{
  "id": 116252,
  "title": "5 top new movies to stream this week on Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock and more — including a twisting sci-fi thriller with an Oscar-nominated star",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/5-top-new-movies-to-stream-this-week-on-netflix-paramount-peacock-and",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-04T04:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Guide",
    "slug": "tom-s-guide",
    "url": "https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/netflix/5-top-new-movies-to-stream-this-week-on-netflix-paramount-peacock-and-more-including-a-twisting-sci-fi-thriller-with-an-oscar-nominated-star"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "This week, streaming platforms such as Netflix, Paramount+, and Peacock have introduced a handful of noteworthy new movies for subscribers to consider. Among them, Netflix's \"The Last House\" emerges as the headliner, a new original sci-fi thriller featuring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura. The movie revolves around a family of four who are trapped inside their home by mysterious forces, battling dwindling resources and isolation in a year-long survival story.\n\nFor horror enthusiasts, \"Evil Dead Burn\" on Prime Video offers a blood-soaked chapter in the gruesome franchise, potentially delivering the most twisted \"Evil Dead\" movie yet. Meanwhile, \"Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour\" on Paramount+ is a professionally shot concert movie of the singer's recent tour. Fans of Eilish can expect hits like \"Bad Guy,\" \"Happier Than Ever,\" and \"Birds of a Feather.\"\n\nPeacock boasts \"You, Me & Tuscany,\" a charming rom-com starring Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page. The film revolves around two leads who fall in love in the picturesque Tuscan countryside. Lastly, Shudder's \"The Yeti\" is a horror movie set in northern Alaska, focusing on an oil tycoon vanishing in a remote area and a rescue team venturing into its territory, only to encounter a fierce yeti.",
  "summary": "This week's top new movies include a sci-fi thriller on Netflix, a sun-soaked rom-com on Peacock, a concert film on Paramount+ and more.",
  "key_points": [
    "Netflix's \"The Last House\" is a sci-fi thriller starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura",
    "\"Evil Dead Burn\" on Prime Video is a twisted chapter in the gruesome franchise",
    "Peacock's \"You, Me & Tuscany\" is a rom-com starring Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}