Stream on Demand: ‘Victoria’ assumes the throne on Amazon Prime

What’s new for home viewing on video-on-demand and Netflix, Amazon Prime, and other streaming services.

Streaming picks for the week

The BBC historical drama “Victoria: Season 1” stars Jenna Coleman as the British queen who ascended the throne at the age of 18 and battled men who presumed to make decisions for her. Fans of “The Crown” and other royal dramas will want to check it out. Now streaming on Amazon Prime.

Also on Amazon Prime is the documentary “Obit.” (2016, not rated), which profiles the staff obituary writers of The New York Times and the increasingly rare art form they keep alive (so to speak) on a daily basis.

Pay-Per-View / Video-On-Demand

“Baywatch” (R) brings the surf, sand, and swimsuits of the ’80s TV series to the big screen as an action comedy on the beach starring Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Priyanka Chopra, and Alexandra Daddario. Also on Blu-ray and DVD and at Redbox.

Rachel Weisz is “My Cousin Rachel” (PG-13) in the romantic drama turned Gothic thriller from Britain. Sam Claflin and Iain Glen co-star and director Roger Michell adapts the novel by Daphne Du Maurier. Also on Blu-ray and DVD.

Also new: the comic drama “Dean” (PG-13) with writer/director Demitri Martin and co-stars Kevin Kline and Gillian Jacobs, Tupac Shakur bio-pic “All Eyez On Me” (R) with Demetrius Shipp Jr., and nature documentary “Born In China” (G) from Disney.

Available same day as select theaters nationwide is the slapstick sex comedy “The Layover” (R) with Kate Upton and Alexandra Daddario, historical drama “Viceroy’s House” (not rated) with Gillian Anderson and Hugh Bonneville, and thriller “Unlocked” (R) with Noomi Rapace and Michael Douglas.

Netflix

The Netflix original horror comedy “Little Evil” (2017, not rated), starring Adam Scott as the new stepdad to the Antichrist, is from the director of “Tucker and Dale vs Evil.”

Elle Fanning, Naomi Watts, and Susan Sarandon are the “3 Generations” (2015, PG-13) in the modern family drama, and Rami Malek stars in the thriller “Buster’s Mal Heart” (2016, not rated).

Streaming TV: the Japanese miniseries “Final Fantasy XIV Dad of Light” is a drama about a father who uses the video game to connect with his son (eight episodes, with subtitles). Also new is the third season of the Netflix original thriller “Narcos.”

True stories: “The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography” (2016, R) comes from documentary legend Errol Morris, and “Resurface” (2017, not rated) looks at war vets who turn to surf therapy.

Kid stuff: “LEGO Elves - Secrets of Elvendale: Season 1” is an animated fantasy based on the web series. Also newly arrived are the animated Disney features “Hercules” (1997, G) and “Mulan” (1998, G).

Foreign affairs: the gritty dramas “Amores Perros” (Mexico, 2000, R, with subtitles) and “City of God“ (Brazil, 2002, R, with subtitles) were both nominated for Oscars.

Also new: Ben Affleck’s directorial debut “Gone Baby Gone” (2007, R), Noah Baumbach’s semi-autobiographical “The Squid and the Whale” (2005, R), Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-nominated “Gangs of New York” (2002, R), Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” (1994, R), Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It” (1986, R), and Steven Spielberg’s original summer blockbuster “Jaws” (1975, PG).

Stand-up: “Ryan Hamilton: Happy Face.”

Amazon Prime Video

Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn are the “Wedding Crashers“ (2005, R) who woo vulnerable bridesmaids in the raunchy comedy.

Patrick Warburton was the first actor to play “The Tick” in the short-lived 2001 superhero comedy that has since been a cult favorite. With the new remake streaming on Amazon, you can compare the two and pick your favorite.

True stories: “No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo and Vilmos” (2012, not rated) profiles two legendary cinematographers, “The Revisionaries“ (2012, not rated) tackles the battle over teaching creationism in Texas schools, and from France come “In the Land of the Deaf” (1994, not rated, with subtitles) and “La Maison de la Radio” (2013, not rated, with subtitles) from filmmaker Nicolas Philibert.

