What’s Streaming This Week (11/9 – 11/16)

BEYOND THE GAZE: JULE CAMPBELL’S SWIMSUIT ISSUE – $12.99 Sale / TBD Rental

Cast: Kim Alexis, Carol Alt, Tyra Banks, Christie Brinkley, Jule Campbell, MJ Day, Kathy Ireland, Elle Macpherson, Paulina Porizkova, Roshumba Williams, Stacey Williams, Cheryl Tiegs, Walter Iooss

Synopsis: In the 1960s, Jule Campbell shattered glass ceilings, transforming a struggling sports magazine into a media empire: the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. The documentary chronicles Jule’s 32-year reign, where she championed intelligence and empowered supermodels like Tyra Banks, Christie Brinkley, and Elle Macpherson. Weaving together her journey with feminism’s evolution, the film explores the changing gaze on beauty, from objectification to body positivity. Through stunning visuals and intimate interviews with a wise, nonagenarian Campbell, we witness a legacy that continues to inspire.

DEATHSTALKER – $14.99 Sale / TBD Rental

Cast: Daniel Bernhardt, Christina Orjalo, Paul Lazenby, Nicholas Rice, Patton Oswalt

Synopsis: The warrior Deathstalker is tasked by an old witch lady to obtain and unite the three powers of creation – a chalice, an amulet, and a sword – lest the evil magician Munkar get them and use them for nefarious purposes. After obtaining the sword, Deathstalker joins with other travelers going to the Big Tournament to determine the strongest warrior. The false king holds the true princess in captivity, and plots to have Deathstalker killed, and Deathstalker must fight to free the princess.

KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN – $19.99 Sale / TBD Rental

Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, Tony Dovolani, Joesefina Scaglione, Bruno Bichir

Synopsis: Valentín, a political prisoner, shares a cell with Molina, a window dresser convicted of public indecency. The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of a Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna.

ROOFMAN – $24.99 Sale / $19.99 Rental

Cast: Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, Ben Mendelsohn, Peter Dinklage, Uzo Aduba, Juno Temple, LaKeith Stanfield, Melonie Diaz, Tony Revolori, and Jimmy O. Yang

Synopsis: Based on an unbelievable true story, Roofman follows Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), a former Army Ranger and struggling father who turns to robbing McDonald’s restaurants by cutting holes in their roofs, earning him the nickname: Roofman. After escaping prison, he secretly lives inside a Toys “R” Us for six months, surviving undetected while planning his next move. But when he falls for Leigh (Kirsten Dunst), a divorced mom drawn to his undeniable charm, his double life begins to unravel, setting off a compelling and suspenseful game of cat and mouse as his past closes in.

BEING EDDIE – Netflix

Cast: Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Jamie Foxx, Jerry Seinfeld, Kevin Hart, Pete Davidson, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Tracy Morgan

Synopsis: In the documentary, Eddie Murphy will tell in his own words how he entertained three generations of fans with a filmography that spans comedy, drama, animation, musicals and family films.

FREAKIER FRIDAY – Disney+

Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Lindsay Lohan, Mark Harmon, Chad Michael Murray, Ryan Malgarini, Christina Vidal Mitchell, Haley Hudson, Stephen Tobolowsky, Lucille Soong, Rosalind Chao, Julia Butters, Manny Jacinto, Sophia Hammons

Synopsis: Years after Tess and Anna endured an identity crisis, Anna now has a daughter of her own and a soon-to-be stepdaughter. As they navigate the myriad challenges that come when two families merge, Tess and Anna discover lightning might indeed strike twice.

A MERRY LITTLE EX-MAS (Netflix)

Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Melissa Joan Hart, Oliver Hudson, Jameela Jamil and Pearson Fode

Synopsis: A recently separated couple attempts to have one last Christmas with their kids before the wife sells the family home to move and start fresh. But complications arise when the husband brings his amazing new girlfriend into the holiday mix.

