Looking for a good movie to settle down with this weekend? Well, search no further as streamers such as Netflix, BBC iPlayer and more have added a load of new movies to their services.
Among this week’s highlights are two classic costume dramas starring Emma Thompson, as well as a recent horror hit and a modern mind-bending thriller from Christopher Nolan.
Here, Digital Spy has rounded-up five of the best new streaming movies, plus a few more to add to your watchlists.
Best movie new to Netflix this week
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Inception: This sci-fi thriller became a bit of a cultural phenomenon when it was released back in 2010, properly cementing Christopher Nolan’s status as the master of the smart blockbuster.
Led by Leonardo DiCaprio, the movie focuses on a thief who has a knack for stealing ideas from peoples’ subconscious, though is given a chance to erase his criminal history with a new job – plant an idea in someone’s mind.
Featuring twisting set pieces, including folding cities and bending corridors, as well as a stellar supporting cast including Marion Cotillard, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Michael Caine, Ken Watanabe and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Inception was called “enthralling” by Deep Focus Review.
Also new to Netflix this week: Heist (2001), Saturday Night, Titanic, Wonder Woman 1984, In the Heart of the Sea, Interstellar
Best movie new to Prime Video this week
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The Nice Guys: Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe team up in this modern cult classic, which earned a near-perfect 91% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
The pair play an unlikely duo of a private eye Holland March and Jackson Healy as they work together to get to the bottom of a teenage girl’s (Margaret Qualley) disappearance.
The Nice Guys is directed by The Predator’s Shane Black, and also features Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Yaya DaCosta and Kim Basinger in supporting roles.
Also new to Prime Video this week: Ad Astra, The Devil Wears Prada, Minority Report, Mean Girls, The Room Next Door, Chicken Run
Best movie new to BBC iPlayer this week
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Sense and Sensibility (1995): Before the recent Daisy Edgar-Jones adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel, there was this ’90s version that proved a landmark of the genre.
Described as a “perfect film” by one fan on IMDb, Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet lead the cast as Dashwood sisters Elinor and Marianne, the story following their romances as their family’s lives are upended by the death of their father.
Thompson also wrote the movie’s screenplay, earning her a screenwriting Oscar and her second Academy Award – becoming the first person to win the prestigious awards for acting and writing.
Also new to BBC iPlayer this week: The Iron Claw, Fallen Leaves, The Hunger Games, Queer, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Best movie new to ITVX this week
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Howard’s End (1992): Thompson’s first Oscar came thanks to this “can’t-miss” (via Globe and Mail) near-perfect costume drama a few years prior, where she plays Margaret Schlegel alongside Helena Bonham Carter as sister Helen.
Based on EM Forster’s novel of the same name, the Edwardian-set story is one of romance and inheritance, exploring themes around class in British society.
Masterminded by the Merchant Ivory team, Howard’s End also stars Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Samuel West, James Wilby and Jemma Redgrave.
Also new to ITVX this week: Bruce Almighty, John Wick, The Grey, Transformers
Best movie new to Channel 4 this week
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Talk to Me: If supernatural horror is up your street, then this recent hit should be the perfect tonic.
Danny and Michael Philippou’s 2022 film, which holds a 94% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and was called “explosive and chilling” by Cinapse, follows a group of teenagers led by Sophie Wilde as they conjure spirits with an embalmed hand.
However, as they become increasingly hooked on the supernatural thrill, things start to take a much darker and terrifying turn when one of the group goes too far.
Also new to Channel 4 this week: Sleep, A Knight’s Tale, Arthur Christmas, The Creator, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Suffragette
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