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OTT releases this week Dec 15 to Dec 21: From Emily In Paris Season 5 to Relay, here are the top English titles to watch
BY SACNILK
The streaming calendar for the third week of December is poised to end the year on a high note for international content enthusiasts. While the holiday season usually brings a wave of rom-coms, this week’s lineup offers a compelling mix of high-stakes drama, post-apocalyptic survival, and gritty thrillers. Leading the charge is the highly anticipated return of Lily Collins in Emily in Paris Season 5, alongside the second chapter of the critically acclaimed adaptation Fallout, promising a massive mid-week clash for viewers on Netflix and Prime Video. Beyond the returning blockbusters, the roster is packed with fresh narratives. Netflix is set to drop the sci-fi disaster film The Great Flood and the thriller Relay, while Prime Video has curated an extensive list of rental premieres ranging from action-packed revenge sagas like Sisu: Road to Revenge to classic thrillers. Whether you are looking for long-format series to binge or a quick cinematic rental, the digital platforms have successfully covered all bases. Here is the comprehensive schedule of English movies and web series releasing this week. OTT Releases This Week Dec 16, 2025 Now You See Me: Now You Don't Comedy,Adventure Prime Video - Rent Language:English Running Time: 1h 53m IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 View Box Office Collection→ The Now You See Me movie franchise centers on The Four Horsemen, a group of skilled illusionists (led by J. Daniel Atlas and including Merritt McKinney, Henley Reeves, Jack Wilder, and later Lula) who use elaborate magic tricks to expose corruption and pull off grand heists. In the first film (2013), the Horsemen execute a series of Robin Hood-style robberies, only to be pursued by FBI Agent Dylan Rhodes, who is ultimately revealed as the mastermind seeking vengeance for his father's death. The second installment (2016) sees the team kidnapped and blackmailed into a high-stakes tech heist by a young prodigy, forcing them to work with former debunker Thaddeus Bradley, who introduces them further into "The Eye," a secret society of magicians guiding their actions. The latest film, Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025), brings the original team back together to mentor a new generation of illusionists for a mission involving a corrupt diamond magnate, solidifying the new members' place within the mysterious society. Dec 16, 2025 Sisu: Road to Revenge Action,Adventure Prime Video-Rent Language:English Running Time: 1h 29m IMDB Rating: 7.3/10 View Box Office Collection→ In Sisu: Road to Revenge, a Finnish ex-commando dismantling his former home in Soviet-occupied Karelia after WWII is relentlessly pursued by a brutal Red Army commander who previously murdered his family. A brutal, action-packed chase ensues as the commando fights off Soviet soldiers using his unique survival skills to reach the Finnish border. Dec 16, 2025 It Was Just an Accident Action,Adventure prime Video-Rent Language: English Running Time: 1h 45m IMDB Rating: 7.7/10 Limited Theatrical Release It Was Just an Accident is an Iranian film by Jafar Panahi about a car mechanic, Vahid, who recognizes the distinctive limp of a client as his former prison torturer, Peg-Leg. He impulsively kidnaps the man, but then grapples with doubt and seeks confirmation from fellow ex-prisoners, leading to a tense journey through Tehran exploring revenge, trauma, and morality as they debate justice versus vengeance. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Dec 16, 2025 King Ivory Thriller, Crime Prime Video-Rent Language: English Running Time: 2h 10m IMDB Rating: 6.2/10 Limited Theatrical release King Ivory is a gritty crime thriller about the fentanyl epidemic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, following intersecting stories of a dedicated drug cop (James Badge Dale) whose son gets hooked, a ruthless cartel boss (Michael Mando), an imprisoned Indian Brotherhood leader (Graham Greene) running statewide trafficking, and an Irish mob family (Ben Foster, Melissa Leo) involved in the trade, all piecing together a complex drug web from different angles. Dec 16, 2025 Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk Documentary Prime Video - Rent Language:English Running Time: 1h 50m IMDB Rating: 7.9 Limited Theatrical Release Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk is a powerful documentary by Sepideh Farsi, capturing life in Gaza through video calls with Palestinian photojournalist and poet Fatma Hassouna, who documents the conflict's devastating toll, including the loss of her family, before her own tragic death, making the film a poignant, personal testament to Palestinian resilience and a memorial to her life and art. Dec 16, 2025 The Running Man Action, Thriller Prime Video - Rent Language: English Running Time: 2h 13m IMDB Rating: 6/10 View Box Office Collection→ The Running Man is a dystopian action film where blacklisted Ben Richards (Glen Powell) must compete in a deadly reality TV show to save his daughter. He is hunted across the country by assassins while the show’s producer (Josh Brolin) manipulates the broadcast. Ben uses the game to expose the corporate-controlled Network’s corruption, sparking a public rebellion and ultimately bringing down the system. