounter with a killer.
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is streaming on Peacock.