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21 Movies We Can't Wait to See This Holiday Season

From Les Miserables to On the Road, check out the movies that'll make the holidays merry (22 Photos)

Nisha Gopalan on Nov 20, 2012 at 8:36AM

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21 Movies We Can't Wait to See This Holiday Season

Universal Pictures

'Les Miserables'

Release Date: Dec. 25

The Plot: Victor Hugo’s timeless novel gets the big-screen musical treatment once again with director Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech). Here, Hugh Jackman plays an ex-con who raises the child (Amanda Seyfried) of an unwed mother (Anne Hathaway).

The Buzz: Les Miserables' stage productions have earned eight Tonys and reportedly more than $400 million in ticket grosses. Musicals can be a tough sell -- just see the 1998 movie version of Les Miserables. Still, Hooper is an Oscar-winning director working with two trained stage talents (Jackman and Hathaway) and has a knack for pulling off period pieces. Said Hathaway to MTV, "This is the first time anyone has ever tried it like this."