OnVideo’s DVD Release Calendar: December 2025
December 2025
December 2
Code 3
(2025) Director: Christopher Leone. Starring: Rainn Wilson, Lil Rel Howery, Aimee Carrero. Rating: R. Running time: 104 minutes. A pair of overworked, underpaid paramedics face a wild 24-hour shift when one quits and must train his rookie replacement. What begins as a routine day spirals into a chaotic ride full of emergencies, absurd encounters and unexpected truths about life on the front lines. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. (Decal).
The Gilded Age: The Complete Third Season
(2025) All eight episodes. The American Gilded Age in New York in the 1880s was a period of immense economic and social change, when empires were built, but no victory came without sacrifice. Following the Opera War, the old guard is weakened and the Russells stand poised to take their place at the head of society. Bertha sets her sights on a prize that would elevate the family to unimaginable heights while George risks everything on a gambit that could revolutionize the railroad industry — if it doesn’t ruin him first. Across the street, the Brook household is thrown into chaos as Agnes refuses to accept Ada’s new position as lady of the house. Peggy meets a handsome doctor from Newport whose family is less than enthusiastic about her career. As all of New York hastens toward the future, their ambition may come at the cost of what they truly hold dear. Stars an ensemble cast headed up by Carrie Coon, Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Denée Benton, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Louisa Jacobson, Morgan Spector. Formats: DVD, VOD, Digital. (Warners).
His Girl Friday
(1940) One of the fastest, funniest, and most quotable films ever made, “His Girl Friday” stars Rosalind Russell as reporter Hildy Johnson, a standout among cinema’s powerful women. Hildy is matched in force only by her conniving but charismatic editor and ex-husband, Walter Burns (played by the peerless Cary Grant), who dangles the chance for her to scoop her fellow news writers with the story of an impending execution in order to keep her from hopping the train that’s supposed to take her to Albany and a new life as a housewife. When adapting Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur’s smash-hit play “The Front Page,” director Howard Hawks had the inspired idea of turning star reporter Hildy Johnson into a woman, and the result is an immortal mix of hard-boiled newsroom setting with ebullient remarriage comedy. Also presented here is a restoration of the 1931 film “The Front Page,” Lewis Milestone’s famous pre-Code adaptation of the same material. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration of “His Girl Friday,” with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film, “The Front Page,” and the special features. Extras: Read more here(The Criterion Collection).</span
Return to Reason: Four Films by Man Ray
(1923–1929/2023) The swirling surrealist dreams of Man Ray are high-water marks of 1920s avant-garde cinema, a nexus of cryptic themes, dark eroticism, and playful abstraction. Seemingly plucked from an unconscious realm, these four shorts—Le retour à la raison, Emak bakia, L’étoile de mer, and Les mystères du château du dé—find the visionary artist experimenting with the limitless possibilities of montage, superimposition, distortion, and even the application of objects directly onto celluloid. Set here to an ethereal score by the Jim Jarmusch–Carter Logan collaboration SQÜRL, these cine-poems are optical carnival rides that surprise, delight, and unsettle with each tantalizing frame. Formats: Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restorations of all four films, featuring a score by SQÜRL presented in 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio. Extras: Read more here(The Criterion Collection).
Ted Lasso: The Richmond Way 4K UHD
Moved fom November 11. (2020-23) Seven-disc set with all 34 episodes. In a bitter divorce settlement from her billionaire husband Rupert Mannion, Rebecca Welton (Hannah Waddingham) becomes the new owner of British football club AFC Richmond. She’s assisted by her Director of Football Operations, Higgins (Jeremy Swift), who formerly worked for her husband. Her first order of business is to fire the team’s current manager and replace him with an idealistic all-American football coach Theodore “Ted” Lasso (Jason Sudeikis). Ted and his friend, assistant Coach Beard (Brendan Hunt) cross the pond to take up the management of the team’s “long, albeit modest” history. Ted gets to know the team – including Team Captain Roy Kent (Brett Goldstein), top scorer Jamie Tartt (Phil Dunster) and more – but finds his first friend in the locker room assistant Nathan (Nick Mohammed). Half a world away from his wife and child, Ted could use a friend. But he presses on, nevertheless. Richmond is about to change the way they’re doing things — and from now on — that is the Lasso way. Formats: 4K Ultra HD. (Warner).
