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5 must-watch movies & TV shows streaming right now
The best of what's new streaming on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney Plus, and more.
Welcome to Boston.com’s weekly streaming guide. Each week, we recommend five must-watch movies and TV shows available on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+, and more.
Many recommendations are for new shows, while others are for under-the-radar releases you might have missed or classics that are about to depart a streaming service at the end of the month.
Have a new favorite movie or show you think we should know about? Let us know in the comments, or email [email protected]. Looking for even more great streaming options? Check out previous editions of our must-watch list here.
Movies
“All Of Us Strangers”
The field of movies vying for 2024 Oscar nominations was especially deep this year, meaning fantastic films like “All of Us Strangers,” which arrives on Hulu this week, were left empty-handed. The Gen X love story takes place in London, where reclusive screenwriter Adam (Andrew Scott, “Fleabag”) begins a passionate relationship with his younger neighbor, Harry (Paul Mescal, “Aftersun”). Initially somewhat closed off to each other, the men realize that they are bonded by more than physical attraction, including past trauma.
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How to watch: “All Of Us Strangers” is streaming on Hulu.
“Dune”
Planning to see “Dune: Part Two” when it arrives in theaters next weekend? (You should, it’s a fantastic movie.) First, be sure to catch up with the gorgeous, sprawling, hypnotic 2021 original from Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival”), or you’ll be totally lost. The adaptation of Frank Herbert’s 1965 sci-fi masterpiece introduces viewers to the futuristic desert world of Arrakis, where the Atreides family — Duke Leto (Oscar Isaac), Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), and son Paul (Timothee Chalamet) — face stiff resistance from all sides as they assume rulership of the planet and its rich supply of “spice.” Even on your couch at home, Villeneuve’s blockbuster truly feels epic in scale and ambition, and owes a debt of gratitude to the likes of “Lawrence of Arabia” as much as space-based sagas like “Star Wars: A New Hope,” which was inspired in part by Herbert’s novel.
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How to watch: “Dune” is streaming on Max.
“Priscilla”
One year after Austin Butler scored an Oscar nomination for Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,” Jacob Elordi (“Euphoria”) got his turn to play the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll in Sofia Coppola’s biopic. As the film’s title indicates, however, “Priscilla” focuses on the perspective of Priscilla Presley (Cailee Spaeny, “Pacific Rim Uprising”), who meets Elvis at a party and finds the singer quite different than his onstage persona. “Priscilla” tracks the couple’s journey from courtship to marriage to divorce, providing a new perspective on the life of a pop culture icon who became more icon than man.
How to watch: “Priscilla” is streaming on Max.
TV
“Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional”
Jenny Slate’s return to the standup stage as a new mother finds the Milton native with a new perspective on life — though she tells her jokes about motherhood with the same immature, slightly loopy energy she’s had since breaking through in the 2000s. Slate’s musings on motherhood include suddenly growing “double D milky psycho naturals,” the beauty of childbirth, and a very changed relationship with her husband, writer Ben Shattuck. (On that literary note, Slate also recently announced a new essay collection publishing in October.)
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How to watch: “Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional” is streaming on Prime Video.
“Loudermilk”
As The Netflix Effect has shown over and over again, a great series can languish on another platform for years and then become a hit the instant it debuts on the most popular streaming platform. That’s the story with Peter Farrelly’s “Loudermilk,” which has flown under the radar for three seasons on Amazon Prime Video, but immediately landed in the Top 10 on Netflix when it debuted last month. The show follows Sam Loudermilk (Ron Livingston, “Office Space”), an abrasive substance abuse counselor and recovering alcoholic. Despite his job, Sam’s life is a mess, and he only has one real friend — his sponsor, Ben (Will Sasso). That begins to change a tiny bit when he becomes a father figure of sorts to a young girl with substance issues crashing on his couch (Anja Savcic).
How to watch: “Loudermilk” is streaming on Netflix.
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