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Weekend Streaming Picks: Gripping Docs and Thrillers Await!

11/2/2025

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Netflix's top pick this weekend is "Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers," a documentary about Aileen Wuornos with new interviews.
Prime Video features "Hedda," a modern adaptation of Ibsen's play.
Prime Video presents "The Woman in the Yard," a horror about a grieving widow haunted by a mysterious figure.
Prime Video returns "Bones and All," a dark thriller about two cannibalistic teens starring Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell.

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Aileen Wuornos, convicted in 1992 for murdering seven men between 1989 and 1990, became a notorious figure in American crime. Her life, marked by childhood trauma and a history of sex work, was sensationalized in media, notably the 2003 film "Monster," which earned Charlize Theron an Academy Award. Wuornos was executed in Florida in 2002, reflecting society's complex views on female offenders.

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Story summary

Netflix's top pick this weekend is "Aileen: Queen of the Serial Killers," a documentary about Aileen Wuornos with new interviews.
Prime Video features "Hedda," a modern adaptation of Ibsen's play.
Prime Video presents "The Woman in the Yard," a horror about a grieving widow haunted by a mysterious figure.
Prime Video returns "Bones and All," a dark thriller about two cannibalistic teens starring Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell.

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