A movie by an Oscar-winning director leads the films opening in theaters for the Dec. 12 weekend.

Unreel, Dec. 12:

“Ella McCay,” MPA Rated PG-13; 1 hour, 55 minutes

James L. Brooks directs an ensemble cast, including Emma Mackey, Woody Harrelson, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kumail Nanjiani, Rebecca Hall, Julie Kavner, Sheetal Sheth and Albert Brooks in the Drama, Comedy. A young woman tries to balance her career and personal life.

The most recent feature film that Brooks directed was “How Do You Know” (2010).

Brooks is an eight-time Oscar nominee (“As Good As It Gets,” 1997; “Jerry Maguire,” 1997; “Broadcast News,” 1987) and three-time Oscar recipient (picture, director, screenplay, “Terms of Endearment,” 1983).

Brooks co-created the sitcoms, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Lou Grant,” “Taxi” and “The Simpsons.” He has been nominated for 62 Emmy Awards and has received 22 Emmy Awards.

“Dust Bunny,” MPA Rated R; 1 hour, 46 minutes

Bryan Fuller directs Mads Mikkelsen, Sigourney Weaver and Sophie Sloan in the Horror Thriller. A girl seeks help for a monster under her bed.

“Not Without Hope,” MPA Rated R, 1 hour, 59 minutes

Joe Carnahan directs Zachary Levi, Josh Duhamel, JoBeth Williams, Quentin Plair and Terrence Terrell in the Docudrama. The story is based on the New York Times best-seller by Nick Schuyler. A boat capsizes while friends are fishing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Movie opening dates from Internet Movie Database as of Dec. 7 are subject to change.

Theatrical Movies Domestic Weekend Box Office, Dec. 5-7: “Five Nights at Freddy’s 2,” starring Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Matthew Lillard and Mckenna Grace in the Horror Thriller, opened at No. 1 with $63 million in 3,412 theaters.

2. “Zootopia 2” dropped one place from its one-week run at No. 1, $43 million in 4,000 theaters, $220.4 million, two weeks. 3. “Wicked: For Good” dropped one place, $16.7 million in 3,985 theaters, $296.9 million, three weeks. 4. “Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution,” a Japanese animation film compilation, $10.1 million in 1,833 theaters, opening. 5. “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” dropped three places, $3.5 million in 2,629 theaters, $55.3 million, four weeks. 6. “Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair,” director Quentin Tarantino’s re-release of his two-part movie as a four-and-one-half hour film, $3.2 million in 1,198 theaters, opening. 7. “Eternity” dropped one place, $2.7 million in 2,386 theaters, $9.5 million, two weeks. 8. “Hamnet” stayed in place, $2.3 million in 744 theaters, $4.1 million, two weeks. 9. “Dhurandhar,” an Indian Hindi-language spy action thriller based on actual events, $1.9 million in 391 theaters, opening. 10. “Predator: Badlands” dropped six places, $1.8 million in 2,080 theaters, $88.2 million, five weeks.

Movie box office information from Box Office Mojo as of Dec. 7 is subject to change.

At The Movies, reviews by Paul Willistein: “Zootopia 2,” “Wicked: For Good,” “Nuremberg,” “One Battle After Another,” “Bugonia,” “Frankenstein,” “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere,” “Tron: Ares”: https://www.lvpnews.com/