January 2022 VODs - Movie Insider (original) (raw)
Best VODs Released January 2022
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VODs Released Friday, January 7, 2022
The Kindred NR
After her father’s suicide, a young mother investigates what led to his death. But when she is haunted by spirits and unearths an unsolved mystery from 30 years ago, she discovers a dark family history that could prove deadly for her child.
James Cosmo, Blake Harrison, Jamie Patterson, Christian J. Hearn, April Pearson
Thriller Horror Psychological
See for Me NR
Sophie, a young blind woman, house-sitting at a secluded mansion, finds herself under invasion by thieves seeking a hidden safe. Her only means of defense: a new app called “See For Me”. It connects her to a volunteer across the country who helps her survive by seeing on her behalf. Sophie is connected to Kelly, an army veteran who spends her days playing first-person shooter games. Sophie is forced to learn that if she’s going to survive the night, she’ll need all the help she can get. A blind teenage girl who ends up being not so powerless after all.
Joe Pingue, Kim Coates, Laura Vandervoort, David Di Brina, Pascal Langdale, Randall Okita, Matt Code, Kristy Neville
Thriller Suspense
King Car NR
A young man’s ability to surreally “be one” with and speak to cars sparks a revolution that could save his community. When his invention inadvertently accelerates the underlying problems of the community, our hero’s quest must grow bigger than his own personal ambitions and a fight for survival ensues with the zombies of capitalism.
Matheus Nachtergaele, Sergio Oliveira, Renata Pinheiro, Leo Pyrata, Luciano Pedro Jr., Okado do Canal
Thriller Sci-Fi
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VODs Released Friday, January 14, 2022
Shattered NR
After lonely tech millionaire Chris (Cameron Monaghan, “Shameless”) encounters charming, sexy Sky (Lilly Krug), passion grows between them – and when he’s injured, she quickly steps in as his nurse. But Sky’s odd behavior makes Chris suspect that she has more sinister intentions, especially when Sky’s roommate is found dead from mysterious causes.
John Malkovich, Cameron Monaghan, Frank Grillo, David Loughery, Sasha Luss, Luis Prieto, Lilly Krug
Thriller
The Free Fall
After attempting to take her own life, a young woman must wrestle with an overbearing husband.
Shawn Ashmore, Andrea Londo, Adam Stilwell, Jane Badler
Horror
Borrego R
Lucy Hale stars as Elly, a young botanist on a research mission gone awry. After witnessing a drug mule’s plane crash in the Borrego desert, she is kidnapped and forced on a dangerous journey to a remote drop off point. With limited essentials and alone in the desert with her captor, desperation for survival takes hold as Elly risks her life to escape from his clutches before the trip turns deadly.
Lucy Hale, Nicholas Gonzalez, Jorge A. Jimenez, Leynar Gomez, Jesse Harris
Action Thriller
Italian Studies NR
A writer, Alina Reynolds (Vanessa Kirby), loses her memory and finds herself adrift in New York City — with almost no sense of time, place, the season — or her own identity. Alina’s consciousness swings between imagined conversations, fragments of her own short stories — and the bustling city around her. She finds an anchor in a charismatic teenager (Simon Brickner), connecting with him and his free-spirited group of friends — as she makes her way through a disorienting but strangely beautiful cityscape.
Vanessa Kirby, Simon Brickner, Annika Wahlsten, and Maya Hawke, Adam Leon, Annabel Hoffman
Drama
Delicious
France, 1789, just before the Revolution. A chef who has been sacked by his master finds the strength to free himself from being a servant to open the first restaurant
Benjamin Lavernhe, Nicolas Bourkhrief, Eric Besnard, Gregory Gadebois, Isabelle Carre
Drama Historical
VODs Released Friday, January 21, 2022
Warhunt R
1945. A US military cargo plane loses control and violently crashes behind enemy lines in the middle of the German black forest. Immediately ruthless Major Johnson (Mickey Rourke) sends a squad of his bravest soldiers on a rescue mission to retrieve the top secret material the plane was carrying. Led by Sergeant Brewer (Robert Knepper) and Walsh (Jackson Rathbone), the soldiers venture deep into the forest near the crash site. They soon discover hanged Nazi soldiers and other dead bodies bearing ancient, magical symbols. Suddenly their compasses fail, their perceptions twist and straying from the group leads to profound horror as they are attacked by a powerful, supernatural force. Fighting for their sanity and struggling to survive, they must uncover the shocking truth behind the force before the Nazis and do everything they can to remove all evidence it ever existed, even at the cost of their own lives.