December 9
Dead of Winter
(2025) Hit by a blizzard, a grief-stricken loner (Emma Thompson) gets lost among backroads near a Minnesotan lake and stops for help at a remote cabin in the woods. Here she discovers a young woman (Laurel Marsden) kidnapped by a desperate couple (Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca) who are armed and intent on murder. Isolated and without cell service, this unlikely hero realizes she is the woman’s only hope of survival. Vitals: Director: Brian Kirk. Stars: Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, Laurel Marsden. CC, MPAA rating: R, 98 min., Thriller, Theatrical release date: September 26, 2025, North American box office gross: $1.7 million, worldwide $1.9 million, Streaming date: October 21, 2025, Vertical. Formats: Blu-ray, VOD, Digital. 
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Good Fortune
(2025) a well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel (Keanu Reeves) observes a struggling gig worker, Arj (Aziz Ansari), who is barely making ends meet in Los Angeles, and intervenes to show him that money can’t solve all his problems. Gabriel swaps Arj’s life with a wealthy venture capitalist, Jeff (Seth Rogen), but the plan backfires when Arj is convinced his newfound wealth has, in fact, solved all his problems. As Arj refuses to switch back, Jeff is left without his fortune, Gabriel loses his wings, and all three are forced to confront what it truly means to be human. Vitals: Director: Aziz Ansari. Stars: Seth Rogen, Aziz Ansari, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh, Keanu Reeves. CC, MPAA rating: R, 97 min., Action Conmedy, Theatrical release date: October 17, 2025, North American box office gross: $15.5 million, worldwide $18.1 million, Streaming date: November 7, 2025, Lionsgate.
Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Code (Amazon Exclusive), VOD, Digital. Extras: Audio commentary with writer-producer-director Aziz Ansari and producer Alan Yang; “Life Swap: Making Good Fortune”; “The Los Angeles of Good Fortune”; “The Clothes Make the Man…and the Angel”; theatrical trailer. Read more here.
I Know Where I’m Going!
(1945) Love flourishes in the Scottish Hebrides in this windswept enchantment from British cinema’s most passionate visionaries, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. “I know where I’m going!” declares headstrong, upwardly mobile Joan Webster (Wendy Hiller) en route to her marriage to a wealthy industrialist—until her carefully laid plans are blown away by a raging storm that leaves her stranded on an island off the Scottish coast with a dashing naval officer (Roger Livesey). Shot in ethereal black and white that enhances the almost mystical air of its setting—a folkloric world where legends and curses still hold sway—this beloved romance is one of cinema’s most stirring expressions of the eternal conflict between the head and the heart. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration by the BFI National Archive and The Film Foundation, supervised by filmmaker Martin Scorsese and editor Thelma Schoonmaker Powell, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. Extras: Read more here(The Criterion Collection).</span
Salaam Bombay!
(1988) A kaleidoscopic portrait of Bombay’s teeming street life, Mira Nair’s first narrative feature, “Salaam Bombay!,” combines a documentary-like sense of place with a poignant exploration of everyday resilience. After the young Krishna (Shafiq Syed) is cast out by his family, he makes his way to the city, where he encounters love, friendship, and tragedy in the face of extreme poverty. Drawing compellingly naturalistic performances from a cast consisting largely of children she met on the streets, Nair creates an intimate human drama that is by turns heartbreaking and life-affirming, an ode to childhood that overflows with colorful urban chaos and a deep compassion for those who live on society’s margins. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Mira Nair, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. Extras: Read more here(The Criterion Collection).</span
The Strangers: Chapter 2
(2025) The Strangers are back – more brutal and relentless than ever. When they learn that one of their victims, Maya (Madelaine Petsch), is still alive, they return to finish what they’ve started. With nowhere to run and no one to trust, Maya must survive another horrific chapter of terror as The Strangers – driven by a senseless, unceasing purpose – pursue her, more than willing to kill anyone who stands in their way. Vitals: Director: Renny Harlin. Stars: Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath, Rachel Shenton, Froy Gutierrez, Brooke Lena Johnson. CC, MPAA rating: R, 98 min., Horror, Theatrical release date: September 26, 2025, North American box office gross: $13.8 million, worldwide $16.2 million, Streaming date: October 14, 2025, Lionsgate. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Read more here.
Triple Thtreat: Three Films Featuring Sammo Hung!
Presented here are three films spanning Hung’s career, from a supporting role in “The Manchu Boxer” to stardom in “Paper Marriage” and “Shanghai, Shanghai.” Just as the kung fu film seemed to be losing steam as the 1970s came to a close, a new generation of martial arts stars rose to the top of Hong Kong cinema. Amongst them were Yuen Biao, Jackie Chan and the irrepressible Sammo Hung. In Wu Ma’s “The Manchu Boxer,” Hung (who doubles up as the film’s fight choreographer) plays the villainous foil to a roaming martial artist who enters a boxing tournament to defeat a gang of bandits. Then, in the action comedy “Paper Marriage,” Hung stars as a down-on-his-luck Chinese boxer living in the United States who is paid to marry an immigrant from Hong Kong (Maggie Cheung). She wants to gain American citizenship, but he just wants to keep the loan sharks off his back. Finally, in “Shanghai, Shanghai,” a young man (Yuen Biao) goes looking for his brother, a police officer, in the big city – and also finds himself embroiled with a ruthless gangster played by Hung. Formats: Blu-ray. Extras: Commentaries; interviews; trailers. (Eureka! Entertainment).
