The Best New Movies on Streaming This Weekend

With the weekend here, there are lots of new movies available to stream at home. ScreenCrush has a guide to help you find the best new releases to enjoy as you relax after a busy week.

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

New Movies Streaming This Week and Weekend

I’m so excited! This week, I can finally watch The Housemaid at home – I’ve heard amazing things about it, especially since it’s based on the popular book. And there are a couple of other films I’m really interested in: a brand new zombie horror and a historical drama that’s getting a lot of Oscar buzz with eight nominations!

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!

The Housemaid

The new thriller, The Housemaid, follows a young woman who accepts a live-in position as a nanny and housekeeper for a rich family that appears to have it all. She soon uncovers disturbing secrets hidden beneath the surface. Starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, the movie began streaming on February 3rd.

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

The Plague

Released on February 3, the horror film The Plague is set in 2003 at an all-boys camp. It tells the story of a teenager who gets caught up in a disturbing ritual as he tries to fit in, and the ritual focuses on a strange outsider. The film stars Joel Edgerton.

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

Hamnet

The film Hamnet explores the story behind William Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet, suggesting it was written as a response to the devastating loss of his and his wife Agnes’s young son. Starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, the historical drama began streaming on February 3rd.

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

We Bury the Dead

The new zombie horror film, We Bury the Dead, follows a woman’s desperate search for her husband after a weapon causes the recently deceased to come back to life as violent creatures. Starring Daisy Ridley, the movie began streaming on February 3rd, and blends survival horror with a deeply personal story of loss and grief.

Where to watch We Bury the Dead: Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango at Home.

The Dutchman

In the thriller The Dutchman, a man struggling with his personal life and a difficult marriage finds himself caught up in a suspenseful chase after meeting an enigmatic woman on the subway. Starring Kate Mara and André Holland, the film began streaming on February 3rd.

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

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10. Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021)

With a reported budget of $150 million, Space Jam: A New Legacy was a surprisingly self-deprecating film for Warner Bros., portraying the studio as a cold, IP-driven entity controlled by an algorithm. However, the movie itself was a significant disappointment, making the original Space Jam seem like a cinematic masterpiece by comparison. While LeBron James’s acting wasn’t terrible – about on par with Michael Jordan in the first film – almost everything else was embarrassing. The film failed to capture what makes the Looney Tunes, and Bugs Bunny in particular, so appealing, turning the character into a complaining and gloomy version of himself. Instead of watching A New Legacy, it’s better to revisit classic Looney Tunes Cartoons on Max. Any short film offers far more laughs than this two-hour movie, and the animation holds up despite costing a fraction of the price.

9. Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)

With a budget of $165 million, Independence Day: Resurgence doesn’t quite live up to the original. While the first Independence Day wasn’t perfect, it had strong performances and groundbreaking special effects for its time, and it didn’t shy away from showing the human cost of the alien invasion. Resurgence, however, focuses so much on large-scale destruction that it loses the emotional connection. The devastation is massive – half the world is destroyed – but we don’t see the impact on individuals, making it feel impersonal. The absence of Will Smith from the cast and the lack of charisma in the new actors also hurt the film. To make matters worse, the ending clearly sets up another sequel, leaving audiences hoping this franchise doesn’t get revived again.

8. Alice Through the Looking Glass

With a budget of $170 million, Disney’s sequel to the live-action Alice in Wonderland falls far short of its predecessor. Through the Looking Glass needlessly explains the Mad Hatter’s (Johnny Depp) backstory, sending Alice (Mia Wasikowska) on a time-traveling quest to understand his madness. Unfortunately, giving the Hatter a tragic past only makes his character more annoying. The film ironically preaches the value of time while being a significant waste of it – and a lot of money. By the time you learn the film’s lesson, it’s too late – you’ve already sat through it.

