6 New Movies to Watch at Home This Weekend – January 24, 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 watch at home this weekend.
Gladiator II (Paramount+)
Cast: Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Connie Nielsen, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger
Synopsis: “Years after witnessing the death of Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius must enter the Colosseum after the powerful emperors of Rome conquer his home. With rage in his heart and the future of the empire at stake, he looks to the past to find the strength and honor needed to return the glory of Rome to its people.”
Grafted (Shudder)
Cast: Jess Hong, Jared Turner, Mark Mitchinson, Eden Hart
Synopsis: “An ambitious yet socially inexperienced exchange student strives to elevate her status in pursuit of popularity.”
The Sand Castle (Netflix)
Cast: Nadine Labaki, Ziad Bakri, Zain Al Rafeea, Riman Al Rafeea
Synopsis: “Stranded on a deserted island, a family of four scavenges for survival as their past unravels, sending them into a downward spiral of painful events.”
Saturday Night (January 25, Netflix)
Cast: Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith, Ella Hunt, Dylan O’Brien, Cooper Hoffman, Emily Fairn, Matt Wood, Lamorne Morris, Kim Matula, Finn Wolfhard, Nicholas Braun, Andrew Barth Feldman, Taylor Gray, Kaia Gerber, Leander Suleiman, Ellen Boscov, Willem Dafoe, Catherine Curtin, Matthew Rhys
Synopsis: “Tensions run high as producer Lorne Michaels and a ferocious troupe of young comedians and writers prepare for the first broadcast of “Saturday Night Live” on Oct. 11, 1975.”
Star Trek: Section 31 (Paramount+)
Cast: Michelle Yeoh, Omari Hardwick, Kacey Rohl, Sam Richardson, Sven Ruygrok, Robert Kazinsky, Humberly González, James Hiroyuki Liao, Jamie Lee Curtis
Synopsis: “Michelle Yeoh reprises her Star Trek: Discovery role as Emperor Philippa Georgiou, who joins a secret division of Starfleet. Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, she also must face the sins of her past.”
The Wild Robot (Peacock)
Voice cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O’Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Connor, Stephanie Hsu
Synopsis: “The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.”
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