The weekend is here, which means there’s no better time to get stuck into a good movie. And while streamers such as Netflix and BBC iPlayer are always adding flicks, we can sometimes be a bit too spoilt for choice.
Luckily, we’re on hand to pick through those that are worth your time, including an “excellent” indie gem starring Olivia Colman, and an action classic with Keanu Reeves.
Here are five of the best, plus a few more to check out.
Warner Bros.
Best movie new to Netflix this week
Edge of Tomorrow: Sitting at a near-perfect score of 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, this 2014 movie was called “a brainy sci-fi that will keep you on the edge of your seat” by Spotlight on Film.
Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt lead the cast of the film, which takes place in a future in which Europe is occupied by an alien race, as a PR officer joins a landing operation against the extra-terrestrials, only to get stuck in a time loop.
Co-written by Mission: Impossible’s Christopher McQuarrie, the movie also features Bill Paxton, Brendan Gleeson and Noah Taylor.
Also new to Netflix this week: Venom: The Last Dance, Practical Magic, Gladiator II, The Suicide Squad
Vertigo
Best movie new to Prime Video this week
Joyride: Olivia Colman leads this Ireland-set movie, which comes from director Emer Reynolds.
Described as an “an excellent Irish drama” by Common Sense Media, the story follows a young boy called Mully (Charlie Reid) who runs away from his father and steals a taxi… only to find a woman named Joy (Colman) in the back with a baby, having decided to give the newborn away to a friend.
Together, the unlikely duo go on a journey of discovery through Ireland, finding the friendship neither knew they needed.
Also new to Prime Video this week: Twisters, Mother Mary, Saving Private Ryan, Shelter, Pride & Prejudice (2005), Moon, The Negotiator
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Best movie new to BBC iPlayer this week
28 Days Later: If zombie apocalypses are your thing, then you can’t get much better with one of the best in the genre.
Released in 2002, Danny Boyle’s movie focuses on a bicycle courier (Cillian Murphy) who wakes up from a coma to find that society has broken down due to a rage-inducing virus, before he crosses paths with a group of fellow survivors.
Also starring Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston and Brendan Gleeson, the movie has since spawned a franchise with several sequels, the most recent of which, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, was released earlier this year.
Also new to BBC iPlayer this week: Lady Macbeth, Bridget Jones’s Diary, Hoard, Inside Llewyn Davis, Shaft (1971), Shaun the Sheep Movie, Spider-Man, Kindling
Warner Bros.
Best movie new to ITVX this week
John Wick: Chapter 2: Keanu Reeves returns as the titular hitman in this 2017 sequel, which boasts action and gore aplenty.
In the follow-up, Wick hopes for a quiet retirement before he is reluctantly drawn back in when gangster Santino D’Antonio turns up, forcing him to repay a favour and fulfill an oath. As such, he must take out D’Antonio’s sister in Rome, who heads a crime syndicate.
Boasting 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, Deep Focus Review said Chapter 2 “does exactly what [a] good sequel should: it replicates aspects of the original while also expanding its mythology through a measure of novelty and one-upmanship”.
Also new to ITVX this week: The Spy Who Loved Me, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Reawakening
20th Century Studios
Best movie new to Channel 4 this week
See How They Run: Released in 2022, this murder mystery boasts an impressive ensemble including Saoirse Ronan, Sam Rockwell, Ruth Wilson, Adrien Brody, Harris Dickinson, David Oyelowo and Reece Shearsmith.
The story follows the murder of a film crew member, who was working on an adaptation of a hit stage play. As such, an inspector and a rookie are put on the case, which takes them to the underbelly of London’s West End in the 1950s.
Frequently compared to Knives Out by critics, the Irish Times said it “crackles with invention and high spirits”.
Also new to Channel 4 this week: Theater Camp, Midnight Run, How to Have Sex, Our Kind of Traitor, Missing, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
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Sam is a freelance reporter and sub-editor who has a particular interest in movies, TV and music. After completing a journalism Masters at City University, London, Sam joined Digital Spy as a reporter, and has also freelanced for publications such as NME and Screen International. Sam, who also has a degree in Film, can wax lyrical about everything from Lord of the Rings to Love Is Blind, and is equally in his element crossing every ‘t’ and dotting every ‘i’ as a sub-editor.