22 Best Movies New to Streaming in July: ‘Project Hail Mary,’ ‘Devil Wears Prada 2,’ ‘The Drama,’ ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ and More
The summer box office is getting two of the year’s biggest films this month thanks to Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day.” But the streamers are also rolling out some 2026 blockbusters of their own. “Project Hail Mary,” the Ryan Gosling space adventure that became the year’s first bonafide sensation with $683 million, arrives on Prime Video after a hugely successful 105-day theatrical window. Disney’s “The Devil Wears Prada 2” hit $678 million worldwide in a huge win for the studio, and now the sequel comes to streaming via Disney+ and Hulu.
The biggest movie of 2026 so far is also coming to streaming courtesy of “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” arriving on Peacock. The animated sequel is the first billion-dollar grosser of the year and should make Peacock the ultimate streaming destination for families this July.
Netflix is hoping to deliver its own summer smashes with the debuts of “Enola Holmes 3,” the latest installment in Millie Bobby Brown’s popular detective franchise, and “72 Hours,” a Kevin Hart star vehicle. Over on HBO Max, the streamer’s partnership with A24 continues as Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s buzzy dark comedy “The Drama” arrives at the end of the month.
Check out a rundown below of the biggest movies new to streaming this month.
Project Hail Mary (July 3 on Prime Video)
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“Project Hail Mary,” the film adaptation of Andy Weir’s bestselling novel, started streaming June 18 on MGM+ but now arrives on Prime Video after earning a mighty $683 million at the worldwide box office. The sci-fi thriller follows Ryland Grace, played by Ryan Gosling, as he embarks on a near-impossible space mission with one simple goal: saving the world. Gosling’s co-stars include Sandra Hüller as Eva Stratt and puppeteer James Ortiz as Rocky, the adorable alien that accompanies Grace on his outer space adventure.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (July 29 on Disney+ and Hulu)
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With $678 million and counting at the summer box office, the long-awaited “Devil Wears Prada 2” is one of the year’s box office success stories. Expect equally-as-strong streaming numbers when the sequel arrives on both Disney+ and Hulu at the end of the month. Anne Hathaway returns as Andy Sachs, now an intrepid journalist who takes a job as features editor at Runway Magazine. The publication is still run by Meryl Streep’s ruthless Miranda Priestly, although a magazine scandal forces the icon to give up some power and recruit Andy to save the day. Stanley Tucci returns as Nigel and Emily Blunt hams it up perfectly as Emily, now a big shot at Dior.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (July 30 on Peacock)
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“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is the first billion-dollar grosser of 2026 and should keep its blockbuster momentum going when it arrives on streaming this month via Peacock. Returning cast members include Chris Pratt (Mario), Charlie Day (Luigi), Anya Taylor-Joy (Princess Peach), Jack Black (Bowser) and Keegan-Michael Key (Toad). The sequel features the introductions of Donald Glover as Yoshi, Brie Larson as Rosalina, Glen Powell as Fox McCloud and Benny Safdie as Bowser Junior.
The Drama (July 31 on HBO Max)
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Zendaya and Robert Pattinson powered A24’s dark comedy “The Drama” to an impressive $132 million haul at the worldwide box office this spring. Written and directed by Kristoffer Borgli, “The Drama” follows soon-to-be-married couple Emma (Zendaya) and Charlie (Pattinson) in the week leading up to their wedding. Their relationship quickly unravels once Emma, while at dinner with friends Rachel (Alana Haim) and Mike (Mamoudou Athie), reveals her deepest, darkest secret, which permanently and unexpectedly alters the connection between her and Charlie.
Enola Holmes 3 (July 1 on Netflix)
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Millie Bobby Brown returns for a third adventure as Enola Holmes. This one brings the lovable detective to Malta as she also wrestles with her forthcoming wedding to Lord Tewkesbury (Louis Partridge). From Variety’s review: “Light on story but lavishly designed with a romantic Maltese backdrop, the latest Holmes whodunit gifts us another compulsively watchable escapade… the film presents its grandest act of rebellion by refusing to succumb to empty ‘you-go-girl’ feminism, where strong heroines are often defined only by their physical strength. Needless to say Enola Holmes, Sherlock’s absolute intellectual equal, has plenty of that. But she has a proudly romantic heart too, one she knows she doesn’t have to compromise to become anything she wants.”
