Best new movies to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Max (HBO), and more

One of the year’s most romantic tear-jerkers, We Live in Time stars Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield in a love epic. Almut (Pugh) and Tobias (Garfield) meet by chance but connect immediately as if fate brought them together.

In this decade-spanning romance, Almut’s career as a chef takes off, while Tobias finds peace with Almut after his divorce. But a cancer diagnosis threatens to severely curtail the amount of time they have together.

Goodrich (2024)

62%

111m

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Stars

Michael Keaton, Mila Kunis, Carmen Ejogo

Directed by

Hallie Meyers-Shyer

Michael Keaton stars in this dark comedy as Andy Goodrich, a man whose life is upended when his wife enters a 90-day rehab program, leaving him on his own with their nine-year-old twins.

Confused and out of practice with the trials of modern parenthood, Goodrich leans on his daughter from his first marriage, Grace (Mila Kunis). Unfortunately, Goodrich was never much of a father to Grace, and the special care he seems to have for his second set of children ruffles some feathers.

Your Monster (2024)

62%

104m

Genre

Romance, Comedy, Horror

Stars

Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey, Edmund Donovan

Directed by

Caroline Lindy

Watch on HBO Max

This heady horror romance stars Melissa Barrera as Laura Franco, a soft-spoken actor dumped by her longtime boyfriend while she’s recovering from surgery. Physically and emotionally scarred, she retreats to her childhood home, feeling bleak about the future.

Her nose gets really rubbed in it when she discovers her ex is staging a musical that she helped him develop, cutting her out completely. Out of all the gut-wrenching punches of life, a monster (Tommy Dewey) emerges with whom Laura develops a deep connection and falls in love with the rage inside her.

A Different Man (2024)

78%

112m

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Stars

Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Adam Pearson

Directed by

Aaron Schimberg

You know A24 likes to get weird, and A Different Man is no exception. Almost an artistic retelling of The Elephant Man, A Different Man stars Sebastian Stan as aspiring actor Edward.

Committed to his creative dream, he undergoes a radical medical procedure to completely transform his appearance. But as he loses out on the role he feels he was born to play and becomes obsessed with reclaiming what he lost, his dream devolves into a nightmare.

Look Into My Eyes (2024)

78%

108m

Genre

Documentary

Stars

Per Erik Borja, Eugene Grygo, Nikenya Hall

Directed by

Lana Wilson

Depending on who you ask, psychic reading is either an ancient therapeutic art or the oldest scam running, and there’s not much in between. Lana Wilson’s documentary Look Into My Eyes attempts to provide a more neutral view of the practice, focusing on a group of New York City psychics.

The documentary sheds light on how psychics work and why people seek them out, with gripping depictions of intense, intimate readings that seek to build connection and offer healing for clients. Whether you’re a skeptic or an adherent, Look Into My Eyes is undeniably interesting.

Netflix

Kinda Pregnant (2025)

97m

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Stars

Amy Schumer, Jillian Bell, Brianne Howey

Directed by

Tyler Spindel

Netflix lets Amy Schumer be Amy Schumer in Kinda Pregnant. After Lainy’s (Schumer) plans to settle down and start a family completely fall apart, she becomes jealous of her best friend’s pregnancy.

To cope, and maybe because she’s a little vindictive, she fakes her own pregnancy and starts wearing a prosthetic baby bump… only to accidentally meet the man of her dreams, who now thinks she’s pregnant with some other guy’s baby.

Here (2024)

39%

pg-13

105m

Genre

Drama

Stars

Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany

Directed by

Robert Zemeckis

After Forrest Gump and Cast Away, Here is the latest team-up of director Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks. Unfortunately, it’s also the biggest box office bomb.

Mostly shot using a single camera, Here is an experimental drama that centers around a place in New England as it evolves through time and memory from a Jurassic wilderness into a home filled with love, loss, struggle, and legacy between couples and families over generations. An interesting concept, Here has been criticized for being excessively cheesy, but it now attempts to find a new audience on Netflix.

Saturday Night (2024)

63%

109m

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Stars

Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith

Directed by

Jason Reitman

At 11:30 pm on October 11th, 1975, Saturday Night Live aired for the first time. 50 years later, the show is still going strong after revolutionizing American comedy and producing some of the world’s most renowned comics. Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night is a semi-biographical account of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to that very first broadcast.

A host of quality young actors portray Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, Rosie Shuster, Lorne Michaels, and more SNL legends.

