All the New Netflix Movies You Can Watch This Summer

Enjoy this stacked slate of films to help you beat the heat.

Summertime: The living is easy, school’s (almost) out, and the days are growing longer and hotter — which means there’s plenty of space for cool nights spent on the couch. Curl up with family, pals, or a really big bowl of popcorn, and queue up your next Netflix obsession.

From blistering action movies and raucous comedies to tense thrillers and incredible animated films for your whole family, this year’s summer lineup is packed with all of your favorite stars. And documentary fans will be just as pleased, with entertaining and thought-provoking deep dives. Whether you’re in the mood to learn about the fascinating history of the first Black Barbie, experience a very special father-daughter dance, or soar to dizzying heights atop the world’s last great skyscraper — you’ve got a lot of watching to do.

Below, you’ll find all the information you need about brand-new movie titles hitting Netflix over the next few months. Keep coming back to catch new trailers, interviews, and more. It’s another summer movie season on Netflix, and the heat is on.

May

 

Unfrosted

Michigan, 1963. Kellogg's and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars Jerry Seinfeld in his directorial debut.

Jerry Seinfeld, Melissa McCarthy, Jim Gaffigan, Hugh Grant, Max Greenfield, Amy Schumer, Christian Slater, James Marsden, Jack McBrayer, Thomas Lennon, Bobby Moynihan, Adrian Martinez, Sarah Cooper, Fred Armisen

Jerry Seinfeld

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Mother of the Bride

Lana’s daughter Emma returns from abroad and drops a bombshell: She’s getting married. In Thailand. In a month! Things only get worse when Lana learns that the man who captured Emma’s heart is the son of the man who broke hers years ago.

Brooke Shields, Miranda Cosgrove, Benjamin Bratt, Chad Michael Murray, Rachael Harris

Mark Waters

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Living with Leopards

An incredible ‘coming of age’ tale of a pair of leopard cubs born into one of the most dramatic landscapes on earth.

Alex Parkinson

Alex Parkinson

Brad Bestelink

 

Thelma the Unicorn

Thelma is a small-time pony who dreams of becoming a glamorous music star. In a pink and glitter-filled moment of fate, Thelma is transformed into a unicorn and instantly rises to global stardom. But this new life of fame comes at a cost. Thelma the Unicorn is a quirky, hilarious, and heartfelt ride from directors Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite) and Lynn Wang (Unikitty!). 

Brittany Howard, Will Forte, Jemaine Clement, Edi Patterson, Maliaka Mitchell, Ally Dixon, Fred Armisen, Zach Galifianakis, Jon Heder

Aaron Blabey

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Power

Driven to contain threats to social order, American policing has exploded in scope and scale over hundreds of years. Now, it can be described by one word: power.

Yance Ford

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Atlas

Atlas Shepherd (Jennifer Lopez), a brilliant but misanthropic data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence, joins a mission to capture a renegade robot with whom she shares a mysterious past. But when plans go awry, her only hope of saving the future of humanity from AI is to trust it.

Jennifer Lopez, Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown, Gregory James Cohan, Abraham Popoola, Lana Parrilla, Mark Strong

Brad Peyton

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JUNE

How to Rob a Bank

It’s 1990s Seattle and the world’s best bank robber has it all: looks, charm, a sprawling treehouse hideout, and an uncanny ability to disappear using Hollywood-style makeup. But as law enforcement inches closer, his once-carefree life spirals into a suffocating trap, forcing him and his crew to risk it all in one final heist.

Seth Porges

Stephen Robert Morse

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Hit Man

Inspired by an unbelievable true story, a strait-laced professor discovers he has a hidden talent as a fake hit man. He meets his match in a client who steals his heart and ignites a powder keg of deception, delight, and mixed-up identities.

In select theaters May 24

Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Sanjay Rao, Molly Bernard, Evan Holtzman

Richard Linklater

United States, Australia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Malaysia, Malta, New Zealand, Philippines, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, United Kingdom and Vietnam.

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Mysteries of the Terracotta Warriors

From the makers of Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb, this feature documentary will explore Emperor Qin’s extraordinary tomb in China. 

