Streaming services have taken over as one of the best ways to catch the latest movies. Whether they’re making a stop in theaters before rolling out digital rentals or they launch as first-run originals from the likes of Netflix, Apple TV+, or HBO; we’re rounding up the best titles so you’re not left in the dark — until it’s time to start the film, that is. Check back each week (usually on Friday) to see the latest additions for movies that are now available to stream, the latest theatrical releases, and movies coming next week.
April 29
Uncharted
Genre: Action, Adventure
Release Date: April 26 | February 18 (theater)
Cast: Tom Holland, Mark Wahlberg, Antonio Banderas
In an action-adventure epic that spans the globe, young street-smart Nathan Drake and his wisecracking partner Victor “Sully” Sullivan embark on a dangerous pursuit of “the greatest treasure never found” while also tracking clues that may lead to Nathan’s long-lost brother.
Ambulance
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Release Date: April 28 | April 8 (theater)
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Eiza González, Garret Dillahunt, Keir O’Donnell, Moses Ingram, A Martinez, Wale Folarin, Cedric Sanders
Decorated veteran Will Sharp, desperate for money to cover his wife’s medical bills, asks for help from his adoptive brother Danny. A charismatic career criminal, Danny instead offers him a score: the biggest bank heist in Los Angeles history: $32 million.
Unplugging
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: April 29 | April 22 (theater)
Cast: Eva Longoria, Matt Walsh, Nicole Byer, Al Madrigal, Lea Thompson, Keith David, Skylar Gray, Kevin Wayne, Johnny Pemberton
Think a rustic getaway with no cell service, internet or social media is a romantic way to revive your marriage and revitalize your sex life? Think again. When Jeanine (Eva Longoria) and Dan (Matt Walsh) realize the only spark in the bedroom is from the wall socket, Dan proposes a quiet, relaxing weekend in a remote mountain town as the solution to rekindle and recharge. No kids, no phones, no social media–only clean fresh air and lots of romance. But what starts as the perfect weekend getaway quickly spirals out of control with unearthly encounters, strong edibles, cranky locals, and a pesky one-eyed dog. Without GPS to guide them or social media to save them, Dan and Jeanine are forced to rediscover what truly matters–each other.
Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles
Genre: Animation, Action & Adventure
Release Date: April 28
Cast: Darren Barnet, Shelby Rabara, Aleks Le, Mallory Low
A teenage rabbit aspiring to become a real samurai teams up with new warrior friends to protect their city from Yokai monsters, ninjas and evil aliens.
Crush
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Release Date: April 29 (Hulu)
Cast: Rowan Blanchard, Auli’i Cravalho, Isabella Ferreira, Tyler Alvarez, Teala Dunn, Aasif Mandvi, Michelle Buteau, Megan Mullally, Addie Weyrich
When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she’s been harboring a long-time crush on. But she soon finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate and discovers what real love feels like.
Marvelous and the Black Hole
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Release Date: April 29 | April 22 (limited) (theater)
Cast: Miya Cech, Rhea Perlman, Leonardo Nam, Kannon Omachi, Paulina Lule, Keith Powell, Lauren Knutti, Aris Alvarado, Raymond McAnally
A teenage delinquent (Miya Cech) befriends a surly magician (Rhea Perlman) who helps her navigate her inner demons and dysfunctional family with sleight of hand magic. A coming of age comedy that touches on unlikely friendships, grief, and finding hope in the darkest moments.
Corrective Measures
Genre: Science Fiction, Action
Release Date: April 29
Cast: Bruce Willis, Michael Rooker, Dan Payne, Brennan Mejia, Tom Cavanagh, Kat Ruston, Kevin Zegers, Hayley Sales
Set in San Tiburon, the world’s most dangerous maximum-security penitentiary and home to the world’s most treacherous superpowered criminals, where tensions among the inmates and staff heighten, leading to anarchy that engulfs the prison and order is turned upside down.
Fortress: Sniper’s Eye
Genre: Crime, Action
Release Date: April 29
Cast: Chad Michael Murray, Bruce Willis, Jesse Metcalfe, Kelly Greyson
Weeks after the deadly assault on Fortress Camp, Robert makes a daring rescue to save Sasha, the widow of his old nemesis Balzary. But back in the camp’s command bunker, it appears Sasha may have devious plans of her own. As a new attack breaks out, Robert is confronted with a familiar face he thought he’d never see again…
Silverton Siege
Genre: Drama, Action, Crime
Release Date: April 27 (Netflix)
Cast: Arnold Vosloo, Tumisho Masha, Thabo Rametsi, Noxolo Dlamini, Stefan Erasmus, Sarah Kozlowski, Justin Strydom, Clayton Boyd, Jacques Gombault
Following a high speed car chase with the police after a thwarted sabotage mission, the trio end up seeking refuge in a South African bank in Silverton, Pretoria. Taking the bank and its customers hostage and demanding the release of Nelson Mandela in exchange for release of the prisoners, the stakes and tensions run high.
365 Days: This Day
Genre: Drama, Romance
Release Date: April 27 (Netflix)
Cast: Anna-Maria Sieklucka, Michele Morrone, Magdalena Lamparska, Simone Susinna, Otar Saralidze
Laura and Massimo are back and hotter than ever. But the reunited couple’s new beginning is complicated by Massimo’s family ties and a mysterious man who enters Laura’s life to win her heart and trust, at any cost.
