With major Oscar contenders still in theaters or already streaming (in addition to many of the best movies of 2025), and the big holiday hits like “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and “The Housemaid” still at least a month away from streaming, February is far more indie-driven when it comes to the best new selections to watch from home. However, summer blockbusters “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Jurassic World Rebirth” are expected to climb up the streaming charts when they make their streaming debuts on Netflix after last year’s Peacock launches.
As for the indies, A24 and Apple’s romantic comedy “Eternity” should be a big draw on streaming this month when it launches on Apple TV. Headlined by Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller and Callum Turner, the film was a surprise box office hit with $40 million worldwide last fall. Jennifer Lopez’s musical “Kiss of the Spider Woman” arrives on Hulu, as does Cannes’ Un Certain Regard favorites “Splitsville” and “Urchin,” the latter of which marks the feature directorial debut of “Babygirl” favorite Harris Dickinson.
Check out a rundown below of the biggest new movies streaming in February.
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Eternity (Feb. 13 on Apple TV)
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A24’s “Eternity” is a handsomely shot love-triangle-after-death romantic comedy starring Elizabeth Olsen as a women in the afterlife who has to choose between two loves of her life. Miles Teller and Callum Turner play her former flames. The movie was a solid box office hit for A24 last fall with nearly $40 million worldwide and should attract new fans on Apple TV this winter.
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Kiss of the Spider Woman (Feb. 27 on Hulu)
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Jennifer Lopez’s passion project “Kiss of the Spider Woman” struggled at the box office and was a non-starter in the awards race, but it’s eye-popping musical numbers and passionate performances deserve more attention when the film arrives on streaming via Hulu at the end of this month. Director Bill Condon, who previously adapted Kander and Ebb’s “Chicago” into a best picture-winning hit, offers a fresh take on the pair’s 1992 musical, casting Diego Luna and stellar new face Tonatiuh as cell mates of seemingly different minds who escape hardship by tapping into their dreams and fantasies (many of which feature an iconic Hollywood star, played by Lopez).
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Splitsville (Feb. 6 on Hulu)
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“Splitsville” follows Carey (Kyle Marvin) and Ashley (Adria Arjona), who find themselves at a crossroads after one year of marriage. When Ashley asks for a divorce, Carey finds himself running to his two friends, Julie (Dakota Johnson) and Paul (Michael Angelo Covino), for support. They reveal that the secret to happiness in their marriage is having an open relationship. After Carey and Julie sleep together and reveal it to their respective partners, the facades of both relationships begin to crack, setting both couples on a collision course.
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Urchin (Feb. 17 on Hulu)
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“Urchin,” the directorial debut of “Babygirl” and “Triangle of Sadness” star Harris Dickinson, earned raves out of Cannes last year. The film — a vivid portrayal of homelessness and mental health on the streets of London — bowed in the Un Certain Regard sidebar and earned an enthusiastic 5-minute standing ovation. It wound up winning the competition’s best performance prize for its breakout actor Frank Dillane as well as the FIPRESCI Prize, awarded by the International Federation of Film Critics. The story follows Mike (Dillane), a rough sleeper in London who becomes trapped in a cycle of self-destruction as he struggles to turn his life around.
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How to Train Your Dragon (Feb. 10 on Netflix)
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Universal’s live-action “How to Train Your Dragon” remake was a 2025 summer blockbuster with $634 million at the worldwide box office and now arrives on Netflix after making its streaming debut last year on Peacock. Expect more blockbuster streaming viewership. Variety’s chief film critic Peter Debruge gave the film a positive review, saying that director Dean DeBlois’ “vision serves to bring the whole fantastical story one step closer to reality,” as well as praising Mason Thames and Nico Parker’s performances as Hiccup and Astrid.
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Peter Hujar’s Last Day (Criterion Channel)
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Per Variety: “Ira Sachs’ magical time capsule of a movie consists entirely of Peter Hujar (Ben Whishaw), the noted New York photographer of the 1970s and ’80s, having a rambling conversation with his friend, Linda Rosenkrantz (Rebecca Hall), in which he recounts everything he did the day before. Whishaw is astonishing as the sweet, morose, gay, chain-smoking, furtively sincere, faraway-eyed Hujar. Even when what he’s talking about is quite ordinary, the film salutes the hidden transcendence of the everyday.”
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Queen of Chess (Feb. 6 on Netflix)
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Rory Kennedy touched down at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival as the director of the Netflix documentary “Queen of Chess.” The film chronicles the 15-year success of Hungarian chess prodigy Judit Polgár as she overcomes champion Garry Kasparov and her controlling father over 15 years. Fans will get a chance to stream the documentary this month.
“I did a deep dive in researching and I was just stunned by what I read,” Kennedy told Variety in Sundance about what compelled her to tackle Polgár as a doc subject. “She had been the number one female chess player for 26 years. She was the youngest grand master. She beat Bobby Fisher’s record. She’s the only woman to break through the top 10 chess players in the world and that’s still true to this day. I was amazed that I had never heard of her story.”
