3 Best Movies To Watch On Netflix This Weekend (September 26-27)

Published Sep 25, 2026, 6:39 PM EDT Felipe Rangel is a Movie and TV Journalist ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics." Sign in to your ScreenRant account Netflix subscribers will have three dark options of movies to watch on the streaming service for the final weekend of September, making for the perfect opportunity to pull out a three-movie binge on the streamer. On last weekend's Netflix movie recommendations, I went over why subscribers should check out Resident Evil: Damnation, The Seemingly Perfect Family, and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. At the time of writing, two of those movies are trending on Netflix in the United States. Those are The Seemingly Perfect Family, which might have fallen some positions, but is still 7th on Netflix's domestic chart, and the star-studded Guy Ritchie action thriller The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. With Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, and more, the latter is Netflix's most-watched movie nationwide. The films came in different genres, with one being an animated horror, while the two live-action picks were a psychological thriller and an action comedy thriller. This time around, I decided to close September on Netflix with a bang. Subscribers will embark on an intense ride from the beginning to the end with these three movies. Now Streaming · Press Play How Well Do You Know Netflix Originals? “Red light, green light.” 🌀StrangerThingsThe Upside Down 🎭SquidGamePlayer 456 👑TheCrownLong live the Queen 🕸WednesdayNevermore Academy 🌹BridgertonDearest readers PRESS PLAY → 01 Squid Game shattered records on launch in 2021, becoming Netflix’s biggest-ever series debut. Hwang Dong-hyuk’s South Korean thriller centres on a desperate gambler named Seong Gi-hun. What is his player number? A067 B218 C001 D456 ✓ Correct! Gi-hun is Player 456 — the last number drawn. Kang Sae-byeok (the North Korean defector) is 067, Cho Sang-woo (the Stanford-educated finance crook) is 218, and the mysterious elderly Oh Il-nam is 001. Squid Game became Netflix’s first show to hit #1 in every country it launched in, amassing over 1.6 billion hours watched in its first month alone. ✗ Eliminated! The answer is 456. Gi-hun’s number is the very last of the 456 players. 067 is Sae-byeok the defector, 218 is Sang-woo the Stanford grad, and 001 is the mysterious old man Oh Il-nam whose identity becomes the series’ biggest reveal. Squid Game became Netflix’s most-watched launch ever, hitting #1 in 94 countries. NEXT → 02 The Tim Burton-directed Addams Family spin-off set at Nevermore Academy became Netflix’s second-biggest English-language debut in 2022 and launched a TikTok dance craze. Which young actress plays the deadpan title character? AJenna Ortega BMillie Bobby Brown CSadie Sink DMaya Hawke ✓ Correct! Jenna Ortega — a Disney Channel graduate and indie-horror favourite (X, Scream VI) — took the role Christina Ricci made iconic in the 1990s films and made it entirely her own. Her now-famous cello-accompanied dance scene became an overnight TikTok phenomenon, and her performance earned Wednesday two Emmy nominations despite airing mid-season. ✗ Eliminated! The answer is Jenna Ortega. Millie Bobby Brown is Eleven on Stranger Things, Sadie Sink plays Max Mayfield (also Stranger Things), and Maya Hawke plays Robin. Ortega’s deadpan Wednesday Addams — and her viral cello-dance scene — turned the show into a global phenomenon in late 2022. NEXT → 03 In 2013, Netflix released a dark political thriller starring Kevin Spacey as a ruthless congressman breaking the fourth wall. It became the first major streaming original to land a Primetime Emmy nomination and effectively invented prestige streaming TV. Which show was it? AOrange Is the New Black BHouse of Cards CArrested Development (revival) DHemlock Grove ✓ Correct! House of Cards — adapted by Beau Willimon from the 1990 BBC series — became Netflix’s first prestige original and proved a streaming service could go toe-to-toe with HBO. Kevin Spacey’s Frank Underwood and his asides to camera defined early streaming TV. Orange Is the New Black followed months later in July 2013 and became Netflix’s longest-running original at the time. ✗ Eliminated! The answer is House of Cards (February 2013). Orange Is the New Black launched five months later (July 2013), Arrested Development’s Netflix revival came in May 2013, and Hemlock Grove was a horror effort the same spring. House of Cards was the flagship — the first streaming original to earn a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. NEXT → 04 Peter Morgan’s The Crown famously recast its entire ensemble every two seasons to age the royal family. After Claire Foy played Queen Elizabeth II in seasons 1-2, which Oscar-winning actress took the crown for seasons 3-4? AImelda Staunton BOlivia Colman CHelena Bonham Carter DGillian