{"id":64077,"date":"2025-08-12T13:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/64077\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:38:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:38:07","slug":"freaky-friday-leads-this-weeks-top-streaming-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/64077\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Freaky Friday’ Leads This Week\u2019s Top Streaming Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe Monkey<\/a>\u201d is currently the top movie on Hulu, according to the platform\u2019s public ranking system.<\/p>\n

The horror-comedy based on Stephen King\u2019s 1980 short story centers on a toy monkey that turns deadly. Per the movie\u2019s synopsis, 25 years after the mysterious wind-up toy murders their family, estranged twin brothers (Theo James in a dual role) must confront the cursed contraption when it goes on a new killing spree.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery, Colin O\u2019Brien, Rohan Campbell, Sarah Levy and Elijah Wood also star in the film, which was written for the screen and directed by Osgood Perkins.<\/p>\n

Read on for more trending movies across streaming services, including Netflix<\/a>, HBO Max<\/a>, Amazon<\/a> Prime Video<\/a> and Disney+. And if you want to stay informed about all things streaming and entertainment, subscribe to the Culture Catchall newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cKandahar,\u201d an action-packed spy thriller starring Gerard Butler, is currently the top movie on Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 2023 film follows a covert CIA operative who gets stuck in hostile territory in Afghanistan after his mission and identity are exposed. Accompanied by a translator (Navid Negahban), the undercover agent must fight off enemy combatants to get out of Kandahar as fast as he can.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cFreaky Tales\u201d is one of the top movies on HBO Max right now. The bloody anthology film follows a myriad of characters \u2014 an NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, a band of teenage punks and neo-Nazis, and a debt collector \u2014 in 1987 Oakland, California, who get wrapped up in a fever dream of epic showdowns and battles that are almost too freaky to believe.<\/p>\n

The cast includes Pedro Pascal, Jay Ellis, Dominique Thorne, Normani, Jack Champion, Ji-young Yoo, Angus Cloud and Tom Hanks.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Pickup\u201d is currently the No. 1 movie on Prime Video.<\/p>\n

The heist comedy, which premiered on Aug. 6, follows a routine cash pickup gone awry when two armored truck drivers (Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson) get ambushed and kidnapped by a crew of ruthless criminals and their ringleader (Keke Palmer).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\u201cFreaky Friday<\/a>\u201d is currently trending at the top of Disney+ now that its sequel is playing in theaters. The 2003 Disney film (itself a remake of the 1976 classic) follows a bickering mother and daughter who switch bodies, forced to see each other\u2019s worlds differently, as the former is gearing up for her wedding.<\/p>\n

The follow-up, titled \u201cFreakier Friday,\u201d follows a similar premise, this time with soon-to-be stepsisters in the mix, too. You can read HuffPost\u2019s review of the movie here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for other films to watch, check out our What We\u2019re Watching blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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