Wondering what new movies to watch on Netflix? This list has you covered. Here are ten great options (plus every other movie available this month).
Hopefully I can help. This article contains what I believe to be the ten best movies added to Netflix thus far in September 2024, accompanied by a plot synopsis for each and the reasons I think they’re great and why you should watch them. Then at the bottom of the article, you can find a full list of every single movie that will hit Netflix between now and the end of the month. Your new favorite flick could very well be hiding in this collection, so let’s find your next movie night movie together.The 10 Best New Movies On Netflix In September 2024
Note: this list covers all releases leading up to Sept. 7, 2024.I Used to Be Funny (2024)
I was about to write “Rachel Sennott is on the verge of blowing up,” but then I realized.she already has. Between Shiva Baby in 2020, Bodies Bodies Bodies in 2022, Bottoms in 2023 and now I Used to Be Funny in 2024 (and not to mention Jason Reitman’s new movie Saturday Night later this year), Sennott has made a name for herself by delivering fantastic, vulnerable performances tinged with comedic genius in quality genre films. And I Used to Be Funny (from director Ally Pinkie) is Sennott’s best performance yet. As the character Sam, Sennott embodies the trauma that results from PTSD in not the hyperbolized way usually enforced by Hollywood, but in a frighteningly real and familiar manner. Sam is a comedian/nanny working in Toronto who is hired to care for a resistant teen named Brooke (Olga Petsa), whose mother is in the hospital. But after a series of traumatic events involving Brooke’s father, the teenager disappears and Sam must search for her. Sam’s journey to save Brooke mirrors Sam’s own recovery, meaning her quest to save Brooke is just as much a journey to save herself. This refreshing take on mental recovery should put Sennott on everybody’s Oscar radar.
After you the film, be sure to check out this great breakdown of I Used to Be Funny.Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
As a kid who grew up in the 1990s, Sonic the Hedgehog combines two of my childhood staples: a fantastically funny performance Jim Carrey and the high octane energy of a Sonic video game. Throw in Ben Schwartz, one of the funniest guys out there right now, as the voice of Sonic to boot, and I was sold on this adaptation back when it was announced in the late 2010s. This box office smash (the film earned $319 million worldwide) traces the origin of Sonic, a super fast blue hedgehog from another world who hides on Earth from enemies seeking his powers. After accidentally causing a power outage, Sonic teams up with a local sheriff named Tom (James Marsden) to avoid capture from Doctor Eggman, who wishes to harness Sonic’s speed for his nefarious plans. In friendly family movie fashion, Sonic and Tom’s adventure together teaches them about friendship and the value of finding a home, but not in an excruciating way that’s cringe-worthy to watch. If you haven’t seen Sonic the Hedgehog yet, don’t be deterred by the video game connections—this is a super fun movie.Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)
Amy Heckerling has had one of the most fascinating and underrated careers, directing comedy classics that tread off the beaten path like Clueless, European Vacation and Look Who’s Talking, while still giving us genuinely great films late in her career like Vamps. Her movies—which are filled with witty dialogue stuffed with quotable quotes; which feature strong female protagonists and empathetic portrayals of struggling teenagers; which are rife with rich social commentary and high quality satire—were routinely box office hits that a lasting impression and situated Heckerling as an auteur of comedy. And it all started with Fast Times at Ridgemont High, a coming-of-age comedy that follows a group of high school students as they navigate relationships and work in Southern California. Our two main characters are Stacy (Jennifer Jason Leigh), who experiences the up-and-down throes of teenage romance, and Jeff (Sean Penn), a laid-back surfer with little to no interest in school. This film’s authentic portrayal of teenage life blends everyday realism with sharp humor, capturing the energy of 1980s youth culture. Throw in memorable performances from Penn and Jason Leigh, as well as Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Robert Romanus and Brian Backer, and you’ve got a comedy that still holds up after 40-plus years.The Expendables (2010)
When it comes to 1980s super macho action nostalgia, nobody does it better than Sylvester Stallone. And he’s not shy about it, as he directed the incredibly nostalgic homage to action films of the 1980s and 1990s, stuffed to the brim with explosive spectacles of action that rely on stunts and practical effects rather than CGI, with exaggerated violence that mirrors the absolute machismo of its colorful cast of characters, with a cast of “has-been” action stars who play their self-aware parts perfectly and deliver silly one-liners better than anyone in the business.
