There are plenty of great new movie additions to get stuck into on streaming this week, and we’re here to give you the lowdown on the best of the crop. Among the gems this week is a “gripping” recent thriller starring Kelly Macdonald and Hugh Bonneville.
Also streaming are a 1970s horror classic dropping just in time for spooky season, and an iconic Steven Spielberg alien flick that is sure to get the tears flowing.
Here, we’ve rounded up five of the best films across Netflix, BBC iPlayer and more, plus a few more to keep an eye out for.
Warner Bros.
Best movie new to Netflix this week
The Conjuring: James Wan’s franchise has become somewhat of a horror phenomenon over the last decade and a bit, with eight movies to boot (a few of which have been added to Netflix). And if you’re yet to catch up, where better to start than at the very beginning.
The 2013 film introduces us on screen to paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga, as they look into disturbing events at the Perron family’s farmhouse in the early 1970s.
Boasting 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, San Francisco Chronicle says The Conjuring is “artfully crafted from the first scares to the closing credits”.
Also new to Netflix this week: Star Trek Beyond, The Conjuring 2, Collision Course, Annabelle Comes Home
Universal
Best movie new to Prime Video this week
ET: The Extra-Terrestrial: Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi flick still enchants over 44 years later, so there is no better time to catch up on the family classic.
The story follows the titular extraterrestrial after he’s left behind on Earth. There, he befriends a boy called Elliott who tries to help him find his way home.
Featuring many iconic moments, including that magical bike sequence and lines such as “ET phone home”, the film “remains a piece of movie magic for young and old”, according to Rotten Tomatoes, where it holds a near-perfect 99%.
Also new to Prime Video this week: Tony, The Magic Faraway Tree, Zodiac, Hokum, I Am Legend, A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
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Best movie new to BBC iPlayer this week
Halloween (1978): If you’re looking for a spooky classic this weekend, then you can’t get much better than this John Carpenter movie.
Described as “one of the cinema’s most perfectly engineered devices for saying ‘Boo!’” by Sight & Sound, Halloween stars Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, as she is stalked by terrifying masked killer Michael Myers after he escapes from a mental institution.
Donald Pleasence, PJ Soles, Nancy Loomis and Nick Castle also star in the horror film, which additionally features an iconic score by Carpenter himself.
Also new to BBC iPlayer this week: Misery, The Guns of Navarone, My Old School, Bodies Bodies Bodies, The Monkey
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Best movie new to ITVX this week
Top Gun: If you’re feeling the need for speed, then Tom Cruise’s 1986 actioner will do the trick. Also featuring Kelly McGillis, Anthony Edwards, the late Val Kilmer and Tom Skerritt, the movie focuses on Cruise’s Pete ‘Maverick’ Mitchell.
Together with Nick ‘Goose’ Bradshaw, the pair are given the chance to train at the US Navy’s Fighter Weapons School (aka Top Gun) – though Maverick’s attitude puts him at odds with the other pilots.
The movie later spawned the sequel Top Gun: Maverick, which became a huge hit when it was released in 2022.
Also new to ITVX this week: Godzilla vs Kong, Grease, Addams Family Values, Under Siege, Host
Netflix
Best movie new to Channel 4 this week
I Came By: This 2022 British crime thriller follows a young graffiti artist who targets the homes of London’s wealthy elite, though when he comes across a notable judge’s dark secret, he puts himself and his loved ones in grave danger.
Kelly Macdonald and Hugh Bonneville star alongside George MacKay, Percelle Ascott and Varada Sethu in director Babak Anvari’s movie, which was described as “gripping” by The Upcoming.
Also new to Channel 4 this week: Housebound, Goosebumps, Scream (2022), All of Us Strangers
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Sam is a freelance reporter and sub-editor who has a particular interest in movies, TV and music. After completing a journalism Masters at City University, London, Sam joined Digital Spy as a reporter, and has also freelanced for publications such as NME and Screen International. Sam, who also has a degree in Film, can wax lyrical about everything from Lord of the Rings to Love Is Blind, and is equally in his element crossing every ‘t’ and dotting every ‘i’ as a sub-editor.