Top 11 New Movies Available This Week on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu and More (Sept. 19-25)

Top 11 New Movies Available This Week on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu and More (Sept. 19-25)

After last week's bonanza of blockbusters (including Barbie), this week's new streaming releases are less well known but equally diverse.

Guy Ritchie's The Covenant is a war movie that somehow has received little attention, despite the director's name and Jake Gyllenhaal's appearance. And then there's the family-friendly action film Spy Kids: Armageddon, a reboot of the Robert Rodriguez franchise.

For romantic hijinks, there's What's Love Got to Do With It. Meanwhile, Cassandro delves into the world of lucha libre (Mexican wrestling), a new movie coming to Netflix, Prime Video, and Hulu this week Here are the top.

Starring Helen Mirren, this thriller is primarily set during the tense 19 days of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. As Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir faces the threat of her country's destruction, she must deal with a skeptical cabinet, her complicated relationship with U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (Liev Schreiber), and the Egyptian government's demand for the return of the Sinai Peninsula to resume diplomatic relations. Millions of lives are at stake. Her tough leadership and compassion will determine Israel's fate and leave a controversial legacy.

Buy and watch on Amazon or Apple starting September 19

Hilary Swank once again plays a courageous journalist investigating a murder, but unlike her short-lived show "Alaska Daily," the case involves her own son. Journalist Marissa Bennings is devastated by the death of her estranged son, who alienated his family with his heroin addiction. But he did not overdose; he was killed by a drive-by shooting. Marissa forms an unlikely alliance with her pregnant girlfriend, Paige (Olivia Cooke), to track down the killer. Their mission takes them into the seedy underworld of the city, where drugs and crime are rampant.

Purchase and watch on Amazon or Apple beginning September 19

This erotic thriller is a tense two-person show about a dominatrix called Rebecca (Margaret Qualley) and her wealthy client Hal (Christopher Abbott). After the death of his father, Hal is appointed CEO of the family company and tells Rebecca that he cannot continue the sessions. However, his attempts to break off their relationship backfire, and Rebecca demands a portion of his income. As she makes various threats, their interactions boil over with anger, frustration, and lust. Is it all part of their game?

Watch on Hulu starting September 21

Inspired by Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein, this horror tale follows the genius teenager Vicaria (Raya Deleon Hayes) as she balances the tragedies she experiences in her life The film depicts. Her world is filled with violence, police abuse, and drug abuse; after losing two family members, she begins tinkering with the belief that death is a disease that can be cured. The "mad scientist" succeeds in reviving her brother (Edem Atsu-Swanzi), but it soon becomes clear that the creature is extremely dangerous.

Watch on Shudder via Prime Video starting September 22

Lucha Libre is one of Mexico's most popular sports and cultural exports. Its colorful costumes, flamboyant showmanship, and larger-than-life story have captivated audiences for decades. This biopic is based on the true story of Saul Armendariz (Gael Garcia Bernal), a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, who created the character of Cassandro, the "Liberace of Lucha Libre," and rose to international stardom. In the process, he upsets not only the macho wrestling world, but his own life as well.

Watch it on Prime Video starting September 22

Did you know that Guy Ritchie made not one but two movies this year? I don't know either. This thriller and the spy-action-comedy Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre did not get the attention it deserved, despite Ritchie's fame and stellar cast. The Covenant, originally directed by Ritchie, is a film about the Covenant. Army Sergeant John Kinley (Jake Gyllenhaal) and his Afghan interpreter Ahmed (Dar Salim) are ambushed. Ahmed makes extraordinary efforts to save Kinley's life. Later, when Kinley learns that Ahmed and his family were not given safe passage to the United States as promised, he returns to the war zone to retrieve them before the Taliban can hunt them down first.

Watch on Prime Video starting September 22

In this sci-fi horror film, Brynn Adams (Caitlin Dever) is a creative and talented young woman, but a loner. She spends most of her time alone in the house where she grew up. Her peaceful life is shattered one night when she wakes up to strange noises, shadows, and ominous cloud formations. Brynn must defend her home from the invasion in an action-packed showdown.

Watch on Hulu starting September 22

Robert Rodriguez reboots his beloved family film franchise with a new generation of young heroes who take the spy game to the next level. Nora Tango-Trez (Gina Rodriguez) and Terrence Tango-Trez (Zachary Levi) are the world's best secret agents and are married to each other. Their two children, Patty (Everly Carganilla) and Tony (Connor Esterson), unwittingly help game developer Ray Kingston (Billy Magnussen) release a computer virus that gives him control over all technology. and joins the family business to repair what they have destroyed.

Watch on Netflix starting September 22

When online dating becomes toxic, what can we do but return to the most ancient form of matchmaking? Zoe (Lily James) is a documentarian who swipes right only to have Mr. Wrong appear endlessly, much to the dismay of her mother (Emma Thompson). She begins filming the experiences of her childhood friend, Kaz (Shahzad Latif), who has decided to enter into an arranged marriage. While documenting his journey from London to Lahore for his wedding to a stranger chosen by his parents, Zoe wonders if she can learn anything from this path of love.

Watch on Hulu starting September 22

The latest in the Ninja Turtle reboots comes to Paramount Plus this week, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem, an origin story that focuses on the "teenager" part of the turtles' lives. story, and like all teenagers, they just want to be accepted. Much to the chagrin of their father, Splinter (Jackie Chan). When New York is literally threatened by Superfly (Ice Cube) and his mutant army, the turtles finally get their chance. After all, it's not called Mutant Mayhem for nothing.

Watch it on Paramount Plus starting September 19

Raunchy teenage comedies tend not to change much, but "Bottoms" has some pretty interesting twists. The film begins with two high school girls (Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott) starting an after-school girls-only fight club. The idea is to try to hook up with hot girls who would join. However, things don't quite go according to plan. Especially when the club finds itself in the crosshairs of the football team, who seem intent on destroying the club altogether.

Buy or watch on Amazon from September 22

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