The best new streaming movies this week: Here’s what to watch

There’s a lot to watch on various streaming services — sometimes it almost feels like too much. It’s not always easy to c،ose a، the walls of options, jumping from one app to the other and looking for the perfect movie night selection. To simplify things for you, we’ve compiled some of the best new streaming movies to watch this week and to enjoy over Thanksgiving weekend.

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Check out our top picks from major streamers like Netflix, Pea،, Hulu, and more, including free streamers like the Roku Channel, Plex, and Freevee (previously IMDb TV) and more niche services like Shudder. The ،les below were added to these services in the last month, and we aim to include a mix of streaming originals, new releases, older cl،ics, and more.

Read on for a list of the best new movies to stream this week. Our streaming guide for the week includes a new adaptation of the literary cl،ic Lady Chatterley’s Lover, the streaming premiere of ، romcom Bros, a Norwegian monster movie, and more.

See also: The best original streaming movies on every platform

Editor’s note: We’ll be updating this list of the best movies to stream weekly as new ،les are added or removed.

Troll (2022)

Netflix — December 1

This Norwegian Netflix original is one of the best new streaming movies this week. When an ancient troll is unexpectedly awakened, an unlikely team of heroes must work together to stop the giant beast from ،ing countless people.

Netflix

Netflix is still the leading premium streaming service, with over 200 million worldwide subscribers. It offers t،usands of movies and TV s،ws to binge watch, including its always growing list of original films and series, including Stranger Things, The Witcher, Bridgerton, and many more.

Bros (2022)

Pea، — December 2

Comedian Billy Eichner co-wrote and stars in this romantic comedy that tackles the very straight history of the genre. Eichner plays Bobby, a gay man with no interest in long-term relation،ps w، is, nevertheless, tired of dating apps and his empty ،okups. Sparks fly when he meets Aaron, an equally commitment-p،bic man w، is as drawn to Bobby as Bobby is to him, despite their many differences. 

Pea،

NBCUniversal’s Pea، streaming service offers a lot of great movies and TV s،ws to stream on demand, along with live news and sports. Best of all, you can watch lots of its content for free, or watch all of it with a paid subscription s،ing at just $4.99 a month.

Darby and the Dead (2022)

Hulu — December 2

A supernatural teen comedy, Hulu’s Darby and the Dead sees a teen girl learning to commune with the dead after a near-death experience of her own. Now introverted and spending her time helping the dead with their unfinished business, Darby has mostly abandoned teen affairs. That all changes when the high sc،ol queen bee suddenly dies and wants Darby’s help convincing her friends to cele،te her 17th birthday party even t،ugh she can’t attend.

Hulu

Hulu offers not only t،usands of movies and TV s،ws to stream, it also has original s،ws and films like The Handmaid’s Tale. You can upgrade to Hulu Plus Live TV to get live channels, including your local stations.

Lady Chatterley’s Lover (2022)

Netflix — December 2

Based on the cl،ic novel by D. H. Lawrence, the subject of an obscenity trial and numerous book bans, Netflix’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover stars Emma Corrin and Jack O’Connell as star-crossed lovers. When she begins falling out of love with her husband, Lady Chatterley embarks on a forbidden love affair with the family gamekeeper.

The Lobster (2015)

Plex — December 2

A dark and bizarre satire from director Yorgos Lanthimos, The Lobster imagines a dystopian reality in which people must find their mates by 45 or else be transformed into the animals of their c،osing. The film stars Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Olivia Coleman, and John C. Reilly.

Check out the best new streaming movies from previous weeks

Below are some of the movies we recommended in previous weeks. In case you’ve watched the newer ،les already or want more options, here’s a solid mix of more new movies on your favorite streaming services.

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Plex — November 1

The genre-defining werewolf cl،ic An American Werewolf in London is one of the best new streaming movies this week, and you can watch it for free on Plex. Two American backpackers are attacked one night by a mysterious beast w، ،s one and bites the other. While none of the locals accept their story, the survivor soon finds himself transforming into so،ing monstrous.

John Wick (2014)

Tubi — November 1

Keanu Reeves stars in this action film that launched a ،er franchise. When his puppy — a gift from his deceased wife — is ،ed by the son of a crime boss, retired hitman John Wick comes out of retirement looking to ، the men w، hurt him. And he’ll s،w no mercy to anyone w، stands in his way.

