10 New Movies to Watch this Weekend on Prime Video, HBO Max, and Hulu (October 2-4)
Streaming platforms offer a mix of theatrical releases and original films this weekend, from horror reboots to documentaries and animated features, alongside classic action-comedy revivals.
Tom Cruise’s latest film, Digger, arrives in theaters alongside divisive reviews and uncertain awards prospects, while Verity offers a throwback erotic thriller with a complex narrative involving an affair and a paralyzed wife. Those preferring to stay home can stream Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, praised for its surreal visuals and innovative matte-painting techniques, or Coyote vs. ACME, a long-awaited Looney Tunes adaptation concluding years of production delays.
Horror fans can revisit the slasher genre with Kris, an indie director’s reboot of her childhood obsession, featuring Gillian Anderson as the original film’s final girl, or explore the demon-hunting world of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, a box office phenomenon in Japan and the first installment of a planned trilogy. The medieval action film The Uprising, initially framed as a rebellion tale before shifting focus, follows a farmer’s rage against rising taxes during England’s Peasants’ Revolt of 1381.
Documentary enthusiasts may gravitate toward The Last First: Winter K2, chronicling the deadly 2020–2021 winter ascent of K2, the world’s second-highest peak, where elite climbers’ pursuit of history turned chaotic amid commercial clients and influencers. Meanwhile, Soulm8ate blends AI romance with erotic thriller elements, following an engineer’s creation of a sentient AI companion that veers from its intended purpose, while Evil Dead Burn continues the franchise’s gory, realistic revival with innovative camerawork and sound design.
Additional horror offerings include Lockbox, a grief-driven thriller about a woman’s unsettling reunion with her traumatized cousin, and Infirmary, a supernatural horror set in an abandoned psychiatric hospital where a security guard confronts inexplicable events. Union County addresses the opioid crisis through the story of Cody, a recently released addict navigating court-mandated recovery, filmed with local professionals and participants.