Top 5 Titles Coming to Max in December 2023: ‘The Color Purple’ Doc, ‘Spirited Away: Live on Stage,’ More

She’s beautiful and she’s here! As the calendar turns to December, a big month for Warner Bros. Discovery begins ahead of its big Christmas Day release: Blitz Bazawule’s reimagining of “The Color Purple,” based on the award-winning stage musical of the same name and starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, H.E.R., Halle Bailey, Ciara, and more.

Ahead of the theatrical release, Max will usher in the month with not only the original 1985 film but also the upcoming documentary special “Oprah and The Color Purple Journey,” which will premiere on Max on Dec. 28 and take viewers through the making of the new movie musical adaptation and Winfrey’s history with the property.

The streamer will also add dozens of other titles from its multiple properties including OWN, HGTV, and CNN Max; film collections like James Bond and “The Pink Panther”; new comedy specials from Leo Reich and Gary Gulman, and much more!

Check out The Streamable’s top picks coming to Max in December and continue below to the full list of everything getting added to the platform this month!

What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Max in December 2023?

“The Color Purple” | Friday, Dec. 1

The epic 11-time Oscar nominee kicks off Max’s December (and a month of “Color Purple” content for Warner Bros.) Spanning 40 years, the adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winner follows Celie, a Black woman living in the South in the early 1900s, and the abuse and bigotry she experiences, struggling to build her own identity and holding onto her dream that one day she’ll be reunited with her sister, Nettie. Whoopi Goldberg stars in her breakthrough role opposite Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey (in her feature film debut), Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, Willard Pugh, Adolph Caesar, Akosua Busia, and more.

Watch the trailer for “The Color Purple” below:

“Great Photo, Lovely Life” | Tuesday, Dec. 5

Amanda Mustard examines her family tree, for better or for worse, in the new HBO Original documentary. Through interviews, archival photographs, home movies, and more, the photojournalist investigates decades of serial sexual abuse committed by her grandfather, unraveling a world of secrets and working to disrupt the cycle of intergenerational trauma within her family and beyond.

Watch the trailer for “Great Photo, Lovely Life” below:

“Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!” | Saturday, Dec. 16

Nominated as the Most Outstanding Show at the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival and following an Off-Broadway run, Leo Reich’s “Literally Who Cares?!” comes to HBO in the comic’s first for the cabler. Reich takes the stage in the self-parodic set and, per the special’s description, “blends songs, anecdotes, and anxious non-sequiturs in a valiant attempt to raise awareness about important social and political causes… or something.”

Watch the trailer for “Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?!” below:

“Spirited Away: Live On Stage” | Sunday, Dec. 24

Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar winner comes to life under lights in the Japanese-language stage adaptation of the Studio Ghibli classic. Featuring 32 performers and more than 50 puppets, the production follows the beloved story of 10-year-old Chihiro, who gets lost in a mysterious world as her parents are turned into pigs and she must survive in the strange land and return to the human world. Ghibli fans across the pond can also catch the production live starting in the spring when the production transfers to London stages on April 30.

Watch the trailer for “Spirited Away: Live On Stage” below:

“Oprah and The Color Purple Journey” | Thursday, Dec. 28

Oprah Winfrey will continue the month-long “Color Purple” celebration with a new behind-the-scenes Max Original documentary. The multihyphenate and star of the original 1985 film will walk viewers through the property’s history, including the novel’s ongoing importance, its screen and stage (and now screen again) adaptation, and her personal history with Walker’s work as viewers get an intimate look at the new reimagining, arriving in theaters on Christmas Day, Dec. 25.

Watch OWN’s “Introducing The Color Purple!” featurette below:

What Shows and Movies Are Coming to Max in December 2023?

December 1

• 9 (2009)
• Anna and the King (1999)
• Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
• The Biggest Little Farm (2019)
• Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
• Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
• The Box (2009)
• Clear and Present Danger (1994)
• The Color Purple (1985)
• Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
• Cut Bank (2015)
• Denial (2016)
• Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
• Die Another Day (2002)
• Doomsday (2008)
• Elektra (2005)
• Eye in the Sky (2016)
• Flipped (2010)
• For Your Eyes Only (1981)
• From Russia with Love (1964)
• Goldfinger (1965)
• Hereafter (2010)
• Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)
• How To Eat Fried Worms (2006)
• The Hunt For Red October (1990)
• I Am
• The Informant! (2009)
• Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
• Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (2013)
• Jurassic World (2015)
• License to Kill (1989)
• Live and Let Die (1973)
• The Longest Ride (2015)
• Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
• The Lovers (2017)
• Low Tide (2019)
• Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
• Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
• Meet the Batwheels (Season 1D) (Cartoon Network)
• Naked Lunch (1991)
• Necessary Roughness (1991)
• Notes on a Scandal (2007)
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
• Over Her Dead Body (2008)
• Paranormal Activity (2009)
• Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
• Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
• Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)
• Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014)
• Patriot Games (1992)
• The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
• The Pink Panther (1964)
• Prancer: A Christmas Tale (2022)
• Ramona and Beezus (2010)
• Red Dawn (1984)
• Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
• Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
• Semi-Pro (2008)
• Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022)
• A Shot In The Dark (1964)
• Skyfall (2012)
• Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
• The Souvenir (2019)
• The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
• The Strangers: Prey at Night (2018)
• The Sum of All Fears (2002)
• Timeline (2003)
• Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
• Trainwreck (2015)
• A View To Kill (1985)
• Villeneuve Pironi: Racing’s Untold Tragedy (2022)
• The Women (2008)
• The World is Not Enough (1999)

The Pink Panther

December 18, 1963

The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom’s exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the famous Lugashi jewel ‘The Pink Panther’ is going to be. However, he does not know who The Phantom really is, or for that matter who anyone else really is…

Boom Boom Bruno

December 7, 2023

Bruno is not just any cop. He is Boom Boom Bruno, the district’s cowboy. Everything here is under his control. His criminals, his hookers, his boss. He is thrilled with his new partner Mark – it’s up to him to teach this insecure boy to be a real man with balls. When a drag queen is found dead on his turf, however, both Bruno and Mark must fight their own prejudices and meet resistance coming from all sides to solve the case.

Time Bomb Y2K

March 3, 2023

As the clock counted down to the the 21st century, the world faced a potential technological disaster: a bug that could cause computers to misinterpret the year 2000 as 1900. Crafted entirely from archival footage and featuring first-hand accounts from computer experts, survivalists, scholars, militia groups, conservative Christians, and pop icons, Time Bomb Y2K is a prescient and often humorous tale about the power and vulnerabilities of technology.

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