5 best new movies to stream this weekend on Netflix, Hulu, Peacock and more (March 7-8)

With winter still hanging on, now it’s the perfect time to curl up inside with some great new movies that just landed on streaming.

This week, the best new movie I’ve found across all the best streaming services is “Hamnet,” which joins Focus Features’ other Oscar contenders on Peacock, including “Bugonia” and “Song Sung Blue.” You’ll find another Oscar hopeful, Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s tragi-comedy “It Was Just An Accident,” fresh on Hulu this weekend, while Netflix just got a testosterone-fueled action flick led by “Reacher’s” Alan Ritchson in “War Hero.”

So without further ado, let’s dive into the best new movies on streaming this week. For even more recommendations on what to watch, check out everything new on Netflix and Prime Video this month.

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‘Hamnet’ (Peacock)

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If there’s only one movie you watch this weekend, make it “Hamnet.” Director Chloe Zhao’s haunting period drama is a strong contender to take home this year’s Best Picture award at the Oscars, with career-best performances from its leading star-crossed lovers. “Hamnet” follows the imagined story of the early life of William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and his wife Agnes (Jessie Buckley), as told from her perspective in a rare turn. An unimaginable loss for the family goes on to inspire the Bard’s famous tragedy, and that’s when Buckley’s raw and deeply affecting interpretation of a mother’s grief will have you reaching for the tissues over and over again.

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‘War Machine’ (Netflix)

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“Reacher” star Alan Ritchson may have finally met his match in “War Machine,” Netflix’s new sci-fi action flick that’s part “Predator” and part “War of the Worlds.” He stars as the leader of an Army Rangers boot camp that uncovers a threat unlike anything humanity’s ever seen before. It’s exactly the kind of big-budget spectacle you’d expect, and the central mystery surrounding who’s behind this otherworldly death machine — is it aliens or something much closer to home? — will hook viewers enough for some entertaining popcorn fodder this weekend.

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‘It Was Just an Accident’ (Hulu)

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If you’re catching up on this year’s Oscar nominees, don’t skip director Jafar Panahi’s tragicomic revenge film “It Was Just An Accident.” When a car accident brings a father (Ebrahim Azizi) into an auto shop, a mechanic named Vahid (Vahid Mobasseri) recognizes his distinctive limp and suspects he’s the man who tortured him while he was a political prisoner. Vahid kidnaps him to confirm his identity with more of his victims, a mismatched group divided over whether to take an eye for an eye. A thick line of moral ambiguity runs through their bickering and the movie’s more comedic moments, all leading up to a haunting and brutal ending that stands out as one of this year’s best.

Watch “It Was Just an Accident” on Hulu now

‘I Saw the TV Glow’ (Kanopy)

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I wasn’t familiar with Jane Schoenbrun’s game before “I Saw the TV Glow,” and now I’m obsessed. Its so rare I get the chance to call a horror movie beautiful, but this one buries under your skin to rip out your heart, in no small part to a phenomenal turn by Justice Smith. (I got goosebumps just thinking about that scream at the end). Set in a nameless American suburb, Owen (Smith) is stuck trying to navigate the usual teenage awkwardness and a tough family situation. When a hot goth girl, Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine), introduces him to a surreal late-night TV serial called “The Pink Opaque,” the show’s supernatural world begins to mirror the one around him in unsettling ways.

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Watch “I Saw the TV Glow” on Kanopy now

‘All the President’s Men’ (HBO Max)

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For no reason in particular, let’s revisit an excellent demonstration of speaking truth to power. Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford shine as the now-famous Washington Post journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, respectively, in “All the President’s Men.” In the lead-up to the election, the duo investigate what appears to be a simple break-in at the Democratic Party National headquarters, only to find a trail of corruption that led all the way to the top. A strong social conscious sears through its layered story, and it was nominated for numerous Oscars and won four, one of which went to Jason Robard for his role as Ben Bradlee, the executive editor of the Post at the time.

Watch “All the President’s Men” on HBO Max now

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