Although a selection of new movies will debut in theaters this weekend, it’s likely to be much of the same when it comes to the top of the box office charts. For the second week running, it is expected that the Ryan Gosling-led sci-fi flick Project Hail Marywill take second place, and the long-awaited video game adaptation The Super Mario Galaxy Movie will top the charts. However, with many millions having already indulged in the space exploration of both these movies, that leaves room in the calendar to fill with more films. To help you decide what to watch from the comfort of your own home, here’s a look at three movies you should stream this weekend on Netflix.
Disclaimer: These titles are available on US Netflix.
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‘Scream’ (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes: 78% | IMDb: 7.4/10
The recent theatrical arrival of the seventh movie in the Scream franchise left a lot to be desired. Falling to poor reviews from most, the film is one of the least memorable in an often thrilling slasher series. However, the poor performance of the seventh installment has left many yearning for the days of old when the story felt fresh and intelligent. With that in mind, you’ll want to watch 1996’s Scream this weekend.
Directed by Wes Craven in a satirization of the very genre he helped popularize, Scream follows the local teenagers of a quiet Californian town as they are terrorized by a masked killer known as Ghostface. By using their expert knowledge of horror movies, the teens work together to try to outwit and unmask the killer. Exciting, hilarious, and genuinely scary, Scream is at the top of its class for a reason.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
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Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
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🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
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The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
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Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
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Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
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A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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‘Thrash’ (2026)
An exciting new arrival to the Netflix catalog this weekend comes starring Bridgerton‘sPhoebe Dynevoras you’ve never seen her before. In the survival thriller Thrash, Dynevor’s Lisa Fields and the rest of her coastal South Carolina community are ravaged by a Category 5 hurricane. However, it is what lurks beneath the rising waters that poses the biggest threat to their lives.
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For those who love Steven Spielberg‘s iconic Jaws, Jason Statham‘s surprise hit blockbuster The Meg, or Jai Courtney‘s recent, underrated flick Dangerous Animals, this next installment in the sharksploitation genre is perfect for you. Thrilling, bloody, and thoroughly entertaining, expect a chaotic viewing experience that will keep you up at night, pumped with adrenaline.
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‘Madagascar’ (2005)
Rotten Tomatoes: 55% | IMDb: 6.9/10
For a much more family-friendly experience with animals this weekend, you’ll want to watch Madagascar on Netflix, one of the best in April’s batch of arrivals. From the genius minds of those at DreamWorks, Madagascar follows the animals of a New York Zoo, led by an overconfident lion named Alex (Ben Stiller), as they find themselves in the depths of the titular island, struggling to find their place.
Bursting with talented performers from the aforementioned Stiller to Chris Rock,Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, and more, Madagascar is the perfect way to entertain the whole family this weekend. So successful it spawned a lucrative franchise, this laugh-a-minute adventure has something for everyone, whether it’s vibrant animation for the youngest in the room to quietly adult-friendly comedy for the oldest.
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