New Netflix movies: the biggest films to stream in July 2024 (2024)

Welcome to TechRadar's new Netflix movies article. Below, you'll find a round-up of the biggest new movies – Netflix Originals and licensed films – that have joined the platform's overstuffed back catalog. We don't include every new Netflix movie in this guide as we'd be here all day if we did, so you'll only find the most notable ones – for good or bad reasons – as part of our selection.

Want even more recommendations than what's listed below? Our best Netflix movies list is full of great choices, while our new on Netflix in June 2024 article is also home to every single new TV show and film that's arrived (or will arrive in June's final few days) on the world's best streaming service recently. Bookmark those pages for later, though, and read this one first to get the scoop on all of the new Netflix movies that we think are worth watching (yep, even the terrible ones!).

New Netflix movies: June

A Family Affair

Release date: June 28
Runtime: 113 minutes
Age rating: PG-13 (US) / 12 (UK)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, and Joey King
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Rotten Tomatoes (RT) score: 53% (critics); 60% (audience)

Romantic comedies are all the rage on Netflix recently and, while A Family Affair is yet another bang average film offering from the streaming titan, it's one of the better ones (according to its RT scores, anyway) that people have seen in a long time. King plays Zara, whose mother Brooke (Kidman) becomes romantically entangled with Zara's self-absorbed Hollywood star boss Chris Cole (Efron) – an incident that, according to Netflix, leads to plenty of comedic moments.

Fans of the movie's leading trio will likely enjoy what's on offer, as will anyone entertained by rom-com tropes and easy-to-watch flicks with unsubstantial narratives. Everyone else, though, will want to give it a wide berth.

Watch A Family Affair on Netflix.

Trigger Warning

Release date: June 21
Runtime: 106 minutes
Age rating: 16-plus (US) / 15 (UK)
Cast: Jessica Alba, Mark Webber, Jake Weary, Anthony Michael Hall, Tone Bell, and Gabriel Basso
Director: Mouly Surya
RT score: 19% (critics); 14% (audience)

Billed as an action mystery-thriller, Trigger Warning stars Jessica Alba as Parker, a special forces commando who's pulled back to her hometown when her father suddenly dies. Unconvinced by the suggestions that he died of natural causes, Parker begins investigating – and soon finds herself coming up against numerous obstacles that attempt to block her attempts to unearth the truth.

One of the worst-rated Netflix films of 2024, Trigger Warning is another damp squib for the Netflix Original Film team. Labeled as a "lifeless", "routine", and "mediocre" flick that's as "inflammatory as a cheese sandwich" (erm, OUCH), this is certainly one of June's new Netflix movies you'll most likely want to skip.

Watch Trigger Warning on Netflix.

Ultraman: Rising

Release date: June 14
Runtime: 121 minutes
Age rating: PG (US) / PG (UK)
Cast: Christopher Sean, Gedde Watanabe, Tamlyn Tomita, Keone Young, and Julia Harriman
Director: Shannon Tindle
RT score: 83% (critics); 93% (audience)

Based on Tsuburaya Productions' popular Ultraman franchise, this family-friendly flick aims to follow in the footsteps of Nimona, The Sea Beast, and other animated Netflix Originals with a successful streaming run. Sean voices Ken Sato, who reluctantly returns home to adopt the Ultraman mantle amid rising monster attacks on the Japanese city of Tokyo. Unbeknownst to Sato, though, he'll soon adopt a baby kaiju of his own – a life-altering event that'll force him to simultaneously protect his hometown and said baby monster from nefarious individuals.

Based on what the general critical and audience consensus is, Ultraman: Rising is one of the best new Netflix movies seen in a while. I's an extremely fun family adventure flick with tons of heart that'll certainly keep the kids entertained for a few hours.

Watch Ultraman: Rising on Netflix.