Back in Action (2025)

Genre

Action, Comedy

Stars

Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, McKenna Roberts

Directed by

Seth Gordon

Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz team up for this PG-13 Netflix original action comedy. Back in Action is a little like Mr. & Mrs. Smith a decade in the future.

Years after giving up their lives as CIA spies to start a family, Emily (Diaz) and Matt (Foxx) are happy living a quiet family life. When their cover is blown, the duo are dragged back into the world of espionage with higher stakes than ever before.

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)

82%

79m

Genre

Animation, Comedy, Family

Stars

Ben Whitehead, Reece Shearsmith, Peter Kay

Directed by

Nick Park, Merlin Crossingham

Nick Park (Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, Chicken Run) has been on a tear recently, and Netflix has become the American hub for his claymation releases. In his latest film, Wallace has finalized his greatest invention yet: a “smart” gnome capable of accomplishing any kind of gardening task.

But while Wallace’s canine best friend, Gromit, is concerned that Wallace has become too dependent on the bot, Wallace is blissfully unaware that a vengeful figure from his past might be masterminding things to keep Wallace complacent and uninterested in inventing anymore.

Peacock

Piece by Piece (2024)

63%

94m

Genre

Animation, Music, Documentary

Stars

Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Gwen Stefani

Directed by

Morgan Neville

Watch on Peacock

Pharrell Williams has long been a music visionary, so it’s not surprising he’d hatch a wildly creative idea for a documentary.

Teaming up with LEGO®, Piece By Piece is an autobiographical animated journey through Pharrell’s life, replete with rich music and storytelling. This colorful, occasionally chaotic documentary feels appropriate for one of this generation’s most infectious and innovative musical stars.

The Wild Robot (2024)

85%

102m

Genre

Animation, Action, Science Fiction, Family

Stars

Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor

Directed by

Chris Sanders

Watch on Peacock

One of 2024’s sweetest movies is The Wild Robot, based on the best-selling kids’ trilogy by Peter Brown. When robot ROXXUM unit 7134 (“Roz” for short) is shipwrecked and stranded on an uninhabited island, she must develop new programming to survive in the harsh new environment.

As Roz gradually builds relationships with the animals on the island, she develops a newfound responsibility after discovering an orphaned gosling. Becoming an adoptive parent, Roz must raise the gosling to be a successful adult goose.

Conclave (2024)

79%

120m

Genre

Thriller, Drama

Stars

Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow

Directed by

Edward Berger

Watch on Peacock

Based on Robert Harris’ bestselling novel of the same name, Conclave goes behind the scenes of one of the world’s most secret, ancient traditions: selecting a new pope. Ralph Fiennes stars as Cardinal Lawrence, the man tasked with running this covert process after the beloved Pope’s unexpected death.

When the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders gather from around the world, they’re locked together in the Vatican halls. That’s when Lawrence realizes he’s at the center of a conspiracy that could destroy the Church.

Hulu

Kill (2024)

74%

105m

Genre

Action, Crime, Thriller, Drama

Stars

Lakshya Lalwani, Raghav Juyal, Tanya Maniktala

Directed by

Nikhil Nagesh Bhat

This popular Indian action movie is available to watch in the U.S. on Hulu. When army commando Amrit (Lakshya Lalwani) discovers the love of his life, Tulika (Tanya Maniktala), is arranged to be married against her will, he boards a train to New Delhi intending to derail the wedding.

But when a gang of thieves infiltrates the train and begins to terrorize the passengers, Amrit adopts a secondary mission: kill all the thieves and save the passengers.

A Real Pain (2024)

86%

90m

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Stars

Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe

Directed by

Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg directed and stars in this sardonic comedy alongside Kieran Culkin. Cousins David and Benji couldn’t be more different, but they both loved their grandmother deeply, so they reunite for a tour through her Polish homeland in her honor.

As their old tensions inevitably resurface against the backdrop of their family history, they find it increasingly difficult to bury the hatchet and focus on why they’re in Poland in the first place: closure.

My Penguin Friend (2024)

70%

98m

Genre

Family, Adventure, Drama

Stars

Jean Reno, Adriana Barraza, Nicolás Francella

Directed by

David Schurmann

Jean Reno stars in this heartwarming, family-friendly movie as reclusive fisherman João, holed up away from the world after a personal tragedy. But when he discovers a lone penguin drenched in oil floating helplessly in the ocean, he dives in to help.

