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This past week, Arctic Dogs—an animated film featuring Jeremy Renner, James Franco, Heidi Klum, Alec Baldwin and a number of other movie stars—hits Netflix. It is probably the biggest new release to hit streaming services on a weekend when the coronavirus pandemic is reaching its peak in several states.
But Arctic Dogs isn’t the only new movie available digitally this weekend on subscription streaming services. In fact, there are a total of 16 movies that have been released in the past few years that will become available not only on Netflix, but Hulu, Amazon Prime and HBO as well.
Here’s every one of them, with trailers.
Arctic Dogs (Netflix)
While Arctic Dogs had an incredibly disappointing box office showing, it’s getting a second chance on Netflix. The film follows Swifty the Fox (played by Jeremy Renner), who teams up with his friends to stop Otto Von Walrus (voiced by John Cleese) from beneath the Arctic surface to unleash enough gas to melt all the ice.
Becoming (Netflix)
In the age Donald Trump, yet another Obama-backed Netflix documentary seems all too planned. Becoming is a new documentary that follows Michelle Obama on her recent book tour for her bestselling memoir “Becoming.”
Hangman (Netflix)
Believe it or not, Al Pacino is still going at it. He’s been rather busy the past ten years, and one of his most recent projects was the 2017 film Hangman. As Netflix describes, the movie follows a homicide detective, a criminal profiler and journalist who “team up to nab a serial killer whose murders are inspired by the classic game of Hangman.”
Sí, Mi Amor (Netflix)
This 2020 film is exclusive to Netflix. Starring Yiddá Eslava, Julián Zucchi and Andrés Salas, this Peruvian project a boyfriend who is forced to prove his loyalty to his ex-girlfriend who believes he cheated on her.
Aerials (Netflix)
This English-language film set in Dubai came out in 2016, but is just now hitting Netflix. This sci-fi film focuses on a fleet of alien ships hovering over the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates.
Si Doel 2: The Movie (Netflix)
From Indonesian actor/director Rano Karno, the Si Doel film series follows the exploits of its central character, Si Doel (played by Karno). In the first film, Doel traveled to the Netherlands to reunite with a woman who left him 14 years ago. And in the sequel, Doel’s wife must decide if she’ll stay with her husband after the events of the first film.
18 Presents (Netflix)
This 2020 Netflix drama comes from Italian director Francesco Amato and stars Sara Lazzaro. The film focuses on a pregnant mother who—in an attempt to be part of her unborn daughter’s life—leaves behind 18 sentimental gifts for her daughter to receive every year on her birthday.
House at the End of the Street (Netflix)
This 2012 horror/psychological thriller the year before she won an Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook. House at the End of the Street follows a mother played by Lawrence who moves to a small town in search of a fresh start. But soon the mother and her daughter begin to discover some strange things about their new home.
Sleepless (Netflix)
This 2017 crime thriller features Oscar winner Jamie Foxx playing undercover Las Vegas cop Vincent Downs, who gets caught up in a high-stakes ring of police corruption and gangster warfare. The movie follows Vincent as he spends a wild night trying to rescue his kidnapped son.
The Wrong Missy (Netflix)
This 2020 features stars David Spade, whose character invites his dream woman to a romantic getaway on an island. But disaster strikes when a former blind date (played by Lauren Lapkus) shows up instead.
Spaceship Earth (Hulu)
The year is 1991. Eight visionaries have set out to quarantine themselves inside what they call Biosphere 2, a self-engineered replica of Earth’s ecosystem. And no, this isn’t a modern allegory for the coronavirus pandemic—this is a documentary now available on Hulu.
The Lodge (Hulu)
There were several horror movies that didn’t gain a lot of traction in theaters last year, and one of the more notable ones was The Lodge. Starring Riley Keough, Jaeden Martell and Alicia Silverstone, this thriller follows two a son and a daughter who are trapped in a remote cabin during a blizzard. Naturally, terrifying events ensue.
The Hustle (Amazon)
In my opinion, this was one of the more delightful buddy comedies to come out in the past few years. This unfortunately derided film is a fun, loving tale about two women who hustle for a living. Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson make quite the hilarious pair in this one.
The Goldfinch (Amazon)
This adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel inherited poor box office earnings and a fair bashing from critics—but much higher ratings from the moviegoing public. The film, like the book, follows Theodore Decker (played by Ansel Elgort) who goes through the trials and tribulations of life after his mother is killed in a bombing.
Jack and Jill (Amazon)
Not much more to say here than the obvious: Jack and Jill is one of the more poorly received movies of all time. Still, the film has a small loyal following, so why not give it a shot? The movie follows Jack, played by Adam Sandler, who dreads the holiday because he can’t stand his sister…played by Adam Sandler.
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (HBO)
Many may know Natalie Wood from Rebel Without a Cause or Westside Story, and many more know of her untimely demise. But the details of her fascinating life? That escapes most of us. Luckily, Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind delves deep into her legacy.
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