What to Watch Now: Best New Streaming Movies & TV at Netflix, Amazon, iTunes, and Hulu

This month's best new streaming releases

The following lists include movies and TV series added to the various streaming services over the past four weeks with Metascores of 61 or higher, plus a few additional noteworthy titles that do not have Metascores. Titles with poor or mediocre reviews are omitted; this is just the good stuff.

Good recent additions to Netflix (Watch Instantly)

Movies Score/Title Genre Netflix Watch Instantly   Bad Boys (1983) Drama Watch Now + Queue 64 Bicycling with Molière (2014) Foreign/Comedy Watch Now + Queue 72 The Birdcage (1996) Comedy Watch Now + Queue 75 Dancing in Jaffa (2014) Documentary Watch Now + Queue 75 Detective Dee/Mystery... Phantom Flame (2011) Foreign/Action Watch Now + Queue 82 Face/Off (1997) Action/Thriller Watch Now + Queue 61 FrackNation (2013) Documentary Watch Now + Queue 70 Freaky Friday (2003) Family/Comedy Watch Now + Queue 65 The French Minister (2014) Foreign/Comedy Watch Now + Queue 76 It Felt Like Love (2014) Drama Watch Now + Queue   Johnny Suede (1992) New director's cut Comedy Watch Now + Queue   The Longest Day (1962) Drama/War Watch Now + Queue   Mad Max (1979) Action/Sci-fi Watch Now + Queue 74 Mean Creek (2004) Drama Watch Now + Queue 75 Middle of Nowhere (2012) Drama Watch Now + Queue 77 Mission Blue (2014) Documentary Watch Now + Queue 64 Nymphomaniac: Volume I (2014) Drama Watch Now + Queue   Pumping Iron (1977) Documentary Watch Now + Queue   Rocky (1976) Drama/Sports Watch Now + Queue   Rocky II (1979) Drama/Sports Watch Now + Queue   Rocky III (1982) Drama/Sports Watch Now + Queue 72 Sabrina (1954) Rom-com Watch Now + Queue 64 Sky Captain & the World of Tomorrow (2004) Sci-fi/Adventure Watch Now + Queue 67 Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) Sci-fi/Whales Watch Now + Queue 66 The Way Back (2011) Drama Watch Now + Queue 63 Weekend of a Champion (2013) Documentary Watch Now + Queue TV shows (full seasons only) Score/Title Genre Netflix Watch Instantly 82 Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey Science Watch Now + Queue   Foyle's War Sets 1-6 [UK] Drama Watch Now + Queue 62 From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series Season 1 Drama Watch Now + Queue 79 Happy Valley Series 1 [UK] Drama Watch Now + Queue   Secrets & Lies Season 1 [Australia] Drama Watch Now + Queue   Southcliffe Series 1 [UK] Drama Watch Now + Queue 69 The Spoils of Babylon Miniseries Comedy Watch Now + Queue Last chance Score/Title Last Day on Netflix Netflix Watch Instantly 70 Blank City (2011) Through 8/20 Watch Now + Queue 75 House of Pleasures (2011) Through 8/20 Watch Now + Queue 64 The Road (2009) Through 8/24 Watch Now + Queue 86 Traffic (2000) Through 8/26 Watch Now + Queue

Good recent additions to Amazon Instant Video

Movies Score/Title Genre Amazon Instant 83 Amores Perros (2001) Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy 68 Bears (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy 64 Belle (2014) Drama Buy   Belle de jour (1967) Criterion Colllection Foreign/Drma Rent or Buy 78 Best in Show (2000) Comedy Rent or Buy 64 Bicycling with Molière (2014) Foreign/Comedy Rent or Buy   Blazing Saddles (1974) Comedy Rent or Buy 70 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Action/Sci-fi Buy 64 Coherence (2014) Sci-fi/Thriller Rent or Buy 71 Colalteral (2004) Thriller Rent or Buy 75 Dancing in Jaffa (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy 67 Dinosaur 13 (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy 77 The Dog (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy   The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser (1974) Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy 75 Finding Vivian Maier (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy 74 Frankenweenie (2012) Animation/Horror Rent or Buy   High and Low (1963) Criterion Collection Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy 65 Hope Springs (2012) Dramedy Rent or Buy 67 The Ides Of March (2011) Drama Rent or Buy 81 Locke (2014) Drama Rent or Buy 81 A Mighty Wind (2003) Comedy Rent or Buy 61 Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Family/Comedy Rent or Buy   My Best Fiend (1999) Documentary Rent or Buy 68 Neighbors (2014) Comedy Buy 66 No Impact Man (2009) Documentary Rent or Buy 61 Oculus (2014) Horror Rent or Buy 66 The One I Love (2014) in theaters Friday Dramedy Rent or Buy 77 Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) Drama Rent or Buy 69 Palo Alto (2014) Drama Rent or Buy 76 Rich Hill (2014) Documentary Rent 86 Stand Clear Of The Closing Doors (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy 69 Sunshine State (2002) Drama Rent or Buy   Three Colors: Blue (1993) Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy   Three Colors: White (1994) Foreign/Comedy Rent or Buy   Three Colors: Red (1994) Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy 86 The Wind Will Carry Us (2000) Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy 73 Zombieland (2009) Horror/Comedy Buy TV shows Score/Title Genre Amazon Instant 66 The Almighty Johnsons Season 1 (in progress) Fantasy/Comedy Buy 73 Black Jesus Season 1 (in progress) Comedy Buy 74 The Blacklist Season 1 Drama Buy 77 Boardwalk Empire Season 4 Drama Buy 68 The Bridge Season 2 (in progress) Drama Buy   Covert Affairs Season 5 (in progress) Drama Buy 72 The Divide Season 1 (in progress) Drama Buy   Drunk History Season 2 (in progress) Comedy Buy 68 Extant Season 1 (in progress) Sci-fi Buy/Watch 71 Finding Carter Season 1 (in progress) Drama Buy 73 Garfunkel & Oates Season 1 (in progress) Comedy Buy 64 Girl Meets World Season 1 (in progress) Comedy Buy   Going Deep with David Rees Season 1 (in progress) Reality Buy 69 Halt and Catch Fire Season 1 Drama Buy 88 Hannibal Season 2 Drama Buy 82 The Honorable Woman Miniseries Drama Buy 61 The Last Ship Season 1 Drama Buy   Last Tango in Halifax Season 2 Drama Buy   Longmire Season 3 Drama Buy 78 Manhattan Season 1 (in progress) Drama Buy 68 Murder in the First Season 1 Drama Buy 69 The Musketeers Season 1 (in progress) Drama Buy   Nathan for You Season 2 (in progress) Comedy Buy 85 The Normal Heart HBO movie Drama Buy   Please Like Me Season 2 (in progress) Comedy Buy 92 Rectify Season 2 (in progress) Drama Buy   Rizzoli & Isles Season 5 (in progress) Drama Buy 72 The Strain Season 1 (in progress) Sci-fi Buy   Teen Wolf Season 4 (in progress) Drama Buy   Wilfred Season 4 Comedy Buy 79 Toy Story of Terror ABC special Family/Animation Buy New to Amazon Prime members (free to stream) Score/Title Genre Prime Instant Video 72 The Amazing Race Season 1 Reality competition Watch 72 The Birdcage (1996) Comedy Watch 75 The Cider House Rules (1999) Drama Watch 67 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) Comedy Watch 68 Extant Season 1 (in progress) Sci-fi Watch 65 The Great Debaters (2007) Drama Watch 73 Layer Cake (2005) Thriller Watch   Mad Max (1979) Action/Sci-fi Watch 76 Mud (2013) Drama Watch   Rocky (1976) Drama/Sports Watch   Rocky II (1979) Drama/Sports Watch   Rocky III (1982) Drama/Sports Watch 71 Waking Ned Devine (1998) Comedy Watch 62 The Woman in Black (2012) Horror/Thriller Watch = Available free to Amazon Prime members. (Others may rent or buy as normal.)

