Margot Robbie in Bombshell – Photo Credit: Hilary B Gayle/Annapurna Pictures/Alamy
Fall is upon us, and with it comes a rich and varied slate of new movies arriving in September. Below, we’ll break down 10 titles you should have on your radar this month (and even more if you count some of the collections).
As always, we’ll split this article into two halves: we’ll first cover our most anticipated new Netflix Original movies scheduled to drop throughout the month, before moving on to all the licensed movies we think you should watch in September. Please note that these licensed movies are specifically designed for Netflix in the US; availability in other regions may vary.
For the complete list of everything coming to Netflix in the US throughout September 2025, keep it locked here on What’s on Netflix.
Most Anticipated New Netflix Original Movies
Ruth & Boaz
Coming to Netflix: September 26th
One movie that we suspect could either flop or instantly find an adoring audience is Ruth & Boaz. That is because of the film’s subject matter and source material, the Bible. DeVon Franklin and Tyler Perry are producing a new feature headlined by Serayah McNeill, Tyler Lepley, and Phylicia Rashad, a modern-day retelling of the tale from the Book of Ruth.
From the trailer, it is clear that the film embraces the modern-day setting, which has made some viewers uneasy, but we will have to see how it is executed by the end of the month. The plot revolves around a young woman who has left the Atlanta music scene to care for a loved one. In the process, she finds the love of her life and gains the mother she never had.
Alanna Brown is directing the film, having previously worked on Trees of Peace and Blindspotting.
French Lover (2025)
Coming to Netflix: September 26th
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Sticking with the romance theme (there are actually four romance movies from Netflix in September!), we head to the city of love and lights in the form of Paris. Headlining this feature film is Omar Sy, best known for his work on Lupin (filming on season 4 is currently wrapping up) and soon to be seen in Netflix’s brand-new Extraction series, two very different roles from the French actor in this new romantic film. He’ll be appearing alongside Sara Giraudeau, and it’s a Notting Hill-esque style story in that Sy plays a jaded actor called Abel Camara who falls deeply and unexpectedly in love with a down-on-her-luck waitress.
Mantis
Coming to Netflix: September 26th
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Our final Netflix Original movie pick for September (yes, it really is slim pickings until the biggest hitters of the year arrive in October, November, and December) is Mantis, a new action thriller from South Korea that serves as a spin-off to Kill Bok Soon, a film that touched down on Netflix back in March 2023.
From director Lee Tae-sung and starring Yim Si-wan, Park Gyu-young, and Jo Woo-jin, the film follows an ace assassin returning to a collapsed order-hired killer industry after his vacation. Upon reentering this anarchic world, Mantis encounters Jae-yi, his fellow trainee and rival, and Dok-go, a retired legendary killer, and realizes they are all vying for the top spot among the killers.
Best New Licensed Movies For September 2025
Shrek Collection
Picture: DreamWorks Pictures
SOMMMMMMEEEBOOOODDDDYYYYY ONNCEEE….. You know the rest! I still believe that Shrek is the defining millennial animation movie. It’s easily one of my favorites from the 2000s and is one of the few films that I’ve awarded an annual rewatch.
If you’re a millennial or just a fan of Shrek, not one, not two, but all four Shrek movies are heading to Netflix for nostalgia overload this September. The first and second are still the best in my books, but there’s still a good reason to watch the other two as well, the arrival of the fifth film in a couple of years (yes, it was delayed again). Settle down for an ultimate binge with Shrek, Donkey, Fiona and the other assortment of characters throughout the film franchise.
Charlie Sheen Collection
Ahead of the release of a new documentary covering the life and career of the actor, Netflix will be licensing some of his back catalog on the first of the month.
Among the titles on the way include:
- Good Advice (2001) – Comedy about a stockbroker turned advice columnist with Sheen starring alongside Denise Richards and Angie Harmon.
- Hot Shots! (1991) – Spoof of Top Gun with Sheen as an ace pilot. Directed by Jim Abrahams.
- Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) – A sequel to Hot Shots! with this entry serving as a parody of Rambo films with Sheen and Lloyd Bridges, directed by Jim Abrahams.
