New Netflix movies: the biggest films to stream in March 2024

Vinny and Mal have a brief conversation in Rome in The Beautiful Game, the last of March's new Netflix movies
Netflix's The Beautiful Game movie stars Micheal Ward and Bill Nighy. (Image credit: Alfredo Falvo/Netflix)
New Netflix movies: March 28, 2024 update

Tom Power, senior entertainment reporter

With the Easter weekend upon us (that's a long bank holiday weekend for anyone in the UK), we're updating this guide earlier than planned. As such, we're adding this week's entry – The Beautiful Game – a day ahead of its March 29 release. We've also removed the final two February entries from this list as we don't consider it to be new anymore.

It's time for the weekly update of our new Netflix movies article. Ordinarily, we tweak this guide on Fridays but, with UK workers (us included) gearing up for a long Easter weekend (as of March 28, anyway), we're updating this Netflix-centric list a day earlier than usual.

Anyway, in this article, you'll be able to read about all of the biggest new movies that have joined the streaming giant since March began, regardless of whether they're must-see films or not. For a selection of top-tier film recommendations, you need to read our best Netflix movies guide instead. We'd advise bookmarking that list for another time, though, and checking out the latest entertainment fare on the world's best streaming service first. So, what are you waiting for? Dive in!

New Netflix movies: March

The Beautiful Game

Release date: March 29
Runtime: 124 minutes
Age rating: PG-13 (US) / 12 (UK)
Cast: Bill Nighy, Micheal Ward, Susan Wokoma, Kit Young, and Sheyi Cole
Director: Thea Sharrock
RT score: 90% (critics); TBC (audience)

Taking inspiration from the real-life sporting event known as the Homeless World Cup, The Beautiful Game stars Bill Nighy (Love Actually, Living) as Mal, the manager of England's soccer team who attempts to lead them to glory. Micheal Ward (Top Boy, Empire of Light) is the squad's star man, but his off-the-field struggles mean his head's not in the game as the tournament prepares to kick off in Rome.

A heart-warming movie about second chances, The Beautiful Game is, well, a beautiful examination of how sport can bring people together and help them rebuild their lives. Sure, it's a tad predictable at times, but it's a largely satisfying watch that'll warm your heart in the same way that hit Apple TV Plus soccer series Ted Lasso did.

Watch The Beautiful Game on Netflix.

Shirley

Release date: March 22
Runtime: 118 minutes
Age rating: PG-13 (US) / 12 (UK)
Cast: Regina King, Lance Reddick, Lucas Hedges, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Christina Jackson, and Terrence Howard
Director: John Ridley
RT score: 72% (critics); 75% (general viewers)

The latest biopic to make its Netflix bow, Shirley sees King play Shirley Chisholm, the US' first Black Congresswoman. Netflix's drama-filled take on Chisholm's life charts the period that saw her make a daring 1972 run for the US presidency – and the inevitable challenges (and threats) that Chisholm and her team faced on route to pulling off their potentially ground-breaking campaign.

Shirley does enough to shine a light on another history-defining Black politician, and King certainly delivers a typically commanding performance as the film's lead. As a straightforward biopic, though, it eschews a potentially bolder exploration of Chisholm as a person and the fraught nature of her nearly leaving an indelible mark on US history.

Watch Shirley on Netflix.

Irish Wish

Release date: March 15
Runtime: 93 minutes
Age rating: TV-G (US), 12 (UK)
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Ed Speelers, Ayesha Curry, and Alexander Vlahos
Director: Janeen Damian
RT score: 39% (critics); 42% (general viewers)

Irish Wish sees Lohan play Maddie, a bridesmaid who is in love with her best friend's soon-to-be-husband. Days before the duo are set to marry, however, Maddie makes a spontaneous wish for true love – and winds up replacing her friend as the bride-to-be. With her dream scenario coming true, though, Maddie soon realizes that the man she thinks she's in love with isn't her soulmate – indeed, a mysterious Irishman (Speelers' Thomas) proves to be instead. Uh oh.

