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We wish you happy holidays – and a joyous time streaming new movies!
FromNetflix and Hulu to Disney+ and Amazon's Prime Video, all your favorite services have been bringing good stuff home all year round, and hopefully everyone has downtime in the next week or so to catch up on favorites or watch new flicks for the first time. There's plenty to choose from, whether you're in the mood for a Ron Howarddark historical thriller, a queer zombie flick, a holiday rom-com or a littleOscar-ready fare.
Here's our gift to you: a mega streaming guide filled with 25 new and notable moviesyou can stream right now:
'Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw'
In the latest animated comedy based on Jeff Kinney's mega-popular kids book series, middle schooler Greg (voiced by Aaron D. Harris) continues to be a walking magnet for chaos and disaster. His dad (Chris Diamantopoulos) wants to send him to military school, until a camping trip leads to important father-son bonding.
Where to watch:Disney+
'Die My Love'
In Lynne Ramsey's psychological thriller,Jennifer Lawrence is fantasticand feral as a young woman who moves into a country house with her partner (Robert Pattinson). "Home sweet home" turns into everything but, and their relationship suffers when they have a baby, he's more and more absent, and she begins to fall apart emotionally.
Where to watch:Mubi
'Eden'
In Ron Howard's true-life historical thriller, Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby are 1930s German lovers working on philosophical manifestos on a remote island in the Galápagos. Another couple (Daniel Brühl andSydney Sweeney) show up to raise crops and a new baby, followed by a self-proclaimed baroness (Ana de Armas). Bad decisions and underhanded betrayals ensue.
Where to watch:Netflix
'F1: The Movie'
As an aging driver-for-hire on an underdog racing team,Brad Pittbrings plenty of personality – and vroom-vroom steeliness – to this four-wheeled crowd-pleaser. There's macho panache and white-knuckle action sequences aplenty as Pitt's eccentric Formula 1 veteran plays reluctant mentor to a hotshot rookie (Damson Idris).
Where to watch:Apple TV
'Frankenstein'
In Guillermo del Toro'sthoughtful and moving adaptationof Mary Shelley's legendary work, Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac) creates life with a Creature (Jacob Elordi) made from discarded human parts. Come for the gothic majesty, stay for Elordi's stunning and emotive performance as the Creature tries to be human in an inhuman world.
Where to watch:Netflix
'Goodbye June'
Kate Winslet's directorial debutstars Helen Mirren as the title character, an ailing British mother whose health takes a turn for the worse. Estranged sisters (Winslet, Andrea Riseborough and Toni Collette) and their brother (Johnny Flynn) arrive to spend one last Christmas with their mom, though June is the one orchestrating some family healing in this holiday tearjerker.
Where to watch:Netflix
'The Great Flood'
The South Korean sci-fi disaster movie stars Kim Da-mi as an AI researcher whose high-rise apartment fills with water crazy quick thanks to a biblical-type flood. She struggles to get to safety in the upper floors with her son as her company attempts a rescue in a film that goes deep on themes of humanity and motherhood and features one heck of a twist.
Where to watch:Netflix
'Him'
Brutal and bizarre, with a cool mythological bent, the football horror flick stars Tyriq Withers as a pro prospect quarterback. He's invited to a training camp run by his idol (Marlon Wayans) to see if the kid is a franchise player, and the youngster goes on a journey that's psychologically challenging and extremely bloody.
Where to watch:Peacock
'In Your Dreams'
The best animated movie of 2025, even counting"KPop Demon Hunters."In the delightfully goofy comedy, tween girl Stevie and little brother Elliot are on a mission to find the Sandman and make a wish to keep their parents together, with the help of a sarcastic one-eyed plush giraffe named Baloney Tony.
Where to watch:Netflix
'Jay Kelly'
As close as we might ever get to"George Clooney: The Movie."The A-lister juggles charm and vulnerability as a movie legend realizing in the twilight of his career that he's always put work ahead of loved ones. Noah Baumbach's dramedy lets Clooney cook in a meta character study full of humor and self-reflection.
