The 3 Best New Netflix Movies to Watch This Weekend (May 8-10)

This Mother’s Day weekend, Netflix and watch with us Celebrating the female stars who have appeared in Hollywood’s hottest films from the 1970s to the present.

sally field Enjoying one of the best careers any actor could ask for, she has just added another film to her already impressive resume – The Quiet Drama very bright creatureco-starring Lewis Pullman and an orange octopus.

Cameron Diaz There’s yet to be an Oscar nomination or the widespread critical respect she deserves, but that doesn’t matter when she’s the lead in one of these films. funniest comedy ever, There’s something about Mary.

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“Very Intelligent Creatures” (2026)

soft (sally field) is a lonely old woman stuck in her own ways, which makes her new colleague at the aquarium, twenty-something Cameron (Lewis Pullman), unattractive. But as the two get to know each other, Tovar and Cameron realize they have something in common – they’re both looking for their lost family members. Tova is still recovering from the death of her son, and Cameron is searching for the father who abandoned him as a child.

Will this odd couple find some kind of happiness through their unlikely friendship? perhaps. But the main joy very bright creature Watching how these two lost souls find a way to connect. It’s a sweet film, anchored by two wonderful performances from Field and Pullman, who ignore easy clichés and create complex characters whose lives aren’t always easy. Uplifting movies get a bad rap these days, but very bright creature Earned pathos through stellar performances and thoughtful direction Olivia Newman There are also some beautiful photos of Vancouver, Canada.

very bright creature Now streaming on Netflix.

There’s Something About Mary (1998)

Ted Stroman (Ben Stiller) has been falling in love with her high school crush Mary Jensen (Cameron Diaz) his entire adult life. At the urging of his best friend, he hires a private investigator, Pat Healy (Matt Dillon), find her so he can reintroduce himself to her and maybe—just maybe—win her heart. There’s just one problem – Pat falls in love with her, too, and does everything in his power to sabotage Ted’s romance. Ted doesn’t hold back, setting the stage for a hilarious love triangle involving sex, lies, some videotape, and some tragically misplaced bodily fluids.

It’s easy to understand why There’s something about Mary It’s a comedy that’s well-loved – one that’s willing to go to great lengths to tell a joke, usually resulting in a few laugh-out-loud moments. Sight jokes, wordplay, surprise cameos from unexpected pop culture figures—you name it, this movie can do it. However, the film also tells a surprisingly sweet story about a fool who can’t help but fall in love with a woman who is too good to be true. As Mary, Diaz does the impossible – she makes you believe that a woman as beautiful, kind and smart as Mary could possibly fall in love with a roughneck like Stiller. Even after inadvertently using Ted’s sperm as hairspray, she somehow managed to maintain her dignity. let’s see Meryl Streep Do That.

There’s something about Mary Now streaming on Netflix.

“Under the Skin” (2013)

An unknown woman (Scarlett Johansson) wandered around Scotland with seemingly no purpose other than to chat up men. However, she doesn’t want to have sex with them – instead, she lures them into a pool of black liquid, where they either fall into a permanent state or die. Clearly this woman is not human, but what is she? Why does she seem to study humans, especially men, for some unknown purpose?

subcutaneous It’s undeniably creepy, an effect that few horror movies rarely achieve. Part of the reason for this creepiness is its uncertainty – like its protagonist, you don’t know what it’s doing most of the time, or what purpose it has. Jonathan’s monosyllabic performance hits the right tone between almost human and chillingly bizarre. The ending is a big question mark, and director Jonathan Glazer is confident enough to leave you with plenty of mysteries, but no easy answers.

subcutaneous Now streaming on Netflix.