Explore the best entertainment options for July 16-18, featuring exciting movies, engaging TV shows, and captivating music to enhance your leisure time.
Doha, Qatar Jul 17, 2026 ALN: Discover this weekâs top picks for entertainment at home. From must-watch movies and TV shows to captivating reads and sensational music, find the best options to elevate your leisure time.
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The Dink
Prime Video, 17 July
The Dink is a sports comedy starring Jake Johnson as a former tennis player whose career never quite lived up to its potential. Looking for a fresh start, he unexpectedly finds himself drawn into the fastâgrowing world of professional pickleball, where a second chance at success arrives from an unlikely source.
As he navigates the highly competitive and often eccentric pickleball circuit, he must overcome selfâdoubt, fierce rivals and the baggage of past failures. What begins as a reluctant comeback gradually becomes a journey of rediscovery, forcing him to rethink what winning really means.
Blending underdog humour with heartfelt drama, The Dink explores ambition, resilience and the pursuit of purpose later in life. Packed with quirky characters and plenty of sporting antics, the film delivers a lightâhearted but uplifting story about finding opportunity where you least expect it.
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The Hawk
Netflix, 16 July
The Hawk is a comedy series starring Will Ferrell as Lonnie âThe Hawkâ Hawkins, a washedâup golfer whose glory days are long behind him. When an unexpected opportunity offers him a shot at redemption, Lonnie attempts to revive both his career and his reputation, despite being wildly out of step with the modern sporting world.
As he re-enters the competitive golf circuit, Lonnie finds himself navigating ambitious younger rivals, media scrutiny and his own questionable decisionâmaking. What starts as a comeback story quickly becomes a comedy of errors, with his unconventional methods creating chaos on and off the course.
Balancing sharp humour with an underdog spirit, The Hawk explores second chances, ageing in the spotlight and the challenge of reinventing yourself when everyone has already written you off. Led by Ferrellâs signature blend of confidence and absurdity, the series delivers a lightâhearted sports comedy about proving you still have something left to give.
Ride or Die
Prime Video, 16 July
Ride or Die is an actionâcomedy series starring Octavia Spencer as Debbie Claybourne and Hannah Waddingham as Judith Burton, two lifelong best friends whose relationship is turned upside down when Debbie discovers that Judith has been secretly working as an international assassin.
When a mission goes disastrously wrong and a dangerous figure from Judithâs past resurfaces, the pair are forced to flee across Europe together. Hunted by law enforcement, rival assassins and organised criminals, they embark on a chaotic road trip filled with car chases, close calls and plenty of unexpected twists.
As Debbie struggles to come to terms with her friendâs double life, Judith must prove that their friendship is real while trying to keep them both alive. The series also stars Bill Nighy, Ed Skrein, Calam Lynch, Savannah Steyn and Sylvia Hoeks.
Blending globeâtrotting action with sharp humour and heartfelt friendship, Ride or Die is a fastâpaced adventure about loyalty, secrets and what happens when your best friend turns out to be far more dangerous than you ever imagined.
Lucky
Apple TV+, 15 July
Lucky is a crime thriller starring Anya TaylorâJoy as Lucky Armstrong, a former con artist who thought she had left her criminal past behind for good. When a multimillionâdollar heist goes disastrously wrong, she finds herself pulled back into a dangerous world she worked hard to escape. As the FBI closes in and a ruthless crime boss puts a target on her back, Lucky is forced to rely on her old instincts to stay alive.
As she goes on the run, longâburied family secrets begin to surface, forcing her to confront her past while searching for a way out. The series blends highâstakes suspense, crime and emotional drama, balancing twists and action with a characterâdriven story about survival and reinvention.
Alongside TaylorâJoy, the series stars Annette Bening as crime boss Priscilla, Timothy Olyphant as Luckyâs father John Armstrong, Aunjanue EllisâTaylor as FBI Agent Billie Rand, Drew Starkey as Luckyâs husband Cary, and Clifton Collins Jr. as enforcer Harris Dutch.
Based on Marissa Stapleyâs bestselling novel, Lucky is a fastâpaced catâandâmouse thriller about second chances, family loyalty and the struggle to outrun your past.
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The Divorce
Freida McFadden
The Divorce is a fast-paced psychological thriller that follows Naomi Roth, a former doctor turned stay-at-home mother whose seemingly perfect life shatters when her husband, Jeremy, suddenly locks her out of their home, files for divorce and moves on with a younger woman. What begins as a devastating marital breakdown quickly spirals into something far more sinister.
Determined to understand what happened, Naomi becomes increasingly fixated on Jeremyâs new girlfriend and starts uncovering secrets that suggest her marriage may not have been what she thought. As lies, betrayals and hidden agendas come to light, Naomi finds herself questioning everyone around herâincluding the people she trusted most.
Featuring McFaddenâs trademark twists and unreliable characters, the novel explores obsession, revenge and the dark side of love. With tension building at every turn, The Divorce is a gripping domestic thriller where nobody is quite who they seem, and every revelation changes the game.
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Daughter from Hell finds Gracie Abrams leaning into her most emotionally raw and confessional songwriting yet. Blending intimate pop melodies with sharp, deeply personal lyrics, the album explores the complicated relationships that shape usâfrom family expectations and heartbreak to identity, self-doubt and growing up in the public eye.
Across the record, Abrams examines the tension between who people expect her to be and who she wants to become, capturing the messiness of love, resentment and self-discovery. The songs move between vulnerable ballads and more defiant moments, creating a portrait of someone learning to embrace her flaws rather than run from them.
At its core, Daughter from Hell is a coming-of-age album about confronting the past, finding your voice and accepting every part of yourselfâeven the parts that feel impossible to love.
Author: Charlotte Wright
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