What to Watch Now: Best New Streaming Movies & TV at Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, and Hulu
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 Netflix (Watch Instantly)
Movies
Score/Title Genre Netflix Watch Instantly
Bad Boys (1983) Drama
64 Bicycling with Molière (2014) Foreign/Comedy
72 The Birdcage (1996) Comedy
75 Dancing in Jaffa (2014) Documentary
75 Detective Dee/Mystery... Phantom Flame (2011) Foreign/Action
82 Face/Off (1997) Action/Thriller
61 FrackNation (2013) Documentary
70 Freaky Friday (2003) Family/Comedy
65 The French Minister (2014) Foreign/Comedy
76 It Felt Like Love (2014) Drama
Johnny Suede (1992) New director's cut Comedy
The Longest Day (1962) Drama/War
Mad Max (1979) Action/Sci-fi
74 Mean Creek (2004) Drama
75 Middle of Nowhere (2012) Drama
77 Mission Blue (2014) Documentary
64 Nymphomaniac: Volume I (2014) Drama
Pumping Iron (1977) Documentary
Rocky (1976) Drama/Sports
Rocky II (1979) Drama/Sports
Rocky III (1982) Drama/Sports
72 Sabrina (1954) Rom-com
64 Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow (2004) Sci-fi/Adventure
67 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) Sci-fi/Whales
66 The Way Back (2011) Drama
63 Weekend of a Champion (2013) Documentary
TV shows (full seasons only)
Score/Title Genre Netflix Watch Instantly
82 Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Science
Foyle's War Sets 1-6 [UK] Drama
62 From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series Season 1 Drama
79 Happy Valley Series 1 [UK] Drama
Secrets & Lies Season 1 [Australia] Drama
Southcliffe Series 1 [UK] Drama
69 The Spoils of Babylon Miniseries Comedy
Last chance
Score/Title Last Day on Netflix Netflix Watch Instantly
70 Blank City (2011) Through 8/20
75 House of Pleasures (2011) Through 8/20
64 The Road (2009) Through 8/24
86 Traffic (2000) Through 8/26
Good recent additions to Amazon Instant Video
Movies
Score/Title Genre Amazon Instant
83 Amores Perros (2001) Foreign/Drama
68 Bears (2014) Documentary
64 Belle (2014) Drama
Belle de jour (1967) Criterion Colllection Foreign/Drma
78 Best in Show (2000) Comedy
64 Bicycling with Molière (2014) Foreign/Comedy
Blazing Saddles (1974) Comedy
70 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Action/Sci-fi
64 Coherence (2014) Sci-fi/Thriller
71 Colalteral (2004) Thriller
75 Dancing in Jaffa (2014) Documentary
67 Dinosaur 13 (2014) Documentary
77 The Dog (2014) Documentary
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) Foreign/Drama
75 Finding Vivian Maier (2014) Documentary
74 Frankenweenie (2012) Animation/Horror
High and Low (1963) Criterion Collection Foreign/Drama
65 Hope Springs (2012) Dramedy
67 The Ides Of March (2011) Drama
81 Locke (2014) Drama
81 A Mighty Wind (2003) Comedy
61 Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Family/Comedy
My Best Fiend (1999) Documentary
68 Neighbors (2014) Comedy
66 No Impact Man (2009) Documentary
61 Oculus (2014) Horror
66 The One I Love (2014) in theaters Friday Dramedy
77 Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) Drama
69 Palo Alto (2014) Drama
76 Rich Hill (2014) Documentary
86 Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors (2014) Documentary
69 Sunshine State (2002) Drama
Three Colors: Blue (1993) Foreign/Drama
Three Colors: White (1994) Foreign/Comedy
Three Colors: Red (1994) Foreign/Drama
86 (2000) Foreign/Drama
73 Zombieland (2009) Horror/Comedy
TV shows
Score/Title Genre Amazon Instant
66 The Almighty Johnsons Season 1 (in progress) Fantasy/Comedy
73 Black Jesus Season 1 (in progress) Comedy
74 The Blacklist Season 1 Drama
77 Boardwalk Empire Season 4 Drama
68 The Bridge Season 2 (in progress) Drama
Covert Affairs Season 5 (in progress) Drama
72 The Divide Season 1 (in progress) Drama
Drunk History Season 2 (in progress) Comedy
68 Extant Season 1 (in progress) Sci-fi
71 Finding Carter Season 1 (in progress) Drama
73 Garfunkel & Oates Season 1 (in progress) Comedy
64 Girl Meets World Season 1 (in progress) Comedy
Going Deep with David Rees Season 1 (in progress) Reality
