Horizon Half 1, Land of Dangerous on Netflix, and each new film this week

Every week on Polygon, we spherical up probably the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the largest and finest new films so that you can watch at dwelling.

This week, Horizon: An American Saga – Half 1, the brand new western epic starring and directed by Kevin Costner (Yellowstone), moseys its means onto VOD alongside Thelma, the brand new geri-action comedy starring June Squibb (Nebraska), and a number of different thrilling releases. For those who’re in search of the very best new to streaming this week, feast your eyes on Land of Dangerous, the 2024 motion thriller starring Liam Hemsworth, Luke Hemsworth, and Russell Crowe, which arrives this weekend on Netflix, in addition to Love Lies Bleeding on Max and My Spy: The Everlasting Metropolis on Prime Video. Additionally, The Strangers: Chapter 1 and the biographical drama Cabrini are actually accessible to lease for a decreased worth!

Right here’s every little thing new that’s accessible to observe this weekend!

New on Netflix

Land of Dangerous

The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Netflix

Style: Motion thrillerRun time: 1h 50mDirector: William EubankCast: Liam Hemsworth, Russell Crowe, Luke Hemsworth

Liam Hemsworth and Russell Crowe star on this navy thriller a few rookie Delta Power officer who’s misplaced in enemy territory when his crew is ambushed. Refusing to depart with out his comrades and with time working out, he’ll must depend on a seasoned Air Power drone pilot to be his eyes within the sky of their determined mission to flee alive.

Right here’s what Polygon’s curation editor Pete Volk needed to say:

For those who’re in search of a pensive struggle film that opines on the that means of battle or makes an attempt to interrogate the style, look elsewhere. But when a navy thriller with robust, tense tactical motion sequences, a recreation solid, and robust character beats to assist it really feel actual sounds up your alley, it’s best to completely try Land of Dangerous.

Discover Me Falling

The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Netflix

Style: Rom-comRun time: 1hr 33mDirector: Stelana KlirisCast: Harry Connick Jr., Agni Scott, Ali Fumiko Whitney

Romantic comedies simply get all of the dreamier once they’re set within the Mediterranean. Discover Me Falling follows a rock star (performed by Harry Connick Jr.) after a failed comeback. He retreats to a distant village in Cyprus to type his life out, however finally reconnects with an previous flame.

The Instructor’s Lounge

The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Netflix

Style: DramaRun time: 1h 38mDirector: İlker ÇatakCast: Leonie Benesch, Leonard Stettnisch, Eva Löbau

This German drama facilities on Sarah Nowak (Leonie Benesch), an idealistic sixth grade trainer who arrives at a brand new faculty with hopes to foster a robust neighborhood of studying by means of belief and respect. When one in every of her college students, a Turkish immigrant, is accused of theft, Sarah tries desperately to defend the kid from the racist animosity and baseless accusations made by his friends and her fellow academics. Can she maintain quick to her desires of educating whereas keeping off exhaustion and disillusionment?

New on Disney Plus

Younger Girl and the Sea

The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Disney Plus

Style: Biographical sports activities dramaRun time: 2h 9mDirector: Joachim RønningCast: Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham

Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: The Power Awakens) stars as Gertrude Ederle, the primary lady who swam throughout the 21-mile English Channel in 1926. Gertrude trains arduous for the journey, supported by her coach Jabez Wolffe (Christopher Eccleston). The true life Gertrude additionally gained an Olympic medal in 1924 within the 4×100 meter freestyle relay! Good!

New on Max

Love Lies Bleeding

The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Max

Style: Romantic thrillerRun time: 1h 44mDirector: Rose GlassCast: Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Jena Malone

Saint Maud director Rose Glass’s newest movie follows the story of Lou (Kristen Stewart), a reclusive gymnasium supervisor who falls in love with Jackie (Katy O’Brian), an bold bodybuilder who passes by means of city on her method to a Las Vegas competitors. When Jackie runs afoul of Lou’s felony father (Ed Harris), the 2 should discover a method to escape their precarious scenario in hopes of constructing a greater life collectively.

New on Prime Video

My Spy: The Everlasting Metropolis

The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Prime Video

Style: Motion comedyRun time: 1h 51mDirector: Peter SegalCast: Dave Bautista, Chloe Coleman, Kristen Schaal

A sequel to Dave Bautista’s 2020 household comedy movie My Spy, The Everlasting Metropolis sees CIA Operative JJ (Bautista) roped into accompanying his younger cost Sophie (Chloe Coleman) on a college journey to Italy. In true The Pacifier and The Spy Subsequent Door trend, it’s all a few suave motion hero who takes on the daunting activity of kid supervision.

New on Peacock

Abigail

The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Peacock

Style: Horror comedyRun time: 1h 49mDirectors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler GillettCast: Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton

The administrators behind 2019’s Prepared or Not and 2022’s Scream are again with one other horror comedy, this time centered round a gaggle of kidnappers who’re tasked with abducting the daughter of a rich businessman in alternate for ransom cash. Sadly, the abductors have bit off greater than they will chew, as this the little lady in query harbors a lethal secret of her personal.

