We’ve scoured the guides for all of the movies available on each subscription, and here’s what we can conclude: the following titles are the best films just added to streaming right now.
Read on to see what films we picked, where you can stream them, where they’re from and what they’re rated, and why you should watch them ASAP.
The best films just added to streaming:
A Knight’s Tale on Prime Video
Year: 2001
Director: Brian Helgeland
Stars: Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany, Alan Tudyk
Country: USA
Rating: M
Genre: Adventure/comedy
William Thatcher, a knight’s peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenly mid-tournament. Posing as a knight himself, William won’t stop until he’s crowned tournament champion – assuming matters of the heart don’t get in the way.
Why should I watch A Knight’s Tale? This classic Heath Ledger flick is anachronistic in all the best ways. Where else can you see knights and fair maidens rocking out to Queen? Nowhere!
The Age of Innocence on SBS on Demand
Year: 1993
Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder
Country: USA
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman’s cousin.
Why should I watch The Age of Innocence? If you think Martin Scorsese only makes ‘gangster’ movies, you need to watch The Age of Innocence immediately and sit in your wrongness.
Ladies in Black on 7+
Year: 2018
Director: Bruce Beresford
Stars: Rachael Taylor, Julia Ormond, Angourie Rice
Country: Australia
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Adapted from the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John, Ladies in Black is an alluring and tender-hearted comedy drama about the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.
Why should I watch Ladies in Black? This Australian film is a must-see, especially if you are a fan of the Ladies in Black series remake.
Touch on Netflix
Year: 2024
Director: Baltasar Kormakur
Stars: Egill Ólafsson, Kōki
Country: Iceland/UK
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Soon after the break of the pandemic and realizing that his clock is ticking, Kristofer gets the urge to embark on a journey to try to find out what really happened when his Japanese girlfriend mysteriously vanished without a trace from London fifty years earlier.
Why should I watch Touch? Imagine Celine Song’s Past Lives but with elderly lovers instead of young expats – did you just tear up? Yep, us too.
Sasquatch Sunset on Shudder
Year: 2024
Director: David Zellner and Nathan Zellner
Stars: Riley Keough, Jesse Eisenberg
Country: USA
Rating: MA
Genre: Comedy
In the misty forests of North America, a family of Sasquatches—possibly the last of their enigmatic kind—embark on an absurdist, epic, hilarious, and ultimately poignant journey over the course of one year. These shaggy and noble giants fight for survival as they find themselves on a collision course with the ever-changing world around them.
Why should I watch Sasquatch Sunset? It’s a dialogue-less comedy featuring known actors in hyper-realistic sasquatch costumes, doing everything from humping trees to throwing their scat at each other. Say no more.
Super 8 on TenPlay
Year: 2011
Director: J.J. Abrams
Stars: Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Riley Griffiths
Country: USA
Rating: M
Genre: Sci-fi
In 1979 Ohio, several youngsters are making a zombie movie with a Super-8 camera. In the midst of filming, the friends witness a horrifying train derailment and are lucky to escape with their lives. They soon discover that the catastrophe was no accident, as a series of unexplained events and disappearances soon follows. Deputy Jackson Lamb, the father of one of the kids, searches for the terrifying truth behind the crash
Why should I watch Super 8? J.J. Abrams made this filmic love letter to Steven Spielberg, and it’s a neat reminder of why the act of watching is so inherently tied to the filmic medium.
Teeth on Stan
Year: 2007
Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein
Stars: Jess Weixler, John Hensley
Country: USA
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
Dawn is an active member of her high-school chastity club but, when she meets Tobey, nature takes its course, and the pair answer the call. They suddenly learn she is a living example of the vagina dentata myth, when the encounter takes a grisly turn
Why should I watch Teeth? It’s sick, it’s depraved, it’s a fantastic social commentary on consent in the practice of sex.
Ghost in the Shell (1995) on Stan
Year: 1995
Director: Mamoru Oshii
Stars: Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka
Country: Japan
Rating: M
Genre: Anime/sci-fi
In the year 2029, the barriers of our world have been broken down by the net and by cybernetics, but this brings new vulnerability to humans in the form of brain-hacking. When a highly-wanted hacker known as ‘The Puppetmaster’ begins involving them in politics, Section 9, a group of cybernetically enhanced cops, are called in to investigate and stop the Puppetmaster.
Why should I watch Ghost in the Shell? The original and the best, this is a film that’ll bend your mind in so many directions. It could also be a prophecy of the future we’re heading for. For anime and sci-fi lovers, it’s a must-see.
Mozart’s Sister on DocPlay
Year: 2024
Director: Madeleine Hetherton-Miau
Stars: Alyona Popva
Country: Australia
Rating: G
Genre: Documentary
For the first 18 years of her life, Mozart’s sister shared equal billing with her brother. Musical partners and collaborators, Wolfgang Mozart and Maria-Anna Mozart played together before Kings and Queens, and were the talk of Europe.
What happened to her? Forced into retirement by age 16 because she was a woman, a stunning new investigation explores why she was retired against her will and the explosive theory: did Maria-Anna Mozart continue to compose in secret?
Why should I watch Mozart’s Sister? It focuses on an unsung hero of Western music, showcasing Maria-Anna Mozart’s musical ability and revealing an intriguing story of a silenced composer.
Grafted on AMC+
Year: 2024
Director: Sasha Rainbow
Stars: Joyena Sun, Jess Hong
Country: New Zealand/UK
Rating: R
Genre: Horror
When an awkward but brilliant Chinese student wins a scholarship into a prestigious New Zealand University, she finds a new way of achieving the popularity she craves one bloody body at a time.
Why should I watch Grafted? Even if it’s somewhat predictable, the concept of Grafted still brings the thrills and chills – and it looks great, too.
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