From 'The Bride!' to 'Jack Ryan,' 10 movies you can stream right now
From 'The Bride!' to 'Jack Ryan,' 10 movies you can stream right now
Brian Truitt, USA TODAYFri, May 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM UTC
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Why not have a Bridal shower this long holiday weekend?
Now streaming on HBO Max, "The Bride!" unleashes Jessie Buckley as an unhinged take on "The Bride of Frankenstein," while fans of Uma Thurman's vengeful Bride finally get to see Quentin Tarantino's two-part "Kill Bill" movie in one long uncut epic at home on Peacock. Streaming services like Netflix, Amazon's Prime Video and Hulu have a bunch of new films for Memorial Day viewing, including a John Krasinski "Jack Ryan" movie and a comedy about gender dynamics starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike.
Here are 10 new and notable movies you can stream right now:
'The Bride!'
Frank (Christian Bale) and his reanimated bride (Jessie Buckley) are the Bonnie and Clyde of Maggie Gyllenhaal's wild monster movie "The Bride!"
Maggie Gyllenhaal's wild take on the "Frankenstein" mythos borrows from B-movie horror, crime dramas, Broadway musicals and love stories, mashed together in bold, bizarre strokes. Jessie Buckley is the resurrected Bride, who demands to be heard alongside her patchwork partner Frank (Christian Bale) and starts a revolution.
Where to watch:HBO Max
'GOAT'
Will (voiced by Caleb McLaughlin) gets to know his idol and new teammate Jett (Gabrielle Union) in the animated family sports movie "GOAT."
In the animated, animal-filled hoops comedy, Will Harris (voiced by Caleb McLaughlin) has got game, but this dude can't even get on a roarball court because larger beasts won't let him. A chance pickup game leads to Will getting a shot with his hometown team but he has to prove himself to the squad, including his idol Jett (Gabrielle Union).
Where to watch:Netflix
'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair'
The Bride (Uma Thurman) is on a violent mission of revenge in Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair."
Quentin Tarantino's violent two-part 2000s revenge thriller – starring Uma Thurman as the Bride, a woman with many scores to settle – is edited into one uncut gem, the way the iconoclastic director always intended. The "Whole Bloody Affair" runs a hefty 4 hours and 41 minutes, with new bonus sequences and a 15-minute intermission.
Where to watch: Peacock
'Ladies First'
Damien (Sacha Baron Cohen, with Rosamund Pike) is out of his element in a world dominated by women in "Ladies First."
Sacha Baron Cohen plays a charismatic but chauvinistic ad executive who, while berating an employee (Rosamund Pike) out of the building, is knocked out after walking into a light pole. He wakes up in a world ruled by women – and that coworker is his new boss – in a comedy exploring gender roles and power dynamics.
Where to watch: Netflix
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'Marty, Life Is Short'
Emmy-winning comedian Martin Short is the subject of the new Netflix documentary "Marty, Life Is Short."
An enjoyable companion piece to last year's "John Candy: I Like Me," director Lawrence Kasdan's documentary chronicles the comedy life of Martin Short, his early years in "SCTV" and "SNL," and his coterie of wonderfully bizarre characters. Most of all, though, you get the sense that this loving family man is the best hang at any party.
Where to watch:Netflix
'Remarkably Bright Creatures'
Cameron (Lewis Pullman) and Tova (Sally Field) look after the octopus Marcellus in "Remarkably Bright Creatures."
The heartwarming dramedy stars Sally Field as Tova, an aquarium cleaner who looks out for an octopus named Marcellus (voiced by Alfred Molina). A bum ankle leads her to train young cash-strapped drifter Cameron (Lewis Pullman) on the job, though Marcellus sees that together they can help each other find what's missing in their lives.
Where to watch: Netflix
'Send Help'
Linda (Rachel McAdams) and her sexist boss Bradley (Dylan O'Brien) get stuck on a deserted island after their plane crashes in the dark comedy/survival horror movie "Send Help."
Rachel McAdams enjoys one of her most fun and unhinged roles outside of Regina George in Sam Raimi's dark comedy/thriller. She stars as a strategy expert (and "Survivor" superfan) who gets stuck on a deserted island with her sexist tech-bro boss (Dylan O'Brien). She thrives and he struggles, and the situation grows gory and bonkers.
Where to watch: Hulu
'Slanted'
A coming-of-age version of "The Substance," the audacious body-horror satire centers on a Chinese-American teen (Shirley Chen) with prom-queen dreams. She undergoes a mysterious process that turns her into a white girl (Mckenna Grace) – which she loves until it alienates her parents and her face shockingly begins to fall apart.
Where to watch: Paramount+
'Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War'
Jack Ryan (John Krasinski) teams with MI6 operative Emma Marlow (Sienna Miller) to deal with a rogue black-ops unit in the spy thriller "Jack Ryan: Ghost War."
After four years of the "Jack Ryan" TV series, John Krasinski takes Tom Clancy's literary action hero back to the movies. In the political thriller, ex-CIA operative Jack gets sucked back into the secret-agent game and teams up with old friends – plus a new MI6 officer (Sienna Miller) – to stop a black-ops squad from causing global chaos.
Where to watch: Prime Video
'We Bury the Dead'
After an experimental weapon devastates Tasmania, Ava (Daisy Ridley) volunteers for body-removal duty to find her husband and discovers the dead aren't staying that way in the zombie horror drama "We Bury the Dead."
After Tasmania is devastated by an experimental American weapon, killing half a million people, Ava (Daisy Ridley) volunteers for body-removal duty to find her husband. But some of the dead come back to life, and not in a good way, in a zombie horror drama that's more an exploration of grief and loss than a gore-filled spectacle.
Where to watch:Hulu
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