Where to watch:Netflix
'Left-Handed Girl'
A 5-year-old Taiwanese girl (Nina Ye) and her older sister (Shih-Yuan Ma) move from the countryside back to Taipei when their mom (Janel Tsai) opens up a noodle stand in a bustling night street market. Their return brings financial and personal struggles in a touching slice-of-life drama exploring family dynamics and cultural expectations.
Where to watch:Netflix
'Merv'
In the holiday rom-com, Anna (Zooey Deschanel) and Russ (Charlie Cox) are a recently broken-up Boston couple who share their beloved dog Merv. When he shows signs of doggy depression, Russ takes Merv on a trip to a pet-friendly Florida resort, an uninvited Anna tags along, and humans and animals alike work out their feelings.
Where to watch:Prime Video
'Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning'
Bringing closure toa three-decade story arc, the eighth "Mission" sends Tom Cruise's superspy Ethan Hunt on a globetrotting trek, from Arctic seas to South African skies, to keep a villainous AI from causing a global apocalypse. Thrill to Cruise running (of course) but also spelunking a sunken submarine and pulling off some aerial derring-do.
Where to watch:Paramount+
'My Secret Santa'
In the holiday rom-com, a single mother (Alexandra Breckenridge) hatches a scheme to dress up as an old man and get a job at an upscale ski resort to snag her daughter discount snowboard lessons. The plan goes awry, however, when this "Santa" becomes a viral hit and the mom gets flirty with the hotel manager (Ryan Eggold).
Where to watch:Netflix
'Oh. What. Fun.'
While the holiday comedy covers a lot of familiar Christmas-movie territory,Michelle Pfeiffer is reason enough to watch. She plays a Texas mom who goes out of her way to bring all the yuletide cheer to her family, but when they accidentally leave her behind for an important outing, she snaps and heads out for a cathartic road trip.
Where to watch:Prime Video
'One Battle After Another'
Boasting a leading nine Golden Globe nominations, director Paul Thomas Anderson's timely action dramedy is a must-see heading into Oscar season.Leonardo DiCaprio starsas a scruffy former revolutionary desperate to find his teen daughter (Chase Infiniti) with an old enemy (Sean Penn) in hot pursuit.
Where to watch:HBO Max
'Regretting You'
TheColleen Hoover book adaptationlays the romantic drama on thick. Morgan (Allison Williams) and her brother-in-law Jonah (Dave Franco) lose their spouses in a car wreck but learn they were having an affair, while Morgan also deals with her teen daughter (McKenna Grace) falling for a popular local boy (Mason Thames).
Where to watch:Paramount+
'Relay'
David Mackenzie's modern homage to old-school paranoia thrillers starsRiz Ahmed as a secretive middleman for whistleblowershoping to settle with shady corporations. His latest client (Lily James) is a scientist with documents that could deep-six an important merger, and our hero begins to get too close personally to the job.
Where to watch:Netflix
'Roofman'
Channing Tatum's equal parts heartwarming and hilarious performance boosts this stranger-than-fiction, true-life dramedy. A divorced former soldier (Tatum) is sentenced to 45 years for robbing a string of McDonald's, and then escapes, making a secret home in a Toys R Us and falling for a single mom (Kirsten Dunst) who works there.
Where to watch:Paramount+
'Queens of the Dead'
A flair for the undead is in the genes for director Tina Romero, and the daughter of horror legend George Romero puts her own spin on the familiar with this comedy. Katy O'Brian stars as the organizer of a Brooklyn warehouse party filled with drag queens and club kids who go into survival mode when a zombie apocalypse breaks out.
