Anora, Cuckoo, Netflix’s The Six Triple Eight, and every movie new to streaming

Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.

This week, Anora, Sean Baker’s romantic crime comedy starring Mikey Madison, arrives on VOD. That’s not all there is to watch this week, though, as the supernatural horror film Cuckoo comes to streaming on Hulu this weekend along with the new National Geographic documentary Blink. As for new releases on Netflix, we’ve got a touching comedy drama starring Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane, a historical drama starring Kerry Washington, and much more!

Here’s everything new that’s available to watch this weekend!

Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix

Genre: Comedy drama
Run time: 1h 51m
Director: Nathan Silver
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Carol Kane, Caroline Aaron

In this comedy-drama, a cantor faces a crisis of faith after his wife’s death. But he unexpectedly reunites with his childhood music teacher, who seeks his help for a belated bat mitzvah. Sparks fly between the two as they reconnect and confront their personal relationships with Judaism. Between the Temples first premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix

Genre: War drama
Run time: 2h 7m
Director: Tyler Perry
Cast: Kerry Washington, Ebony Obsidian, Dean Norris

Tyler Perry’s new war drama is centered around the real life 6888th Battalion, an all-black and all-female Army Corp Unit. The 6888th Battalion was sent to Europe in World War II to help manage the postal service, which in turn helped raise morale for troops abroad. Kerry Washington stars as Major Charity Adams, the real-life commanding officer of the battalion.

Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix

Genre: Family drama
Run time: 2h 4m
Director: Alex Kendrick
Cast: Cameron Arnett, Priscilla Shirer, Aspen Kennedy

A young man a year out of high school decides to start making better life decisions. He lands a warehouse job and then, at an unlikely mentor’s prompting, starts showing up to a men’s Bible study group. But it’s no normal men’s Bible study; it’s called the Forge and they get cool swords.

Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu

Genre: Horror
Run time: 1h 42m
Director: Tilman Singer
Cast: Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica Henwick

Hunter Schafer (Euphoria) stars in this horror movie as Gretchen, a teenager grieving the recent loss of her mother. After being forced to move to the Bavarian Alps by her father and stepmother, she is hired to work for Herr König (Dan Stevens), the owner of the hotel her parents have been hired to help build. However, Gretchen soon discovers there’s something far more sinister going on under the surface of this idyllic resort.

Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 23m
Directors: Daniel Roher, Edmund Stenson

This documentary charts the story of a family from Canada who embark on a worldwide trip with one mission: to show their children as many wonders of the world as possible before their sight diminishes due to a rare genetic disorder.

Where to watch: Available to stream on Max

Genre: Drama thriller
Run time: 1h 54m
Director: Clint Eastwood
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons

The latest film from director Clint Eastwood stars Nicholas Hoult as Justin, a young man serving on the jury of a high-profile murder trial who slowly grows to suspect that he may be responsible for the victim’s death.

Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Genre: Romantic drama
Run time: 2h 19m
Director: Sean Baker
Cast: Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov

Sean Baker’s Golden Globe-nominated comedy-drama stars Mikey Madison (2022’s Scream) as Anora, a sex worker from Brooklyn who unexpectedly meets and marries Ivan “Vanya” Zakharov (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of wealthy Russian oligarch. As Toros (Karren Karagulian), Vanya’s godfather, goes on a mission to have the marriage annulled, Anora is forced to fight for her fairy-tale ending.

Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Genre: Historical drama
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Tim Mielants
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Eileen Walsh, Michelle Fairley

Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) stars in this period drama as Bill Furlong, a devoted father and coal merchant who uncovers a terrible revelation behind a convent in his town, which in turn forces him to reckon with a shocking truth of his own. Based on Claire Keegan’s 2021 novel, Small Things Like These tackles the lingering controversy behind Ireland’s “Magdalene laundries.”