
6 New Movies to Stream at Home This Weekend – January 17, 2025
If you’re not heading to the theater but are looking to watch some new content, here are 6 new movies ranging in genre to stream at home this weekend.
A Different Man (Max)
Cast: Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Adam Pearson
Synopsis: “An aspiring actor undergoes a radical medical procedure to drastically transform his appearance. However, his new dream face quickly turns into a nightmare as he becomes obsessed with reclaiming what was lost.”
Alien: Romulus (Disney+)
Cast: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Archie Renaux, Isabela Merced, Spike Fearn, Aileen Wu
Synopsis: “Alien: Romulus takes the phenomenally successful “Alien” franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.”
Back in Action (Netflix)
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Glenn Close, Kyle Chandler, Andrew Scott, Jamie Demetriou
Synopsis: “Fifteen years after vanishing from the CIA to start a family, elite spies Matt and Emily jump back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown.”
Memoir of a Snail (AMC+)
Cast: Sarah Snook, Eric Bana, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jacki Weaver, Magda Szubanski, Dominique Pinon, Nick Cave
Synopsis: “Grace Pudel is a book-loving, snail-collecting misfit that falls into a series of misfortunes after being separated from her twin brother Gilbert. Despite her hardships, inspiration and hope arise when Grace begins a friendship with an eccentric elderly woman named Pinky.”
My Penguin Friend (Hulu)
Cast: Jean Reno, Adriana Barraza, Rocío Hernández, Nicolás Francella, Alexia Moyano
Synopsis: “Inspired by the incredible true story of DinDim the Penguin, this enchanting adventure is about a little lost penguin who – after being rescued from an oil spill – transforms the life and soul of the heartbroken fisherman. The penguin and the fisherman become unlikely friends, so bonded that even the vast ocean cannot divide them.”
Red Rooms (Shudder)
Cast: Juliette Gariépy, Laurie Babin, Elisabeth Locas, Natalie Tannous, Pierre Chagnon, Guy Thauvette, Maxwell McCabe-Lokos
Synopsis: “Kelly-Anne is obsessed with the high-profile case of a serial killer, and reality blurs with her morbid fantasies. She goes down a dark path to get the missing video of the murder of a young girl, to whom Kelly-Anne bears a disturbing resemblance.”
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