Anora, Cuckoo, Netflix’s The Six Triple Eight and every new movie on streaming
Every week on Polygon, we round up the hottest new releases in streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.
This week, AnoraSean Baker’s romantic crime comedy starring Mikey Madison arrives on VOD. However, that’s not all there is to see this week as the supernatural horror film Cuckoo will be streaming on Hulu this weekend along with the new National Geographic documentary Blink. In terms of new releases on Netflix, we have a moving comedy drama starring Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane, a historical drama starring Kerry Washington, and much more!
Here’s everything new to watch this weekend!
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Comedy-drama
Duration: 1h 51m
Director: Nathan Silver
Form: Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Caroline Aaron
In this comedy-drama, a cantor faces a crisis of faith after the death of his wife. But he is unexpectedly reunited with his childhood music teacher, who seeks his help for a late bat mitzvah. Sparks fly between the two as they reconnect and confront their personal relationships with Judaism. Between the Temples first premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: War drama
Duration: 2h 7m
Director: Tyler Perry
Form: Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian, Dean Norris
Tyler Perry’s new war drama centers on the real-life 6888th Battalion, an all-black, all-female Army Corp unit. The 6888th Battalion was sent to Europe in World War II to assist in the administration of the postal service, which in turn helped raise the morale of troops abroad. Kerry Washington stars as Major Charity Adams, the battalion’s real commander.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Family drama
Duration: 2h 4m
Director: Alex Kendrick
Form: Cameron Arnett, Priscilla Shirer, Aspen Kennedy
A year after high school, a young man decides to make better life decisions. He gets a job in a warehouse and then, at the urging of an unlikely mentor, appears before a men’s Bible study group. But it is not a normal men’s Bible study; it’s called the Forge and they get cool swords.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Genre: Horror
Duration: 1h 42m
Director: Tilman singer
Form: Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick
Hunter Schafer (Euphoria) stars in this horror film as Gretchen, a teenager grieving the recent loss of her mother. After being forced to move to the Bavarian Alps by her father and stepmother, she is hired to work for Herr König (Dan Stevens), the owner of the hotel her parents have been hired to help build. However, Gretchen soon discovers that something much more sinister is going on beneath the surface of this idyllic resort.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 1h 23m
Directors: Daniel Roher, Edmund Stenson
This documentary charts the story of a family from Canada who embarks on a world trip with one mission: to show their children as many of the world’s wonders as possible before their eyesight deteriorates due to a rare genetic condition.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Max
Genre: Drama thriller
Duration: 1h 54m
Director: Clint Eastwood
Form: Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, JK Simmons
Director Clint Eastwood’s latest film stars Nicholas Hoult as Justin, a young man who sits on the jury of a high-profile murder case and slowly begins to suspect that he may be responsible for the victim’s death.
Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple and Vudu
Genre: Romantic drama
Duration: 2h 19m
Director: Sean Baker
Form: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov
Sean Baker’s Golden Globe-nominated comedy-drama stars Mikey Madison (2022’s Scream) as Anora, a sex worker from Brooklyn who unexpectedly meets and marries Ivan “Vanya” Zakharov (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of the wealthy Russian oligarch. As Toros (Karren Karagulian), Vanya’s godfather, goes on a mission to have the marriage annulled, Anora is forced to fight for her fairytale ending.
Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple and Vudu
Genre: Historical drama
Duration: 1h 38m
Director: Tim Mielants
Form: Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley
Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) stars in this historical drama as Bill Furlong, a devoted father and coal trader who discovers a terrible revelation behind a monastery in his town, which in turn forces him to reckon with a shocking truth of his own. Based on Claire Keegan’s 2021 novel, Little things like this addresses the ongoing controversy behind the Irish “Magdalena laundries.”