December 16
Pee wee’s Big Adventure
(1985) One of the most eccentric comedies of the 1980s, “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” is a pop-culture touchstone that helped make a manic oddball named Pee-wee Herman—the creation and alter ego of actor-comedian Paul Reubens—into an icon for outsiders of all ages. It also established the distinctive style of director Tim Burton, whose eye-popping visual sense is already on full display in this, his first feature film. Following the gleefully irreverent Pee-wee as he embarks on a road trip to recover his beloved stolen bicycle, the movie unfolds with the antic invention of a live-action cartoon, combining a gallery of memorably wacky characters, colorful, kitschy Americana, and surreal flights of fancy into a joyously uninhibited paean to creativity and the spirit of childhood. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, with new 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Tim Burton, with 2.0 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. Alternate 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. Extras: Read more here(The Criterion Collection).</span
David Byrne’s American Utopia
(2020) David Byrne meets America’s fractious political moment with the transcendent power of song in this ecstatic documentary of the Broadway adaptation of his acclaimed “American Utopia” tour. Captured with immersive immediacy by director Spike Lee, this uplifting spectacle interweaves twenty-one songs, both new and classic, with Byrne’s singular observations on the state of the nation—its perils, promises, and possibility for transformation. Choreographed by Annie-B Parson with the inventive minimalism that has become a signature of Byrne’s live performances, “David Byrne’s American Utopia” moves between moments of communal exuberance and hymnlike grace, making the case for music as an agent of protest, change, and above all unity. Formats: 4K UHD + Blu-ray, Blu-ray, DVD with 4K digital master, supervised by director of photography Ellen Kuras, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack. In the 4K UHD edition: One 4K UHD disc of the film and one Blu-ray with the film and special features. Extras: Read more here(The Criterion Collection).</span
December 23
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey
(2025) Some doors bring you to your past. Some doors lead you to your future. And some doors change everything. Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell) are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey – a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present … and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures. Vitals: Director: Kogonada. Stars: Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell, Lily Rabe, Jodie Turner-Smith, Kevin Kline, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Hamish Linklater. CC, MPAA rating: R, 109 min., Drama, Theatrical release date: September 19, 2025, North American box office gross: $6.6 million, worldwide $18.1 million, Streaming date: October 14 20256, Sony. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Extras: “Loves Ever-Shifting Landscape”; “The Magic Behing the Scenes”; “A Big Bold Beautiful Musical Number.” (Sony). Read more here
Black Phone 2
(2025) True evil transcends death and the black phone rings again as The Grabber (Ethan Hawke) torments Finn (Mason Thames) from beyond the grave by menacing his sister Gwen (Madeline McGraw). Haunted by horrific visions, the teens set out to stop their psychological torture only to uncover a disturbing secret as they confront a killer who has only grown more powerful in death. Vitals: Director: Scott Derickson. Stars: Mason Thames, Madeline McGraw, Jeremy Davies, Demián Bichir and Ethan Hawke. CC, MPAA rating: R, 113 min., Horror, Theatrical release date: October 17, 2025, North American box office gross: $66.3 million, worldwide $112.2 million, Streaming date: November 4, 2025, Universal. Formats: DVD, Blu-ray + Digital Code, 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray Combo + Digital Code, VOD, Digital. Extras: Deleted scenes; “Dialed in: The Cast of Black Phone 2”; “A Story Carved in Ice”; “Frozen In Time”; feature commentary with director/co-writer/producer Scott Derickson. Read more here.
December 30
the home video studios. Some release dates may change and titles may come out
after a specified date (with no announcement from the studio). Additionally,
some titles may be released with little or no advance announcement. And since
all DVDs are priced at sell-through and are available for substantial discounts
at both online and brick-and-mortar stores, we only list suggested retail prices
for some special editions, box sets and collections.
Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray Disc Player w/SACD & DVD-Audio, a
Rotel RSX-972 Surround Sound Receiver, and Phase Technology 1.1 (front), 33.1 (center),
and 50 (rear) speakers and Power 10 subwoofer.
