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Netflix’s December lineup is here to help balance out all the holiday parties, indulgent food and family time this month. There are festive films to get everyone in the Christmas spirit.

All three of Disney’s “Santa Clause” films arrive with plenty of time to watch before Christmas. That’s not the only family-friendly fare. “The Trolls Holiday Special” is coming Dec. 6. And, there are New Year’s Eve countdowns from popular children’s shows, including “Trollhunters” and “Skylanders Academy.”

'Trolls' - Family Gala - 60th BFI London Film Festival
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If escaping from the holiday festivities is more your speed, Netflix has several solid options. Eminem’s “8 Mile,” “Hitch” and “V for Vendetta” are streaming now and “Guardians of the Galaxy 2” arrives mid-month (watch the trailer below to get excited in case you missed it in theaters!).

“Bright,” a new Netflix original movie from the director of “Suicide Squad,” is a fantasy crime flick starring Will Smith. There’s no more waiting for Season 2 of “The Crown,” which is the last for the original cast, “Planet Earth II” and “Fuller House” Season 3.

 

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All three “Ace Ventura” films are now streaming on the platform, as is the Sandra Bullock classic “While You Were Sleeping.”

 

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If that’s not enough for you, learn how to access hidden Netflix categories to find exactly what your streaming heart desires.

Here is a full list of everything new to Netflix in December:

Dec. 1

  • 8 Mile
  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
  • Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
  • All Hail King Julien: Season 5 (Netflix Original)
  • A StoryBots Christmas (Netflix Original)
  • August Rush
  • Chef & My Fridge: 2017
  • Dark: Season 1 (Netflix Original)
  • Diana: In Her Own Words
  • Dreamcatcher
  • DreamWorks Home: For the Holidays (Netflix Original)
  • Easy: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
  • Exporting Raymond
  • Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story
  • Full Metal Jacket
  • Hitch
  • My Happy Family (Netflix Original)
  • Nacho Libre
  • Sahara
  • The Farthest – Voyager in Space
  • The Little Rascals
  • The Wackness
  • The Young Victoria
  • Tyson
  • V for Vendetta
  • TURN: Washington’s Spies: Season 4
  • Voyeur (Netflix Original)
  • While You Were Sleeping

Dec. 4

  • When Calls the Heart: Season 4

Dec. 5

  • Craig Ferguson: Tickle Fight
  • Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Dec. 6

  • Trolls Holiday Special

Dec. 8

  • El Camino Christmas
  • The Crown: Season 2

Dec. 11

  • Catwoman
  • The Magicians: Season 2

Dec. 12

  • Disney’s The Santa Clause
  • Disney’s The Santa Clause 2
  • Disney’s The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
  • Judd Apatow: The Return

Dec. 14

  • 41 Dogs in My Home
  • A&E: When Patients Attack
  • Ainsley Eats the Streets: Season 1
  • Halt and Catch Fire: Season 4

Dec. 15

  • A Five Star Life
  • Christmas Inheritance
  • Discovering Bigfoot
  • El Señor de los Cielos: Season 5
  • Erased: Season 1
  • Freeway: Crack In The System
  • Neverlake
  • Pottersville
  • Reggie Yates Outside Man: Volume 2
  • The Haunting of Helena
  • The Mafia Kills Only in Summer
  • The Ranch: Part 4
  • Trollhunters: Part 2
  • Ultimate Beastmaster
  • Wormwood

Dec. 18

  • Hello, My Twenties!: Season 2

Dec. 19

  • Miss Me This Christmas
  • Russell Howard: Recalibrate
  • The Indian Detective: Season 1
  • You Can’t Fight Christmas

Dec. 20

  • La Casa de Papel: Season 1

Dec. 21

  • Peaky Blinders: Season 4

Dec. 22

  • 72 Dangerous Animals: Latin America: Season 1
  • Bright
  • Dope: Season 1
  • Fuller House: Season 3, New Episodes
  • Rosario Tijeras: Season 1
  • The Toys That Made Us: Season 1

Dec. 23

  • Creep 2
  • Myths & Monsters: Season 1

Dec. 25

  • Cable Girls: Season 2
  • Planet Earth II

Dec. 26

  • Todd Barry: Spicy Honey
  • Travelers: Season 2
  • All Hail King Julien: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
  • Beat Bugs: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
  • Larva: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
  • Pororo: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
  • Puffin Rock: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
  • Skylanders Academy: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
  • Trollhunters: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
  • True and The Rainbow Kingdom: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
  • Word Party: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018

Dec. 27

  • Pusher

Dec. 29

  • Bill Nye Saves the World: Season 2: Part 1
  • Killer Legends
  • La Mante: Season 1
  • Shelter
  • The Climb

Dec. 31

  • Dave Chappelle: Equanimity
  • Fun Mom Dinner

[h/t Variety]

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