Looking for something new to stream this week (July 13–19)? This week delivers something for everyone — the year’s biggest horror hit finally arrives on streaming, Heartstopper says its long-awaited goodbye in a feature-length finale, a fungal creature feature from the writer of Jurassic Park that may just be one of the most fun genre movies of the year and more.
We’ve also included four standout releases from recent weeks that may have slipped under your radar. Whether you’re in the mood for a good scare, a good cry or just a good time, these are the movies worth streaming right now.
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Top Movies to Stream at a Glance
Here’s a high-level view of the new movies streaming this week as well as our top picks from the prior month:
| Movie | Platform | Added |
| Obsession | Peacock | July 17 |
| Heartstopper Forever | Netflix | July 17 |
| Descendents: Wicked Wonderland | Disney+ | July 17 |
| Cold Storage | MGM+ | July 15 |
| Reminders of Him | Peacock | July 10 |
| Lee Cronin’s The Mummy | HBO Max | July 3 |
| Enola Holmes 3 | Netflix | July 1 |
| Project Hail Mary | MGM+ | Jun. 18 |
Keep reading for an overview of each movie, including plot details and why they’re worth watching.
New Movies Streaming This Weekend
These are the new movies coming to streaming this week. All titles will be available to watch across streaming platforms by July 17.
‘Obsession’ – Peacock
Platform: Peacock · Added: July 17 · Rating: R · Runtime: 1h 48m · Genre: Horror · Director: Curry Barker · Cast: Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, Andy Richter · RT: 94% critics / 94% audience
Bear (Michael Johnston) is a hopeless romantic working at a music shop, nursing a long-standing crush on his co-worker Nikki (Inde Navarrette). After stumbling upon a mysterious object called the One Wish Willow, he makes his wish — and Nikki suddenly, desperately wants to be with him. It’s everything he asked for, and it’s immediately, obviously, terrifyingly wrong. Directed by 26-year-old Curry Barker in his studio feature debut, Obsession has earned over $427 million worldwide against a budget of under $1 million — making it one of the most staggering box office success stories in horror history.
Why watch it: The biggest horror movie of the year is finally on streaming. Inspired by W.W. Jacobs’ classic short story “The Monkey’s Paw,” Obsession works because it takes its wish-gone-wrong premise completely seriously — the horror isn’t played for laughs, and it earns every jump (which there are a fair number of). You may be sleeping with one eye open.
‘Heartstopper Forever’ – Netflix
Platform: Netflix · Added: July 17 · Rating: TV-MA · Runtime: 1h 54m · Genre: Romance / Coming-of-Age · Director: Wash Westmoreland · Cast: Kit Connor, Joe Locke, Yasmin Finney, William Gao, Corinna Brown, Rhea Norwood, Anna Maxwell Martin, Derek Jacobi · RT: Score pending
After three seasons and four years, Nick and Charlie’s story comes to a close. With Nick getting ready to leave for university and Charlie taking on new responsibilities at school, the reality of a long-distance relationship begins to weigh on them. Written by series creator Alice Oseman and directed by Wash Westmoreland (Still Alice, Colette), Heartstopper Forever is the end of an era for YA fans everywhere.
Why watch it: The series holds a 98% critics score and 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes — one of the rare shows that managed to keep both audiences and critics on board across its entire run.
‘Descendants: Wicked Wonderland’ – Disney+
Platform: Disney+ · Added: July 17 · Rating: TV-G · Runtime: 2h · Genre: Musical Fantasy · Director: Kimmy Gatewood · Cast: Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker, Liamani Segura, Leonardo Nam, Rita Ora, Brandy Norwood, Awkwafina · RT: Score pending
After successfully changing history in The Rise of Red, Red and Chloe thought they outsmarted fate. Little do they know that changing the past created a new villain: Maddox Hatter. When Maddox captures the Queen of Hearts, Red and Chloe must team up with a new crew — including Red’s newly discovered sister Pink and Maddox’s own son Max — to save Wonderland before its power source falls into the wrong hands.
Why watch it: The fifth installment in the franchise keeps the energy high with new characters, more musical numbers and Awkwafina joining as Chessy the Cat. If your household has a Descendants fan in it, this is their weekend movie.
Related: Descendants: Wicked Wonderland Cast & Character Guide
‘Cold Storage’ – MGM+
Platform: MGM+ · Added: July 15 · Rating: R · Runtime: 1h 39m · Genre: Sci-Fi Horror / Comedy · Director: Jonny Campbell · Cast: Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell, Sosie Bacon, Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, Vanessa Redgrave · RT: 81% critics / 75% audience
Teacake (Joe Keery) and Naomi (Georgina Campbell) are two young employees of a self-storage company built on the site of an old U.S. military base. It’s there they have the most unbelievable night shift ever when a parasitic fungus escapes from the lowest sublevel — where it was sealed by the government decades before. As the temperature rises and the organism mutates into something increasingly uncontrollable, their only backup is a gruff bioterror operative, Robert (Liam Neeson).
