Oppenheimer comes to streaming, along with Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving on Netflix, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, The Iron Claw on VOD, and more.
Greetings, Polygon readers! Each week, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.
This week, Oppenheimer, the Oscar-nominated biopic from director Christopher Nolan starring Cillian Murphy, finally comes to Peacock after making its debut on VOD last November. That’s not all this week has to offer, as a whole slew of new and exciting releases has arrived on streaming and VOD.
The Iron Claw, Sean Durkin’s wrestling biopic about the Von Erich brothers, finally comes to VOD this weekend alongside the French murder farce The Crime Is Mine, the Southern Gothic drama Miller’s Girl, and Pedro Almodóvar’s queer Western short film Strange Way of Life starring Ethan Hawke and Pedro Pascal. There’s more: Eli Roth’s Thanksgiving is now streaming on Netflix, while Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is now available to stream on Prime Video.
Here’s everything new to watch this weekend!New on NetflixThanksgiving
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Slasher horror
Run time: 1h 46m
Director: Eli Roth
Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, Gina Gershon
Eli Roth is back with a new holiday-themed slasher. After a tragic Black Friday riot, the quiet town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, is terrorized by a Thanksgiving-inspired killer wearing a ghoulish John Carver mask.
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Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 45m
Director: Trish Sie
Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Damon Wayans Jr., Tom Ellis
Gina Rodriguez stars in this new rom-com as a sports writer in New York City who helps her best friend, Adam (Damon Wayans Jr.), pull off various hookup schemes. After crossing paths with Nick (Tom Ellis), a handsome and single colleague, she’ll have to make the hard decision of whether to settle down or keep hooking up.New on HuluThe Pod Generation
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Genre: Sci-fi romance
Run time: 1h 49m
Director: Sophie Barthes
Cast: Emilia Clarke, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rosalie Craig
What if Gattaca wasn’t a dystopian retrofuturistic drama starring Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, but instead a quirky sci-fi romance drama starring Emilia Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor? That’s essentially what director Sophie Barthes’ latest film is in a nutshell: A couple is offered the opportunity to conceive a child through an artificial womb (or pod), only to discover that parenthood and life are more unpredictable than they imagined.Next Goal Wins
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Genre: Sports comedy-drama
Run time: 1h 44m
Director: Taika Waititi
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana
Michael Fassbender (The Killer) stars in Taika Waititi’s sports movie based on the real-life American Samoa national football team and their qualification attempt for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