- Money Talks (1997) – Action-comedy starring Chris Tucker and Sheen about a hustler caught in a diamond smuggling plot.
- The Rookie (1990) – Buddy cop film starring and directed by Clint Eastwood.
Additionally, a bonus: by the time you’re reading this, Netflix will have already dropped Grizzly II, the creature horror film starring Charlie Sheen alongside George Clooney and Laura Dern. It’s a bit rough around the edges (to say the least), but if you want to see what those stars were up to in 1983 (yes, 42 years ago!) Netflix now holds that bit of history for a limited time.
Bombshell (2019)
Coming to Netflix: September 10th
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There was a lot of hubbub about this movie when it first dropped in cinemas six years ago. The film seeks to tackle an issue behind America’s most-watched news network: Fox News. Featuring powerhouse performances from Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, and Margot Robbie, the film pulls back the curtain on the toxic workplace culture under Roger Ailes, who ran the outlet since its inception, and the women who helped bring it down.
Directed by Jay Roach with a script by Charles Randolph (The Big Short), Bombshell blended the newsroom tension with behind-the-scenes power struggles, all wrapped in unnervingly accurate makeup and performances that border on mimicry. It seems to be widely forgotten about in recent years but is still brilliantly put together.
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Coming to Netflix: September 1st
Recently, the world-renowned director Quentin Tarantino weighed in on the question of which is his best movie. His nuanced answer rattled through the reasoning behind his best films. Still, he ultimately said, “I think Inglourious Basterds is my best script, and I think Hateful Eight and Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood are right behind.” It’s honestly hard to argue with him on this particular pick.
Tarantino’s brutal, stylish, and wickedly revisionist World War II epic. Blending spaghetti western with wartime sabotage, the film follows a rogue squad of Jewish-American soldiers on a mission to take down the Third Reich by any bloody means necessary. Brad Pitt chews through Nazi scalps and scenery as Lt. Aldo Raine, but it’s Christoph Waltz as the chillingly polite Hans Landa who steals the whole show.
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023)
Coming to Netflix: September 11th
Another highlight landing this September is the criminaly overlooked Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., the adaptation of Judy Blume’s beloved coming-of-age novel. Written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig (The Edge of Seventeen), the film delicately captures the awkward, funny, and deeply human experience of adolescence through the eyes of 11-year-old Margaret Simon.
With a standout performance from Abby Ryder Fortson in the lead and support from Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates, this one’s a heartfelt throwback to the confusion and clarity of growing up—religion, bras, friendship, and all. Whether you’re revisiting a childhood classic or discovering it for the first time, Margaret is both timeless and refreshingly sincere.
Moving On (2022)
Coming to Netflix: September 14th
If you’re missing Grace & Frankie and craving more sharp-tongued chemistry between Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, Moving On might go some way to scratch that itch.
The film reunites the iconic duo in a dark comedy about two estranged friends who reconnect at a funeral and quietly plot revenge against the man who wronged them both years earlier. Directed by Paul Weitz (About a Boy), Moving On has a surprisingly heartfelt core while delivering plenty of laughs for all ages along the way… It’s arguably not their best movie together, but still a fun romp all the same.
Cobweb (2023)
Coming to Netflix: September 19th
Finally, we end with a horror movie: Cobweb, which has never been streamed on Netflix US before. Starring Lizzy Caplan, Woody Norman, Cleopatra Coleman, and Antony Starr. From screenwriter Chris Thomas Devlin and directed by Samuel Bodin in his feature debut, we follow an eight-year-old boy, Peter, who starts hearing tapping sounds from inside his bedroom wall. Initially brushing it off, his parents eventually come to the same realisation that there’s always more lurking beneath the surface.
The film is more of a fan-favorite than one beloved by critics. Back when it was released, it scored mixed reviews with Kevin Harley for the Radio Times saying, “While the climactic shift into creature-feature territory is pleasingly tense, the final twists raise more questions than Cobweb can satisfactorily answer.”
Those are our movie picks for September – let us know what you’re watching in the comments.