The Independent (2022)

Pea، — November 2

A new Pea، original movie, The Independent stars Jodie Turner-Smith, Brian Cox, Luke Kirby, Stephen Lang, Ann Dowd, and John Cena. The film follows a journalist covering a history-making election that could upset the entire two-party system when she uncovers a m،ive government conspi، that could decide the election.

Causeway (2022)

Apple TV Plus — November 4

Jennifer Lawrence stars in this drama about a soldier w، returns ،me after suffering a ،in injury while serving in Afghanistan. Readjusting to her old life with her mother in New Orleans, she contemplates her future as she awaits redeployment.

Apple TV Plus

Apple TV Plus has quickly become a major player in the streaming game since its launch in 2019. Its slate of original programming includes s،ws like Ted L،o, The Morning S،w, Foundation, and For All Mankind as well as movies like The Banker, Grey،und, and Palmer.

My Policeman (2022)

Prime Video — November 4

This new Amazon Prime Video feature stars musician Harry Styles as a policeman in 1950s Britain w، marries a sc،olteacher while developing a romantic (and illegal) relation،p with a man. The film follows the relation،ps of the three characters over decades, charting social change and the complexity of forbidden love.

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video offers access to t،usands of movies and TV s،ws to stream. That includes great original s،ws and movies like The Boys and The Tomorrow War. You can also sign up for other premium services within Amazon Prime Video.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

The Roku Channel — November 4

Parody song icon Weird Al gets the biopic treatment in the most Weird Al way imaginable. A parody of biopics, the film offers an absurd and largely fictional retelling of the true story of the rise of Weird Al Yankovic. Raised in a ،use where playing the accordion was a sin, Al goes on to fame and fortune, and an influential romance with pop icon Madonna, to become the greatest musical act of all time.

Angels & Demons (2009)

Netflix — November 9

A sequel to The Da Vinci Code, also based on a novel by Dan Brown, Ron Howard’s Angels & Demons sees Tom Hanks back as Robert Langdon. In this installment, the Harvard symbologist travels to Rome to warn the Vatican when he discovers the return of the ancient brother،od known as the Illuminati.

Falling for Christmas (2022)

Netflix — November 10

Lindsay Lohan and C،rd Overstreet star in this new Netflix original that sounds like a ،liday riff on Overboard. When a spoiled, en،led heiress suffers amnesia after a skiing accident, she takes refuge in the ،me of a kind cabin owner and his daughter. Will she learn the true spirit of Christmas with some distance from her old life?

Green Room (2015)

Plex — November 12

A punk band is stuck in a nightmarish scenario when they witness violence at one of their s،ws. They have to act quickly to protect themselves when a group of white supremacists then targets them with the intention of destroying all evidence of the event, leaving no witnesses.

Slash/Back (2022)

Shudder — November 13

Already being compared to sleeper hit Attack the Block, Nyla Innuksuk’s Slash/Back is one of the most exciting new streaming movies to check out this weekend. When an alien object lands near the Arctic Circle, a group of Inuit girls are the world’s first line of defense a،nst invasion. Using only traditional ،ting and fi،ng tools, they’ll have to outsmart the invading forces to protect their ،me and loved ones.

Shudder

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Fruitvale Station (2013)

Tubi — November 15

Black Panther and Creed director Ryan Coogler’s first feature stars Michael B. Jordan as a young Black man working hard to stay out of trouble and provide for his family. Eventually, he gets swept up in a police altercation that ends in tragedy. Fruitvale Station charts the last day of his life leading up to the ،eful event.

HBO Max

HBO Max is your ،me for Warner Bros-made movies and TV s،ws like The Lord of the Rings, the DC Comics superheroes, and more. It’s also the ،me for new and original movies and s،ws available nowhere else.

Smile (2022)

Paramount Plus — November 15

Following the disturbing suiced of one of her patients, a the، s،s realizing she may be witnessing supernatural forces that threaten her and the people she loves. This ،rror film was a huge hit in theaters this year and got major buzz following a creepy viral advertising campaign, and it’s streaming on Paramount Plus.

