The Oscar nominations were announced back in January, and a handful of the contenders — including a few Best Picture nominees — are coming to home video just in time for you get caught up before the big night. We’ve also got some big titles that weren’t nominated, a few indies that flew under the radar, and some high quality television, if that’s more your bag. Read on for our list of notable February releases!
Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, and Jennifer Connelly star in Joseph Kosinski’s drama based on the real life Granite Mountain Hotshots, a group of Arizona firefighters who risked their lives battling one of the deadliest wildfires in US history in 2013.
This biopic from Finland centers on Touko Laaksonen, a World War II vet who returned home to Helsinki and made a name for himself by drawing homoerotic art.
Tom Hardy stars in this FX series about an early 18th century man, presumed dead, who suddenly reappears in London and lays claim to his father’s shipping empire.
In season 6 of Showtime’s popular drama, Claire Danes’ Carrie Mathison and Mandy Patinkin’s Saul Berenson find themselves embroiled in matters of national security when the president-elect comes under fire, both politically and personally.
Woody Harrelson stars as the titular political leader in Rob Reiner’s biopic about Lyndon Johnson’s brief tenure as Vice President and his transition into the presidency after JFK is assassinated.
Kristen Bell, Mila Kunis, and Kathryn Hahn reprise their roles in this sequel as three mothers who rebel against tradition when their own moms come to visit for the holidays.
Matt Damon and Julianne Moore star in George Clooney’s dark comedy about an unassuming suburban family whose lives are turned upside down by some bad choices and even worse consequences.
Blake Lively and Jason Clarke star in Marc Forster’s drama about a blind woman who realizes her marriage isn’t quite what she thought it was when she receives an operation that restores her sight.
Willem Dafoe earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination for his role in this small drama about a single mother and her six-year-old daughter trying to make ends meet while living in a motel in Orlando.
James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal star in this period HBO drama about the early pioneers of the adult film industry in New York during the 1970s.
Owen Wilson, Julia Roberts, and Jacob Tremblay star in this heartfelt drama about a disfigured boy who struggles for acceptance when he enrolls in public school for the first time as a fifth grader.
This manga-based period action-drama from Japanese genre auteur Takashi Miike centers on a ruthless samurai cursed with immortality who is hired by a young girl as her bodyguard when her family is slaughtered.
Bill Pullman and Jim Caviezel star in this Western about a cowboy seeking revenge for the murder of his friend, a newly elected senator.
Denzel Washington and Colin Farrell star in Dan Gilroy’s drama about an driven, idealistic defense attorney who compromises his ideals after he joins a new firm.
Nicolas Cage and Selma Blair star in this horror-comedy about a strange TV transmission that infects a suburban family and incites the parents to murder their children.
Steven Yeun and Gina Rodriguez lend their voices to this animated version of the Nativity Story retold through the eyes of the animal witnesses.
Greg Kinnear and Renée Zellweger star in this inspirational true story about an art dealer whose friendship with a homeless man helps heal his relationships to his wife and his father.
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg return for this comedy sequel, in which the formerly sparring dads are visited by their own equally insufferable fathers (John Lithgow and Mel Gibson).
The latest offering from Pixar centers on a young boy named Miguel (Anthony Gonzalez) who travels to the Land of the Dead and discovers why his family forbids him from pursuing his dream to become a musician.
Nominated for six Academy Awards, this dark comedy from Martin McDonagh stars Frances McDormand as a frustrated mother who confronts the local police when their investigation into her daughter’s murder comes up short.
Gary Oldman is a frontrunner for the Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Joe Wright’s drama about the newly appointed Prime Minister as he attempts to navigate the early days of World War II.
Kenneth Branagh directed and starred alongside an all-star ensemble cast in this remake of the Agathie Christie adaptation, in which noted sleuth Hercule Poirot attempts to suss out a murderer on board a train before they strike again.
Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones, and Rene Russo star in this comedy about a resort manager, an ex-military man who checks in, and the woman who comes between them.
