Netflix is gearing up for fall with a slew of new content arriving on the streaming service throughout the month of September. As usual, as we enter into a new month, the entertainment giant will add a bunch of movies to its library of offerings as well as say goodbye to dozens of others — at least for now. We have to say, though, we're excited about what's on tap. We're talking everything from spooky flicks perfect fall nights, to raunchy comedies that remind us of our college days.
We're particularly looking forward to a bunch of fantastic animated family movies being added to Netflix in September, as well as a few intriguing-looking Netflix Originals. In fact, Netflix seems to be seriously ramping up the budgets on its original films of late, what with Charlize Theron starring in The Old Guard in July, Jamie Foxx headlining Project Power in August, and Tom Holland and Millie Bobbie Brown both taking leads in two of the streaming service's originals that are set to release in September.
The movies are just getting better and better.
Even without the Netflix Originals, though, there's a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks. Keep reading to find out 20 movies coming to Netflix in September that you won't want to miss.
'Anaconda'
Coming to Netflix: September 1
See Jennifer Lopez before she was J.Lo in 1997's Anaconda, the entirely too creepy tale of a National Geographic film crew working deep in the Amazon jungle … when they're taken hostage by a crazy hunter on a mission to capture the world's deadliest snake: the massive anaconda.
'Barbershop'
Coming to Netflix: September 1
This classic comedy — starring Ice Cube, Cedric the Entertainer, and Anthony Anderson, among many others — is a must-watch for anyone who hasn't seen it. It chronicles a typical day behind the door of a barbershop on the South Side of Chicago, after the owner has decided to sell the shop. It's full of jokes, drama, and tons of heart.
'Coneheads'
Coming to Netflix: September 1
Coneheads is based entirely on a Saturday Night Live skit, starring Dan Akroyd, who reprises his role as Beldar the coneheaded alien and family man in the film. The movie is full of exactly the kind of outlandish, absurd humor and antics that have made SNL the classic that it is today.
'Glory'
Coming to Netflix: September 1
Another oldie but goodie, Glory, starring Denzel Washington and Matthew Broderick, serves as a particularly timely reminder of the contributions and enduring struggles of Black men in America. It's the story of Robert Gould Shaw, a white man who led the Civil War's first all-Black volunteer company, and must face and fight prejudice from all sides.
'Magic Mike'
Coming to Netflix: September 1
In the film that skyrocketed Channing Tatum to stardom, he plays a 30-year old roofer who moonlights as the male stripper "Magic Mike." Struggling with his desire to leave the stripping world to start his own business as a furniture maker, only his finances are keeping him from making the move … and a new stripper pal jeopardizes everything.
'Pineapple Express'
Coming to Netflix: September 1
Pineapple Express is one of the films that made actor and comedian Seth Rogen the giant star he is today. He stars alongside James Franco as a nerdy dude who ends up on the run with his pot dealer, when hit men and a corrupt police officer go after him after he unexpectedly witnesses a murder. Cue … laughter.
'The Muppets'
Coming to Netflix: September 1
Three major Muppet fans come together to reunite the gang so they can save the Muppet Theater from being destroyed by a businessman who wants to drill the ground under it for oil. Pulled back in from their separate lives, the Muppets must put on once last show.
'Muppets Most Wanted'
Coming to Netflix: September 1
Starring alongside Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, and Ty Burrell, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and the gang get mixed up in a European jewel heist while on a grand world tour. The tour comes to a halt when the Muppets must prove their friend Kermit had nothing to do with the heist.
'Puss in Boots'
Coming to Netflix: September 1
In this spin-off of the Shrek films that takes place years before the meeting of Shrek and Fiona, the ever-adorable Puss in Boots is an outlaw on a mission to find the Golden Goose's eggs, so he can clear his name and restore his honor. With the help of a few good friends, he just might be able to pull it off.
'The Producers'
Coming to Netflix: September 1
After a series of flops, a struggling Broadway producer teams up with a shady accountant to enact a get-rich-quick scheme in which they intentionally produce a terrible show written by a Nazi sympathizer. But things don't go exactly as planned, and the audience ends up loving it.
'The Smurfs'
Coming to Netflix: September 1
The tiny Smurfs end up in Central Park, New York, after the evil wizard Gargamel chases them out of their village. With danger at every turn, they must find a way to get back home before the wizard finds them. Will the ad executive who spots them be able to help?
'Love Guaranteed'
Coming to Netflix: September 3
Netflix is taking a stab at the Hallmark market with Love Guaranteed, starring Rachel Leigh Cook and Damon Wayans Jr. In the film, a lawyer trying to save her small firm from shutting down takes a high-paying case from a charming new client suing a dating site after he fails to find love. Of course, they end up smitten with each other.
'I'm Thinking of Ending Things'
Coming to Netflix: September 4
Based on the novel by Iain Reid, I'm Thinking of Ending Things follows a young woman as she and her new boyfriend take a road trip to meet his parents. When they arrive, a snowstorm keeps them housebound. Spending so much time with him and his family, she starts to re-evaluate their relationship.
'Midnight Special'
Coming to Netflix: September 7
A little boy with special powers and abilities is being pursued, not only by a cult that's obsessed with him, but also by government officials who have discovered how special he is. Starring Michael Shannon and Kirsten Dunst, the drama's intense theme is heightened by top-notch acting.
'Cuties'
Coming to Netflix: October 9
In this independent film, which was originally released in France, much to the disdain of her more conservative mother, an 11-year-old girl gets involved with a group of dancers at her school called "cuties," known for their twerking. Training for a dance competition, she gains a new awareness of her femininity.
'The Babysitter: Killer Queen'
Coming to Netflix: September 10
This sequel to 2017's The Babysitter (directed by McG) follows the little boy from the original film as he enters high school two years after the traumatizing events he experienced with his hot babysitter. Soon, he finds that the dark forces are far from gone, and he'll once again have to outsmart them.
'How To Train Your Dragon 2'
Coming to Netflix: September 11
In the second installment of the How to Train Your Dragon trilogy, Hiccup and Toothless come across a hidden ice cave that's home to hundreds of new dragons, and they must fight to protect the peace they created years earlier. They have to work together to change the future for the better.
'Pets United'
Coming to Netflix: September 11
In this action-packed animated flick, robots are taking over the city, and pups Roger and Belle must put aside their differences and come together to fight for their survival. Perhaps along the way, they'll realize that no matter where we're from, we're all more alike than we are different.
'The Devil All the Time'
Coming to Netflix: September 16
This Netflix Original, starring Tom Holland of the Marvel Universe, and Robert Pattinson of Twilight fame, follows several individuals living in rural Ohio and West Virginia post World War II as they figure out life in their corrupt backwoods hometowns.
'Enola Holmes'
Coming to Netflix: September 23
Enola, played by Millie Bobbie Brown of Stranger Things, is the teen sister of legendary detective Sherlock Holmes. When her mother goes missing, she's determined to find her and ends up discovering a dangerous conspiracy involving a mysterious young lord.
