Netflix’s fall 2025 lineup is packed with some of the year’s most anticipated releases, ranging from chilling thrillers to heartwarming holiday romances.
Whether you’re planning a cozy movie night, a festive family watch, or simply want to stay on top of the buzziest premieres, this slate has something for everyone.
The months ahead bring a wide mix of genres and talent. Guillermo del Toro reimagines Frankenstein, while Kathryn Bigelow directs the explosive political thriller A House of Dynamite. Noah Baumbach teams up with George Clooney and Adam Sandler for Jay Kelly, and Clint Bentley adapts Denis Johnson’s beloved novella in Train Dreams.
Fans of mystery will see Daniel Craig return in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, while Colin Farrell headlines Ballad of a Small Player. Lighter offerings include the animated fantasy In Your Dreams, musical moments in Selena y Los Dinos, and the modern-day romance Ruth & Boaz. And as the season rolls into the holidays, titles like A Merry Little Ex-Mas, Champagne Problems, Jingle Bell Heist, and My Secret Santa will deliver the kind of feel-good viewing perfect for December nights.
SEPTEMBER 12
The Wrong Paris
A young woman (Miranda Cosgrove) joins a dating show thinking it’s in Paris, France, but it’s actually in Paris, Texas. She plots a way to get eliminated until her unexpected feelings for the bachelor (Pierson Fodé) complicate her plans.
SEPTEMBER 26
Ruth & Boaz
From producers DeVon Franklin and Tyler Perry, Ruth & Boaz is a modern-day reimagining of the timeless love story, rooted in faith, healing, and second chances.
Serayah stars as Ruth Moably, a rising Atlanta hip-hop artist who leaves behind fame after a personal tragedy. Seeking a fresh start in rural Tennessee, she cares for her late boyfriend’s mother (Phylicia Rashad) and unexpectedly finds new purpose and love with Boaz (Tyler Lepley), a grounded and generous vineyard owner.
Directed by Alanna Brown and written by Michael Elliot and Cory Tynan, the film features an original song by Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, performed by Serayah.
SEPTEMBER 26
French Lover
When a jaded actor meets a down-on-her-luck waitress in Paris, their unexpected love story begins, but will it survive the glare of the spotlight?
OCTOBER 03
Steve
In select theaters Sept. 19
Set in the mid-’90s, Steve is a reimagining of Max Porter’s Sunday Times bestseller Shy. The film follows a pivotal day in the life of head teacher Steve (Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy) and his students at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them. As Steve fights to protect the school’s integrity and impending closure, we witness him grappling with his own mental health. In parallel to Steve’s struggles, we meet Shy (Jay Lycurgo), a troubled teen caught between his past and what lies ahead as he tries to reconcile his inner fragility with his impulse for self-destruction and violence.
OCTOBER 10
The Woman in Cabin 10
While on a luxury yacht for a travel assignment, a journalist witnesses a passenger thrown overboard late at night, only to be told that what she saw didn’t happen, as all passengers and crew are accounted for. Despite no one believing her, she continues to look for answers, putting her own life in danger. Based on the bestselling novel The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware.
OCTOBER 17
She Walks in Darkness
She Walks in Darkness is inspired by the most significant undercover operation against ETA, a mission that became a turning point in Spain’s fight against terrorism. Set during the 1990s and 2000s, the film tells the story of Amaia (Susana Abaitua), a young Civil Guard officer who spends more than a decade undercover within the terrorist organization, aiming to locate secret weapons caches (“zulos”) hidden in southern France.
OCTOBER 17
The Twits
Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Phil Johnston reimagines Roald Dahl’s iconic characters, Jim and Credenza Twit, in their first feature animated adventure. The Twits tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Twit, the meanest, smelliest, nastiest people in the world who also happen to own and operate the most disgusting, most dangerous, most idiotic amusement park in the world, Twitlandia. But when the Twits rise to power in their town, two brave children and a family of magical Muggle-Wumps, are forced to become as tricky as the Twits in order to save the city. A hysterically funny, wild ride of a film (chock-full of the Twits’ beloved tricks –– from the Wormy Spaghetti to the Dreaded Shrinks), The Twits is also a story for our times, about the never-ending battle between cruelty and empathy.
OCTOBER 17
The Perfect Neighbor
In select theaters Oct. 10
Using bodycam footage from dozens of police visits, The Perfect Neighbor bears witness to a tight-knit community navigating one neighbor’s relentless harassment. But her hostility takes a sinister turn when it escalates into a fatal crime.
OCTOBER 24
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
In select theaters October
When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.
OCTOBER 29
Ballad of a Small Player
In select theaters Oct. 15
Lord Doyle (Colin Farrell) is laying low in Macau — spending his days and nights on the casino floors, drinking heavily, and gambling what little money he has left. Struggling to keep up with his fast-rising debts, he is offered a lifeline by the mysterious Dao Ming (Fala Chen), a casino employee with secrets of her own.
However, in hot pursuit is Cynthia Blithe (Tilda Swinton) — a private investigator ready to confront Doyle with what he is running from. As Doyle tries to climb to salvation, the confines of reality start to close in.
NOVEMBER 07
Frankenstein
In select theaters Oct. 17
Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley’s classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
NOVEMBER 12
A Merry Little Ex-Mas
Recently divorced Kate (Alicia Silverstone) hopes for one last perfect family Christmas before selling her house. But her holiday plans are hilariously derailed when her ex-husband Everett (Oliver Hudson) unexpectedly introduces his younger and successful new girlfriend. A Merry Little Ex-Mas also stars Jameela Jamil, Pierson Fodé, and Melissa Joan Hart and is directed by Steve Carr.
