Here are some of the best films just added to Stan’s streaming catalogue. Have a look and add them all to your watchlist:
Top films added to Stan in January/February 2025:
Fargo (1996, dir. Joel Coen)
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt … but he’s got a plan. He’s going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It’s going to be a snap and nobody’s going to get hurt… until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge (Frances McDormand), a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing – and extremely pregnant – investigator who’ll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom … you betcha!
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Kid Snow (2024, dir. Paul Goldman)
A washed-up Irish boxer named Kid Snow (Billy Howle) is finally faced with a chance to redeem himself when he is offered a rematch against the man he fought a decade prior, on a night that changed his life forever. When he meets single mother Sunny, he is forced to contemplate a future beyond boxing.
The Death of Stalin (2017, dir. Armando Iannuci)
When dictator Joseph Stalin dies, his parasitic cronies square off in a frantic power struggle to become the next Soviet leader. As they bumble, brawl and back-stab their way to the top, the question remains – just who is running the government?
The Outsiders (1983, dir. Francis Ford Coppola)
When two poor Greasers, Johnny (Ralph Macchio) and Ponyboy (C. Thomas Howell), are assaulted by a vicious gang, the Socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.
The Others (2001, dir. Alejando Amenábar)
Grace (Nicole Kidman) is a religious woman who lives in an old house kept dark because her two children, Anne and Nicholas, have a rare sensitivity to light. When the family begins to suspect the house is haunted, Grace fights to protect her children at any cost in the face of strange events and disturbing visions.
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991, dir. Jonathan Demme)
Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is a top student at the FBI’s training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannibalism. Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.
The Terminator (1984, dir. James Cameron)
In the post-apocalyptic future, reigning tyrannical supercomputers teleport a cyborg assassin known as the ‘Terminator’ (Arnold Schwarzenegger) back to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor, whose unborn son is destined to lead insurgents against 21st century mechanical hegemony. Meanwhile, the human-resistance movement dispatches a lone warrior to safeguard Sarah. Can he stop the virtually indestructible killing machine?
Delicious (2021, dir Éric Besnard)
France, 1789 – just before the Revolution. When talented chef Manceron is dismissed from his prestigious position by the Duke of Chamfort, he loses the taste for cooking. But when he meets the mysterious Louise, together they decide to create the very first restaurant in France.
Mermaids (1990, dir. Richard Benjamin)
Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax (Winona Rirder) is tired of her wacky mom (Cher) moving their family to a different town any time she feels it is necessary. When they move to a small Massachusetts town and Mrs. Flax begins dating a shopkeeper, Charlotte and her 9-year-old sister, Kate, hope that they can finally settle down. But when Charlotte’s attraction to an older man gets in the way, the family must learn to accept each other for who they truly are.
Swiss Army Man (2016, dir Daniel Kawn, Daniel Scheinert)
Alone on a tiny deserted island, Hank (Paul Dano) has given up all hope of ever making it home again. But one day everything changes when a dead body (Daniel Radcliffe) washes ashore, and he soon realizes it may be his last opportunity to escape certain death. Armed with his new ‘friend’ and an unusual bag of tricks, the duo go on an epic adventure to bring Hank back to the woman of his dreams.
The Magnificent Seven (1960, dir. John Sturges)
An oppressed Mexican peasant village hires seven gunfighters to help defend their homes. This film is the famous Western remake Akira Kurosawa’s 1954 Japanese film Seven Samurai, and was notably the inspiration for Disney-Pixar’s A Bug’s Life.
The Neon Demon (2016, dir. Nicolas Winding Refn)
When aspiring model Jesse (Elle Fanning) moves to Los Angeles, her youth and vitality are devoured by a group of beauty-obsessed women who will take any means necessary to get what she has.
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