7. Suicide Squad

With a budget of $175 million, this Suicide Squad film presents a strange paradox: the problems it attempts to solve are directly caused by one of its own members going bad. The central conflict revolves around rescuing a mysterious figure who is ultimately revealed to be the mastermind behind the entire Suicide Squad. In essence, the team is both the source of, and the answer to, all the issues in the story. While director David Ayer may have initially had a clear vision for the team, the final film felt disjointed and heavily edited. Even the extended cut doesn’t improve things – the movie simply didn’t need to be longer. Many consider this film to be a low point for the DC Extended Universe. Thankfully, James Gunn’s later The Suicide Squad was a step in the right direction, although it didn’t come with a lower price tag.

6. Dolittle (2020)

With a budget of $175 million, Dolittle feels like a disastrously patched-together film. Imagine the scene in Tim Burton’s Batman where the doctor’s attempt to fix Jack Napier’s face results in the Joker’s iconic scars – that’s what watching Dolittle is like. What likely began as a more grounded movie devolved into a chaotic mix of silly humor – think poop jokes and talking animals – poor special effects, and an over-the-top performance from Robert Downey Jr. that makes even Johnny Depp’s Captain Jack Sparrow seem reserved.

5. Jurassic World Dominion

With a budget of $185 million, the latest Jurassic World film aimed to satisfy fans by bringing back the original Jurassic Park cast and exploring a world threatened by dinosaurs. While the film delivered on the nostalgia factor, it failed to create a compelling story. The plot felt disjointed, combining two separate Jurassic casts around a far-fetched premise involving genetically engineered locusts destroying the global food supply. Instead of continuing the story from the previous film, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the movie ultimately fell back on familiar Jurassic tropes, culminating in a predictable and underwhelming finale that left many viewers wishing the film had ended sooner.

4. Transformers: The Last Knight

With a budget of $217 million, Michael Bay’s last Transformers film, 2017’s The Last Knight, drastically changed the series’ storyline—which wasn’t surprising, given the general feeling towards the franchise. The movie included a bizarre scene where Sir Anthony Hopkins’ character revealed that the humans from previous films, including Shia LaBeouf’s Sam Witwicky, were part of a long-hidden society that had helped the Transformers for centuries. Apparently, these transforming robots had been on Earth for ages, even participating as members of King Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table. While the film briefly touched on this idea, it never fully explored it, seemingly intending future Transformers movies to pick up the thread. However, Bay left the series, and the following films were prequels that largely ignored this backstory, leaving fans to speculate about the Transformers’ involvement in historical events like the War of 1812.

3. Justice League

With a budget of $300 million, Justice League was intended to be the epic finale of a connected series of films. However, it felt rushed and disjointed, ultimately causing the promising DC cinematic universe to falter. Director Zack Snyder stepped away during production, and Joss Whedon took over, resulting in a film that didn’t quite feel like either of their visions. The editing was rough, the tone was inconsistent, and the villain was a bland, uninspired CGI creation with no clear goals – other than, predictably, world domination. Although Zack Snyder’s preferred version is now available on Max, the original Justice League remains one of the weakest entries in the DC film series.

2. The Electric State

Netflix spent a reported $320 million on this sci-fi film by the Russo brothers, and many believe that was far too much. Even if it had cost half that amount, it still wouldn’t have been worth it. 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, robot-filled landscape to find her brother, aided by Chris Pratt, who seems to be playing a familiar action hero role with an odd haircut. The film’s core story, based on a book the reviewer hasn’t read, doesn’t make much sense. Even if the plot was confusing, the movie could have been enjoyable if it was visually appealing, but unfortunately, it isn’t.

1. Fast X

With a reported budget of $375 million, Fast X feels like a franchise that now prioritizes spectacle over story. Previously, the Fast & Furious movies rewarded attentive viewers, but this installment seems to punish them. Fans who care about the characters will likely be confused by inconsistent behavior – some characters seem drastically different than before. The plot is a convoluted revenge story with a slow pace, and trying to make sense of it all is frustrating. Perhaps the title Fast X is an accurate assessment of the film’s quality. The massive budget likely explains why a sequel is taking so long – the filmmakers are probably still figuring out how much Fast X 2 will cost.

2026-02-04 20:28