NOVEMBER 14
In Your Dreams
In select theaters Nov. 7
In Your Dreams is a comedy adventure that follows Stevie and her brother Elliot as they journey into the absurd landscape of their own dreams. If the siblings can withstand a snarky stuffed giraffe, zombie breakfast foods, and the queen of nightmares, the Sandman will grant them their ultimate dream come true … the perfect family.
NOVEMBER 14
NOUVELLE VAGUE
In select theaters Oct. 31
A playful, poignant love letter to cinema, this film reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless in an exuberant exploration of the youthful rebellion and creative chaos that shaped the French New Wave.
NOVEMBER 19
Champagne Problems
An ambitious M&A executive travels to France to secure the acquisition of a world-renowned Champagne brand before Christmas, but her plans are upended when she falls into a whirlwind romance with a charming Parisian, who turns out to be the founder’s son.
NOVEMBER 21
Train Dreams
In select theaters Nov. 7
Based on Denis Johnson’s beloved novella, Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier (Joel Edgerton), a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly changing America of the early 20th-century.
NOVEMBER 26
Jingle Bell Heist
Sophia (Olivia Holt), a sharp-witted retail worker, and Nick (Connor Swindells), a down-on-his-luck repairman, are small-time thieves with their eyes on the same Christmas Eve score: robbing London’s most notorious department store. Forced into an uneasy alliance, as secrets surface and feelings for each other deepen, Sophia and Nick put their relationship and the heist in jeopardy.
NOVEMBER 28
Left-Handed Girl
In select theaters Nov. 14
A single mother and her two daughters return to Taipei after several years of living in the countryside to open a stand at a buzzing night market. Each in their way will have to adapt to this new environment to make ends meet and maintain the family unity. But when their traditional grandfather forbids his youngest left-handed granddaughter from using her “devil hand,” generations of family secrets begin to unravel.
DECEMBER 01
Troll 2
When a dangerous new troll is awakened, unleashing devastation across Norway, beloved adventurers Nora (Ine Marie Wilmann), Andreas (Kim Falck), and Captain Kris (Mads Sjøgård Pettersen) are thrust into their most perilous mission yet. To stop the creature’s ruthless rampage, they must enlist new allies and delve into the country’s ancient history, searching for answers. As the clock ticks and the troll’s path of destruction grows wider, our heroes face impossible odds in their fight to save their homeland from falling into darkness.
DECEMBER 03
My Secret Santa
A vivacious single mom in need of a job decides to disguise herself as a man in order to get hired as the seasonal Santa at a luxury ski resort. But when she starts to fall in love with the hotel manager, complications develop that could ruin everything.
DECEMBER 05
Jay Kelly
In select theaters Nov. 14
Jay Kelly, the new film from Academy Award nominee Noah Baumbach, follows famous movie actor Jay Kelly (George Clooney) and his devoted manager Ron (Adam Sandler) as they embark on a whirlwind and unexpectedly profound journey through Europe.
Along the way, both men are forced to confront the choices they’ve made, the relationships with their loved ones, and the legacies they’ll leave behind.
DECEMBER 12
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
In select theaters November
Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet.
COOMING SOON FALL 2025
EDDIE
There has been no career like his before or since and, for the first time, Eddie Murphy is looking back on his extraordinary journey and looking ahead at what is still to come. EDDIE chronicles his meteoric rise from teen comic phenom to Saturday Night Live breakout and stand-up supernova to box office titan. It illuminates the evolution of Eddie Murphy, the trails he blazed and records he broke on his way from Brooklyn upstart to Hollywood icon. In this intimate portrait, the Oscar-nominated actor opens up his home and dives deep into his eclectic, nearly 50-year career. In his own words, he talks about entertaining three generations of fans with a filmography that spans comedy, action, drama, animation, musicals, and family fare. Friends, co-stars, directors, and fellow comics offer insight into Murphy’s singular life and career and the influence that it has had with breakthrough stand-up films like Raw, ’80s megahits Beverly Hills Cop, Coming to America, and Trading Places through ’90s classics like The Nutty Professor, the Shrek franchise in the 2000s to his Oscar-nominated performance in Dreamgirls. Two-time Oscar winner Angus Wall takes fans on an emotional ride, offering laughter and tears and an EDDIE they’ve never seen before.
COOMING SOON WINTER 2025
The New Yorker at 100
It is considered one of the most culturally significant magazines of all time. Now, as The New Yorker marks its centennial, the iconic publication is granting unprecedented access to its inner workings, its contributors, and its archives. This documentary follows the editors, writers and creatives behind the scenes of one of the last print magazines of our time.
COOMING SOON WINTER 2025
Selena y Los Dinos
Selena Quintanilla, the “Queen of Tejano Music”, and her family band, Selena y Los Dinos, rose from performing at quinceañeras to selling out stadium tours. This celebration of her life and legacy is chronicled through never-before-seen footage from the family’s personal archive.
From prestige dramas and international thrillers to family adventures and holiday favorites, Netflix is making sure its fall schedule is one of its strongest yet. With new films arriving almost every week between September and December, the season highlights the platform’s ability to blend high-profile talent with diverse storytelling.
Whether you’re waiting for the gothic horror of Frankenstein, the emotional impact of Train Dreams, or the holiday sparkle of Jingle Bell Heist, there’s no shortage of reasons to keep Netflix at the top of your watchlist this fall.
The Netflix fall 2025 lineup promises to keep audiences entertained, surprised, and talking long after the credits roll.
