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. Movies 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 74 2 Autumns, 3 Winters (2014) Foreign/Comedy Watch Now + Queue 69 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989) Fantasy/Adventure Watch Now + Queue   The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1989) Family/Foreign Watch Now + Queue   Annie Hall (1977) Comedy Watch Now + Queue 90 Apocalypse Now Redux (1979/2001) Drama/Action Watch Now + Queue 66 Barbershop (2002) Comedy Watch Now + Queue 63 Big Bad Wolves (2014) Foreign/Thriller Watch Now + Queue 71 Blood Brother (2013) Documentary Watch Now + Queue   Born Free (1966) Family/Adventure Watch Now + Queue   Carrie (1976) Horror Watch Now + Queue 77 Child's Pose (2014) Foreign/Drama Watch Now + Queue 74 Clear and Present Danger (1994) Action/Thriller Watch Now + Queue 65 Coffee and Cigarettes (2004) Comedy/Drama Watch Now + Queue 73 Cold Mountain (2003) Drama Watch Now + Queue   El Dorado (1966) Western Watch Now + Queue 66 Ever After (1998) Fantasy/Drama Watch Now + Queue   Five Easy Pieces (1970) Drama Watch Now + Queue   Fool for Love (1985) Drama Watch Now + Queue   Funny Lady (1975) Musical Watch Now + Queue   The Great Muppet Caper (1981) Family/Comedy Watch Now + Queue 75 Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction (2013) Documentary Watch Now + Queue 69 I Used to Be Darker (2013) Drama Watch Now + Queue 79 Iron Monkey (2001) Foreign/Action Watch Now + Queue 76 Jane Eyre (2011) Drama Watch Now + Queue   Julia (1977) Drama Watch Now + Queue 75 Lady Vengeance (2005) Foreign/Thriller Watch Now + Queue 81 Leviathan (2013) Documentary Watch Now + Queue   Major League (1989) Comedy/Sports Watch Now + Queue   The Man From Snowy River (1982) Drama Watch Now + Queue 66 Mission: Impossible III (2006) Action/Thriller Watch Now + Queue 69 The Muppet Movie (1979) Family/Musical Watch Now + Queue 83 Museum Hours (2013) Foreign/Drama Watch Now + Queue 75 Omar (2014) Foreign/Thriller Watch Now + Queue 61 Reign Over Me (2007) Drama Watch Now + Queue   A River Runs Through It (1992) Drama Watch Now + Queue   Rudy (1993) Drama/Sports Watch Now + Queue 72 Run & Jump (2014) Drama Watch Now + Queue 91 Stories We Tell (2013) Documentary Watch Now + Queue 62 The Source Family (2013) Documentary Watch Now + Queue 65 Tetro (2009) Drama Watch Now + Queue 82 These Birds Walk (2013) Documentary Watch Now + Queue   Three Men and a Baby (1987) Comedy Watch Now + Queue 91 The Triplets of Belleville (2003) Foreign/Animation Watch Now + Queue 82 Waking Life (2001) Animation/Drama Watch Now + Queue 65 We Were Soldiers (2002) Action/Drama Watch Now + Queue 63 World War Z (2013) Action/Horror Watch Now + Queue TV shows (full seasons only) Score/Title Genre Netflix Watch Instantly   Comedy Bang! Bang! Season 2 Comedy Watch Now + Queue   Derek Season 2 Comedy/Drama Watch Now + Queue   Doctor Who Season 7 Sci-fi Watch Now + Queue   The Glades Season 4 Drama Watch Now + Queue   Longmire Season 2 Drama Watch Now + Queue 76 Luther Season 3 Drama Watch Now + Queue 90 Orange Is the New Black Season 2 Drama/Comedy Watch Now + Queue 88 Sherlock Season 3 Drama Watch Now + Queue   Wilfred Season 3 Comedy Watch Now + Queue

