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
Jack Reacher (action; Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Werner Herzog, Jai Courtney; rated PG-13)
Mama (Guillermo del Toro-produced horror; Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau; PG-13)
Safe Haven (romance adapted from Nicholas Sparks novel; Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel; PG-13)
The Oranges (comedy; Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener; rated R)
Stand Up Guys (comedy; Al Pacino, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin; rated R)
Upstream Color (experimental sci-fi drama; Shane Carruth, Amy Seimetz; not rated)
Vehicle 19 (action; Paul Walker, Naima McLean; available 5/9 before theatrical release; rated R)
Aftershock (horror; Eli Roth, Selena Gomez; available 5/10 same day as 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 Aftershock. Plus:
Side Effects (Steven Soderbergh-directed thriller; Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum; available now to own—not rent—two weeks before disc; rated R)
Parker (action; Jashon Statham, Jennifer Lopez; available now to own—not rent—two weeks before disc; rated R)
Texas Chainsaw (horror sequel to 1974's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre; Alexandra Daddario, Tremaine "Trey Songz" Neverson; available now in 2D only for purchase—not rent—one week before disc; unrated version not available on DVD on Blu-ray)
Norman (drama; Dan Byrd, Emily VanCamp; rated R)
Amazon
Same new movies as cable On Demand except for Vehicle 19 and Aftershock. Plus:
Side Effects, Parker, Norman and Texas Chainsaw
Vudu
Same new movies as cable On Demand except for Vehicle 19 and Aftershock. Plus:
Side Effects, Parker and Texas Chainsaw (2D and 3D versions)
Netflix Watch Instantly: $7.99 per month
Recent Additions: Hit & Run, House at the End of the Street, Pulp Fiction, Beowulf and The Inbetweeners Movie
Retiring Titles: Day of the Dead (2008), Robotech, The Line, Sleep Dealer, The Amateurs, Rockaway, Insidious, Rabbit Hole and Buckaroo
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