Jude Law says new film ‘The Order’ has great relevance to today
Jude Law tells USA TODAY’s Brian Truitt that his new film “The Order” is based on a real-life terror plot.
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They say April showers bring May flowers, but the main deluge this month seems to be facial hair on dudes in streaming movies.
Tom Hardy and Jude Law are rocking great ‘staches in a couple of action movies. Ralph Fiennes’ beard is definitely epic as Odysseus. And Christopher Abbott turns into a werewolf, so he’s furry to the max. All these guys, and some high-profile women, star in a new crop of flicks now available on your favorite streaming service, from Netflix and Max to Prime Video and Hulu. There are theatrical releases finally coming home, like the Nicole Kidman erotic thriller “Babygirl,” but also original fare such as Viola Davis’ presidential action movie “G20.”
Here are 10 notable new movies you can stream right now:
‘Babygirl’
Nicole Kidman stars in the erotic thriller as a powerful CEO who gets signed up for her company’s mentorship program. She at first spurns the sexual advances of her younger intern (Harris Dickinson), but they wind up in a full-on affair, in which she takes on a submissive role in a tryst that puts her personal and professional lives in jeopardy.
Where to watch: Max
‘Companion’
The sci-fi horror film features “Yellowjackets” breakout Sophie Thatcher as a high-tech AI companion who goes on a weekend getaway with her jerky boyfriend (Jack Quaid). When she figures out she’s a robot and not a human, she revolts in bloody fashion, tweaking her settings (including boosting her intelligence from 40% to 100%) and finding new agency in the wild satire.
Where to watch: Max
‘G20’
There’s major “Die Hard” vibes with this action thriller starring Viola Davis as a president literally under fire when she attends a global summit in South Africa. An Australian ex-special forces soldier (Antony Starr) leads a terrorist takeover of the event to destabilize the world’s economy, but POTUS – who’s also an Army veteran – singlehandedly takes on the bad guys to save family members and world leaders alike.
Where to watch: Prime Video
‘Havoc’
“The Raid” filmmaker Gareth Evans immerses Tom Hardy in blistering gunfights and Hong Kong-style martial-arts action in this delightfully chaotic and seriously bloody crime thriller. When a nightclub shooting sparks a gang war, a dirty cop (Hardy) works to find the son of a corrupt politician (Forest Whitaker) and keep him safe while pursued by rival underworld factions and his fellow officers.
Where to watch: Netflix
‘Last Breath’
The true-life survival thriller stars Woody Harrelson and Simu Liu as deep-sea divers working to replace a pipe on an oil rig manifold 300 feet below sea level. An emergency on their ship sends them scrambling, and when their crewmate (Finn Cole) gets trapped on the seabed with only five minutes of oxygen in his tank, the two divers have to get creative – and fast – to save him.
Where to watch: Peacock
‘The Order’
Based on a true story, the excellent white-knuckle crime thriller casts Jude Law as a weary FBI agent who partners with a young Oregon cop (Tye Sheridan) when a series of terrorist attacks hint at the involvement of a neo-Nazi group with nefarious plans. Law exudes dogged intensity and Nicholas Hoult is superb as the charismatic white supremacist leader in a gripping action drama.
Where to watch: Hulu
‘The Return’
Don’t look now, but Homer’s having a moment. Christopher Nolan is doing a big-budget version of “The Odyssey,” and this “Game of Thrones”-y action melodrama also pulls from the epic poem. Ten years after his Trojan horse gambit, Odysseus (Ralph Fiennes) washes up on Ithaca and has to get his mind right – and his warrior groove back – for battle as well as a rousing reunion with wife Queen Penelope (Juliette Binoche).
Where to watch: Paramount+
‘The Room Next Door’
In acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language feature film, Ingrid (Julianne Moore) is a successful author who learns that her former colleague and friend Martha (Tilda Swinton) has terminal cancer. Martha tells her pal she has bought euthanasia pills and wants Ingrid to go on a trip and assist in her suicide, and Ingrid navigates moral and personal questions about the situation.
Where to watch: Netflix
‘Wolf Man’
In this new take on the classic Universal Monsters character, Christopher Abbott plays a devoted dad who receives notice that his long-missing father is now considered dead. He plans a family trip to his remote childhood home to fix the relationship with his wife (Julia Garner), and on the way, he almost hits a strange creature in the road, and it bites him. He struggles to keep his loved ones safe from the thing while also turning into something dangerous himself.
Where to watch: Peacock
‘Y2K’
We all were spared from Y2K causing too much trouble. But what if it actually sparked the robopocalypse? That’s the conceit of this silly sci-fi teen comedy. Jaeden Martell plays a shy kid who attends a party on New Year’s Eve 2000 to chat up his crush (Rachel Zegler) but finds himself fighting for his life – and teaming with Fred Durst, of all people – when murderous machines try to take over mankind.
Where to watch: Max