PLAYDATE (Prime Video)

Cast: Alan Ritchson, Kevin James, Sarah Chalke, Alan Tudyk, Benjamin Pajak, Banks Pierce, Hiro Kanagawa with Stephen Root and Isla Fisher

Synopsis: When out-of-work accountant Brian joins stay-at-home dad Jeff for a playdate with their sons, he expects a laid-back afternoon. Instead, they’re chased by mercenaries, and Brian—totally unprepared—must survive one absurd obstacle after another.

JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE – Netflix

Cast: Camille Rutherford, Pablo Pauly, Charlie Anson

Synopsis: In Laura Piani’s charming and witty debut, an aspiring author looking to get more out of life takes up a writing residency and finds herself in the sort of romantic entanglements that could come from the pages of a Jane Austen novel.

ARE WE GOOD – $14.99 Sale / TBD Rental

Cast: Marc Maron, Nate Bargatze, W. Kamau Bell, David Cross, Gary Gulman, Rick Ingraham

Synopsis: An intimate portrait of comedian and podcast pioneer Marc Maron, following the sudden loss of his partner and filmmaker Lynn Shelton. Maron struggles with grief, disillusionment, and a shifting comedy landscape.

BULL RUN – $14.99 Sale / TBD Rental

Cast: Tom Blyth, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jay Mohr

Synopsis: Bobby Sanders (Tom Blyth), a hustling, fast-talking ex-pro-hockey-player-turned-junior-banker, navigates the quirky and somewhat surreal world of high finance as he confronts life’s meaning within his gilded cage.

BUNNY – TBD Sale / TBD Rental

Cast: Mo Stark, Ben Jacobson, and Liza Colby

Synopsis: Two best friends rally the neighbors in their tenement building to help them hide a dead body over the best/worst night of their lives.

COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT – Apple TV

Cast: Andrea Gibson, Megan Falley

Synopsis: In an intimate and joyful story of love in the face of loss, celebrated poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley find strength—and unexpected hilarity—in what might be their final year together.

EDDINGTON – HBO Max

Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Luke Grimes, Deirdre O’Connell, Micheal Ward, Amélie Hoeferle, Clifton Collins Jr., William Belleau, with Austin Butler and Emma Stone

Synopsis: In May of 2020, a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico.

IN YOUR DREAMS – Netflix

Cast: Simu Liu, Craig Robinson, Cristin Milioti, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Elias Janssen, Gia Carides, Omid Djalili, SungWon Cho, and Zachary Noah Piser

Synopsis: Stevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family.

NOBODY 2 – Peacock

Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, RZA, Michael Ironside, Colin Salmon, Billy MacLellan, Gage Munroe, Paisley Cadorath, Christopher Lloyd, Colin Hanks, John Ortiz, and Sharon Stone

Synopsis: Suburban dad Hutch Mansell, a former lethal assassin, is pulled back into his violent past after thwarting a home invasion, setting off a chain of events that unravels secrets about his wife Becca’s past and his own.

NOUVELLE VAGUE – Netflix

Cast: Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin, Adrien Rouyard, Antoine Besson, Jodie Ruth Forest, Bruno Dreyfurst, Benjamin Clery, Matthieu Penchinat

Synopsis: A playful, poignant love letter to cinema, this film reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless in an exuberant exploration of the youthful rebellion and creative chaos that shaped the French New Wave.

ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO – HBO Max – 8p ET

Cast: John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Andy Warhol

Synopsis: An exploration of the seminal and transformative 18 months that one of music’s most famous couples — John Lennon and Yoko Ono — spent living in Greenwich Village, New York City, in the early 1970s.

A VERY JONAS CHRISTMAS – Disney+

Cast: Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Chloe Bennet, Billie Lourd, Laverne Cox, KJ Apa, Andrew Barth Feldman, Andrea Martin, Kenny G, Justin Tranter, Randall Park, and Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Synopsis: Kevin, Nick, and Joe Jonas face a series of escalating obstacles as they struggle to make it from London to New York in time to spend Christmas with their families.

OSIRIS – Hulu

Cast: Max Martini , Brianna Hildebrand, Linda Hamilton, Lamonica Garrett, Michael Irby, Linds Edwards, Jarren Mitchell

Synopsis: Special Forces commandos are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft and, upon awakening, team up with a mysterious woman (Linda Hamilton) in a fight for survival against a relentless alien race.