New yr, new you and new streaming films.
2026 has arrived and January sees a number of new films hitting Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, Apple TV and past. We’ve put collectively a curated listing of the perfect of the perfect, together with a brand new Netflix crime thriller starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, the difference of Emily Henry’s bestseller “Folks We Meet on Trip” and the streaming debut of one in all Disney’s greatest field workplace blunders of 2025.
Take a look at the perfect new films streaming in January 2026 beneath.
Tron: Ares
Disney+ – Jan. 7
The Disney sequel flopped in theaters, however now you’ll be able to choose for your self whether or not the “Tron” franchise was price resurrecting with Jared Leto or not. The Oscar-winning actor performs an AI-driven program who enters the true world and begins to query his militarized programming. Daft Punk will get changed by 9 Inch Nails on the soundtrack whereas Joachim Rønning steps into the director’s chair after Joseph Kosinski directed 2010’s fashionable “Tron: Legacy.”
Folks We Meet on Trip
Netflix – Jan. 9
Emily Henry’s wildly common bestseller is now a Netflix rom-com. “Folks We Meet on Trip” follows two shut buddies who spend each summer season vacationing with each other, no matter the place every is at of their private lives. However are they simply buddies or are the destined to, as Taylor Swift would put it, damage the friendship by crossing over into lovers. The very charming Emily Bader (“My Woman Jane”) and Tom Blyth (“The Starvation Video games: Songbirds and Snakes”) star.
The James Bond Franchise
Netflix – Jan. 16
In a licensing take care of Amazon, all 26 James Bond movies are coming to Netflix, together with 1983’s non-EON manufacturing “By no means Say By no means Once more” starring Sean Connery. That’s “Dr. No” up by way of Daniel Craig’s phenomenal sendoff “No Time to Die,” which makes it the right time to strike up a Bond film marathon. Honest warning, plenty of these films usually are not that nice, however there’s a sure attraction to every period that makes all of it watchable. And the excessive factors – “Goldfinger,” “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” “Goldeneye,” “On line casino Royale,” “Skyfall,” and many others. — are actually excessive.
Twinless
Hulu – Jan. 16
The much less you recognize about “Twinless” going within the higher, however suffice it to say it is a hilarious and surprisingly emotional darkish comedy starring Dylan O’Brien about an similar twin who goes to a assist group for twins who’ve misplaced their siblings and meets one other grieving twin performed by author/director James Sweeney. The film premiered on the Sundance Movie Pageant in 2025 and was one of many highlights of the fest. Give it a whirl.
The Rip
Netflix – Jan. 16
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reunite in entrance of the digital camera for “The Rip,” a brand new Netflix authentic thriller a couple of group of Miami cops who discover a stash home crammed with hundreds of thousands of {dollars}. Traces are crossed and loyalty is put to the check, with an ensemble that additionally contains Steven Yeun, Teyona Taylor, Sasha Calle and Kyle Chandler. Joe Carnahan, the filmmaker behind “The Gray” and “Smokin’ Aces,” wrote and directed the movie.
Mel Brooks: The 99-12 months-Previous Man
HBO Max – Jan. 22 and Jan. 23
Mel Brooks’ life story is so epic it can’t be contained in a single movie. The 2-part documentary “Mel Brooks: The 99-12 months-Previous Man” premieres on HBO Max on the finish of January on a two-night occasion, from administrators Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfilglio. Described as “an expansive but intimate take a look at one in all comedy’s most hilarious and influential minds,” the movie options interviews with Brooks’ kids and others because it chronicles his life, profession and monumental influence on the world of comedy.
The Smashing Machine
HBO Max – Jan. 23
Dwayne Johnson’s huge dramatic flip stumbled on the field workplace, however may it discover legs as soon as it hits streaming? “The Smashing Machine” is predicated on the life and profession of former novice wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr, who struggles with drug dependancy and a tough romantic relationship all whereas making an attempt to get his profession on monitor. Emily Blunt stars alongside Johnson, whereas the movie marks the solo directorial debut of Benny Safdie, who alongside his brother Josh made “Uncut Gems” and “Good Time.”
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
HBO Max – Jan. 30
The movie that’s prone to get Rose Byrne an Oscar nom hits HBO Max simply in time for the nominations. “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” is a searing portrait of motherhood, with Byrne taking part in a lady caring for her child who’s affected by a pediatric consuming dysfunction all of the whereas her life round her begins to crumble. Author/director Mary Bronstein takes the movie to shocking locations, because it tackles the stress and loneliness of motherhood with stark candor.
Blazing Saddles
HBO Max – Jan. 1
Alongside the documentary about his life, three iconic Mel Brooks movies are additionally streaming on HBO Max all month lengthy. The primary is 1974’s “Blazing Saddles,” his send-up of the Western style starring Gene Wilder and Cleavon Little. The movie blazed a path (no pun meant) for the comedy style as an entire, and was surprising on the time for its depiction of race relations.
Historical past of the World: Half 1
HBO Max – Jan. 1
Subsequent up within the Mel Brooks filmography is 1981’s “Historical past of the World: Half 1,” a riotous send-up of Hollywood epics that traverses the whole lot from sword-and-sandal films to costume dramas to Biblical epics. Brooks himself stars alongside Dom Deluise, Madeline Kahn and Cloris Leachman.