Heartstopper Forever (July 17 on Netflix)
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Netflix’s “Heartstopper” comes to an end with a feature-length movie finale that concludes the love story of Nick Nelson (Kit Connor) and Charlie Spring (Joe Locke). The show’s third season ended with the couple having sex for the first time, as Charlie found a new confidence following his struggles with his mental health. Nick, however, is contemplating which university he wants to attend. What Nick’s impending graduation could mean for their relationship — not to mention for Nick and Charlie’s friend group — paves the way for the movie.
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (July 3 on HBO Max)
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“The Hole in the Ground” and “Evil Dead Rise” director Lee Cronin put a new spin on “The Mummy” and found decent success at the box office with a $90 million worldwide haul earlier this year. This take on the classic movie monster follows what happens after the daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace. Eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.
Reminders of Him (July 10 on Peacock)
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Colleen Hoover continued her strong run at the box office earlier this year when the “Reminders of Him” adaptation earned $89 million at the worldwide box office. Maika Monroe headlines the romance drama as an ex-inmate who tries to reconnect with her daughter and falls for the best friend (Tyriq Withers) of her late boyfriend, who died in a car accident that sent her to prison for vehicular manslaughter. Variety’s positive review called it “tastefully understated” and a “pleasingly restrained weeper.”
The Dink (July 24 on Apple TV)
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“New Girl” favorite Jack Johnson leads Apple’s “The Dink” as washed-up former tennis prodigy Dusty Boyd, whose desperation for his father’s approval gets complicated when he finds a soft spot for pickleball. Mary Steenburgen, Ed Harris, Ben Stiller, Patton Oswalt, Chloe Fineman, Chris Parnell, Aaron Chen and Andy Roddick co-star. The comedy is the latest feature from “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” filmmaker Josh Greenbaum. Stiller produced the project.
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (July 24 on Hulu)
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Canadian creators Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol star in “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie,” a time-traveling comedy film based on their mockumentary TV series “Nirvanna the Band the Show,” which aired for two seasons from 2017 to 2018. As in the series, the duo play musicians Matt and Jay, who, though they’ve never written or recorded a song, make it their mission to play a concert at Toronto’s Rivoli. The less known about the movie’s twists and turns the better.
Descendants: Wicked Wonderland (July 17 on Disney+)
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Disney might be unveiling its live-action “Moana” in theaters this month, but its biggest blockbuster could end up being on streaming courtesy of “Descendants: Wicked Wonderland.” The uber-popular franchise is back and continues the adventures of Red (Kylie Cantrall) and Chloe (Malia Baker), who now must face off against Maddox Hatter (Leonardo Nam) after he captures the Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora). New characters include Luisa Madrigal’s son Luis (Alexandro Byrd), Captain Hook’s daughter Hazel (Kiara Romero) and Maddox’s son Max (Brendon Tremblay).
Marc by Sofia (July 16 on HBO Max)
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Sofia Coppola turns the camera on her longtime friend Marc Jacobs and delivers an intimate portrait of the iconic fashion designer. Per Variety: “The documentary presents a lot of tasty clips of Jacobs through the decades, going back to his 1980s days at the Parsons School of Design, but the heart of the movie is its chronicle of the 12 weeks in which he dreamed up and put together his 2024 spring show. We’re eager to behold the drama of Jacobs bringing that dream to life.”
72 Hours (July 24 on Netflix)
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Kevin Hart aims to deliver Netflix a blockbuster comedy hit this July with “72 Hours,” co-starring Marcello Hernández, Mason Gooding, Kam Patterson, Ben Marshall, Kevin Dunn, Zach Cherry, Teyana Taylor and Andy Garcia. Per the streamer: “A 40-year-old executive hopes to save his flailing career by joining a group of 20-somethings on a wild three-day bachelor party, after he’s inadvertently added to their group text.”
