What a week for new movies on demand! Some of this year’s biggest titles all happen to crash land on demand this week, including the body horror The Substance, Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in Joker: Folie á Deux, and the Lego-animated Piece By Piece.
Piece By Piece is and irreverent and original documentary-musical-biopic of Pharrell Williams’ life story. The film, directed by Morgan Neville, tells the story of Williams’ rise through the music industry, first writing and producing songs for the likes of Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg and Mystikal, and then venturing out on his own. The voices of the artists above, along with Gwen Stefani, Missy Elliott, Justin Timberlake and many others are featured in the film, which is out now.
These, plus some other great titles like The Apprentice, starring Sebastian Stan as you know you, are just a few of the films that are available to watch on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, YouTube, and through your cable service this week. Check out what movies are available to buy or rent on demand now.
Written and directed by French filmmaker Coralie Fargeat, The Substance stars Demi Moore stars as a fictional, aging Hollywood star named Elisabeth Sparkle, who uses an experimental black market drug to create a more youthful clone of herself, played by Margaret Qualley. The film arrived on demand on Tuesday, and is also streaming on Mubi as of October 31.
Joker: Folie à Deux, directed by Todd Phillips, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Scott Silver, stars Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, aka the Joker, reprising he role he originated in 2019’s The Joker. In the newest film, Arthur, once a struggling a stand-up comedian, embraces his new role as a criminal who dresses up as a clown. He meets Harley Quinn (Lady Gaga), a patient at a psychiatric hospital who becomes obsessed with him. The Joker sequel is out now on VOD.
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To Rent:
Across the River and Into the Trees
Amityville: Where The Echo Loves
What Else Is Streaming New This November?
What you see above is just a portion of the new movies and shows you can watch this month if you’ve got more than one streaming service subscription. We update our guides to the new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month, so you can stay on top of the freshest titles to watch. Here are full lists, schedules, and reviews for everything streaming:
Liz Kocan is a pop culture writer living in Massachusetts. Her biggest claim to fame is the time she won on the game show Chain Reaction.
