Each week, streaming sites like Netflix, HBO, and Amazon release a whole spate of new movies for us to gobble up. And Global Citizen has scoured all of them to find the best things for you to watch. Check back every week as we present the latest and best offerings for you to enjoy.
Streaming:
‘Promised Land’ on Netflix, Drama
A couple of wealthy businessmen who work for a natural gas company come up against a small, but cohesive community with a much different idea.
‘Growing Up Coy’ on Netflix, Documentary
This documentary profiles a 6-year-old transgender student from Fountain, Colorado, and her family, highlighting their struggle to gain inclusion in a conservative school district.
'The Rise and Rise of Bitcoin' on Yahoo, Documentary
Like it or not, paper money is quickly becoming obsolete. Bitcoin burst onto the scene eight years ago, and though it has not replaced paper money, it is symbolic of a potentially cataclysmic shift in the way finance works on a global scale.
‘The Land of the Enlightened’ on Netflix, Documentary
This documentary is thoroughly surreal: it profiles groups of young boys in Afghanistan who dig up old Soviet explosives and sell them to miners. It reveals a deeply fractured world that exists beyond the realm of law and political rule.
‘Around the World in 80 Days’ on Netflix, Action/Adventure
This is a kid-friendly flick about the historic journey of Phileas Fogg, an eccentric scientist and adventurer who dreams to make his way around the world.
‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ on Netflix/Hulu, Drama
Based off a book of the same name, this dramatic movie considers the life of a young Pakistani professor in the years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and his struggle with inflammatory and vitriolic-rhetoric aimed at people of Middle Eastern descent.
In theaters:
‘Hidden Figures,’ Drama
Three African-American women confront gender and racial stereotypes, and simultaneously help lead a team of NASA astronauts to the moon.
And here are our suggestions from past weeks:
Including: “Barry,” “The Interpreter,” and “Fences”
Including: "Neruda," "Sand Storm," and "The Seventh Fire"
Including: "Jackie," "The Trans List," and "When Two Worlds Collide"