12 Movies to Watch Starring the Stranger Things Cast While You Wait for Volume 2 of Season 5
At long last, Volume 1 of Stranger Things Season 5 dropped today on Netflix with the first 4 episodes of the final season. Volume 2 is set to arrive on December 25 with 3 more episodes, followed by Volume 3, featuring the final episode, closing out the series on New Year’s Eve.
If you’ve already binged those first 4 episodes and find yourself in a Stranger Things-void, we definitely feel the same. While you wait for the next installments, here are 12 movies to watch starring the Stranger Things cast.
A Sacrifice (2024) – Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield)
Who else is in it: Eric Bana, Sylvia Hoeks, Jonas Dassler, Sophie Rois
Synopsis: “Inspired by Nicholas Hogg’s 2015 novel Tokyo Nobody, A Sacrifice is an emotionally turbulent story that follows American social psychologist Ben Monroe who is investigating a local Berlin cult connected to disturbing events. While he immerses himself in his work, his rebellious teenage daughter, Mazzy, becomes embroiled with a mysterious local boy who introduces her to the city’s underground party scene. As their two worlds head toward a dangerous intersection, Ben will need to race against the clock in order to save his daughter.”
Where to watch: Netflix
The Book of Clarence (2023) – Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair)
Who else is in it: LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, Anna Diop, David Oyelowo, RJ Cyler, Michael Ward, Alfre Woodard, James McAvoy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Teyana Taylor, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Brian Bovell
Synopsis: “From visionary filmmaker Jeymes Samuel, The Book of Clarence is a bold new take on the timeless Hollywood era Biblical epic. Streetwise but struggling, Clarence (LaKeith Stanfield) is trying to find a better life for himself and his family, make himself worthy to the woman he loves, and prove that he’s not a nobody. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve his own path to a divine life, a journey through which he finds redemption and faith, power and knowledge.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu
The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022) – Priah Ferguson (Erica Sinclair)
Who else is in it: Marlon Wayans, Kelly Rowland, John Michael Higgins, Lauren Lapkus, Rob Riggle, Nia Vardalos
Synopsis: “A father (Marlon Wayans) and his teenage daughter (Priah Ferguson) are forced to team up and save their town after an ancient and mischievous spirit causes Halloween decorations to come to life and wreak havoc.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Damsel (2024) – Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven)
Who else is in it: Nick Robinson, Ray Winstone, Angela Bassett, Robin Wright, Brooke Carter
Synopsis: “A dutiful damsel agrees to marry a handsome prince, only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. Thrown into a cave with a fire-breathing dragon, she must rely on her wits and will to survive.”
Where to watch: Netflix
Hell of a Summer (2025) – Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler)
Who else is in it: Fred Hechinger, Abby Quinn, Billy Bryk, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Pardis Saremi, Krista Nazaire, Matthew Finlan, Julia Doyle
Synopsis: “Hell of a Summer follows 24-year-old camp counselor Jason Hochberg (Hechinger), who arrives at Camp Pineway thinking his biggest problem is that he feels out of touch with his teenage co-workers. What he doesn’t know is that a masked killer is lurking on the campgrounds, brutally picking counselors off one by one.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu
Honor Society (2022) – Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson)
Who else is in it: Angourie Rice, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Armani Jackson, Amy Keum, Avery Konrad, Kelcey Mawema
Synopsis: “Honor is an ambitious high school senior whose sole focus is getting into an Ivy League college, assuming she can first score the coveted recommendation from her guidance counselor, Mr. Calvin.”
Where to watch: Paramount+
The Kill Room (2023) – Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley)
Who else is in it: Uma Thurman, Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Debi Mazar, Dree Hemingway
Synopsis: “The Kill Room is a dark comedic thriller follows an art dealer (Uma Thurman) who teams with a hitman (Joe Manganiello) and his boss (Samuel L. Jackson) for a money laundering scheme that accidentally turns the hitman into an overnight Avant-Garde sensation, forcing the dealer to play the art world against the underworld.”
Where to watch: Plex, Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Starz
Marmalade (2024) – Joe Keery (Steve Harrington)
Who else is in it: Aldis Hodge, Camila Morrone
Synopsis: “Recently incarcerated, Baron strikes up a friendship with his new cellmate, a man with a history of prison breaks. As they hatch a plan to escape, Baron recalls how he met the love of his life and how they came up with a scheme to rob a bank.”
Where to watch: Fandango, Netflix
The New Mutants (2020) – Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers)
Who else is in it: Anya Taylor-Joy, Blu Hunt, Maisie Williams, Alice Braga, Henry Zaga, Adam Beach
Synopsis: “An original horror thriller set in an isolated hospital where a group of young mutants is being held for psychiatric monitoring. When strange occurrences begin to take place, both their new mutant abilities and their friendships will be tested as they battle to try and make it out alive.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Fubo TV, FXNow, Hulu
The Tutor (2023) – Noah Schnapp (Will Byers)
Who else is in it: Garrett Hedlund, Victoria Justice
Synopsis: “An in-demand tutor is assigned to instruct a billionaire’s son from their New York waterfront estate. But what should be a straightforward job is complicated by the student’s disturbing obsession with him, threatening to expose his darkest secrets.”
Where to watch: Amazon Video, Apple TV
Thunderbolts* (2025) – David Harbour (Jim Hopper)
Who else is in it: Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, Chris Bauer, Wendell Pierce, Hannah John-Kamen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Synopsis: “Ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes – Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster and John Walker – embarks on a dangerous mission that forces them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.”
Where to watch: Disney+
Yes, God, Yes (2020) – Natalia Dyer (Nancy Wheeler)
Who else is in it: Timothy Simons, Wolfgang Novogratz, Francesca Reale, Alisha Boe, Allison Shrum
Synopsis: “A Catholic girl finds herself having tempting thoughts after an AOL chat turns unexpectedly racy.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
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