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Streaming ain’t easy. Sure, if you’re a cinephile, practically every movie you could ever want to watch is at your fingertips. But therein lies the problem: knowing what’s out there, and where to find it, can become overwhelming. Here, we’re doing the hard work for you, by cutting through the clutter and getting straight to the best new movies available to watch right now. Here are the four must-watch movies hitting streaming services this weekend.
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1. Hamnet (Peacock)
Director Chloé Zhao dusts herself off from the hard flop of Eternals and tackles a different kind of IP: Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling, widely celebrated 2020 novel, about William Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes, grappling with the death of their young son. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, Jessie Buckley’s anguished performance has received most of the attention – she’s just about a lock to win Best Actress. Read Time Out’s review.
2. Nuremberg (Netflix)
Yes, 1961’s Justice at Nuremberg can’t be outdone as the ultimate statement on the historical post-World War II military tribunals, but a movie about Nazis facing justice for their crimes against humanity is sadly relevant in 2025. Russell Crowe gives a complex performance as Hermann Göring, who enters into a battle of wills with an American psychologist (Rami Malek) tasked with determining if he’s mentally fit to stand trial. While the film is a bit staid in presentation, Crowe alone is enough to recommend it. Read Time Out’s review.
Watch Nuremberg now on Netflix
3. Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Netflix)
Julian Fellowes’ post-Edwardian soap opera closes up shop with a fan-servicing feature film. Set in 1930s England, the plot is loose, if not nonexistent, but it gives longtime viewers a chance to say their final goodbyes – to both the characters and the house, a character in itself, of course – and there’s nothing wrong with that. Read Time Out’s review.
Watch Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale now on Netflix
4. Fackham Hall (HBO Max)
Speaking of Downton Abbey, it’s about time someone took the piss out of those stuffy, fancy-talking Brits. Unfortunately, that person is Jimmy Carr. The British comedian co-wrote this spoof, giving period dramas in general the Scary Movie treatment and managing to bring Thomasin McKenzie, Haley Mills and other genre veterans in on the joke. In all honesty, it’s a decent idea, and it’s supposedly executed with a good deal of respect for the source material.
Watch Fackham Hall now on HBO Max
5. War Machine (Netflix)
Army Rangers on a training exercise come across an alien killing machine in this action-thriller that looks like Predator crossed with Transformers, with Reacher’s Alan Ritchson as a next-gen Arnie leading the charge against an otherworldly foe.
Watch War Machine now on Netflix