Rather than just clean the animal up, however, he develops a deep kinship with the animal, and, for the first time in years, João feels happy. When the penguin disappears back into the ocean one day, João believes he’ll never see his friend again, not knowing the penguin is already trying to find his way home.

Mothers’ Instinct (2024)

47%

94m

Genre

Thriller, Drama

Stars

Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Anders Danielsen Lie

Directed by

Benoît Delhomme

Oscar winners Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain star in this suburban thriller about best friends and neighbors in the 1950s who seem to have it all. But when a tragic accident upsets the harmony between them and their families, the neighborhood fills with animosity.

Suddenly, guilt, suspicion, and paranoia begin overflowing in both of them, unraveling their bond and threatening to have even more tragic consequences. Josh Charles and Anders Danielsen Lee also star.

Amazon Prime Video

You’re Cordially Invited (2025)

56%

109m

Genre

Comedy

Stars

Reese Witherspoon, Will Ferrell, Geraldine Viswanathan

Directed by

Nicholas Stoller

They don’t make many pure R-rated comedies anymore, so that in its own right makes You’re Cordially Invited something of a breath of fresh air. Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon star as antagonists in this flick about an accidental dual booking at the same wedding venue.

Each bridal party is determined to make the most of the situation and preserve their family’s special moment despite the tight quarters. Yet the father of one bride (Ferrell) and the sister of the other (Witherspoon) are motivated to make the day even more memorable for their special people.

Unstoppable (2024)

68%

pg-13

123m

Genre

Drama

Stars

Jharrel Jerome, Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle

Directed by

William Goldenberg

Anthony Robles (Jharrel Jerome) was born with one leg, but through his indomitable spirit and the support of his devoted mother, Judy (Jennifer Lopez), and his high school coaches, he fought to earn a spot on the Arizona State Division 1 wrestling team.

But at a new level, it takes absolutely everything he has to achieve his ultimate goal to become an NCAA Champion. This Amazon Prime original is based on a true story.

Red One (2024)

34%

pg-13

124m

Genre

Action, Comedy, Fantasy

Stars

Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans, J.K. Simmons

Directed by

Jake Kasdan

What would you get if you crossed The Santa Clause with Mission: Impossible? Well, you’d get Red One and you might wonder why you ever thought of this idea in the first place. Regardless, it’s the biggest-budget Christmas movie of all time and is arriving on Prime Video less than a month after it’s theatrical release.

So, buckle up and follow E.L.F. (Extremely Large and Formidable) operative Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson) and the world’s greatest tracker, Jack O’Malley (Chris Evans), as they chase down a villain who has kidnapped Santa (J.K. Simmons) to try and stop Christmas.

My Old Ass (2024)

74%

89m

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Stars

Maisy Stella, Aubrey Plaza, Percy Hynes White

Directed by

Megan Park

Aubrey Plaza and Maisy Stella star as the same person at different stages of her life in this heartwarming Amazon Original. On her 18th birthday, free-spirited Elliott (Stella) takes mushrooms, only to find the trip brings her face-to-face with her 39-year-old self (Plaza). Initially, the two women hit it off — they’re each other, after all — but as Elliott’s “old ass” starts doling out advice, the younger Elliott realizes she still has some hard questions to answer about life.

Canary Black (2024)

103m

Genre

Thriller, Crime, Action

Stars

Kate Beckinsale, Rupert Friend, Saffron Burrows

Directed by

Pierre Morel

Kate Beckinsale is back in the action movie saddle with the Amazon Prime Original Canary Black. When terrorists kidnap her husband, top CIA operative Avery Graves (Beckinsale) is blackmailed into betraying her country. Cut off from her elite team, Graves delves into the underworld to search for the intelligence the kidnappers seek. But she’s not the only one looking for it, and she’ll have to lean on every ounce of her training and fighting skills to free her husband and avert a global crisis.

Paramount+

Gladiator II (2024)

64%

148m

Genre

Action, Adventure, Drama

Stars

Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal

Directed by

Ridley Scott

Watch on Paramount+

Gladiator 2 might not be based even a little bit on actual history, but that hasn’t stopped Ridley Scott before! So long as you can accept that this movie is not remotely historical and is just a crazy period action movie, it’s a lot of fun. Years after witnessing the death of Maximus in the ring at the hands of his uncle, Commodus, Lucius (Paul Mescal) has grown into a ferocious man.

