Great Directorial Debuts Available For Streaming At No Extra Cost!

Depending on your viewpoint, directorial debuts can come across as arty statements from filmmakers who have yet to hone their craft. For most film lovers, however, it's usually a chance to see a fresh talent in the making with a unique encapsulation of fresh viewpoints and youthful reinvigoration of the art form. Here are some feature directorial debuts you can watch right now on streaming services!

Directed by: Richard Kelly (Southland Tales)

A disturbed young man starts seeing visions of a large anthropomorphic rabbit, who slowly guides his future by instructing him to commit crimes.

Starring - Jake Gyllenhall, Jena Malone

Streaming on: HBO Max

Directed by: Duncan Jones (Source Code)

A man doing a long tenure alone on the Moon realizes things might not be what they seem.

Starring - Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey

Streaming on: HBO Max

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction)

After an organized robbery goes awry, two survivors of the debate who in the group might have tipped off the authorities.

Starring - Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth

Streaming on: HBO Max

Directed by: François Truffaut (Jules et Jim)

A misfit young Parisian boy struggles in his relationships with the adults in his life, especially when he runs into trouble with the law.

Starring - Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier

Streaming on: HBO Max

Directed by: Charles Laughton

A preacher with a murderous streak infiltrates a widow's home to try and steal her husband's secret stash of money.

Starring - Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters

Streaming on: Tubi

Directed by: George A. Romero (Dawn of the Dead)

When an outbreak of murderous corpses start attacking, a group of people hide and barricade themselves in a farmhouse to try and survive.

Starring - Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea

Streaming on: HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount Plus, Vudu, Tubi, Starz, Shudder

Directed by: Alex Garland (Annihilation)

This A24 sci-fi/drama follows a young programmer and his tech giant boss testing an alluring new Artificial Intelligance.

Starring - Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander

Streaming on: Showtime

Directed by: David Lynch (Mulholland Drive, Blue Velvet)

In an apocalyptic wasteland, a man survives with his mutant child and girlfriend.

Starring - Jack Nance, Charlotte Stewart

Streaming on: HBO Max

Directed by: Joel Coen (No Country For Old Men, Fargo)

A man plots to murder his cheating wife and her lover in a small Texas town.

Starring - John Getz, Frances McDormand

Streaming on: HBO Max

Directed by: Dan Gilroy (Velvet Buzzsaw)

A sociopathic man rises the ranks of crime journalism by become more invested than the average observer.

Starring - Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo

Streaming on: Netflix

Directed by: Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse, The Northman)

A devout Christian family in 1630s New England outcast by their society struggle against the harsh woods and a looming supernatural presence plaguing them.

Starring - Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson

Streaming on: Showtime

Directed by: Orson Welles (Touch of Evil)

The unique life of newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is explored by journalists following his death, especially those interested in his mysterious final word: 'rosebud.'

Starring - Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten

Streaming on: HBO Max

Happy watching!