Best New Movies on Netflix This Week: September 24, 2022

Welcome to your weekend recap of the best new movies that just landed on Netflix in the last 7 days. We have global Netflix Originals to showcase and new licensed movies that have landed on Netflix US only.

We have six movies to show in total this week. Two Netflix Original movies, two licensed movies, and more licensed movies are set to depart next week.

To see everything new on Netflix in the last 7 days, check out our guide to new releases on Netflix.

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Best New Netflix Original Movies This Week

ATHENA (2022)

Gender: Action, Drama, Thriller
Director: Romain Gavras
Cast: Dali Benssalah, Sami Slimane, Anthony Bajon
Writer: Elias Belkeddar, Romain Gavras, Ladj Ly
Duration: 99 minutes

The third feature from French director Romain Gavras, ATHENA has been one of the most anticipated (and controversial) film releases for Netflix in 2022.

Here’s what you can expect from the thriller:

“A few hours after the tragic death of their youngest brother in unexplained circumstances, three siblings find their lives plunged into chaos.

Paste the magazines Jacob Oller salutes the film as one of the best movie releases of 2022, saying it’s an “amazing, furious sight”.

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The blues of a jazzman (2022)

Gender: Drama
Director: Tyler Perry
Cast: Ryan Eggold, Milauna Jackson, Solea Pfeiffer
Writer: Tyler Perry
Duration: 127 minutes

If you need a little romance this weekend, the new Tyler Perry movie he’s been waiting for years has finally dropped on Netflix as part of his many plans for the streamer.

The film is a story of forbidden love and family drama unravels 40 years of secrets and lies over a soundtrack of juke-joint blues in the Deep South.

Our review of the film praised the performances and said it was a “step up” for Perry from his previous works.

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Best New Licensed Movies on Netflix This Week

Human capital (2019)

Gender: Drama
Director: Marc Meyers
Cast: Liev Schreiber, Marisa Tomei, Peter Sarsgaard
Writer: Stephen Amidon, Oren Moverman
Duration: 98 minutes

On Thursday, this Vertical Entertainment film arrived on Netflix starring big names including Maya Hawke and Liev Schreiber.

Here’s what you can expect:

“The romance of two teenage boys, one wealthy and the other middle class, sparks tragedy when a risky financial investment and hit-and-run hit and miss their families.”

stranger things Star Maya Hawke filmed this film between filming seasons of the hit Netflix show. According Checklistshe adapted to filming this film because she “was connected to the love story”.

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Then Barbara met Alan (2022)

Gender: Drama
Director: Bruce Goodison, Amit Sharma
Cast: Ruth Madeley, Arthur Hughes, Philippa Cole
Writer: Jack Thorne, Genevieve Barr
Duration: 67 minutes

One short that landed on Netflix US earlier this week and flew under everyone’s radar is the BBC special, Then Barbara Met Alan.

Ruth Madeley and Arthur Hughes play Barbara Lisicki and Alan Holdsworth, two disabled entertainers who thrust the campaign for disability rights into the spotlight.

The filmmaker struggled to get a full budget for years for this disabled drama, but it finally got the nod from the BBC.

The Guardian gave the movie a 5 star ratingsaying it’s “perfect for our time”.

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Last chance to watch on Netflix

Of the 100+ titles leaving Netflix on October 1, here are 5 movies we recommend you watch before they leave, plus one that gets a “Super Recommendation.”

the outpost (2020)

Leaving on the first of the month is the military drama about a group of vastly outnumbered American soldiers at a remote base in Afghanistan who must fend off a wave of deadly attacks.

For a film of this genre, reviews from audiences and critics have been overwhelmingly positive.

Steve Pond of The Wrap called the film in June 2022 “a gripping combat film that aims to put viewers alongside American soldiers in the midst of one of the bloodiest battles of the long war in Afghanistan”.

Here are the other four movies we suggest gifting a watch before they expire:

• Catch and Release (2006)
• Big Fish (2003)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
• The terminal (2004)

What movies have you watched on Netflix this week? Let us know in the comments below.