Spooky period has passed. Glinda and Elphaba are now enjoying themselves, Moana is once more cruising the high seas, and” The Rock” and Santa Claus collaborate.

We’re giving thanks that the holidays are bringing a host of big movies, from the musical” Wicked” and the epic” Gladiator II” – both out on the same day, in case you want to pull a” Barbenheimer” – to Disney’s animated sequel” Moana 2″ and prequel” Mufasa: The Lion King”. The latter weeks of the year also unleash a slew of new Oscar-ready movie like” The Brutalist”,” Nickel Boys” and” A Complete Unfamiliar” to view as awards season stairs away. And if you’re unhappy about Halloween going apart, the dread remodel” Nosferatu” arrives to swallow your heart on Christmas Day.

Here’s an unique look at the 15 films returning to venues that you absolutely, positively must discover between now and the close of the year:

‘ Red One’ ( Nov. 15 )

Uh-oh, old St. Nick ( J. K. Simmons ) has been kidnapped! In the holiday action comedy, Callum Drift ( Dwayne Johnson ), a scrupulous international bounty hunter from the North Pole, teams up with Chris Evans ( Chris Evans ), a notoriously dishonest international bounty hunter, for a crucial rescue mission to save Santa.

‘ Gladiator II ‘ ( Nov. 22 )

In the sword-and-sandals sequel, young Lucius ( Paul Mescal ) has had enough of the Roman emperors who conquered his home. Like his hero Maximus, he enters the Colosseum to do battle, fighting for power player Macrinus ( Denzel Washington ) and seeking revenge against Roman general Acacius ( Pedro Pascal ).

‘ Wicked’ ( Nov. 22 )

Director Jon M. Chu’s adaptation of the Broadway musical/” Wizard of Oz” prequel stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West. As an awkward student at magical Shiz University, she befriends the popular Glinda ( Ariana Grande ), butts heads with the corrupt Wizard ( Jeff Goldblum ) and finds new confidence.

‘ Moana 2’ ( Nov. 27 )

Aulii Cravalho, the title seafarer, reprises her musical journey with her evil demigod friend Maui ( Dwayne Johnson ). With a new crew and new songs by Grammy Award winners Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, Moana wades into dangerous waters in the sequel after being surprised by her ancestors ‘ call to action.

‘ September 5’ ( Nov. 29 )

The true-life ( and extremely timely ) journalism thriller is set during 24 intense hours at the 1972 Munich Olympics. An ABC Sports producer ( John Magaro ) makes an effort to tell the truth when a Palestinian terrorist organization kidnaps Israeli team members and confronts internal struggles and obstacles outside.

‘ The Order ‘ ( Dec. 6 )

Based on a true story, director Justin Kurzel’s crime thriller features Jude Law as a world-weary FBI agent newly posted to the Pacific Northwest. He’s supposed to relax, but instead he joins a young Oregon police officer ( Tye Sheridan ) in a fight against a neo-Nazi group led by Nicholas Hoult.

‘ Kraven the Hunter ‘ ( Dec. 13 )

The latest in Sony’s Marvel universe introduces Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the title Spider-Man antagonist. With Ariana DeBose playing the voodoo priestess Calypso and Alessandro Nivola playing the villainous Rhino, Kraven’s upbringing under a ruthless crime lord father ( Russell Crowe ) and his quest to become the world’s greatest hunter are the central themes of the origin story.

‘ Nickel Boys ‘ ( Dec. 13 )

Director RaMell Ross adapts Colson Whitehead’s best-selling book with a distinctive first-person perspective. Elwood ( Ethan Herisse ) relies on Turner ( Brandon Wilson ) to survive abuse and brutality in the Jim Crow South, where his college dreams are shattered when he is sent to a corrupt reform school.

‘ The Brutalist ‘ ( Dec. 20 )

In Brady Corbet’s expansive epic, Adrien Brody portrays a talented Hungarian architect who survives the Holocaust and pursues the American dream. He arrives in Pennsylvania and begins working on a massive, visionary building project that is filled with passion as well as tumult. He appoints his wife ( Felicity Jones ) from Europe.

‘ Mufasa: The Lion King ‘ ( Dec. 20 )

The musical drama serves as both a sequel and a prequel, with Lin-Manuel Miranda songs as its lead. The orphan lion Mufasa (voiced by Aaron Pierre ), who is best friends with Prince Taka ( Kelvin Harrison Jr. ), is adopted by his family, is the subject of the film’s origin story.

‘ Sonic the Hedgehog 3’ ( Dec. 20 )

That sneaker-clad blue speedster based on the video games is back for an animated threequel. Sonic (voiced by Ben Schwartz ) and his buds Knuckles ( Idris Elba ) and Tails ( Colleen O’Shaughnessey ) need to find extra help to defend Earth when the superpowered mystery villain Shadow ( Keanu Reeves ) shows up.

‘ Babygirl’ ( Dec. 25 )

In the romantic thriller, Nicole Kidman plays a CEO who meets a young intern ( Harris Dickinson ) as part of her company’s mentoring program. They start a wild affair that gives her a new sense of freedom, but their secretive bickering and shifting power dynamics put their careers and families in jeopardy.

‘ A Complete Unknown ‘ ( Dec. 25 )

With his newest biopic about Bob Dylan,” Walk the Line,” director James Mangold addresses another renowned musician. In the early 1960s, Timothée Chalamet plays the folk singer-songwriter who makes friends with other artists like Joan Baez ( Monica Barbaro ) and helps organize a cultural movement.

‘ The Fire Inside ‘ ( Dec. 25 )

Written and produced by Barry Jenkins, the true-life sports drama stars actress/singer Ryan Destiny as boxer Claressa Shields. The fight for equal pay that followed the fighter’s relationship with a tough-love coach ( Brian Tyree Henry ), her Olympic bid for gold, and the ensuing struggle for equal pay.

‘ Nosferatu’ ( Dec. 25 )

Robert Eggers ‘ gothic remake of the 1922 silent classic ( based on Bram Stoker’s novel” Dracula” ) features Lily-Rose Depp as the haunted young Ellen Hutter, Nicholas Hoult as her husband Thomas and Bill Skarsgård as Count Orlok, the creepy vampire obsessed with Ellen.