Apple TV+/A24September is a stacked month for streaming, and whether you’re subscribed to Netflix, HBO Max, or another platform altogether, these are the best new movies you should watch.
We’ve perused what’s on offer from every streaming service and picked four must-see films releasing this coming month, from The Wrong Paris to Warfare – so there shouldn’t be any doubt about which platform you need to sign up for.
Best new movies out in September 2025 – where to watch them
The Wrong Paris
Netflix- Genre: Romantic comedy
- Release date: September 12
- Cast: Miranda Cosgrove, Pierson Fodé, Madison Pettis, Madeline Arthur
- Director: Janeen Damian
- Where to stream: Netflix
Do you like Hallmark movies, Ransom Canyon, and Emily in Paris? The Wrong Paris may be the perfect movie for you this September.
“A young woman (Miranda Cosgrove) joins a dating show thinking it’s in Paris, France, but it’s actually in Paris, Texas,” the synopsis reads.
“She plots a way to get eliminated until her unexpected feelings for the bachelor (Pierson Fodé) complicate her plans.”
Lilo and Stitch
Disney- Genre: Kids
- Release date: September 3
- Cast: Maia Kealoha, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Billy Magnussen, Hannah Waddingham, Chris Sanders, Courtney B. Vance, Zach Galifianakis
- Director: Dean Fleischer Camp
- Where to stream: Disney+
In 2010, Alice in Wonderland made over $1 billion, a harbinger of despair for Disney’s rollout of do-overs. However, unlike its more interminable efforts, Lilo and Stitch is often a delight (and, if you don’t like it, you can watch the original classic on Disney+ anyway).
If you’re unfamiliar with the story, it follows Lilo, a young orphan in Hawaii who struggles to make friends. Meanwhile, her older sister Nani tries to make ends meet and fend off the concerns of a social worker.
One night, Lilo “wishes upon a star for a best friend” – and her wish is granted, with a catch: she encounters Experiment 626, a feisty, blue alien that destroys everything with gleeful abandon.
Highest 2 Lowest
Apple TV+- Genre: Crime thriller
- Release date: September 5
- Cast: Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, ASAP Rocky
- Director: Spike Lee
- Where to stream: Apple TV+
Mo’ Better Blues, He Got Game, Malcolm X, Inside Man; together, Spike Lee and Denzel Washington have made some of the best movies of all time. So, if you missed it in cinemas, Highest 2 Lowest should be at the top of your watchlist this month.
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Here’s the set-up: when a titan music mogul, widely known as having the “best ears in the business,” is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. Another thing: it’s a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low.
Warfare
A24- Genre: War
- Release date: September 12
- Cast: Will Poulter, Cosmo Jarvis, Kit Connor, Finn Bennett, Joseph Quinn, and Charles Melton.
- Director: Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland
- Where to stream: HBO Max
How do you feel about hearing a young soldier wail in unthinkable, grotesque pain for 30 minutes? Can you handle ear-thumping gunplay and explosions that feel like they could deafen you?
Warfare isn’t an anti-war movie (it’s co-directed by Ray Mendoza, a real-life veteran). But it’s as close to an accurate representation of the chaos, bravery, and futility of war on a small, no-less catastrophic scale, with some of the most immersive action direction ever put to screen. It’s an easy candidate for one of the best movies of 2025.
What’s new on streaming this month?
- September 18: Same Day with Someone – K-drama romance (Netflix)
- September 18: Aztec Batman: Clash Of Empires – Adult animated Batman movie (HBO Max)
- September 18: Belén – Drama based on a true story (Prime Video)
- September 19: Night of the Reaper – Babysitter slasher (Shudder)
- September 19: Swiped – Biopic about the founder of Bumble (Hulu)
- September 26: Ruth & Boaz – Biblical reimagining from Tyler Perry (Netflix)
It won’t be long until we’re looking ahead to October, so make sure you keep our 2025 movies calendar bookmarked so you know what’s coming up on streaming.
Now you’re all up to date with the best new movies to stream in September, if you’re looking for something else to watch, you can check out our list of the best action movies ever made. You can also keep tabs on the new TV shows and new documentaries coming to streaming.