15 Shows and Movies to Watch This Weekend

Yes, there are a ton of streaming services, and there's a ton of buzz around the latest releases. But just because something's trending or on lists of most-viewed titles doesn't mean it's always worth a watch. (Case in point: My least favorite show was renewed for season two—you can fully skip it BTW—while one of my top shows of the year was canceled by Netflix. Wah wah.)

Allow me, an entertainment editor, to help you parse through it all with shows and movies that are actually worth watching this week (or this weekend). I'm talking star-studded new films like Marty Supreme, major series finales like Pluribus and big blockbuster comedies like Anaconda. Enjoy the best selections (recommended by yours truly) on Netflix, Apple TV+, in theaters and more.

From new episodes of Stranger Things season five to The Copenhagen Test, here's what to watch this weekend.

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 150 minutes

Timothée Chalamet, everyone’s second-favorite Willy Wonka, plays a hustler trying to make it big as a table tennis champ. Photos leaked earlier this year of the film’s stars Chalamet and Gwyneth Paltrow locking lips, so you know I’ll be front row for this (well, not front row; that’s bad for the neck).

• Rating: TV-14
• Number of seasons: 5

I feel like we just got new Stranger Things episodes…and that’s cause we did. But now we’ve got even more! This is the second batch of season five episodes released before the grand finale on New Year’s Eve. And the latest trailer looks majorly spooky scary.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

One of my faves of 2025 finally comes to an end this week with the grand Pluribus finale. If you like any or all of the following, I promise you'll enjoy this show: surprise thrillers, twisty mysteries, apocalyptic scenarios, not-too-scary horror and incredible acting (star Rhea Seehorn, who you likely remember from Better Call Saul, is crazy good). 

• Rating: PG-13
• Runtime: 100 minutes

Remember the ‘90s movie Anaconda starring J.Lo? Now, 25 years later, Paul Rudd and Jack Black play two aspiring filmmakers trying to remake said J.Lo movie in the rainforest. But in a fun, funny and meta twist, the snake is real—and they are in some serious trouble.

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 114 minutes

Introducing Kate Winslet’s directorial debut, starring Helen Mirren as the dying mother of four adult kids who wants to say goodbye “on her own terms.” I feel like I’m getting Family Stone-vibes here, so stock up on the Kleenex.

• Rating: PG-13
• Runtime: 133 minutes

Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson play a Wisconsin couple (FYI, these two being cast as a couple was not on my bingo card), who start a Neil Diamond tribute band. Yes, it’s based on a true story and, yes, I can’t stop staring at Jackman’s hair…

• Rating: N/A
• Number of seasons: 1

Two Sicilians stumble upon a dumpster that turns out to be a magic portal. No, this isn’t a Hot Tub Time Machine remake (as much as I wish it were). It’s a new Christmas comedy mini-series that’s heavy on heart and light on logic.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

I am seriously excited for this spy thriller series starring Simu Liu (AKA my personal favorite Ken from the Barbie movie—sorry, Ryan). Liu plays an analyst whose brain gets hacked (okay, it’s also a little sci-fi…), and now he must try to reveal the culprits while not knowing who he can trust.

• Rating: N/A
• Number of seasons: 1

Former Queer Eye star (okay, who am I kidding—the only Queer Eye star who actually did anything) Bobby Berk has a brand-new renovation show. Only this time, he counsels people on how to sell their secretly valuable junk to fund the renos. (Hey, Bobby, how much do you think these boxes of baseball cards are worth? Asking for a friend…)

• Rating: N/A
• Number of seasons: 1

Aaaaand we’ve got another spy thriller, only this one is set in the ‘70s in Korea. A secret agent is also secretly a smuggler, but an unshakeable prosecutor is out to stop him and take him down. Sounds like an epic battle I’m excited to watch.

• Rating: N/A
• Runtime: 90 minutes

What would a “must-watch” list be without some fun and festive holiday content? The kids of two rival music legends must collaborate to create a holiday song. Cue the “reluctant working together” that turns into “surprising reconciliation” that turns into “holiday magic with a musical number.”

• Rating: TV-PG
• Runtime: 120 minutes

Who doesn’t love watching the Magic Kingdom Christmas Parade? This one is hosted by Carlton himself, Alfonso Ribeiro, alongside Ginnifer Goodwin, and will feature performances by Bebe Rexha, Gwen Stefani and Nicole Scherzinger. Cut to me watching this in pajamas with hot cocoa.

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 131 minutes

Sydney Sweeney takes a job as a live-in housemaid for Amanda Seyfried’s seemingly perfect family. And, yes, you guessed it, the family is hiding dark, sinister secrets. This means twists, thrills and—if I had to predict (I haven’t seen it so this is just my cinematically educated guess)—an epic showdown between the two women. Or maybe not. Maybe they’ll come out of the whole thing as BFFs.

• Rating: NR
• Runtime: 124 minutes

Everyone’s favorite raccoon, Bradley Cooper, directs this new comedy starring everyone’s least-favorite Bluth, Will Arnett, and everyone’s medium-favorite dinosaur bait, Laura Dern. A struggling middle-aged man (Arnett) accidentally realizes he has a knack for doing stand-up (sadly, no, the film isn’t about me).

• Rating: TV-G
• Number of seasons: 1

This six-part docuseries has my name written all over it. Adorable orphan animals are raised/rehabilitated so they can be released into the wild, "from an elephant calf and two young cheetahs, to a ring-tailed lemur pup, a moon bear cub, Iberian lynx kittens and rescued African penguins." I'm obsessed already.

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