Netflix Instant Best New Movies for December 2010

Anne Wright
The best new movies on Netflix instant for December 2010 make a great Christmas present. Watch these 12 top rated new films on Netflix streaming including one Christmas Carol.

Metropolis Restored (1927): Fritz Lang's masterpiece may be the most influential silent film of all time as a privileged young man goes underground to join the workers revolt. This new Netflix instant film got 3.9 stars.

Apocolypse Now Redux (2001): Technical improvements enhance the 1979 Vietnam War classic with Martin Sheen on a mission to terminate Marlon Brando. Viewers give it 4.3 stars.

Christmas Carol: The Movie (2001): Nicolas Cage and Kate Winslet provide voices for this animated version with annoying mice replacing much of Dickens' story. This top rated movie somehow got 3.4 stars.

Alice in Wonderland (2010): Tim Burton's adaptation looks frabjous even if it doesn't much follow the Lewis Carroll text. It gets 3.7 stars.

I Am Love (2009): Stay tuned for the scene after the credits to understand this lush Italian epic of infidelity and tragedy starring Tilda Swinton that garners 3.4 stars.

The White Ribbon (2009): This Golden Globe winner tells a disturbing story of sexual repression and violent crimes in a German village where even the kids become suspects. You'll argue over the ending of this 3.4 star new Netflix streaming movie.

The Sting (1973): Paul Newman and Robert Redford display their usual charms but this witty comedy also teaches that there's nothing glamorous about being a grifter. It gets 4.2 stars to go with its 7 Academy Awards.

Casino (1995): Another bloody engrossing Martin Scorcese gangster film with Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci winning 4.1 stars at Netflix but losing everything in Vegas.

Billy Elliot (2000): Cheer for an 11-year old boy who escapes a Northern England mining town to become a ballet dancer. It's dancing with 3.9 stars at Netflix.

Salvador (1986): Oliver Stone's interesting take on the civil war with James Woods and James Belushi as journalists who are in over their heads gets 3.5 stars

Rain (1932): Joan Crawford battles a fanatical missionary and steals the show as a gutsy prostitute earning 3.3 stars.

Cyrano de Bergerac (1950): Jose Ferrer wins an Oscar and Roxanne's heart. The DVD print stinks but the story shines through in this new Netflix streaming movie that gets 3.8 stars.

These new Netflix instant movies for December 2010 will help you celebrate the 12 days of Christmas.

Source: Netflix

Published by Anne Wright

Freelance writer and longtime student of Buddhism and nonprofit professional. As an AC Featured Arts & Entertainment Contributor, she draws on her experience in development and managerial positions with n...  View profile

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