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Watch Online: Pan's Labyrinth, Clueless, Before Midnight, and More Certified Fresh Picks on Netflix and Amazon Prime

by | October 3, 2017 | Comments

It’s the first streaming column of the month, which means there are a ton of great new movies to watch online. This week, we’ve got a nice mix of classics and acclaimed new films, documentaries and dramas, and even some incredible animated movies. Check out the full list below.


New on Netflix

 

My Life as a Zucchini (2016) 99%

This stop-motion animated tale — nominated for Best Animated Feature — follows an orphan who moves into a foster home and slowly learns to trust his new family.

Available now on: Netflix


Before Midnight (2013) 98%

In the third installment of Richard Linklater’s enduring love story, Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) are married and hoping to recapture the spark that first brought them together.

Available now on: Netflix


April and the Extraordinary World (2015) 97%

This animated sci-fi adventure from France follows a girl who finds herself wrapped up in a conspiracy after her scientist parents mysteriously disappear.

Available now on: Netflix


Boy and the World (2013) 93%

This Oscar-nominated animated feature from Brazil utilizes an unconventional art style to tell a fantastical story about a child who journeys to a large city in search of his father.

Available now on: Netflix


Miss Hokusai (2015) 93%

This animated biopic from Japan tells the story of 19th century artist Katsushika Ōi, whose masterfully painted portraits and erotic sketches were sold under the name of her famous father.

Available now on: Netflix


Boogie Nights (1997) 94%

Paul Thomas Anderson’s ensemble opus about life in the porn industry made a movie star out of Mark Wahlberg and benefited immeasurably from great performances by an all-star supporting cast.

Available now on: Netflix


Inside Man (2006) 86%

Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, and Clive Owen star in Spike Lee’s heist thriller about a New York cop who faces off with a clever bank robber who manages to stay a step ahead of the police.

Available now on: Netflix


Trading Places (1983) 88%

Eddie Murphy and Dan Aykroyd star in John Landis’s classic comedy about a well-to-do businessman and a common street hustler whose lives become intertwined when the businessman’s bosses concoct an elaborate bet involving them.

Available now on: Netflix


I Love You, Man (2009) 83%

Paul Rudd and Jason Segel star in this comedy about a groom-to-be with few male friends who sets out to find a best man before his wedding.

Available now on: Netflix


Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) 83%

Johnny Depp stars in Tim Burton’s adaptation of the famous Roald Dahl novel about an eccentric confectioner who invites five children to his mysterious chocolate factory for a tour.

Available now on: Netflix


It Might Get Loud (2008) 79%

Davis Guggenheim’s documentary pays tribute to guitars and rock and roll by focusing in the unique styles of three masters: Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White.

Available now on: Netflix


American Horror Story: Roanoke (2016) 74%

The sixth season of FX’s popular horror anthology series utilizes a mock true crime documentary format to tell the tale of a married couple who move into a rural North Carolina farmhouse and experience supernatural terror.

Available now on: Netflix


Eyes Wide Shut (1999) 76%

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman star in Stanley Kubrick’s psychological thriller about a married man who embarks on a dreamlike sexual odyssey one night after learning his wife once contemplated having an affair.

Available now on: Netflix


New on Amazon Prime

 

The Interrupters (2011) 99%

Steve James’ documentary about violence in Chicago follows the efforts of independent organization CeaseFire to address the city’s problems in a clinical fashion.

Available now on: Amazon Prime


The Right Stuff (1983) 96%

Philip Kaufman’s Oscar-winning look at the origins of the United States’ manned space flight program stars Ed Harris, Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Barbara Hershey, and Dennis Quaid.

Available now on: Amazon Prime


Some Like It Hot (1959) 95%

Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis star in Billy Wilder’s classic comedy about a pair of struggling musicians on the run from the mob who pose as women and take refuge with an all female band.

Available now on: Amazon Prime


Pan's Labyrinth (2006) 95%

Guillermo Del Toro’s richly imagined gothic fantasy, set during the Spanish Civil War, centers on a young girl who embarks on a journey through an elaborate labyrinth full of terror and wonder.

Available now on: Amazon Prime


Best Worst Movie (2009) 94%

This documentary traces the fascinating history and enduring legacy of the 1989 horror movie Troll 2, which is widely considered one of the worst movies ever made.

Available now on: Amazon Prime


Ballast (2008) 93%

Jim Myron Ross stars in Lance Hammer’s acclaimed drama exploring the lives of three people living in the Mississippi Delta who are all affected in different ways by a man’s suicide.

Available now on: Amazon Prime


JCVD (2008) 83%

Jean-Claude Van Damme stars in this revealing meta drama as himself, an aging action star struggling with obsolescence who stumbles into a bank robbery and complicates the heist.

Available now on: Amazon Prime


Clueless (1995) 81%

Amy Heckerling’s oft-quoted, much-beloved comedy stars Alicia Silverstone in a modern, high school-set adaptation of Jane Austen’s Emma, in which wealthy student Cher takes it upon herself to play matchmaker for her teachers and fellow students.

Available now on: Amazon Prime


New on FandangoNOW

 

Girls Trip (2017) 91%

Regina Hall, Jada Pinkett Smith, Tiffany Haddish, and Queen Latifah star in this comedy about four longtime friends who experience a wild adventure during a trip to the Essence Festival in New Orleans.

Available now on: FandangoNOW


Lady Macbeth (2016) 88%

Florence Pugh stars in this drama about a free-spirited, unhappily married 19th century woman who finds empowerment when she indulges in an affair with one of her husband’s workers.

Available now on: FandangoNOW


13 Minutes (2014) 76%

This German drama tells the true story of Georg Elser, who almost succeeded in assassinating Adolf Hitler with a bomb in 1939.

Available now on: FandangoNOW