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New on Netflix: Week of August 31, 2026

Aug 31–Sep 6, 2026

57 titles arrived on Netflix the week of Aug 31: 7 new releases and 50 older titles. The highest-rated new release is Four Hands, Two Sonatas (82).

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New releases

  • Early score — based on few ratings so far

    #182
    Four Hands, Two Sonatas
    Netflix

    Four Hands, Two Sonatas

    2026– · Series · Korean

    Drama

    When two young pianists from completely different worlds meet at an elite music high school, the melodies of their lives become intimately intertwined.

  • Early score — based on few ratings so far

    #268
    Turning Point: Generation 9/11
    Netflix

    Turning Point: Generation 9/11

    2026 · Movie

    Documentary

    A quarter-century after September 11th, the attacks' ripple effects persist across generations. Orphaned children, War on Terror journalists, young Afghans, and U.S. Marines shaped by the 2021 withdrawal share their stories.

  • Early score — based on few ratings so far

    #367
    Fito Páez: The World Within a Song
    Netflix

    Fito Páez: The World Within a Song

    2026 · Movie · Spanish

    Documentary

    A documentary film that observes, listens to, and interacts with Fito Páez from a place of profound intimacy. The camera, almost invisible, witnesses his every move, accompanying him for over a year during recordings, rehearsals, tours, and performances in major cities across Latin America, Europe, and the United States. It is also a journey through the life of one of the greatest Spanish-language artists: his loves and heartbreaks, children and friendships, excesses, tragedies, failures, and successes.

  • Early score — based on few ratings so far

    #466
    Jared Freid: The Family Plan
    Netflix

    Jared Freid: The Family Plan

    2026 · Movie

    Comedy

    The special finds Freid keeping his issues “in the family,” joking about everything from vacationing with his parents to a Karen video that hits close to home.

  • Early score — based on few ratings so far

    #566
    Lovesick
    Netflix

    Lovesick

    2026– · Series · Spanish

    Drama

    Set during the Mexican Revolution, follow Emilia Sauri, a woman torn between two passionate loves while navigating a world dominated by violence and revolution.

  • Early score — based on few ratings so far

    #662
    Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly
    Netflix

    Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly

    2026 · Movie

    Documentary

    Nobody, least of all Rachael Gunn, expected to be an Olympian. But as Raygun’s performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics went viral overnight, so did an avalanche of memes, misinformation, and conspiracy theories questioning how she ever got there.

  • #756
    Gandhari
    Netflix

    Gandhari

    2026 · Movie · Hindi

    Action · Thriller

    Follows a mother's relentless pursuit to find and rescue her kidnapped daughter, exploring themes of revenge and redemption amidst her harrowing journey.

Just added

  • #199
    Alien
    Netflix

    Alien

    1979 · Movie · 1h 57m

    Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Horror

    1 Oscar

    After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.

  • #295
    Jaws
    Netflix

    Jaws

    1975 · Movie · 2h 4m

    Horror · Action · Thriller

    3 Oscars

    When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to the local police chief, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.

  • #393
    Aliens
    HuluNetflix

    Aliens

    1986 · Movie · 2h 17m

    Action · Horror

    2 Oscars

    Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.

  • #489
    The Deer Hunter
    Netflix

    The Deer Hunter

    1978 · Movie · 3h 3m

    Drama · War

    5 Oscars

    The lives of a group of friends are forever changed by the Vietnam War.

  • #588
    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
    NetflixPeacockPrime Video

    The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

    1974 · Movie · 1h 23m

    Horror

    Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw.

  • #688
    The President's Cake
    Netflix

    The President's Cake

    2026 · Movie · 1h 42m

    Drama

    In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia must bake Saddam Hussein's birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails.

  • #787
    Phantom Thread
    Netflix

    Phantom Thread

    2017 · Movie · 2h 10m

    Drama · Romance

    1 Oscar

    Set in 1950s London, Reynolds Woodcock is a renowned dressmaker whose fastidious life is disrupted by a young, strong-willed woman, Alma, who becomes his muse and lover.

  • #886
    Knocked Up
    Netflix

    Knocked Up

    2007 · Movie · 2h 9m

    Comedy · Romance

    For fun-loving party animal Ben Stone, the last thing he ever expected was for his one-night stand to show up on his doorstep eight weeks later to tell him she's pregnant with his child.

  • #986
    Resident Evil: Damnation
    Netflix

    Resident Evil: Damnation

    2012 · Movie · Japanese · 1h 40m

    Animation · Action · Horror

    Special Agent Leon S.Kennedy goes against his superior's orders and works to destroy a series of biological weapons being used in a war zone in Europe.

  • #1085
    Straight Outta Compton
    Netflix

    Straight Outta Compton

    2015 · Movie · 2h 27m

    Biography · Drama · History

    The rap group NWA emerges from the mean streets of Compton in the mid-1980s and revolutionizes hip-hop culture with their music and tales about life in the hood.

  • #1185
    The Sex Lives of College Girls
    MAXNetflix

    The Sex Lives of College Girls

    2021–2025 · Series · 3 seasons

    Comedy

    Four 18-year-old freshman roommates at Essex College in Vermont. A bundle of contradictions and hormones, these sexually active college girls are equal parts lovable and infuriating.

