Even as the weather begins to improve, every Brit knows never to trust a blue sky in the United Kingdom – and always to have a film picked out for a rainy day. This week, there are plenty of new movies that have just hit streaming services to choose from. You can select from cult thrillers, music documentaries, and literary adaptations, scattered across various platforms. There is a Bond classic, a surf-soaked action staple, and a dystopian game show nightmare. Plus an intimate portrait of Sir Paul McCartney and a moving, post-mortem conversation with Eric Dane, who died just last week.
H Is for Hawk (2025)
Streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV, this film is based on Helen Macdonald's bestselling memoir. H Is for Hawk explores grief, solitude and the fierce bond between human and animal, as a woman played by Claire Foy trains a goshawk following the death of her father. Meditative and emotionally raw, it is a reflective literary adaptation grounded in the British countryside. Nominated in the outstanding British film category at this year's Baftas, it lost out to Hamnet – but H Is for Hawk has continued to win over fans with glowing word-of-mouth recommendations.
Running Man (1987)
Available on Amazon Prime Video, this cult sci-fi action film imagines a dystopian future where prisoners must survive a televised death match. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger at his most muscular and square jawed, it blends satire, spectacle and '80s excess into an enduring genre favourite that promises a lot of fun. It recently received the remake treatment courtesy of Edgar Wright, with Glen Powell stepping into Schwarzenegger's shoes, but it is worth checking out the original – and picking up Stephen King's novel to see where it all began.
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Streaming on ITVX, Sir Sean Connery returns as James Bond in this globe-trotting entry that takes 007 from Amsterdam to Las Vegas on the trail of a diamond-smuggling scheme. Slick, arch and laced with dry humour, it is a quintessential slice of early '70s Bond. While we are still impatiently waiting on the news of which actor will inherit James Bond's famous licence to kill from Daniel Craig, why not kick back and enjoy watching one of the best to ever do it?
Point Break (1991)
Available on BBC iPlayer, director Kathryn Bigelow's adrenaline-fuelled thriller follows an FBI agent who infiltrates a gang of surf-loving bank robbers. With Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze locked in a magnetic rivalry, Point Break remains a high-water mark for action cinema cool. It is also fascinating to see the earlier work of Bigelow, who most recently helmed A House of Dynamite for Netflix and became the first woman to ever win a best director Oscar with 2008's The Hurt Locker.
Paul McCartney: Man on the Run (2025)
Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, this documentary charts Sir Paul's post-Beatles reinvention, following the formation of Wings and the pressures of carving out a solo identity. Built around archival footage and candid reflection, it is an intimate portrait of artistic resilience, with Sir Paul celebrating on his website that it let him see 'so much' of his late wife Linda too. Paul McCartney: Man on the Run has also been widely celebrated by critics, who have given it an impressive 100% rating on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
Famous Last Words (2026)
Streaming on Netflix, this film stars Eric Dane in an intimate interview – that he knew would only be released following his death – centring on mortality, legacy and the stories we leave unfinished. Intense and moving, it unfolds with emotional weight as its central figure confronts difficult truths as he knows his days are coming to an end. Conceived as a format in 2024 by Netflix, late conservationist Jane Goodall became the first famous figure to agree to sit down for an interview with presenter Brad Falchuk. That interview was released in October 2025, following her death aged 91 from natural causes.
