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Overwhelmed by Netflix, Hulu and other TV and movie streaming services? We are here to help!
Overwhelmed by Netflix, Hulu and other TV and movie streaming services? We are here to help!
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65 Movies to See This Winter
An obsessed table-tennis player (“Marty Supreme”) and musicians in a Neil Diamond tribute band (“Song Sung Blue”) are among the season’s screen gifts.
ByBen Kenigsberg

CreditA24 The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Disney+, Amazon, HBO Max, Peacock and More in November
“Bat-Fam,” “The Beatles Anthology,” “Pluribus,” “Eddington” and “I Love L.A.” arrive, and “Landman” returns.
ByNoel Murray

CreditAmazon Prime Video The 30 Best TV Shows on Netflix Right Now
Some of the best shows on the streaming giant right now include “The Beast in Me,” “Death by Lightning” and “Wayward.” Here are our favorites.
ByNoel Murray

CreditCourtesy of Netflix The Best Movies and Shows on Hulu Right Now
We’ve handpicked the finest movies and television shows currently streaming on Hulu in the United States. Take a look.
ByJason Bailey

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The 50 Best Movies on HBO Max Right Now
In addition to new Warner and HBO films, the streamer has a treasure trove of Golden Age classics, indie flicks and foreign films. Start with these.
ByScott Tobias

CreditJody Lee Lipes/Searchlight Pictures The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now
There are so many film experiences to choose from on Netflix, let us help you narrow down your choices.
ByJason Bailey

CreditParamount Pictures The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now
New films, and classics, just keep coming, but you don’t have to drill down to find the finest selections to stream. We’ll do the heavy lifting. You press play.
ByJason Bailey

CreditAidan Monaghan/Focus Features The 50 Best TV Shows and Movies to Watch on Disney+ Right Now
The Disney streaming platform has hundreds of movie and TV titles, drawing from its own deep reservoir of classics and from Star Wars, Marvel, National Geographic and more. These are our favorites.
ByScott Tobias

CreditDisney/Pixar 25 Classic Christmas Movies to Watch This Holiday Season
Our list of classics is broad, from warm Old Hollywood favorites to the sort of boozy, vulgar entertainments that parents can watch after putting the kids to bed.
ByScott Tobias

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Netflix
More in Netflix ›The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in November
The newest horror film from Guillermo del Toro and the final season of “Stranger Things” are among the highlights for U.S. subscribers.
ByNoel Murray

CreditNetflix ‘Selena y Los Dinos’ Review: Still Dreaming of You
In this look back at the singer Selena, the director Isabel Castro presents home video footage and photographs that have not been seen in other documentaries.
ByChris Azzopardi

CreditNetflix Claire Danes Is TV’s Avatar of Anxiety
From the teen angst of “My So-Called Life” to the midlife crisis of her new series, “The Beast in Me,” the actor has embodied the stresses of each stage of life.
ByEsther Zuckerman

CreditNetflix The Endlessly Adaptable Frankenstein
Few works have inspired more adaptations than Mary Shelley’s Gothic classic about a frenzied creator who builds a despairing being. Here’s a look at the many ways it has been repurposed onscreen.
ByMaya Salam

CreditThe New York Times In ‘The Monster of Florence,’ a Hunt for Italy’s Most Famous Serial Killer
The new Netflix series explores various theories about who really carried out a series of murders that have captivated the nation for decades.
ByElisabetta Povoledo

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Hulu
More in Hulu ›The Best Movies and Shows on Hulu Right Now
We’ve handpicked the finest movies and television shows currently streaming on Hulu in the United States. Take a look.
ByJason Bailey

CreditGilles Mingasson/ABC, via Associated Press In Kim Kardashian’s New Show, Anything Can Be a Power Suit
“All’s Fair,” a new legal drama from Ryan Murphy, flips the idea of a corporate uniform on its head.
ByAlisha Haridasani Gupta

CreditSer Baffo/Disney On ‘Abbott Elementary,’ Tyler James Williams Shows His Work
A former child actor, Williams endured some fallow young adult years to emerge as a skillful, likable performer and director on this ABC sitcom.
ByAlexis Soloski andCody Cutter

CreditCody Cutter for The New York Times With ‘Chad Powers,’ Eli Manning Goes Hollywood
The former N.F.L. star is an executive producer of a new football comedy starring Glen Powell. The Hulu series is based on a Manning sketch from 2022.
ByEmmanuel Morgan

CreditESPN+ and Omaha Productions ‘The Lowdown’ Review: Ethan Hawke Takes It on the Chin for Truth
Sterlin Harjo’s scrappy noir follow-up to “Reservation Dogs” has the same deep sense of place but a lot more beat-downs.
ByJames Poniewozik

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Amazon Prime Video
More in Amazon Prime Video ›How ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Winked at Gen X and Millennials
Jenny Han, the showrunner, handpicked music that referenced previous generations’ pop culture for Amazon Prime’s young adult drama.
ByShivani Gonzalez

CreditErika Doss/Amazon Prime Video The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now
New films, and classics, just keep coming, but you don’t have to drill down to find the finest selections to stream. We’ll do the heavy lifting. You press play.
ByJason Bailey

