7 Best Movies Streaming on Netflix in July 2026

Netflix has kicked off July with a stacked slate. There are also some great movies dropping later this month. There is a beloved MCU entry, which sits right alongside a genre-redefining horror debut. Then, there are a couple of underrated character dramas. Oh, and there is also one of the most acclaimed films of the decade so far. There is something for everyone.

Let’s dive in.

1 Spider-Man: Homecoming: July 1

Released in 2017, Spider-Man: Homecoming was the first solo outing of Tom Holland’s version of Spider-Man. He had already made an appearance in Captain America: Civil War in 2016, fighting on Tony Stark’s side. It remains one of the more purely enjoyable entries in the MCU’s now-crowded catalog with a John Hughes-adjacent energy. 

Director Jon Watts leans into the character’s age, Holland’s boyish visage, and inexperience rather than working around it. Michael Keaton’s Vulture is also one of the best MCU villains from Phase 3 precisely because his motivations have nothing to do with saving or destroying the universe. One of the most underrated Spider-Man movies. With Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is due for release later this month, this is the perfect time to rewatch.

2 The Witch: July 1

Robert Eggers, whose Werwulf will release later this year, announced himself with The Witch. Nearly a decade later, it still holds up as one of the most unsettling debuts in modern horror. The film, which Eggers cannot bring himself to watch for a particular reason, takes place in the 1630s in New England, as a Puritan family faces banishment in the woods. Their terror and religious fears lead to horrors beyond their comprehension. The film stars Anya Taylor-Joy in a career-defining role. Ralph Ineson is also brilliant in the movie.

3 Donnie Brasco: July 1

Although it has been overshadowed for years by other more spectacular additions to the genre, Donnie Brasco should be revisited at least because of Al Pacino and Johnny Depp. Depp is an FBI agent working undercover to get into the mafia, but the further he gets, the more blurred the lines between reality and illusion become. 

Pacino’s character is an old and not very influential gangster who becomes a father figure for the young man. His performance is truly tragic and gives a certain emotional charge to the movie. The movie has an emotional weight that a lot of crime dramas don’t bother reaching for. It made it to our list of 20th century’s greatest gangster movies. You can now watch it on Netflix.

4 Born on the Fourth of July: July 1

Oliver Stone‘s Born on the Fourth of July, based on the memoir by Ron Kovic, remains as raw today as it was when it first came out. Tom Cruise offers an outstanding performance as Kovic, a patriotic Marine who comes back from Vietnam injured from the chest down and fights with the country that sent him there. Stone received Best Director Oscar for this film, and one can easily understand why. It’s angry, unflinching filmmaking, and it earns every bit of that reputation. It is now streaming on Netflix.

5 Moneyball: July 1

Aaron Sorkin‘s script turns a book about baseball analytics into one of the sharper character studies of the last fifteen years. Brad Pitt plays Billy Beane in Moneyball. The Oakland A’s general manager, Beane, who rebuilds a losing team by throwing out conventional scouting wisdom in favor of cold statistics. 

​Beane makes use of statistics to change the fortunes of a floundering baseball team that relies on traditional methods of scouting players. It is quite difficult for a movie to transform numbers and figures into drama, but this one somehow succeeds in doing so. Jonah Hill‘s deadpan performance as his stats-obsessed assistant is one of the most underrated parts of the whole thing.

6 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: July 1

What makes Tom Hanks’ portrayal of Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood so unique is that he isn’t really playing Fred Rogers; rather, he plays Rogers’ particular kind of deliberate stillness, which gave Rogers his unique personality. The movie’s smart move is that it focuses not on Rogers himself, but on the journalist who gets assigned to write about Rogers, and through this relationship discovers what Rogers gave to people. It’s an emotionally intelligent and very warm movie, and what makes it succeed is Tom Hanks’ astonishing performance. One of the most exciting additions this month on Netflix.

7 TÁR: July 27

Todd Field‘s first film in sixteen years was worth the wait. TÁR follows the career of Lydia Tár, played by Cate Blanchett, who is a world-famous conductor, and whose perfectly crafted life is about to turn upside down as the consequences of previous actions start catching up with her, not offering any simplistic way of perceiving whether she’s guilty or innocent. It’s a slow burn that demands your full attention, but the payoff is one of the most talked-about performances and films of the decade so far. If you only watch one movie from this list on Netflix, make it this one.

Quick reference:

TitleNetflix Release DatePremiseIMDbRotten Tomatoes

Spider-Man: Homecoming	July 1	After his debut with the Avengers, teenage Peter Parker balances high school life with proving himself worthy as Spider-Man while facing the Vulture.	7.4/10	92% | 87%
The Witch	July 1	A Puritan family exiled to the New England wilderness begins to unravel as paranoia, religious fanaticism, and supernatural forces consume them.	7.0/10	91% | 61%
Donnie Brasco	July 1	An FBI agent infiltrates the Mafia and develops an unlikely father-son bond with an aging hitman, blurring the line between duty and loyalty.	7.7/10	88% | 89%
Born on the Fourth of July	July 1	Based on Ron Kovic’s memoir, the film follows a patriotic Marine whose life is transformed after returning paralyzed from the Vietnam War.	7.2/10	84% | 76%
Moneyball	July 1	Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane revolutionizes baseball by using advanced statistics to build a competitive team on a limited budget.	7.6/10	94% | 86%
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood	July 11	A cynical journalist assigned to profile Fred Rogers finds his own outlook on life changed by the beloved television host’s empathy and kindness.	7.2/10	95% | 92%
TÁR	July 27	Celebrated conductor Lydia Tár watches her meticulously built career and personal life unravel amid allegations and the consequences of past actions.	7.4/10	91% | 74%

Which of these movies are you adding to your Netflix watchlist this month? Let us know in the comments!