The Best New Movies on Streaming This Weekend

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Looking for a movie to watch at home this weekend? ScreenCrush has a guide to the latest releases that are worth checking out as you relax after a busy week.

Weekends are perfect for movie time! If you don’t feel like going to the cinema, you can easily enjoy a film at home with some popcorn and cozy pajamas.

New Movies Streaming This Week and Weekend

This week brings several new movie options for at-home viewing! You can now watch the survival horror film Primate, plus catch Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme. There’s also a new drama featuring Laura Dern and Will Arnett as a couple going through a divorce.

Want even more options? Check out other recent new movie streaming releases here.

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

Primate

A homebound chimpanzee named Ben turns terrifyingly violent after a painful bite, unleashing a bloody attack on a group of teenagers on vacation. This throwback horror film was released for digital rental and purchase on February 10th.

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

Marty Supreme

Inspired by the story of table tennis great Marty Reisman, Marty Supreme tells the story of a young shoe salesman in the 1950s who dreams of becoming a world champion. The sports drama, directed by Josh Safdie, was released for home viewing on February 10th.

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

Sweetness

Sweetness is a thrilling coming-of-age story about a teenage fan who kidnaps her favorite rock star after learning he’s relapsed, hoping to force him to get sober. You can watch it on demand starting February 13th.

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

Is This Thing On?

In this heartfelt and funny film, a couple in their 40s tries to figure out who they are as individuals after deciding to separate. Directed by Bradley Cooper, Is This Thing On? was released for digital rental and purchase on February 10th.

Where to watch Is This Thing On?: Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home.

Honey Bunch

This suspenseful thriller follows a young woman who uncovers unsettling truths about her husband and their life together after he takes her to an isolated location for treatment following a car accident and her subsequent memory loss.

The horror movie will be available to stream beginning February 13.

Where to watch Honey Bunch: Shudder, AMC+.

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

10. Heart of Stone (2023)

There’s a genuinely fun concept at the heart of Heart of Stone: a rookie computer expert on a spy team who’s secretly James Bond. But to really make that work, you need an actor who can play unassuming and awkward, so their transformation into a super-spy is a surprise, and we get some good physical comedy along the way. Think Bob Odenkirk in Nobody – that’s the vibe you need. Sadly, the filmmakers cast Gal Gadot, and about 40 minutes in, the movie abandons its clever premise and becomes just another standard action blockbuster about artificial intelligence. It feels like it’s trying to cover the same ground as Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, but without Tom Cruise’s energy or any interesting thoughts on how digital effects are used. The AI, called ‘The Heart,’ is treated as purely good, and unfortunately, most of the action relies on 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)

In Trigger Warning, Jessica Alba stars as a highly skilled CIA agent who goes back to her hometown and uncovers a plot involving a valuable mine and a dishonest senator. With Redbox gone, movies like this end up on Netflix, often recommended to viewers who liked Rebel Ridge. However, even if you enjoyed Rebel Ridge, this isn’t a movie you’ll want to watch.

7. Red Notice (2021)

Up until its release, Red Notice was Netflix’s most costly movie, starring Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot in a search for a valuable artifact. Despite the stars’ charisma, the script failed to give them any compelling dialogue or character development. One scene, set during a bullfight, is particularly jarring – it’s visually unappealing and clearly fake. It doesn’t appear to have been filmed in a real bullring, with no actual bull present, and even looks like Reynolds and Johnson weren’t filmed together.

6. Your Place or Mine (2023)

This movie feels like the idea stopped as soon as Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher agreed to star. The plot is thin: Witherspoon’s character travels across the country for a one-week accounting class – despite the fact that she could seemingly take it online or locally. When her babysitter cancels, her unlikely best friend (Kutcher) flies out to watch her son, even though another friend with kids (Tig Notaro) is conveniently available. These small illogical details add up. But even that wouldn’t matter if the movie was funny or if Witherspoon and Kutcher had any spark. Unfortunately, their scenes feel flat and forced, and it’s hard to believe they’d actually end up together – they just don’t seem like a good fit!

5. The Electric State (2025)

There was a lot of talk about the $320 million Netflix spent on this sci-fi 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 a familiar action hero with a silly haircut. The film’s core story, based on a book I haven’t read, doesn’t make much sense, but it might be 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 with unique aliens and technology. However, the second half, titled Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, is essentially one long, drawn-out battle. Snyder’s overuse of slow motion makes it feel even slower and more repetitive—I actually had to try watching it three times because it kept putting me to sleep. On the plus side, the film certainly delivers on its promise of intense, violent action. I suspect the extended, R-rated version, Rebel Moon – Chapter Two: Curse of Forgiveness, will be an improvement, but I’m not in a hurry to find out.

3. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

I don’t have any professional experience in real estate, city planning, or politics, but I’m really skeptical about a plan to sell an abandoned, isolated town to wealthy young people who want to create a trendy spot with a comic book shop and a brunch restaurant. Honestly, who’s going to visit a ghost town in the middle of nowhere to do those things? And, just to add to the craziness, the town’s only current resident is Leatherface! Does he even like brunch? Probably not, considering that’s how the newest Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie starts.

Also, I know slasher films often show killers moving silently, but wouldn’t it be hard to be stealthy while using a chainsaw? It seems like they’re usually pretty loud and noticeable.

2. Diana: The Musical

When the planned Broadway debut of the Princess Diana musical was cancelled due to Covid, the creators filmed the show without an audience to preserve it. Though it eventually opened on Broadway in late 2021, that recording first appeared on Netflix, seemingly as a promotion for the stage production.

Instead, it quickly became a source of ironic fascination. Compared to the notoriously strange Cats movie, parts of Diana: The Musical feel even more illogical. At least Cats didn’t rhyme ‘thrilla’ and ‘Manila’ with ‘Diana’ and ‘Camilla.’ Instead of treating Diana’s life as a tragedy, the musical adopts a surprisingly cheerful tone. It’s baffling that 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 only 33 performances, but Diana: The Musical will remain available on Netflix indefinitely.

1. Marmaduke (2022)

As a movie lover, I can honestly say I’ve never seen an animated film look as bad as Marmaduke, and I really hope I never do. It honestly feels like something made just to move money around, or a project they had to rush out just to keep the rights from expiring. And the weirdest part? It’s got a great voice cast – J.K. Simmons, David Koechner, even Pete Davidson! I just don’t understand how they signed on. Did they not see the script? Were they kept in the dark about how awful the animation was? Did Netflix bribe them with private islands? Whatever happened, the result is just… terrible. Honestly, I wouldn’t even subject my old school bus bullies – the ones who used to write songs about my… well, never mind – to this movie. They were more creative than Marmaduke, and that’s saying something.

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2026-02-11 19:28