This week’s new movies on demand include two films named to AFI’s Best Films of 2024 list. Those films, the blockbuster musical Wicked and Jesse Eisenberg’s family dramedy A Real Pain are out now on VOD, along with the new documentary Lady Like.
It’s no coincidence that Lady Like arrives the same week that season 17 of RuPaul’s Drag Race is premiering; the film follows the origin story of Rex Wheeler’s drag persona, Lady Camden, the runner-up on season 14 of Drag Race.
These 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.
If your New Year’s resolutions included holding space for “Defying Gravity” you’re in luck, because one of 2024’s biggest hit movies is available on demand this week. Wicked arrived on VOD on Dec. 31, so if you didn’t catch the star-studded musical featuring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, and Jeff Goldblum in theaters, there’s no place like home to finally check it out.
Jesse Eisenberg wrote, directed, and stars in A Real Pain, about two cousins who travel to Poland to honor their deceased grandmother. Kieran Culkin and Eisenberg play the two leads, David and Benji, as they tour the homeland of their Holocaust-surviving grandmother. As they travel the country with a guide (Will Sharpe) as part of a tour group, it becomes clear that they pair are an odd couple whose lifestyles have completely diverged, as buttoned-up David tries to make sense of his more emotional and volatile cousin. Culkin has rightfully earned raves for his performance as the charismatic but untethered Benji. The film is out now on demand.
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What Else Is Streaming New This January?
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.