  • #1283
    King Kong
    Netflix

    King Kong

    2005 · Movie · 3h 7m

    Action · Romance

    3 Oscars

    A greedy film producer assembles a team of moviemakers and sets out for the infamous Skull Island, where they find more than just cannibalistic natives.

  • #1382
    Antz
    Netflix

    Antz

    1998 · Movie · 1h 23m

    Animation · Action · Comedy

    A rather neurotic ant tries to break from his totalitarian society while trying to win the affection of the princess he loves.

  • #1481
    Ready or Not
    Netflix

    Ready or Not

    2019 · Movie · 1h 35m

    Horror · Action · Comedy

    A bride's wedding night takes a sinister turn when her eccentric new in-laws force her to take part in a terrifying game.

  • #1581
    Scarface
    Netflix

    Scarface

    1983 · Movie · 2h 50m

    Crime · Drama

    In the 1980s, a determined criminal-minded Cuban immigrant becomes the biggest drug smuggler in Miami, and is eventually undone by his own drug addiction.

  • #1680
    Major Crimes
    Netflix

    Major Crimes

    2012–2018 · Series · 6 seasons

    Crime · Action · Drama

    The Closer (2005) spin-off series, which follows Captain Raydor of the Los Angeles Police Department.

  • #1780
    The Impossible
    Netflix

    The Impossible

    2012 · Movie · 1h 54m

    Drama · History · Thriller

    The story of a tourist family in Thailand caught in the destruction and chaotic aftermath of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

  • #1880
    Liar Liar
    Netflix

    Liar Liar

    1997 · Movie · 1h 26m

    Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    A pathological liar-lawyer finds his career turned upside down when he inexplicably cannot physically lie for 24 whole hours.

  • #1980
    SCTV Channel

    SCTV Channel

    1983–1984 · Series · 1 season

    Comedy

    The staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.

  • #2080
    Smile 2
    NetflixParamount+Prime Video

    Smile 2

    2024 · Movie · 2h 7m

    Horror · Mystery · Thriller

    About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her past.

  • #2179
    The Prince of Egypt
    Netflix

    The Prince of Egypt

    1998 · Movie · 1h 39m

    Animation · Action · Drama

    1 Oscar

    Egyptian Prince Moses learns of his identity as a Hebrew and his destiny to become the chosen deliverer of his people.

  • #2278
    Avengement
    NetflixPrime Video

    Avengement

    2019 · Movie · 1h 27m

    Action · Crime · Thriller

    After years of assaults on him in prison, convicted felon Cain Burgess escapes for avengement on those responsible.

  • #2377
    The Blues Brothers
    Netflix

    The Blues Brothers

    1980 · Movie · 2h 13m

    Action · Comedy · Crime

    Jake Blues rejoins his brother Elwood after being released from prison, but the duo has just days to reunite their old R&B band and save the Catholic home where the two were raised, outrunning the police as they tear through Chicago.

  • #2477
    Sleepless in Seattle
    Netflix

    Sleepless in Seattle

    1993 · Movie · 1h 45m

    Comedy · Drama · Romance

    A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.

  • #2577
    T2 Trainspotting
    Netflix

    T2 Trainspotting

    2017 · Movie · 1h 57m

    Drama · Comedy · Crime

    After 20 years abroad, Mark Renton returns to Scotland and reunites with his old friends Sick Boy, Spud, and Begbie.

  • #2676
    About Time
    Netflix

    About Time

    2013 · Movie · 2h 3m

    Comedy · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    At the age of 21, Tim discovers he can travel in time and change what happens and has happened in his own life. His decision to make his world a better place by getting a girlfriend turns out not to be as easy as you might think.

  • #2775
    Flushed Away
    Netflix

    Flushed Away

    2006 · Movie · 1h 25m

    Animation · Action

    The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life.

  • #2875
    Swan Song
    NetflixPrime Video

    Swan Song

    2021 · Movie · 1h 45m

    Drama · Biography · Comedy

    A formerly flamboyant hairdresser takes a long walk across a small town to style a dead woman's hair.

  • #2974
    Irena's Vow
    Netflix

    Irena's Vow

    2024 · Movie · 2h 1m

    Biography · Drama · War

    19 year old Irena Gut is promoted to housekeeper in the home of a highly respected Nazi officer in Poland when she finds out that the Jewish ghetto is about to be liquidated. Determined to help twelve Jewish workers, she decides to shelter them in the safest place she can think of – the basement of the German Major's house. Over the next eight months, Irena uses her wit, humour and immense courage to hide her friends as long as possible.

  • #3073
    Keanu
    Netflix

    Keanu

    2016 · Movie · 1h 40m

    Comedy · Action · Crime

    When the adorable kitten of an New Orleans crime kingpin suddenly enters the life of two cousins, they will have to go through tough gangs, pitiless hitmen, and ruthless drug dealers who all claim him, to get him back. How hard ca...