Under the Banner of Heaven
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Release Date: April 28
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sam Worthington, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell, Billy Howle, Gil Birmingham, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin
A devout detective’s faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.
The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe: The Unheard Tapes
Genre: Documentary
Release Date: April 27 (Netflix)
Cast: Marilyn Monroe
This documentary explores the mystery surrounding the death of movie icon Marilyn Monroe through previously unheard interviews with her inner circle.
Hostile Territory
Genre: History, Drama, Western
Release Date: April 26 | April 22 (limited) (theater)
Cast: Brian Presley, Matt McCoy, Brad Leland, Brea Bee, Lew Temple, Craig Tate, Cooper North, Natalie Whittle
Former P.O.W. Jack Calgrove moves Heaven and Earth to be reunited with his children following the Civil War. After returning home, Jack discovers that his wife has tragically died and his children, presumed to be orphans, are heading deep into the West on a train crossing enemy lines, with the intent of being placed into new homes. Calgrove and another soldier team up with a troop of Native American sharpshooters and a freed slave as they try to stop the train.
The Aviary
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: April 29
Cast: Malin Åkerman, Lorenza Izzo, Chris Messina, Sandrine Holt
A twisted journey of two women’s desperate flee to escape the clutches of Skylight, an insidious cult. Lured in by the promise of “freedom” in the isolated desert campus called The Aviary, Jillian and Blair join forces to escape in hopes of real freedom. Consumed by fear and paranoia, they can’t shake the feeling that they are being followed by the cult’s leader, Seth, a man as seductive as he is controlling. The more distance the pair gains from the cult, the more Seth holds control of their minds. With supplies dwindling and their senses failing, Jillian and Blair are faced with a horrifying question: how do you run from an enemy who lives inside your head?
April 22
The Batman
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Release Date: April 18 (all services, including HBO Max) | March 4 (theater)
Cast: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, John Turturro, Peter Sarsgaard, Andy Serkis, Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan
Batman ventures into Gotham City’s underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator’s plans become clear, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued the metropolis.
Along for the Ride
Genre: Romance, Drama
Release Date: April 22
Cast: Emma Pasarow, Belmont Cameli, Kate Bosworth, Andie MacDowell, Laura Kariuki, Dermot Mulroney, Genevieve Hannelius, Samia Finnerty, Paul Karmiryan
It’s Auden’s last summer before college and she’s spending it in picturesque Colby Beach. While other teens party in the sun, loner Auden spends her time roaming the streets after everyone else is asleep. Everything changes when she meets Eli, a charming and mysterious fellow insomniac. On their nightly adventures, Eli challenges Auden to a quest to live out all her childhood dreams. Their connection pushes them to confront why they’ve been content living life in the shadows as they begin to show each other how to live life to the fullest.
The Wolf and the Lion
Genre: Adventure, Family
Release Date: April 19 | February 4 (theater)
Cast: Molly Kunz, Graham Greene, Charlie Carrick, Derek Johns, Rebecca Croll
After her grandfather’s death, 20-year-old Alma decides to go back to her childhood home – a little island in the heart of the majestic Canadian forest. Whilst there, she rescues two helpless cubs: a wolf and a lion. They forge an inseparable bond, but their world soon collapses as the forest ranger discovers the animals and takes them away. The two cub brothers must now embark on a treacherous journey across Canada to be reunited with one another and Alma once more.
A Cowgirl’s Song
Genre: Music, Drama
Release Date: April 22
Cast: Cheryl Ladd, Savannah May, Darci Lynne Farmer, Rachel Cannon, Dodge Prince, Jared Trevino, Maggie McClure, Bill Jenkins, Amberley Snyder
Two teen sisters, Hailey and Brooke, go to live with their grandmother when their father is arrested for a crime he didn’t commit. Their grandma used to be a country music star but she retired after the death of their grandfather in a car accident. Hailey wants to be a country singer like her grandma but she suffers from bad stage fright. Brooke used to be a barrel racer but she was injured in the accident. The girls convince their grandmother to come out of retirement to raise money for their dad’s defense. The concert is a success and helps Hailey get over her stage fright. However, when they go to withdraw the money they find that it is gone. The girls and their grandma find a way to recover the money and they ultimately use it to free their father. And with their grandma’s help both girls go on to chase their dreams of being a singer and a barrel racer.
9 Bullets
Genre: Action, Thriller
Release Date: April 22
Cast: Lena Headey, Dean Scott Vazquez, Sam Worthington, Barbara Hershey, Cam Gigandet, Marc Menchaca, Martin Sensmeier, La La Anthony, Marlene Forte
Gypsy Moon is a tough and sexy burlesque dancer by night and an intellectual aspiring novelist by day. On the eve of her last dance, she must go on a nail-biting, action-packed ride across state lines to save a neighbor’s son whose life is threatened by her ex-longtime lover. She finds her real second chance at life in the love she feels for the child.
Brut Force
Genre: Mystery, Thriller, Crime
Release Date: April 21
Cast: Lelia Symington, Patricia Velásquez, Tyler Posey, Tate Hanyok, Chase Mullins, Vico Escorcia, Erik Odom, Sidney Symington
Newly-fired reporter Sloane Sawyer reluctantly returns to her rural California hometown to investigate the harassment of local vineyard workers and uncorks a tangled web of crime and corruption behind wine country’s shiny facade.
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