Oppenheimer, Good Burger 2, Netflix’s Leo, and every new movie to watch this weekend
Greetings, 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, Oppenheimer, the historical biopic starring Cillian Murphy as the so-called “Father of the Nuclear Bomb,” finally drops onto streaming following its critically and commercially successful theatrical debut earlier this year. Leo, the new animated comedy starring Adam Sandler as a talking lizard, premieres on Netflix this week alongside the scripted documentary Stamped from the Beginning based on Ibram X. Kendi’s book. There’s plenty of exciting releases this week, like Paul Schrader’s Master Gardener on Hulu, Good Burger 2 on Paramount Plus, the fantasy comedy Genie starring Melissa McCarthy on Peacock, and more.
Here’s everything new to watch this week.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Musical comedy
Run time: 1h 42m
Directors: Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, David Wachtenheim
Cast: Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong
Adam Sandler’s latest Netflix project is also co-written by the comedian. He plays a lizard named Leo, who along with a turtle (Bill Burr) are the pets for a fifth-grade classroom. The two try and escape the classroom and live life on their own terms.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 31m
Director: Roger Ross Williams
Cast: Angela Davis, Alexa Rachelle Jennings, Ibram X. Kendi
A hybrid documentary/feature film adapted from the book by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi,Stamped from the Beginning digs into the pervasive anti-Black racism in America and its history as a strategic tool.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu Nov. 23
Genre: Drama
Run time: 1h 51m
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