5 films to watch this weekend
David Farnor | On 31, Jan 2026
From Netflix and Amazon Prime Video to Sky Cinema and MUBI, let alone day-and-date, premium VOD and home entertainment releases, there are a lot of films out there to choose between. (See our streaming recommendations for what to watch right now.)
Whether you’re looking for trending films to buy and rent or the most popular movies on streaming platforms in the UK, here’s our guide to the best new films to stream this weekend (receive this as a newsletter each weekend here):
1. Die My Love
Robert Pattinson and Jennifer Lawrence are agonisingly intense in Lynne Ramsay’s tough but mesmerising study of a marital breakdown.
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2. The Rip
Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are a tense double-act in this gruff thriller about a drug bust that goes awry.
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3. Sinners
Ryan Coogler’s thoughtful, inventive horror is a soulful, scary and visually sumptuous riff on vampires and the blues.
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4. The Naked Gun
Liam Neeson is surprisingly game in this unabashedly silly update of the Leslie Nielsen cop comedy.
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5. Wicked: For Good
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande lose none of their magic in this uneven but moving conclusion to the lavish musical adaptation.















