From 'Night Always Comes' to 'Fixed,' 10 movies you need to stream right now
Kirby stuns as a woman grieving the loss of her baby in "Pieces of a Woman" and is back in another dramatic Netflix tale with "Night Always Comes," playing a woman trying to get some last-minute cash. That's one of several new movies on streaming services, with HBO Max, Amazon's Prime Video, Hulu and more delivering fresh films to your favorite devices. There's original fare like a Netflix animated comedy with cartoon dogs that's definitely not for kids, plus movies coming in hot off theatrical release like a horror flick with Ashley Greene (which will interest the "Twilight" fam) and a family adventure that's very much a 1980s throwback.
Here are 10 new and notable movies you can stream right now:
'Clown in a Cornfield'
This clever and comedic slasher reinvention centers on a teen girl (Katie Douglas) who moves to a small Missouri farm town. The place has a dark past, partly because of the local corn syrup factory burning down but also because of a violent clown named Frendo who stalks youngsters. Perfect for horror fiends who want more plot with their gore.
Where to watch: Shudder
'Fixed'
There's been a ton of "one wild night" R-rated comedies, but not a bunch that star dogs. In the very adult animated romp, a mutt named Bull (voiced by Adam Devine) learns he has 24 hours before he's neutered by the vet, leading to an epic quest with his canine BFFs and maybe a shot at love with the neighbor show dog Honey (Kathryn Hahn).
Where to watch: Netflix
'Freaky Tales'
Pedro Pascal is in approximately 57 movies this year, but none are quite like this bizarrely watchable, throwback action B-movie. The "Fantastic Four" star plays an enforcer on a mission of revenge amid intertwining stories set in 1980s Oakland with Nazi-stabbing youngsters, rap battles, a ninja hoopster and a crusty Tom Hanks.
Where to watch: HBO Max
'It Feeds'
Ashley Greene stars in the horror film as a psychic psychiatrist whose home office is suddenly visited by a girl claiming to have a dark being attached to her. The clairvoyant doc and her daughter (Ellie O'Brien) work to help the youngster before it's too late in a solid, visually eerie supernatural tale for those who dig psychological creepers.
Where to watch: Hulu
'The Legend of Ochi'
There are shades of "E.T." and "The NeverEnding Story" in this family-friendly fantasy. Helena Zengel stars as farm girl Yuri, who's taught by her dad (Willem Dafoe) to hunt and fear mythic creatures known as the Ochi. When she befriends an injured baby one, Yuri goes on an adventurous quest to deliver her new adorable pal home safely.
Where to watch: HBO Max
'The Monkey'
Based on a Stephen King short story, Osgood Perkins' gory and gloriously absurd horror comedy unleashes Theo James as estranged twins trying to rid themselves of a cursed monkey toy that's a harbinger of death. It's an extremely demented, intriguingly insightful tale with themes of mortality and buckets of blood.
Where to watch: Hulu
'Night Always Comes'
You're likely to need a stress ball to get through this gripping thriller. Financially strapped Lynette (Vanessa Kirby) is determined to keep a roof over her family's head. When her mom (Jennifer Jason Leigh) fritters away the $25,000 needed to close a home loan, Lyn has to make up the cash overnight, by any means necessary, as well as face past demons.
Where to watch: Netflix
'The Pickup'
The constant buddy-comedy banter between Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson does wonders to keep this heist flick watchable. Armored truck driver Russell (Murphy) is nearing retirement and is on a cash pickup job with young slacker Travis (Davidson) when the latter gets snookered by a criminal (Keke Palmer) into a high-stakes robbery situation.
Where to watch: Prime Video
'Sharp Corner'
This unsettling thriller features Ben Foster as a man who becomes overly obsessed with the fatal car crashes that happen at a sharp corner in the road in front of his new home. But the intrigue consumes him totally, leading to troubles at work and on the home front with his wife (Cobie Smulders) and young son.
Where to watch: Hulu
'War of the Worlds'
Those who binge bad movies for fun, rejoice! Ice Cube plays a domestic terror analyst dealing with an alien invasion in this "screenlife" thriller – told through apps, texts, email and video chats – that remakes H.G. Wells' classic sci-fi tale. It basks in cheesy, product-placement ridiculousness, like the fate of the world hinging on an online Amazon purchase.
Where to watch: Prime Video
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