“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip” The chatty chipmunks accompany their live-action pal (Jason Lee) on a trip to Miami. 86 minutes (PG)

“The Big Short” Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling and Brad Pitt are part of the large ensemble cast in director Adam McKay’s rollicking, dense comedy about the 2008 financial market crash. 130 minutes (R)

“Brooklyn” In the 1950s, a young woman (Saoirse Ronan) leaves her mother and Irish homeland behind to pursue the American dream.111 minutes (PG-13)

“Concussion” Will Smith stars as the physician who discovered a pattern of brain injuries among NFL players. 123 minutes (PG-13)

* “Creed” Sylvester Stallone relinquishes the creative reins of his most beloved character for the first time. Fruitvale Station writer-director Ryan Coogle takes over and finds out what happens when Rocky Balboa becomes a trainer and mentor to the up-and-coming boxer Adonis (Michael B. Jordan), the son of Balboa’s former opponent Apollo Creed. 132 minutes (PG-13)

“Daddy’s Home” A mild-mannered stepfather (Will Ferrell) must compete for the attention of his kids with their biological, much-cooler dad (Mark Wahlberg). 96 minutes (PG-13)

“The Danish Girl” Eddie Redmayne stars as a man who embarks on a transgender voyage. Alicia Vikander co-stars as his supportive wife. 119 minutes (R)

“The Good Dinosaur” Pixar Animation’s second feature film this year (after “Inside Out”) finds out what would have happened if the asteroid that killed off the dinosaurs never hit our planet. 100 minutes (PG)

“The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2” Civil war finally breaks out, with grim consequences, in the final chapter of the film series based on Suzanne Collins’ novels. Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence), Peeta (Josh Hutchinson) and Gale (Liam Hemsworth) lead the charge against the villainous President Snow (Donald Sutherland). 137 mkinutes (PG-13)

* “In the Heart of the Sea” Chris Hemsworth is among the sailors of the doomed whaling vessel whose real-life exploits inspired Herman Melville’s “Moby-Dick.” 121 minutes (PG-13)

“Joy” Director David O. Russell (“American Hustle,” “Silver Linings Playbook”) reunites with his muse Jennifer Lawrence for this story of a woman who becomes the matriarch of a powerful business family. 124 minutes (PG-13)

* “Krampus” Adam Scott and Toni Collette are the parents of a little boy who accidentally summons a Christmas demon to their home. Because even the holidays can use a little horror. 98 minutes (PG-13)

* “MacBeth” Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard star in William Shakespeare’s bloody tale of a Scottish general driven by his ambitious wife to seek the throne by any means necessary. With Paddy Considine and David Thewlis. Written by Jacob Koskoff, Todd Louiso and Michael Lesslie, based on the play. Directed by Justin Kurzel. 113 minutes (R)

* “The Night Before” Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen and Anthony Mackie are three longtime friends who celebrate Christmas Eve every year by heading out on a rampage of R-rated debauchery. 101 minutes (R)

“The Peanuts Movie” Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home. 93 minutes (G)

“Point Break” Luke Bracey and Edgar Ramirez take over for Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze in this remake of Kathryn Bigelow’s action-drama about an FBI agent who infiltrates a gang of bank-robbing surfers. 113 minutes (PG-13)

“Room” Both highly suspenseful and deeply emotional, “Room” is a unique and touching exploration of the boundless love between a mother and her child. After 5-year-old Jack and his Ma escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life, the boy makes a thrilling discovery: the outside world. As he experiences all the joy, excitement, and fear that this new adventure brings, he holds tight to the one thing that matters most of all — his special bond with his loving and devoted Ma. 113 minutes (R)

“Sisters” Two siblings (Tina Fey and Amy Poehler) throw one last bash at the house they grew up in before their parents sell it to new owners. 118 minutes (R)

* “Spectre” Daniel Craig returns as James Bond, and he’s bringing his “Skyfall” director Sam Mendes with him in the latest (and, at two and a half hours, longest) 007 installment. 148 minutes (PG-13)

“Spotlight” The saga of how the Boston Globe won the Pulitzer Prize in 2003 for uncovering sexual abuse by Catholic priests, the film is mightily impressive not only because of the importance of the story it tells but also because of how much effort and skill went into bringing it to the screen in the best possible way 128 minutes (R)

“Star Wars: The Force Awakening” J.J. Abrams takes over for George Lucas in the continuing adventures of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo and a host of new characters we know nothing about. 135 minutes (PG-13)

— Compiled from wire reports

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