Why watch it: Keery and Georgina Campbell are a fun pairing, Neeson is clearly enjoying himself and the practical creature effects are both disgusting and delightful. Critics called it clever, funny and suspenseful, making it a solid choice for a weekend movie night.
You can also rent or buy Cold Storage on DIRECTV, or watch via MGM+!
Previously Released Top Movies
Here are the top movies released in recent weeks that are worth checking out this weekend.
‘Reminders of Him’ – Peacock
Platform: Peacock · Added: July 10 · Rating: PG-13 · Runtime: 1h 54m · Genre: Romance / Drama · Director: Vanessa Caswill · Cast: Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Rudy Pankow, Lainey Wilson, Lauren Graham, Bradley Whitford · RT: 56% critics / 88% audience
Based on Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel, Reminders of Him follows Kenna (Maika Monroe), who returns to her small Wyoming hometown after serving time in prison for a fatal accident that killed her boyfriend. She’s never met her young daughter, and her grandparents intend to keep it that way. Her only unexpected ally is Ledger (Tyriq Withers), her late boyfriend’s best friend.
Why watch it: Romance lovers, and CoHo fans in particular, are in for a treat this weekend. Maika Monroe elevates the material considerably, and if It Ends with Us or Regretting You are in your comfort zone, this lands in the same emotional territory with a little more restraint. Expect to get a good cry in.
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ – HBO Max
Platform: HBO Max · Added: July 3 · Rating: R · Runtime: 2h 14m · Genre: Horror · Director: Lee Cronin · Cast: Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, Verónica Falcón · RT: 47% critics / audience TBD
Eight years after journalist Charlie Cannon’s (Jack Reynor) young daughter Katie vanishes in the desert, she’s returned to the family, mummified and barely alive, but somehow back. What should be a miracle is turned upside down as the family slowly realizes that whatever came home with them isn’t entirely their daughter anymore. From the director of Evil Dead Rise, with James Wan and Jason Blum producing, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy abandons the adventure-horror legacy of the Brendan Fraser films entirely in favor of something far more personal and grotesque.
Why watch it: Critics were divided at 47%, but despite the mixed reviews, the film became a solid commercial success. If Evil Dead Rise was your kind of horror, Cronin is operating in exactly the same register here: relentless, gory and committed to making you deeply uncomfortable.
‘Enola Holmes 3’ – Netflix
Platform: Netflix · Added: July 1 · Rating: PG-13 · Runtime: 1h 45m · Genre: Mystery / Adventure · Director: Philip Barantini · Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Louis Partridge, Himesh Patel, Helena Bonham Carter, Sharon Duncan-Brewster · RT: 68% critics / 72% audience
Enola Holmes is back, and this time she’s traveling to Malta to prepare for her long-awaited wedding to Lord Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge), but things quickly unravel when her brother Sherlock (Henry Cavill) is kidnapped. Suddenly the bride-to-be is a detective again, navigating a Mediterranean conspiracy while wrestling with what marriage in Victorian England would actually mean for her independence.
Why watch it: If you’ve watched the first two, you’ll enjoy this one too. Millie Bobby Brown is still completely magnetic in the role, and the Maltese setting is a gorgeous change of scenery.
‘Project Hail Mary’ – MGM+
Platform: MGM+ · Added: June 18 · Rating: PG-13 · Runtime: 2h 36m · Genre: Sci-Fi / Adventure · Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller · Cast: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung, Milana Vayntrub · RT: 94% critics / 95% audience
Middle school science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up alone on a spacecraft, light-years from Earth with no memory of who he is or how he got there. As his memories slowly return, so does the enormity of his mission: solve the mystery of a microscopic organism consuming the sun and find a way to stop it before Earth faces extinction. It’s an inventive sci-fi adventure elevated by Gosling’s charming performance and one of the most unexpected sci-fi friendships ever put on screen.
Why watch it: Project Hail Mary is one of the year’s most entertaining movies and a rare blockbuster that combines big ideas, genuine emotion and a sense of wonder. Adapted from Andy Weir’s bestselling novel and lifted by an excellent Gosling performance, it’s the kind of crowd-pleasing sci-fi film that’s hard not to love.
This list of new movies to stream this week was last updated on July 16, 2026
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