This week on streaming video, we’ve got a pair of acclaimed new television shows, a number of outstanding choices by Polish auteur Krzysztof Kieslowski, a few notable foreign films, and more. Read on for the full list.
Krysten Ritter stars in this Certified Fresh action drama as the titular superhero-cum-private eye, who faces off with a master of mind control (David Tennant) as she attempts to deal with the trauma he once inflicted upon her.
Available now on: Netflix
Jemaine Clement and Regina Hall star in this romantic comedy about a New York graphic novelist struggling with singlehood and dating after he catches his girlfriend — and mother to their two daughters — cheating on him.
Available now on: Netflix
This 2008 thriller from Sweden gave the seemingly tired vampire genre a much needed shot in the arm by effectively mixing scares with intelligent storytelling.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
Amazon’s Certified Fresh adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s eponymous novel imagines an alternate universe in which Hitler and the Nazis won WWII, following the lives of a handful of Americans in a dystopian 1962.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
Daniel Day-Lewis stars in Michael Mann’s Certified Fresh adaptation of James Fenimore Cooper’s novel as Nathaniel Poe, a white man adopted by native Mohicans who fights alongside them during the French and Indian War of the mid-18th Century.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
This German drama centers on a struggling married couple whose relationship issues come to a head when they meet another more successful couple while vacationing in Sardinia.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
This foodie documentary takes a look at the innovative staff members who work at three cutting edge restaurants.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
David Dastmalchian and Kim Shaw star in this drama as a homeless couple who spend their time scamming victims to feed their heroin addiction.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
John Boorman’s fantasy drama stars Nigel Terry as King Arthur alongside Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, Gabriel Byrne, and Liam Neeson in an acclaimed adaptation of Thomas Malory’s collection of Arthurian legends.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
This German film from 1929, which is based on the Arabian Nights, is the oldest surviving animated feature film, and it’s presented on Fandor in a new restoration with a new orchestral recording of its score.
Available now on: Fandor
The legendary Anna May Wong stars in this atmospheric, melodramatic (in the best sense) Cinderella story about a nightclub dishwasher who becomes the star attraction.
Available now on: Fandor
Polish auteur Krzysztof Kieslowski’s drama follows two women (both played by Irène Jacob) who were born on the same day — one in France and the other in Poland — and ended up living eerily similar and metaphysically interconnected lives.
Available now on: Fandor
DUUUUUUUDE. You GOTTA see this movie, dude. It’s…. Dude. Just watch it.
Available now on: Fandor
This Certified Fresh Brazilian drama The Second Mother tells the story of a live-in housekeeper whose cavalier daughter’s visit causes a strain in the household.
Available now on: iTunes
This single-shot, real-time drama about follows a woman whose wild night in Berlin starts at a nightclub and leads to participating in a bank robbery.
Available now on: iTunes
The movie tells the millennia-spanning story of the Minions and their supervillain servitude; special attention is paid to Minions Stuart, Kevin, and Bob, who team up with the nefarious Scarlett and Herb Overkill (voiced by Sandra Bullock and Jon Hamm) for a daring jewel heist.
