Avatar: The Way of Water, Living on Netflix, Fast X, and every new movie to watch at home this weekend
Oel ngati kameie, 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 sees the highly anticipated streaming premiere of Avatar: The Way of Water, as well as plenty of other new releases on VOD and streaming.
This week, Living, a modern adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru starring Bill Nighy, is available to stream on Netflix. Flamin’ Hot, the Eva Longoria-directed comedy drama about the origin of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, is available to stream on Hulu and Disney Plus, while Creed III, starring director-actor (and bona fide anime aficionado) Michael B. Jordan, is now available to stream on Prime Video. That’s not all: There’s tons of new movies available on VOD this week as well, including the latest installment in the Fast and Furious franchise, Fast X, and Paul Schrader’s crime thriller-drama Master Gardener starring Joel Edgerton (The Underground Railroad) and Sigourney Weaver (Alien).
Let’s get into it.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: DramaRun time: 1h 42mDirector: Oliver HermanusCast: Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp
Nominated for two Oscars (Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor), Living is an adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece drama Ikiru. Bill Nighy stars as an office worker who receives a harsh medical diagnosis and sets out to make the most of his time left.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Disney Plus
Genre: Epic sci-fi actionRun time: 3h 12mDirector: James CameronCast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver
James Cameron’s long-awaited follow-up to his 2009 smash hit was the biggest box-office success of 2022, and finally makes its streaming
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