Best New Movies on Netflix This Week: March 6th, 2022
It’s been a busy week for new films on Netflix for the past week with the first month release that brings many new films to the platform. This is our Roundup of the 5 best new films added to Netflix in the US for the past seven days.
As usual, this list is only for the US. You can find our choice of films for Netflix UK, CA, and AU in our weekly roundup found through what’s new on Netflix Hub.
Next week has several extraordinary films marching for our Netflix including Adam, Dunkirk and London projects falling.
Let’s get into the best new movies on Netflix:
Beirut (2018)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Brad Anderson
Cast: Jon Hamm, Jay Potter, Khalid Benchagra
Writer: Tony Gilroy
Runtime: 109 min
Jon Hamm (is known for a crazy man) and Rosamund Pike (known for Gone Girl but also featured in the film Netflix, I really care) playing star in this political thriller released four years ago by Bleecker Street.
Added to Netflix in the US on Saturday, the film was arranged during the Lebanese Civil War with a former diplomat who returned to the service to save a colleague.
The Weekend Away (2022)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Kim Farrant
Cast: Leighton Meester, Luke Norris, Christina Wolfe
Writer: Sarah Alderson
Runtime: 89 min
One of Netflix’s own new new films this week was the weekend, a new film starring Leighton Meester.
The film saw you went with a couple on a weekend vacation to Croatia which made sense when they were wrapped in a plot of murder. When he tried to clear his name and reveal the truth, his efforts to explore a painful secret.
Reviews for New Netflix films from this week have been relatively mixed by critics and audiences. It held 5.6 on IMDB during publishing and 51 in metemic.
Gattaca (1997)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Andrew Niccol
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law
Writer: Andrew Niccol
Runtime: 106 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 16 nominations total
One of the new films that came to Netflix in the first month was Gattaca epic sci-fi who did not get decent attention for now 25 years after being released.
The film is set in the future of Dystopian where Genetics determines your destiny. We follow a man born in a plot of limited prospects to escape from the status of the second citizen.
Margin Call (2011)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director: J.C. Chandor
Cast: Zachary Quinto, Stanley Tucci, Kevin Spacey
Writer: J.C. Chandor
Runtime: 107 min
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 24 nominations total
Additional the only first month that has the choice of coveted NYT critics for March 1 is the Margin Call, the extraordinary film from Lionsgate.
Set all night, we saw an analyst uncovering the upcoming chaos that would come down on Wall Street in 2008.
If you like a big short and haven’t seen this film, you lose.
American Girl (2021)
Genre: Drama
Director: Feng-I Fiona Roan
Cast: Caitlin Fang, Winnie Shih-Ying Chang, Kaiser Chuang
Writer: Bing Li, Feng-I Fiona Roan
Runtime: 101 min
As always, we like to spotlight an international movie that’s landed on Netflix this week.