15 New Movies to Watch This Weekend on Netflix, Max, Hulu, Amazon Prime, More

If you think your job stinks, try working a shift or two in Mickey Barnes’s (Robert Pattinson) current role. He’s an “Expendable” aboard a cargo spaceship tasked with dangerous assignments that are certain to kill him. No worries, though — if he dies, he’s cloned with all of his memories intact. 

But when he unexpectedly survives a deadly encounter with an alien species, he returns to his ship to discover that another clone, Mickey 18, has already replaced him. It’s a sci-fi battle of the wills as both Mickeys fight for their place in life and in the heart of their shipmate and love interest, Nasha (Naomi Ackie).

Mickey 17 is about what you’d expect from lead star Pattinson and director Boog Joon Ho — a weird, goofy and trippy futuristic tale that is quite comedic but isn’t all that serious either. What it is, though, is unique and always entertaining, and that’s due to Pattinson’s go-for-broke performance as both a lovestruck doofus and his bitter rival. Who knew the former Edward Cullen and current Batman had a sense of humor?

They say high school is murder, but legendary Goosebumps author R.L. Stine takes it to another level with his Fear Street books. The popular series has been adapted before by Netflix, and the streamer is back with another twisted tale involving a bunch of 1980s mean girls who are being systematically slaughtered in the days, hours and minutes before a new prom queen is crowned.

Who is the murderer? We’re not telling, of course, but what we can reveal is that Prom Queen is every bit as campy and fun as the previous Netflix Fear Street movies, 1994, 1978 and 1666. Prom Queen’s cast includes Barbie actress Ariana Greenblatt and newcomers India Fowler and Fina Strazza as well as veteran actors like Lili Taylor, Chris Klein and Katherine Waterston.

Mady (Jonathan Feltre) is a graduate student who moonlights as a locksmith in Brussels. One late night, he’s tricked by a beautiful stranger named Claire (Natacha Krief) to unlock an empty apartment so she can grab a mysterious bag. She immediately disappears, leaving Mady to answer to mobster Yannick (Romain Duris), whose bag Claire took. It seems that bag was full of Yannick’s money, and he thinks Mady partnered with Claire to steal from him. 

Things don’t look good for Mady, but he buys enough time to find Claire and get the cash back to Yannick. Things get complicated when Brussels is locked down due to a Black Lives Matter protest that spirals out of control. 

Night Call is a terrific action-thriller that uses a topical event to enrich its already superb narrative. It matters that Mady is Black, so he can’t quite move around in the city during that night like his white pursuers can. The movie is constantly surprising you with one revelation after another, but it never feels cheap or superficial. In a year already full of memorable movies, Night Call stands out as one of 2025’s most entertaining films.

Shelly Gardner (Pamela Anderson) fears she’s past her prime. A longtime Las Vegas showgirl, she’s facing an uncertain future after the show she’s been in for decades is closing in weeks. She’s too old to audition for other shows, and even if she did, she wouldn’t want to be part of them anyway. In desperation, she reaches out to her estranged older daughter, Hannah (Billie Lourd), for help, but is it too late for mother and daughter to reconcile after all these years?

The Last Showgirl is a compelling drama that chronicles what it’s like for a performer when the stage lights are turned off for good. As the proud yet humbled Shelly, Anderson gives her best performance ever, one many thought deserved an Oscar nomination (in a crowded year, the Baywatch alum was snubbed). It would’ve been easy for the audience to pity Shelly, but Anderson instills just enough dignity in her fading showgirl to make her sympathetic and defiant. Equally impressive is Jamie Lee Curtis as Shelly’s friend Annette, who left the profession years ago to become a casino cocktail waitress.

Chris (Finn Cole), Duncan (Woody Harrelson) and David (Simu Liu) are saturation divers who maintain undersea gas lines in the North Sea. While on a deep-sea expedition, they experience a catastrophic accident that causes Chris to drift away from his coworkers with only a limited amount of air and no way of communicating with the outside world. Now, Duncan and David must find a way to locate their missing friend before time runs out.

Released in February 2025, Last Breath came and went in theaters before debuting on streaming in late May. That’s a shame, as it’s an excellent survival thriller that expertly ratchets up the tension. While the characters are fictional, their experiences are not, which lends the film an authenticity that’s both gripping and nauseating. It’s worth spending 93 minutes with this trio, but you’d never want to plunge into the sea like that again.

Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid) is an ordinary fellow with an extraordinary gift — he was born with a physical insensitivity to pain. He’s never had to use it until he falls in love with Sherry (Amber Midthunder), a coworker at his bank, who some violent bank robbers kidnap. To get her back, Nathan will have to endure being punched, kicked, stabbed, burned and thrown every which way but loose. That’s OK, though, because Nathan can’t feel anything except his love for Sherry. 

Novocaine has everything you’d want in a B-action movie: a likable protagonist, some gnarly fight sequences and a simple yet ingenious premise. The film doesn’t pretend to be anything it’s not — there are no profound statements about life or any subtext at all. It’s a lighthearted action flick with graphic violence and an oddly sweet love center buried beneath its ample bloodshed.

In the early 1970s, Eunice Paiva (Fernanda Torres) lives an idyllic life with her husband, Rubens, and their five children in their beach house in Rio de Janeiro. But her picture-perfect world is shattered when Rubens is arrested and Eunice is questioned about his political activities. She denies any knowledge, and while she’s released, her husband disappears while in police custody. Eunice then embarks on a long and frustrating quest to find out what happened to her husband in the vain hope of reuniting her once tight-knit family.

Nominated for three Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Actress, I’m Still Here is one of 2024’s best movies. It’s a political thriller rooted in reality (it’s based on a memoir by Marcelo Rubens Paiva) and methodically documents one woman’s experience in a time and place characterized by violent social change. The film is terrific, but it belongs to Torres, who infuses Eunice with a steely emotion that just might break you.   

I’m Still Here starts streaming on May 17.

Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) is angry, and she doesn’t know why. She lashes out at everyone — her husband, her adult son, even her sister, Chantelle (Michelle Austin), who takes her outbursts in stride — and she never seems happy with the life she’s got. But when she visits her mother’s grave, some old feelings — and yes, hard truths — rise to the surface, forcing her to confront some buried trauma that may be the cause of her discontent.

Hard Truths doesn’t sound pleasant to watch, but it is, and that’s due to writer-director Mike Leigh, who infuses some black humor into what would otherwise be a downer of a movie. Pansy’s tirades are unhinged, but they’re often very funny, and you might find yourself laughing and wincing at the same time.  

László Tóth (Adrien Brody) longs to realize his dreams, and to do that, he has to leave his native Hungary and settle in America. He succeeds, and after a period of struggle, he finds work with the wealthy but garish Harrison Lee Van Buren (Guy Pearce). Harrison recognizes László’s talents, but he also envies them. As the years pass, László persistently fights Harrison to realize his artistic vision, which takes its toll on his career and relationships with his wife and daughter. Can art and commerce exist peacefully? Or are they constantly at odds, much like László and Harrison?

The Brutalist was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 2025, and it deserved every one of them. It’s an American epic about an intimate story involving two men who share wildly different views about Life and Art. Brody won his second Best Actor Oscar for his performance, and he’s terrific as an obstinate artist who refuses to compromise, even if that means suffering years of poverty and one shocking act of violence that will change his life forever. The Brutalist is a big and bold picture, and it wears its pretentiousness like a badge of honor.

Imagine a movie with the plot structure of a fairy tale and the aesthetics of The Substance and you’d get something like The Ugly Stepsister. Retelling the Cinderella fable as a horror film, The Ugly Stepsister centers around Elvira (Lea Myren), the titular ugly duckling who can’t compete with her new stepsister’s natural beauty. She tries, though, and her painful attempts to beautify herself, which involve primitive plastic surgery techniques and ingesting tapeworms to lose weight, only drive her sibling into a handsome prince’s arms. Can Elvira find her happy ending, or is she destined to be “the ugly stepsister” until she dies?

Director Emilie Blichfeldt wisely bypasses Disney’s squeaky-clean version of Cinderella and focuses on the gruesomeness inherent in the original Brothers Grimm story. Body horror is more popular than ever now, and it’s never been used more effectively than it has here. The lengths Elvira goes to change her body, which involves breaking her own nose to make it more “perfect,” are not only effectively scary, but also a sly commentary on the impossible beauty standards women face then and now. 

