The Best Underrated Zombie Movie You Likely Missed Is Now Streaming

Prepare for a visceral weekend as streaming platforms lean into the macabre. Nia DaCosta’s 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple delivers a harrowing second chapter to the post-apocalyptic saga, introducing a fanatical cult leader who proves more terrifying than the infected masses. Meanwhile, Uma Thurman’s iconic quest for vengeance returns in The Whole Bloody Affair—Quentin Tarantino’s massive, four-and-a-half-hour definitive cut of Kill Bill.

For those seeking a lighter escape, Bikini Bottom’s finest embarks on a supernatural voyage in The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, now streaming on Paramount Plus. Over on Starz, Keanu Reeves trades his trademark intensity for divine intervention in Good Fortune, a comedy where he plays a guardian angel with an unorthodox approach to life lessons.

Below is your guide to the most significant new arrivals on streaming and VOD, featuring the week’s essential cinematic highlights.

Streaming Now on Max

Dead of Winter

• Genre: Action thriller
• Run time: 1h 38m
• Director: Brian Kirk
• Cast: Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca

Emma Thompson stars as Barb, a widow navigating the frozen landscape of Minnesota to honor her late husband’s memory. Her journey takes a perilous turn when a snowstorm forces her to witness a kidnapping at a secluded cabin. Barb must rely on her wits to save a young woman without becoming the next victim of the wilderness.

Fresh on Hulu

The Astronaut

• Genre: Science fiction horror
• Run time: 1h 31m
• Director: Jess Varley
• Cast: Kate Mara, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Luna

Sam Walker (Kate Mara) returns to Earth after a disastrous mission to the ISS with no recollection of the events. While confined to a high-security quarantine facility, she begins to suffer from terrifying physical changes and visions, leading her to suspect that something extraterrestrial followed her home.

New on Paramount Plus

The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants

• Genre: Adventure comedy
• Run time: 1h 36m
• Director: Derek Drymon
• Cast: Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Mark Hamill

The legendary Flying Dutchman (Mark Hamill) is tired of his spectral sentence and targets SpongeBob as his replacement. To secure his freedom, the pirate tricks our hero into a series of dangerous trials. It’s up to the Bikini Bottom crew to launch a rescue before SpongeBob is lost to the Underworld forever.

New on Starz

Good Fortune

• Genre: Supernatural comedy
• Run time: 1h 37m
• Director: Aziz Ansari
• Cast: Seth Rogen, Aziz Ansari, Keanu Reeves

Gabriel (Keanu Reeves), a guardian angel struggling with his divine duties, decides to flip the script by swapping the lives of a struggling dreamer (Ansari) and a wealthy tech titan (Rogen). The experiment backfires spectacularly when the former refuses to return to poverty, and Gabriel finds himself stripped of his wings and forced to navigate humanity.

Digital Premiere & VOD

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

• Genre: Post-apocalyptic horror
• Run time: 1h 49m
• Director: Nia DaCosta
• Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams

Amidst the ruins of society, Spike (Alfie Williams) is ensnared by a brutal cult led by the sadistic Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell). As Jimmy’s grip on power wavers, he encounters the mysterious Dr. Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes), setting the stage for a cinematic confrontation that pushes the boundaries of the genre.

“O’Connell delivers a masterclass in menace, portraying a villain who genuinely believes his atrocities are a divine mandate. In a world overrun by the infected, he remains the most terrifying presence on screen.”

Diabolic

• Genre: Religious horror
• Run time: 1h 35m
• Director: Daniel J. Phillips
• Cast: Elizabeth Cullen, John Kim, Mia Challis

Haunted by unexplained blackouts, Elise seeks sanctuary within the fundamentalist community of her youth. However, the spiritual healing she hopes for reveals itself to be a dark ritual, transforming her into a vessel for an ancient, vengeful entity.

The Dreadful

• Genre: Gothic horror
• Run time: 1h 34m
• Director: Natasha Kermani
• Cast: Sophie Turner, Kit Harington, Marcia Gay Harden

Sophie Turner and Kit Harington reunite in this atmospheric reimagining of the classic Onibaba. Set against the backdrop of medieval England during the Wars of the Roses, the story follows Anne as she finds solace in an old friend, only to face the suffocating control and secrets of her mother-in-law.

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

• Genre: Martial arts
• Run time: 4h 35m
• Director: Quentin Tarantino
• Cast: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox

Tarantino’s epic vision is finally united in this seamless supercut. Follow the Bride as she dismantles the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad in a relentless, stylish symphony of violence and vengeance, restored to its original, uncompromising length.

Mercy

• Genre: Science fiction thriller
• Run time: 1h 40m
• Director: Timur Bekmambetov
• Cast: Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson, Kali Reis

In a future where justice is automated, Detective Christopher Raven (Chris Pratt) is framed for murder. He has a mere 90 minutes to argue his case before an unforgiving AI judge (Rebecca Ferguson) or face immediate termination, uncovering a conspiracy that goes deeper than his own survival.

No Other Choice

• Genre: Black comedy thriller
• Run time: 2h 19m
• Director: Park Chan-wook
• Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon

After losing his long-term job, a desperate family man decides that the only way to re-enter the workforce is to eliminate the other candidates. Park Chan-wook delivers a razor-sharp critique of corporate culture wrapped in a darkly comedic descent into madness.

Source: Polygon