Mickey Rourke, Jackson Rathbone, Mauro Borrelli, Reggie Keyohara III, Scott Svatos, Robert Knepper
Thriller Horror
Stop-Zemlia
Hanging out with friends, smoking too much, spinning bottles and kissing, making mistakes, playing, refusing to accept, dreaming with open eyes – life as a teenager can be overwhelmingly beautiful and difficult at the same time. Introverted high school girl Masha sees herself as an outsider unless she’s hanging out with her two best friends, Yana and Senia, who share her non-conformist status. While trying to navigate through her last year of school, Masha falls in love in a way that forces her out of her comfort zone. Like a gentler, deeply emotional, and multi-layered version of 'Euphoria' out of Ukraine.
Kateryna Gornostai, Maria Fedorchenko, Arsenii Markov, Yana Isaienko, Oleksandr Ivanov
Drama Romance
A Shot Through the Wall
After an accidental shooting of an innocent Black man in Brooklyn, Chinese-American police officer Mike Tan must wade through his profound guilt as he attempts to navigate the complicated worlds of media, justice, and racial politics.
Ciara Renée, Lynn Chen, Aimee Long, Derek Goh, Kenny Leu, Clifton Davis, Tzi Ma, and Dan Lauria
Drama Crime
VODs Released Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Birds Like Us
Trapped in a village ruled by the meddling Kondor (Irons), Huppu the bird (Vikander) dreams of having the freedom to hatch her own egg. Suddenly, she, Kondor, and their friends are blasted to a distant land, and they must trust in a wise, eccentric bat to guide them on a strange, dazzling odyssey back to the tree they call home.
Jeremy Irons, Alicia Vikander, Amela Ćuhara, Faruk Šabanović, Khalid Abdalla, Jim Broadbent.
Adventure Family Animated
VODs Released Thursday, January 27, 2022
Mortal Kombat R
MMA fighter Cole Young, accustomed to taking a beating for money, is unaware of his heritage—or why Outworld's Emperor Shang Tsung has sent his best warrior, Sub-Zero, an otherworldly Cryomancer, to hunt Cole down. Fearing for his family's safety, Cole goes in search of Sonya Blade at the direction of Jax, a Special Forces Major who bears the same strange dragon marking Cole was born with. Soon, he finds himself at the temple of Lord Raiden, an Elder God and the protector of Earthrealm, who grants sanctuary to those who bear the mark. Here, Cole trains with experienced warriors Liu Kang, Kung Lao and rogue mercenary Kano, as he prepares to stand with Earth’s greatest champions against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe. But will Cole be pushed hard enough to unlock his arcana—the immense power from within his soul—in time to save not only his family, but to stop Outworld once and for all?
James Wan, Jeremy Stein, Todd Garner, Joe Taslim, Laura Brent, Oren Uziel, Greg Russo, Hiroyuki Sanada
Action Adventure Martial Arts
VODs Released Friday, January 28, 2022
The Requin R
There’s terror in paradise when Jaelyn (Alicia Silverstone) and Kyle (James Tupper) arrive at a remote seaside villa in Vietnam for a romantic getaway. A torrential storm descends, reducing the villa to little more than a raft and sweeping the young couple out to sea. Suddenly, another danger appears: a school of great white sharks. With her injured husband watching helplessly, Jaelyn must battle the deadly predators alone in this tense thriller that rides an unrelenting wave of fear.
Alicia Silverstone, Jordan Dykstra, Le-Van Kiet, Ellen Wander, James Tupper
Thriller Suspense
Clean NR
Tormented by a past life, garbage man Clean (Adrien Brody) attempts a life of quiet redemption. But when his good intentions mark him a target of local crime boss (Glenn Fleshler), Clean is forced to reconcile with the violence of his past.
Adrien Brody, Richie Merritt, Mykelti Williamson, RZA, Paul Solet, Glenn Fleshler, Chandler Ari DuPont, Michelle Wilson
Drama Thriller Crime