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Now Streaming: The Theory of Everything,The Great Beauty, and More

by | August 18, 2015 | Comments

There aren’t many high profile titles newly available to stream this week, unless you’re looking for something classic to watch — in that case, Fandor has you covered. But otherwise, we’ve got a number of indie titles, documentaries, and foreign films to choose from, as well as a couple of new shows. Read on for the full list.


Available for purchase:

 

I'll See You in My Dreams (2015) 93%

Blythe Danner, Sam Elliott, Martin Starr, Mary Kay Place, and June Squibb star in this Certified Fresh dramedy about a retiree who forges several new friendships after her beloved dog dies.

Available now on: iTunes


Glen Campbell... I'll Be Me (2014) 100%

Suffering from Alzheimer’s, the country music icon embarks on a grueling farewell tour in this heartfelt documentary.

Available now on: Amazon, iTunes


Iris (2014) 98%

This Certified Fresh documentary portrait of fashion maven Iris Apfel was the final film from legendary documentarian Albert Maysles.

Available now on: iTunes


Lambert & Stamp (2014) 89%

This documentary tells the story of two aspiring filmmakers who became instrumental in the rise of the Who.

Available now on: AmazoniTunes, Vudu


The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013) 68%

This Swedish comedy is the story of a 100-year-old man who climbs out a window and disappears.

Available now on: iTunes, Vudu


5 to 7 (2014) 70%

Anton Yelchinc, Bérénice Marlohe, Olivia Thirlby, Glenn Close, Eric Stoltz, and Frank Langella star in a romantic comedy about a passionate affair between a married woman and an aspiring writer.

Available now on: AmazoniTunes


New on Netflix:

 

Two Days One Night (2014) 97%

Marion Cotillard stars in the Dardenne brothers’ Certified Fresh, Oscar-nominated drama about a woman who tries to return to work after suffering a nervous breakdown.

Available now on: Netflix


Pariah (2011) 95%

This coming-of-age drama tells the tale of an inner-city teenager who’s in the process of coming out of the closet.

Available now on: Netflix


Cloudburst (2011) 100%

Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker star in this road comedy as an aging lesbian couple who are on the run from their nursing home.

Available now on: Netflix


The Glades: Season 1 (2010) 59%

Matt Passmore stars in this A&E original drama/dark comedy about a Chicago cop who relocates to Florida after a scandal.

Available now on: Netflix


Alex of Venice (2014) 74%

Mary Elizabeth Winstead stars as the titular character in Chris Messina’s directorial debut, about a recently single attorney who learns to move on with life.

Available now on: Netflix


New on Hulu:

 

Heroes Reborn: Season 1 (2015) 42%

In anticipation of the upcoming series, “Dark Matters” bridges the gap between the original Heroes series and the rebooted storyline of Heroes Reborn with a six-episode web series arc.

Available now on: Hulu


New on HBO Now:

 

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Oscar Isaac stars in this six-part miniseries from David Simon (creator of The Wire) about a public housing dispute in the 1980s that split the city of Yonkers, NY.

Available now on: HBO Now


The Theory of Everything (2014) 80%

Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones star in this Certified Fresh, Oscar-nominated biopic of celebrated astrophysicist Stephen Hawking.

Available now on: HBO Now


New on Fandor:

 

Playtime (1967) 98%

The great Jacques Tati navigates confusing and fast-moving modern Paris in this colorful comic masterpiece.

Available now on: Fandor


The Great Beauty (2013) 91%

This Oscar-winning dramedy about an aging journalist in the midst of reflection on his career spent hobnobbing amongst Rome’s glitterati earned comparisons to Fellini’s La Dolce Vita.

Available now on: Fandor


French Cancan (1955) 100%

Legendary French director Jean Renoir teams up with Jean Gabin and Edith Piaf in this classic showbiz comedy set in the Moulin Rouge.

Available now on: Fandor


Tokyo Drifter (1966) 93%

Seijun Suzuki’s deliriously insane action flick is the story of a yakuza member attempting to leave his criminal past behind; awesome shootouts ensue.

Available now on: Fandor


Foreign Correspondent (1940) 96%

This tense, witty tale of international intrigue contains one of Alfred Hitchcock’s greatest scenes: an assassin flees through a crowd of umbrella-weilding spectators.

Available now on: Fandor


Hopscotch (1980) 81%

Walter Matthau and Glenda Jackson star in this thriller/comedy about a former CIA agent who attracts a lot of the wrong kind of attention after he publishes a tell-all memoir exposing the secrets of various agencies around the world.

Available now on: Fandor


New on Amazon Prime:

Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (2014) 100%

This riveting Certified Fresh drama stars Ronit Elkabetz as an abused Israeli wife attempting to divorce her husband, even though it contradicts her country’s religious laws.

Available now on: Amazon Prime