School’s out and our list of the best movies to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Max (HBO), and other services will keep you and your family entertained all summer! We update this list every week as new originals and recent releases from other studios land on streaming services so you always have something new to watch.

This week, the kids get a win as Kung Fu Panda 4 sweeps onto Peacock, while parents can enjoy Jessica Alba’s new Netflix thriller Trigger Warning.

Netflix - Trigger Warning (2024)

Jessica Alba stars as Special Forces commando Parker in this original action thriller. Called back from active duty to her hometown by the news of her father’s death, Parker takes on new challenges in her small town. But as she takes over the family bar and reconnects with her former boyfriend (Mark Webber), she begins to uncover clues that he and his powerful father, Senator Ezekiel Swann (Anthony Michael Hall), may know more about her dad’s death than they’re letting on.

Netflix - Hit Man

From Top Gun: Maverick to Anyone But You, Glen Powell is Hollywood's current flavor of the month. It's not a great surprise, then, that his next film is one of June's most anticipated new Netflix movies.

Inspired by an unbelievably true story, Hit Man stars Powell as Gary Johnson, an unassuming professor who also has a knack for being a fake hit man. However, when Gary meets his next client – Maddy Masters, played by Andor's Adria Arjona – and falls head over heels for her, the pair's initial encounter sets off a deception-based chain of events that'll have you second guessing everything about the duo and the flick's plot.

With its near-perfect critical and audience ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, you can expect Hit Man to be a, well, certified hit upon its streaming debut. Look out for its likely addition to our best Netflix movies list.

Am I OK? (Max)

Fresh from leading the poorly received Spider-Man spin-off Madame Web, Dakota Johnson will hope her next movie – Am I OK? – will be better received.

One of June's new Max movies, Am I OK? sees Johnson play Lucy, a closeted lesbian who, with the aid of best friend Jane (Sonoya Mizuno), attempts to navigate coming out and dating women in her 30s. However, one day, when Jane drops the unexpected bombshell that she's permanently moving to London, the pair's friendship is thrown into chaos.

Based on its 79% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes, it seems that this Johnson-led Max film is not only worth your time, but should be added to our best Max movies guide. We'll see if general viewers agree with the critics before we pre-emptively include it on said list, though.

Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (Disney Plus/Hulu)

The late, great German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld gets the fictitious drama treatment in this forthcoming Hulu – it's available on Disney Plus internationally – series that'll explore his life and legacy in all its glory. Marvel actor Daniel Brühl (Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War) stars as the titular character, who took on his friend – and fierce rival – Yves Saint Laurent in a high-stakes fashionista battle in 1970s Paris.

Will The Emperor of Fashion's dramatized story have enough about it to make it onto our best Hulu shows and best Disney Plus shows lists? Perhaps, but it'll need plenty of people to tune in to ensure it can be labeled "in vogue".

Fantasmas (Max)

Building on the acclaim that his debut feature flick Problemista received in late 2023, Julio Torres puts his wildly creative and absurd sense of humor on full display in this Max-based TV venture. A surreal, six-parter, Fantasmas sees Torres portray a fictional version of himself, who embarks on a mission to retrieve a lost gold oyster earring. Along the way, Torres meets all sorts of offbeat characters, who span the comedy spectrum from the eerie to the introspective, in a dreamscape-style New York City.

With A-listers including Emma Stone, Paul Dano, Steve Buscemi, and Julia Fox among others along for the ride, Fantasmas' weird and abstract narrative and setting, coupled with its rich exploration of deeply human themes, imply it'll be a shoo-in for inclusion on our best Max shows list. You know, as long as it's good.

Queer Planet (Peacock)

With Pride Month celebrations officially underway, the release of this Peacock nature documentary is, given its content, particularly fitting.

Narrated by Big Mouth's Andrew Rannells, Queer Planet shines an unexpected light on nature's hidden LGBTQ-plus community, and explores the same-sex relationships and non-binary traits exhibited by a wide variety of species. A first-of-its-kind docufilm with expert insight from numerous scientists, Queer Planet aims to educate and entertain with its eye-opening and heart-warming examination of LGBTQ-plus behavior throughout the natural world.

Disney+ - Jim Henson Idea Man (2024)

Jim Henson is history’s most renowned and beloved puppeteer, and this Ron Howard-directed documentary delves deep into the mind of the creative visionary. From Henson’s early days of puppeteering on local TV to Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, and beyond, Jim Henson Idea Man uses Henson’s personal archives for an insightful look into the mind of a complex, deeply imaginative man.

The Beach Boys (2024)

Frank Marshall directs this Disney+ original documentary about the legendary band and their iconic sound. From humble family beginnings to superstardom, The Beach Boys uses never-before-seen archival footage and new interviews with Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks, Bruce Johnston, and other music business luminaries to tell the story of this band that continues to captivate listeners to this day. God only knows why you’d pass up watching this entertaining docuseries about one of America’s greatest bands.

Shudder Exhuma (2024)

Renowned shaman Choi Min-sik (Kim Go-Eun) and his protégé (Lee Do-hyun) are hired by a wealthy, enigmatic family to investigate the cause of a supernatural illness affecting only the first-born children of each generation. Tracing the affliction’s origin to a long-hidden family grave on sacred ground, they sense an ominous aura but opt to exhume and relocate the ancestral remains anyway. What emerges, however, is much darker and sinister.

The First Omen (2024)

The sixth film in The Omen franchise, The First Omen is a prequel to the 1976 original film starring Nell Tiger Free as Margaret, a young American woman sent to Rome to live a life in service of the church. There, she encounters a horrifying evil that forces her to question her own faith and discovers a conspiracy to bring about the birth of evil incarnate. While it may sound like a cheesy horror prequel, The First Omen received great reviews when it was released this past spring, and is due for rediscovery on streaming.

Brats (2024)

Andrew McCarthy’s documentary examines the Brat Pack, the group of teen actors who began to take over Hollywood in the 1980s. But when a New York Magazine cover story dubs them the Brat Pack in 1985, Emilio Estevez, Jon Cryer, Lea Thompson, Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, and Demi Moore soon find themselves losing control over their careers and their lives. Nearly 40 years later, McCarthy reconnects the various members of the Brat Pack to reflect on their legacies together.

The Book of Clarence (2024)

A bit of a chip off Monty Python’s The Life of Brian, The Book of Clarence finds streetwise Clarence (LaKeith Stanfield) struggling to free himself of debt and build a better life for his family. When he becomes captivated by the power of the rising Messiah and His apostles, Clarence decides to carve his own way into divinity.

Madame Web (2024)

Madame Web has the ignominious distinction of being Marvel’s (technically Sony, but it’s a Marvel product) worst-reviewed movie ever. Nonetheless, it’s Marvel, so it makes this list. When Manhattan paramedic Cassandra Webb (Dakota Johnson) is forced to confront her past, she discovers she may have clairvoyant abilities, leading her to join forces with three young women whose destinies appear intertwined. It’s probably best to watch this movie with a “so-bad-its-entertaining” frame of mind.

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