We know how tricky it can be to find a movie to watch on the various streaming services out there, to the extent you’ll end up wasting your evening deciding what to watch and end up watching nothing.
That’s where the movies experts at Digital Spy come in. We’ve trawled the streaming services to pick out the latest additions to Netflix, Prime Video, Channel 4 and more in the past week that are genuinely worth your time.
We’ve highlighted one movie from each service as our one to watch, but have included some alternatives in case it’s just not your kind of movie. Enjoy.
Best movie new to Netflix this week
The Blair Witch Project: One of the scariest films to ever grace the screen (trust us, we’ve listed 11 here), 1999’s found footage horror is an indie gem of sheer terror that went big after its Sundance debut.
Writing-directing duo Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez are responsible for creating a lore on the Blair Witch that has since entered popular culture, as the film follows three students hiking in the Appalachian to shoot a documentary and get the frights of their lives.
Also new to Netflix this week: The Holdovers, 21 Jump Street, The Aviator, The Birdcage, The Cabin in the Woods, Carrie (1976).
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Best movie new to Prime Video this week
Final Destination: A nostalgic horror staple that’s any anxious person’s worst nightmare, the OG Final Destination sees a group of American students having a rendezvous with the Grim Reaper on a flight to Paris.
When Alex Browning (Devon Sawa) has a premonition that the plane is going to crash, he urges his classmates to get off – and fast. Some follow his lead, but Death will find them in a series of incredibly grisly, if amusing, gory ends. One to revisit if you fancy a full franchise rewatch before taking on the recent legacy sequel, Final Destination: Bloodlines.
Also new to Prime Video this week: Clown in a Cornfield, Apocalypse Clown, Kingsman: The Secret Service.
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Best movie new to iPlayer this week
Official Secrets: Years before Keira Knightley appeared in Netflix spy thriller series Black Doves, she played another high-stakes role in this 2019 drama inspired by true events.
The film features Knightley as whistleblower Katharine Gun, a government agency analyst who exposed a joint US and UK operation that was meant to pressure UN diplomats to support the invasion of Iraq in 2003. She stars alongside Matt Smith and Ralph Fiennes.
Also new to iPlayer this week: Planes, Trains and Automobiles, The Idea of You.
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Best movie new to ITVX this week
Jaws: Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, Steven Spielberg’s cult classic chronicles the hunt for a hungry great white shark in the coastal town of Amity Island.
After a mutilated body is found ashore, tensions rise on the mainland as local chief of police Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) joins forces with marine biologist Matt Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss), who insists that an unusually large shark is the culprit.
It’s a tight, bloody thriller that holds up even five decades on, and would make an excellent double bill with 2025’s Dangerous Animals.
Also new to ITVX this week: Skyfall.
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Best movie new to Channel 4 this week
Mothering Sunday: While Josh O’Connor is currently taking the Knives Out universe by storm in Wake Up Dead Man, revisit one of his earlier roles in this 2021 period drama from director Eva Husson.
Family secrets, class imbalances and a passionate affair fuel the movie adaptation of Graham Swift’s novel of the same name. Centred on Odessa Young’s maid Jane Fairchild, Mothering Sunday’s stunning visuals and performances make up for an uneven script.
Also new to Channel 4 this week: Vengeance, Men.
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Stefania is a freelance writer specialising in TV and movies. After graduating from City University, London, she covered LGBTQ+ news and pursued a career in entertainment journalism, with her work appearing in outlets including Little White Lies, The Skinny, Radio Times and Digital Spy.Â
Her beats are horror films and period dramas, especially if fronted by queer women. She can argue why Scream is the best slasher in four languages (and a half).Â