Anderson ✓ Correct! Olivia Colman — fresh off her Best Actress Oscar for The Favourite — played the Queen across seasons 3 and 4, covering the late 1960s through the early Thatcher years. Imelda Staunton took over for seasons 5-6, Helena Bonham Carter played Princess Margaret in seasons 3-4, and Gillian Anderson stole the show as Margaret Thatcher in season 4. ✗ Eliminated! The answer is Olivia Colman. Imelda Staunton took over for the final two seasons (5-6). Helena Bonham Carter played the chain-smoking Princess Margaret during seasons 3-4 alongside Colman. Gillian Anderson delivered an Emmy-winning Margaret Thatcher in season 4. Colman anchored the show’s middle era fresh off her 2019 Oscar win. NEXT → 05 The Duffer Brothers’ 1980s nostalgia juggernaut sees Eleven and the gang battle inter-dimensional horrors from a portal beneath the town’s Hawkins National Laboratory. In which fictional US town and state is the series set? ADerry, Maine BHawkins, Indiana CHill Valley, California DTwin Peaks, Washington ✓ Correct! Hawkins, Indiana — a fictional Midwestern small town that became one of TV’s most iconic settings. The Duffer Brothers chose Indiana for its unassuming, ordinary-America vibe, making the supernatural chaos feel more jarring. Derry is Stephen King’s It setting, Hill Valley is from Back to the Future, and Twin Peaks is David Lynch’s famous town. ✗ Eliminated! The answer is Hawkins, Indiana. Derry, Maine is the fictional town from Stephen King’s It. Hill Valley is Marty McFly’s home in Back to the Future. Twin Peaks, Washington is David Lynch’s famous fictional town. Hawkins is The Duffer Brothers’ deliberately ordinary Midwestern setting — the flat, unassuming backdrop that makes Vecna’s horrors hit harder. NEXT → 06 Netflix’s Regency romance juggernaut — based on Julia Quinn’s novels and famous for its colour-blind casting, string-quartet pop covers, and narrated gossip column — is produced by which prolific showrunner’s production banner? AShonda Rhimes (Shondaland) BRyan Murphy CJulian Fellowes DJenji Kohan ✓ Correct! Shonda Rhimes — the creator of Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal — produces Bridgerton through her Shondaland banner as the first major fruit of her massive 2017 Netflix deal. Chris Van Dusen created the show, but Shondaland’s signature ensemble-romance DNA is all over it. Julian Fellowes did Downton Abbey, Ryan Murphy did Monster/Dahmer, and Jenji Kohan did Orange Is the New Black. ✗ Eliminated! The answer is Shonda Rhimes (Shondaland). Ryan Murphy produces true-crime anthologies like Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Julian Fellowes is the Downton Abbey/Gilded Age creator — a different period drama entirely. Jenji Kohan is behind Orange Is the New Black and Weeds. Bridgerton was the first big payoff of Rhimes’ nine-figure Netflix deal. NEXT → 07 La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) became a global phenomenon on Netflix after a modest Spanish TV debut — partly thanks to its gang’s instantly recognisable red jumpsuits paired with a mask of which famous figure? AGuy Fawkes BSalvador Dalí CChe Guevara DPablo Picasso ✓ Correct! The Salvador Dalí mask — with its upturned moustache — became the show’s defining visual alongside the red jumpsuits, a nod to Spanish artistic rebellion and surrealist individuality. It inspired protest iconography worldwide, from Lebanon to France. The original Antena 3 version underperformed; Netflix acquired it in 2017, re-edited it, and turned it into a global sensation. ✗ Eliminated! The answer is Salvador Dalí. Guy Fawkes is the V for Vendetta mask that Anonymous adopted. Che Guevara is a common revolutionary image but not the heist crew’s mask. Picasso is a frequent wrong answer given he’s the more globally-known Spanish artist — but the Dalí mask, with its iconic moustache, is the one fused forever with Money Heist’s red jumpsuits. NEXT → 08 Netflix’s 2020 limited series about a Cold War-era chess prodigy named Beth Harmon caused a global surge in chess-set sales and was one of the streamer’s most-watched shows that year. Who played Beth? AFlorence Pugh BAnya Taylor-Joy CSaoirse Ronan DDaisy Edgar-Jones ✓ Correct! Anya Taylor-Joy — already a cult favourite from The Witch and Emma — broke out globally as Beth Harmon, winning the Golden Globe for Best Actress. The Queen’s Gambit pulled 62 million households in its first 28 days and caused such a chess-boom that Chess.com and retailers ran out of sets. It also made Walter Tevis’s 1983 novel a surprise bestseller almost 40 years later. ✗ Eliminated! The answer is Anya Taylor-Joy. Florence Pugh (Midsommar, Oppenheimer), Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird), and Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People, Where the Crawdads Sing) are all frequent competitors in similar roles. Taylor-Joy’s Beth Harmon earned her a Golden Globe, a SAG Award, and turned Walter Tevis’s 1983 novel into a sudden