Good recent additions to Amazon Instant Video

Movies Score/Title Genre Amazon Instant 74 2 Autumns, 3 Winters (2014) Foreign/Comedy Rent or Buy 62 About Last Night (2014) Drama/Comedy Rent or Buy 61 Adult World (2014) Comedy Rent or Buy 66 Alan Partridge (2014) Comedy Rent or Buy 73 Arbitrage (2012) Drama Rent or Buy 77 A Band Called Death (2013) Documentary Rent or Buy 66 The Bling Ring (2013) Comedy/Drama Rent or Buy 69 Brave (2012) Animation/Family Rent or Buy 68 Bullhead (2012) Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy 77 Child's Pose (2014) Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy 86 Ernest & Celestine (2014) Foreign/Animation Rent or Buy 67 The Final Member (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy   Ghostbusters (1984) Comedy Buy 75 Graceland (2013) Foreign/Thriller Rent or Buy 88 The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Comedy/Drama Rent or Buy 62 Grand Piano (2014) Thriller Rent or Buy 75 The Great Flood (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy   Gremlins (1984) Comedy/Horror Rent or Buy   A Hard Day's Night (1964) Criterion Collection Music/Comedy Rent or Buy   Hearts and Minds (1974) Criterion Collection Documentary Rent or Buy 73 Joe (2014) Thriller Rent or Buy 62 Klown (2012) Foreign/Comedy Rent or Buy   L'eclisse (1962) Criterion Collection Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy 82 The Lego Movie (2014) Animation/Comedy Rent or Buy   Madeleine (1950) Criterion Collection Drama Rent or Buy   Man of Aran (1933) Criterion Collection Documentary/Drama Rent or Buy 87 The Missing Picture (2013) Foreign/Documentary Rent or Buy 65 Not Fade Away (2012) Drama Buy   The Passionate Friends (1949) Criterion Collection Drama Rent or Buy   Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) Criterion Collection Thriller Rent or Buy 72 Pieta (2013) Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy 66 Pitch Perfect (2013) Comedy Rent or Buy 73 Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer (2013) Documentary Rent or Buy 63 Rob the Mob (2014) Drama Buy 72 Run & Jump (2014) Drama Rent or Buy 85 Sound and Fury (2000) Documentary Rent 63 Spring Breakers (2013) Drama/Thriller Rent or Buy 62 Ted (2012) Comedy Buy 76 Tim's Vermeer (2013) Documentary Rent or Buy 70 Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) Drama Rent or Buy 63 Visitors (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy TV shows Score/Title Genre Amazon Instant 70 24: Live Another Day Season 9 (ongoing) Drama Buy 79 Damages Season 5 Drama Buy 65 Inside Amy Schumer Season 1 Comedy Buy 93 Louie Season 4 (ongoing) Comedy-ish Buy   Louis C.K.: Shameless 2007 HBO special Comedy Buy   Major Crimes Season 3 (ongoing) Drama Buy 68 Murder in the First Season 1 (ongoing) Drama Buy 64 Petals on the Wind Lifetime movie Drama Buy 75 Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles 2013 HBO special Comedy Buy 85 Six by Sondheim 2013 HBO special Music Buy   Switched at Birth Season 3 (ongoing) Drama Buy   Warehouse 13 Season 4 Sci-fi Buy 66 Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous Season 1 Comedy Buy = Available free to Amazon Prime members. (Others may rent or buy as normal.)

Good recent additions to iTunes

Movies Score/Title Genre iTunes 62 About Last Night (2014) Drama/Comedy Rent or Buy 66 Alan Partridge (2014) Comedy Rent or Buy 68 Anita (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy 66 The Cold Lands (2014) Drama Rent or Buy 80 Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (2014) Documentary Buy 86 Ernest & Celestine (2014) Foreign/Animation Rent or Buy 75 Graceland (2013) Foreign/Thriller Rent or Buy 88 The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Comedy/Drama Rent or Buy 62 Grand Piano (2014) Thriller Rent or Buy   Hearts and Minds (1974) Criterion Collection Documentary Rent or Buy 73 Joe (2014) Thriller Rent or Buy 68 Journey to the West (2014) Foreign/Action/Comedy Rent or Buy   Judex (1963) Criterion Collection Foreign/Thriller Rent or Buy   L'eclisse (1962) Criterion Collection Foreign/Drama Rent or Buy 82 The Lego Movie (2014) Animation/Comedy Buy 74 Natural Born Killers (1994) [Director's Cut] Action/Thriller Buy   Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) Criterion Collection Thriller Rent or Buy 77 A River Changes Course (2013) Documentary Rent or Buy 63 Rob the Mob (2014) Drama Buy 72 Run & Jump (2014) Drama Rent or Buy 76 Tim's Vermeer (2013) Documentary Rent or Buy 63 Visitors (2014) Documentary Rent or Buy TV shows Score/Title Genre iTunes 68 The Escape Artist Miniseries Drama Buy   The Fosters Season 2 (ongoing) Drama Buy 69 Halt and Catch Fire Season 1 (ongoing) Drama Buy   Rizzoli & Isles Season 5 (ongoing) Drama Buy 87 True Detective Season 1 Drama Buy

Good recent additions to Hulu / Hulu Plus

Movies Score/Title Genre Hulu 97 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2009) Foreign/Drama Watch Now 87 13 Assassins (2011) Action Watch Now 64 Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (2011) Documentary Watch Now 80 Food, Inc. (2009) Documentary Watch Now 66 The Girlfriend Experience (2009) Drama Watch Now   Hearts and Minds (1974) Criterion Collection Documentary Watch Now   L'eclisse (1962) Criterion Collection Foreign/Drama Watch Now 82 Marley (2012) Documentary/Music Watch Now 85 The Pianist (2002) Drama Watch Now   Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) Criterion Collection Thriller Watch Now 68 A Place at the Table (2013) Documentary Watch Now 65 Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2011) Horror/Comedy Watch Now TV shows Score/Title Genre Hulu 77 The Bridge Season 1 Drama Watch Now   Foyle's War Seasons 1-2 Drama Watch Now   Rev. Season 3 Comedy Watch Now   Star Trek: The Animated Series Seasons 1-2 Sci-fi/Animation Watch Now = Viewable only by Hulu Plus subscribers.

More on home video

For a list of new and upcoming DVD/Blu-ray releases, check out our June DVD/Blu-Ray Calendar.