69 Halt and Catch Fire Season 1 Drama
88 Hannibal Season 2 Drama
82 The Honorable Woman Miniseries Drama
61 The Last Ship Season 1 Drama
Last Tango in Halifax Season 2 Drama
Longmire Season 3 Drama
78 Manhattan Season 1 (in progress) Drama
68 Murder in the First Season 1 Drama
69 The Musketeers Season 1 (in progress) Drama
Nathan for You Season 2 (in progress) Comedy
85 The Normal Heart HBO movie Drama
Please Like Me Season 2 (in progress) Comedy
92 Rectify Season 2 (in progress) Drama
Rizzoli & Isles Season 5 (in progress) Drama
72 The Strain Season 1 (in progress) Sci-fi
Teen Wolf Season 4 (in progress) Drama
Wilfred Season 4 Comedy
79 Toy Story of Terror ABC special Family/Animation
New to Amazon Prime members (free to stream)
Score/Title Genre Prime Instant Video
72 The Amazing Race Season 1 Reality competition
72 The Birdcage (1996) Comedy
75 The Cider House Rules (1999) Drama
67 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) Comedy
68 Extant Season 1 (in progress) Sci-fi
65 The Great Debaters (2007) Drama
73 Layer Cake (2005) Thriller
Mad Max (1979) Action/Sci-fi
76 Mud (2013) Drama
Rocky (1976) Drama/Sports
Rocky II (1979) Drama/Sports
Rocky III (1982) Drama/Sports
71 Waking Ned Devine (1998) Comedy
62 The Woman in Black (2012) Horror/Thriller
= Available free to Amazon Prime members. (Others may rent or buy as normal.)
Good recent additions to iTunes
Movies
Score/Title Genre iTunes
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) Foreign/Drama
68 Bears (2014) Documentary
64 Belle (2014) Drama
Blackmail (1929) Thriller
70 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Action/Sci-fi
Children of Paradise (1945) Foreign/Drama
64 Coherence (2014) Sci-fi/Thriller
67 Dinosaur 13 (2014) Documentary
77 The Dog (2014) Documentary
75 Finding Vivian Maier (2014) Documentary
Fitzcarraldo (1982) Foreign/Drama
Harakiri (1962) Criterion Collection Foreign/Drama
High and Low (1963) Criterion Collection Foreign/Drama
68 Jealousy (2014) Foreign/Drama
The King of Comedy (1983) Drama/Comedy
81 Locke (2014) Drama
61 Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Family/Comedy
68 Neighbors (2014) Comedy
61 Oculus (2014) Horror
66 The One I Love (2014) in theaters Friday Dramedy
77 Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) Drama
69 Palo Alto (2014) Drama
76 Philomena (2013) Drama
76 Rich Hill (2014) Documentary
74 Sin CIty (2005) Action
Three Colors bundle (Blue/White/Red) (1993-94) Foreign/Drama
Watership Down (1978) Criterion Collection Animation/Drama
TV shows
Score/Title Genre iTunes
63 The Approval Matrix Season 1 (in progress) Talk
73 Black Jesus Season 1 (in progress) Comedy
77 Boardwalk Empire Season 4 Drama
68 The Bridge Season 2 (in progress) Drama
73 Garfunkel & Oates Season 1 (in progress) Comedy
76 House of Cards Season 1 Drama
80 House of Cards Season 2 Drama
61 The Last Ship Season 1 Drama
78 Manhattan Season 1 (in progress) Drama
The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail Season 1 (in progress) Comedy
69 The Musketeers Season 1 (in progress) Drama
Please Like Me Season 2 (in progress) Comedy
92 Rectify Season 2 (in progress) Drama
72 The Strain Season 1 (in progress) Sci-fi
Teen Wolf Season 4 (in progress) Drama
79 Toy Story of Terror ABC special Family/Animation
72 Welcome to Sweden Season 1 (in progress) Comedy
Good recent additions to Hulu / Hulu Plus
Movies
Score/Title Genre Hulu
71 Beauty Is Embarrassing (2012) Documentary
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) Drama
96 A Hard Day's Night (1964) Music/Comedy
Love is Colder Than Death (1969) Foreign/Drama
72 The Oath (2010) Documentary
TV shows
Score/Title Genre Hulu
Gavin & Stacey Seasons 1-3 [UK] Comedy
Going Deep with David Rees Season 1 (in progress) Reality
78 Manhattan Season 1 (in progress) Drama
People Like Us Series 1 [UK] Comedy
Watch Now
72 Welcome to Sweden Season 1 (in progress) Comedy
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More on home video
View a list of new and upcoming DVD/Blu-ray releases, plus additional streaming releases from other months.
