Halloween is nearly here, and that fact is reflected in our list of the best movies to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Max (HBO), and other services this week. Yes, it’s loaded with horror flicks right now as all the major streamers lean into the spooky season, but there are some good options for non-horror fans, too. This week, four new films join the list, and only two of them fit the “thriller” bill.
In the countdown to Halloween, check out M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap, the Dakota Johnson/Sean Penn drama Daddio, Kate Beckinsale’s action flick Canary Black, and more.
We also have guides to the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best movies on Amazon Prime Video, the best movies on Max,andthe best movies on Disney+.
New movies to stream at a glance
Trap
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Max (formerly HBO and HBO Max)
Trap (2024)
52%
pg-13
105m
Genre
Thriller, Crime, Horror
Stars
Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka
Directed by
M. Night Shyamalan
OK, so we didn’t exactly love Trap. Is it areally any surprise that one of the year’s most divisive moviesis from director M. Night Shyamalan? We’ll let you draw your own conclusions after seeing it. Here’s the setup: A dad and his teen daughter go to a pop concert. But the dad soon discovers that the entire show and all the people there are part of an elaborate trap to catch a criminal.
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MaXXXine (2024)
64%
r
104m
Genre
Horror, Crime, Mystery
Stars
Mia Goth, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney
Directed by
Ti West
The final film in Ti West’s X Trilogy,MaXXXine finds 1980s adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx (Mia Goth) on the precipice of her big break. But there’s a brutal killer stalking Los Angeles, targeting starlets like Maxine. As the trail of blood thickens, it threatens to reveal Maxine’s own dark and sinister past. The first two films in the X Trilogy — X and Pearl — were released in 2022 and have generated a cult social media following that has made MaXXXine‘s arrival one of October’s most anticipated on Max. The star-studded cast includes Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Collins, Halsey, Giancarlo Esposito, and Kevin Bacon.
Caddo Lake (2024)
pg-13
100m
Genre
Mystery, Thriller
Stars
Dylan O'Brien, Eliza Scanlen, Lauren Ambrose
Directed by
Celine Held, Logan George
More thriller than horror, Caddo Lake is a new Max original that’s good to get the blood pumping. When an 8-year-old girl mysteriously vanishes on Caddo Lake, it opens up a can of worms. Soon, a series of other past deaths and disappearances begin to add up and link together, forcing a broken family to assess their history. M. Night Shyamalan is a producer, while Dylan O’Brian and Eliza Scanlen star.
Tuesday (2024)
69%
r
111m
Genre
Drama, Fantasy
Stars
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lola Petticrew, Arinzé Kene
Directed by
Daina Oniunas-Pusić
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep) stars in this dark modern-day fairy tale about a mother and her sick daughter forced to confront death. However, it’s not the Grim Reaper. Rather, Death (Arinzé Kene) appears in the form of a talking bird. While he appears as a companion for the ailing, declining daughter (Lora Petticrew), Death soon makes it clear that he’s really there to help the mother move on.
Salem's Lot (2024)
50%
r
113m
Genre
Horror
Stars
Lewis Pullman, Alfre Woodard, Makenzie Leigh
Directed by
Gary Dauberman
A new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic book Salem’s Lot has landed on Max. In this original production, author Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) returns to his childhood home, Jerusalem’s Lot, to find inspiration for his new book. However, Ben finds much more than just inspiration when he discovers that the town is being preyed upon by a vampire.
Netflix
Daddio (2024)
62%
r
100m
Genre
Drama
Stars
Dakota Johnson, Sean Penn, Marcos A. Gonzalez
Directed by
Christy Hall
Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn star in this quiet drama set in a New York City yellow taxi. When a young woman (Johnson) lands at JFK airport and hails a cab to take her into Manhattan, she strikes up a conversation with the driver, Clark (Sean Penn), that has surprising consequences. As the two strangers begin delving into the relationships in their lives, they become surprisingly vulnerable with one another, leading to an evening that neither will ever forget.
Woman of the Hour (2024)
76%
r
95m
Genre
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Stars
Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Tony Hale
Directed by
Anna Kendrick
Anna Kendrick stars in her own directorial debut as Sheryl Bradshaw, an aspiring actress in 1970s Los Angeles cast on an episode of “The Dating Game.” What seems like an intriguing step on her career turns into a nightmare, however, when she realizes her counterpart on the show is a serial killer right in the middle of a years-long killing spree. The movie debuted at the 2023 Toronto Film Festival (TIFF) and had already received significant critical acclaim before landing on Netflix as a new original. Based on a true story, Woman of the Hour is a great dose of dramatic darkness for Halloween.