Where to watch:Shudder
You are in fact seeing double. Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers who return to their Mississippi hometown to open up a juke joint in Ryan Coogler's "Sinners." Here's how the horror movie ranks against the rest of the year's best movies." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
30. "Him": Franchise star Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans, left) tests rookie Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers) at his remote training camp to see if he's ready to be the next San Antonio Saviors quarterback in the bizarre and trippy football horror movie." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
29. "The Testament of Ann Lee": Amanda Seyfried (center) stars as Ann Lee, the charismatic founder of the Shakers religious movement and a somewhat controversial figure in 18th-century America, in the engrossing historical musical drama." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
28. "Sorry, Baby": Eva Victor writes, directs and stars in the funny, moving dramedy as a college literature professor still battling the psychological effects years after being sexually assaulted by her teacher." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
27. "Good Boy": The most innovative horror movie of the year stars, yes, a pooch. Indy the dog is a canine best friend whose owner is haunted by a dark spirit in a scary movie that's equally unsettling and thoughtful." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
26. "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning": Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) goes to extremes to battle a villainous AI and save the world, including hanging out of a plane, in the thrilling franchise installment wrapping up a 30-year storyline." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
25. "How to Train Your Dragon": Astrid (Nico Parker) and Hiccup (Mason Thames) ride high with their Night Fury friend Toothless in the live-action remake, a coming-of-age movie filled with great flying sequences and all the feels." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
24. "The Secret Agent": In the 1970s-set political thriller, Wagner Moura is terrific as a Brazilian researcher hunted by mercenary killers, who aims to escape the country's ruthless dictatorship with his son." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
23. "One Battle After Another": When an old enemy resurfaces for vengeful reasons, an ex-revolutionary (Leonardo DiCaprio) scrambles to find his daughter when she goes missing in Paul Thomas Anderson's timely action thriller." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
22. "In Your Dreams": The lively animated fantasy comedy centers on young girl Stevie and her little brother Elliot, who team up with snarky stuffed giraffe Baloney Tony to find the mythical Sandman and make a wish to save their parents' marriage." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
21. "Sentimental Value": Renate Reinsve (left) and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas star in Joachim Trier's moving French dramedy as sisters dealing with the emotional consequences of their estranged father making his comeback movie about their family." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
20. "Train Dreams": The absorbing period drama stars Joel Edgerton as a logger working on building the railroad in the Pacific Northwest whose job keeps him away for long periods from his wife and life." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
19. "Blue Moon": Richard Linklater's dishy 1940s-set dramedy centers on lyricist Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) trying to save his pride and career at the premiere afterparty celebrating his former collaborator Richard Rodgers' musical "Oklahoma!"" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
18. "28 Years Later": Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes, left) shows Spike (Alfie Williams) how he honors the victims of the infected in a horror sequel that's a thoughtful exploration of family, tribalism and remembering the dead." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
17. "Magazine Dreams": In Elijah Bynum's intoxicating cautionary tale, Killian Maddox (Jonathan Majors) is a socially awkward bodybuilder dealing with past traumas and wanting to make a human connection who goes down an extraordinarily bad path." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
16. "Ballerina": As a newbie assassin, Ana de Armas is a one-woman wrecking crew – and shares screen time with John Wick himself, Keanu Reeves. It's an impressive franchise spinoff packed with stellar brawls, superb gunfights and a nifty flamethrower faceoff." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
15. "Left-Handed Girl": A 5-year-old Taiwanese girl (Nina Ye) and her older sister (Shih-Yuan Ma) move from the countryside back to Taipei with their mom, a return that brings financial and personal struggles in a touching slice-of-life drama." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
14. "The Perfect Neighbor": Told through police bodycam footage, the gripping, heartbreaking documentary chronicles hostilities between an older white woman and the Black parents and children living around her, leading to a tragedy that shakes their neighborhood." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
13. "Frankenstein": Elizabeth (Mia Goth) shares a moment with the newborn Creature (Jacob Elordi), who confronts his maker in epic fashion in Guillermo del Toro's gorgeous, thoughtful and moving adaptation of Mary Shelley's legendary work." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
12. "Nuremberg": Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley (Rami Malek, left) and imprisoned Nazi leader Hermann Göring (Russell Crowe) match wits in James Vanderbilt's stirring combo of post-World War II historical thriller and courtroom drama." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
