3 Best Movies To Watch On Netflix This Weekend (November 14-15)

Netflix subscribers will be able to find a familiar face among the most exciting films to watch on the streaming service this weekend, and all three options are intriguing for different reasons. On last weekend’s Netflix movie recommendations, I explored titles like Harrison Ford’s Air Force One, Miles Teller’s Whiplash, and the Guy Ritchie-directed King Arthur: Legend of the Sword.

At the time of writing, none of the films are among Netflix’s most-watched in the United States, which makes room for a new slate of rapidly growing streaming performers for Netflix subscribers to check out this weekend. Last time around, the genres in question were action thriller, drama, and action fantasy, which meant the options offered a nice variety for viewers.

With that in mind, I felt like going for mostly different genres again was the perfect way to continue our Netflix movie recommendations for the month of November. Among the three new options is an adaptation of a Colleen Hoover bestselling novel, and given how movies based on Hoover’s books have all been hits thus far, this is one subscribers will not want to miss out on.

The other two films on the list include a recent horror movie that became a viral sensation and started a new franchise, and a mystery thriller with one of the most well-known stars for Netflix subscribers. These are the best movies to watch on Netflix this weekend:

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Reminders of Him (2026)

First up is Reminders of Him, the Colleen Hoover romance novel adaptation that was just dethroned on the streamer’s charts in the United States, currently ranking as the 2nd most-watched movie on Netflix nationwide. Reminders of Him focuses on Kenna, who leaves prison six years after she was declared guilty of vehicular manslaughter for the death of her boyfriend Scotty. The film explores her trying to make amends and connect with her now five-year-old daughter upon leaving prison.

Reminders of Him is interesting because it is not a goody-two-shoes romance story, but one where its main character really did make a terrible mistake, now having to deal with the consequences of that decision. It is intriguing to see the spark between Kenna and her late boyfriend’s best friend, Ledger, start and how the duo navigate all the emotional baggage and morality issues that such a relationship would entail. This is a gripping relationship drama.

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Smile (2022)

Smile is one of Netflix’s new November arrivals, set to debut on the streaming service on Sunday, November 15, making it a perfect horror popcorn flick to watch alone or with company to end the weekend on a high. As its title suggests, the unnerving aspect in the horror movie comes from the fact that a supernatural entity manifests its presence through stapling disturbing grins on people’s faces.

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Smile is one of those horror movies where the main character is locked in a race against time against a curse, having to find out how to break it if they want to survive. Smile became a massive box office hit, grossing $217.4 million worldwide on a low budget of $17 million, starting a new franchise that has continued with Smile 2, another financial success, grossing $138.1 million globally. Smile promises to leave viewers scared of the dark — and people — on Netflix this weekend.

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Gone in the Night (2022)

Finally, Gone in the Night brings one of Netflix’s biggest stars to viewers, as Winona Ryder has become famous with subscribers for her work as Joyce Byers in Stranger Things. Ahead of the actress’ return to the streamer in Wednesday season 3, this R-rated mystery thriller that has become the 10th most-watched film on the streaming service nationwide offers plenty of tension.

In Gone in the Night, Ryder gives life to Kath, who embarks on a trip to a cabin in the woods with her boyfriend, Max. Upon arriving there, they find out that another couple has already taken the cabin, but when both couples decide to share the location, a series of shocking events begins to happen. The thriller is perfect for those who enjoy mysteries full of twists and Ryder leading the action. It pairs off well with Smile this weekend on Netflix.