But when his family is overthrown and he’s forced into the Colosseum, Lucius digs into his strength to fight through the ring and refuses to give in to the new tyrannical Emperors.

Smile 2 (2024)

66%

127m

Genre

Horror, Mystery

Stars

Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lukas Gage

Directed by

Parker Finn

Watch on Paramount+

The Smile horror franchise has taken off like a shot, with the second film already landing on Paramount+ just two short years after the theatrical release of the first one. Smile 2 gets even messier and gorier as global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins to experience increasingly horrifying and unexplainable events.

Believing they’re at least in some part related to the pressures of her tour and her fame, Skye is forced to face a very dark past to regain control of her life. Yet, she’s being haunted by something relentless.

Shudder

Get Away (2024)

56%

86m

Genre

Horror, Comedy

Stars

Nick Frost, Aisling Bea, Sebastian Croft

Directed by

Steffen Haars

Watch on Shudder

Nick Frost wrote and stars in this IFC Films horror comedy. Frost plays Richard, the patriarch of a conventional family enjoying a remote island getaway. When they discover they’re sharing the island with a serial killer, the stakes quickly ratchet up.

It’s admittedly low-hanging fruit for Frost, which may explain the poor audience reception, but critics have more or less enjoyed Get Away. Shudder isn’t always rife with genre-bending options like this one, so take advantage while it’s available for a limited time.

Black Cab (2024)

87m

Genre

Horror, Thriller

Stars

Nick Frost, Synnøve Karlsen, Luke Norris

Directed by

Bruce Goodison

Watch on Shudder

Nick Frost stars in this Shudder original about a cab ride gone wrong. When Anne (Synnøve Karlsen) and Patrick (Luke Norris) hail a black cab after a night out, they’re in no mood to talk to their chatty driver. They’re barely talking to each other. But they soon realize they’re locked in a cab with a driver who has no intention of taking them home. As he drives them to a stretch of deserted and haunted road, the couple scrambles to figure out the driver’s motives and make an escape.

MGM+

The Wasp (2024)

69%

96m

Genre

Thriller, Drama

Stars

Naomie Harris, Natalie Dormer, Dominic Allburn

Directed by

Guillem Morales

Naomie Harris and Natalie Dormer star as estranged friends in this thriller. Carla (Dormer) and Heather (Harris) reunite over tea years after they’ve last spoken. It seems like no time has passed at all as Heather immediately presents Carla with a dangerous and deceptive proposition that could forever alter both their lives.

Each navigates one another’s web of secrets and unspoken agendas as the true nature of this supposedly chance meeting comes to light, and both realize that they’re in imminent, great danger.

Disney+

Blink (2024)

69%

83m

Genre

Documentary

Directed by

Edmund Stenson, Daniel Roher

One of the year’s most moving documentaries, Blink tells the story of the Pelletier family. After three of the four children are diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, an incurable degenerative eye disease that leads to permanent blindness, the family sets out to see as much of the world as possible while the children still can. Traveling by car, boat, and plane, the Pelletiers grab life by the horns on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to absorb as much beauty as possible.

Beatles ’64 (2024)

80%

108m

Genre

Documentary, Music

Stars

Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon

Directed by

David Tedeschi

Disney+ has become an interesting hub for music documentaries, with original features on John Williams, The Beach Boys, and now The Beatles. Beatles ’64 takes you on a journey back to 1964, at the height of Beatlemania when Paul, John, George, and Ringo landed in New York City for their first American tour. The documentary includes never-before-seen footage of the band and interviews from performers and fans alike who remember that first tour. Already the biggest band in the world, that 1964 tour would solidify The Beatles as one of the greatest bands the world has ever seen.

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

56%

128m

Genre

Action, Comedy, Science Fiction

Stars

Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Emma Corrin

Directed by

Shawn Levy

Disney+ is now the streaming home to the summer’s two top movies: Inside Out 2 and Deadpool & Wolverine. The third film in the Deadpool series finds Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) living listlessly in civilian life, retired from his days as the mercenary Deadpool.

As tends to happen in these movies, however, the planet soon faces an existential threat, forcing Deadpool to don the suit once again. But this time, he’s looking for reinforcements in the form of Wolverine (Hugh Jackman). Except this isn’t his Wolverine. Instead, Deadpool has to use Cable’s time travel device to rope in another Wolverine from another timeline.

Inside Out 2 (2024)

73%

97m

Genre

Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama

Stars

Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman

Directed by

Kelsey Mann