Thanksgiving may be over, but the best streaming services like Netflix, Max, and Prime Video are still offering a feast of new movies this week. But with so many films on offer, narrowing down what to watch is no mean feat.
So we'd like to leave that daunting task to us. We have picked out the best films that have been streaming recently. At the top of the list is Christopher Nolan's blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer. The film portrays the scientist famous for leading the Manhattan Project (the U.S. effort to build an atomic bomb during World War II). Oppenheimer" is currently available on Premium Video on Demand.
Other new releases this week include the highly anticipated sequel "Good Burger 2" on Paramount Plus, Adam Sandler as the class pet in Netflix's animated coming-of-age musical "Leo," the latest in Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" series on Prime Video, " Evil Dead Rise, among others.
Without further ado, here are the top new movies streaming this week.
Available on Hulu
Paul Schrader's latest crime thriller completes a trilogy of sorts, including 2017's "First Reformed" and 2021's "The Card Counter" All three films feature a man at a desk writing in a journal as the camera The three films are loosely connected by the camera circling a man at his desk writing in his journal.
In The Master Gardener, Nervell Ross (Joel Edgerton) is the meticulous gardener at Gracewood Gardens, a beautiful estate owned by wealthy Mrs. Haverhill (Sigourney Weaver). Nabel's carefully cultivated life begins to crumble when she demands that her troubled great-niece Maya (Quintessa Swindell) be hired as an apprentice.
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Christopher Nolan's blockbuster "Oppenheimer," an epic biographical thriller about the man behind the creation of the first nuclear weapon, streamed this week. Those who missed the theatrical release of the "Barbenheimer" sensation this summer can watch the doubleheader from home via VOD.
Cillian Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer, an American theoretical physicist widely considered the "father of the atomic bomb." The story follows the young Oppenheimer as he teaches quantum physics in college, is recruited by Lieutenant General Leslie Groves Jr. (Matt Damon), and then goes on to spearhead the development of the American atomic bomb during World War II.
When Oppenheimer launches the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos, New Mexico, he is joined by Isidore Isaac Rabi (David Krumholz), Edward Teller (Benny Safdie) and other brilliant minds. But when the fighting is over and the smoke clears, Oppenheimer is haunted by his participation in the war.
Available on Netflix
Adam Sandler returns to the Netflix comedy, this time voicing Leo, a 74-year-old lizard going through a mid-life crisis. As a class pet stuck in the same Florida fifth grade classroom for decades with fellow turtle Squirtle (Bill Burr) in an aquarium, Leo begins to despair that he has never accomplished anything in his life.
He decides to escape and experience life outside, and he gets the perfect opportunity when a new teacher assigns each student in turn to take Leo home for the weekend. While attempting to escape, Leo inadvertently reveals to the students that he can speak. He then becomes involved in the children's problems, and his freedom becomes an afterthought.
Available on Paramount Plus
"Good Burger 2" is a series of sequels made decades after its predecessor (see "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Coming 2 America"). Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell reprise their roles as Dexter Reed and Ed, respectively, in this sequel to the 1997 comedy based on a sketch from the Nickelodeon series All That.
Decades after the events of the first film, Dexter abandoned his fast food job to try his luck as an inventor. When a demonstration to a potential investor goes horribly wrong and his dreams (and house) go up in flames, he returns to work at Good Burger. This time, however, the two are joined by new friends. Naturally, hijinks ensue, and the two face a corporate threat to shut down Good Burger for good.
Available on Prime Video
The spooky season may be over, but the nightmare never ends. Sam Raimi's latest entry in his "Evil Dead" series, "Evil Dead Rises," is now available on Prime Video after opening earlier this year to $146 million at the box office and an 84% critical rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [Here's the synopsis: An awkward reunion between estranged sisters is cut short by the appearance of a demon in the flesh. [This CNN Films documentary tells the story of the black queer origins of rock and roll and how Richard Penniman, better known by his stage name Little Richard, changed the world of pop music forever.
With interviews with family members, musicians, and black and queer scholars, the film delves into how Richard created an art form for ultimate self-expression while struggling to navigate his own complex inner world. Treasured archival materials and performance soundtracks bring to life the revolutionary figure who reinvented pop music.
Now streaming on Peacock
'Tis the season for new Christmas movies. Some classic Christmas movies. And Hallmark Christmas movies. With Thanksgiving this week, the holidays are just getting underway.
In the new fantasy comedy "Genie," Melissa McCarthy plays the titular character, Genie, who has been doing her job for thousands of years. One day her marriage to wife Julie (Denée Benton) falls apart and her young daughter Eve (Jordyn McIntosh) is summoned by Bernard Bottle (Paapa Essiedu), who barely knows him. Just before Christmas, Bernard misses Eve's birthday and is fired. Discouraged, he rummages through his old jewelry box and unintentionally releases Flora. Maybe, just maybe, she can help him get his family back together.
Available on Netflix
Based on Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's best-selling book of the same name, "Stamped From the Beginning" is an incisive look at the history of anti-black racism. In this thought-provoking documentary, Academy Award-winning director Roger Ross Williams skillfully visualizes Kendi's arguments and weaves them with animated and historical photographic images to illustrate how the myth of racism became deeply embedded in culture and society.
With commentary by leading women scholars and activists such as Dr. Angela Davis, Honoré Fanonne Jeffers, Brittany Packnett Cunningham, and Dr. Jennifer L. Morgan, the film examines the history of anti-black racist thought and the policies, culture, and norms that have shaped American history throughout and its power to shape policy, culture, and norms throughout American history. [In the film, "Helena leads a seemingly ordinary life, but in fact a very ordinary life. Married to her husband Stephen (Garrett Hedlund) and with a young daughter, Helena leads a seemingly ordinary life. Her estranged father is the notorious Marsh King (Ben Mendelsohn), who kidnapped Helena's mother and held them captive in the wilderness for years. Helena knew nothing of their circumstances and grew up adoring her father. Now he has escaped from prison, and Helena feels that she and her daughter are in danger.
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