Netflix Today Added 55 New Shows & Movies – Here Are the 5 to Watch
By Phillip Swann
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Netflix today (October 1, 2025) has added 55 new TV shows and movies to its streaming lineup. Here are the five to watch, in my humble opinion:
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
The 1997 comedy is directed by Jay Roach (Meet the Parents, Bombshell), and while we don’t want to discount his many talents, this is Mike Myers’ film from top to bottom. Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery stars Myers as the groovy 1960s secret agent who’s awakened from hibernation after three decades so he can catch his longtime nemesis, Dr. Evil, also played by the aforementioned Mr. Myers (who also wrote the screenplay!) The movie is a sassy spoof of the 60s spy genre (Bond, The Ipcress File) as well as a showcase for Myers who channels his former Saturday Night Live boss, Lorne Michaels, for the Dr. Evil persona.
Netflix today also added the two sequels, and while they are funny on their own merits, the first was the best.
Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)
Eddie Murphy (pictured above) is one of the most gifted comedians ever but younger Americans may forget that he was once a force of nature on stage and in Saturday Night Live sketches before making a series of unforgettable (and sometimes forgettable) Hollywood movies such as Beverly Hills Cop and 48 Hours. Eddie Murphy: Raw, a one-man stand-up show filmed at the Felt Forum in New York City, is a 90- minute showcase of his genius as he skewers such (then) sacred cows as Bill Cosby, Michael Jackson and the sanctity of marriage.
The Hurt Locker (2008)
The brilliant 2008 Iraqi war drama stars Jeremy Renner as a munitions specialist who’s ready to blow. There have been many films that strive to show the horrors of war after the soldier comes home but few have done it better than The Hurt Locker. Renner’s character becomes addicted to war’s adrenaline rush and is never able to live normally again. It’s a great performance.
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Taxi Driver (1976)
Robert De Niro stars as a New York cabbie in this brilliant character study of urban alienation from director Martin Scorsese. The graphic violence has polarized film critics and fans over the years, but no film has better depicted the rage found in so many American males and explained the reasons why it’s there. De Niro is fascinating as Travis Bickle, the taxi driver, showing him capable of appearing normal and almost suave at one point, only to succumb to his worst instincts after any momentary setback. The superb supporting cast includes Cybill Shepherd as the icy-blonde Travis longs for; Albert Brooks as her coworker; Jodie Foster as an underaged sex worker; Harvey Keitel as her pimp; and Peter Boyle as a fellow driver. Very, very powerful film.
Scarface (1983)
The brilliant Brian De Palma-directed drama stars Al Pacino as Cuban refugee Tony Montana who discovers crime does pay, and exceedingly well, in coke-fueled 1980s Miami. While Scarface may be — okay, is — too violent for some, the film perfectly chronicles the era’s thirst for excess and hedonism through the eyes of Montana. Michelle Pfeiffer is flawless as Montana’s ice-cold, white powder-sniffing moll and the splendid supporting cast also includes Steven Bauer, Robert Loggia, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio and F. Murray Abraham. Great movie, and don’t forget to say hello to Tony’s little friend.
Movies & Shows Added Today to Netflix
About My Father
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop II
Beverly Hills Cop III
Blue Crush
The Book Club Murders
Casper
The Christmas Contract
Coach Carter
Coming to America
Daddy Day Care
Death Becomes Her
Dirty Dancing
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
Dracula
Eddie Murphy: Raw
Elysium
Fifty Shades Darker
Fifty Shades Freed
Fifty Shades of Grey
Friends with Benefits
The Goonies
Hacksaw Ridge
Halo: Seasons 1-2
The Hurt Locker
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Law Abiding Citizen
The Lincoln Lawyer
Love Is Blind: Season 9
The Mask
Meet Joe Black
Molly’s Game
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
NCIS: Seasons 18-19
Pineapple Express
Point Break
Red Dragon
RIV4LRIES
Scarface
Sinister 2
Sister Act
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Slender Man
The Strangers
Taxi Driver
Training Day
The Way Home: Seasons 1-2
When a Stranger Calls
The Wrath of Becky
