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.
Uglies
In the dystopian science fiction world of Uglies, 16-year-olds are given a procedure that turns them beautiful. As you could probably guess, the full-body glow up is a cover for more sinister changes. Adapted from the Scott Westerfeld YA sci-fi novel, Uglies posits a conflict between the perfect people and those who have chosen to keep their imperfections and their personalities intact.
Where to stream: Netflix
Civil War (2024)
In this provocative flick, Texas and California join forces to fight for independence from the rest of the nation. Written and directed by Alex Garland (Annihilation, Ex Machina) and starring Kirsten Dunst and Nick Offerman, Civil War earned raves from critics for its harrowing action sequences and its unblinking portrayal of a nation tearing itself apart.
Where to stream: Max
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed (2023)
Joanna Arnow wrote, directed, and stars in an intimate sex comedy about a depressed woman in her thirties pursuing her interest in BDSM. If you're into deadpan humor about social isolation, you're a fan of awkwardness, or you just want to watch something original for a change, check out The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed.
Where to stream: Hulu
Arthur the King
Mark Wahlberg, Nathalie Emmanuel, and Ukai the dog star in this based-on-a-true-story drama about Mikael Lindnord, a professional adventure racer whose life is changed forever by a stray dog. In Arthur the King, Lindnord sets off on the grueling Adventure Racing World Championship in Costa Rica. Along the way, he adopts Arthur, a stray dog, and the pair form a lifelong bond during the harrowing 435-mile race.
Where to stream: Starz
Young Woman and the Sea
Critics and audiences on Rotten Tomatoes agree that Young Woman and the Sea is a good one: the film has an 89% critic score and a 97% audience score on the site. It tells the true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel. Twenty one miles of freezing waves are only part of what Ederle must overcome; her greatest obstacle might prove to be the mores of 1926 England, where women just didn't do things like swim to France.
Where to stream: Disney+
Last week's picks
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
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