A Sacrifice (2024)
After a disturbing occurrence is linked to a Berlin cult, American social psychologist Ben Monroe (Eric Bana) is called in to investigate. While he gets busy with work, however, his teenage daughter, Mazzy (Stranger Things‘ Sadie Sink) gets involved with a local boy who brings her into the city’s underground party scene. But both Mazzy and Ben are on dangerously intersecting paths. Adapted from Nicholas Hogg’s 2015 novel Tokyo, A Sacrificelanded in limited release this summer before arriving on Netflix.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
54%
r
115m
Genre
Action, Crime, Thriller, Comedy
Stars
Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens
Directed by
Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
One of the biggest movies of the summer has landed on Netflix. Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return for the fourth film in the Bad Boys franchise, Bad Boys: Ride or Die. Mike Lowery (Smith) and Marcus Bennett (Martin Lawrence) are the bad boys of the Miami PD, having squared up against drug dealers, traffickers, and other nefarious criminals. But when their late former captain — their ride or die — is framed, the boys must take on a whole new challenge: the Miami PD itself.
Lonely Planet (2024)
r
96m
Genre
Romance, Drama
Stars
Laura Dern, Liam Hemsworth, Diana Silvers
Directed by
Susannah Grant
Feeling more like a rom-com? Then follow reclusive novelist Katherine Loewe (Jurassic Park‘s Laura Dern) as she travels to a prestigious writer’s retreat in Morocco to try and shed her writer’s block. But she finds more than just inspiration when she meets Owen Brophy (Liam Hemsworth) and dives into a life-changing, intergenerational love affair.
Amazon Prime Video
Canary Black (2024)
r
103m
Genre
Thriller, Crime, Action
Stars
Kate Beckinsale, Rupert Friend, Saffron Burrows
Directed by
Pierre Morel
Kate Beckinsale is back in the action movie saddle with the Amazon Prime Original Canary Black. When terrorists kidnap her husband, top CIA operative Avery Graves (Beckinsale) is blackmailed into betraying her country. Cut off from her elite team, Graves delves into the underworld to search for the intelligence the kidnappers seek. But she’s not the only one looking for it, and she’ll have to lean on every ounce of her training and fighting skills to free her husband and avert a global crisis.
Brothers (2024)
r
88m
Genre
Action, Comedy
Stars
Josh Brolin, Peter Dinklage, Glenn Close
Directed by
Max Barbakow
Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage star in this oddball comedy that looks almost like a remake of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito’s Twins. Brothers, however, is a bit more of an action comedy. Reformed criminal, Moke (Brolin), finds his attempt to go straight derailed when his twin brother, Jady (Dinklage), ropes him in for the score of a lifetime. As they embark on a road trip to make it big, they find themselves dodging bullets, the law, and their overbearing mother, all the while healing their brotherly bond.
Challengers (2024)
132m
Genre
Romance, Drama
Stars
Zendaya, Mike Faist, Josh O'Connor
Directed by
Luca Guadagnino
Who knew a great movie could be made out of tennis games and complicated love triangles? Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers is not only one of 2024’s best movies, but it’s also one of the most purely enjoyable experiences out there. Zendaya stars as Tashi Duncan, a former tennis wunderkind who coaches her pro husband, Art, whose career has hit a lull. When an old rival of Art’s and an old flame of Tashi’s sweeps back into their lives, will he change their game both on and off the court? Challengers is sexy without being graphic and sporty without needing to know too much about tennis to follow along. It also gives Zendaya and co-stars Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor a chance to showcase their impressive acting and irresistible charisma.
House of Spoils (2024)
r
101m
Genre
Horror, Thriller
Stars
Ariana DeBose, Barbie Ferreira, Arian Moayed
Directed by
Bridget Savage Cole, Danielle Krudy
This new Amazon Original thriller stars Ariana DeBose as an ambitious young chef opening a new restaurant on a remote estate. The farm-to-table concept feels doomed on arrival, however, as she fights kitchen chaos, her own self-doubt, and a haunting presence that is constantly attempting to sabotage her. Imagine ifThe Menu were less satire, and more straight horror.
Killer Heat (2024)
r
97m
Genre
Crime, Romance
Stars
Richard Madden, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley
Directed by
Philippe Lacôte
This Amazon Prime original movie is set on the island of Crete, as American expat and private eye Nick Bali (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is hired to investigate an apparent accidental death. The sister-in-law (Shailene Woodley) of the victim, a young shipping magnate, doesn’t believe the official police report. Now, Nick has stumbled into a dark conspiracy within the victim’s family. Who killed Leo Vardakis (Richard Madden)?
Shudder
Azrael (2024)
52%
r
86m
Genre
Action, Horror, Thriller
Stars
Samara Weaving, Vic Carmen Sonne, Katariina Unt
Directed by
E.L. Katz
In a strange world where nobody speaks, Azrael (Samara Weaving) is hunted down by the mysterious community of religious zealots from which she recently escaped. They’re convinced she must be sacrificed to pacify an ancient evil residing deep within the surrounding wilderness. From Azrael’s point of view, the only evil she can see is the community itself, and she’ll stop at nothing to survive.