Hit Man

Release date: June 7
Runtime: 115 minutes
Age rating: 16-plus (US) / 15 (UK)
Cast: Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio, Retta, Molly Bernard and Sanjay Rao
Director: Richard Linklater
RT score: 96% (critics); 91% (audience)

One of the best-rated new Netflix movies we've seen in a long time, this black comedy romantic thriller is a twisty, thrills-a-minute, and steamy flick that'll appeal to all kinds of genre fans. Powell plays Gary, an unassuming professor who discovers he has a hidden knack for portraying fake hit men. However, while his new lifestyle is full of perks, when he's hired by a mysterious client (Arjona) for a seemingly run of the mill assignment, things quickly take a turn for the silly and spectacular.

A flick inspired by true events, Hit Man is a, well, certified hit. Armed with potent on-screen chemistry from its two leads, and with mastermind director Richard Linklater behind the camera, we shouldn't have expected anything other than a terrific, captivating, and funny film that's done and dusted in less than two hours.

Watch Hit Man on Netflix.

1917

Release date: June 1
Runtime: 118 minutes
Age rating: 16-plus (US) / 15 (UK)
Cast: George MacKay, Dean-Charles Chapman, Mark Strong, Andrew Scott, Richard Madden, and Benedict Cumberbatch
Director: Sam Mendes
RT score: 88% (critics); 88% (audience)

Another harrowing depiction of the horrors and futility of war, Sam Mendes' 1917 movie is an emotionally raw, suspense-driven film that's technically impressive in its design. MacKay stars as Lance Corporal Will Schofield, who's tasked with delivering an vital message to the UK forces' front line in a bid to stave off a doomed offensive. Chapman also features heavily as Schofield's fellow soldier Tom Blake.

You'll remember 1917 for its thrilling and spine-chilling 'oner' sequence in its final act, but there are so many other memorable (not to mention hard-hitting) scenes in arguably Mendes' best feature film yet. An emotionally charged, heart-pounding, and tension-riddled movie that'll leave you numb.

Watch 1917 on Netflix.

Godzilla Minus One

Release date: June 1
Age rating:PG-13 (US) / 12 (UK)
Runtime:125 minutes
Main cast:Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Munetaka Aoki, Hidetaka Yoshioka, and Yuki Yamada
Director:Takashi Yamazaki
RT score:98% (critics); 98% (audience)

One of 2023's best movies, Godzilla Minus One took the legendary kaiju back to its post-war Japanese roots in an emotionally torturous drama that cements Godzilla's latest big-screen showing as one of the best in the titanic monster's illustrious history. Seen through the eyes of a traumatized kamikaze pilot (Kamiki), Minus One pits the merciless Godzilla in a battle against the Asian island nation as its population desperately grapples with and tries to survive a wave of attacks from the titular titan.

Releasing to mixed reviews in Japan, Godzilla Minus One was hailed as a masterclass in filmmaking upon its launch in western regions. Park everything you expect from a Godzilla film (including his recent MonsterVerse films) and settle in for a gut-punching drama that peppers its plot with destructive, high-stakes action, rich social commentary on the cost of war and survivor's guilt, and what an amazing sci-fi horror can look like on a shoestring budget.

Watch Godzilla Minus One on Netflix.

New Netflix movies: what's coming in 2024?

Here's a full list of the new Netflix movies that are due out on the streamer between June 28 and the end of 2024:

• Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (July 3)
• The Imaginary (July 5)
• Find Me Falling (July 19)
• Rebel Moon – Chapter One: Chalice of Blood (August 2)
• Rebel Moon – Chapter Two: Curse of Forgiveness (August 2)
• Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (August 2)
• The Union (August 16)
• Incoming (August 23)
• The Deliverance (August 30)
• His Three Daughters (September 20)
• Back in Action (November 15)
• Spellbound (November 22)
• Carry-On (November, date TBC)
• That Christmas (December, date TBC)
• The Electric State (expected 2024)
• Joy (expected 2024)
• Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (expected 2024)
• The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep (expected 2024)

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