3 New Netflix Movies to Watch in May 2026, Ranked by IMDb Rating

Everyone knows Netflix has some entertaining movies to stream, like the Charlize Theron action flick Apex and Julia Roberts’ rom-com classic, Pretty Woman.

But what about all the new films the streamer just added in May?

Watch With Us has compiled a list of some of the best pictures to watch this month using IMDb user ratings to measure a film’s overall quality.

With stars like Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo and Adam Driver, these movies are sure to entertain you as you get ready for summer.

3. ‘13 Going on 30’ (2004)

IMDb rating: 6.3

Jenna Rink (Christa B. Miller and Jennifer Garner) is 13, and she can’t wait to grow up. Thanks to a magical dollhouse (don’t ask), she gets her wish and wakes up “30, flirty and thriving” as an editor at her favorite magazine, Poise. But she’s still a kid at heart, and she wants to do all the things teens want to do, like dance to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” stay up late without adult supervision and tell her longtime crush, Matty (Sean Marquette and Mark Ruffalo), she loves him. But Jenna’s fairy-tale-come-true has a ticking time clock, and she’ll have to work up the courage to be her true self before time runs out.

A minor hit when it was released in 2004, 13 Going on 30 has become a rom-com classic over the years thanks to its high-concept premise and an engaging lead performance. Time-travel rom-coms are more prevalent than you might think, and compared to Kate & Leopold and About Time, 13 Going on 30 has the most laughs. A Netflix remake is in the works, with Garner on board as an executive producer.

2. ‘Ferrari’ (2023)

IMDb rating: 6.4

By the time the summer of 1957 rolls around, Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) has already built an impressive automobile empire in Italy. But his personal life is a mess, with an estranged wife, Laura (Penélope Cruz), still mourning the loss of their only son, and a mistress, Lina (Shailene Woodley), pushing him to give their illegitimate son his last name. To make matters worse, his finances are in terrible shape, and the only one who can save him is Laura, who hates him. With an all-important race looming, Ferrari needs to persuade his wife to help him, or he’ll lose everything he holds near and dear.

Ferrari is an interesting biopic that plays like three movies in one. The first is a domestic drama involving Enzo, Laura and Lina, the second is a corporate thriller involving nervous shareholders and a merger that Enzo needs to keep manufacturing cars and the third is a racing picture involving sweet-looking vintage cars crossing the beautiful Italian countryside. Not all of it works, but when it does, Ferrari paints a portrait of a fascinating man whose stoicism hides a lot of anguish over his son’s death, which he refuses to reveal to anyone. The racing scenes are thrilling, with a spectacular crash-out so unbelievable, it could only be based on an unfortunate real-life tragedy.

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1. ‘Dead Man’s Wire’ (2025)

IMDb rating: 6.5

Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård) is mad as hell, and he’s not going to take it anymore. He believes the Halls, father M.L. (Al Pacino) and son Richard (Dacre Montgomery), cheated him out of money from a land development deal that went sour, and he wants them to pay. He kidnaps Richard at gunpoint and demands that they admit their crimes and apologize for defrauding him. If they don’t, Tony will shoot Richard in the head.

Even though it sounds like a Dog Day Afternoon, the events in Dead Man’s Wire actually happened. In 1977, Tony Kiritsis really did kidnap Richard and invited the media to broadcast his one-man protest. That’s why the movie has the power and bizarre logic of truth — Tony’s anger is palatable and makes him do things he wouldn’t normally do. The film’s denouement is even more wild than the events preceding it, which makes you want to watch a follow-up documenting Tony’s life after his crimes. He’s an outlandish character who can only exist in real life.