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Welcome to the best new movies hitting Netflix in the United States in July 2026. Summer is officially in full swing, and Netflix is heating up the mid-year lineup with an absolute mountain of blockbusters, highly anticipated sequels, and critically acclaimed library additions.
Whether you’re looking to escape the July heat with a terrifying horror prequel, swoon over the return of beloved characters, or binge-watch Oscar-winning dramas, this month’s movie roster truly has something for everyone. From Millie Bobby Brown’s Latest Globe-Trotting Secret enola holmes 3 Like for the streaming debut of massive theatrical hits Wicked: for good And A Quiet Place: Day OneWe’ve gone through the entire release schedule to bring you the best movies of the month.
As always, we’re going to split our article into two sections: first, we’ll cover all the big new Netflix Originals we’re most excited about and then take a deeper look at some of the licensed titles on the way.
For a full list of everything new on Netflix for July, keep it locked here at What’s on Netflix.
Best New Netflix Original Movies
1 July
enola holmes 3
Director: philippe barantini
Mould: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Louis Partridge
Style: Action, Mystery, Thriller Runtime: 122 minutes
Coming to Netflix: 1 July
Millie Bobby Brown’s incredibly popular teen-sleuth franchise returns for the third time, with Philip Barentini taking the helm of this darker, more mature mystery.
When her famous brother Sherlock (Henry Cavill) is unexpectedly kidnapped, Enola becomes embroiled in an intriguing and treacherous new case in Malta. A high-risk international rescue mission puts her espionage skills to the ultimate test and dangerously complicates her impending marriage to Lord Tewkesbury.
In our full review published upon its release, we wrote:
“Watchable with a baseline of established characters and personalities, but Enola Holmes lacks some of the magical and cinematic flair of the Harry Bradbeer era. Underuse of Sherlock and Eudoria and more romantic distractions take the mystery and sizzle down a notch from the previous films. Certainly the least rewatchable entry in the franchise.”
24th July
72 hours
Director: tim story
Mould: Kevin Hart, Marcelo Hernandez, Mason Gooding, Kam Patterson, Ben Marshall, Teyana Taylor
Style: comedy | Runtime: 104 minutes
Are you looking for a laugh this summer? Kevin Hart returns to Netflix for his latest comedy feature directed by Tim Story (ride along, think like a Man). This is another pure comedy drama for Netflix after Eric Andre Younger brotherWhich received mostly positive reviews. Will it be like this? We’re not sure on the important front, however, whether Hart’s previous Netflix efforts will be successful
Hart plays a forty-something executive desperately hoping to save his faltering career. His plans are completely derailed when he is accidentally added to the group text, and he unknowingly joins a crowd of twenty-something young people at a wild, chaotic three-day bachelor party that gets out of control.
17th July
permanent heart failure
Director: wash westmoreland
Mould: Kit Connor, Joe Locke
Style: Romance, Drama | Runtime: 95 minutes
For fans of the beloved series, this special feature-length film event serves as a beautiful, bittersweet continuation of the beloved story. Written by original creator Alice Osman and directed by Wash Westmoreland, it brings back Kit Connor and Joe Locke to reprise their fan-favorite roles. As Nick prepares to go off to university, he and Charlie are forced to confront the difficult reality of a long-distance relationship, while their wider friend group also has to grapple with the difficult challenges of growing up and moving on. The show has had a great run on Netflix and has been particularly popular in the UK, where it has been praised since its first season. There is no doubt that this finale will be a great gift for fans and will conclude the story.
Best New Licensed Movies
27th July
A Quiet Place: Day One
Director: Michael Sarnoski
Mould: Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, Alex Wolff, Djimon Hounsou
Style: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller | Runtime: 100 minutes
Thanks to a shared licensing agreement with Paramount, Netflix users will finally be able to stream that fateful day when the world went silent.
Moving away from the Abbott family, first day Drops us straight into the chaotic streets of New York City during the initial alien invasion. Lupita Nyong’o gives a powerful performance as Sam, a woman who must team up with a frightened stranger (Joseph Quinn) to navigate the crumbling city with complete calm. It’s a remarkably tense, emotional extension of the blockbuster franchise that may not reach the same heights or scares as the original but certainly has a lot to say in its short running time. Look at the big screen and rotate it all the way up.
20th July
Wicked: for good
Director: John M. Chu
Mould: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum
Style: Musical, Fantasy Runtime: 135 minutes
Hitting Netflix US via a highly lucrative pay-1 window deal that debuted much earlier than expected with Universal Pictures, this epic musical fantasy sequel brings us back to Oz, though sadly the first (and much better) film won’t be included either.
