65 on Netflix, Guardians of the Galaxy 3, The Blackening, and every new movie to watch at home this weekend
Happy Friday, Polygon readers!
Each week, we round up the most notable releases new to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home. This week he have some highly anticipated releases on Netflix, as well as one of the best superhero films of the year arriving on VOD.
65, the prehistoric sci-fi action thriller starring Adam Driver, is available to stream on Netflix this weekend alongside the action comedyThe Out-Laws starring Pierce Brosnan and more. The coming-of-age drama The Quiet Girl sneaks its way onto Hulu, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 — James Gunn’s swan song to the MCU before heading on over to DC Studios — finally comes to VOD. There’s plenty of other new, under-the-radar releases to check out this week, including the post-apocalyptic comedy Biosphere starring Sterling K. Brown (Hotel Artemis) and Mark Duplass (Creep) and the new horror-comedy The Blackening.
Let’s dive in!
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Sci-fi action thrillerRun time: 1h 33mDirectors: Scott Beck, Bryan WoodsCast: Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt
Adam Driver stars in this sci-fi action thriller as an alien astronaut who crash-lands on a prehistoric Earth and must fight against the planet’s hostile creatures in order to escape with the only other survivor of the crash (Ariana Greenblatt). If you want to see a bearded, grief-stricken man shoot at dinosaurs with a laser rifle, this is that movie.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Action comedyRun time: 1h 35mDirector: Tyler SpindelCast: Adam DeVine, Pierce Brosnan, Ellen Barkin
When a “straight-laced bank manager” (Adam DeVine, per Netflix’s description of the character) finally meets his prospective in-laws
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