This week there are five films opening in theatres in the United States, below is a list of each film with details provided.
- Title: Violent Night
- Run Time: 1 Hour 41 Minutes
- Category: Action, Comedy, Crime
- Rated: R
- Summary: When a group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family, Santa Claus must step in to save the day (and Christmas).
- Director: Tommy Wirkola
- Writers: Pat Casey, Josh Miller
- Stars: David Harbour, Beverly D’Angelo, John Leguizamo
- Title: Emancipation
- Category: Thriller, Action
- Rated: R
- Summary: A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him.
- Director: Antoine Fuqua
- Writer: Bill Collage
- Stars: Will Smith, Ben Foster, Charmaine Bingwa
- Title: Savage Salvation
- Run Time: 1 Hour 41 Minutes
- Category: Action, Thriller
- Rated: R
- Summary: A recovering opioid addict seeks revenge on the dealers responsible for selling the drugs that resulted in his fiance’s death.
- Director: Randall Emmett
- Writers: Adam Taylor Barker (screenplay), Chris Sivertson (screenplay)
- Stars: Robert De Niro, Willa Fitzgerald, John Malkovich
- Title: Safe Neighborhood
- Category: Horror
- Summary: One year after a brutal attack on Christmas Night, the macabre event leads Billy to believe that a serial killer known to the suburban neighborhood is planning his return on the forsaken holiday.
- Director: Joseph Jones
- Writer: Joseph Jones
- Stars: Joseph Jones, Hailee-Amanda Borja, Lolo Reyes
- Title: I Heard the Bells
- Run Time: 1 Hour 50 Minutes
- Category: Drama
- Summary: The inspiring story behind the writing of the beloved Christmas carol and its author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
- Director: Joshua Enck
- Writers: Joshua Enck (screenplay by), Jeff Bender (screenplay by)
- Stars: Stephen Atherholt, Jonathan Blair, Rachel Day Hughes
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