A Netflix weekend watch list got a fresh push this week, with three movies currently streaming on the service singled out as worth your time. The trio ranges from a cozy murder mystery to a Netflix original comedy and a pulse-pounding thriller.
One of the picks is The Thursday Murder Club, a 2025 film directed by Chris Columbus and set in a retirement village where a group of friends spend their time solving old crimes instead of doing crossword puzzles. Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley star in the film, which turns when a real murder takes place in the village and the club takes on the case.
Another title on the list is Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga, a comedy about two longtime Icelandic friends who are chosen to enter Iceland’s Eurovision preselection. Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams star in the film, which was directed by David Dobkin from a screenplay by Ferrell and Harper Steele, and ends with the pair winning by default after all the other contestants die in a fire.
The third recommendation is Apex, a Netflix original that arrived on the streaming service last month. Charlize Theron stars as a rock climber and kayaker hunted across the Australian wilderness by a literal cannibal played by Taron Egerton, with Baltasar Kormákur directing and Theron also producing.
The list is less a hard-news development than a guide to what to watch now, but the timing matters because it gives Netflix viewers a short, current set of options already on the platform. For anyone looking for streaming movies this weekend, the appeal is straightforward: one film for mystery fans, one for comedy, and one for viewers who want action with a sharper edge.
That mix is the point. The roundup brings together three very different kinds of entertainment, but it also leaves one thing clear: if you want a quick answer to what to put on tonight, the service already has it queued up.
