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top new films available for viewing at home
We’ve rounded together the greatest titles so you won’t be in the dark until it’s time to start the movie, whether they’re debuting as first-run originals on Netflix, Apple TV, or HBO, or they’re stopping by cinemas before being available for digital rentals. Check back every week (typically on Friday) to view the newest updates for movies that are coming out next week, movies that are already streaming, and movies that have recently been released in theaters.
New This Week — March 8
Damsel
Adventure and Fantasy
March 8 is the release date (Netflix)
Cast: Ray Winstone, Angela Bassett, Millie Bobby Brown, Nick Robinson, Robin Wright, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Brooke Carter, Rui M. Tomas, and Ulli Ackermann
A virtuous damsel consents to wed a charming prince, only to discover later that the royal family has enlisted her as a sacrifice to settle a long-standing debt. Her only means of survival are her cunning and willpower after being thrust into a cave with a fire-breathing monster.
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- Netflix
Argylle
Comedy, Action, and Crime
March 5 | February 2 (theater) is the release date.
Cast: John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson, Dua Lipa, Ariana DeBose, Catherine O’Hara, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, and Henry Cavill.
Quiet nights at home become a thing of the past as the fictional espionage plots of reclusive author Elly Conway begin to mimic the clandestine activities of a real-life spy organization. As the distinction between Conway’s imaginary world and her own starts to fuzzily blur, Elly rushes across the globe to stay one step ahead of the killers, accompanied by her cat Alfie and Aiden, a spy with a cat allergy.
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- Amazon | Microsoft | Google Play | Vudu | YouTube | Apple TV
Ricky Stanicky
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: March 7
Cast: Zac Efron, Jermaine Fowler, Andrew Santino, John Cena, Lex Scott Davis, Anja Savcic, William H. Macy, Riley Stiles, Oscar Wilson
When three childhood best friends pull a prank gone wrong, they invent the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of trouble. Twenty years later, the trio still uses the nonexistent Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behavior. But when their spouses and partners get suspicious and demand to finally meet the fabled Mr. Stanicky, the guilty trio decide to hire a washed-up actor and raunchy celebrity impersonator to bring him to life.
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- Amazon Prime Video
American Dreamer
Comedy as a genre
Date of Release: March 8
Cast: C. Ernst Harth, Rebecca Olson, Michelle Mylett, Matt Dillon, Danny Glover, Kimberly Quinn, Danny Pudi, Shirley MacLaine, and Peter Dinklage
In this charming comedy, an entitled Economics professor tries to use his supposedly infallible plan to purchase an ailing widow’s mansion for nothing, but he soon finds out that it won’t be as simple as he had imagined.
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- Amazon | Microsoft | Vudu | Apple TV.
Imaginary
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
March 8 (movie theater)
Cast: Pyper Braun, Dane DiLiegro, Alix Angelis, Cecilia Leal, Betty Buckley, Taegen Burns, Tom Payne, Veronica Falcón, and DeWanda Wise
Alice, Jessica’s youngest stepdaughter, becomes strangely attached to a stuffed bear named Chauncey that she discovers in the basement after Jessica and her family move back into the house from where they were raised. Chauncey and Alice start playing games, which start off lighthearted and get darker as they go on. Jessica steps in to stop Alice’s increasingly alarming conduct, only to discover that Chauncey is much more than the plush bear Alice had thought him to be.
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Problemista
Comedy as a genre
March 22 (movie theater)
Cast: Greta Lee, Laith Nakli, Larry Owens, Greta Titelman, RZA, Tilda Swinton, Isabella Rossellini, James Scully, and Julio Torres
When a budding toy designer’s work visa expires, his only chance to remain in the nation and fulfill his goal is to take a job with a volatile outsider in the art world.
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Asleep in My Palm
Drama is the genre.
Date of Release: March 19 (limited edition) | March 1 (theater)
Cast: Michael Boutell, Christopher Mele, R. Scott Purdy, Christopher Mele, Grant Harvey, Gus Birney, Jared Abrahamson, David Aaron Baker, Chloë Kerwin, and Tim Blake Nelson
It narrates the tale of a guy living off the grid with his daughter in northeastern Ohio, on the edge of a prestigious liberal arts college.
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Silver Haze
Dramatic and romantic
Date of Release: March 12 | Limited Edition: March 1 (theater)
Cast: Archie Brigden, Angela Bruce, Brandon Bendell, Alfie Deegan, TerriAnn Cousins, Jeanette Maskell, Vicky Knight, Esme Creed-Miles, and Charlotte Knight
Franky, a nurse of 23 years old, resides in an East London district with her enormous family. She is unable of forming any kind of meaningful relationship until she falls in love with Florence, one of her patients, since she is consumed by a need for vengeance and a need to place blame for a horrific incident that occurred fifteen years ago. They flee to the shore, where Florence resides with her patchwork family, who are more accepting of others. Franky finds the mental safety he needs there to deal with his old grievances.
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500 Days in the Wild
Type: Documentary
Limited till March 1st (theater)
Cast: Dianne Whelan
follows filmmaker Dianne Whelan, who is dissatisfied with the status of the world, as she travels the world’s longest hiking trail alone and records her adventure on her own.
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- Website and screening schedule
Poor Things
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Release dates: February 28 (purchase), March 7 (Hulu), December 8, 2023 (wide), September 8 (festival) (theater)
The cast includes Emma Stone, Christopher Abbott, Damien Bonnard, Willem Dafoe, Ramy Youssef, Jerrod Carmichael, Margaret Qualley, and Kathryn Hunter.
Dr. Godwin Baxter, a gifted and unconventional scientist, revives Bella Baxter. Bella sets out on a fast-paced, transcontinental journey with Duncan Wedderburn, a dapper and debauched lawyer, yearning for the worldliness she lacks.
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- Hulu | Amazon (UHD) | Amazon (HD w/ bonus content) | Microsoft (UHD w/ bonus content) |
- Google Play | Vudu (UHD w/ bonus content) | YouTube | Apple TV.
The best new films available for streaming on Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, Prime Video, and more