Watch Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026) together, long-distance

mystery film · drama film · 111 min

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About the film

Remarkably Bright Creatures is a 2026 American drama film directed by Olivia Newman, who co-wrote the film with screenwriter John Whittington. It is an adaptation on the 2022 novel of the same name by Shelby Van Pelt. The film stars Sally Field, Lewis Pullman, Joan Chen, Kathy Baker, Beth Grant, Sofia Black-D'Elia, and Colm Meaney, with Alfred Molina providing the voice of Marcellus the octopus. Elderly cleaner Tova Sullivan takes the young drifter Cameron under her wing, with their deepening connection being observed and solidified by a giant Pacific octopus. The film was released on Netflix on May 8, 2026, to critical acclaim and received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Television Movie.

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• Netflix streams in your country

How to watch it together from different places

Each of you opens Remarkably Bright Creatures on your own account. Herae keeps the two players in sync, so a pause or a skip happens for both of you, and puts a video call in the corner of the film so you can see each other react.

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