Need a new movie to watch? Stream these 10 at home for free with Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max, Paramount+ and Amazon Prime Video.
‘Tron: Ares’: Jared Leto enters the Grid in new sci-fi adventure
Jared Leto plays the computer program Ares as elements of the Grid begin to enter the real world in sci-fi action movie “Tron: Ares.”
- One of these movies is what you should watch tonight.
- This weekend’s choices include theatrical releases arriving on streaming like Disney’s “Tron: Ares” with Jared Leto.
- There are original streaming movies as well, including the Netflix rom-com “People We Meet on Vacation.”
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A year of streaming movies begins with a little old and a little new, from George Clooney’s 1950s newsman to Jared Leto as a high-tech digital warrior.
The cinematic pickings are notoriously iffy in January but your favorite services like Netflix, Peacock, Hulu, Disney+ and Amazon’s Prime Video have got the hookup for every taste. We’ve got theatrical fare finally coming home, like the latest “Tron” franchise outing, plus original movies like a Netflix rom-com based on a BookTok favorite. Hey, there’s even a Broadway show – and you don’t even have to brave Times Square crowds.
Here are 10 new and notable movies you can stream right now:
‘Bugonia’
Yorgos Lanthimos’ gonzo comedy/psychological romp offers dark-web weirdness and sci-fi paranoia. Emma Stone plays a pharmaceutical CEO who is kidnapped by a pair of conspiracy-theorist cousins (Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis) who believe she’s an alien bent on world domination, leading to a battle of wills and a wildly chaotic climax.
Where to watch: Peacock
‘Chain Reactions’
Ever felt an innate connection watching Leatherface go bonkers in “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”? This new documentary features deep-dive interviews with comedian Patton Oswalt, legendary author Stephen King and others about the artistic legacy of the 1974 horror classic and why it’s a timeless “American nightmare.”
Where to watch: Shudder
‘Good Night, and Good Luck: Live from Broadway’
George Clooney directed the 2005 “Good Luck” movie but takes the stage – literally! – in this filmed production of last year’s Broadway show. Clooney scored a Tony nomination for his role in the historical play as Edward R. Murrow, the 1950s CBS journalist who takes on the blacklisting tactics of Sen. Joseph McCarthy.
Where to watch: Netflix
‘The Life of Chuck’
Based on the Stephen King novella, director Mike Flanagan’s supremely joyous character study – the best movie of 2025 – involves an apocalypse, multiple dance extravaganzas and a haunted attic. Tom Hiddleston plays the accountant whose story unfurls in epic and intimate ways, though the movie is less about Chuck and more about all of us.
Where to watch: Hulu
‘One Battle After Another’
Boasting a leading nine Golden Globe nominations, director Paul Thomas Anderson’s timely action dramedy is a must-see heading into Oscar season. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as a scruffy former revolutionary desperate to find his teen daughter (Chase Infiniti) with an old enemy (Sean Penn) in hot pursuit.
Where to watch: HBO Max
‘People We Meet on Vacation’
The romantic comedy adapting the Emily Henry novel is a breezy affair, at least until it takes a serious turn downwind. Poppy (Emily Bader) and Alex (Tom Blyth) are unlikely college best friends who go on vacations together – usually with high jinks involved – every summer until significant others and their feelings for one another complicate matters.
Where to watch: Netflix
‘Regretting You’
The Colleen Hoover book adaptation lays the romantic drama on thick. Morgan (Allison Williams) and her brother-in-law Jonah (Dave Franco) lose their spouses in a car wreck but learn they were having an affair, while Morgan also deals with her teen daughter (Mckenna Grace) falling for a popular local boy (Mason Thames).
Where to watch: Paramount+
‘Strange Harvest’
Equal parts slasher flick and faux documentary, the horror movie follows the detectives investigating the return of a serial killer named Mr. Shiny, who left a gory trail of victims in the past and is back to torment cops with another murder spree. It’s perfect for those who adore Netflix true-crime shows and some freaky cosmic terror.
Where to watch: Hulu
‘Together’
The relationship body horror movie stars real-life couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco as lovers whose connection isn’t the greatest when they make a big move. They get lost in the woods and fall into a strange cave, and afterward the pair realizes that, not only can they not escape each other, they’re growing together in the most squirm-inducing ways possible.
Where to watch: Hulu
‘Tron: Ares’
The third film in the visually snazzy 1980s franchise is one for the die-hard fans. Ares (Jared Leto), a computer-program warrior from the Grid, teams up with a programmer (Greta Lee) when a shady tech corporation and its evil CEO (Evan Peters) bring formidable armed forces from the digital landscape into the real world.
Where to watch: Disney+
