Looking to settle in with a good movie? Me too. That's why I've pored over release schedules to bring you the best original and new-to-streaming movies you can watch on Netflix, Prime, Max, Hulu, and other streaming platforms.
Rebel Ridge
In Rebel Ridge, Aaron Pierre plays a Black man targeted by the corrupt white cops of a small town police department. The officers don’t know that their target is a former marine, though, and he’s not going to take injustice lying down. It’s a perfect set-up for an action-thriller as a badass soldier faces off with a mean cops who fully deserve the ass-kicking coming to them.
Where to stream: Netflix
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
The third film in the Quiet Place franchise is a prequel that takes the series in an unexpected direction. Day One tells the story of terminally ill cancer patient Sam (Lupita Nyong’o), whose hospice trip to New York is interrupted by an alien invasion. Director Michael Sarnoski takes over for John Krasinski and delivers a thoughtful film about death and acceptance that's more about mood than jump scares.
Where to stream: Paramount+
The Boy and the Heron (2023)
Animation master Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron was universally lauded by critics and won an Academy Award for Best Animation when it was released, so if you're into quality films, you have to stream it. The lush, hand-drawn art is breathtaking, and that Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli magic is packed into every frame of this masterpiece.
Where to stream: Max
The Invisible Man (1933)
It's getting near Halloween, and that means Prime is giving out treats to horror fans. The best of them is 1933's The Invisible Man, a movie that confidently blends horror, comedy, and social commentary into a perfect cinematic experience. Directed by James Whale and starring Claude Rains, The Invisible Man is the the best Universal horror movie (sorry, Bride of Frankenstein) and one of the best horror movies, period.
The Invisible Man isn't the only Universal horror movie streaming on Prime this month. You can (and should) watch these too:
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
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Dracula (1931)
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The Mummy (1932)
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Son of Dracula (1943)
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The Wolf Man (1941)
Where to stream: Prime
Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef
No hot dog is safe when two of the biggest names in competitive eating, Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi, square off in an epic frankfurter eating contest, live on Netflix on September 2. Like Ali vs. Fraser II in the 1970s, Unfinished Beef is a once-in-a-lifetime rematch that pits two of the all-time greats against each other in a final contest to settle the score for good. This is the kind of event TV you have to watch live. (Or not. I mean, it’s just some guys eating hot dogs.)
Where to stream: Netflix
Drag Me to Hell (2006)
Director Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell is a perfectly paced horror flick that effortless whipsaws between humor and horror. Alison Lohman plays Christine, a loan officer whose decision to foreclose on the home of a wizened crone has disastrous, supernatural consequences—and like the title promises, there is dragging to hell.
Where to stream: Prime
Untold: Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer
Untold, Netflix’s sports documentary series, turns its lens on women’s soccer and tells the story of star player Hope Solo’s career and personal life. From the heights of her record-setting goalkeeping to her falling out with U.S. soccer that included both an arrest for suspicion of DUI and an international controversy after Team USA’s loss at the Rio Olympics in 2016, Hope Solo vs. U.S. Soccer dives deep into the complex culture of high level professional sports.
Where to stream: Netflix
Apollo 13: Survival
This film from director Peter Middleton documents the most harrowing, nail-biting near-disaster in space exploration history. Through archival footage and interviews with the people who were in the thick of it, Apollo 13: Survival takes viewers from the control center full of nervous engineers to the inside of the space capsule that nearly didn’t make it back to earth.
Where to stream: Netflix
Last week's picks
The Killer
John Woo's remake of his own stylishly violent 1990 action flick stars Nathalie Emmanuel (Game of Thrones) as Zee, the infamous assassin who more than earned her nickname: Queen of the Dead. When she refuses the order to murder a blind woman, Zee is left with no allies and everyone wanting her dead, from the police to her old allies. Woo directed Face/Off, Mission: Impossible II, Paycheck, Broken Arrow, Hard Boiled, and more, so if you like action movies, hit go on The Killer.
Where to stream: Peacock
Incoming
Incoming slaps a new coat of paint on that old cinematic trope of a gaggle of high school nerds trying to be cool and learning something about themselves by going to a rager. But there's a reason these stories keep coming back: They're awesome. Inspired by a real party witnessed by directors Dave and John Chernin, Incoming is packed with up-and-comers like Mason Thames, Ramon Reed, and TikTok star Loren Gray, and it just might be this generation's Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Where to stream: Netflix
The Fall Guy (2024)
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt start in a likable, romantic action-comedy set in the world of Hollywood stuntmen. Gosling plays stuntman Colt Seavers, who comes out of early retirement to work on a big movie directed by Jody (Blunt), the woman he loves. But when the film's big-name star goes missing, Seavers is thrust into a real life mystery, where the bullets, car crashes, and building falls are real. Peacock is streaming both the original cut of the movie and an extended cut with 20 minutes of never-before-seen footage.
Where to stream: Peacock
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