What to Watch Now: Best New Streaming Movies & TV
This month's best new streaming releases
The following lists include movies and TV series added to the various streaming services over the past four weeks with Metascores of 61 or higher, plus a few additional noteworthy titles that do not have Metascores. Titles with poor or mediocre reviews are omitted; this is just the good stuff.
Good recent additions to Amazon Instant Video
New to Amazon Prime (free to stream for members)
Score/Title
Genre
Prime Instant Video
83
Adaptation. (2002)
Comedy
68
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Dramedy
63
Amistad (1997)
Drama
90
Bloody Sunday (2002)
Drama
Death Wish (1974)
Drama/Action
Escape From Alcatraz (1979)
Drama/Thriller
French Connection II (1975)
Drama/Thriller
72
Groundhog Day (1993)
Comedy
75
Kicking & Screaming (1995)
Dramedy
87
Little Women (1994)
Drama
62
Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets (2014)
Documentary
88
The Roosevelts: An Intimate History
TV miniseries
62
Saved! (2004)
Comedy
71
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Sci-fi
76
Submarine (2011)
Comedy
64
Trekkies (1999)
Documentary
71
Winnebago Man (2010)
Documentary
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Movies for purchase/rental
Score/Title
Genre
Amazon Instant
86
The Babadook (2014)
Horror
62
Backcountry (2015)
Thriller
62
Big Eyes (2014)
Drama
78
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Sci-fi/Action
81
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Foreign/Horror
68
The Harvest (2015)
Thriller
63
Hyena (2015)
Drama
73
The Imitation Game (2014)
Drama
69
Into the Woods (2014)
Musical
79
Metalhead (2015)
Foreign/Drama
63
The Reconstruction of William Zero (2015)
Sci-fi/Thriller
68
Spring (2015)
Sci-fi/Horror
91
Star Wars (1977)
Sci-fi/Action
68
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Sci-fi/Action
89
Two Days, One Night (2014)
Foreign/Drama
65
Welcome to New York (2015)
Drama
TV shows for purchase
Score/Title
Genre
Amazon Instant
73
Banana Season 1 (in progress)
Comedy
68
Big Time in Hollywood, FL Season 1 (in progress)
Comedy
78
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies Miniseries
Documentary
74
Cucumber Season 1 (in progress)
Dramedy
91
Louie Season 5 (in progress)
Comedy
83
Mad Men Season 7.5
Drama
68
Turn Season 2
Drama
86
Wolf Hall Season 1 (in progress)
Drama
75
Younger Season 1 (in progress)
Comedy
Good recent additions to Netflix (Watch Instantly)
Movies
Score/Title
Genre
Netflix Watch Instantly
9 to 5 (1980)
Comedy
76
Actress (2014)
Documentary
Amadeus (1984)
Drama
64
American Psycho (2000)
Drama/Thriller
Another Woman (1988)
Drama
82
Approaching The Elephant (2015)
Documentary
86
The Babadook (2014)
Horror
69
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Comedy/Drama
90
Bloody Sunday (2002)
Drama
61
Bound (1996)
Drama/Thriller
68
Braveheart (1995)
Action/Drama
67
The Circle (2014)
Foreign/Drama
80
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Drama
Death Wish (1974)
Drama/Action
67
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her (2014)
Drama
63
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him (2014)
Drama
81
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Dramedy
64
Gladiator (2000)
Action-Adventure
80
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Drama
75
Goodbye to Language (2014)
Foreign/Experimental
The Graduate (1967)
Comedy
81
Hot Fuzz (2007)
Action/Comedy
65
The Invisible Front (2014)
Documentary
75
Kicking & Screaming (1995)
Dramedy
75
The Kingdom of Dreams And Madness (2014)
Documentary
67
Kink (2014)
Documentary
87
Life Itself (2014)
Documentary
74
Natural Born Killers (1994) Director's cut
Action/Thriller
Racing With the Moon (1984)
Drama
68
Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show (2014)
Documentary
72
Something, Anything (2015)
Drama
73
Space Cowboys (2000)
Adventure/Thriller
72
Step into Liquid (2003)
Documentary
64
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon (2014)
Documentary
76
Syriana (2005)
Drama
78
Thief (1981)
Drama/Thriller
85
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Comedy/Music
82
Three Kings (1999)
Drama/Comedy
74
Titanic (1997)
Drama
78
Tracks (2014)
Drama
71
Winnebago Man (2010)
Documentary
TV shows (full seasons only)
Score/Title
Genre
Netflix Watch Instantly
75
Bloodline Season 1
Drama
Bob's Burgers Season 4
Animation/Comedy
73
Garfunkel & Oates Season 1
Comedy
69
Halt and Catch Fire Season 1
Drama
79
Legit Season 2
Comedy
93
Louie Season 4
Comedy
85
Mad Men Season 7 (first half)
Drama
75
Marvel's Daredevil Season 1
Action/Sci-fi
M*A*S*H Seasons 6-11
Comedy
61
Turn Season 1
Drama
Wilfred [U.S.] Season 4
Comedy
Last chance
Score/Title
Last Day on Netflix
Netflix Watch Instantly
Airplane! (1980)
Expires 4/30
86
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Expires 4/30
62
Finding Forrester (2000)
Expires 4/30
Funny Face (1957)
Expires 4/30
Hell Is for Heroes (1962)
Expires 4/30
67
RoboCop (1987)
Expires 4/30
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Expires 4/30
Sabrina (1954)
Expires 4/30
77
Ulee's Gold (1997)
Expires 4/30
76
Flight (2012)
Expires 5/1
Watch
81
Skyfall (2012)
Expires 5/4
Good recent additions to iTunes
Movies
Score/Title
Genre
iTunes
8½ (1963) Criterion Collection
Foreign/Drama/Comedy
69
Antarctica: A Year on Ice (2014)
Documentary
86
The Babadook (2014)
Horror
62
Big Eyes (2014)
Drama
78
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Sci-fi/Action
81
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Foreign/Horror
75
Goodbye to Language (2014)
Foreign/Experimental
68
The Harvest (2015)
Thriller
63
Hyena (2015)
Drama
73
The Imitation Game (2014)
Drama
77
The Immigrant (2014)
Drama
69
Into the Woods (2014)
Musical
68
John Wick (2014)
Action
79
Metalhead (2015)
Foreign/Drama
68
Spring (2015)
Sci-fi/Horror
91
Star Wars (1977)
Sci-fi/Action
68
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Sci-fi/Action
TV shows
Score/Title
Genre
iTunes
68
Big Time in Hollywood, FL Season 1 (in progress)
Comedy
78
Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies Miniseries
Documentary
Childrens Hospital Season 6 (in progress)
Comedy
74
Cucumber Season 1 (in progress)
Dramedy
91
Louie Season 5 (in progress)
Comedy
83
Mad Men Season 7.5
Drama
89
Masters of Sex Season 2
Drama
68
Turn Season 2
Drama
86
Wolf Hall Season 1 (in progress)
Drama
75
Younger Season 1 (in progress)
Comedy
More on home video
View a list of new and upcoming DVD/Blu-ray releases, plus additional streaming releases from other months.
