Check out what's new to rent and own this week on the various streaming services such as cable On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, and, of course, Netflix.
Cable On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pre-theatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods
The Impossible (drama based on real-life tsunami survivors; Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts; rated PG-13)
Gangster Squad (period action drama; Josh Brolin, Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone; rated R)
A Haunted House (spoof comedy; Marlon Wayans, Nick Swarsdon; rated R)
Promised Land (drama; Matt Damon, Joseph Krasinski; rated R)
Any Day Now (drama; Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt; rated R)
Pawn (action; Forest Whitaker, Michael Chiklis; rated R)
Shadow Dancer (thriller; Clive Owen, Andrea Riseborough; available 4/25 before theatrical release; rated R)
Streaming/Digital Download: Rent from $4-$7 or own from $15-$20 (HD may cost more than SD)
iTunes
Same new movies as cable On Demand except for Shadow Dancer. Plus:
Jack Reacher (action; Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike; available now for purchase only—not rental—two weeks before disc; rated PG-13)
Mama (supernatural horror; Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau; available now for purchase only—not rental—two weeks before disc; rated PG-13)
Amazon
Same new movies as cable On Demand except for Shadow Dancer. Plus:
Jack Reacher, Mama
Vudu
Same new movies as cable On Demand except for Shadow Dancer. Plus:
Jack Reacher, Mama
Netflix Watch Instantly: $7.99 per month
Recent Additions:
Safe (action; Jason Statham, Catherine Chan; rated R) and Hemlock Grove (original Netflix series directed by Eli Roth; Famke Janssen, Bill Skarsgard; not rated)
Retiring Titles:
Dear Zachary, The Garden, The Breakout, Treeless Mountain, Gungrave and Y Tu Mamá También