Spend some time away from your relatives wrapping presents and frying latkes for a bit this weekend by grabbing one of the great new movies on VOD which are out now! We have two emotional powers, Spoiler alert and After the SUNif you really want to feel something in your heart, and a movie that can replace Die hard as your favorite holiday activity, Violent nightstarring David Harbour Stranger Things as Santa Claus.
Violent night comes from its producers You do and John Wick, just to give you an idea of what you want. When a wealthy family is held hostage by a group of mercenaries on Christmas Eve, Santa (the real Santa, not some mini-mall) happens to be delivering presents to the Connecticut compound just in time to swoop in and save. their. Lest you think Santa is just blowing them away with his sleigh, this Santa was trained in combat thanks to his service as a murderous Viking warrior. Violent Night co-stars John Leguizamo as the leader of the hostage robbers and Beverly D’Angelo, making an appearance in yet another modern Christmas classic (the former is apparently National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation).
These are just some of the titles available to watch Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, YouTube and via your cable service this week. See what movies are available to buy or rent on demand now!
Hailed as one of the best films of the year by many, After the SUN is the feature film debut from director Charlotte Wells. Inside this, Normal peoplePaul Mescal stars as Calum, a divorced father who takes his daughter Sophie (Frankie Corio) to a sunny, Turkish resort where they have a great old time, but something is wrong in Calum’s life. His daughter can sense it and is aware of his underlying anxieties, despite how he tries to hide them, but Calum wants to give his daughter a journey to remember, one that the grown-up version of Sophie looks back on throughout the film .
Where to stream After the SUN
Based on the memoir by entertainment journalist Michael Ausiello Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies At The End, Spoiler alert It stars Jim Parsons as Ausiello as he chronicles the last year of his husband Kit Cowan’s (Ben Aldridge) life after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. The film co-stars Bill Irwin, Sally Field and Antoni Porowski, for those of you who want to see him in a non-Queer Eye role.
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To buy:
After the SUN
North at home
Strange world
The disappearance of Toby Blackwood
Inu-Oh
For rent:
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Violent night
The Inspection
The Cosmos Sisters
The American Dream and Other Tales
Code of Silence
The super 8 years
Joyride
Saving Grace (2022)
The anchor
Ringing!
We were dark
Atonic shine
Alien Rebellion
Hollywood gala
Deep Woods
Anatolia
A place called home
Last flight home
What else is new this December?
What you see above is just a portion of the new movies and shows you can watch this month if you have more than one streaming service subscription. We update our guides on new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month, so you can stay on top of the freshest titles to watch. Here are complete lists, schedules and reviews of everything streaming:
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