Spaceballs
HBO Max – Jan. 1
And final however not least, there’s “Spaceballs,” the long-lasting 1987 “Star Wars” parody starring Brooks, Invoice Pullman, Rick Moranis and John Sweet. Ask any Millennial and so they’re prone to let you know this one held as a lot of a spot of their coronary heart as “Star Wars” did, as Brooks made gentle of George Lucas’ sci-fi spectacle with laughs galore.
The Twilight Franchise
HBO Max – Jan. 1
Your complete “Twilight” franchise arrives on HBO Max this month, providing the right alternative to revisit one of many greatest cultural phenomena of the century to this point. Catherine Hardwicke’s first movie set the course for this supernatural romance, however Invoice Condon’s franchise-capping “Breaking Daybreak – Half 2” is a specific form of bonkers that’s enjoyable for even probably the most informal of followers.
Whereas We’re Younger
HBO Max – Jan. 1
A considerably forgotten movie from Noah Baumbach’s post-”Frances Ha” period, “Whereas We’re Younger” is a pleasant treatise on getting older. Ben Stiller and Naomi Watts play a New York Metropolis couple of their 40s who strikes up a friendship with a pair of their 20s, performed by Adam Driver and Amanda Seyfried. Hilarity and a hefty quantity of coronary heart ensues.
Fargo
HBO Max – Jan. 1
Probably the greatest films ever made, interval. The Coen Brothers’ “Fargo” is a pitch black crime comedy a couple of kidnapping gone flawed in Minneapolis. Frances McDormand turns in a stirring efficiency as probably the greatest heroines ever to grace the silver display screen, good-hearted police chief Marge Gunderson who’s simply making an attempt to unravel this more and more sophisticated crime. Typically imitated, by no means replicated.
John Wick 1-3
HBO Max – Jan. 1
If motion is extra your pace, the primary three “John Wick” films hit HBO Max this month. The primary movie form of got here out of nowhere with an extremely easy but efficient premise: Keanu Reeves is a grieving widower and ex-hitman whose canine – a present from his useless spouse – is killed by intruders. So he decides to hunt them down and make them pay. The mythology will get extra expansive and sophisticated within the sequels, all directed by Chad Stahelski, however the motion by no means misses.
Ford v. Ferrari
Netflix – Jan. 1
The Dad Film-est Dad Film to ever Dad Film, “Ford v. Ferrari” is a blast. Christian Bale and Matt Damon star within the true story of Ford’s quest to construct a racecar that would rival Ferrari in time for the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans race. Cultures conflict between Bale and Damon’s characters – Bale is a headstrong driver and Damon is a headstrong designer. James Mangold of “Logan” and “A Full Unknown” fame directs, and this factor hums.
Ghostbusters: Reply the Name
Netflix – Jan. 1
Unfairly maligned upon launch, 2016’s “Ghostbusters” (now retitled “Ghostbusters: Reply the Name”) is a particularly humorous good time. It’s greatest to think about this much less as a remake or reboot, however as its personal factor — the following comedy from director Paul Feig and star Melissa McCarthy, who collectively had probably the greatest comedy runs with “Bridesmaids,” “The Warmth” and “Spy.” The chemistry between McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones is terrific, and Chris Hemsworth has a scene-stealing flip because the Ghostbusters’ secretary.
Pitch Excellent
Netflix – Jan. 1
It doesn’t get extra “really feel good film” than “Pitch Excellent.” The 2012 comedy stars Anna Kendrick as a university scholar who joins an a capella group and turns into enmeshed within the high-stakes world of aggressive a capella. The soundtrack is nice, Insurgent Wilson is hilarious and the construction of the movie mirrors that of the perfect sports activities films, constructing to at least one ultimate efficiency the place it’s all on the road.
O Brother, The place Artwork Thou?
Hulu – Jan. 1
One other Coens basic on this listing is “O Brother, The place Artwork Thou?” and with Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” hitting theaters in 2026, it’s a good time to revisit this larger-than-life musical epic that was loosely impressed by Homer’s epic poem. The movie stars George Clooney because the Odysseus stand-in, a convict who escapes with two fellow fugitives (performed by Tim Blake Nelson and John Turturro) and runs amok in 1937 rural Mississippi. The soundtrack is so good that it received the Grammy for Album of the 12 months, and Roger Deakins’ cinematography is amongst his greatest.
The Abyss
Hulu – Jan. 1
As James Cameron’s epic “Avatar: Fireplace and Ash” guidelines the field workplace, revisit his 1989 sci-fi movie “The Abyss,” now remastered and on Hulu. The story follows an American search and restoration group working to recuperate a sunken submarine earlier than the Russians can get to it, solely to come across alien life deep beneath the ocean’s floor. Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and Michael Biehn star.
Licorice Pizza
Netflix – Jan. 15
Earlier than Paul Thomas Anderson made “One Battle After One other,” he turned in one in all his loosest and most enjoyable movies, 2021’s coming-of-age story “Licorice Pizza.” This shaggy hangout film stars Cooper Hoffman as a teen actor who strikes up a relationship with a younger girl (Alana Haim) in 1973 Los Angeles, with peripheral characters performed by Bradley Cooper, Benny Safdie, Sean Penn and Tom Waits. Whereas not as hard-hitting as a few of his different efforts, “Licorice Pizza” captures the essence and freedom of youth in putting element.