  • #3173
    Nine to Five
    Disney+NetflixPrime Video

    Nine to Five

    1980 · Movie · 1h 49m

    Comedy

    Three secretaries turn the tables on their obnoxious boss.

  • #3273
    Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
    Netflix

    Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon

    2012– · Series · Japanese · 7 seasons

    Drama · Comedy · Mystery

    Daimon Michiko is a freelance surgeon who wanders from hospital to hospital because the harsh environment led many doctors to retire. However, Michiko doesn't look like a doctor at all with her flashy clothes and eccentric attitude.

  • #3373
    Neighbors
    Netflix

    Neighbors

    2014 · Movie · 1h 37m

    Comedy

    After they are forced to live next to a fraternity house, a couple with a newborn baby do whatever they can to take them down.

  • #3471
    Biutiful
    Netflix

    Biutiful

    2010 · Movie · Spanish · 2h 28m

    Drama · Romance

    A man dying of cancer tries his best to leave the world on his own terms.

  • #3570
    Driven
    Netflix

    Driven

    2018–2022 · Series · 2 seasons

    Romance

    A resilient girl with a tragic past and a heart of gold falls in love with a bad boy race car driver.

  • #3669
    In the Earth
    Netflix

    In the Earth

    2021 · Movie · 1h 47m

    Horror · Drama · Mystery

    As the world searches for a cure to a disastrous virus, a scientist and park scout venture deep in the forest for a routine equipment run.

  • #3769
    Uncle Buck
    Netflix

    Uncle Buck

    1989 · Movie · 1h 40m

    Comedy

    Laid back commitment-phobe Buck babysits his brother's rebellious teenage daughter and her cute younger brother and sister.

  • #3869
    Victoria & Abdul
    Netflix

    Victoria & Abdul

    2017 · Movie · 1h 51m

    Biography · Comedy · Drama

    Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.

  • #3968
    Resident Evil: Death Island
    Netflix

    Resident Evil: Death Island

    2023 · Movie · Japanese · 1h 31m

    Animation · Action · Horror

    A t-virus outbreak in San Francisco leads to Alcatraz Island, where a new evil has taken residence.

  • #4068
    Jarhead
    Netflix

    Jarhead

    2005 · Movie · 2h 5m

    Biography · Drama · War

    A psychological study of Marine's state of mind during the Gulf War. Told through the eyes of a U.S. Marine sniper who struggles to cope with boredom, a sense of isolation, and other issues back home.

  • #4168
    Conan the Barbarian
    Netflix

    Conan the Barbarian

    1982 · Movie · 2h 9m

    Action · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    A powerful warrior seeks to avenge the genocide of his people and the murder of his parents at the hands of a snake cult.

  • #4267
    The Other Side of the Mountain
    Netflix

    The Other Side of the Mountain

    1975 · Movie · 1h 42m

    Biography · Drama · Romance

    Young ski champion Jill Kinmont is left paralyzed after a tragic skiing accident. Her best friend suffers the same fate after contracting polio. Jill must slowly put her life back together again with the help of those close to her.

  • #4366
    Greta
    Netflix

    Greta

    2019 · Movie · 1h 38m

    Thriller · Drama · Mystery

    A young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda toward her.

  • #4465
    Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
    Netflix

    Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

    2016 · Movie · 1h 32m

    Comedy

    When their new next-door neighbors turn out to be a sorority even more debaucherous than the fraternity that lived there before, Mac and Kelly team with their former enemy, Teddy, to bring the girls down.

  • #4565
    Money Monster
    Netflix

    Money Monster

    2016 · Movie · 1h 38m

    Action · Crime · Drama

    Financial TV host Lee Gates and his producer Patty are put in an extreme situation when an irate investor takes them and their crew as hostage.

  • #4665
    Those Who Wish Me Dead
    Netflix

    Those Who Wish Me Dead

    2021 · Movie · 1h 40m

    Action · Drama · Thriller

    A teenage murder witness finds himself pursued by twin assassins in the Montana wilderness with a survival expert tasked with protecting him -- and a forest fire threatening to consume them all.

  • #4765
    Scotland, PA
    NetflixPrime Video

    Scotland, PA

    2001 · Movie · 1h 44m

    Comedy · Crime

    In a modernized retelling of "MacBeth" set in 1970s suburban Pennsylvania, Joe McBeth, an unambitious hamburger stand employee, is driven to success by his scheming wife.

  • #4864
    Cruel Intentions
    HuluNetflix

    Cruel Intentions

    1999 · Movie · 1h 37m

    Drama · Romance

    Two vicious step-siblings of an elite Manhattan prep school make a wager: to deflower the new headmaster's daughter before the start of term.

  • #4964
    The Interpreter
    Netflix

    The Interpreter

    2005 · Movie · 2h 8m

    Crime · Mystery · Thriller

    Political intrigue and deception unfold inside the United Nations, where a U.S. Secret Service agent is assigned to investigate an interpreter who overhears an assassination plot.

  • #5064
    Unfriended
    Netflix

    Unfriended

    2014 · Movie · 1h 23m

    Horror · Drama · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

    A group of online chatroom friends find themselves haunted by a mysterious, supernatural force using the account of their dead friend.