This week on streaming video, we’ve got some a popular Hulu original series, a horror classic, some well-received TV on Netflix, a handful of worthy older films, and some brand new titles on FandangoNOW, including a pair of Oscar nominees (announced just this morning). Read on for the full list.
Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore star in this reimagining of Norman Bates’ teenage years, before he took over the family business and had to deal with constant nagging from his mother.
Available now on: Netflix
Dreamworks Animation’s reboot of the classic 1980s cartoon about a team of heroic pilots who control robot lions is available exclusively on Netflix, and they’ve just added the entire second season.
Available now on: Netflix
This drama centers on a teen whose efforts to come to terms with his sexual identity are complicated at home and on the job.
Available now on: Netflix
Will Ferrell and Rebecca Hall star in this adaptation of a Raymond Carver short story about an alcoholic car salesman who loses his job, gets kicked out of his home, and camps out in his front yard, selling off his possessions.
Available now on: Netflix
Aaron Paul and Michelle Monaghan star in Hulu’s original drama about a family living within a cultish religious community. Watch season 2 when it premieres on Wednesday.
Available 1/25 on: Hulu
Roman Polanski’s chilling adaptation of Ira Levin’s novel stars Mia Farrow as a young wife who moves with her husband (John Cassavetes) into a new apartment building populated by peculiar tenants, becomes pregnant, and suspects that her child may not be entirely human.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
Michael Moore’s Certified Fresh documentary finds the controversial filmmaker visiting various countries to glean fresh ideas on solving hot-button issues in the US.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
Michelle Williams and Anna Friel star in this period coming-of-age drama about two girls navigating their complicated friendship through the 1970s and into adulthood.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
Vivian Wu and Ewan McGregor star in this steamy drama about a Japanese writer with a penchant for nude calligraphy who moves to Hong Kong and meets a kindred spirit in an Englishman.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelly star in this drama about a South African mercenary’s quest to track down a rare pink diamond during the bloody 1990s civil war in Sierra Leone.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
South Korean director Park Chan-wook’s period drama based on the Sarah Waters novel Fingersmith follows a young thief who is assigned by her boss to be the handmaiden for a wealthy Japanese aristocrat, with secret plans to defraud her of her fortune.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga (nominated for a Best Actress Oscar today) star in Jeff Nichols’s fact-based period drama about an interracial couple who went to court to fight for their right to marry.
Available 1/11 on: FandangoNOW
This Certified Fresh documentary tells the stranger-than-fiction story of a South Korean film star and her director husband, who were both kidnapped by Kim Jong-il and forced to produce 17 films for him before they escaped.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake lend their voices to this animated adventure based on the popular toys from the 1980s. The film was nominated for a Best Original Song Oscar today.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander star in this drama about a couple whose marriage is haunted by the husband’s painful past and their shared grief over being unable to have children.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Danny Glover and Kimberly Elise star in this holiday family comedy about a patriarch who attempts to bring several generations of his kin together for a celebration.
Available 1/13 on: FandangoNOW
Tom Hanks returns for the third installment of Ron Howard’s globetrotting mystery series based on the novels of Dan Brown; this time he’s joined by Felicity Jones, as his Robert Langdon races to prevent a global pandemic with ties to Dante’s The Divine Comedy.
Available now on: FandangoNOW