And while The Ugly Stepsister is a deep, complex picture that’s impeccably acted, beautiful to look at and thought-provoking, it’s also a very good horror movie that gives you all the blood and viscera you want in a genre picture. Don’t miss one of 2025’s most surprising — and best — movies.

It’s the 19th century, and a small fishing village near the Arctic is running out of food. Eva (Odessa Young) does her best to stay alive and comfort others, but even she becomes exasperated when survivors of a shipwreck threaten to consume what little food the town has left. To make matters worse, rumors of undead creatures called draugr stalking the shore begin to circulate, which causes the hungry townspeople to turn against each other.

Is the village under a supernatural curse? Or is something more sinister at play? The Damned conjures up a spooky, ambiguous atmosphere that keeps you in perpetual suspense — and continuous dread. It’s incredibly unsettling, and it has one of the best twist endings so far this year. Watch it with the lights on and a full stomach. 

Movie sequels are typically bigger, bolder and a little less enjoyable than their predecessors, and Another Simple Favor is no different. That’s OK, though, since this breezy follow-up still has most of what made the first movie so enjoyable: crazy plot twists, luxurious homes no one could possibly afford, outlandish outfits and, of course, gin martinis.

Five years have passed since Emily (Blake Lively) went to prison for her crimes, and her former best friend, Stephanie (Anna Kendrick), thinks she’ll never see her again. But one day, a now-free Emily unexpectedly shows up and wants Stephanie to be her Maid of Honor at her destination wedding in Capri. Stephanie can’t trust Emily at all, but she needs some juicy source material for her next book. Can Stephanie survive doing yet another simple favor for her killer frenemy? 

Some say Hollywood doesn’t make movies for adults anymore. That’s not exactly true — they do, it’s just nobody watches them in theaters anymore. That was the case with Black Bag, a terrific thriller about married spies that came and went in theaters just two months ago. It’s now on Peacock, so there’s no excuse not to watch one of 2025’s best movies.

George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) is good at his job as an intelligence officer and in his marriage to Kathryn (Cate Blanchett). But both are soon tested when George is tasked with finding a mole within the agency who is leaking sensitive information about Severus, a top-secret software program. One of the suspects is Kathryn, who also works at the agency. Is Kathryn the mole? George has to find out fast, but is he willing to sacrifice his marriage for the safety of his country?

This is the film that made drinking a glass of milk the height of erotic ecstasy. In Babygirl, Romy Mathis (Nicole Kidman) is a high-powered CEO happily married to a theater director and has two wonderful teenage daughters. She also has a lackluster sex life and watches porn to achieve orgasm. But when hunky intern Sam (Harris Dickinson) propositions her, Romy can’t resist his charms — or his dominant behavior that give her the sexual pleasure she’s been seeking all along.

Babygirl has been described as an erotic thriller, but it’s really a drama about sex that intelligently explores a woman’s desires. Kidman is excellent as Romy, who craves power in the boardroom and submission in the bedroom. The film has some unexpected comedic bits that work and a dance sequence set to George Michael’s “Father Figure” that’s both funny and sexy. But that’s Babygirl in a nutshell, and its complicated characters will make you want to watch it again and again.

Remember way back in 2000 when Russell Crowe asked, “Are you not entertained?” to the roaring crowds in Gladiator? Well, be prepared to answer that question again in the long-awaited sequel, Gladiator II. The Ridley Scott film isn’t perfect — it doesn’t match the raw, muscular power of its predecessor, and Crowe’s brawny presence is sorely missed — but it’s still largely entertaining, and Denzel Washington gives one of his loosest, most enjoyable performances ever.

Years after Maximus Meridius’ death, his exiled son Lucius (Paul Mescal) follows in his father’s footsteps and seeks revenge on the powerful people who killed his wife. But his need for vengeance will bring him back to a home he has never known and a mother (Connie Nielsen) who abandoned him to protect him. Can Lucius fulfil his destiny while also satisfying his need to honor the family he lost?

Well, the answer is kinda obvious, but the journey getting there is mostly a blast. One of Gladiator II‘s highlights is the brutal sword-on-sword action between Mescal and Pedro Pascal’s General Acacius, who relishes playing a villain as charismatic and lethal as his Oberyn in Game of Thrones.