Need a new movie to watch? Stream these 10 at home for free with Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Paramount+ and Apple TV.
‘Weapons’ trailer: Missing kids are the mystery of horror movie
Julia Garner stars as an elementary school teacher whose kids disappear from their homes overnight in the mystery horror film “Weapons.”
- One of these movies is what you should watch tonight.
- This weekend’s choices include theatrical releases arriving on streaming like the horror mystery “Weapons” on HBO Max.
- There are original new movies, too, including the Netflix political thriller “A House of Dynamite” and Hulu’s “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.”
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From thrillers with missing kids and an unhinged nanny to a movie about a nuclear attack, streaming services are doing their darndest to rattle your nerves.
A heap of intriguing new films are hitting your favorites like Netflix, Hulu, Peacock and Amazon’s Prime Video for all different tastes. There are some theatrical releases coming home for the first time, like a buzzy Julia Garner horror flick and a celebrity satire with Kate Hudson and Elisabeth Moss. And there’s also original stuff like Kathryn Bigelow’s Oscar-ready doomsday drama and Ben Stiller’s documentary about his parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara.
Here are 10 new and notable movies you can stream right now:
’40 Acres’
In the post-apocalyptic thriller, ex-solder Hailey Freeman (Danielle Deadwyler) runs a large farm more than a decade after a fungal pandemic and civil war altered civilization. But a mistake by her son leads to Hailey scrambling to save her family when they’re suddenly under siege by a bunch of cannibalistic invaders.
Where to watch: Hulu
‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’
It’s definitely a different, more grounded take on the soapy 1992 original, which featured a deliciously over-the-top Rebecca De Mornay. This time, it’s Maika Monroe as the manipulative nanny who inserts herself into a family dynamic – for reasons – and Mary Elizabeth Winstead as the wife forced to deal with her shady shenanigans.
Where to watch: Hulu
‘A House of Dynamite’
If you’re feeling iffy about the state of the world, Kathryn Bigelow’s political thriller won’t exactly be a pick-me-up. But it is an important watch, imagining a scenario where government officials have 18 minutes before a nuclear missile hits America in a nerve-shredding movie starring Idris Elba, Jared Harris and Rebecca Ferguson.
Where to watch: Netflix
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’
Need some 1990s nostalgia? Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr., stars of the original “Last Summer,” return for the slasher reboot. Their characters try to help when the Fisherman, a hook-wielding murderous menace in a rain slicker, returns to haunt yet another group of youngsters with no respect for road safety.
Where to watch: Netflix
‘The Perfect Neighbor’
Told almost completely through police bodycam footage, the documentary centers on the increasingly hostile disputes between an older white woman and the parents of the mostly black children she berates, leading a tragedy that shakes their neighborhood. It’s a gripping, heartbreaking true story about how fear and prejudice can easily go too far.
Where to watch: Netflix
‘Shell’
Here come retreads of “The Substance,” though at least this body horror satire has got some star power. Elisabeth Moss plays a former sitcom star who, after losing one too many jobs to younger actresses, comes under the sway of a powerful wellness guru (Kate Hudson) but begins to sense something sinister afoot.
Where to watch: Paramount+
‘Stay’
Moving out of their house marks the ending of a once tight-knit marriage between a troubled author (Megalyn Echikunwoke) and a former MMA fighter (Mo McRae). Moving on, however, becomes a problem when a mysterious unseen force traps and forces them to relive past traumas together in this supernatural soap opera.
Where to watch: Hulu
‘Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost’
Ben Stiller directs this loving documentary about his parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. With sister Amy, Ben chronicles his mom and dad’s careers, coming together as a comedy duo that hit it big as a regular act on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in the 1960s, and also digs into their personal lives and the friction between them off stage.
Where to watch: Apple TV
‘The Twits’
The first screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s gross-out extravaganza, the animated comedy centers on an abhorrent, mean-spirited couple (voiced by Margo Martindale and Johnny Vegas) who want to take over their town. Their power play is matched by some good-hearted foes: a pair of young orphans and a crew of magical animals.
Where to watch: Netflix
‘Weapons’
In “Barbarian” director Zach Cregger’s mystery-horror tale, a class full of elementary school kids go missing one night, their teacher (Julia Garner) becomes the town pariah, but there’s something seriously witchy at work. Really, though, worth it for Amy Madigan’s creepy Aunt Gladys alone. (If you don’t have a Gladys costume in place, you’re doing Halloween wrong.)
Where to watch: HBO Max