Now demonized by the public as the Wicked Witch of the West, the exiled Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) must finally reunite with beloved Glinda (Ariana Grande) to confront their intertwined pasts and change the future of Oz. Visually stunning and musically phenomenal, this massive theatrical release is guaranteed to dominate Netflix’s Top 10 charts for weeks.
6th July
Hamnett
Director: chloe zhao
Mould: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn
Style: Historical drama Runtime: 125 minutes
Image: Focus Features
Continuing with the theme of the new Universal movies coming to Netflix, we move on to Hamnett (And we’ve even got another clever throughline for the next pick!) Set against the backdrop of the bubonic plague in 1580s England, this emotional historical drama from Academy Award-winning director Chloé Zhao is a stunningly beautiful must-see.
The film explores the passionate marriage of William Shakespeare and his brilliant wife Agnes as they grapple with the unimaginable, tragic loss of their young son. The film has been a consistent awards contender throughout the campaign leading up to the recent Oscars and has been loved by audiences and critics alike. Writing for QBP Review, Amiana Bartley wrote“Hamnet is one of the most beautiful, brilliant and poignant films I have seen in decades. It is everything that the Oscar-winning films of better days were.”
1 July
nomadic land
Director: chloe zhao
Mould: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May, Swanky
Style: drama | Runtime: 107 minutes
Making it a double-feature for director Chloé Zhao in July (told you!), her poignant, Academy Award-winning masterpiece is also coming to the Netflix library on the first of the month. The film follows Fern (Frances McDormand in an Oscar-winning performance), a woman in her sixties who loses everything in the wake of the Great Recession. Packing her van, she sets out on a journey across the American West, exploring life as a modern nomad outside traditional society as a ephemera of real life.
2 July
Coral
Director: nicholas hytner
Mould: Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Mark Addy, Alun Armstrong
Style: Historical drama, musical, comedy. Runtime: 113 minutes
Image: Sony Pictures Classics
This poignant and uplifting period drama makes its global streaming SVOD debut on Netflix. Set in a Yorkshire town in 1916, the story follows an impoverished community choir that has lost most of its men in the trenches of the First World War. Faced with decadence, accompanied by an uncompromising new choir (the phenomenal Ralph Fiennes), it is a deeply moving testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of art to heal during dark times.
Netflix will stream the film for 18 months before it arrives on the Disney platform.
13th July
Mile End Kicks
Director: chandler levack
Mould: Barbie Ferreira, Devon Bostic, Stanley Simmons, Juliette Gariepy, Jay Baruchel
Style: Comedy, Romance, Coming of Age | Runtime: 112 minutes
Another spectacular SVOD debut is landing this July Mile End KicksAn indie-rock romantic comedy that serves as the highly anticipated sophomore feature from writer-director Chandler LeVack (i like movies).
stars in a film based on the musically rich 2011 Montreal indie scene Excitement Barbie Ferreira as Grace, a young music critic who comes to town to write a book about Alanis Morissette. Instead of writing, she unexpectedly finds herself taking a job as a publicist for an aspiring indie band and becomes romantically entangled with two of its members (Devon Bostick and Stanley Simmons). It’s a hilarious, acerbic and nostalgic love letter to the 2010s music landscape.
14th July
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Director: francis lawrence
Mould: Tom Blythe, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Schafer, Viola Davis
Style: Action, Sci-Fi, Drama | Runtime: 157 minutes
Finally, a blockbuster finale! Decades before becoming the tyrannical President of Panem, an ambitious young Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blythe) is tasked with guiding defiant District 12 tribute, Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Ziegler), in the 10th Annual Hunger Games. As their fates become entangled in a deadly, televised battle for survival, Snow sets out on a dark and calculating path that will ultimately shape the brutal future of sports. Despite being popular, this film never got the respect it deserves compared to other films in the franchise, but it has easily become one of my favorites.
What’s even better for fans of the franchise is that the hit 2023 prequel isn’t coming alone. Netflix is removing it on July 14th Complete Hunger Games collection in the library. You Can Marathon Katniss Everdeen’s Entire Journey from the Origins hunger games throughout the rebellion catch fire and both parts of mockingjayMaking for the perfect dystopian summer binge.
This is our pick of the best new movies coming to Netflix in July – how did we do it? Let us know in the comments below.
