Here’s the best movies & shows to watch at home this weekend

If you're staying in to escape the poor weather, let this be your streaming guide.

So, if you're not at Electric Picnic (our thoughts are with those who are) and are staying indoors, here are some movies and TV shows you can watch.

Furious (TV show, Disney+)

As the detective and murderer inch ever closer to one another, they each battle their own personal demons at the same time. With both walking their own paths toward justice, “the line between right and wrong begins to blur”.

A very loose remake of the ‘80s thriller movie Black Widow, Furious takes a familiar beloved genre and gives it an exhilaratingly fresh, contemporary spin. This is a mystery crime thriller story for the post-Jeffrey Epstein world, shot through with justified female rage.

That said, while the show tackles extremely dark subject matter, creator Elizabeth Meriweather (The Dropout, New Girl) and her terrific ensemble cast - other standouts include Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Rob Delaney, Scoot McNairy, Steve Way - imbue the material with a sharp gallows humour.

Thanks to its fascinating characters and moral dilemmas, Furious keeps you guessing all the way to the final moment of its immensely satisfying finale. For our money, it’s the best series of the year so far. No wonder it’s already been renewed for a season two.

Seven of its eight episodes are available to watch now on Disney+, with its finale dropping on Monday, 31 August.

The Whisper Man (movie, Netflix)

Reviews for The Whisper Man have been mixed. Some critics say the movie is unoriginal. Others think it's a watchable throwback to '90s mystery thrillers like The Silence of the Lambs and Se7en. As fans of those earlier classics, and The Whisper Man's entire cast, we can't wait to watch it.

Possession (TV show, NOW)

The disputed Jamaican estate is Hope Hill, a former plantation run by the Connaughts. As Claudia and Oliver dig deeper, they uncover a disturbing link between Hope Hill's brutal past and injustices still shaping the present.

Holding a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, JOE has seen the first episode of Possession. We found it to be atmospheric, eerie and well-acted. It also ended on a cliffhanger that has us curious to check out more.

All episodes are currently streaming on NOW.

Towards Zero (TV show, RTÉ Player)

Set in 1930s England, the story sees "an explosive love triangle, a formidable matriarch and a deadly web of jealousy and deceit" lead to a murder that needs investigating.

Penny Lane is Dead (movie, Shudder)

This new dark comedy horror thriller takes place in 1986 Australia. The story follows three best friends whose celebration at a beach house "turns into a blood-soaked fight for survival when a prank goes horribly wrong".

Holding a high 94% Rotten Tomatoes score, the movie has been acclaimed by critics for its dark and timely story, and for its villainous lead turn from Sophia Wright-Mendelsohn, daughter of Aussie acting legend Ben Mendelsohn.

Undertone (movie, NOW)

In this 2026 one-location horror, a podcaster receives a strange, cryptic email with several audio files. After playing the clips on her show, she finds herself plagued by supernatural phenomena.

Made on a budget of just $500,000, Undertone became a word-of-mouth hit at the box office, grossing $22 million. We saw it in cinemas too. Made with great craft (its director has been hired to make the next Paranormal Activity film) and genuinely creepy in places, it's worth noting that the movie is a minimal, slow-burn horror, one which may test less patient viewers seeking clear set-ups and pay-offs.

Nervous (movie, just premiered at FrightFest)

This is a bonus recommendation as Nervous is currently unavailable to watch in cinemas or at home. That said, the psychological thriller just had its world premiere at London's FrightFest and dropped its first trailer.

We at JOE got a chance to see the movie early and are big fans. As such, we wanted to put the thriller on people's radar.

The film follows Sarah (Irish actress Sarah Bolger, The Westies), a young woman who moves with her husband, Sungsoo (Sungsoo Yune), to a remote area of the South Korean countryside, one recently rocked by a series of unusual murders and disappearances.

In their new home, the pair uncover a strange object, an unmarked vinyl record that appears to play nothing but silence. After listening to it, however, Sarah slowly begins to lose the ability to hear men’s voices.

This strains the already rocky marriage further, while heightening Sarah's feelings of isolation. As the Irish woman’s grip on reality starts to fracture, she finds herself drawn to her and Sungsoo’s enigmatic new neighbour (Asung Ko), whose raw sensuality unsettles and entices her.

The second collaboration between director Abner Pastoll and Bolger (after 2019’s excellent Northern Ireland-set crime thriller A Good Woman is Hard to Find), Nervous is a unique blend of several different genres. It’s a psychological thriller, a marital drama, a fish-out-of-water story, a murder mystery, and a possibly supernatural horror.

Yet, thanks to Pastoll’s stylishly hazy direction, which makes the viewer feel as discombobulated as its lead character, and woman-of-the-moment Bolger’s fiercely likeable central turn, Nervous balances its seeming warring tones with aplomb. It also ties up its many plot threads with a finale that feels totally surprising in the moment yet inevitable in hindsight, the mark of a good ending.

Nervous does not have a cinema or home release date yet, but you can check out its trailer below.

For JOE's list of all the movies on TV this weekend, click here.