Daddy's Head (2024)
97m
Genre
Horror
Stars
Julia Brown, Nathaniel Martello-White, Rupert Turnbull
Directed by
Benjamin Barfoot
After his father’s untimely death, a young boy (Rupert Turnbull) and his newly widowed stepmother (Julia Brown) are left in eerie solitude on their country estate. As the stepmother grows distant, overwhelmed by the task of single parenthood, the boy begins to hear unsettling sounds throughout the house. The sounds soon become corporeal as he’s haunted by the appearance of a grotesque creature that looks like his late father. As his warnings are dismissed, the sinister entity tightens its grip on their lives.
Hulu
The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan (2023)
79%
121m
Genre
Adventure, Action, Drama, History
Stars
François Civil, Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris
Directed by
Martin Bourboulon
A big-budget French adaptation of a French story, The Three Musketeers: D’Artagnan tells the origin story of the spirited musketeer. When he’s left for dead after failing to save a noblewoman from a kidnapping, D’Artagnan (François Civil) returns to Paris to seek vengeance, not realizing he’s headed straight into cataclysmic events that will shape France’s future. Finding aid in the form of the King’s Musketeers, D’Artagnan’s quest for vengeance leads him into the machinations of the villainous Cardinal Richelieu (Eric Ruf) and Milady de Winter (Eva Green).
Mr. Crocket (2024)
r
88m
Genre
Horror
Stars
Elvis Nolasco, Jerrika Hinton, Kristolyn Lloyd
Directed by
Brandon Espy
Hulu has become a horror hub this October, and Hulu originalMr. Crocket has been added to the bunch. In 1993, a young mother finds a VHS tape that seems to be a lifesaver in terms of calming down her energetic son. But when the show’s mysterious host, Mr. Crocket (Elvis Nolasco), magically emerges from the TV set to attempt to kill the mother and kidnap her son, she follows the demonic entertainer into the void.
Sting (2024)
57%
r
92m
Genre
Horror
Stars
Alyla Browne, Ryan Corr, Penelope Mitchell
Directed by
Kiah Roache-Turner
If you’re in the mood for some creature horror this Halloween season, then check outSting. Twelve-year-old Charlotte (Alyla Browne) is raising an astonishingly talented spider in secret. But as the charming little creature quickly grows into a horrifying, clever flesh-eating monster, she must finally come clean to her family. Now, it’s time to fight the beast for her family’s survival.
Babes (2024)
72%
r
104m
Genre
Comedy
Stars
Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, John Carroll Lynch
Directed by
Pamela Adlon
This buddy comedy starsBroad City‘s Ilana Glazer as a young woman who becomes pregnant after a one-night stand. Not remotely ready for this responsibility, Eden (Glazer) leans on her married best friend and mother of two, Dawn (Michelle Buteau). As the two women navigate this new chapter and become a strange sort of co-parenting duo, their friendship takes on new layers.
Hold Your Breath (2024)
r
94m
Genre
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Stars
Sarah Paulson, Amiah Miller, Annaleigh Ashford
Directed by
Will Joines, Karrie Crouse
This new Hulu original horror stars scream queen Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story). In 1930s Oklahoma, a young woman (Amiah Miller) and her mother (Paulson) are trapped in horrifying dust storms, continually forcing the mother to confront a haunting past. As the cabin fever sets in, she begins taking extraordinary measures to protect the family from a mysterious presence.
Apple TV+
The Last of the Sea Women (2024)
pg
87m
Genre
Documentary
Stars
Jang Soon-duk, Kang Joo-hwa, Woo Jeong-min
Directed by
Sue Kim
The newest addition to Apple TV+ is an ecological and anthropological documentary following the haenyeo divers of South Korea’s Jeju Island. Renowned for their tradition of diving to the ocean floor without oxygen to harvest seafood, their centuries-old society is in imminent danger. The “real-life mermaids” are now in their 60s, 70s, and 80s and continue to fight for preservation and restoration of the ocean, aided by a younger generation through social media.
Wolfs (2024)
62%
r
107m
Genre
Crime, Comedy, Thriller
Stars
George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Austin Abrams
Directed by
Jon Watts
Brad Pitt and George Clooney team up for this Apple TV+ original as a couple of professional fixers (and loners) forced to work together on the same job. Both men are hired to clean up the same high-profile crime, but each has a subtle directive the other doesn’t know about. Regardless, neither expected the evening to spin completely out of control.
