5 Best Movies Available This Weekend on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu and More

5 Best Movies Available This Weekend on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu and More

Spring is here and the best streaming services, including Netflix and Prime Video, are blossoming with new movies. But with so many offerings, it's no small feat to figure out what to watch. [That's where Tom's Guide comes in. We'll go through every new movie that just came out for streaming and give you a rundown of all the blockbusters and duds streaming this weekend, including Hulu's Oscar-winning "Anatomy of a Fall" and Prime Video's reboot of the 80s action movie classic "Road House." The reboot version of the film is available on Prime Video.

Horror fans should check out Netflix's "Bodies Bodies Bodies." "Bodies Bodies" is A24's horror/comedy take on the classic "Whodunnit" story. Meanwhile, Peacock delivers "Stormy," a new documentary about the porn star at the center of one of America's biggest political scandals of recent times. Also, be sure to check out our guide to seven shows and movies to watch this weekend.

"Anatomy of a Fall" was nominated for five Academy Awards this year, losing Best Picture to "Oppenheimer" but winning Best Screenplay. You can see why this French courtroom drama was so well received by critics and audiences alike.

One of the most engrossing films of 2023, Anatomy of a Fall stars Sandra Hueller as Sandra Vojter, a successful novelist accused of murdering her husband (Samuel Theis), whose visually impaired son Daniel (Milo Machado- The film begins when Graner accidentally discovers her husband's body in the snow outside their isolated mountain cabin. The cause of death... It is believed that he died from a fall through an open attic window. Sandra insists that it must have been an accident, but there are discrepancies between her and Daniel's stories, including the revelation that her husband had a head injury before he fell, and the police charge her with murder.

With the help of an old friend and lawyer, Vincent (Swann Arlow), she heads to court. It's one of those movies that twists and turns and keeps you hooked to the very end.

Watch it now on Hulu

This iconic action film of the 80s is back in a remake directed by Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity). This time Jake Gyllenhaal stars as Patrick Swayze, Dalton, a bouncer with a troubled past who is hired to clean up the rowdiest honky-tonks in the Florida Keys.

After Dalton's career is cut short when he beats an opponent to death in the UFC, he finds himself in the seedy world of underground bare-knuckle boxing. Frankie (Jessica Williams), the owner of a local bar, is concerned that a local gang run by crime boss Brant (Billy Magnussen) is eyeing her business and hires him as head bouncer. Dalton gets through Blunt's thugs with ease, but when the ruthless hired gun Knox (Conor McGregor) enters the picture, the threat level jumps to eleven.

Watch it now on Prime Video

A24's acclaimed horror comedy "Bodies Bodies" is a Gen Z take on the classic "whodunit." Pete Davidson stars as David, a rich 20-something who invites his fellow rich friends for a night of debauchery at his parents' mansion as they wait for a hurricane to strike. Eventually they decide to play a murder mystery game, but things take a turn when, after a heated argument, the power goes out and one of them dies.

Forced to figure out who is behind the night's violent turn, they begin to turn on each other. But instead of seeming to cringe, "Bodies Bodies Bodies" is praised for its keen observations, clever scripting, and shrewd class-conscious humor. It has been hailed as the next generation's "Mean Girls" and "Heathers. "

Watch Now on Netflix

Peacock exposes Stormy Daniels, the porn star who made headlines when it came to light that Donald Trump's legal team paid her to keep quiet about an alleged affair during the 2016 presidential campaign The newly produced documentary Stormy.

Directed by Sarah Gibson, Stormy chronicles Daniels' childhood in Louisiana and her rise as a porn star before she crossed paths with a famous businessman a decade before he became president of the United States. The film shows how Daniels handled his motherhood and career after the scandal, and provides an inside look at the sensational bubble of fame.

Watch it now on Peacock

This spin-off of 2014's "The LEGO Movie" is one of the few spin-offs to rival the original. The LEGO Batman Movie is, as the name implies, an animated superhero movie about a plastic-brick version of the Dark Knight voiced by Will Arnett.

Arnett's take on Bruce Wayne's nocturnal alter ego is a clever and playful mash-up of Batman mythology. Gloomy, self-absorbed, and melodramatic, he insists that he doesn't need help in keeping Gotham City safe. But when his nemesis, the Joker, assembles an army of supervillains to take over the city, Batman is forced to save the day by his friends Robin (Michael Cera) and Batgirl (Rosario Dawson). But first, he must learn how to work with others. The Lego Batman Movie may not be the Batman movie we wanted, but it is undeniably the Batman movie we needed.

Watch it now on Prime Video

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