Another schlocky take on the 'careful what you wish for' line of thinking, Irish Wish is nothing more than another derivative romantic comedy that Netflix loves to pump out. Steer clear of it.

Watch Irish Wish on Netflix.

Damsel

Release date: March 8
Runtime: 107 minutes
Age rating: PG-13 (US) / 12 (UK)
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Ray Winstone, Nick Robinson, Robin Wright, and Angela Bassett
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
RT score: 56% (critics); 62% (general audiences)

Before she marks her final bow as Eleven in Stranger Things season 5, and with her new Netflix movie no longer in distress as of December 2023, Millie Bobby Brown stars in her third Netflix original movie – Damsel – that might scratch your fantasy film itch.

Brown plays Princess Elodie, a dutiful damsel who agrees to marry a handsome prince from a similarly high-ranking family. Unbeknownst to Elodie, though, she's only been selected by her newfound in-laws to be the latest human sacrifice to repay an ancient debt to a terrifying dragon. Forced to rely on her wits to survive, Elodie faces a fiery showdown with said winged beast that stands between her, her quest for revenge, and her eventual freedom.

Critics and fans alike haven't been too kind to Damsel, and we weren't enthused with it, either. Watch one of Brown's better projects in Stranger Things or Enola Holmes instead, unless you're a huge fantasy genre fan.

Watch Damsel on Netflix.

Spaceman

Release date: March 1
Runtime:
108 minutes
Age rating: R (US) / 15 (UK)
Cast: Adam Sandler, Paul Dano, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, and Isabella Rossellini
Director: Johan Renck
RT score: 50% (critics); 65% (general viewers)

Adam Sandler's Spaceman – a pensive sci-fi psychodrama – tells the tale of Jakub (Sandler), a Czech astronaut nearing the end of a six-month journey to a cloud of ancient space dust that might hold secrets about life's many mysteries. With his marriage to Lenka (Mulligan) falling apart back on Earth, Jakub is visited by Hanuš (Dano), a giant, extraterrestial spider stowaway who surprisingly offers to help Jakub repair his faltering relationship.

We weren't fans of Sandler's latest Netflix film. Indeed, we labeled it a "spiritless Netflix sci-fi movie that drifts aimlessly among the stars" – and, based on its RT scores, it seems many agree with us. One of 2024's new Netflix movies to give a wide berth to, we say.

Watch Spaceman on Netflix.

New Netflix movies: what's coming in 2024?

The King, Queen, Princess Issa, and Kora walk down a corridor in Rebel Moon Part 2

Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon Part 2 will be one of April's new Netflix movies. (Image credit: Clay Enos/Netflix)

There are lots of new Netflix movies coming to the streamer between now and December 31, 2024. Here's a list of the biggest one we know about:

  • The Tearsmith (April 4)
  • Scoop (April 5)
  • A Journey (April 12)
  • Stolen (April 12)
  • Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (April 12)
  • Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Scargiver (April 19)
  • City Hunter (April 25)
  • Beautiful Rebel (May 2)
  • Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story (May 3)
  • Mother of the Bride (May 9)
  • Thelma the Unicorn (May 17)
  • Atlas (May 24)
  • My Oni Girl (May 24)
  • A Part of You (May 31)
  • Baki Hanma vs Kengan Ashura (June 6)
  • Hit Man (June 7)
  • Ultraman: Rising (June 14)
  • Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (July 3)
  • The Union (August 16)
  • Carry-On (Q4 2024)
  • Trigger Warning (Q2 2024)
  • The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep (Q4 2024)

For more Netflix-based coverage, read our best Netflix shows and best Netflix documentaries guides. Alternatively, find out how to sign up to Netflix or get the lowdown on whether it's worth cancelling your Netflix subscription.

Senior Entertainment Reporter

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