New Netflix movies: the biggest films to stream in January 2024

Welcome to TechRadar’s new Netflix movies article. In this guide, you’ll find all of the latest new movies to take flight on the world’s most popular streaming platform.

The phrase “take flight” is suitably fitting for this week’s update, too, with Kevin Hart’s airborne heist flick Lift the latest Netflix Original movie to join its overstuffed library. You’ll have to read on to see if it’s one of 2024’s early hits on the world’s best streaming service, though.

If Lift or any of the other entries in this article doesn’t sound appealing, fret not. Our best Netflix movies list is packed with plenty of other top-tier choices, so be sure to read that guide as well for even more options. For now, these are all of the new Netflix movies that have joined the service’s back catalog since late December 2023.

New Netflix movies: January 2024

Lift

Release date: January 12
Director: F. Gary Gray
Cast: Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, Ursula Corbero, Billy Magnussen, Sam Worthington, Jean Reno, and Jacob Batalon

Hart’s latest cinematic endeavor has been given the all-clear to take off on Netflix but, based on its lackluster 33% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes, maybe it should’ve stayed grounded.

Lift sees Hart play Cyrus Whitaker, a charismatic criminal hired to carry out a daring robbery 40,000 feet in the air. That’s right, Whitaker and his assembled crew plan to steal $500 million from a secure vault on an airliner. What could possibly go wrong?

Arguably the most starry of 2024’s early new Netflix movies, Lift doesn’t have the propulsion necessary to be worth streaming. Sure, its 84% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes might make you think otherwise but, trust us, this is a film designed to steal your most precious commodity: time. Stick something else on.

Good Grief

Release date: January 5
Director: Dan Levy
Cast: Dan Levy, Ruth Negga, Luke Evans, and Himesh Patel

Schitt’s Creek alumnus Dan Levy makes his feature film directorial debut with this tear-jerking romantic dramady that puts an unusual spin on the grief-laden film formula.

Levy plays Marc, whose whole world comes tumbling down when his husband Oliver (Evans) suddenly dies. Embarking on a trip to Paris with best friends Sophie (Negga) and Thomas (Patel) to try and heal, Marc and his pals’ European excursion winds up revealing some hard truths that none of them were ready to hear.

Critics reacted positively to Good Grief pre-release, with the film landing a 79% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Judging by its 75% audience score, viewers seem to have enjoyed what’s on offer, too, though some have criticized its schlocky narrative and character development aspects.

Society of the Snow

Release date: January 4
Director: J. A. Bayona
Cast: Enzo Vogrincic, Agustin Pardella, Esteban Bigliardi, Simon Hempe, and Rafael Federman among others

Bayona’s latest filmmaking effort tells the harrowing, real-life tale of the passengers of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571. The plane, which was charted to take a rugby team to compete in a Chile-based tournament, crash lands in the Andes, forcing the 29 survivors (of 45 people on board) to resort to extreme measures to stay alive and pray for rescue.

With its 89% and 81% critics- and audience-based Rotten Tomatoes scores, Society of the Snow is a devastatingly great return to form for Bayona, whose most recent films – and critical flops – include Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Marrowbone. A difficult but necessary watch, Society of the Snow is one of four Netflix movies with great Rotten Tomatoes ratings we recommend you watch this month.

John Wick 1 to 3

Release date: January 1 (US only)
Director: Chad Stahelski (all three movies)
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Lawrence Fishburne, and Halle Berry among others

Everyone’s favorite dog-loving assassin has finally shot his way onto Netflix US. The first three installments of the beloved John Wick film series are viewable on the streaming giant stateside so, if you’ve been sleeping on Lionsgate’s smash hit franchise, you need to find out how to watch the John Wick movies in order and then, well, stream them.

For the uninitiated: John Wick begins with Keanu Reeves playing the titular character, a retired assassin mourning his recently deceased wife. To ensure he doesn’t spend the rest of his days alone, his late partner gifts him a puppy as a parting present – only for said animal to be killed when Wick’s home is invaded (the thugs steal his pride and joy Mustang, too). Seeking revenge, the legendary hitman embarks on a quest for retribution, unaware that doing so will pull him back into the dangerous life he left behind.

With all four movies to date – John Wick: Chapter 4 released in May 2023 – raking in a combined haul of $1 billion globally, Lionsgate’s action-thriller films has been an unexpected triumph. A prequel TV show, The Continental: From the World of John Wick, is also available to stream on Peacock (US) and Prime Video (internationally), while a movie spin-off titled Ballerina will arrive in theaters in June.

NB: UK viewers can catch John Wick: Chapters 1 and 2 on Sky, and John Wick: Chapter 3 on Prime Video. Australian fans can watch John Wick: Chapter 1 on Netflix and Prime Video, with Chapters 2 and 3 also available on Prime Video.

New Netflix movies: December 2023

Rebel Moon – Part 1: A Child of Fire

Release date: December 21
Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Sofia Boutella, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Charlie Hunnam, Djimon Hounsou, Ray Fisher, Doona Bae, Star Nair, Anthony Hopkins, Fra Fee, and E. Duffy among others

Fan-favorite writer-director Zack Snyder made his long-awaited return with Rebel Moon, an epic space-fantasy Netflix franchise that the streamer hopes will stand alongside the likes of Marvel‘s cinematic juggernaut and Star Wars.

The first entry in that burgeoning franchise is Rebel Moon – Part 1: A Child of Fire, which tells the tale of a band of freedom fighters who attempt to stop the tyrannical Motherworld from destroying an idyllic moon-based farming settlement of Veldt for standing against the latter. 

In our Rebel Moon Part 1 review, we called it “Zack Snyder’s most ambitious movie yet, but it’s not his best one” – and it seems many critics agree with us. Per Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently sits on an abject 22% from reviewers, but its 59% audience rating suggests casual viewers liked it. Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Scargiver, one of 2024’s new Netflix movies, will arrive on April 19.

Maestro

Release date: December 20
Director: Bradley Cooper
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, and Sarah Silverman

Produced by Todd Phillips, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, and leading man Bradley Cooper (who also directs and stars in the film), Maestro focuses on the life and legacy of West Side Story composer Leonard Bernstein. Judging by the prosthetics used to transform Cooper into the much older Bernstein, we expect this entry in our new Netflix movies list to be a shoo-in for next year’s Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar, too.

In fact, with 79% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes (its 62% audience rating makes it sounds less appealing), Maestro might make a play for numerous gongs on the 2024 awards circuit. Many have praised Carey Mulligan’s towering performance as Bernstein’s wife Felicia Montealegre, so expect the esteemed actor to grab some prizes for this flick, at the very least.

New Netflix movies: what’s coming in 2024?

These are this year’s new Netflix movies whose release dates or launch windows we know about. We’ll be updating this list in the weeks and months ahead, too, so be sure to continue checking with us for more details when we have them:

• From the Ashes (January 18)
• The Kitchen (January 19)
• Sixty Minutes (January 24)
• Badland Hunters (January 26)
• Orion and the Dark (February 2)
• Ashes (February 9)
• Players (February 14)
• The Heartbreak Agency (February 14)
• Through My Window: Looking at You (February 23)
• Spaceman (March 1)
• Damsel (March 8)
• 24 Hours With Gaspar (March 14)
• Irish Wish (March 15)
• Shirley (March 22)
• Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Scargiver (April 19)
• Ultraman: Rising (June 14)
• Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (mid-2024)
• The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep (late 2024)

For more Netflix-based coverage, read our best Netflix shows and best Netflix documentaries guides. Alternatively, find out how to sign up to Netflix or get the lowdown on whether it’s worth cancelling your Netflix subscription.

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