James R | On 20, Nov 2021

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.

Struggling to work out what to watch? Every week, we recommend five new films to buy, rent or stream. You can get that curated list straight to your inbox each week by subscribing to our weekly email.

James Bond is finally in living rooms across the country this weekend, with No Time to Die now available as a Premium VOD rental following its repeatedly delayed theatrical release. Nothing’s quite as theatrical, though, as Lin-Manuel Miranda’s directorial debut, an adaptation of the musical Tick, Tick… Boom! starring a never-better Andrew Garfield. Bridgerton’s breakout star Phoebe Dynevor also gets a chance to take centre-stage in Sky Cinema’s latest original film, The Colour Room.

Less dazzling is Studio Ghibli’s Earwig and the Witch, which this week joined the rest of the animation powerhouse’s catalogue exclusively on Netflix – but that disappointment is offset by the arrival of Love Actually on the streaming service. If you’re looking for an excuse to start watching Christmas films already, read why it’s cinema’s very own Advent calendar here.

Here’s our guide to the best new films to watch this weekend:

1. No Time to Die

Daniel Craig’s final outing as 007 is a moving, thrilling farewell.

Our full review – plus where you can watch it online

2. Tick, Tick… Boom!

Andrew Garfield is electric in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s dynamic, swooning, foot-stomping ode to creativity.

Our full review – plus where you can watch it online

3. Sweet Thing

This intimate coming-of-age drama is a movingly honest ode to the resilience of youth.

Our full review – plus where you can watch it online

4. The Colour Room

Phoebe Dynevor delivers a winning turn in this charming period drama about pottery pioneer Clarice Cliff.

Our full review – plus where you can watch it online

5. Knocking

Cecilia Milocco is extraordinary in this psychological horror about a woman haunted by loss and sounds coming from upstairs

Our full review – plus where you can watch it online

 

Struggling to keep up-to-date with UK film releases in 2021? See our guide to the big new movies coming soon to VOD.

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