bestseller. REVEAL MY SCORE → Credits Rolling · Autoplay On Your Binge-Watcher Rank 🎬 / 8 Platinum subscriber — or still on the free trial? ⤴ PLAY NEXT EPISODE One of those is a Netflix Original movie, which feels very much like one of the best Netflix thriller series to date, Mindhunter. The other two are licensed films, though equally worth a watch, with both playing in the psychological thriller sphere with dark elements, which may range from the supernatural to the mundane and utterly macabre. Be prepared for quite the ride on Netflix with the following movies: 3 Knock at the Cabin (2023) Knock at the Cabin is the first movie on the list because it is the most distant from the other two Netflix recommendations. After all, it deals with the supernatural. Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, who is a master when it comes to building suspense, dread, and delivering mind-bending plot twists, the movie follows a couple and their daughter in a remote cabin for what they thought would be a quiet vacation. However, four strangers break into said cabin, telling the family that they must make a huge choice, and it might be all that is standing between the world and the apocalypse. Knock at the Cabin keeps the characters and viewers guessing all the way through, as multiple shocking developments keep happening. Jonathan Groff, Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint, Ben Aldridge, and more star in the movie that is now Netflix's 4th most-watched in the United States. 2 House at the End of the Street (2012) Staying in the same line of suspense and psychological thriller is Jennifer Lawrence's House at the End of the Street, though it lets go of Shyamalan's supernatural elements to tell an even more frightening story of human despair and darkness. Lawrence gives life to Elissa Cassidy, who slowly unravels the mystery surrounding a double homicide that happened at the house at the end of her street, and the neighbor that remained. House at the End of the Street is the perfect 2nd entry for our three-movie binge, as it keeps the same horror tone of Shyamalan's movie, while also transitioning the stakes and story to a more similar level to the final entry on the list. The movie features a shocking plot twist that will have viewers pondering a rewatch with the new information in mind. House at the End of the Street arrived on Netflix on September 24. 1 Unabomber (2026) Finally, Unabomber is the latest Netflix Original movie, having been released on the streaming service this Friday, September 25. The new crime drama follows a case many must at the very least have heard about, though it takes a deeper look into the life of the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski, following him since he was a teenager to the manhunt that would lead to his arrest after years of terrorizing the US with untraceable bombs. Unabomber comes with a similar feel to the Netflix psychological thriller series Mindhunter, as Russell Crowe's Professor Henry Murray makes Jacob Tremblay's version of Kaczynski undergo controversial psychological experiments. Unabomber is a major candidate to become Netflix's most popular movie in the world over the weekend, so it is better not to miss it. Knock at the Cabin 7/10 Release Date February 3, 2023 Runtime 139 minutes M. Night Shyamalan's thriller, Knock at the Cabin, tells the story of a family who is approached by four strangers while staying in a remote cabin and given an impossible ultimatum. When Eric and Andrew take their daughter Wen to a remote cabin for a family getaway, their stay is interrupted by the arrival of Leonard, Redmond, Sabrina, and Adriane, who tell them that one of the family must be sacrificed in order to stop the impending apocalypse. House at the End of the Street 4/10 Release Date September 21, 2012 Runtime 101 minutes House at the End of the Street is a psychological horror film released in 2012. It follows a mother and daughter who move next to a site of a notorious family murder, where the daughter befriends the family's surviving son, uncovering disturbing secrets about the house's dark history. Cast Max Thieriot, Jennifer Lawrence, Nolan Gerard Funk, Elisabeth Shue, Gil Bellows, Allie MacDonald, Jordan Hayes, Joy Tanner, James Thomas, Craig Eldridge, Lori Alter, Olivier Surprenant, Will Bowes, Krista Bridges, John Healy, Bobby Osborne, Grace Tucker-Duguay, Eva Link, Hailee Sisera, Jon McLaren, Jasmine Chan, Jonathan Malen, Claudia Jurt, Jonathan Higgins Director Mark Tonderai Unabomber 5/10 Release Date September 25, 2026 Runtime 97 Minutes Cast Jacob Tremblay Ted Kaczynski A crime thriller detailing Ted Kaczynski's transformation from a gifted Harvard student into the infamous domestic terrorist behind a decades-long bombing campaign. Told across dual timelines, the film follows both Kaczynski's descent into violence and the FBI investigation that ultimately brings his reign of terror to an end.