{"id":164532,"date":"2025-04-26T09:30:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T09:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/3-must-watch-movies-coming-to-netflix-in-may-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T09:30:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T09:30:43","slug":"3-must-watch-movies-coming-to-netflix-in-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/3-must-watch-movies-coming-to-netflix-in-may-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Must-Watch Movies Coming to Netflix in May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Netflix is the most popular streamer in the world, and a good reason for that is because it keeps on adding new originals and acquired movies from other studios.<\/p>\n<p>May is no exception as the streamer is adding films that will satisfy all tastes. In the mood for a low-key charmer about a group of ornery grandmothers cooking? Stream <em>Nonnas<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Or how about a throwback slasher based on the popular \u201890s teen books, <em>Fear Street<\/em>? Then make a date with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/fear-street-prom-queen-what-to-know-about-netflixs-spooky-movie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Prom Queen<\/em><\/a>. Finally, Netflix in May is streaming <em>The Wild Robot<\/em>, a fantastic animated movie based on a beloved children\u2019s book that isn\u2019t just for kids.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Fear Street: Prom Queen\u2019 (2025) \u2013 May 23<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fear Street: Prom Queen | Date Announcement | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pDvUEuZZM04?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Netflix released not one, not two, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/netflixs-spooky-fear-street-film-franchise-everything-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three <em>Fear Street<\/em> movies<\/a> one week after another: <em>1994<\/em> with <strong>Maya Hawke<\/strong>, <em>1978<\/em> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/sadie-sink\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Sadie Sink<\/strong><\/a> and <em>1666<\/em> with <strong>Kiana Madeira<\/strong>. The interconnected movies were a big hit for the streamer, but why did it take four years for Netflix to produce a follow-up?<\/p>\n<p>We may never know the answer, but we\u2019re still glad <em>Prom Queen<\/em> is set to terrorize subscribers around the world. The 1980s-set slasher is about the intense competition between \u201cIt girl\u201d high school prom queen candidates as they campaign aggressively to get the most votes to be crowned onstage. When an unpopular candidate joins the race, the popular girls begin to mysteriously disappear one by one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-new-movies-to-watch-on-netflix-hbo-max-amazon-prime-hulu-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/best-new-movies-to-watch-on-netflix-hbo-max-amazon-prime-hulu-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">What to Watch This Weekend: 20 Great New Movies on All Streaming Services<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tLast weekend, several recent, high-profile movies became available to stream, like Companion on Max, Wolf Man on Peacock and The Room Next Door on Netflix. It was an embarrassment of riches, and that streak will continue this weekend. Watch With Us has selected four new movies that are new to streaming and worth your time. [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Netflix is being cagey about revealing much about <em>Prom Queen<\/em>, but the few images and teaser suggest some <em>Prom Night<\/em>-style kills mixed with bad dresses and even worse hairdos. If the movie is half the fun of <em>Fear Street: 1994<\/em>, then audiences are in for a bloody good time.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018Nonnas\u2019 (2025) \u2013 May 9<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NONNAS | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rDJxJd3FzDY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Joe Scaravella (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/vince-vaughn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Vince Vaughn<\/strong><\/a>) just lost his mother, and he doesn\u2019t know what to do with himself. Looking for a purpose, he decides to open an Italian restaurant in Staten Island. It\u2019s no ordinary restaurant, however, as many of the cooks are retired grandmothers who can barely stand each other. Surrounded by these no-nonsense nonnas, will Joe find meaning in life again?<\/p>\n<p>No one will confuse <em>Nonnas<\/em> for <em>Oppenheimer<\/em> \u2014 the story is shamelessly sentimental and the Italian accents are as thick as the marinara sauce the nonnas put on their pasta. But the movie looks comforting, and it\u2019s a hoot to watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/susan-sarandon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Susan Sarandon<\/strong><\/a>, <strong>Talia Shire<\/strong> and <strong>Brenda Vaccaro<\/strong> play women of a certain age who can\u2019t help hurling insults at one another.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h3>\u2018The Wild Robot\u2019 (2024) \u2013 May 24<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Wild Robot (2024) - Roz &amp; Fink Save the Animals Scene | Movieclips\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PV9JKRuptU0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This 2024 adventure was previously streaming on Peacock and will soon be available to Netflix subscribers in May. When robot Roz (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/lupita-nyong-o\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Lupita Nyong\u2019o<\/strong><\/a>) crash-lands on a seemingly deserted island, it sends a signal to be retrieved by its corporate masters. While waiting to be picked up, Roz befriends various animals it finds on the island, including a sly fox named Fink (<strong>Pedro Pascal<\/strong>) and Brightbill (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/kit-connor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kit Connor<\/strong><\/a>), an orphaned gosling Roz shelters from potential predators. As Roz becomes more at home with its new animal friends, it must soon make a fateful choice: leave the island or stay and be a \u201cwild robot.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/4-underrated-netflix-movies-you-need-to-watch-in-april-2025\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/siciario-day-of-soldado-movie.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Three men aim their guns in Sicario: Day of the Soldado.\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/siciario-day-of-soldado-movie.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/4-underrated-netflix-movies-you-need-to-watch-in-april-2025\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">4 Underrated Netflix Movies You Need to Watch in April 2025<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tFrom the looks of things, April may be a very slow month for movie lovers on Netflix. It\u2019s possible that the streamer may add more titles to next month\u2019s lineup as we get closer to April. But for now, the options are slim. The good news is that among the films coming to Netflix in [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>The Wild Robot<\/em> is a fantastic animated movie that harkens back to old-school flicks like <em>The Iron Giant<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>The Secret of NIMH<\/em>. The film has a great voice cast that also includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/catherine-o-hara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Catherine O\u2019Hara<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Bill Nighy<\/strong>\u00a0as two older animals who give Roz valuable advice. <i>The Wild Robot<\/i> was nominated for three Oscars this year and is already a classic in the making.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/3-must-watch-movies-coming-to-netflix-in-may-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix is the most popular streamer in the world, and a good reason for that is because it keeps on adding new originals and acquired movies from other studios. May is no exception as the streamer is adding films that will satisfy all tastes. 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