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'Kubo and the Two Strings,' 'Mechanic Resurrection,' Plus This Week's …

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

Sausage Party (animated comedy; voices: Seth Rogen, Salma Hayek, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill; rated R)

Indignation (drama; Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon; rated R)

Operator (comedy-drama; Martin Starr, Mae Whitman; not rated)

Come and Find Me (drama; Annabelle Wallis, Aaron Paul; premieres 11/11 on cable MOD and in theaters; rated R)

Dog Eat Dog (action-thriller; Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe; premieres 11/11 on cable MOD and in theaters; not rated)

Dreamland (comedy-drama; Jason Schwartzman, Shay Mitchell; premieres 11/11 on cable MOD and in theaters; not rated)

The Monster (horror-thriller; Zoe Kazan, Scott Speedman; premieres 11/11 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)

Vudu

Mechanic Resurrection (action sequel; Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Yeoh; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before Blu-ray and DVD; rated R)

Kubo and the Two Strings (animated; voices: Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Ralph Fiennes, Rooney Mara, George Takei; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before Blu-ray and DVD; rated PG)

Hell or High Water (action; Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, Ben Foster; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before disc; rated R)

Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (comedy; Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Jane Horrocks; available 11/11 to download to own—not rent—two weeks before Blu-ray and DVD; rated R)

Reign of Assassins (action; Michelle Yeoh, Woo-sung Jung; rated R)

The Lost Bladesman (action; Donnie Yen, Andy On; not rated)

iTunes

Mechanic Resurrection, Kubo and the Two Strings, Hell or High Water, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Reign of Assasins, The Lost Bladesman

Amazon

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (stop-motion holiday classic; voices: Burl Ives, Billie Mae Richards, Stan Francis; available now for the first time on Digital HD; not rated)

Mechanic Resurrection, Kubo and the Two Strings, Hell or High Water, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Reign of Assasins, The Lost Bladesman

Google Play

Mechanic Resurrection, Kubo and the Two Strings, Hell or High Water, Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie, Reign of Assasins