The Best New Movies on Streaming This Weekend

With the holiday weekend here, there are lots of new movies available to stream at home. The team at ScreenCrush has put together a guide to help you find the best new releases to enjoy with your family during and after Christmas.

Weekends are perfect for movie time! Whether you prefer going to the cinema or staying cozy at home with popcorn and pajamas, you can easily enjoy a film from the comfort of your couch.

New Movies Streaming This Week and Weekend

I’m really excited this week! If you’re looking for a scare, the new Five Nights at Freddy’s movie is now available to stream. But there’s something for everyone – a fun fantasy rom-com, a heartwarming holiday movie for the family, and even a new biopic about a musical legend. It’s a great week to just relax and watch something good!

Want even more options for movie night? Check out last week’s new movie streaming releases here.

Here are five new movies you can enjoy at home this weekend – you can rent or stream them!

Eternity

In the afterlife, Joan has a week to choose who she’ll spend eternity with. She must decide between her devoted husband and the children they shared a life with, or her intense first love—a soldier who died years ago and has been waiting for her.

David Freyne directed this romantic fantasy film, featuring Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen, and Callum Turner. It began streaming on demand at home on December 23rd.

Where to watch Eternity: Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home.

Five Nights at Freddy’s 2

The new Five Nights at Freddy’s movie continues the story of Mike, a former security guard, and his sister Abby. They dig deeper into the creepy, supernatural past of the haunted animatronics at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza and come face-to-face with the angry ghost of a young girl named Charlotte.

Emma Tammi directed the horror movie, which features a cast including Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich, Wayne Knight, and Mckenna Grace. It became available to rent or buy digitally on December 23rd.

Where to watch Five Nights at Freddy’s 2: Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home.

Goodbye June

Goodbye June tells the story of four siblings who come together during the holidays as they deal with their mother’s declining health, old family conflicts, and the possibility of saying goodbye.

Kate Winslet directed and stars in a new Christmas movie alongside Toni Collette, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall, Johnny Flynn, and Helen Mirren. It will be available to stream on Netflix starting December 12th.

Where to watch Goodbye June: Netflix.

Sentimental Value

Sentimental Value tells the story of two sisters who haven’t spoken in a while. They’re forced to reconnect when their well-known, but emotionally distant, director father replaces one of them in his new film with a rising young actress. The movie delves into the lasting effects of family trauma, what we leave behind as artists, and dealing with loss.

Okay, so I finally got around to watching that Danish-Norwegian film everyone’s been talking about – the one directed by Joachim Trier. It stars Renate Reinsve, and you might recognize Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and even Elle Fanning pop up in it. It became available to rent or buy digitally on December 23rd, which is when I checked it out.

Where to watch Sentimental Value: Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home.

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere

This musical drama, inspired by Warren Zanes’ biography, tells the story of a pivotal time in Bruce Springsteen’s career. It focuses on the creation of his stark 1982 album, Nebraska, and the personal challenges he faced while making it – including family issues, struggles with his mental health, and a fight with his record label to maintain creative control.

The new musical biopic, directed by Scott Cooper and starring Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen, was released for home viewing on demand starting December 23rd.

Where to watch Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere: Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home.

The 10 Worst Netflix Movies of the Last 10 Years (2016-2025)

10. Heart of Stone (2023)

The movie Heart of Stone starts with an interesting premise: a new computer expert joins a spy team, secretly a highly skilled agent like James Bond. To really make this work, the role needs a comedian who can play a seemingly ordinary, even clumsy, character, so the sudden shifts to action hero are surprising and funny – like Bob Odenkirk in Nobody. Unfortunately, the filmmakers cast Gal Gadot, and about 40 minutes into the film, this clever idea is dropped. Heart of Stone then becomes a standard action movie about artificial intelligence, covering similar ground to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning but without Tom Cruise’s energy or any interesting exploration of filmmaking techniques. The film’s AI, called ‘The Heart’, is presented as simply good, and the action sequences are mostly uninspired CGI.

9. Lift (2024)

At this point, people like to make easy jokes about how bad Netflix movies feel like they were extruded from some data port by a malfunctioning AI, but Kevin Hart’s downmarket Ocean’s 11 knockoff Lift really seemed like it was assembled from a checklist of things all Netflix blockbusters must possess, including…

A generic title of no more than three words.
Bland digital photography without style or panache.
Big-name stars who are not too big to take a low-effort, high-salary paycheck.
A plot that involves a bunch of international locations in countries where Netflix sells subscriptions.
At least one sequence where they clearly never went to said international location and shot the entire thing on an obvious green screen instead.

