What's new to watch on Netflix week of Jan. 16, 2025
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Need a good movie? Watch these 10 at home now, from "People We Meet on Vacation" to "Black Phone 2." All are free on your streaming services.
Based on the wildly popular Emily Henry book of the same name, Netflix’s new original movie People We Meet On Vacation premiered this Friday. The movie stars Tom Blyth and Emily Bader as best friends Alex and Poppy, whose enduring friendship blossoms into something more after spending years vacationing together.
Screen Chatter Film Critic Tony Toscano reviews "Dead Man's Wire" in theaters this weekend and "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" which you can stream at home.
Why you should watch it: Lifelong friends and artistic collaborators Ben Affleck and Matt Damon return to the screen alongside one another in Joe Carnahan's straight-to-Netflix action movie The Rip, which is loosely based on a true story and a throwback to the sorts of gritty cop thrillers they'd make all the time back in the '70s.