James Tovell

 

Ultraman: Rising

With Tokyo under siege from rising monster attacks, baseball star Ken Sato reluctantly returns home to take on the mantle of Ultraman. But the titanic superhero meets his match when he reluctantly adopts a 35-foot-tall, fire-breathing baby kaiju. Sato must rise above his ego to balance work and parenthood while protecting the baby from forces bent on exploiting her for their own dark plans. In partnership with Netflix, Tsuburaya Productions, and Industrial Light & Magic, Ultraman: Rising is written by Shannon Tindle and Marc Haimes, directed by Shannon Tindle, and co-directed by John Aoshima.

Christopher Sean, Gedde Watanabe, Tamlyn Tomita, Keone Young, Julia Harriman

Shannon Tindle

John Aoshima

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Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution is the first feature-length documentary to examine the history of queer stand-up comedy. The documentary considers the importance of LGBTQ+ stand-up as an instrument for social change over the past five decades, actively reflecting and challenging cultural norms and values. Ultimately, the film reveals that queer comedians — whether they intended to or not — helped change the world, one joke at a time.

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution combines interviews, memorable stand-up performances, archival materials, and verité footage featuring top LGBTQ+ comedians including Lily Tomlin, Sandra Bernhard, Wanda Sykes, Eddie Izzard, Hannah Gadsby, Tig Notaro, Rosie O'Donnell, Margaret Cho, Bob the Drag Queen, and Trixie Mattel, among others. 

James Adomian, Kate Aurthur, Sandra Bernhard, Bob the Drag Queen, Joel Kim Booster, Guy Branum, River Butcher, Margaret Cho, Jim David, Billy Eichner, Fortune Feimster, Hannah Gadsby, Solomon Georgio, Todd Glass, Judy Gold, Roz Hernandez, Dave Holmes, Patti Harrison, Suzy Eddie Izzard, Shar Jossell, Roger Mason, Trixie Mattel, Tig Notaro, Rosie O'Donnell, Susan Stryker, Scott Thompson, Lily Tomlin, Robin Tran, Robin Tyler, Wanda Sykes, Bruce Vilanch, Marsha Warfield, KJ Whitehead, Gina Yashere, Suzanne Westenhoefer

Page Hurwitz

Black Barbie

Black Barbie celebrates the momentous impact three Black women at Mattel had on the evolution of the Barbie brand as we know it. Through these charismatic insiders’ stories, the documentary tells the story of how the first Black Barbie came to be in 1980, examining the importance of representation and how dolls can be crucial to the formation of identity and imagination.

Lagueria Davis

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URSULA COYOTE/NETFLIX

Trigger Warning

A skilled Special Forces commando (Jessica Alba) takes ownership of her father’s bar after he suddenly dies, and soon finds herself at odds with a violent gang running rampant in her hometown. 

Jessica Alba, Mark Webber, Anthony Michael Hall, Tone Bell, Gabriel Basso, Jake Weary, Kaiwi Lyman, Hari Dhillon

Mouly Surya

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TINA ROWDEN/NETFLIX

A Family Affair

A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman (Joey King), her mother (Nicole Kidman), and her movie star boss (Zac Efron) as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity.

Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Joey King, Liza Koshy, Kathy Bates

Richard LaGravenese

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JULY

 

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

Detective Axel Foley (Eddie Murphy) is back on the beat in Beverly Hills. After his daughter’s life is threatened, she (Taylour Paige) and Foley team up with a new partner (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and old pals Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (John Ashton) to turn up the heat and uncover a conspiracy.

Eddie Murphy, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Taylour Paige, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Paul Reiser, Bronson Pinchot, Kevin Bacon

Mark Molloy

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PAVLOS VRIONIDES/NETFLIX

Find Me Falling

Coming off a flop album and his biggest hit's dwindling popularity, aging rock star John Allman (Harry Connick Jr.) decides to take a break from his career to reclaim his spark. He moves to an isolated cliffside home on the idyllic Mediterranean island of Cyprus. His dream of keeping a low profile is derailed when he is routinely confronted by desperate souls and later faced with even more complicated surprises when an old flame reignites. Also starring Agni Scott, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Tony Demetriou, Angeliki Filipidou, Lea Maleni, Athina Roditou and Clarence Smith, Find Me Falling is directed, written and produced by Stelana Kliris alongside producers Steven Shapiro and Keith Arnold.

