Best new movies to stream in February 2025

Cameron Frew
Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy and Anya Taylor-Joy in The Gorge

February 2025 is a stacked month for streaming, and whether you’re subscribed to Netflix, Prime Video, Peacock, or another platform altogether, these are the best new movies you should stream.

We’ve perused what’s on offer from every streaming service and picked five must-see films releasing this coming month from The Gorge to We Live in Time – so there shouldn’t be any doubt about which platform you need to sign up for.

Best new movies out in February 2025 – where to watch them

The Gorge

  • Genre: Action romance
  • Release date: February 14, 2025
  • Cast: Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, Sigourney Weaver, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù
  • Director: Scott Derrickson
  • Where to stream: Apple TV+
  • How long is it? 2 hours 7 minutes

What it’s about: Two highly-trained operatives are appointed to posts in guard towers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge, protecting the world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within. As they become close, a cataclysmic threat to humanity emerges from the deep.

What we like about it: Apple TV+ has a coveted, yet unfortunate reputation: it makes brilliant films and TV shows that get ignored on streaming (Severance aside). The Gorge deserves your attention: it’s a big-budget, mysterious action movie with two incredible actors at its core (plus Gangs of London’s Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù). It also looks like an affecting love story – just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Make sure to check out the best movies on Apple TV+ for even more content to kick your feet up to.

The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep

  • Genre: Fantasy anime
  • Release date: February 11, 2025
  • Cast: Doug Cockle, Joey Batey, Anya Chalotra, Christina Wren
  • Director: Kang Hei Chul
  • Where to stream: Netflix, everywhere
  • How long is it? 91 minutes

What it’s about: Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter, is hired to investigate a series of attacks in a seaside village and finds himself drawn into a centuries-old conflict between humans and merpeople. He must count on friends – old and new – to solve the mystery before the hostilities between the two kingdoms escalate into all-out war.

What we like about it: The Witcher Season 4 will finally arrive on Netflix this year – but this movie should tide fans over until it drops. It’s a brand-new anime story in the Witcher-verse, adapting Andrzej Sapkowski’s ‘A Little Sacrifice’ short story (with the help of Studio Mir, the same animators behind X-Men ’97). Plus, if you played the video games, you’ll get to hear Cockle’s voice as Geralt again. Toss a coin to Netflix, I say.

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

Bridget and her new beau sitting on a bus.
  • Genre: Romantic comedy
  • Release date: February 13, 2025
  • Cast: Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Leo Woodall
  • Director: Michael Morris
  • Where to stream: Peacock
  • How long is it? 2 hours 5 minutes

What it’s about: With the help of her loyal friends, Bridget navigates encounters with a younger man —and a series of awkward interactions with her son’s science teacher — as she strives to forge a new path toward life and love.

What we like about it: Bridget Jones’ Diary is one of the best romantic comedies of all time – and it has achieved the extraordinary feat of having not one, but two great sequels. Mad About the Boy is the final chapter of Bridget’s story, and US fans are extra lucky, because it’s dropping on streaming (Hugh Grant is also back as Daniel Cleaver after his absence in the third film, if you weren’t already convinced).

Watchmen: Chapter II

  • Genre: Superhero
  • Release date: February 17, 2024
  • Cast: Matthew Rhys, Katee Sackhoff, Troy Baker, Michael Cerveris
  • Director: Brandon Vietti
  • Where to stream: Max
  • How long is it? 89 minutes

What it’s about: The Comedian is dead, Dr. Manhattan has been exiled to Mars, Ozymandias survived an assassination attempt, and Rorschach has been arrested. Nite Owl and Silk Spectre come out of retirement to investigate, and as they grapple with personal ethics, inner demons, and a society turned against them, they race against the doomsday clock.

What we like about it: It may make Alan Moore’s head ache, but Watchmen has yet to receive a bad adaptation. Zack Snyder’s film is one of the best superhero movies ever made (the director’s cut, to be clear), HBO’s TV show was a bold interpretation of the seminal story, and Warner Bros’ animated movie two-parter may be the best (and most faithful) take on the source material to date.

We Live in Time

  • Genre: Romance
  • Release date: February 7, 2025
  • Cast: Florence Pugh, Andrew Garfield
  • Director: John Crowley
  • Where to stream: Max
  • How long is it? 1 hour 48 minutes

What it’s about: After a chance encounter (in other words, a collision with a car), Almut and Tobias quickly fall in love and embark on a life-changing path challenged by the limits of time, enjoying its radiant highs and dealing with its tragic lows.

What we like about it: This is one for the About Time crowd; it’s funny, charming, and yes, it will probably make you cry a lot. It is a bittersweet exploration of love, life, and grief (emphasis on the bitter and the sweet), led by a match made in movie heaven with Garfield and Pugh.

What’s new on streaming this month?

  • February 3: Bogotá: City of the Lost – South Korean crime thriller (Netflix)
  • February 6: Death Without Mercy – Documentary about the 2023 Earthquake in Turkey and Syria (Paramount Plus)
  • February 5: Kinda Pregnant – New Amy Schumer comedy (Netflix)
  • February 10: Aftermath – Action movie with Dylan Sprouse (Netflix)
  • February 13: My Fault: London – Romantic drama (Prime Video)
  • February 14: Waitress: The Musical – Recording of the hit stage show (Max)
  • February 21: Elevation – Sci-fi thriller with Anthony Mackie (Max)
  • February 27: Demon City – Japanese action film (Netflix)

It won’t be long until we’re looking ahead to March – and there’s plenty to be excited about, whether it’s The Electric State from the Russo Brothers or The Killer’s Game on Starz. Make sure you keep our 2025 movies calendar bookmarked so you know what’s coming up on streaming.

Now you’re all up to date with the best new movies to stream in February, if you’re looking for something else to watch, you can check out our list of the best sci-fi movies ever made. Or, if you’d rather find a new TV series, we’ve rounded up the best binge-worthy shows you can stream.