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Film critic Chris Nashawaty recommends this winter’s top movies and shows for grownups
JAY KELLY
On Netflix December 5
George Clooney, 64, plays a charismatic movie star who travels to Europe with his manager (Adam Sandler, 59) to see his career honored. Along the way, he grapples with the many sacrifices and bittersweet choices he’s made.
SONG SUNG BLUE
In theaters December 25
If you ever need proof that truth is stranger than fiction, check out this inspirational, fact-based jukebox musical about a married Milwaukee couple who perform as Lightning & Thunder—an unironic Neil Diamond tribute act. (Don’t laugh: They’re actually pretty great!) Hugh Jackman, 57, and Kate Hudson star as local icons Mike and Claire Sardina.
WATSON
On CBS January 26
The game is afoot! Expect a new file full of nail-biting medical mysteries in the second season of this sly, satisfying procedural starring The Best Man’s Morris Chestnut, 56.
IS THIS THING ON?
In theaters December 19
Bradley Cooper, 50, confirms his status as a serious Hollywood triple threat, cowriting and directing this dark comedy about a burned-out husband and dad (Will Arnett, 55) navigating midlife as a fledgling stand-up comic. Cooper and the always welcome Laura Dern, 58, costar.
THE PITT
On HBO Max January 8
Fresh off their big wins at the 2025 Emmys, The Pitt and Noah Wyle, 54, return for a sophomore season of trauma and drama, with even more amped-up emotional fireworks. Literally: The new stories are said to unfold over Fourth of July weekend.
WAKE UP DEAD MAN
On Netflix December 12
Is Rian Johnson our generation’s answer to Agatha Christie? The whip-smart 51-year-old writer-director reteams with Daniel Craig, 57, for the third installment in the deliciously twisty Knives Out mystery franchise, with Glenn Close, 78, Jeremy Renner, 54, and other stars.