{"id":239470,"date":"2026-05-10T17:05:26","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/5-movie-masterpieces-you-need-to-watch-on-netflix-in-may-2026-starship-troopers-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T17:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T17:05:26","slug":"5-movie-masterpieces-you-need-to-watch-on-netflix-in-may-2026-starship-troopers-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/10\/5-movie-masterpieces-you-need-to-watch-on-netflix-in-may-2026-starship-troopers-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Movie Masterpieces You Need to Watch on Netflix in May 2026: \u2018Starship Troopers\u2019 and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>With May flowers also comes new May streaming additions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/media-network\/netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix<\/a> just added a ton of great new movies to its library, and it\u2019s tough to decide which ones to stream first.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately for you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/watch-with-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch With Us<\/a> has put together a list of five cinema masterpieces that you need to check out this month.<\/p>\n<p>Our first selection is\u00a0<em>Under the Skin,<\/em> an arthouse sci-fi from\u00a0<em>The Zone of Interest\u2019s<\/em> <strong>Jonathan Glazer<\/strong>, starring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/scarlett-johansson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Scarlett Johansson<\/strong><\/a> as a woman hiding a disturbing secret.<\/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\/5-best-netflix-movies-to-watch-before-they-leave-on-march-31-2026\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" 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\/5-best-netflix-movies-to-watch-before-they-leave-on-march-31-2026\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">5 Best Netflix Movies to Watch Before They Leave (March 2026)<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNetflix has some of the best movies you can stream, several of which will be leaving the streamer within the next week. It\u2019s actually very helpful that Netflix flags its soon-to-be departed films, especially since there\u2019s not enough time to watch them all. Watch With Us\u2018 picks for the five best Netflix movies to watch [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>\u2018Under the Skin\u2019 (2013)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UNDER THE SKIN - Official Teaser Trailer - Starring Scarlett Johansson\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jd-8QCj6rAQ?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>A female alien disguised as a beautiful human woman (Johansson) drives around Glasgow in a van seducing unsuspecting men. When she lures one into her clutches, she drives them to an abandoned house and submerges them in a black pool of liquid. Her first victim is a swimmer on a beach, and the second victim is a man at a nightclub. When the second man comes home with her, he is submerged in the liquid void, where he witnesses the swimmer suspended and immobile. Yet as the alien spends more time on Earth, she begins to question the body she\u2019s in.<\/p>\n<p><em>Under the Skin<\/em> is haunting and enigmatic, and may prove to be too challenging for some viewers. But for those willing to get on its abstract wavelength, they will find the experience to be rewarding, disturbing and undeniably unique; a singular examination of womanhood and humanity. Johansson positively commands the film in her performance, and the hypnotic atmosphere only adds to her unsettling and magnetic screen presence. <em>Under the Skin<\/em> is a minimalist and unconventional sci-fi masterpiece.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Burn After Reading\u2019 (2008)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Burn After Reading Official Trailer #1 - Brad Pitt Movie (2008) HD\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SVCHSiRWjJM?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>When a disc containing the memoir of a former CIA analyst named Osborne Cox (<strong>John Malkovich<\/strong>) manages to fall into the hands of dimwitted gym employees Linda Litzke (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/frances-mcdormand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Frances McDormand<\/strong><\/a>) and Chad Feldheimer (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/brad-pitt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Brad Pitt<\/strong><\/a>), the two believe it to be highly classified government intel. Linda and Chad thus attempt to leverage the CD as blackmail to get Linda the cosmetic surgery she desires. However, a true comedy of errors ensues in which a series of mishaps and misunderstandings cause their ill-conceived plan to spiral into unforeseen (and deeply stupid) consequences.<\/p>\n<p><em>Burn After Reading<\/em> is handily one of the funniest additions to the Coen brothers\u2019 oeuvre of various genre pastiche. The film features a terrific ensemble cast, including <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/george-clooney\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Clooney<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/tilda-swinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tilda Swinton<\/a><\/strong> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jk-simmons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>J.K. Simmons<\/strong><\/a>, and the goofy (if unwieldy) espionage farce is the perfect playground for the directing duo, who further prove their expertise in seamlessly oscillating across multiple genres in one movie. Plus,\u00a0<em>Burn After Reading\u00a0<\/em>cements the comedic prowess of both Clooney and Pitt.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Jennifer\u2019s Body\u2019 (2009)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jennifer&#039;s Body | Official Trailer | 20th Century FOX\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C8azftM5puI?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>Childhood best friends Jennifer Check (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/megan-fox\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Megan Fox<\/strong><\/a>) and Anita \u201cNeedy\u201d Lesnicki (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/amanda-seyfried\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Amanda Seyfried<\/strong><\/a>) couldn\u2019t be more different in high school, as Jennifer has become popular eye-candy while Needy is awkward and bookish. But when a rock group looking to make a deal with the devil mistakes Jennifer for a virgin, their blood ritual turns her into a demon who hungers for teenage boys. When Needy realizes what has happened, she races to stop Jennifer before she makes mincemeat out of every guy in their graduating class \u2014 including her boyfriend.