James R | On 01, Jul 2022

With England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all navigating their way back to normality during the coronavirus pandemic, 2021 has seen cinemas fling open their doors once more, but studios are also turning to digital platforms as a way of reaching wider audiences in the living rooms sooner – including a new Premium VOD window that sees titles available to rent for approximately £15 a few weeks after their cinema debut.

For audiences at home, here’s our guide to the major movies and Premium VOD releases available to buy and rent from your sofa in the weeks ahead – plus exclusive premieres on subscription streaming services, whether it’s an arthouse release from MUBI or Amazon Prime Video’s acquisition of The Green Knight.

Need a quick recommendation for tonight? See our 5 films to watch this weekend.

For a full guide to VOD releases in the UK for this month, including TV shows, across all major VOD platforms (subscription and transactions), head to our Coming Soon channel.

 

Murina – 1st July

On a bright, beautiful Croatian island, tensions rise between restless teenager Julija and her oppressive father Ante when an old family friend arrives. Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović’s gorgeously shot debut is a gripping sunlit noir fuelled by simmering family tensions.

Our review – plus where you can watch it online

Tigers – 1st July

Based on a true story, this drama follows Martin Bengtsson, a promising Swedish football player who signs with the Italian top club Inter Milan at the age of 17.

Available on: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (buy/rent) / Rakuten TV / Sky Store / CHILI

Pleasure – 1st July

Bella arrives in Los Angeles from her hometown in Sweden, with dreams of becoming the next porn superstar. However, as her ruthless ambition leads her into increasingly dangerous territory, Bella struggles to reconcile her dreams of empowerment with the realities of the darker side of her industry. Available to buy and rent from 14th July.

Available on: MUBI UK

Benedetta – 1st July

Spiritual quest for the divine, or softcore salaciousness? Paul Verhoeven’s knowing nunsploitation flick lets you decide.

Our review – plus where you can watch it online

The Princess – 1st July

When strong-willed princess refuses to wed the cruel sociopath to whom she is betrothed, she is kidnapped and locked in a remote tower of her father’s castle. With her scorned suitor intent on taking the throne, she must protect her family and save the kingdom. Joey King and Dominic Cooper star in this fantasy adventure.

Available on: Disney+ UK

True Things – 4th July

Ruth Wilson delivers a remarkable performance in this intense portrait of a woman lost in a bad romance.

Our review – plus where you can watch it online

Futura – 8th July

Pietro Marcello, Francesco Munzi, and Alice Rohrwacher set out to interview Italy’s youth about their hopes, dreams, and fears.

Available on: Curzon Home Cinema / BFI Player

Swan Song – 11th July

An ageing hairdresser escapes his nursing home and embarks on an odyssey across his small town to style a dead woman’s hair for her funeral, rediscovering his sparkle along the way.

Available on: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (buy/rent) / Rakuten TV / Sky Store / CHILI

Cinderella (2021) – 11th July

Camila Cabello stars in Kay Cannon’s modern musical version of the classic fairy tale.

Our review – plus where you can watch it online

The Lost City – 11th July

Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in this action comedy about a reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model, only for them to get swept up in kidnapping attempt that lands them them both in a cutthroat jungle.

Available on: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (buy/rent) / Rakuten TV / Sky Store / CHILI

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent – 11th July

Nic Cage stars as… Nick Cage in this action-comedy about an actor who is creatively unfulfilled and facing financial ruin – and therefore accepts a $1 million offer to attend the birthday of a dangerous superfan (Pedro Pascal). Things take a wildly unexpected turn when Cage is recruited by a CIA operative (Tiffany Haddish) and forced to live up to his own legend, channeling his most iconic and beloved on-screen characters to save himself and his loved ones. Did we mention it stars Nic Cage? Available to buy, available to rent from 18th July.

Available on: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (buy/rent) / Rakuten TV / Sky Store / CHILI

Happening – 14th July

France, 1963. Audrey Diwan’s drama follows Anne, a bright student with a promising future. But when she falls pregnant, she sees her chance to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her exams approaching, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain. Available to buy/rent from 18th July.