Good recent additions to iTunes

Movies Score/Title Genre iTunes   Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972) Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy 68 Bears (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy 64 Belle (2014) Drama Buy   Blackmail (1929) Thriller Rent or Buy 70 Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) Action/Sci-fi Buy   Children of Paradise (1945) Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy 64 Coherence (2014) Sci-fi/Thriller Rent or Buy 67 Dinosaur 13 (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy 77 The Dog (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy 75 Finding Vivian Maier (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy   Fitzcarraldo (1982) Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy   Harakiri (1962) Criterion Collection Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy   High and Low (1963) Criterion Collection Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy 68 Jealousy (2014) Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy   The King of Comedy (1983) Drama/Comedy Rent or Buy 81 Locke (2014) Drama Rent or Buy 61 Muppets Most Wanted (2014) Family/Comedy Rent or Buy 68 Neighbors (2014) Comedy Buy 61 Oculus (2014) Horror Rent or Buy 66 The One I Love (2014) in theaters Friday Dramedy Rent or Buy 77 Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) Drama Rent or Buy 69 Palo Alto (2014) Drama Rent or Buy 76 Philomena (2013) Drama Rent or Buy 76 Rich Hill (2014) Documentary Rent 74 Sin CIty (2005) Action Rent or Buy   Three Colors bundle (Blue/White/Red) (1993-94) Foreign/Drama Buy   Watership Down (1978) Criterion Collection Animation/Drama Rent or Buy TV shows Score/Title Genre iTunes 63 The Approval Matrix Season 1 (in progress) Talk Buy 73 Black Jesus Season 1 (in progress) Comedy Buy 77 Boardwalk Empire Season 4 Drama Buy 68 The Bridge Season 2 (in progress) Drama Buy 73 Garfunkel & Oates Season 1 (in progress) Comedy Buy 76 House of Cards Season 1 Drama Buy 80 House of Cards Season 2 Drama Buy 61 The Last Ship Season 1 Drama Buy 78 Manhattan Season 1 (in progress) Drama Buy   The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail Season 1 (in progress) Comedy Buy 69 The Musketeers Season 1 (in progress) Drama Buy   Please Like Me Season 2 (in progress) Comedy Buy 92 Rectify Season 2 (in progress) Drama Buy 72 The Strain Season 1 (in progress) Sci-fi Buy   Teen Wolf Season 4 (in progress) Drama Buy 79 Toy Story of Terror ABC special Family/Animation Buy 72 Welcome to Sweden Season 1 (in progress) Comedy Buy

Good recent additions to Hulu / Hulu Plus

Movies Score/Title Genre Hulu 71 Beauty Is Embarrassing (2012) Documentary Watch Now   Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) Drama Watch Now 96 A Hard Day's Night (1964) Music/Comedy Watch Now   Love is Colder Than Death (1969) Foreign/Drama Watch Now 72 The Oath (2010) Documentary Watch Now TV shows Score/Title Genre Hulu   Gavin & Stacey Seasons 1-3 [UK] Comedy Watch Now   Going Deep with David Rees Season 1 (in progress) Reality Watch Now 78 Manhattan Season 1 (in progress) Drama Watch Now   People Like Us Series 1 [UK] Comedy Watch Now 72 Welcome to Sweden Season 1 (in progress) Comedy Watch Now = Viewable only by Hulu Plus subscribers.

More on home video

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