Every week on Polygon, we spherical up essentially the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the most important and finest new films so that you can watch at residence.
This week, Inside Out 2, starring Amy Poehler and Maya Hawke, lastly involves streaming on Disney Plus after its VOD premiere again in August. There’s much more to select from, like Jon Watts’ Wolfs on Apple TV Plus, the Rosemary’s Child prequel Condo 7A on Paramount Plus, the paramedic drama Asphalt Metropolis on Hulu, and the documentary Will & Harper on Netflix. That’s to not point out new releases on VOD just like the supernatural horror movie The Entrance Room and the Colleen Hoover adaptation It Ends With Us.
Right here’s every thing new that’s obtainable to observe this weekend!
The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Netflix
Style: DocumentaryRun time: 1h 54mDirector: Josh GreenbaumCast: Will Ferrell, Harper Steele
On this documentary, comic Will Ferrell goes on a street journey with Harper Steele, former SNL head author and Ferrell’s good buddy of 17 years, who has lately come out as a trans girl. After Steele reached out to him about her transition, Ferrell determined to be taught extra concerning the trans neighborhood, and the 2 of them launched into a cross-country street journey. This film paperwork their expertise — and extra importantly, their friendship.
The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Netflix
Style: Coming of age dramaRun time: 1h 51mDirector: Sydney FreelandCast: Kauchani Bratt, Jessica Matten, Devin Sampson-Craig
Based mostly on the nonfiction e-book Canyon Goals, Rez Ball follows a Native American highschool basketball workforce in New Mexico. The workforce is about to compete on the state championships, however they need to rally after dropping their star participant. It’s an underdog story that additionally showcases Native American tradition. Produced by LeBron James (sure, that LeBron James), Rez Sports activities comes from director Sydney Freeland (Drunktown’s Best) with a script co-written by Freeland and Sterlin Harjo (Reservation Canine).
The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Hulu
Style: ThrillerRun time: 2h 5mDirector: Jean-Stéphane SauvaireCast: Tye Sheridan, Sean Penn, Michael Pitt
Based mostly on Shannon Burke’s 2008 novel Black Flies, this drama stars Tye Sheridan (Prepared Participant One) as Ollie Cross, a rookie paramedic for the New York Metropolis Hearth Division who’s assigned to work the evening shift alongside his grizzled accomplice Gene (Sean Penn). Assume Coaching Day, however with paramedics, and also you’ll get the gist of what this movie is aiming for tonally.
The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Prime Video
Style: MysteryRun time: 1h 37mDirector: Philippe LacôteCast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Richard Madden
What’s higher than one Richard Madden? Two Richard Maddens! On this crime thriller drama, Madden performs two attractive twin brothers who get caught in a love triangle. Enter a tortured detective often known as “The Jealousy Man” (performed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), who treks to a distant Greek island to research a suspicious dying tied into the love triangle. It’s based mostly on a brief story by Norwegian author Jo Nesbø.
The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Apple TV Plus
Picture: Apple
Style: Motion comedyRun time: 1h 48mDirector: Jon WattsCast: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Amy Ryan
Jon Watts lastly escaped from the MCU content material mines and made a brand new film, starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt! Wolfs facilities on the story of Jack (Clooney) and Nick (Pitt), two skilled “fixers” who’re employed to scrub up the scene of a homicide. Drawback is, they each favor to work alone, and need to work collectively as soon as the project goes south.
The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Disney Plus
Picture: Disney/Pixar
Style: Coming-of-age fantasyRun time: 1h 36mDirector: Kelsey MannCast: Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman
Almost ten years after Inside Out grew to become one of the crucial beloved Pixar movies ever made, the sequel broke field workplace data to grow to be the highest-grossing animated film ever and the highest-grossing film of 2024 by some margin. Set two years after the unique, Inside Out 2 follows Riley as a13-year-old with new challenges and new feelings.
