Best new films on streaming – quick links
Bring Her Back (27 October) – Prime Video
- Director: Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou
- Genre: Horror
- Cast: Sally Hawkins, Sora Wong, Billy Barratt
- Runtime: 102 minutes
A brother and sister arrive at their new foster mother’s rural home, only to uncover a chilling ritual that blurs the line between grief and resurrection.
Following Talk to Me, the Philippou brothers return with another tightly wound supernatural tale steeped in dread. Bring Her Back combines emotional grief and horror with the tactile unease that made the duo’s debut a global hit. Watch the trailer.
Hedda (29 October) – Prime Video
- Director: Nia DaCosta
- Genre: Drama, Romance
- Cast: Tessa Thompson
- Runtime: 114 minutes
In this modern reimagining of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, Tessa Thompson plays a woman trapped between a suffocating marriage and an unextinguished passion. One charged night unfolds into desire, betrayal and self-destruction.
Nia DaCosta (Candyman, The Marvels) delivers a stylised, feminist reinvention of the classic play. Expect lush cinematography, hypnotic pacing and a powerhouse central performance. Watch the trailer.
Ballad of a Small Player (29 October) – Netflix
- Director: Edward Berger
- Genre: Crime drama
- Cast: Colin Farrell, Tilda Swinton
- Runtime: 118 minutes
Set among Macau’s high-roller casinos, gambler Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell) hides from his creditors while becoming entangled with a mysterious woman at the baccarat table.
From the director of All Quiet on the Western Front, this adaptation of Lawrence Osborne’s novel is sleek and melancholic. Farrell and Swinton elevate the noir-tinged narrative with brooding chemistry. Watch the trailer.
The Unholy Trinity (1 November) – Paramount+
- Director: Richard Gray
- Genre: Western
- Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L Jackson, David Arquette
- Runtime: 125 minutes
Set in 1870s Montana, The Unholy Trinity follows a drifter seeking vengeance for his father’s wrongful execution and the fortune stolen from his family.
Written by Lee Zachariah (The Bazura Project) and directed by Richard Gray (Robert the Bruce), this gritty Western promises dust, drama and moral reckoning, bolstered by commanding performances from Brosnan and Jackson. Watch the trailer.
Last Breath (2 November) – Binge
- Director: Alex Parkinson
- Genre: Thriller
- Cast: Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu
- Runtime: 110 minutes
Based on the 2019 documentary, Last Breath recreates the harrowing true story of North Sea divers fighting to rescue a trapped crewmate hundreds of feet underwater.
Equal parts technical thriller and human endurance tale, Last Breath pairs Harrelson’s gravitas with Liu’s intensity to deliver a visceral cinematic experience that will leave audiences gasping. Watch the trailer.