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jennifer\u2019s Body<\/em> has become a cult classic in the 17 years since it hit theaters, having initially bewildered both critics and audiences. The film\u2019s screenwriter, <strong>Diablo Cody<\/strong>, attributes the poor reception to poor marketing, which made the feminist film look more like a sex-comedy for horny boys who are in love with Fox. The film does succeed as a horror-comedy, but it\u2019s also a genuinely thoughtful examination of the exploitation of women\u2019s bodies. 17 years later, <em>Jennifer\u2019s Body<\/em> has a fanbase that understands it as a smart revenge fantasy.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Ouija: Origin of Evil\u2019 (2016)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ouija: Origin of Evil - Official Trailer (HD)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MJIcZGEjjwo?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>Almost 50 years before the events of <em>Ouija<\/em>, this spirited prequel follows single mom and widow Alice Zander (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/elizabeth-reaser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Elizabeth Reaser<\/strong><\/a>), who runs a phony seance business with her two daughters, teenager Lina (<strong>Annalise Basso<\/strong>) and her little sister Doris (<strong>Lulu Wilson<\/strong>). But when the family decides to add a seemingly harmless Ouija board into their usual routine, it unwittingly invites a demonic presence into their home that possesses Doris. Together, Alice and Lina must confront the spirit controlling Doris and send it from whence it came before it takes the little girl away forever.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike Flanagan<\/strong> (<em>The Haunting of Hill House<\/em>) manages to take the bland, by-the-numbers starting point established in 2014\u2019s <em>Ouija<\/em> and turn it into an affecting horror delight that is full of nail-biting tension, unsettling imagery and an emotional undercurrent that allows you to connect with the characters. <em>Ouija: Origin of Evil<\/em> is a prequel that proves that sometimes the original film isn\u2019t always the best one, and in this case, it handily outshines it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\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<h2>\u2018Starship Troopers\u2019 (1997)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"STARSHIP TROOPERS [1997]\u2013 Official Trailer (HD) | Get the 25th Anniversary 4K Ultra HD SteelBook Now\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zPYuV_jGk7M?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 a dystopian future, humanity is in a seemingly endless war with a race of giant, bloodthirsty alien insects. Purportedly intent on eradicating all human life, these Arachnids \u2014 or \u201cbugs,\u201d as they are derisively referred to \u2014 frequently go to battle against the Mobile Infantry, a military unit of humans who are engaged in the interstellar war against the Arachnids. One such human, teenager Johnny Rico (<strong>Casper Van Dien<\/strong>), enlists in the Mobile Infantry against his parents\u2019 wishes to be closer to his girlfriend, pilot Carmen (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/denise-richards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Denise Richards<\/strong><\/a>).<\/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\/5-best-erotic-thrillers-ever-ranked-by-rotten-tomatoes-score\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fatal-attraction-1987.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fatal-attraction-1987.jpg?w=200&amp;h=113&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fatal-attraction-1987.jpg?w=300&amp;h=169&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fatal-attraction-1987.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fatal-attraction-1987.jpg?w=600&amp;h=338&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=74&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fatal-attraction-1987.jpg?w=800&amp;h=450&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fatal-attraction-1987.jpg?w=900&amp;h=506&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fatal-attraction-1987.jpg?w=1000&amp;h=563&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fatal-attraction-1987.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=675&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fatal-attraction-1987.jpg?w=1600&amp;h=900&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fatal-attraction-1987.jpg?w=1800&amp;h=1012&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fatal-attraction-1987.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1080&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Glenn Close and Michael Douglas in Fatal Attraction\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/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\/5-best-erotic-thrillers-ever-ranked-by-rotten-tomatoes-score\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">5 Best Erotic Thrillers Ever, Ranked by Rotten Tomatoes Score<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tSteamy sex appeal, beautiful people, betrayal, affairs, obsession and, of course, murder \u2014 these are the basic tenets of a perfect erotic thriller. If you\u2019re planning on bingeing Amazon Prime Video\u2018s new erotic thriller show\u00a056 Days, you may find that it leaves you wanting more. Look no further than some of the best erotic thrillers [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Paul Verhoeven<\/strong>\u2018s blistering sci-fi satire was misunderstood upon release, when it was viewed as an endorsement of fascism instead of what it really was \u2014 a sharp takedown of gung-ho patriotism and bloodthirsty war hawks. In the years since release, <em>Starship Troopers<\/em> has been reclaimed by a cult following and numerous critical reevaluations that examine the movie\u2019s critique of the military-industrial complex, government-backed propaganda and American nationalism \u2014 themes that only feel more prescient as time has gone on. <em>Starship Troopers<\/em> has even made its home on various \u201cbest sci-fi movies ever\u201d lists.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/5-movie-masterpieces-you-need-to-watch-on-netflix-in-may-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With May flowers also comes new May streaming additions. Netflix just added a ton of great new movies to its library, and it\u2019s tough to decide which ones to stream first. Fortunately for you, Watch With Us has put together a list of five cinema masterpieces that you need to check out this month. 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