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From 'Trap' to 'Woman of the Hour,' 15 movies you need to stream right now

Brian Truitt, USA TODAY
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Streaming a new M. Night Shyamalan jam is like comfort food for the latter days of October. Watching Will Smith and Martin Lawrence policing the streets of Miami once again? Well, that's just gravy.

Netflix, Max, Prime Video and Hulu have rolled out a bunch of movies this month you'll want to check out, no matter your entertainment taste. There are recent theatrical releases to catch up on, like Shyamalan's killer dad thriller and the latest "Bad Boys" buddy movie, but also original flicks for Halloween, from a new Stephen King adaptation to a terrifying chiller with an evil Mister Rogers-type.

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Here are 15 notable new movies you can stream right now:

‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’

Miami cops Marcus (Martin Lawrence, left) and Mike (Will Smith) look after each other's mental well-being, even in the middle of a firefight, in "Bad Boys: Ride or Die."
Miami cops Marcus (Martin Lawrence, left) and Mike (Will Smith) look after each other's mental well-being, even in the middle of a firefight, in "Bad Boys: Ride or Die."

Miami cops Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) – plus a bunch of explosions – return in the fourth installment of the action-comedy series, this time confronting their middle-aged vulnerabilities as inadvertent outlaws in an increasingly over-the-top but crowd-pleasing tale.

Where to watch: Netflix

‘Brothers’

Glenn Close plays the criminal mom of two dunderheaded crooks (Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage) in the comedy "Brothers."
Glenn Close plays the criminal mom of two dunderheaded crooks (Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage) in the comedy "Brothers."

Like a low-rent Coen brothers movie, the crime comedy casts Peter Dinklage as a career crook who gets out of jail and convinces his "twin" brother (Josh Brolin) to go in on a job that could change their lives. Glenn Close plays the conniving mom who comes back into the siblings' lives and Brendan Fraser chews all the scenery as a corrupt cop.

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Where to watch: Prime Video

‘Caddo Lake’

Dylan O'Brien plays a grieving soul affected by the disappearance of an 8-year-old girl in a mysterious lake in "Caddo Lake," produced by M. Night Shyamalan.
Dylan O'Brien plays a grieving soul affected by the disappearance of an 8-year-old girl in a mysterious lake in "Caddo Lake," produced by M. Night Shyamalan.

The mind-bending premise of this Shyamalan-produced thriller revolves around a mysterious lake, a grieving son (Dylan O'Brien) seeking truths about his dead mom and a young woman (Eliza Scanlen) desperate to find her missing kid sister.

Where to watch: Max

'Carved'

Corey Fogelmanis (far left), Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Wyatt Lindner play youngsters trapped in a historical re-enactment village on Halloween night and attacked by a sentient and vengeful pumpkin in "Carved."
Corey Fogelmanis (far left), Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Wyatt Lindner play youngsters trapped in a historical re-enactment village on Halloween night and attacked by a sentient and vengeful pumpkin in "Carved."

Make sure you carve your Halloween pumpkin before diving into this 1990s-set horror comedy, otherwise, you might be giving it some side-eye. Peyton Elizabeth Lee plays a heartbroken teen playwright attending a small town's seasonal fall festival when she and others are attacked by a very angry orange squash.

Where to watch: Hulu

‘Don’t Move’

Kelsey Asbille plays a grieving woman forced to survive in a forest after being injected with a paralytic nerve agent in "Don't Move."
Kelsey Asbille plays a grieving woman forced to survive in a forest after being injected with a paralytic nerve agent in "Don't Move."

In the survival thriller produced by "Evil Dead" main man Sam Raimi, "Yellowstone" actress Kelsey Asbille plays a grieving woman just trying to find some peace and quiet in a remote forest when a serial killer injects her with a paralytic agent. This means she's only got 20 minutes to fight before her body completely shuts down.

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Where to watch: Netflix

‘Hold Your Breath’

Sarah Paulson plays a protective mom in Dust Bowl-era Oklahoma in the period thriller "Hold Your Breath."
Sarah Paulson plays a protective mom in Dust Bowl-era Oklahoma in the period thriller "Hold Your Breath."

You'll never look at dust bunnies the same again. The thriller stars Sarah Paulson as a harried mom in 1930s Oklahoma, trying desperately to keep her kids safe from dust storms and disease when the arrival of a strange preacher coincides with a dark presence around the house she can't shake.

Where to watch: Hulu

‘House of Spoils’

Ariana DeBose plays a high-profile chef who opens a restaurant on a remote estate and faces kitchen chaos, perhaps of the supernatural kind, in the horror movie "House of Spoils."
Ariana DeBose plays a high-profile chef who opens a restaurant on a remote estate and faces kitchen chaos, perhaps of the supernatural kind, in the horror movie "House of Spoils."

