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Shaun the Sheep and The Get Down Available on Hulu and Netflix This Week

by RT Staff | August 9, 2016

Though we’ve got a good number of acclaimed movies newly available to stream this week, you’re not likely to have heard of all of them. That said, we do have a well-received animated film from Aardman and an anticipated new Netflix original series. Read on for the full list.

New on Netflix

Parched (2015)

87%

This upbeat drama follows four women in a remote Indian village attempting to navigate the complicated sexual politics of their culture.

Available now on: Netflix

Songs My Brothers Taught Me (2015)

94%

Set on a Lakota reservation in South Dakota, this drama centers on a boy who dreams of escaping his life in search of a better one but meets difficulty along the way.

Available now on: Netflix

The Confirmation (2016)

91%

Clive Owen and Maria Bello star in this comedy about a divorced carpenter who embarks on an adventure with his son when his prized toolbox is stolen.

Available now on: Netflix

The Get Down: Season 1

77%

This Netflix original series produced by Baz Luhrmann and Nas centers on a group of ambitious, talented teens living in the Bronx amid the birth of hip hop in the 1970s. The first six episodes drop on Friday, August 12.

Available 8/12 on: Netflix

New on Hulu

Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)

99%

In this stop-motion comedy from Aardman, Shaun the Sheep encourages the rest of his flock to take a day off, which eventually leads to the disappearance of their owner into the big city.

Available now on: Hulu

New on Amazon Prime

Big Men (2013)

100%

This documentary offers a harrowing inside look at an American company’s efforts to drill for oil off the coast of Ghana.

Available now on: Amazon Prime

Cropsey (2009)

93%

This Certified Fresh documentary tells the chilling tale of a Long Island child killer that many assumed was an urban legend.

Available now on: Amazon Prime

The Club (2015)

88%

This Certified Fresh drama from Chile is the story of four exiled priests and a nun who are confronted by their past secrets when another priest appears and causes a stir.

Available now on: Amazon Prime

2 Days in Paris (2007)

87%

Julie Delpy and Adam Goldberg star in Delpy’s Certified Fresh directorial debut about a dysfunctional couple trying to keep it together at the tail end of a vacation trip.

Available now on: Amazon Prime

Available to Purchase

Weiner (2016)

96%

This Certified Fresh documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at former congressman Anthony Weiner’s famously troubled campaign for Mayor of New York City.

Available now on: Amazon, iTunes

The Nice Guys (2016)

91%