7 top new movies to stream this week on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and more (Nov. 4-10)
The first signs of the holiday season are in the air (Mariah Carey has spoken!), and the best streaming services are preparing to begin releasing their holiday movie slate, with Prime Video dropping its first this week. But if you’re not quite ready to hang tinsel around your home, there are plenty more top new movies to watch this week across streaming services.
This week sees the long-awaited debut of Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” on Netflix, and it’s a visually stunning spin on the classic novel. Meanwhile, the latest MCU flick starring the Fantastic Four hits Disney Plus, and HBO Max has a sharp rom-com from the director of “Past Lives.” And if you’re still in a Halloween mood, “Black Phone 2” arrives on premium video-on-demand.
I’ve combed through all the new movies streaming this week and picked out the most noteworthy new arrivals down below. Plus, be sure to check out our companion guide covering all the top new TV shows that you’ll want to start binge-watching this week.
‘Black Phone 2’ (PVOD)
One of 2025’s major theatrical releases for Halloween switches cinemas for streaming this week as “Black Phone 2” makes its PVOD debut. If you’re still clinging to the spooky season vibes, then this supernatural horror is a great pick before the holidays take over. It’s the follow-up to the 2021 original, and as my colleague Alix Blackburn said in her review, it takes some clear cues from “A Nightmare on Elm Street” with a chilling dream-like world.
Set four years after “The Black Phone,” Finney (Mason Thames) and his sister, Gwen (Madeleine McGraw), aren’t rid of the sinister Grabber (Ethan Hawke). He may be technically dead, but the mask-wearing villain has only become more powerful and draws them into a nightmare world of torment as they investigate a mystery tied to their late mother in a snow-covered camp. “Black Phone 2” is narratively shaky, but it offers some great scares.
Buy or rent on Amazon from November 4
‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ (Disney Plus)
After slugging it out with “Superman” during the summer movie season (and unfortunately for Marvel, losing the fight), The Fantastic Four are ready to lick their wounds and find a new audience as their latest big-screen outing arrives on Disney Plus. For the record, I actually preferred “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” to the Man of Steel’s latest solo effort. While it’s not at the level of vintage MCU, it’s a solid step in the right direction for the underfire comic book franchise.
Marvel’s First Family comes home here, with The Fantastic Four making their MCU debut. Set in a 1960s-style alternative version of Earth (you probably know how Marvel multiverses work by now), Reed Richards (Pedro Pascal), Sue Storm (Vanessa Kirby), Ben Grimm (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and Johnny Storm (Joseph Quinn), are the eponymous superhero team, and they must use their combined powers to stop the approaching planet-eating villain Galactus (Ralph Ineson) from destroying their world.
Watch on Disney Plus from November 5
‘Tyler Perry’s Finding Joy’ (Prime Video)
Tyler Perry is a filmmaker who clearly understands what makes streaming viewers tick. The director has helmed several projects for both Netflix and Prime Video, and the majority have rocketed straight to No. 1 on their respective platforms. His latest picture is “Finding Joy,” and if it’s anything like his last Prime Video project, “Duplicity,” it’s going to be a hit for the Amazon-owned service. However, I wouldn’t bank on strong reviews ….
“Finding Joy” centers on, you’ve guessed it, a character named Joy (Shannon Thornton), a New York fashion designer whose considerable talents are constantly being overlooked. If her professional woes weren’t enough, she’s also equally unlucky in love. Following her crush, Colton (Aaron O’Connell), to Colorado, she ends up stranded for the holidays by a snowstorm. At her lowest point, she meets Ridge (Tosin Morohunfola), who might be the catalyst for turning around both her career and love life.
Watch on Prime Video from November 5
‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ (Peacock)
I’ve never seen a single episode of “Downton Abbey,” so I’m clearly not the target audience for this grand finale, but looking at the reception of this final movie installment in the popular PBS series, it’s clear “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale” puts a fine cap on the franchise. It managed a very impressive 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and veteran viewers were also pleased with this send-off, scoring it even higher at a remarkable 96%.
Set in the summer of 1930, it sees the Crawley family face a public scandal and financial hardship while also grappling with the changing times as the next generation prepares to lead Abbey into a new era. It includes several longtime cast members, including Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Raquel Cassidy and Paul Copley. There’s little doubt that dedicated “Downton Abbey” fans caught this one in theaters, but passionate fans can enjoy it all over again at home as it makes its way over to Peacock.
Watch on Peacock from November 7
‘Frankenstein’ (Netflix)
Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” is one of those stories that never goes out of print and will never stop being retold. The latest creative to give their spin on the classic novel is Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro, and it certainly seems like a match made in heaven. The filmmaker’s gothic style is perfect for “Frankenstein,” and the performance from Jacob Elordi as the iconic creature (who is not named Frankenstein) is the epic’s clear highlight.
You surely know the story already, but del Toro wisely doesn’t stray too far from the source material. This version focuses on a brilliant but ego-driven scientist, Victor Frankenstein (Oscar Isaac), who creates a “monster” out of the body parts of corpses. The results are dark when this tragic creation is rejected by society and his creator, and demands that Frankenstein create him a companion. Visually impeccable and with a brooding atmosphere, del Toro does Shelley’s work justice, even if the lack of subtlety can be grating.
Watch on Netflix from November 7
‘Good Fortune’ (PVOD)
Speaking of movies that lack unsubtly, “Good Fortune” is also streaming this week, and this charming comedy movie doesn’t hide its central point at all. It explores the class divide in our society in a way that takes “on the nose” to a new level. But even if the social commentary is far from biting, it’s consistently enjoyable thanks in large part to the work of its three leads, Aziz Ansari (who also writes and directs), Seth Rogan, and an excellent Keanu Reeves.
Arj (Ansari) is a gig-worker in L.A., taking on all manner of odd jobs, and yet is still struggling to get by. When a guardian angel, Gabriel (Reeves), appears, he’s given the chance to see how the other half lives when his body is swapped with a wealthy venture capitalist, Jeff (Rogan). Gabriel hopes this experience will give Arj perspective and show him that money won’t make him happy, but when the opposite happens, and Arj refuses to swap back, Gabriel is in danger of being stripped of his angel status and forced to live as a human.
Buy or rent on Amazon from November 7
‘Materialists’ (HBO Max)
Celine Song’s directorial debut, the heart-achingly beautiful drama “Past Lives,” is among my favorite movies of the last five years, so I was a little disappointed that the follow-up, “Materalists,” is a more conventional rom-com. However, even if its comments on modern dating feel bland, the combination of Dakota Johnson (a criminally underrated actor, in my opinion), Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal gives this glossy movie enough charm to keep your attention. Just don’t be surprised when it comes to an extremely predictable conclusion.
Lucy Mason (Johnson) is a successful matchmaker, working in the bustle of New York City. Viewing love more like a business transaction than an unqualifiable feeling, she thinks she’s found the perfect match in Harry Castillo, a sophisticated and very rich financier. However, when her far-from-perfect ex, John (Evans), reenters her life, she’s torn between a man who is perfect on paper and the man that her heart is inexplicably drawn towards.
Watch on HBO Max from November 7
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