Also new: offbeat coming-of-age comic drama “Boy“ (2010, not rated) from New Zealand, teen dramas “Dirty Dancing“ (1987, PG-13) with Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze and “River’s Edge“ (1987, R) with Crispin Glover and Keanu Reeves, and cult horror film “Ganja & Hess“ (1973, R).

Foreign affairs: Mohammad Rasoulof’s “Manuscripts Don’t Burn“ (Iran, 2013, not rated, with subtitles) confronts authoritarian oppression with a brutal directness. On a lighter side is the comic fantasy “The Fairy“ (France, 2011, not rated, with subtitles).

Amazon Prime / Hulu

Meryl Streep is the worst singer who ever lived in “Florence Foster Jenkins” (2016), a comedy with a tender compassion based on a true story (PG-13) (Amazon Prime and Hulu).

Also new: hitman thriller “Best Seller” (1987, R) with James Woods (Amazon Prime and Hulu), high school horror “Carrie” (1976, R) with Sissy Spacek (Amazon Prime and Hulu), and family-friendly “boy and his horse” adventure “The Black Stallion” (1979, G) with Mickey Rooney (Amazon Prime and Hulu).

Hulu

“Defiance” (2008, R), a World War II drama starring Daniel Craig as a real-life hero who created a sanctuary for thousands of Jews, and George Clooney’s satirical “The Men Who Stare at Goats” (2009, R) are both based on true stories.

Dustin Hoffman and Emma Thompson star in “Last Chance Harvey” (2008, PG-13) and Julia Roberts and Dennis Quaid star in “Something to Talk About” (1995, R), two romantic dramas for grown-up audiences.

The original “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (1956, not rated) is a science-fiction classic and both a timeless and timely commentary on society.

True stories: Oscar-winning “An Inconvenient Truth” (2006, PG), which brought his Al Gore’s message of climate change to millions, is streaming while the sequel is in theaters.

Also arriving for September: Tim Burton’s “Batman” (1989, PG-13) and “Batman Returns” (1992, PG-13) with Michael Keaton, the original “Robocop” (1987, R), the Oscar-winning “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991, R) with Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins, and “Contact” (1997, PG), based on the Carl Sagan novel and starring Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey.

HBO Now

Natalie Portman earned an Oscar nomination in “Jackie” (2016, R) as the widow of JFK in the days after his assassination.

David Simon’s new HBO series “The Deuce” officially debuts Sept. 10, but you can see the pilot early on HBO Go.

Arriving Saturday night is “A Monster Calls” (2016, PG-13), a drama of loss and healing starring Felicity Jones and the voice of Liam Neeson.

Older films returning to HBO include the sports biographic drama “The Express” (2008, PG) the spy movie spoof “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” (1999, PG-13), the original “Tron” (1982, PG), the science fiction classic “Fantastic Voyage” (1966, not rated), and the Al Pacino films “Scarface” (1983, R), “Sea of Love” (1989, R) and “Scent of a Woman” (1992, R).

And, in case you missed the hype, the finale of the seventh season of “Game of Thrones” is now streaming. The eighth and final season debuts in 2018.

Showtime Anytime

On Sunday, the “Twin Peaks” revival comes to its conclusion with a two-part finale.

FilmStruck/The Criterion Channel

Marcel Pagnol’s “Marseilles Trilogy” spins one of the great love stories of cinema across three films: “Marius” (1931), “Fanny” (1932), and “César” (1936). Criterion Channel presents the newly restored editions of all three classics of French cinema (not rated, with subtitles).

FilmStruck celebrates the work of French filmmaker Jacques Tati with seven films, including his Oscar-winning “Mon Oncle” (1958, not rated, with subtitles) and his masterpiece “Playtime” (1974, not rated, with subtitles).

Acorn TV

“The Good Karma Hospital,” a British drama set in a rural hospital in South India, stars Amrita Acharia as a young doctor and co-stars British TV vets Amanda Redman, Philip Jackson, Neil Morrissey, and Phyllis Logan. Four episodes now available, new episodes each Monday.

Britcom “Whites” stars Alan Davies as a once-famous head chef in a country house hotel.

At Redbox: “Baywatch,” “Inconceivable,” “A Family Man,” “Sleight”