Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Hits VOD; Pixar’s Elio and Brad Pitt’s F1 Join This Weekend’s Rentals
This weekend brings a mix of new streaming arrivals and VOD rentals, including the series-closing Mission: Impossible film, Pixar’s Elio, and the Formula 1 drama F1 the Movie. Below you’ll find where each title is available, key credits, runtimes, and short factual synopses to help you pick a watch.
- New arrivals on AMC Plus, Hulu, and Peacock.
- New-to-rent VOD titles, including Elio, F1 the Movie, and Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
- Basic credits, runtimes, and concise synopses for each film.
New on AMC Plus
Tornado
Genre: Action drama. Run time: 1h 31m. Director: John Maclean. Cast: Kōki, Tim Roth, Jack Lowden.
The film is set in 1790s Scotland and follows a young woman tracking down members of a gang who killed her samurai-turned-puppeteer father. The movie explores links between Westerns and samurai stories.
New on Hulu
Eenie Meanie
Genre: Heist thriller. Run time: 1h 34m. Director: Shawn Simmons. Cast: Samara Weaving, Karl Glusman, Jermaine Fowler.
The plot centers on Edie (Samara Weaving), a veteran getaway driver who attempts a casino heist after her on-again, off-again boyfriend John (Karl Glusman) accrues dangerous debt.
New on Peacock
Night of the Zoopocalypse
Genre: Horror comedy. Run time: 1h 31m. Directors: Rodrigo Perez-Castro and Ricardo Curtis. Cast: Gabbi Kosmidis, Scott Thompson, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee.
The story follows Gracie (Gabbi Kosmidis), a young timber wolf who trains for disaster preparedness after her grandmother’s warnings. When a meteorite begins turning animals into mutated creatures, Gracie teams up with other animals to survive.
New to rent (VOD)
Elio
Genre: Sci-fi adventure. Run time: 1h 38m. Directors: Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Adrian Molina. Cast: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña, Remy Edgerly.
Pixar’s film follows a lonely, orphaned boy named Elio who is mistakenly taken by aliens and identified as Earth’s representative. The story follows his experiences in an alien world and the challenges he faces while adapting and processing grief.
F1 the Movie
Genre: Sports drama. Run time: 2h 36m. Director: Joseph Kosinski. Cast: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon.
The film stars Brad Pitt as an aging Formula One driver who leads an underdog team. Filming occurred during real Grand Prix weekends and the movie includes sequences based on actual races, with cameos from F1 drivers.
House on Eden
Genre: Horror. Run time: 1h 18m. Director: Kris Collins. Cast: Kris Collins, Celina Myers, Jason-Christopher Mayer.
This found-footage film stars TikTok creator Kris Collins as a version of herself and follows a team of ghost-hunting vloggers who investigate an abandoned house instead of a cemetery.
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Genre: Spy action. Run time: 2h 50m. Director: Christopher McQuarrie. Cast: Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Ving Rhames.
The film serves as a finale to the long-running series and connects plots and characters from earlier installments. In the story, Ethan Hunt and his team attempt to stop a rogue artificial intelligence called The Entity from carrying out a large-scale threat.
Lilly Lives Alone
Genre: Horror. Run time: 1h 40m. Director: Martin Melnick. Cast: Jeffrey Combs, Shannon Beeby, Ryan Jonze.
The plot follows Lilly (Shannon Beeby) on the 10-year anniversary of her daughter’s death, as she deals with grief and related personal struggles while navigating hallucinations and addiction.