From our evaluate:

As soon as Abigail reveals herself as a lethal supernatural creature, the film transforms into extra of an motion slasher, relatively than going for scares. In that means, Abigail feels extra like Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett’s earlier film Prepared or Not than like another vampire film. Each films are largely set in closely locked-down mansions the place somebody is viciously, comedically hunted down. And each function a deep love for explosions of blood and guts. After Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett’s temporary detour for 2 messy, chaotic, clumsy entries within the Scream franchise, Abigail proves they’re nonetheless glorious at creating stress within the hallways of huge homes, and flipping their horror into motion at a second’s discover.

New on Mubi

A Nonetheless Small Voice

The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Mubi US

Style: DocumentaryRun time: 1h 33mDirector: Luke Lorentzen

A Nonetheless Small Voice follows the year-long residency of a younger chaplain studying to present consolation and care to sufferers experiencing quite a few important well being and life adjustments. Luke Lorentzen’s documentary is a sobering and therapeutic story about confronting the inevitablity of mortality.

New on Metrograph

Scala!!!

The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Metrograph

Style: DocumentaryRun time: 1h 33mDirectors: Jane Giles, Ali Catterall

Alternatively titled “The Extremely Unusual Rise and Fall of the World’s Wildest Cinema and How It Influenced a Combined-up Technology of Weirdos and Misfits,” this documentary couldn’t be extra express in what it’s about. Primarily based on co-director Jan Giles’ 2018 e book Scala Cinema 1978-1993, the movie chronicles the historical past of an notorious London cinema-turned-nightclub identified for its raucous neighborhood of patrons and boundary-pushing programming.

New to lease

A Sacrifice

The place to observe: Accessible to lease on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Style: Psychological dramaRun time: 1h 34mDirector: Jordan ScottCast: Sadie Sink, Eric Bana, Sylvia Hoeks

On this thriller, Eric Bana performs a psychiatrist who’s investigating a cult liable for a mass suicide in Berlin. However the already fraught occasions get further private when his daughter (Sadie Sink) falls for the son of the charismatic sect chief and will get pulled deeper into the cult.

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1

The place to observe: Accessible to lease on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Style: WesternRun time: 3h 1mDirector: Kevin CostnerCast: Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington

Giddy up, companions — Kevin Costner is again within the saddle with the primary entry in a deliberate four-part Western epic! Horizon: An American Saga follows the lives of a gaggle of households, pioneers, and missionaries throughout 15 years spanning the pre- and post-Civil Conflict growth of the American west. It seems to be just like the second movie within the tetralogy may take a little bit longer than anticipated to launch, so that you’ve received loads of time between every now and then to atone for Costner’s bold dream undertaking!

Taking Venice

The place to observe: Accessible to lease on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Style: DocumentaryRun time: 1h 38mDirector: Amei Wallach

This documentary follows the story of how two males, curator Alan Solomon and artwork vendor Leo Castelli, conspired to assist American painter Robert Rauschenberg win the world’s most influential artwork exhibition in 1964. How did they plan to try this? Why, with the clandestine coordination and exhaustive sources of the U.S. authorities, in fact!

The Lifeless Don’t Harm

The place to observe: Accessible to lease on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Style: WesternRun time: 2h 9mDirector: Viggo MortensenCast: Vicky Krieps, Viggo Mortensen, Solly McLeod

Kevin Costner isn’t the one one with a brand new Western out this week, as Viggo Mortensen tries his hand on the style. The Lifeless Don’t Harm follows the story of Holger Olsen (Mortensen) and his lover Vivienne Le Coudy (Vicky Krieps), who try to construct a life collectively after the previous returns dwelling from combating within the Civil Conflict. Irrevocably modified by his expertise, Holger should confront the methods each he and Vivienne have grown in a ruthless world the place violence and wealth are the legislation of the land.

Thelma

The place to observe: Accessible to lease on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Style: Motion comedyRun time: 1h 38mDirector: Josh MargolinCast: June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Richard Roundtree

Thelma is a revenge flick about one lady journeying throughout Los Angeles to reclaim what’s been taken from her… and in addition she occurs to be 93 years-old, so a number of that trekking is finished on a senior mobility scooter.

From our evaluate:

Thelma watches a Mission: Unattainable movie through the film, and her Tom Cruise inspiration isn’t just there in spirit, however within the textual content itself. After she will get scammed, it’s seeing Cruise’s face on {a magazine} that conjures up Thelma to take justice into her personal arms. However that type of sincerity wouldn’t work with out Thelma’s terrific and dedicated performances, notably from Squibb and Roundtree. Each actors are terrifically humorous, and Roundtree’s appeal provides the film an amazing quantity of coronary heart. For her half, Margolin says Squibb was adamant about proudly owning the Tom Cruise mantle and doing as many stunts as she might herself.

It’s uncommon {that a} summer time motion film additionally occurs to be one of many funniest and sweetest films of the yr, however Thelma manages to drag it off. So should you’re feeling the shortage of Tom Cruise at film theaters this yr, simply do not forget that Thelma and June Squibb are there, carrying the torch in his honor.

Tuesday

The place to observe: Accessible to lease on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Style: Fantasy dramaRun time: 1h 50mDirector: Daina O. PusićCast: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lola Petticrew, Leah Harvey

Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars in Daina O. Pusić’s directorial debut as Zora, a mom caring for her ailing daughter Tuesday (Lola Petticrew). When the specter of loss of life, disguised within the type of a speaking parrot, arrives to shepherd her baby’s soul away to the afterlife, Zora must confront her impending loss and cherish the remaining time she has together with her daughter.