Rakuten TV’s New December Titles – Tenet, Shirley and The New Mutants – Christmas Titles Include Love Actually, Elf and Home Alone

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As the nights draw in and Christmas is just around the corner, Rakuten TV brings a selection of movie winter warmers to keep audiences cosy this December. New titles include action-packed films Tenet, Host, Skylin3s and The New Mutants, as well as the fantastical worlds of Shirley and Pinocchio, and teenage love story Babyteeth. Joining Rakuten TV’s Starzplay section is the highly anticipated Powerbook II: Ghost S1 Pt 2 and, this December brings exciting new releases on Rakuten TV’s FREE section – Gigli, American Beauty and Get Rich or Die Tryin’.

This month, Rakuten TV brings audiences a selection of exhilarating new to rent or buy titles that will have them on the edge of their seat, starting with Christopher Nolan’s long awaited sci-fi Tenet, starring Robert Pattinson and John David Washington. This hugely entertaining action thriller is bold, baffling and so brilliantly disorientating that it easily steals the title of action-thriller of the year. Brought to screens by Marvel Entertainment is X-Men spin-off The New Mutants starring Maisie Williams and Anya Taylor-Joy. This horror thriller sees a group of young ‘mutants’ held captive in a psychiatric hospital who tap into their super-human abilities to escape. Additionally, sci-fi fans need look no further, with Skylin3s heading to the platform. This gripping title sees a deadly virus threaten humanity and a team of elite soldiers make an attempt to salvage mankind. And finally, Jiu Jitsu starring Nicholas Cage is the new sci-fi martial arts film that follows an ancient order of Jiu Jitsu fighters come face-to-face with a vicious race of alien invaders in an epic battle for the survival of Earth.

Audiences are welcomed into the eerie and hypnotic world of Shirley, with the protagonist Shirley (Elisabeth Moss) being a fictionalized version of the real-life irritable and tormented horror author Shirley Jackson. The selection of fantastical titles on offer continue with Pinocchio; a hauntingly dark and mesmerizingly live-action retelling of the classic fairytale, directed by Matteo Garrone. For those in search of some feel-good content that will undoubtedly stir a whirlwind of emotions, Babyteeth is a fearless coming-of-age debut from Australian director Shannon Murphy about the trials of mismatched young love.

With the festive finally upon us, audiences can truly enter the holiday spirit with the fantastic list of Christmas titles available to rent and purchase in December including beloved Christmas classics Love Actually, Elf, Home Alone, Last Christmas, Miracle on 34th Street and It’s A Wonderlife Life, which are regular rewatches this time of year. Plus, there is a fantastic array of further festive titles on Rakuten TV’s FREE section including Home & Alone For Christmas, The Dog Who Saved Christmas and A Wonderful Christmas amongst others.

Additionally, the wait is over for many with Powerbook II: Ghost Season 1 Pt 2 joining Rakuten TV’s Starzplay section, as well as The Girlfriend Experience Seasons 1 & 2.

Rakuten TV’s ad supported FREE channel also has a selection of new titles that will be newly available in December including hero titles Gigli (Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez), 50 Cent’s Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, American Beauty, Beavis & Butthead Do America, Cloverfield, The People Vs Larry Flynt, What We Do In The Shadows and The Weather Man.

Watch these titles and more on Rakuten TV this December.