11. "Jay Kelly:" Movie legend Jay (George Clooney) has a heart-to-heart with his oldest daughter (Riley Keough) in Noah Baumbach's charming character study of a celebrity realizing that he's always put work ahead of loved ones." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
10. "Weapons": A schoolteacher (Julia Garner) becomes a local pariah when every kid but one in her class mysteriously disappears overnight in a provocative, genre-defying horror flick that boasts unhinged gore and a delightfully dark sense of humor." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
9. "Is This Thing On?": Will Arnett proves he's got dramatic chops as a middle-aged man on the cusp of a divorce when he finds a needed outlet with stand-up comedy in Bradley Cooper's film about creative catharsis and complicated relationships." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
8. "Superman": The Man of Steel (David Corenswet) isn't happy with his dog Krypto making a mess of the Fortress of Solitude in James Gunn's electric superhero adventure, which relaunched the DC universe and introduced a screen Superman worthy of the name." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
7. "Hamnet": Agnes (Jessie Buckley) comforts her husband, William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), in director Chloé Zhao's drama, a heartfelt film about the Bard's family life, the creation of his play "Hamlet" and different ways of dealing with grief." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
6. "Marty Supreme": Marty Mauser (Timothée Chalamet) has big dreams of being a ping-pong champ, if his own selfish attitude doesn't derail him first. Josh Safdie's 1950s-set sports comedy is a masterful panic attack of a table-tennis movie." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
5. "It Was Just an Accident": Vahid Mobasseri plays a mechanic and former Iranian political prisoner who kidnaps his former torturer. Jafar Panahi's thriller is an unforgettable juggling of serious moral questions and clever screwball comedy." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
4. "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery": Ace detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig, left) helps young priest Father Jud (Josh O'Connor) when he's accused of murder in the Southern-fried super-sleuth's most personal and thoughtful case yet." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
3. "Rental Family": An American expat actor (Brendan Fraser) stands in as the groom for the wedding of a Japanese woman (Misato Morita). Fraser exudes compassion and awkward, earnest charm in director Hikari's fish-way-out-of-water dramedy." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
2. "Sinners": Southern gangster Smoke (Michael B. Jordan, left) and his guitar-playing cousin Sammie (Miles Caton) endure a horrific night dealing with vampires in Ryan Coogler's devilishly spectacular and absolutely mesmerizing fright fest." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
1. "The Life of Chuck": Chuck (Tom Hiddleston) suddenly feels the beat and shares an impromptu dance with a stranger (Annalise Basso) in Mike Flanagan's must-see Stephen King adaptation that warms hearts, captures minds and blows up convention." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Want to see a great movie? Here are the best films of 2025
You are in fact seeing double. Michael B. Jordan plays twin brothers who return to their Mississippi hometown to open up a juke joint in Ryan Coogler's "Sinners." Here's how the horror movie ranks against the rest of the year's best movies.
'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues'
If you're wanting to honor the memory of the legendaryRob Reiner, revisit his classic 1984 mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap" as well as this sequel.Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearerreturn to play the adorably dim, aging rockers of Spinal Tap, who reunite for a one-night-only show in the comedy featuring icons like Elton John and Paul McCartney.
Where to watch:HBO Max
'Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show'
A companion to thesix-part docuseriesaboutTaylor Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour, the concert filmcaptures the global superstar's lively final showfilmed in Vancouver, British Columbia. It features guest stars, screaming crowds and fan-favorite tunes, including songs from "The Tortured Poets Department."
Where to watch:Disney+
'Train Dreams'
Set in the early 19th century, the absorbing and thoughtful period drama starsJoel Edgertonas a logger working on building the railroad in the Pacific Northwest whose job keeps him away for long periods from his wife (Felicity Jones). Tragedies and a changing America test his mettle as he struggles to keep living his life and moving forward.
Where to watch:Netflix
'A Very Jonas Christmas Movie'
Nick, Joe and Kevin Jonas are on a successful world tour but needing to get their brotherly mojo back. When the siblings' plane explodes in London, they only have two days to get home to their families before Christmas and embark on a chaotic international adventure with lost passports, wrong turns and past loves in the holiday comedy.
Where to watch:Disney+,Hulu
'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'
Rian Johnson's third all-star "Knives Out" mystery gives Benoit Blanc,Daniel Craig's Southern-fried Sherlock, his own Watson. Young priest Father Jud (Josh O'Connor) is accused of murdering his tempestuous boss (Josh Brolin), and Blanc arrives to find whodunit in a humorous and sharp exploration of faith, religion and cult of personality.
Where to watch:Netflix
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