Best New Movies to Watch This Weekend on Netflix, Disney+, HBO Max and more: From Heartland to End of Oak Street

The mystery thriller Heartland arrived on Netflix on November 13. Its official synopsis reads: “Former country megastar Misty Jones (Jessica Chastain) comes out of seclusion to investigate the disappearance of her niece (Carter Faith), a rising country musician, and must grapple with her own past and Nashville’s seedy underbelly. Misty’s search uncovers a murky side of the city where no one, herself included, is who they seem.” The streamer describes the film as “a musical journey through the dark.”

The End of Oak Street is a science fiction film starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor in the lead roles. After its theatrical release on August 14, the movie arrived on HBO Max for streaming on November 13. According to Warner Bros., “After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.”

The biographical drama Being Heumann began streaming globally on Apple TV on November 13, following its theatrical release on November 6. The film previously premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10. Its official synopsis reads: “They wouldn’t take Judy Heumann’s phone calls, so she took their building. In 1977, a young disabled woman (Ruth Madeley) and a scrappy coalition of outsiders decide they’ve had enough. What begins as one impulsive act becomes the longest occupation of a federal building in American history, as hundreds spontaneously seize government offices and refuse to leave until the bureaucrat in their way (Mark Ruffalo) takes action.”

The comedy film Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, before receiving a theatrical release on July 10. Now, viewers can watch it from the comfort of their homes, as Netflix added the title to its library on November 7. But what is the movie about? Its official synopsis reads: “Small town hairdresser Gail Daughtry is engaged to her devoted high school sweetheart, Tom. Her life takes a turn when a trip to a book signing leads to Tom meeting – and sleeping – with his ‘celebrity pass’. Reeling from the betrayal, Gail impulsively joins her friend Otto on a trip to Los Angeles, where a psychic convinces Gail that the only way to save her marriage is to ‘even the scales’ with her own celebrity pass: Jon Hamm. Thus begins an epic journey through Tinseltown as Gail and Otto join forces with a talent agency assistant, a paparazzo, and actor John Slattery, all in the search for Hamm. Along the way, they collide with celebrities and are hunted by a group of Italian assassins as they get ever closer to finding the elusive star.” 

Avengers Endgame: Encore is an expanded theatrical and digital re-release of Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame. The 2026 version premiered in theaters on September 25 and is now available to stream on Disney+, having arrived on the platform on November 13. According to Disney, the Encore version is “an updated cut of the same 2019 movie” and “features new color grading and additional scenes linking to Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday, giving you something extra to discover.”