Harry Connick Jr., Agni Scott, Ali Fumiko Whitney, Tony Demetriou, Aggeliki Filippidou, Lea Maleni, Athina Roditou, Clarence Smith

Stelana Kliris

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Skywalkers: A Love Story

Part romance, part thriller, this film follows a daredevil couple as they take their relationship to terrifying new heights in a wild scheme to climb the world’s second highest skyscraper and perform a death-defying stunt on the spire.

Jeff Zimbalist

Maria Bukhonina

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CHRISTOPHER NEWMAN/NETFLIX

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

The first Nepali woman to successfully climb and summit Mount Everest — now a single mom working minimum wage jobs in Connecticut — returns to the mountain for another attempt, motivated by her intrepid spirit and hoping to make a better life for her daughters.

Lucy Walker

AUGUST

Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie

When Bikini Bottom and all its denizens are suddenly scooped out of the ocean, Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob SquarePants journey to Texas to save the town from a villainous plot.

Carolyn Lawrence, Tom Kenny, Wanda Sykes, Clancy Brown, Bill Fagerbakke, Mr. Lawrence, Rodger Bumpass, Johnny Knoxville, Craig Robinson, Grey Griffin, Ilia Isorelys Paulino, Matty Cardarople

Liza Johnson

Read more about Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie.

Daughters

A moving portrait of empathy and forgiveness, Daughters traces an eight-year documentary journey by filmmaker Natalie Rae and social change advocate Angela Patton. The film intimately follows Aubrey, Santana, Raziah, and Ja’Ana as they prepare for a momentous Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated fathers. Speaking openly about their aspirations, dreams, and the emotional toll of their fathers’ absence, compounded by the constraints of virtual visits, these girls reveal a profound wisdom and resilience beyond their years. As they navigate heartbreak, anger, and uncertainty, they seize a precious opportunity to forge connections. Daughters sheds light on the complexities of familial bonds strained by the unforgiving barriers of the criminal justice system and emphasizes that the foundation of community healing lies within the family unit.

Natalie Rae, Angela Patton

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LAURA RADFORD/NETFLIX

The Union

Mike (Mark Wahlberg) is happy living a simple life as a construction worker in his native New Jersey – until his long-lost high school sweetheart, Roxanne (Halle Berry), shows up with more on her mind than romance. Knowing he’s the right man for the job, she recruits Mike on a dangerous intelligence mission in Europe that thrusts them back together into a world of spies and high-speed car chases, with sparks flying along the way. Directed by Julian Farino (Giri/Haji, Entourage), The Union also stars Mike Colter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica De Gouw, Alice Lee, Jackie Earle Haley, and J.K. Simmons.

Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, Mike Colter, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jessica De Gouw, Alice Lee, Jackie Earle Haley, J.K. Simmons

Julian Farino

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Secret Lives of Orangutans

Orangutans are not just one of our closest relatives, they’re perhaps more relatable to us than any other great ape. Narrated by David Attenborough, this film follows a remarkable group of orangutans in the pristine jungles of Sumatra. At the centre of this story is 8 year old Eden, who’s about to embark on the most challenging moment of her life.

David Attenborough

Huw Cordey

Incoming

Four freshmen are faced with the greatest challenge of their young lives: their first high school party. 

Bobby Cannavale, Mason Thames, Bardia Seiri, Ramon Reed, Raphael Alejandro, Kaitlin Olson, Isabella Ferreira, Ali Gallo, Scott MacArthur, Loren Gray, Thomas Barbusca

Dave Chernin

John Chernin

SEPTEMBER

Apollo 13: Survival

Just nine months after Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, NASA faced its greatest crisis — three astronauts stranded halfway to the moon on a spacecraft that had suffered a catastrophic explosion.

Peter Middleton

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