The Best New Movies to Stream This Week

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Looking to settle in with a good movie? Me too. That's why I've pored over release schedules to bring you the best original and new-to-streaming movies you can watch on Netflix, Prime, Max, Hulu, and other streaming platforms this week. Among the most noteworthy is Papal thriller Conclave. There's also Carry-on, an action/thriller set at an airport on Christmas Eve, and A Sudden Case of Christmas, a holiday trifle for the family starring Danny Devito.

Conclave (2024)

Set in Vatican City, critically acclaimed thriller Conclave begins with the announcement that the Pope is dead, and proceeds to take us inside the complicated rituals and politicking that lead to the selection of a new Holy Father. Cardinal Lawrence, played by Ralph Fiennes, is the man in charge of the election, and his already difficult task becomes monumental when he uncovers dark secrets that could bring down the church. Joining Fiennes is a dream cast including Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini. Don't miss this one.

Where to stream: Peacock

Carry-On

This Christmas-themed thriller is set in at Los Angeles International Airport on Christmas Eve, where a TSA agent who couldn't get the holiday off matches wits with a terrorist mastermind. Taron Egerton plays everyman TSA dude Ethan Kopek who receives a phone call from a mysterious traveler (Jason Bateman) threatening to kill his girlfriend if he doesn't allow a dangerous package onto a Christmas Eve flight. This is, I think you'll agree, a great set-up for a single-location thriller.

Where to stream: Netflix

A Sudden Case of Christmas

Danny Devito, Andie MacDowell, and Wilmer Valderrama stars in this holiday trifle set in The Dolomites, Italy. In it, a young girl named Claire, played by Antonella Rose, learns that her parents are splitting up. But she wants one last Christmas together with the family, and even though it's August, everyone agrees. Hulu describes this original Christmas flick as a "fun, warm, touching family comedy," and I won't argue.

Where to stream: Hulu

Beau Is Afraid (2023)

A harrowing look at mental illness from Ari Aster, Beau Is Afraid isn’t like any other movie. It’s a terrifying, surreal, and often inscrutable journey into the psyche of the main character, played by a fully committed Joaquin Phoenix. Beau's routine trip to visit his mother turns into an epic personal journey in which reality and delusion merge.

Where to stream: Prime

Sugarcane

This critically acclaimed documentary from National Geographic aims to uncover what happened at St. Joseph's mission, a Catholic native residential school in Canada. Evidence of unmarked graves was found on the grounds in 2021, leading to an investigation that uncovered long-buried secrets and revealed the troubling history of Canada's boarding schools for Native people.

Where to stream: Hulu

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Through interviews with family and friends, this documentary tells the story of the rise of the actor the world would come to know as Superman, the near-fatal accident that left him paralyzed, and his activism in its aftermath. Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story isn't a hagiography; Reeves was a complex man, and this movie isn't afraid to delve into his frustration over being typecast as Superman and battles with his own demons.

Where to stream: Max

Nature of the Crime

In Nature of the Crime, we follow three incarcerated men as they get ready for parole hearings after decades in prison. These men were convicted in their teens; now middle-aged, they face a board of citizens who must weigh the protection of society against the rehabilitation of longtime convicts.

Where to stream: Max

Last week's picks

Our Little Secret

Our Little Secret is a holiday-scented romantic comedy that stars Lindsay Lohan, the queen of Christmas, along with Kristin Chenoweth, Ian Harding, and Tim Meadows. Lohan plays Avery, whose holiday visit with her boyfriend's family gets really weird. See, she used to date his brother, so, to keep the peace and survive the holiday, the pair agree to keep their past a secret. Hilarity and romance ensue.

Where to stream: Netflix

Sweethearts

In romantic comedy Sweethearts, Kiernan Shipka and Nico Hiraga play best friends who return to their hometown from college for Thanksgiving break. (Hey! It's premiering on that weekend in real life!) They're both still tied to their respective high school sweethearts and make a pact to end the relationships. Will love blossom between these just-friends before the weekend is over? I would bet on "yes" but no one will take my action.

Where to stream: Max

Top-tier holiday movie pack

On November 27, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, Hulu is offering a collection of beloved holiday classics for your viewing pleasure, including Elf, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and The Polar Express. Below is the full list of S-tier (OK, there's some A- and B-tier in there too) holiday flicks.

• Elf (2003)

• Four Christmases (2008)

• Fred Claus (2007)

• Jack Frost (1998)

• National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)

• The Polar Express (2004)

Where to stream: Hulu

Second-tier holiday movie pack

They can't all be timeless holiday classics. Throughout the month of November, Hulu is streaming a grip of "pretty good, I guess" Christmas-themed movies to go along with the bangers above, including curiosities like Holiday in Handcuffs, Rotten Tomatoes-approved winners like Christmas at the Ranch, and A Royal Corgi Christmas, because dogs should have holidays too—especially dogs with monarchal power.

• Christmas on the Ranch (2021)

• Holiday in Handcuffs (2007)

• The Mistle-Tones (2012)

• Same Time, Next Christmas (2019)

• Santa's Little Helper (2015)

• Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe (2009)

• A Cowboy Christmas Romance (2023)

• Christmas at the Golden Dragon (2022)

• Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing (2020)

• Christmas at the Chalet (2023)

• A Royal Corgi Christmas (2022)

Where to stream: Hulu

Beatles '64

A lot of people seem to really like this band, The Beatles. If you're one of them, check out Beatles '64. It was produced by Martin Scorsese, and it's a little tighter than Peter Jackson's 2021 documentary mini-series Get Back. Instead of vérité footage of over-it-all musicians sniping at each other over breakfast for eight hours, you get 1 hour and 46 minutes of archival interviews from when The Beatles were fun, concert footage, and interviews detailing the cultural and artistic impact of the band's first visit to America and the Beatlemania that followed.

Where to stream: Disney+

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