Oscar winner Ariana DeBose ("West Side Story") cooks up a spooky recipe with this witchy culinary thriller. She plays a rising star chef plucked to run her own kitchen at a destination restaurant, but opening night is threatened when she has issues with staff and, more importantly, starts having visions of the weirdly supernatural sort.

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Where to watch: Prime Video

‘It’s What’s Inside’

James Morosini and Brittany O’Grady star as a couple whose reunion with their college friends turns into a mind-bending nightmare in "It's What's Inside."
James Morosini and Brittany O’Grady star as a couple whose reunion with their college friends turns into a mind-bending nightmare in "It's What's Inside."

College pals get together to celebrate some impending nuptials, one of the friends brings an odd suitcase with a contraption inside, and they decide to play a game. That's all you really should know going into this inventive and nicely twisty body-swap thriller full of hard feelings and really, really bad decisions.

Where to watch: Netflix

‘Lonely Planet’

In the romantic drama, a posh writers' retreat is the setting for a May-December fling. Laura Dern plays an introverted novelist who'd rather skip group activities to work on her book, but strikes up a bond with a younger man (Liam Hemsworth) after he grows tired of his author girlfriend (Diana Silvers) belittling him.

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Where to watch: Netflix

‘MaXXXine’

Mia Goth reprises her "X" role as an adult film star seeking fame in the 1980s-set horror thriller "MaXXXine."
Mia Goth reprises her "X" role as an adult film star seeking fame in the 1980s-set horror thriller "MaXXXine."

This '80s-influenced slasher completes the ambitious, blood-soaked horror trilogy started by the 1970s-set "X" and also including the 1910s-era "Pearl." Mia Goth's adult film star Maxine Minx tries to go legit in a scary Hollywood movie and is hunted off screen by a mysterious killer.

Where to watch: Max

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'Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band'

Bruce Springsteen rocks out live in the documentary "Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band."
Bruce Springsteen rocks out live in the documentary "Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band."

The lively documentary features a bunch of concert footage that fans will dig. The most fascinating stuff, though, is Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band rehearsals that show how "The Boss" runs his ship and creates a set list that tells a story of "life, death and everything in between."

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Where to watch: Hulu and Disney+

‘Salem’s Lot’

Lewis Pullman (with Makenzie Leigh) plays an author who returns to his Maine hometown and faces a vampire infestation in "Salem's Lot," based on the Stephen King horror classic.
Lewis Pullman (with Makenzie Leigh) plays an author who returns to his Maine hometown and faces a vampire infestation in "Salem's Lot," based on the Stephen King horror classic.

This adaptation of the 1975 King novel isn't big on character development but definitely leans into the horror. Lewis Pullman stars as an author who returns to his Maine hometown looking for new inspiration, gets involved in searching for a missing kid, and discovers a vampire has come to the place to raise a bloodsucking army.

Where to watch: Max

‘Tuesday’

Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays a mom who confronts Death – in the form of a talking bird – in the drama "Tuesday."
Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays a mom who confronts Death – in the form of a talking bird – in the drama "Tuesday."

In the offbeat suburban fable, Death comes to a terminally ill teen (Lola Petticrew) in the form of a size-changing talking macaw. The girl's protective mom (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) stops the bird from doing its job, which causes all sorts of larger-scale problems in this thoughtful study of mortality and making peace with human loss.

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Where to watch: Max

‘Trap’

A loving girl dad (Josh Hartnett) takes his teen daughter (Ariel Donoghue) to a concert and realizes something's amiss in the M. Night Shyamalan thriller "Trap."
A loving girl dad (Josh Hartnett) takes his teen daughter (Ariel Donoghue) to a concert and realizes something's amiss in the M. Night Shyamalan thriller "Trap."

A doting, serial-killing father (Josh Hartnett) takes his teen daughter to a pop show and finds out he's walked into an FBI trap in M. Night Shyamalan's thriller-meets-concert movie. Hartnett is sufficiently creeptastic and the director's daughter Saleka (who plays a pop starlet more Billie Eilish than Taylor Swift) has a key role.

Where to watch: Max

‘Woman of the Hour’

Tony Hale as Ed, fictional version of the host of the '70s TV show "The Dating Game," and Anna Kendrick as Sheryl in "Woman of the Hour," a true-to-life story about a serial killer who winds up on the program.
Tony Hale as Ed, fictional version of the host of the '70s TV show "The Dating Game," and Anna Kendrick as Sheryl in "Woman of the Hour," a true-to-life story about a serial killer who winds up on the program.

Anna Kendrick is a pitch-perfect choice to direct and star in the 1970s-set true-life thriller, which follows the stranger-than-fiction plot of a contestant (Kendrick) who ends up on the same episode of "The Dating Game" as a serial killer (Daniel Zovatto).

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Where to watch: Netflix

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