'Ben-Hur,' 'Morgan' and 'Bridget Jones's Baby,' Plus This We…

Our resident VOD expert tells you what’s new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix.

Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical

Don’t Breathe (horror-thriller; Jane Levy, Dylan Minnette, Stephen Lang; rated R)

Pete’s Dragon (family adventure; Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley; rated PG)

The BFG (family adventure directed by Steven Spielberg; Mark Rylance, Ruby Barnhill; rated PG)

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (comedy; Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley; rated R)

The Wild Life (animated; voices: Matthias Schweighofer, Kaya Yanar; rated PG)

The Eyes of My Mother (horror; Diana Agostini, Olivia Bond; premieres 12/2 on cable MOD and in theaters; rated R)

Run the Tide (drama; Taylor Lautner, Constance Zimmer; premieres 12/2 on cable MOD and in theaters; not rated)

Pocket Listing (action-comedy; Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds; premieres 12/2 on cable MOD and in theaters; rated R)

Digital HD: Rent from $4-$7 or own from $13-$20 (HD may cost more than SD)
 

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Ben-Hur (historical action-drama; Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Rodrigo Santoro; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before Blu-ray and DVD; rated PG-13)

Florence Foster Jenkins (biographical comedy-drama; Meryl Streep, Hugh Grant, Simon Helberg; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before Blu-ray and DVD; rated PG-13)

Morgan (sci-fi thriller; Kate Mara, Toby Jones, Rose Leslie, Michelle Yeoh, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Paul Giamatti; available 12/2 to download to own—not rent—two weeks before Blu-ray and DVD; rated R)

Vudu

Bridget Jones’s Baby (comedy sequel; Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before Blu-ray and DVD; rated R)

Ben-Hur, Florence Foster Jenkins, Morgan

iTunes

Bridget Jones’s Baby, Ben-Hur, Florence Foster Jenkins

Amazon

Ben-Hur, Bridget Jones’s Baby, Florence Foster Jenkins, Morgan

Google Play

Ben-Hur, Florence Foster Jenkins, Morgan

Netflix Watch Instantly: $8.99 per month for unlimited streaming

Highlights New This Week:

Silver Skies, Ghost Team, I Dream Too Much, The Jungle Book, Level Up, Traded, Always, Beverly Hills Cops, Black Snake Moan, D2: The Mighty Ducks, For the Love of Spock, Harry and the Hendersons, House of Wax, Hannibal, National Lampoon’s Animal House, Picture Perfect, Swept Under, The Angry Birds Movie, The Crucible, The Little Rascals, The Legend of Bagger Vance, The Rock, Toys, Way of the Dragon, White Girl, Wildflower, Zero Point and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

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