7 Best New Movies to Watch on Streaming This Week (April 13-17)

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Top streaming platforms like Netflix and Prime Video are surely keeping things exciting this week with a fresh lineup of movies that caters to every mood imaginable. Whether you’re going through Monday blues or a frustrating Friday, make a little bit of time at the end of the day to watch these incredible titles. 

They’re adding standalone movies, epic franchises, streaming originals, and more to the catalog. So, per everyone’s taste, we’ve curated a list of seven great movies you can watch between April 13 and 17. Now skip the scrolling and get to streaming! 

1 Dust Bunny (2025) 

Mads Mikkelsen and Bryan Fuller’s first collaboration after the acclaimed Hannibal series is Dust Bunny. A movie that’s quite the opposite of their crime-thriller show because it’s filled with fantasy, action, and emotional storytelling. I usually associate Fuller with stylish psychological horror, so it was refreshing to see him create something out of the box.

In Dust Bunny, follow Aurora, a lonely young girl who believes that a monster under her bed has eaten her family, so she hires her neighbor, who’s an assassin played by Mikkelsen, to help her. If you’d like to watch something creepy yet heartfelt this week, and don’t mind a genre mashup, then tune in to watch Dust Bunny. 

Release Date: April 17, 2026 

Where to watch: HBO Max 

2 180 (2026)

180 is a Netflix Original from South Africa that follows Zak, a father who gets caught up in a road-rage incident. Things escalate, and his son ends up in a hospital, at the brink of death. So Zak goes on a quest for vengeance when the justice system doesn’t favor him, while others around him stop him from getting pulled back into a violent world. For the ones who enjoy thrillers and stories that feature moral dilemmas, add 180 to your watchlist right away! I personally can’t wait to watch this one because of how intriguing it looks from the trailers and teasers alone.

Release Date: April 17, 2026 

Where to watch: Netflix 

3 The Hunger Games (2012) 

The Hunger Games is a defining blockbuster of the 2010s and one of the best post-apocalyptic movies. Jennifer Lawrence plays Katniss, who takes her sister’s place in a televised survival contest known as the Hunger Games, where she will have to survive in a deadly arena, and it all depends on her strategy, alliances, and resilience!

If you haven’t watched this dystopian adventure yet, it’s high time that you do, because Hulu has dropped the whole saga for viewers who want to enjoy the renowned franchise. Even after all these years, I still find myself revisiting The Hunger Games because I haven’t found a story that touches upon dystopian themes at such a grand scale!

Release Date: April 14, 2026 

Where to watch: Hulu

4 Roommates (2026) 

Roommates is another Netflix Original on the list, and it follows Devon, a shy freshman who chooses Celeste, a confident and outgoing Celeste as her dorm roommate. But what should have been an exciting new friendship quickly turns into a passive-aggressive battle. Enjoy this light-hearted comedy and brighten up your week, but try not to watch it with your stingy roommate! 

Release Date: April 17, 2026 

Where to watch: Netflix 

5 Balls Up (2026)

Balls Up will premiere this week on streaming, and the R-rated buddy comedy will feature Mark Wahlberg, Paul Walter Hauser, and the incredibly hilarious Sacha Baron Cohen. The film centers on two ambitious marketing executives, whose bold sponsorship pitch at the World Cup turns into a huge international scandal. 

When their drunken celebration goes wrong, the two fight against angry fans, criminals, officials, and more, with their reputation and lives at stake! Loud, unapologetic, and silly comedy lovers would absolutely enjoy this Prime Original because it’s the perfect midweek watch! And knowing that Wahlberg has been unofficially crowned as the king of streaming, I bet Balls Up will be good too!

Release Date: April 15, 2026 

Where to watch: Prime Video

6 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) 

With Spider-Man: Brand New Day nearing its release, revisit No Way Home, one of the biggest superhero spectacles of the decade! The movie picks up after Peter Parker’s identity is exposed to the world, so he tries to restore his normal life with Doctor Strange’s help, but the spell goes wrong, and villains from alternate realities begin to pour in! I am going to have a Spider-Man marathon this week, so I am all caught up before the next saga, and maybe you could do the same!

Release Date: April 15, 2026

Where to watch: Disney+ 

7 The Running Man (2025)

The Running Man is a dark and dystopian comedy, adapted from Stephen King’s novel, and if you want to get your adrenaline pumping this week, you must stream it! Glen Powell plays a desperate father who volunteers for a deadly reality show to save his sick daughter. He must survive 30 days, all while he’s hunted by professional assassins, with every moment being broadcast for people’s thrills. 

Release Date: April 17, 2026 

Where to watch: Prime Video 

Here’s an overview of the movies:

Title	Director	Cast	Rotten Tomatoes (Tomatometer | Pocornmeter) (As Of April 13, 2026)
Dust Bunny (2025)	Bryan Fuller	Mads Mikkelsen, Sigourney Weaver, David Dastmalchian, Sophie Sloan	85% | 82%
180 (2026)	Alex Yazbek	Prince Grootboom, Noxolo Dlamini, Warren Masemola, Danica De La Rey	NA
The Hunger Games (2012)	Gary Ross	Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks	84% | 81%
Roommates (2026)	Chandler Levack	Sadie Sandler, Chloe East, Natasha Lyonne, Nick Kroll, Storm Reid	NA
Balls Up (2026)	Peter Farrelly	Mark Wahlberg, Paul Walter Hauser, Sacha Baron Cohen, Molly Shannon, Daniela Melchior	NA
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)	Jon Watts	Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina	93% | 97%
The Running Man (2025)	Edgar Wright	Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Colman Domingo, Lee Pace, Michael Cera	61% | 77%

With so many exciting titles dropping across major platforms, you’ll be able to either revisit favorites or explore something new. So, grab your snacks, settle in, and press play because your next favorite movie might already be waiting for you to stream! But before you go, let us know which of these films impressed you the most, and is now definitely on your watchlist.