Concrete Playground's 2019 Boxing Day Movie Rundown

Get maximum bang for your Kris Kringle gift voucher buck.

Sarah Ward
December 23, 2019

Christmas, eating and drinking, and spending a month feeling festive — that's what the bulk of December is all about. But, come Boxing Day, it's time to switch into cinephile mode. Whether you head along before the cricket or after you've looked for bargains at your local shopping centre, a whole stocking-load of new films awaits (and a nice, dark, air-conditioned cinema, too).

What should you make a date with this year? In 2019, six films are vying for your Kris Kringle gift voucher buck. From a critically adored period romance to a bewildering musical that simply defies belief, we've seen them all — and we're here to steer you in the right direction.

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Portrait of a Lady on Fire

Thursday, December 26, 2019 - Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

This lush period-set romance from ‘Girlhood’ director Celine Sciamma is one of the year’s very best films.

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The Truth

Thursday, December 26, 2019 - Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

After winning the Palme d'Or for 'Shoplifters', Hirokazu Kore-eda returns with a characteristically perceptive family drama set in France.

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Cats

Thursday, December 26, 2019 - Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Various cinemas in Sydney

This nightmarish, nonsensical musical is a catastrophe — even with its all-star cast.

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Jumanji: The Next Level

Thursday, December 26, 2019 - Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Various cinemas in Sydney

This follow-up to 2017's 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' doesn't quite capture the same action-comedy magic, but it comes damn close.

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Jojo Rabbit

Thursday, December 26, 2019 - Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Various cinemas in Sydney

Taika Waititi's “anti-hate satire” has laughs, heart and barbs, but it doesn't completely hit all the right notes.

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Sorry We Missed You

Thursday, December 26, 2019 - Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations

Bleak and empathetic in equal measure, the latest impassioned film by British great Ken Loach explores the reality of the gig economy.

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Concrete Playground's 2019 Boxing Day Movie Rundown

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

The Truth

Cats

Jumanji: The Next Level

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