CreditAidan Monaghan/Focus Features ‘The Map That Leads to You’ Review: Baring It All in Barcelona
A meet cute between Madelyn Cline and KJ Apa leads to a sentimental journey through Europe.
ByChris Azzopardi

CreditLucia Faraig/Prime ‘The Pickup’ Review: Endless Car Chases to Nowhere
In this Amazon Prime Video action-comedy, Keke Palmer hijacks an armored truck driven by Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson.
ByGlenn Kenny

CreditAmazon MGM Studios ‘Heads of State’ Review: John Cena and Idris Elba Are Assassins’ Targets
This action movie about U.S. and British leaders, also featuring Priyanka Chopra Jonas, plays like a silly version of a BBC political satire series.
ByGlenn Kenny

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HBO
More in HBO ›The 50 Best Movies on HBO Max Right Now
In addition to new Warner and HBO films, the streamer has a treasure trove of Golden Age classics, indie flicks and foreign films. Start with these.
ByScott Tobias

CreditJody Lee Lipes/Searchlight Pictures ‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap: It Takes a Village
Unsettling things happen and the town grown-ups hardly seem to notice. Lilly and Ronnie receive terrifying visitations from the past.
BySean T. Collins

CreditBrooke Palmer/HBO ‘I Love L.A.’ Depicts the Ecstasy and Agony of Influencing
The HBO comedy includes TV’s most layered portrait of a social media influencer, the latest evolution in a character type that reflects broader feelings about internet culture.
ByEsther Zuckerman

CreditHBO Making ‘Task’ Was Tough, ‘But We Were Having a Great Time’
In an interview, Brad Ingelsby, who created this HBO crime drama, discusses the series finale and whether anyone in the Delco region ever has a nice day.
ByAlexis Soloski

CreditJonno Rattman for The New York Times Marc Maron’s Podcast Made Him a Better Comic, Just One Part of a Rich Legacy
Online he uses an examination of his own mind to illuminate other people. This double focus is a key element of specials like his new “Panicked.”
ByJason Zinoman

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Disney Plus
More in Disney Plus ›Disney Raises Prices for Streaming Plans in the U.S.
The price hike goes into effect on Oct. 21 and covers the Disney+ service, as well as plans that bundle it with Hulu, ESPN Select and HBO Max.
ByJohn Yoon

CreditSteven Senne/Associated Press The 50 Best TV Shows and Movies to Watch on Disney+ Right Now
The Disney streaming platform has hundreds of movie and TV titles, drawing from its own deep reservoir of classics and from Star Wars, Marvel, National Geographic and more. These are our favorites.
ByScott Tobias

CreditDisney/Pixar ‘Ironheart’ Review: Marvel Follows Suit
Our biggest cinematic universe ends its current phase with a Disney+ series about a young engineering genius with Ironman dreams.
ByMike Hale

CreditMarvel Studios/Disney+ In ‘Ironheart,’ Dominique Thorne Suits Up for the Spotlight
In Marvel’s new series, she reprises her role from “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” a young genius who is building a super suit to rival Tony Stark’s.
BySarah Bahr

CreditLuisa Opalesky for The New York Times Then and Now, It’s a Thrill to Star Alongside Stitch
Cast members from the original 2002 animated film and the live-action remake explain what lured them to — or back to — “Lilo & Stitch.”
BySarah Bahr

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‘The Beatles Anthology,’ Plus 9 Things to Watch on TV This Week
The remastered documentary series will be released, and we watch some reader recommendations, including “The Gone” and “Dark.”
ByShivani Gonzalez

Stream These 5 Movies and TV Shows Before They Leave Netflix in December
Departures for U.S. subscribers next month include several classic comedies of the big and small screen — and one particularly prescient one.
ByJason Bailey

Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, there is cloud busting in Peru, a shadowy astronaut drama, doomsday preppers in New Zealand and more.
ByElisabeth Vincentelli

‘Sacramento,’ ‘Happy Christmas’ and More Streaming Gems
This month’s off-the-radar streaming suggestions include modest but moving indie comedy-dramas, documentaries profiling comedy legends and more.
ByJason Bailey

A BravoCon Recap, Plus 6 Things to Watch on TV This Week
Catch up on everything that happened in Vegas, and get ready for the CMAs.
ByShivani Gonzalez

Five International Movies to Stream Now
In this month’s picks, parents and children in India, Germany, Korea, Italy and Sudan grapple with the joys and perils of familial bonds.
ByDevika Girish

‘The Beast in Me,’ Plus 5 Things to Watch on TV This Week
The new Netflix series starring Claire Danes airs, and ‘The Golden Bachelor’ wraps up.
ByShivani Gonzalez

Five Horror Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include a loner on the razor’s edge, a witch on a bloodthirsty mission and an actress walking a doomed path.
ByErik Piepenburg

5 Children’s Movies to Stream Now
This month’s picks include the new “Superman” reboot and an adaptation of a beloved Roald Dahl book.
ByDina Gachman

Stream These Diane Ladd-Laura Dern Collaborations
Ladd, who died on Monday, had several memorable screen roles alongside her daughter, Dern. Below are highlights.
ByEsther Zuckerman
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