The Choral (July 2 on Netflix)
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“The fourth screen collaboration between writer Alan Bennett and director Nicholas Hytner is a pleasant, low-key wartime tale that’s most interesting when it pushes against cozy expectations,” reads Variety’s review of “The Choral,” which stars Ralph Fiennes as a newly-appointed choirmaster in 1916 England who must bring together a group of townspeople to perform Edward Elgar’s “The Dream of Gerontius.”
Primate (July 31 on Prime Video)
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The horror movie “Primate,” in which a group of young adults gets terrorized by a pet chimpanzee turned deadly predator, arrives on Prime Video this month at no extra cost to subscribers. From Variety’s review: “The family chimp turns rabid, but always seems like a real animal, in Johannes Roberts’ slickly executed piece of slaughterhouse schlock… the movie is funny as only a bloody disgusting formulaic-but-halfway-clever slasher film can be. In this case, we’re chortling at the sheer damage a chimpanzee that has given in to its inner beast can cause.”
Amores Perros (July 10 on Mubi)
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Before Alejandro González Iñárritu returns to the big screen this fall with the Tom Cruise-starring “Digger,” his miraculous 2000 directorial debut “Amores Perros” arrives on streaming via Mubi’s 4K restoration. Per the streamer: “As three lives from disparate parts of Mexico City converge in a fatal car crash, their fractured stories unfold — revealing they are more connected than they seem. Shot with Rodrigo Prieto’s dynamic cinematography and Gustavo Santaolalla’s iconic score, ‘Amores Perros’ is a true masterwork — both a seminal, expressive portrait of Mexico City and a universal exploration of violence, love and loss.”
Mirrors No. 3 (July 17 on Mubi)
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German director Christian Petzold reunites with muse Paula Beer for a fourth time in “Mirrors No. 3,” which centers on a piano student who is taken in by a local family after surviving a car crash and begins to uncover ghosts of the past. From Variety’s review: “A humid little psychological drama of displacement, replacement and fresh plum cake, in which balmy days mix with unhealed trauma to briefly make precarious new lives and identities possible, this 86-minute puzzle piece is distinguished by his trademark pleasures of texture and tone — and pushes his ongoing collaboration with star Beer into ever more enigmatic territory.”
April (July 24 on Mubi)
“A female obstetrician moonlights as an illegal abortionist with severe consequences in Georgian director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s altogether extraordinary second feature,” reads Variety’s review of “April.” The movie won the special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival in 2024 but is only making its exclusive streaming premiere now on Mubi.
Blue Heron (July 21 on Criterion Channel)
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Variety named “Blue Heron” one of the best films of 2026 so far: “Canadian filmmaker Sophy Romvari’s quite miraculous first feature extracts both devastating drama and a radically inventive formal inquiry into the boundaries between memory, memoir and imagination. That sounds like a lot, but ‘Blue Heron’ wears its ambitions with humility, and its broken heart with a gauze of wise, measured perspective. This isn’t a film that leads with trauma, but with richly specific domestic detail and a vivid awareness of how children see and process the world around them.”
Hamnet (July 6 on Netflix)
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Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet,” starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, was pegged as an instant Oscar contender when it world premiered at the Telluride Film Festival last September, and the Shakespeare family drama went on to earn eight nominations, including best picture and director. Buckley won the Oscar for best actress. The movie arrives on Netflix after making its streaming debut on Peacock and an impressive run in theaters, where it grossed $108 million at the worldwide box office.
The Long Walk (July 10) on HBO Max
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Francis Lawrence’s must-see Stephen King adaptation “The Long Walk” debuts on HBO Max this month and is worth seeking out for fans of pulse-pounding thrillers. Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson headline the movie as two young men who compete in a televised competition in which contestants have to walk for days while maintaining a speed of three miles per hour. Those who fall behind after three warnings are shot to death.
Wicked: For Good (July 20 on Netflix)
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After making its streaming debut on Peacock in March, “Wicked: For Good” now arrives on Netflix this month. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return as Elphaba and Glinda, although this time their friendship has soured as the duo must find their way back to each other amid the forces of Oz pulling them apart. The sequel picked up $525 million at the worldwide box office last year.
تم النشر: 2026-07-03 21:20:00
مصدر: variety.com
