A Stranger Things Star’s Hilarious Resident Evil Twist Is Your Must-Stream Movie This Weekend

Apocalyptic stakes and high-octane thrills dominate the digital landscape this week. On Netflix, a routine U.S. Army Ranger exercise transforms into a fight for survival in War Machine, where Alan Ritchson faces off against a lethal, Metal Gear-inspired mechanical predator. Meanwhile, over on VOD, the horror-comedy Cold Storage pairs Liam Neeson with two facility workers as they scramble to suppress a rapidly spreading fungal outbreak.

For those seeking something more ethereal, 100 Nights of Hero offers a lush adaptation of Isabel Greenberg’s acclaimed queer fantasy graphic novel. Finally, for the horror completists among us, the final chapter of The Strangers trilogy arrives to conclude its grim tale of home invasion.

Below, we’ve curated the most significant new arrivals on streaming and VOD, from blockbuster action to indie gems you can enjoy from the comfort of your couch.

New Movies on Netflix

War Machine

• Genre: Sci-fi Action
• Runtime: 1h 47m
• Director: Patrick Hughes
• Cast: Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James

During their final field exam, a squad of Army Rangers discovers they are being stalked by an extraterrestrial killing machine. Stripped of their weaponry and hunted through dense forest, the team—led by the formidable Alan Ritchson—must use their wits to survive and alert their command. Drawing inspiration from Predator and Aliens, the film is a masterclass in tension and practical action.

War Machine delivers exactly what the genre demands: a lean, propulsive narrative bolstered by impressive practical stunts. Ritchson remains a magnetic presence, even while portraying a stoic lead haunted by a fractured past.

New Movies on AMC Plus

100 Nights of Hero

• Genre: Fantasy Romance
• Runtime: 1h 30m
• Director: Julia Jackman
• Cast: Emma Corrin, Nicholas Galitzine, Maika Monroe

Set within a vibrant fantasy world, this adaptation follows Cherry (Maika Monroe), whose fidelity is put to an arduous test by her husband. During his hundred-day absence, she finds solace and a burgeoning romance in the tales told by her maid, Hero (Emma Corrin). Beyond the chemistry of its leads, the film is a visual feast of ornate costume design and period aesthetics.

New Movies on HBO Max

Fackham Hall

• Genre: Satirical Comedy / Spoof
• Runtime: 1h 37m
• Director: Jim O’Hanlon
• Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Radcliffe, Katherine Waterston

A sharp-witted send-up of Downton Abbey, this film follows Eric Noone, a charming thief who infiltrates the Davenport estate as a servant. His plans go awry when he falls for Rose Davenport and subsequently becomes the prime suspect in the murder of the family patriarch. To save his skin and the estate, Eric must navigate high-society absurdity to find the true culprit.

New Movies on Hulu

The Secret Agent

• Genre: Political Thriller
• Runtime: 2h 41m
• Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho
• Cast: Wagner Moura, Carlos Francisco, Tânia Maria

This Academy Award-nominated neo-noir takes place during the 1977 Brazilian Carnival. A tech researcher finds himself in the crosshairs of the military dictatorship’s assassins, forcing him into a desperate flight for his life. As he evades capture, he is pulled into the orbit of a radical underground resistance, forcing a confrontation with his own complicit history.

New Movies on Peacock

Hamnet

• Genre: Historical Drama
• Runtime: 2h 6m
• Director: Chloé Zhao
• Cast: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson

Eschewing the whimsy of traditional biopics, Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet offers a somber, deeply felt exploration of the marriage between William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and Agnes Hathaway (Jessie Buckley). The narrative centers on the devastating loss of their young son, Hamnet, illustrating how this profound grief eventually crystallized into the masterpiece Hamlet.

New Releases on VOD

A Private Life

• Genre: Mystery Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 43m
• Director: Rebecca Zlotowski
• Cast: Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira

Jodie Foster stars as Lilian Steiner, a psychiatrist whose professional life is upended by the sudden death of a long-term patient. Convinced that foul play was involved, Lilian begins an unauthorized investigation into the victim’s family, unearthing a web of deception that puts her own life in jeopardy.

Cold Storage

• Genre: Horror Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 39m
• Director: Jonny Campbell
• Cast: Georgina Campbell, Joe Keery, Liam Neeson

When an ancient, mutant fungus—capable of transforming hosts into explosive bio-hazards—is unleashed in a storage facility, two unlikely employees (Keery and Campbell) must team up with a cynical government agent (Neeson). The result is a chaotic race against time to prevent a global pandemic.

The film balances absurd horror-comedy imagery—like a dazed deer in an elevator—with genuine character work. Neeson hits the perfect sweet spot between his gritty Taken persona and dry, deadpan humor, making for an immensely entertaining watch.

Heel

• Genre: Black Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 50m
• Director: Jan Komasa
• Cast: Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Anson Boon

In this unsettling dark comedy, a teenage delinquent is abducted by a suburban couple with a twisted sense of civic duty. Rather than turning him in, they chain him up in their basement, initiating a sadistic “rehabilitation” program designed to break his spirit and mold him into their version of a model citizen.

The Strangers – Chapter 3

• Genre: Horror
• Runtime: 1h 31m
• Director: Renny Harlin
• Cast: Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath

The harrowing saga of Maya concludes as she is forced into the inner circle of the very killers who terrorized her. Surrounded by local corruption and the masks of her tormentors, she must navigate a deadly game of infiltration to exact her final revenge and find a way out of this nightmare town.

Whistle

• Genre: Supernatural Horror
• Runtime: 1h 40m
• Director: Corin Hardy
• Cast: Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse, Sky Yang

Director Corin Hardy delivers a visceral, effect-heavy horror tale centered on an ancient Aztec whistle. When a group of teens inadvertently triggers a curse, they are haunted by physical manifestations of their own impending deaths. Brimming with inventive practical effects and gruesome sequences, Whistle explores the trauma and inevitability of mortality.

Source: Polygon