8. Trigger Warning (2024)

Okay, let me tell you about Trigger Warning. Jessica Alba is back as a super-skilled CIA agent, and this time she’s heading home only to stumble into a conspiracy involving a mine and a shady senator. Honestly, with Redbox gone, these kinds of low-budget thrillers are ending up on Netflix, probably suggested to you if you happened to watch Rebel Ridge. Let me be clear: even if you liked Rebel Ridge, steer clear of this one.

7. Red Notice (2021)

At the time of its release, Red Notice was Netflix’s most costly film, starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot in a hunt for a mysterious artifact. Despite the stars’ charisma, the script failed to give them any memorable lines or develop their characters. One scene, set during a bullfight, is particularly jarring – it’s visually unappealing and clearly fake. It doesn’t appear they filmed on location or even used a real bull, and the actors don’t even seem to be sharing the same set.

6. Your Place or Mine (2023)

This movie feels like the filmmakers relied too much on its stars, Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher. The plot is thin: Witherspoon’s character travels across the country for a week-long accounting class – despite the apparent lack of local or online options. When her babysitter cancels, she asks her very different best friend (Kutcher) to come watch her son, even though another friend with kids is conveniently available. It’s filled with little things that don’t quite make sense. Ultimately, though, a weak script and lack of chemistry between the leads really hurt the film. The scenes feel flat and unpolished, and it’s hard to root for Witherspoon and Kutcher to end up together – they just don’t seem like a good match!

5. The Electric State (2025)

There was a lot of talk about the $320 million Netflix spent on this science fiction film directed by the Russo brothers – and it probably wasn’t worth it. Even if it had cost half that amount, it would still feel like a waste of money. The Electric State simply doesn’t look good; the characters and visuals are bland and uninspired. The story follows a young woman (Millie Bobby Brown) traveling across a desolate, robotic landscape to find her brother, aided by Chris Pratt, who seems to be playing the same tired action hero role with an odd haircut. The film’s core story, based on a book I haven’t read, doesn’t make much sense, but it might have been forgivable if the movie was at least visually appealing. Unfortunately, it isn’t.

4.Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver

The first part of Zack Snyder’s sci-fi film, released at the end of 2023, was enjoyable because it focused on assembling a team and exploring strange worlds filled with unique creatures and technology. However, the second film, Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, is essentially one long, slow-motion battle. Snyder’s signature style makes it feel repetitive and honestly, quite boring – I had to try watching it three times because it kept putting me to sleep. At least the film delivers on its promise of intense action and scarring battles. I’m sure the extended, R-rated version, Rebel Moon – Chapter Two: Curse of Forgiveness, is an improvement, but I’m not in any hurry to watch it.

3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

I don’t have a background in real estate, city planning, or politics, but I’m skeptical about a plan to sell an abandoned, isolated town to wealthy millennials. The idea is they’ll turn it into a trendy spot with a comic book store and a brunch cafe, but who will actually go there? And, just for the record, the town’s only current resident is Leatherface! Does he even like brunch? It’s exactly what starts the latest Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie.

Also, slasher films often show killers moving silently, even when they’re big and strong. But wouldn’t operating a chainsaw be pretty loud? They usually make a noticeable buzzing sound, right?

2. Diana: The Musical

When the planned Broadway debut of the musical about Princess Diana was canceled due to Covid, the creators filmed the show without an audience as a record. Though Diana eventually opened on Broadway in the winter of 2021, the recording first appeared on Netflix, seemingly as a very long trailer to promote the stage show.

Instead, it quickly became a source of fascination for those who enjoy unintentionally funny or over-the-top entertainment. Some parts of Diana: The Musical are even more bizarre than the infamous Cats movie. At least Cats didn’t rhyme “thrilla” and “Manila” with “Diana” and “Camilla.” Instead of treating the tragic story of Princess Diana with seriousness, the musical surprisingly adopts a cheerful tone. It’s hard to believe so many people approved a song where Prince Charles sings, “Darling, I’m holding my son, so let me say ‘Jolly well done!’” Diana closed on Broadway after just 33 performances, but Diana: The Musical will remain available on Netflix forever.

1. Marmaduke (2022)

I’ve rarely seen an animated movie as visually unappealing as Marmaduke, and I hope I never do. It feels like something made purely to move money or fulfill a contract just to retain the rights to the project. Surprisingly, despite the awful animation, the movie boasts a talented voice cast, including J.K. Simmons, David Koechner, and Pete Davidson. It’s baffling – did they not see the script or the characters? What could have motivated them to participate? Ultimately, Marmaduke is just plain terrible. I wouldn’t even subject my childhood bullies to it – and they were impressively creative when making fun of me!

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