Freeze Frame: “Death of a Unicorn” (R), “A Working Man” (R), “Number One on the Call Sheet” (TV-MA), “Holland” (R)

You can chalk up the comic horror thriller “Death of a Unicorn” as a near miss. Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega play a father and daughter who hit a unicorn with their car while on the way to the remote estate of a pharmaceutical magnate. It has a great cast and all the elements of a sharp satire on corporate greed, but “Death of a Unicorn” is a strange mishmash of genres that never quite gels.

It may be too early to talk about options for a “worst movies of the year” list, but the Jason Statham action thriller “A Working Man” is a viable candidate. Statham plays a construction worker and former military professional who attempts to rescue a kidnapped teenager from Russian mobsters. The plot holes are the only things more prevalent than bullet holes in “A Working Man,” due largely to Sylvester Stallone’s absurd script.

The Apple TV+ dual documentaries “Number One on the Call Sheet” provide an insightful and often funny look at the rise and challenges of African American movie stars, one doc for leading men and the other for leading ladies. These stars offer their personal observations in well-constructed overviews. “Number One on the Call Sheet” should appeal to casual viewers as well as the movie buffs it aims for.

Nicole Kidman leads the cast in the weirdly unpleasant Amazon Prime mystery thriller, “Holland.” Kidman is a housewife in an idyllic small Michigan town where her suspicions about her husband’s fidelity lead her to bizarre, sometimes surreal places. A director like David Lynch might have made something from this premise, but “Holland” is a destination most folks will want to avoid.

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