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Dec 16 , 2025 Thieves Highway Action, Crime Prime Video - Rent Language: English Running Time: 1h 23m IMDB Rating: 5.2/10 Limited Theatrical Release Thieves Highway is a modern Western-style action-thriller about grizzled Oklahoma cow cop Frank Bennett (Aaron Eckhart) tracking a sophisticated gang stealing cattle, finding himself isolated and fighting for survival against ruthless rustlers who've become increasingly violent, forcing him to confront them on a dangerous stretch of highway to stop them before they reach the border. Dec 16 , 2025 The Thing with Feathers Psychological Drama Prime Video-Rent Language: English Running Time: 1h 44m IMDB Rating: 6.4/10 Limited Theatrical release In Wake Up Dead Man, detective Benoit Blanc investigates the locked-room murder of Monsignor Wicks, a manipulative preacher. Aided by Father Jud, Blanc uncovers a plot involving a valuable diamond and Wicks' plan to expose his congregation's secrets. The investigation, centered on the diverse suspects within the church, reveals a complex tale of greed and lies, culminating in Blanc exposing the killer and the diamond's hiding place. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Dec 19 , 2025 The Great Flood Drama,Sci-fic Netflix Language: Korean,English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu Running Time:1h 46m IMDB Rating: NA Direct OTT Release The Great Flood is a South Korean sci-fi disaster film about a catastrophic deluge that submerges the world, following an AI researcher (Kim Da-mi) and her young son trapped in a sinking apartment building, as a security team member (Park Hae-soo) undertakes a crucial mission to save them and potentially humanity's future, revealing the flood might be man-made, blending survival drama with themes of climate change, AI, and ethics Dec 19 , 2025 Breakdown: 1975 Documentary Netflix Language: English Running Time: 1h 53m IMDB Rating: NA Direct OTT Release Breakdown: 1975 is a documentary directed by Morgan Neville, the film explores how the social and political upheaval of the mid-1970s (Vietnam War, Watergate) influenced American cinema. It argues that filmmakers in 1975 embraced national chaos to create dark, cynical classics like Taxi Driver and Network, marking a pivotal shift in Hollywood history. Dec 19 , 2025 Him Horror ,Drama Peacock Language: English Running Time: 1h 36m IMDB Rating: 5.1/10 View Box Office Collection→ Him is a psychological football horror film about rising quarterback Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers) who, after a career-threatening brain injury, trains at the secluded desert compound of legendary QB Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans) to become the greatest, discovering the dark, cult-like secrets and extreme measures behind the pursuit of athletic perfection, blurring lines between vision, drugs, and sinister reality in a journey of toxic masculinity and sacrifice. Dec 19 , 2025 Queens of the Dead Comedy, Horror Shudder Language: English Running Time: 1h 41m IMDB Rating:4.9/10 Limited Theatrical Release Queens of the Dead is a horror-comedy about a Brooklyn warehouse party where a zombie apocalypse erupts, forcing a diverse group of drag queens, club kids, and rivals to set aside their differences and use their unique talents to fight off the slow, shambling undead, blending glamor, comedy, and zombie mayhem in a tribute to classic horror with a queer, optimistic twist. Dec 19 , 2025 Relay Action,Thriller Netflix Language: English Running Time: 1h 52m IMDB Rating:7.0/10 View Box Office Collection→ Relay is a tense espionage thriller about Ash (Riz Ahmed), a shadowy fixer who brokers confidential deals between corrupt corporations and whistleblowers using a secure relay service for the deaf, but his world unravels when he takes on a jittery new client, Sarah (Lily James), who's trying to return damning evidence about genetically modified wheat, only to find she's part of a deeper trap set by corporate forces, forcing him into a dangerous game of deception and survival. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}) Dec 18 , 2025 Romance, Comedy Netflix Series: Emily in Paris- Season 5 Language:English No Of Episodes: 10 Emily in Paris follows Emily Cooper, a driven American marketing executive who moves to Paris for a new job, where she immediately encounters significant cultural clashes with her French colleagues and boss. The romantic comedy series centers on her navigation of life abroad, juggling her new career at luxury firm Savoir, building friendships with Mindy and Camille, and becoming entangled in a complex love triangle with her neighbor, Gabriel, all while sharing her adventures and American perspectives on social media. Dec 18 , 2025 Action, Adventure Prime Video Series: Fallout- Season 2 Language:English No Of Episodes: 8 In Fallout Season 2, Lucy and The Ghoul travel to New Vegas to hunt down her father, Hank MacLean, who is wanted for his role in the bombing of Shady Sands. They seek answers about their pasts and the Vault-Tec conspiracy. Meanwhile, Maximus, hailed as a hero by the Brotherhood of Steel, consolidates power while grappling with the morality of the Brotherhood's control over cold fusion technology. The season introduces major elements from the games, including Mr. House, Caesar's Legion, and the iconic Deathclaw monster. 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