Netflix is kicking 2025 off in decidedly low-key fashion. By its standards, the streamer's lineup of film originals in January is surprisingly slight. There are still a few Netflix-exclusive movies worth recommending this month,

Netflix has confirmed it will remove a handful of movies on the final day of the month (January 31). This month's removals include some of the very best comedies of the 2010s and an Oscar-winning war epic that will grip you throughout its lengthy runtime. These movies will certainly be missed once they’ve expired and waved goodbye to Netflix.

January is coming to an end and February is just about to get underway. This means a major shake-up in the offerings of all the best streaming services and many library titles disappear from one place, possibly appear elsewhere, and an entirely new library of new content arrives.

The top shows and movies new on Netflix this week are once again headlined by the return of a surprise hit from 2023.

We’ll kick things off with new and returning shows and movies, of which there are a fair amount this weekend, beginning with my most-anticipated TV show of 2025 . . . .

We’ve put together a list of must-see movies on Netflix made by Black creators. Streaming now are great films new and old, including "Mudbound," "Daughters," "She's Gotta Have It," "Wendell and Wild," and "13th.

This month’s selection of movies includes an underseen rock opera, one of the best movies of the 2000s, a paranoid thriller about American misdeeds abroad, and a nice pre-Oscars catch-up on one of Timothée Chalamet’s best performances.