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Happy Friday, everyone! While things may seem bleak just after two weeks of the new year, there is still much to look forward to: the inauguration, the vaccine and the batch of great new movies you can now check out in the comfort of your own home! And whether you use Amazon Video, iTunes, Vudu or your cable’s service, the best movies streaming now have been plucked from the Hollywood sets and have come straight to your screens. But where should you start? Worry not, we here at Decider are here to help you figure out what to watch.
This weekend is all about blockbuster hits— well, movies that would have been blockbuster hits if they had the opportunity to hit the block! Tom Hanks is generating Oscar buzz in the Western drama News of the World while Carey Mulligan is dishing out sweet, sweet revenge in the comedy/thriller Promising Young Woman. And if you are in the mood for a good science fiction flick, Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan’s Synchronic is ready to take you far, far away from here
What are the best movies to watch right now? Check out the great thrillers, dramas and action films you can buy or rent this weekend.
Promising Young Woman
The highly-anticipated thriller Promising Young Woman has finally made its journey to the streaming screens. Starring Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Laverne Cox and more, this provocative film centers on Cassie: a wickedly smart and cunning young woman who lives a crazy double life by night. But when she has an unexpected run-in with someone from her past, she embarks on a revenge vendetta for all those who had a hand in the rape and subsequent suicide of her best friend. Provocative, smart and deliciously-thrilling, Promising Young Woman is a revenge flick that stands out from the pack.
Where to stream Promising Young Woman
News of the World
Tom Hanks stars in News of the World, a drama that brings some heart and soul into the wild West. The film takes place five years after the Civil War and follows Capt. Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Hanks) as he travels to remote towns and reads the news of the world to the otherwise-ignorant citizens. His routine is cut short, however, when he crosses paths with a 10-year-old girl who was kidnapped by the Kiowa people. Forced to return the child to her aunt and uncle, Kidd agrees to escort the young girl across the vast and dangerous Texas desert, and the journey the two embark upon soon turns into a desperate fight for survival. News of the World would have been fantastic in theaters — and is already generating some awards buzz for Hanks — but we are thrilled we get to watch it now, available for rent on demand.
Where to stream News of the World
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To Rent:
Promising Young Woman
News of the World
Skyfire
Climate of the Hunter
Redemption Day
Insert Coin
The Empty Man
Horizon Line
Bloody Hell
American Dream
Don’t Tell a Soul
American Skin
Love Sarah
MLK/FBI
Some Kind of Heaven
Assassins
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The Disaster Artist
The Franco brothers (Dave and James Franco, for those unaware) team up in the bizarre dramedy The Disaster Artist. Based on a true story, the film centers on the friendship between Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) and budding actor Greg Sestero (Dave Franco) and their defiant pursuit to create what is now considered one of the worst films of all time, The Room. Who would have thought that a movie about one of the worst movies ever made would be so popular? Very meta, and very perfect for the tone set in The Disaster Artist.
