It’s been a decidedly cool blockbuster season at the theaters, but our list of the best movies to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Max (HBO), and other services keeps getting hotter every week. Throughout the summer, intriguing originals and hits from traditional studios are landing on the streamers, and we’re on top of it all.
This week, Peacock gets horror flick Abigail, Paramount+ streams the hit Ryan Reynolds kids movie IF, Max adds A24’s romantic thriller Love Lies Bleeding, Netflix debuts the Oscar-nominated German drama The Teacher’s Lounge, and more.
We also have guides to the best movies on Netflix, the best movies on Hulu, the best movies on Amazon Prime Video, and the best movies on Max.
Dakota Johnson and Sonoya Mizuno star in this romantic dramedy about best friends. Lucy (Johnson) and Jane (Mizuno) know pretty much everything about one another and spend almost all of their free time together. But when Jane is promoted and asked to move to London, Lucy finally confesses her most closely held secret that she’s only now coming to terms with: She’s a lesbian. Both women are suddenly at a severe crossroads and need the support of the other. Will they both be OK?