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

Welcome to TechRadar's new Netflix movies guide. In this article, you'll learn more about some of the new movies that have landed on the streaming titan recently.

Why do we say "some"? Because this guide is reserved for Netflix's film originals. If you want an even greater selection of movies that are available to stream in your region, our best Netflix movies article is full of third-party recommendations as well as the very best Movie Originals that the world's best streaming service has to offer. We'd suggest bookmarking that list for later, though, and seeing if any of these new Netflix films – including recent releases Don't Move and Woman of the Hour – sound like they're worth watching first.

New Netflix movies: October

Don't Move

Release date: October 25
Runtime: 92 minutes
Age rating: R (US) / 18 (UK)
Cast: Kelsey Asbille, Finn Wittrock, Moray Treadwell, and Daniel Francis
Directors: Adam Schindler and Brian Netto
Rotten Tomatoes (RT) score: TBC (critics); TBC (audience)

Produced by horror/thriller auteur Sam Raimi, this psychological thriller stars Asbille as Iris, a grieving woman whose day suddenly gets worse when, on a retreat in an isolated forest, gets injected with a mysterious paralytic substance by a stranger. Long story short: she has 20 minutes before she's fully paralyzed and at the mercy of his horrifying whims.

Don't Move's various trailers certainly make it out to be an utterly absorbing flick and, speaking to TechRadar, its directing team are suggest it'll "surprise" anyone who streams it. At the time of this article's latest update, it's hard to say if it's any good or not – reviews are few and far between – but, if you've enjoyed previous Raimi-developed flicks, we're sure you'll move quickly (sorry, Iris, too soon?) to watch one of October's final new Netflix movies.

• Watch Don't Move on Netflix

Woman of the Hour

Release date: October 18
Runtime: 95 minutes
Age rating: R (US) / 15 (UK)
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Danny Zovatto, Tony Hale, Kelly Jakie, and Max-Lloyd Jones
Director: Anna Kendrick
RT score: 91% (critics); 69% (audience)

Inspired by true events, Anna Kendrick's feature film directorial debut – she also stars in it – tells the remarkable but unsettling tale of Cheryl Bradshaw, an aspiring actor who crosses paths with a serial killer on a dating gameshow in 1970s America.

A movie that'll surely make you squirm in your seat, Woman of the Hour is a disquieting crime thriller that proves Kendrick's talented capabilities behind the camera as much as it does whenever she's on the screen. While it stops short of showing crimes in graphic detail, it's still worth pointing out that, based on its narrative and subject matter, Woman of the Hour might be a triggering film for some, so viewer discretion is certainly still advised.

• Watch Woman of the Hour on Netflix

Lonely Planet

Release date: October 11
Runtime: 94 minutes
Age rating: R (US) / 15 (UK)
Cast: Laura Dern, Liam Hemsworth, Diana Silvers, Younès Boucif, Adriano Giannini, and Rachida Brakni
Director: Susannah Grant
RT score: 38% (critics); 39% (audience)

This romantic drama, written and directed by Grant, sees Jurassic Park alumnus Laura Dern and The Witcher season 4 actor Liam Hemsworth star in yet another steamy love affair-centric story from the streaming titan. Dern plays Katherine, a reclusive novelist who, when a bout of writer's block hits, travels to a prestigious writer's retreat in Morocco to overcome her professional troubles. There, she meets Hemsworth's Owen, the partner of another author attending the getaway, and it isn't long before the duo engage in an intoxicating dalliance that's sure to ruffle more than a few feathers.

If you're a fan of Dern or Hemsworth's bodies of work, it might be worth the investment but, given Netflix's romantic drama film history, it hasn't shocked to learn that there's not much to *ahem* write home about with this flimsy, half-baked Netflix original flick.

• Watch Lonely Planet on Netflix

It's What's Inside

Release date: October 4
Runtime: 104 minutes
Age rating: R (US) / 15 (UK)
Cast: Brittany O'Grady, James Morosini, Gavin Leatherwood, Nina Bloomgarden, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Reina Hardesty, Devon Terrell, and David Thompson
Director: Greg Jardin
RT score: 77% (critics); 70% (audience)

This psychological horror-thriller sounds like a real trippy affair. In it, a group of friends decide to partake in a mysterious, experimental game – created by one of them, obviously – during a pre-wedding party. Unsurprisingly, things quickly go south as the gang is trapped in an existential nightmare where long-dormant desires, secrets, and grudges soon rise to the surface.

It's What's Inside seems like it'll appeal to anyone who's enjoyed young adult-themed horror and/or psychological thrillers of recent years, such as Bodies Bodies Bodies and the revived Scream film franchise. The positive reception it's been me with certainly suggest it's worth checking out, so give it – the movie, not the game – a spin this weekend.

• Watch It's What's Inside on Netflix

The Platform 2

Release date: October 4
Runtime: 100 minutes
Age rating: R (US) / 18 (UK)
Cast: Milena Smit, Hovik Keuchkerian, Natalia Tena, and Óscar Jaenada
Director: Galder Gaztelu-Urritia
RT score: 35% (critics); 26% (audience)

Not one for the fainthearted, this incredibly gory sequel to one of the best Spanish horror films of modern times will leave you starving for more (you know, if you love your horror movies to be as gruesome as possible). Following a similar narrative to its predecessor, The Platform 2 sees a new resident of the titular Platform, a building full of vertical cells, battle for survival and systematic oppression when they become embroiled in the fight against the Platform's brutal feeding structure.

2019's The Platform was largely praised by those who saw it, so its follow-up will be hungry for a similar sort of reception once fans and critics alike and gorged themselves on it. Unfortunately, this is one meal-based movie that's incredibly undercooked and likely to give you stomach ache.

• Watch The Platform 2 on Netflix

New Netflix movies: what's coming in 2024?

Here's a complete list of the new Netflix movies that will arrive before 2024 ends:

• Time Cut (October 30)
• Meet Me Next Christmas (November 6)
• Pedro Paramo (November 6)
• Hot Frosty (November 13)
• Emilia Perez (November 13)
• The Merry Gentlemen (November 20)
• Spellbound (November 22)
• The Piano Lesson (November 22)
• Joy (November 22)
• Our Little Secret (November 27)
• That Christmas (December 4)
• Mary (December 6)
• Maria (December 11)
• Carry-On (December 13)
• The Six Triple Eight (December 20)

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.