If your weekend plans involve popcorn and the couch, you’re in luck.
Streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Prime Video, and Shudder have just dropped a fresh wave of films, from thrillers to comedies and family-friendly adventures. Whether you’re in the mood for a high-stakes drama, an animated romp, or a campy horror flick, there’s something new worth adding to your watchlist.
Here are 10 great movies to stream now:
1. Clown in a Cornfield (Shudder)
This intelligent, self-aware slasher reimagines the killer clown genre. Starring Katie Douglas, it centers around a teenager who relocates to a Missouri farm town terrorized by a violent clown called Frendo. It’s just the right amount of gore and story for horror enthusiasts hungry for something more than jump scares.
2. Fixed (Netflix)
Adult animation goes crazy in this dirty comedy about a dog named Bull (voiced by Adam Devine) who discovers he has 24 hours before undergoing a neutering. With the assistance of his canine companions, Bull sets out on a mission to freedom, and perhaps love. Kathryn Hahn voices this off-color comedy as well.
3. Freaky Tales (HBO Max)
Pedro Pascal gets another iconic role under his belt in this offbeat 1980s Oakland action B-movie. Hold on to your seat for rap showdowns, street-level justice, and even a ninja basketball star in this cool throwback with cult-classic appeal.
4. It Feeds (Hulu)
Ashley Greene leads a supernatural thriller as a psychiatrist whose world unravels when a patient shows up with a claim that there is a dark presence clinging to her. Visually strange and unnerving, it’s a must-see for psychological horror fans.
5. The Legend of Ochi (HBO Max)
Helena Zengel and Willem Dafoe star in this sentimental family adventure about mythic beasts. With the feel of E.T. and The NeverEnding Story, it’s a family-friendly, old-fashioned film for children and adults.
6. The Monkey (Hulu)
Adapted from Stephen King’s short story, this splatter horror comedy features Theo James as twin brothers who are under a curse from a deadly monkey doll. It’s half goofy, half terrifying, with rich subtext beneath the buckets of blood.
7. Night Always Comes (Netflix)
Vanessa Kirby gives a riveting performance in this thriller as a woman with a deadline to raise $25,000 in one night to save her family home. This is tense and emotional and one of the month’s biggest talking points.
8. The Pickup (Prime Video)
Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson make this heist buddy comedy work together. When Davidson’s character is drawn into a robbery, Murphy’s armored truck driver is dragged along. Their banter makes the action light and enjoyable.
9. Sharp Corner (Hulu)
Ben Foster plays a man obsessed by the bizarre car wrecks outside his new house. This creepy thriller delves into obsession, family tension, and the thin line between curiosity and insanity.
10. War of the Worlds (Prime Video)
Ice Cube leads in this contemporary “screenlife” adaptation of H.G. Wells’ timeless classic. Narrated via texts, video chats, and apps, this groan-inducing yet fun alien invasion tale is made for guilty-pleasure indulgence.
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