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Did you miss the return of that dastardly Fisherman to the big screen? Well, to borrow a phrase: I know what you’re streaming this weekend.
“I Know What You Did Last Summer” is one of several new movies hitting your favorite services like Netflix, Hulu, Peacock and Amazon’s Prime Video that you’ll want to check out. There are some other theatrical releases finally available at home, such as a Danielle Deadwyler action thriller, plus a bunch of original fare, too, like a Hulu supernatural melodrama and a harrowing Netflix true-crime documentary. There’s even something for those who can’t wait for the next Martin Scorsese jam.
Here are 10 new and notable movies (including one film-centric docuseries) you can stream right now:
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
One of the few live-action remakes that actually lives up to its animated original. Mason Thames plays a Viking teen who befriends a dragon he’s supposed to hate in a revamped tale that feels like a different experience than the first, with moments of wonder and awe featuring characters fleshed out in new ways – literally and figuratively.
Where to watch: Peacock
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
Directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, the documentary digs into Canadian comedian John Candy as a man and an icon, using archival material and interviews with family and A-list friends. The movie explores an early trauma that affected his entire life, plus gives new context to Candy’s most memorable screen moments.
Where to watch: Prime Video
Cue that Martin Scorsese meme because this is absolute cinema. In the five-part documentary about Scorsese’s career and impact on movies, he takes film lovers back to his origins and discusses how the battle between good vs. evil defines a lot of his work, with buddies like Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio along for the ride.
Where to watch: Apple TV
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
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
This bonkers best-picture nominee totally works as a new Halloween season favorite. And if you still haven’t seen the messy and monstrous body-horror spectacle, now’s the time to witness a great Demi Moore as an aging celebrity who takes a treatment that unlocks her younger self (Margaret Qualley) and finds it goes very badly.
Where to watch: HBO Max
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
Needing a break from her usual hard-hitting journalism, Lo (Keira Knightley) accepts an invite on a posh yacht cruise for a puff charity piece. One night, she witnesses a passenger being thrown overboard, but the next day everybody’s accounted for and no one believes her in the twisty mystery thriller based on the Ruth Ware novel.
Where to watch: Netflix
