11 Best New Movies on Netflix: May 2022’s Freshest Films to Watch

In this Netflix Original comedy film, a 37 year-old woman (Rebel Wilson) wakes up from a coma that lasted 20 years before returning to her former high school in hopes of reclaiming her popular status and fulfilling her dream of becoming prom queen. Senior Year stars Wilson, Zoë Chao, Sam Richardson, Mary Holland, Chris Parnell, Alicia Silverstone, Justin Hartley, and Angourie Rice, and is directed by Alex Hardcastle. As you can imagine, plenty of hilarity and hijinx ensue, so be sure to set aside time to watch Senior Year this month for a healthy dose of humor and heartfelt entertainment.

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Based on Ben Macintyre’s 2010 book about Britain’s “Operation Mincemeat” utilized in World War II and set in 1943, this film depicts the events surrounding that plan, which was a deceptive maneuver used to keep the Allies’ invasion of Fortress Europe in Sicily a secret from the German forces hoping to stop and destroy them. Directed by John Madden, Operation Mincemeat boasts a talented cast that includes Colin Firth, Johnny Flynn, Jason Isaacs, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, and Paul Ritter.

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An ambitious LA wine-company exec (Victoria Justice) journeys to an Australian sheep farm, where she ends up working as a ranch hand in order to charm a family-owned winery and major potential client into doing business with her. In the midst of her efforts, she hits it off with a rugged and mysterious local (Adam Demos), making for an oh-so-handsome distraction to our business-minded heroine. If you’re looking for some easy, pleasant, and escapist viewing, then this Netflix Original romantic-comedy is for you!

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Romance lovers, gear up for a memorable ride. Based on the 2009 Sarah Dessen novel of the same name, Along for the Ride follows Auden (Emma Pasarow) and the mysterious Eli (Belmont Cameli), a fellow insomniac whom she meets during the summer before leaving for college. Each night whilst the seaside town of Colby slumbers, the pair sets off on a journey to help Auden experience the carefree and fun-filled teen life she never had or knew she wanted. This romantic-drama is an early yet timeless taste of summer love, and what could be sweeter than that?

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Ousmane (Omar Sy) and François (Laurent Lafitte) are two cops with very different styles. The mismatched pair is forced to team up once again after a decade apart in order to investigate an ever-evolving new case. What seemed to be a simple drug deal investigation turns out to be a high-scale criminal case in a divided French town where an even deeper danger and conspiracy lurks under the surface. Lovers of international film and TV will rejoice in this entertaining French-language Netflix Original action-crime comedy.

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This chilling Netflix Original documentary delves into a disturbing true story that begins with a woman’s at-home DNA test unveiling the existence of multiple half-siblings from all over the map, and then quickly escalates to reveal a shocking and unsettling scheme involving a well-known and respected fertility doctor. When the doctor is found to have grossly breached his patients’ trust and bodies by replacing their respective donor sperm with his own, a real-life horror film begins in earnest. If you want to spice up your month with a jaw-dropping and, quite frankly, harrowing true story, then Our Father is the film for you.

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Ah yes, nothing says Mother’s Day quite like a good pair of mom jeans. Or, of course, like giving your mom the love, recognition, and gratitude that she deserves. Put all of those things together and you get the hilarious stand-up special that is Christina P: Mom Genes, a Netflix Original that drops, quite fittingly, on Mother’s Day, and features Canadian-American comedian, Christina Pazsitzky (AKA Christina P) as she shares her own experiences with the trials and tribulations of motherhood, matrimony, and everything in between. You and your mama will get a good chuckle out of this joyful and relatable special from Christina P, so prepare to queue it up to watch on Mother’s Day and beyond!

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Follow Finnish free diver Johanna Nordblad in this Netflix Original documentary as she tries to break the world record for distance traveled under ice with one breath. For those of us who balk at even just the idea of a polar plunge or cold shower, Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive will be especially impressive, inspiring, and nerve-wracking, so get ready to feel the full spectrum of emotions while still getting to stay warm and dry when you watch this cool-as-ice new documentary on Netflix.

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Based on the life of renowned Polish criminal and thief Zdzisław Najmrodzki (Dawid Ogrodnik), this Polish-language action-comedy film follows the folk-hero bandit known for escaping from the police over 29 times after he has a change of heart about his life path upon getting a new girlfriend (Masza Wągrocka). Set amongst the backdrop of the last days of Communism in Poland, The Getaway King is an exhilarating watch from start to finish, so be sure to set this film aside this month for a refreshing (and maybe even a little educational) international flare to your monthly viewing.

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Fans of Nora Ephron’s beloved 1989 romantic-comedy, rejoice, because When Harry Met Sally hits Netflix this month! The film follows type-A perfectionist Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) and laid-back cynic Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) as they go from recent college grads who find that they hate each other over the course of one excruciating car ride from Chicago to New York City, to unlikely platonic friends, to… something more? We’re sure you have an idea of how it all goes down, but you really do have to see this heartfelt and hilarious film for yourself because it truly is an unforgettable classic. Also starring Bruno Kirby and Carrie Fisher, When Harry Met Sally is a charming, ageless hit worth falling for again and again, so get ready to feel the love this month (and beyond)!

This month, give yourself the opportunity to rediscover this 2019 action-comedy film that boasts a talented cast that includes Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Michelle Dockery, Colin Farrell, Jeremy Strong, Henry Golding, and more. An American expat attempting selling off his extremely profitable marijuana empire in London, which quickly acts as the catalyst for plenty of plots, bribery, and blackmail attempts, all in an effort to steal his domain out from under him and be the wealthy and powerful gentleman to come out on top.

Stream The Gentlemen on Netflix