What has you glued to your screen this week? Struggling for something new to watch and spending too much time doom-scrolling? Fear not, it has been a good week in the streaming world with many popular films added to platforms throughout the past seven days. Whether you enjoy a gripping Danny Boyle drama or a beautifully shot yet complicated romance, there is something to pique your interest. Here are the 10 best movies newly added to streaming platforms.
Trainspotting
Added to: Channel 4
Danny Boyle’s infamous Scottish drama adapted from the book by Irvine Welsh has landed on the streaming platform. Letterboxd’s synopsis of Trainspotting reads: “Hilarious but harrowing, the film charts the disintegration of the friendship between Renton, Spud, Sick Boy, Tommy and Begbie as they proceed seemingly towards a psychotic, drug-fuelled self-destruction.”
127 Hours
Added to: BBC iPlayer
Another of Danny Boyle’s epic dramas, 127 hours tells the true story of a mountain climber who gets trapped in a canyon. Letterboxd describes the 2010 film as: “The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston’s remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.”
Walk the Line
Added to: BBC iPlayer
The Johnny Cash biopic from director James Mangold, released in 2005, has also landed on iPlayer. Letterboxd’s synopsis reads: “A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash’s life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.”
The Addams Family
Added to: ITVX
Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, 1991’s dark comedy The Addams Family has made a comeback and you can find it on ITVX. The Letterboxd synopsis reads: “When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can’t recall any of the details of Fester’s life.”
Bullet Train
Added to: Channel 4
The star-studded movie directed by David Leitch is an action comedy perfect for a Friday evening. Letterboxd describe it as: “Unlucky assassin Ladybug is determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as Ladybug’s latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe—all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives—on the world’s fastest train.”
A Bigger Splash
Added to: BBC iPlayer
The 2015 picture from Luca Guadagnino is described by Letterboxd’s as: “An American couple, Paul and Marianne, spend their vacation in Italy and experience trouble when Marianne invites a former lover and his teenage daughter to visit, which leads to jealousy and dangerous sexual scenarios.”
Blade Runner
Added to: Amazon Prime
Ridley Scott’s 1982 classic has landed on Prime. Letterboxd’s synopsis reads: “In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.”
The Social Network
Added to: Amazon Prime
It’s back on Prime, David Fincher’s story of the conception of Facebook, released in 2010. “In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend,” the Letterboxd synopsis reads.
Whiplash
Added to: Amazon Prime
2014 masterpiece Whiplash, directed by Damien Chazelle is on Prime now. Letterboxd sum it up: “Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.”
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Added to: Netflix
The newest Wallace and Gromit film to hit our screens, directed by Merlin Crossingham and Nick Park is now on Netflix. The Letterboxd synopsis states: “Gromit’s concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified, when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own. When it emerges that a vengeful figure from the past might be masterminding things, it falls to Gromit to battle sinister forces and save his master… or Wallace may never be able to invent again!”