Peacock
Dìdi (弟弟) (2024)
78%
r
94m
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Stars
Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen
Directed by
Sean Wang
A coming-of-age story in the mold of Jonah Hill’s Mid-90s,Didi follows an impressionable 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy in his last month of summer before high school in 2008. Despite his rigid family upbringing, Didi finds there are a number of things his family and school can’t teach him, including how to skate, flirt, and love his mom.
The Fall Guy (2024)
73%
pg-13
126m
Genre
Action, Comedy
Stars
Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Directed by
David Leitch
Ryan Gosling stars as stunt man Colt Seavers in the ridiculous meta comedy The Fall Guy. After a nearly career-ending accident, Seavers finds himself the star of his own narrative as he has to track down a missing movie star, solve a conspiracy, and win back the love of his life (Emily Blunt) while still getting blown up at his day job.
The Killer (2024)
r
126m
Genre
Action, Thriller, Crime
Stars
Nathalie Emmanuel, Omar Sy, Sam Worthington
Directed by
John Woo
John Woo’s remake of his own 1989 film stars Game of Thronesactress Nathalie Emmanuel as Zee, an infamous assassin known in the Parisian underworld as the Queen of the Dead. After refusing to kill a blinded young woman (Diana Silvers) in a Paris nightclub, however, the compassionate decision threatens to unravel her reputation and alliances, all while attracting the attention of police investigator, Sey (Omar Sy). Soon, she finds herself plunged into a sinister criminal conspiracy that forces her to confront her past.
Disney+
Inside Out 2 (2024)
73%
pg
97m
Genre
Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Drama
Stars
Amy Poehler, Maya Hawke, Kensington Tallman
Directed by
Kelsey Mann
One of the biggest movies of the summer, Inside Out 2, picks back up in the mind of a now-teenage Riley. But while Joy (Amy Poehler), Sadness (Phyllis Smith), Anger (Lewis Black), Fear (Tony Hale), and Disgust (Liza Lapira) have felt like things have been going OK, they’re not ready for the explosive arrival of new teenage emotions like Anxiety (Maya Hawke), who shows up and commandeers the whole operation with a bunch of new emotions in tow.
Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
62%
pg
129m
Genre
Drama, History
Stars
Daisy Ridley, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham
Directed by
Joachim Rønning
Born to immigrant parents in New York City in 1905, Trudy Ederle (Star Wars: The Last Jedi‘s Daisey Ridley) became one of the most decorated woman swimmers of her time. Through the steadfast support of her sister and trainers, Ederle fought against the patriarchy to win Olympic gold on her way to the ultimate feat: Becoming the first woman to swim the 21-mile gauntlet of the English Channel.
Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)
Jim Henson is history’s most renowned and beloved puppeteer, and this Ron Howard-directed documentary delves deep into the mind of the creative visionary. From Henson’s early days of puppeteering on local TV to Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and beyond,Jim Henson Idea Man uses Henson’s personal archives for an insightful look into the mind of a complex, deeply imaginative man.
Paramount+
Apartment 7A (2024)
50%
r
104m
Genre
Horror, Thriller
Stars
Julia Garner, Dianne Wiest, Kevin McNally
Directed by
Natalie Erika James
Although Paramount+ hasn’t done much in the way of original movies, it’s taking a bit of a swing with artsy thriller Apartment 7A. Julia Garner stars as Terry Gionoffrio, an ambitious young dancer sidelined with a devastating injury. The silver lining, however, is that a wealthy older couple (Dianne Wiest and Kevin McNally) have welcomed her into their home in the luxury building the Bramford. There, she meets an influential Broadway producer (Jim Sturgess), who offers her a second chance at fame. But after an evening that she can’t quite remember, she soon begins to suspect there may be something evil afoot.
A Quiet Place: Day One (2024)
68%
pg-13
99m
Genre
Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller
Stars
Lupita Nyong'o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff
Directed by
Michael Sarnoski
The third film in the Quiet Place saga, A Quiet Place: Day One, goes all the way back to the beginning. This prequel to the first two films follows Sam (Lupita Nyong’o), a woman who just happens to be on a day trip to New York City when bloodthirsty alien creatures with ultrasonic hearing invade the planet.
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His career began at Marvel Entertainment, where he worked in the Digital Products department, and then DC Comics, where he worked in publishing and content strategy. He then worked at Warner Bros. and Screen Rant.
Jason currently resides in Seattle but has yet to appear in a Cameron Crowe movie. He loves hot coffee with cream and sugar, video games, bread, napping, and movies (duh), but not necessarily in that order. His favorite movies are The Thing, All About Eve, The Ice Storm, Rear Window, Heat, The Cranes are Flying, Belle de Jour, Showgirls, and Clue. He thinks Mad Men is genius, still watches Seinfeld twice a week, and likes listening to shoegaze music, podcasts, and Lana Del Rey. If you see him on the street, please, for the love of God, do not engage in conversation with him.