10 New Movies to Watch This Weekend on Streaming Services

As fall officially begins, readers can check out the Fall Preview coverage highlighting the best films, TV shows, books, and video games coming out in the next few months. Viewers interested in what releases this weekend on streaming and digital rentals have arrived at the right place.

Moana is finally available on VOD. The live-action adaptation of one of Disney’s most recent and beloved princesses stars Dwayne Johnson and Catherine Laga’aia as Maui and Moana respectively. Supergirl is also available on HBO Max. The second entry into James Gunn and Peter Safran’s cinematic universe came out earlier this year to middling reviews and a poor box office performance, but introduces a key figure in the DCU going forward.

1. Moana

• Available on VOD
• Genre: Adventure
• Run time: 1h 55m
• Director: Thomas Kail
• Cast: Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga’aia, Rena Owen

Moana is the latest entry into Disney’s live-action adaptations, following the titular teenager from the fictional Motunui island as she sets sail across the ocean to find Maui, a demigod who can help her save her home.

Per the Polygon review:

That story returns beat-for-beat in the live-action movie, with minimal changes. Johnson gets a few new lines as Maui, the rakish, narcissistic shapeshifting demigod, and fan-favorite dumb chicken Heihei gets a few more visual gags. (Alan Tudyk voiced him in the original; this time out, he doesn’t have a voice credit.) It isn’t quite a shot-for-shot remake: comparing any given scene, it’s clear that the angles and visual focus vary. Director Thomas Kail (who helmed Disney’s live-on-Broadway Hamilton movie) makes more time for Polynesian dance in particular, with Laga’aia, her parents, and a large cast of extras adding synchronized movement to their village rituals.

2. Supergirl

• Available on HBO Max
• Genre: Action
• Run time: 1h 48m
• Director: Craig Guillipsie
• Cast: Milly Alcock, Jason Momoa, David Corenswet

Supergirl serves as the proper introduction to Kara Zor-El, who was previously teased in Superman. The film follows Supergirl across space as she hunts a mercenary who murdered and kidnapped his way through the galaxy while also injuring her beloved dog Krypto.

Per the Polygon review:

If you squint, it’s hard to tell Supergirl from a pre-Superman James Gunn movie. Director Craig Gillespie (Cruella) and writer Ana Nogueira (a playwright and actor with several DC projects in preproduction) go all-in on Gunn’s signature style, from spinning-camera combat sequences to a Guardians-esque messy universe crammed with aliens to the snarky, subversive, but ultimately admiring and sentimental take on superheroes. The result isn’t exceptionally exciting, but it’s serviceable, good-natured, and frequently fun — particularly when the film rests in the hands of Milly Alcock as Supergirl.

3. Mutiny

• Available on VOD
• Genre: Action
• Run time: 1h 35m
• Director: Jean-Francois Richet
• Cast: Jason Statham, Annabelle Wallis, Roland Moller

Jason Statham stars as Cole Reed, a bodyguard who witnesses the killing of his boss and is then framed for the murder. On the run, he boards a cargo ship full of pirates and uncovers an international conspiracy. Mutiny hit theaters in late August, but after a bungled debut, the action movie arrives on digital platforms.

4. One Night Only

• Available on VOD
• Genre: Romance
• Run time: 1h 42m
• Director: Will Gluck
• Cast: Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Maya Hawke

The source of one of the year’s best memes is now on VOD. One Night Only is set in an alternate New York, following two singles looking for a meaningful connection. The twist is that they meet during the 12-hour window where the government allows premarital sex.

5. Call My Agent: The Movie

• Available on Netflix
• Genre: Comedy
• Run time: 1h 57m
• Director: Emilie Noblet
• Cast: Camille Cottin, Laure Calamy, Nicolas Maury

The French TV show Call My Agent! was a big Netflix hit, following a group of talent agents trying to keep their business afloat while managing bombastic personalities. The movie reunites the original cast, following Andrea Martel as she tries to direct her first feature film five years after the closure of the talent agency she used to work at.

6. Marama

• Available on Shudder
• Genre: Horror
• Run time: 1h 29m
• Director: Taratoa Stappard
• Cast: Ariāna Osborne, Toby Stephens, Umi Myers

Set in the Victorian era, Marama follows an orphan woman who receives a mysterious letter claiming to have information about her birth parents. She embarks on a journey from New Zealand to England, acquiring a job as a governess and making dark discoveries in the manor where she lives.

7. In the Grey

• Available on Starz
• Genre: Action
• Run time: 1h 38m
• Director: Guy Ritchie
• Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill, and Eiza González

Guy Ritchie’s movie reunites him with frequent collaborators Eiza González and Henry Cavill. The story follows a powerful lawyer and her team of fixers as they try to make up a billion-dollar debt.

8. Hot Spot

• Available on VOD
• Genre: Sci-fi
• Run time: 1h 41m
• Director: Agnieszka Smoczyńska
• Cast: Andrzej Konopka, Noomi Rapace, Reika Kirishima

Set in the near future in a post-apocalyptic world ruled by sentient AI, Hot Spot follows a detective investigating the murder of a member of an anti-AI rebel faction.

9. Sheep in the Box

• Available on VOD
• Genre: Sci-fi
• Run time: 1h 6m
• Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
• Cast: Haruka Ayase, Daigo Yamamoto, Rimu Kuwaki

Sheep in the Box follows a couple in the wake of a tragedy. After losing their 7-year-old son to an accident, Otone and Kensuke are approached by an AI company called REbirth, which builds generative AI replicas. The couple accepts an identical copy of their son and tries to get back to the life they used to lead.

10. Rich Flu

• Available on Hulu
• Genre: Sci-Fi
• Run time: 1h 46m
• Director: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
• Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rafe Spall, Lorraine Braco

Rich Flu follows Laura, a woman who reaches the peak of her career right around the time when a deadly virus erupts, targeting the wealthiest people in the world.

Source: Polygon