November is well underway, and the best streaming services have a plethora of new movies to fill the weekend. So the question of what to watch next can be a complicated one.
With that in mind, we've compiled a list of the best new movies that have just landed on streaming. This week, topping the list are the MCU's latest “Deadpool & Wolverine” on Disney Plus and one of the summer's biggest blockbusters, “Twisters,” on Peacock. Elsewhere, Netflix's controversial new musical crime thriller “Emilia Pérez,” the underrated action comedy “Thelma,” about a vengeful nonagenarian, and “Your Monster,” a modern reimagining of “Beauty and the Beast,” are all on Video on on demand.
For more streaming recommendations, check out our roundup of the best movies and TV shows to watch this weekend. Without further ado, let's take a look at some of the new movies that just became available for streaming.
Everyone's favorite “Merc with a Mouth” makes his MCU debut in Deadpool & Wolverine. Finally shedding his mask, Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is struggling to adjust to life after retirement when the Time Variance Authority barges into his birthday party and recruits him to protect the multiverse.
Tasked with saving reality itself, Deadpool embarks on a chaotic multiverse journey, eventually teaming up with his reluctant former nemesis Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to save his universe from extinction. Filled with a parade of fourth-wall-breaking humor, brutal action, and surprising cameos, “Deadpool & Wolverine” was one of the biggest box office hits of the year, proving once again the enduring appeal of the superhero genre in a soft year for Marvel.
Watch it now on Disney Plus
Following its limited theatrical release, one of Netflix's top awards season contenders made its streaming debut this week. Jacques Audiard's “Emilia Perez” features Carla Sofia Gascon, a Mexican drug cartel leader who wants to live as a woman and is willing to fake her death to achieve that dream.
Helping her make a fresh start is Rita (Zoe Saldaña), a talented lawyer. Years later, the two meet again by chance, and Emilia convinces Rita to reunite her with her ex-wife (Selena Gomez), whom she has harbored a grudge against, and their children, who had moved to Switzerland for safety. Emilia Perez is an ode to human potential that transcends genres and examines what happens after you become the person you've always wanted to be.”
Watch Now on Netflix
One of the summer's most iconic blockbusters is finally available to stream from the comfort of your own home, the standalone sequel to the 1996 classic “Twister,” in which Oklahoma meteorologist Kate Daisy Edgar-Jones plays her.
Five years later, she has left her storm-chasing days behind for a nice, safe job working for the National Weather Service. He convinces her to return to Oklahoma and asks her to help his storm-chasing company during dangerous tornado outbreaks. Tyler Owens (Glen Powell) is a well-known storm chaser, who poses as a flamboyant personality on the Internet, but hides deep expertise in meteorology. Together, they embark on a deadly mission to unravel a breakthrough equation for destroying tornadoes.
Watch it now on Peacock
What happens when a con artist messes with the wrong grandma? This is a revenge drama with a twist, inspired by director Josh Margolin's own real-life experience with his grandmother. June Squibbs, in her first starring role in a 70-year career, plays Thelma Post, a 93-year-old Los Angeles woman who is swindled out of $10,000 by a phone con artist pretending to be her grandson.
The police are no help, and she turns to an old friend (the late Richard Roundtree) to track down the culprit and get her money back. But it's about more than cash: it's about showing her daughter (Parker Posey), son-in-law (Clark Gregg), and grandson (Fred Hettinger) that she's more capable than her family gives her credit for.
Watch now on Hulu
2024 has been an incredible movie for horror films, and Your Monster is no exception. Starring Melissa Barrera (Scream) and directed by Caroline Lindy, this adaptation of the short film of the same name is a modern reimagining of the classic “Beauty and the Beast” fairy tale.
Up-and-coming Broadway actress Laura Franco's (Barrera) life is in tatters after a cancer diagnosis takes a toll on her health and career. When her boyfriend, Jacob (Edmund Donovan), an aspiring director, receives the news, he dumps her and replaces her with the lead role in a play he wrote especially for her. Moreover, after returning home, he discovers a literal monster (Tommy Dewey) living in his closet. The unlikely pair eventually grow close, and the film is a surprisingly heartfelt portrayal of the struggle to love oneself in this confusing world.
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