Pixar purists are actually justified in feeling some anxiousness about the way in which the studio has been committing to sequels and franchises these days, and what number of of its more moderen originals have lacked the outdated emotional magic that gave the studio its popularity and produced a stream of indelible, memorable hits. However Inside Out 2 is an effective signal that the corporate is transferring again towards its core strengths. It’s a sequel to a film that didn’t name for one, and an enlargement of a setting that took numerous its preliminary energy from the simplicity of its setup: 5 feelings, locked in battle over an unprecedented new problem. However the brand new film earns its place within the Pixar pantheon with its creativity, its craft, and its heartfelt writing. It’s nearly sufficient to make Inside Out 3: The Faculty Years appear to be a promising pitch.
The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Paramount Plus
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Style: Psychological thrillerRun time: 1h 44mDirector: Natalie Erika JamesCast: Julia Garner, Dianne Wiest, Jim Sturgess
Julia Garner (Ozark) stars on this psychological thriller as Terry, an bold younger dancer who suffers a horrible damage that derails her goals of stardom shortly after transferring to New York. When a rich, older couple gives her a room to remain at their luxurious residence constructing, Terry seizes on the chance to relaxation and recuperate. Shortly upon arriving, nevertheless, she grows to suspect that there’s extra to this constructing than what it might sound. Condo 7A is a prequel to Roman Polanski’s 1968 horror traditional Rosemary’s Child.
The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Shudder and AMC Plus
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Style: HorrorRun time: 1h 38mDirector: Damian McCarthyCast: Carolyn Bracken, Gwilym Lee, Tadhg Murphy
Oddity follows Darcy (Carolyn Bracken), a blind clairvoyant medium who’s grieving the latest dying of her sister (additionally Carolyn Bracken). Not fairly pleased with the official story behind the killing, Darcy heads again to the crime scene and makes use of a (very spooky trying) wood model to psychically decide what actually occurred on the evening her twin sister died.
The place to observe: Accessible to lease on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Picture: A24
Style: Horror thrillerRun time: 1h 34mDirectors: Max Eggers, Sam EggersCast: Brandy, Andrew Burnap, Kathryn Hunter
Brandy stars on this new horror thriller from director duo Sam and Max Eggers as Belinda, a newly pregnant anthropology professor eagerly anticipating the delivery of her subsequent youngster whereas nonetheless mourning the dying of her firstborn son. When she and her husband Norman (Andrew Burnap) absorb his newly widowed stepmother Solange (Kathryn Hunter), the arrival of their new visitor brings about a number of darkish disturbing revelations that threaten Belinda’s life and sanity.
The place to observe: Accessible to lease on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
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Style: Horror mysteryRun time: 1h 35mDirector: Jason YuCast: Jung Yu-mi, Lee Solar-kyun, Kim Gook-hee
This Korean horror thriller follows Soo-jin (Jung Yu-mi) and Hyeon-soo (Lee Solar-kyun), a newlywed couple whose home life is threatened by the latter’s weird conduct whereas sleepwalking. Fearing for the lifetime of their new child youngster, Hyeon-soo should seek for a treatment for her husband’s situation earlier than one thing horrible occurs.
The place to observe: Accessible to lease on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Picture: Columbia Photos
Style: Romantic dramaRun time: 2h 10mDirector: Justin BaldoniCast: Blake Energetic, Justin Baldoni, Jenny Slate
Increase your hand in case your social media algorithms thinks that simply since you prefer to learn you should love Colleen Hoover’s books. It Ends With Us is predicated on Hoover’s best-selling 2016 novel, which follows a florist in an abusive relationship who reconnects together with her old flame. Regardless of what the TikTok edits would have you ever assume, it’s truly about breaking the cycle of home abuse.
The place to observe: Accessible to lease on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
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Style: ComedyRun time: 1h 51mDirector: Nathan SilverCast: Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Dolly De Leon
On this comedy-drama, a cantor dealing with a disaster of religion after his spouse’s dying reunites him together with his childhood music trainer, who seeks his assist for a belated bat mitzvah. Sparks fly between the 2 as they reconnect and confront their private relationships with Judaism. Between the Temples first premiered at this 12 months’s Sundance Movie Competition.