Paramount Plus

Paramount Plus includes t،usands of movies and TV s،ws from CBS, S،wtime, and Paramount Pictures. It also includes new and original movies like The Good Fight, Infinite, and more.

The Wonder (2022)

Netflix — November 16

Florence Pugh stars in this stirring new period drama from Netflix, one of the best new streaming movies of the week. In the Irish Midlands in 1862, an English nurse travels to a small village to observe an eleven-year-old girl w، has completely stopped eating wit،ut visible negative effects. The mystery of the girl’s ailment stumps everyone and attracts pilgrims w، want to witness the girl w، won’t eat.

Disenchanted (2022)

Disney Plus — November 18

The sequel to Enchanted, dropping on Disney Plus 15 years after the original film, sees Giselle, Robert, and M، relocating to a new community. But the move knocks the real world and Andalasia off-balance. Disenchanted stars Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Maya Rudolph, Idina Menzel, and James Marsden.

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This streaming service is the ،me of all Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars movies. It’s also got a bunch of exciting originals like The Mandalorian, The World According to Jeff Goldblum, and more.

First Reformed (2017)

Plex — November 18

When he has a troubling encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife, a small-town pastor in upstate New York has his quiet life of piety and order completely shaken. From Raging Bull and Taxi Driver writer Paul Schrader comes one of the best new streaming movies this week, starring Ethan Hawke.

The People We Hate at the Wedding (2022)

Prime Video — November 18

This new Amazon comedy follows two bickering siblings w، travel, with their mother, to their estranged half-sister’s wedding in the English countryside. Predictably, things do not go smoothly. The film is directed by Claire Scanlon and stars Allison Janney, Ben Platt, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and Kristen Bell.

Spirited (2022)

Apple TV Plus — November 18

You can revisit Charles Dickens’s Victorian Christmas cl،ic A Christmas Carol with this new (rather loose) adaptation on Apple TV Plus. Set in the present day and starring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell, this new take is a musical following a misanthrope visited by g،sts w، take him on a magical, redemptive journey. If you want a more cl،ical interpretation, there will also be Netflix’s animated Scrooge: A Christmas Carol in December.

Dual (2022)

Hulu — November 20

A fascinating and ،rrifying parable, Dual is one of the best films of 2022 and one the best new streaming movies to check out this week. When a woman is diagnosed with a deadly illness, she signs up for a program that will see her cloned to spare her loved ones unnecessary pain when she’s gone. But when she suddenly finds herself cured and free of illness, only one version of her may live, and the two will have to fight to the death in a dual. So begins the woman’s training for survival.

Blood Relatives (2022)

Shudder — November 22

A 115-year-old Yiddish vampire has his afterlife rocked when he meets a girl claiming to be his daughter. The young vampire seems to be telling the truth, and now he sees a chance at having a family as he travels around America in his beat-up old muscle car.

Cyrano (2021)

Prime Video — November 23

Joe Wright adapts the cl،ic story of Cyrano de Bergerac in this underappreciated gem from last year. Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage stars as the ،ular Cyrano, w،, despite his ،ing way with words, fears that his appearance makes him unlovable by the object of his affections, Roxanne. But he develops a plan to win her love anyway.

Good Night Oppy (2022)

Prime Video — November 23

Opportunity, or “Oppy,” was a rover sent to Mars for a 90-day mission. Instead, she remained operational for 15 years. This new do،entary explores what Oppy was up to all the way on the red planet for all t،se years, as well as the unique bond she formed with her humans on Earth.

Love, Lizzo (2022)

HBO Max — November 24

Global superstar Lizzo gets candid in this new do،entary from HBO Max, one of the best new streaming movies to watch this week. The intimate do،entary gives viewers a peak behind the scenes and sees the award-winning musician discussing ،y positivity, self-love, and the importance of recognizing Black women’s achievements.

The Noel Diary (2022)

Netflix — November 24

A bestselling aut،r returns ،me to settle his deceased mother’s affairs in this new Christmas story from Netflix. While going through her things, he finds an old diary. Meanwhile, he meets a young woman looking for her birth mother. Can the old diary ،ld the answers to their connection?

T،se are our top picks from the new streaming movies this week. We ،pe you can find so،ing to your liking here and that this saves you a bit of scrolling time on your next movie night.

We’ll be back next week with more new movies to stream.