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Netflix releases for December

The second season of FX’s wildly popular “American Horror Story” will be available on Netflix beginning Saturday.

TELEVISION

Now available

The L.A. Complex: Seasons 1-2

Touch: Season 2

Available Dec. 7

American Horror Story: Season 2

White Collar: Season 4

Dec. 10

Futurama: Season 10

Shake It Up!: Season 3

The Cleveland Show: Season 4

Dec. 13

Lilyhammer: Season 2

Avail 12/17

Family Guy: Season 11

FILM

Available Dec. 5

Lovelace (2013)

Amanda Seyfried, Peter Sarsgaard, Hank Azaria, Sharon Stone, Adam Brody, Juno Temple, James Franco

Amanda Seyfried stars as adult film icon Linda Lovelace, a woman coerced into and abused by the porn industry before taking charge of her life. The supporting cast includes all manner of Hollywood A-listers stepping into meaty roles.

Dec. 9

C.O.G. (2013)

Jonathan Groff, Denis O’Hare, Corey Stoll, Dean Stockwell, Casey Wilson, Troian Bellisario, Dale Dickey

Based on a short story by David Sedaris, this comedy follows the brash young author as he travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. The journey exposes him to all sorts of culture clashes, but what awaits him at the farm is far worse.

Dec. 12

Blackfish (2013)

This fascinating documentary examines the life of performing killer whale Tilikum -- who has caused the deaths of several people while in captivity -- and questions the safety and humaneness of confining these intelligent creatures.

The Short Game (2013)

Sky Sudberry, Allan Kournikova, Jed Dy, Zamokuhle Nxasana, Alexa Pano, Amari Avery

Eight grade-school golfers must navigate parents, coaches, and their own pint-sized rivals as they compete in a junior-level championship at the prestigious Pinehurst golf course in North Carolina.

Dec. 13

Bo Burnham: what. (2013)

Left brain and right brain duke it out and then belt out a tune in comedian Bo Burnham’s quick and clever one-man show. As intelligent as he is lanky, Burnham cynically pokes at pop entertainment while offering unadulterated showmanship of his own.

Dec. 22

Drinking Buddies (2013)

Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston, Ti West, Jason Sudeikis, Frank V. Ross

Workmates at a small Chicago brewery, Luke and Kate are romantically involved with others but also the best of friends -- on and off the clock. Things get complicated, however, when the couples spend a weekend together at a lakeside retreat.

Dec. 28

The Guilt Trip (2012)

Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen, Adam Scott, Colin Hanks, Kathy Najimy, Ari Graynor, Casey Wilson

After Andy Brewster invents a fabulous new organic cleaner, he goes on a cross-country road trip to promote it. His mother, Joyce, comes along for the ride but soon discovers that her son has an ulterior motive: fixing her up with a long-lost flame.

Dec. 30

The Iron Lady (2011)

Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Alexandra Roach, Harry Lloyd, Olivia Colman, Iain Glen, Victoria Bewick

Meryl Streep provides a subtle and nuanced portrait of Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of Britain, whose political career and determination changed the rules that had limited women’s opportunities for leadership.

Dec. 31

As I Lay Dying (2013)

James Franco, Logan Marshall-Green, Jim Parrack, Tim Blake Nelson, Ahna O’Reilly

Writer-director James Franco’s ambitious take on William Faulkner’s classic novel chronicles the sobering story of a poor Southern clan carrying out the family matriarch’s dying wish to be buried in a distant town.

Home for the Holidays with Netflix – a holiday row goes live the week of Dec. 9 at netflix.com/seasonalfavorites!

Love Actually (2003)

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)

The Polar Express (2004)

White Christmas (1954)



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