Our resident VOD expert tells you what’s new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu and, of course, Netflix.
Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods
Before We Go (Chris Evans-directed romantic comedy; Chris Evans, Alice Eve, Maria Breyman; pretheatrical release premieres 7/21; rated PG-13)
Unexpected (comedy-drama; Anders Holm, Cobie Smulders; premieres 7/24 on cable MOD and in theaters; rated R)
Digital HD: Rent from $4-$7 or own from $13-$20 (HD may cost more than SD)
Vudu
Offers the same movies as cable Movies On Demand for rent and/or download. Plus:
(YA sci-fi adventure; Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Octavia Spencer, Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts, Jai Courtney; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before disc; rated PG-13)
Child 44 (suspense; Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before disc; rated R)
The Wolfpack (coming-of-age drama-documentary; the Angulo brothers; available now to rent only; rated R)
Google Play
Offers none of the movies listed on Movies On Demand. Plus:
The Divergent Series: Insurgent, Child 44, The Wolfpack
iTunes
Offers the same movies as cable Movies On Demand for rent and/or download. Plus:
The Divergent Series: Insurgent, Child 44, The Wolfpack
Amazon
Offers the same movies as cable Movies On Demand for rent and/or download except for Unexpected. Plus:
The Divergent Series: Insurgent, Child 44, The Wolfpack
Netflix Watch Instantly: $8.99 per month for unlimited streaming
New This Week:
(7/25): The Guest
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