10 New Movies to Watch This Weekend on Netflix, Prime Video, and Peacock (November 6
A roundup of new films spans theaters and streaming, from award-buzzed indies to genre titles, with practical guidance on where to watch each title this weekend.
Godzilla Minus One opens in theaters with strong reviews calling it the best Godzilla film ever made, encouraging audiences to see it on the big screen for the full experience. The Japanese epic Ramayana: Part 1 is earning positive notices in theaters, though viewers are advised to watch the full Hindi version rather than the shortened English dub. Carolina Caroline, a Bonnie and Clyde-style crime romance starring Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner, arrives on Netflix this weekend for subscribers. Making Marie Antoinette, a documentary compiled from behind-the-scenes footage and rare interviews, debuts on Mubi after Sofia Coppola completed it in memory of her late mother, Eleanor Coppola.
Motor City, set in 1970s Detroit and nearly dialogue-free, follows an ex-con seeking revenge on the gangster who framed him, relying on a rock soundtrack and intense action. The film revisits classic revenge thriller tropes without reinventing the genre, emphasizing audience engagement through subtle storytelling and gradual reveals. Possible Love marks Lee Chang-dong’s return after Burning, following two married couples from different backgrounds who collaborate on a documentary and become entangled in each other’s lives.
The Uprising dramatizes England’s 1381 Peasants’ Revolt, with Andrew Garfield starring as a ploughman who loses everything and becomes a key figure in the uprising against royal oppression. Beware Boiúna shifts from adventure-horror tropes to a grounded, gritty portrayal of an ancient serpent awakened in the Amazon, filmed in brutal detail without major stars. Primetime fictionalizes Chris Hansen’s To Catch a Predator, following a version of Hansen as he pursues unethical sting operations to boost ratings in a dramatized narrative.
Bad Apples stars Saoirse Ronan as a middle school teacher who locks her most disruptive student in her basement while the town searches for the missing boy, maintaining a facade of normalcy. April X follows twins Bax and April in a dystopian future where organ trafficking is common, after Bax incurs a massive debt and April disappears following a failed scheme. Gail Daughtry, after discovering her fiancé’s infidelity, leaves her small town for Los Angeles in search of her own path to celebrity status.