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 exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods
A Hologram for the King (drama-comedy; Tom Hanks, Alexander Black; rated R)
The Million Dollar Duck (documentary-comedy; Adam Grimm, Rob McBroom; rated PG)
Amateur Night (comedy; Jason Biggs, Ashley Tisdale, Janet Montgomery; premieres 8/12 on cable MOD and in theaters; not rated)
Joshy (comedy; Thomas Middleditch, Adam Pally; premieres 8/12 on cable MOD and in theaters; rated R)
Disorder (action-thriller; Diane Kruger, Matthias Schoenaerts; premieres 8/12 on cable MOD and in theaters; not rated)
Digital HD:Rent from $4-$7 or own from $13-$20 (HD may cost more than SD)
Vudu
Offers the same movies as cable Movies On Demand for rent and/or download except for Amateur Night and Disorder. Plus:
The Nice Guys (comedy-suspense; Ryan Gosling, Russell Crowe, Matt Bomer; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before Blu-ray and DVD; rated R)
Weiner (comedy-documentary; Anthony Weiner, Huma Abedin, Amit Bagga; available now to download to own only; rated R)
The Land (action-drama-adventure; Erykah Badu, Michael K. Williams; available now to rent only; not rated)
iTunes
Offers the same movies as cable Movies On Demand for rent and/or download except for Amateur Night, Joshy and Disorder. Plus:
The Nice Guys, Weiner, The Land
Amazon
Offers the same movies as cable Movies On Demand for rent and/or download except for Amateur Night, Joshy and Disorder. Plus:
The Nice Guys, Weiner, The Land
Google Play
Offers the same movies as cable Movies On Demand for rent and/or download except for Amateur Night, Joshy and Disorder. Plus:
The Nice Guys, Weiner, The Land
Netflix Watch Instantly: $8.99 per month for unlimited streaming
Highlights New This Week:
TRex, St. Vincent, Flight of the Butterflies, No Country for Old Men, 13 Cameras