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Man on the Run (Feb. 27 on Prime Video)
Per Prime Video: “This documentary takes viewers on an intimate journey through Paul McCartney’s extraordinary life following the breakup of the Beatles and the formation of Wings with his wife Linda. From Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville, the film chronicles the arc of McCartney’s solo career as he faces down a myriad of challenges while creating new music to define a new decade.”
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Relationship Goals (Feb. 4 on Prime Video)
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Prime Video makes a play for Valentine’s Day dominance with the original rom-com “Relationship Goals,” starring Kelly Rowland and Method Man as former flames who find themselves competing for the same job as the TV producer on New York City’s biggest morning show. “He claims he’s a changed man, transformed by the wisdom of the New York Times best-selling book ‘Relationship Goals,’” reads the synopsis. “As her tight-knit circle of friends dive into the same life-changing book, they all begin to rediscover their aim in love. Yet Leah, laser-focused on breaking through the glass ceiling, isn’t ready to believe in finding love—even as her undeniable chemistry with her ex threatens to reignite old flames.”
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Boys Go to Jupiter (Feb. 6 on HBO Max)
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A teenager in suburban Florida desperately hustles to make $5,000 in this dreamy and surreal animated coming-of-age story featuring the voices of Jack Corbett, Tavi Gevinson, Grace Kuhlenschmidt, Elsie Fisher, J.R. Phillips, Demi Adejuyigbe, Cole Escola, Julio Torres, Miya Folick, Janeane Garofalo, Sarah Sherman, Eva Victor, River L Ramirez, Chris Fleming, Max Wittert and Joe Pera.
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The Astronaut (Feb. 20 on Hulu)
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Kate Mara stars as astronaut Sam Walker, whose space mission goes awry. She is found alive in a punctured capsule floating in the Atlantic Ocean. Expecting to be reunited with her husband (Gabriel Luna), she finds herself placed under intense government surveillance in a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing under the control of Gen. William Harris (Laurence Fishburne). However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, she fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth.
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Dead of Winter (Feb. 20 on HBO Max)
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From HBO Max: “A grief-stricken loner (Emma Thompson) caught in a brutal Minnesotan blizzard discovers a young woman imprisoned by a desperate armed couple, forcing this unlikely hero into a dangerous fight for her and the victim’s survival.” Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, Laurel Marsden, Gaia Wise, Cúán Hosty-Blaney, Dalton Leeb, Paul Hamilton, Lloyd Hutchinson and Brían F. O’Byrne round out the cast.
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Honey Don’t (Feb. 3 on Netflix)
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Ethan Coen’s “Honey Don’t” arrives on Netflix this month after making its streaming debut last fall on Peacock. Margaret Qualley headlines the crime comedy as the small-town private detective Honey O’Donahue, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. Chris Evans gives an oversized comedic performance as the church’s charming but evil minister. Aubrey Plaza plays a cop with whom Qualley has a passionate love affair until things turn sour when her niece disappears. Charlie Day and Billy Eichner round out the supporting cast.
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Clown in a Cornfield (Feb. 10 on Hulu)
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Eli Craig’s “Corn in a Cornfield” was a horror favorite last year and arrives on Hulu this month after debuting on Shudder. Based on Adam Cesare’s 2020 novel of the same name, the movie centers on a father and daughter whose move to a quiet small town is upended by the killer Frendo the clown and rising local tensions over the destruction of a syrup factory. Variety said the movie unleashes the biggest horror movie twist since 2011’s “The Cabin in the Woods.”
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Love Me Love Me (Feb. 13 on Prime Video)
“Wuthering Heights” isn’t the only steamy film offering this Valentine’s Day. Prime Video hopes to turn some heads with the love triangle romance “Love Me Love Me,” the official synopsis for which reads: “June (Mia Jenkins) moves to Milan for a fresh start after her brother’s death and enrolls at an elite international school, where she finds comfort in dating Will (Luca Melucci), the school’s perfect honor student. But her fragile stability is shaken by a volatile rivalry with his best friend James (Pepe Barroso), turning resentment into irresistible attraction and forcing June to choose between safety and a love that challenges everything she thought she wanted.”
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Your Monster (Feb. 14 on Netflix)
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“Your Monster” centers on Laura (Melissa Barrera), an actress who, after battling illness and a breakup, returns to her childhood home. There, she discovers a monster (Tommy Dewey) living in her closet. As they bond, the monster helps Laura confront her ex and reclaim a promised Broadway role. Their relationship evolves as Laura rediscovers her voice and embraces her inner strength.
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Jurassic World Rebirth (Feb. 28 on Netflix)
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Universal’s “Jurassic” franchise roared back to life on the big screen over the summer when the Scarlett Johansson-led “Jurassic World Rebirth” earned a mighty $867 million at the worldwide box office. Mahershala Ali and Jonathan Bailey also star in the tentpole, which follows a dangerous mission to retrieve the DNA from three dinosaurs that could lead to a medical breakthrough. The movie arrives on Netflix this month after originally debuting on Peacock last year.
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