This December, Netflix is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the highly anticipated second season of Squid Game to a thrilling action thriller film titled The Carry-On. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Netflix this month and have an 89% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the five best films that are coming to Netflix in December 2024 with an 89% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.
Zero Dark Thirty (December 1)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 91%
Zero Dark Thirty is a political action thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow from a screenplay by Mark Boal. The 2012 film follows a CIA analyst and her team as they try to track down an infamous terrorist leader responsible for a grave terror attack on the United States. Zero Dark Thirty stars Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Mark Strong, Jennifer Ehle, Kyle Chandler, James Gandolfini, Mark Duplass, and Harold Perrineau.
Kneecap (December 2)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
Kneecap is a comedy-drama film written and directed by Rich Peppiatt. The 2024 film is set in the late 2010s in West Belfast, and it follows a group of unlikely pair who begin rapping in their native Irish language and soon start a revolution to save their mother tongue. Kneecap stars Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Josie Walker, Fionnuala Flaherty, Jessica Reynolds, Adam Best, Simone Kirby, and Michael Fassbender.
Compliance (December 5)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%
Compliance is a crime thriller film written and directed by Craig Zobel. Based on an actual event, the 2012 film follows Sandra, who agrees to strip search an employee after she receives a call from a policeman who claims that her employee is a thief. However, what Sandra doesn’t know is that the caller is a scammer, and she is now part of a crime. Compliance stars Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, and Bill Camp.
Shiva Baby (December 7)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 96%
Shiva Baby is a comedy film written and directed by Emma Seligman. Based on Seligman’s own experiences, the 2020 film follows Danielle, a directionless young bisexual Jewish woman who is attending a Shiva with her friends, where she runs into her ex-girlfriend and her sugar daddy. Shiva Baby stars Rachel Sennott, Molly Gordon, Polly Draper, Danny Deferrari, Fred Melamed, and Dianna Agron.
Mad Max: Fury Road (December 30)
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
Mad Max: Fury Road is a post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller from a screenplay co-written by Brendan McCarthy and Nico Lathouris. The 2015 film is the fourth instalment in the Mad Max film franchise, and it follows Max after he is caught by a tyrant who rules over a stark desert and controls every drop of water. He soon decides to escape with the help of Furiosa, a warrior who works for the tyrant. Mad Max: Fury Road stars Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Rose Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Zoë Kravitz, Abbey Lee, and Courtney Eaton.