Available on: MUBI UK

Everything Went Fine – 15th July

A daughter is forced to reconcile her past with her father when he contacts her with a devastating final wish, in François Ozon’s powerful family drama.

Available on: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (buy/rent) / Rakuten TV / Sky Store / CHILI

Love Accidentally – 15th July

Capable, experienced Alexa and smooth-talking newcomer Jason are competing for a senior position at a high-powered advertising firm when each of their significant others breaks up with them. Thinking she’s confiding in a friend, Alexa sends a ‘broken heart’ text to Jason by mistake. The two spark up a phone-only relationship, with neither daring to ask who the other really is, and grow ever closer as they support each other through work problems and heartache. When they arrange to meet and the truth comes out, will they be able to put their rivalry aside and let true love prevail?

Available on: Amazon Freevee

Persuasion – 15th July

Dakota Johnson stars in this already divisive adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel, which follows Anne Elliot, an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities who is living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, When Frederick Wentworth — the dashing one she once sent away — crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.

Available on: Netflix UK

The Northman – 18th July

Robert Eggers directs this action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father’s murder. With an all-star cast that includes Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk and Willem Dafoe. Available as a Premium VOD rental following its theatrical run.

Our review – plus where you can watch it online

Moloch – 21st July

Nico van den Brink’s directorial debut, an official selection of Fantasia Fest, follows 38-year-old Betriek, who lives at the edge of a peat bog in the North of the Netherlands. When she and her family are attacked by a random stranger one night, Betriek sets out to find an explanation. The more she digs, the more she becomes convinced that she is being hunted by something ancient.

Available on: Shudder UK

The Gray Man – 22nd July

Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and the Russo brothers are teaming up for The Gray Man, arriving on Netflix this July – and a new trailer gives us a proper glimpse of the action-packed thriller. The title refers to CIA operative Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling), aka Sierra Six. Plucked from a federal penitentiary and recruited by his handler, Donald Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thornton), Gentry was once a highly-skilled, Agency-sanctioned merchant of death. But now the tables have turned and Six is the target, hunted across the globe by Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans), a former cohort at the CIA, who will stop at nothing to take him out.

Available on: Netflix UK

The Black Phone – 23rd July

The latest from Sinister director Scott Derrickson, this horror thriller follows a 13-year-old boy who, after being abducted by a child killer and locked in a soundproof basement, starts receiving calls on a disconnected phone from the killer’s previous victims. A Premium VOD rental following its theatrical run.

Available on: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (buy/rent) / Rakuten TV / Sky Store / CHILI

Jurassic World Dominion – 25th July

Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live and hunt alongside humans all over the world. Navigating this fragile balance are Bryce Dallas Howard’s Claire and Chris Pratt’s Owen from the first Jurassic World films, who cross paths with the original Jurassic Park trio, Sam Neill’s Alan Grant, Jeff Goldblum’s Ian Malcolm and Laura Dern’s Ellie Sattler. A Premium VOD rental following its theatrical run.

Available on: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (buy/rent) / Rakuten TV / Sky Store / CHILI

Everything Everywhere All at Once – 25th July

This stunning, mind-bending sci-fi adventure about tax, life, love and googly eyes is a profoundly silly masterpiece, fuelled by a remarkable turn from Michelle Yeoh.

Available on: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (buy/rent) / Rakuten TV / Sky Store / CHILI

Between Two Worlds – 25th July

Juliette Binoche stars as an undercover journalist living among gig workers in acclaimed writer Emmanuel Carrère’s drama.

Available on: Apple TV (iTunes) / Prime Video (buy/rent) / Rakuten TV / Sky Store / CHILI

 

For films coming to Netflix UK, see our guide to what’s coming soon here. For films coming soon to Amazon Prime, click here, and for films coming soon to Sky Cinema, click here.

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