3 Best Movies To Watch On Netflix This Weekend (#1 Is Leaving On Monday)

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Published Mar 13, 2026, 4:04 PM EDT

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Netflix subscribers looking for a movie to watch on the streaming service this weekend have come to the right place, as a classic is just about to leave the streamer, and you will now have the time to enjoy it one last time. On last weekend's Netflix movie recommendations, I talked about War Machine, Jurassic World Rebirth, and Fifty Shades of Grey.

3 Jurassic World (2015)

When looking at some connective tissue to last weekend's recommendations, the first Jurassic World movie emerged as a fine candidate for a weekend movie session. It works well for those wanting to rewatch the franchise after checking out Scarlett Johansson's Jurassic World Rebirth and for those who have never watched the original Jurassic World movies.

Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard have undeniable chemistry as polar opposites — he plays the Velociraptor whisperer, Owen Grady, while she runs the park as Claire Dearing. This is the movie that revitalized the Jurassic Park franchise, bringing a modern feel to the series, plenty of dinosaur action, and quite a few intense and dark moments.

2 The Captive (2014)

Going from Chris Pratt to another Marvel star is The Captive. The thriller is currently the 8th most-watched movie on Netflix in the United States, with viewers now discovering a Ryan Reynolds hidden gem more than a decade later. The film had a limited theatrical run, grossing a measly $2.1 million.

Clearly, many missed their shot at watching The Captive in theaters, but Netflix has emerged as the perfect streaming home for the film, which is now a hit. The Captive follows Reynolds' Matthew Lane, whose 9-year-old daughter gets abducted in a moment of distraction. The story is nonlinear, with flashbacks set when Cassandra disappeared, and present-day scenes as new clues suggest she is still alive.

1 Titanic (1997)

Finally, James Cameron's Titanic is one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. It tells the story of a classic accident that has the world still on the hook several years later. As a classic, Titanic is the perfect movie for a weekend rewatch, and you will only be able to do that on Netflix one more time.

Titanic is set to leave Netflix next Monday, March 16. That is one of the factors that should have viewers rushing to Netflix. The other is how Titanic emerges as the perfect companion piece to the Oscars, which take place this Sunday, March 15.

After all, LeonardoDiCaprio could win another Academy Award for One Battle After Another, so get on Netflix and put one of his best movies on to get in the mood for the occasion!