This week’s selection is not as extensive as the previous one; However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t great new movies and shows to keep you busy over the weekend.
N = Netflix Original
Here are the best new movies and shows on Netflix this week:
They Cloned Tyrone (2023) north
Director: juel taylor
Gender: | Execution time: 124 minutes
Cast: John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, David Alan Grier, Kiefer Sutherland
Jamie Foxx returns to star in his latest Netflix summer movie after previously appearing in Day Shift and Project Power for the streaming service.
A series of hair-raising events pushes an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy lurking directly below their neighborhood.
Sweet Magnolias (Season 4) north
New episodes: 10
Gender: Drama, Romantic | Execution time: 53 minutes
Cast: JoAnna García Swisher, Brooke Elliott, Heather Headley, Chris Klein, Justin Bruening
Throughout the first two seasons of sweet magnolias, the series has amassed nearly 200 million hours of viewing. With fans super excited for season three, we’re hoping to see some more great viewership numbers from the series.
Three South Carolina women, best friends since high school, guide each other through the complexities of romance, career, and family.
Ride Along (2014)
Director: tim’s story
Gender: Action, Adventure, Comedy | Execution time: 99 minutes
Cast: Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo, Bruce McGill, Tika Sumpter
The comedy duo of Kevin Hart and Ice Cube grossed a whopping $154.5 million at the box office on a budget of $25 million. Unsurprisingly, two years later a sequel, ride along 2was released.
For the past two years, high school security guard Ben has been trying to show decorated APD detective James that he’s more than just a video game addict who isn’t worthy of James’ sister Angela. When Ben is finally accepted into the academy, he believes he’s earned the seasoned cop’s respect and asks for his blessing on marrying Angela. Knowing that a walk will show if Ben has what it takes to care for his sister, James treats him to a turn designed to scare the apprentice. But when the wild night leads them to the city’s most notorious criminal, James will discover that the rapid-fire muzzle of his new partner is just as dangerous as the bullets that hit it.
The Deepest Breath (2023) north
Director: laura mcgann
Gender: Documentary, Sport | Execution time: 110 minutes
Descending to remarkable depths under the sea with a single breath, Alessia Zecchini enters what she describes as the last quiet place on Earth. The Italian champion is determined to set a new world record in freediving, a dangerous extreme sport in which competitors attempt to reach the greatest depth without the use of scuba gear. Freedivers are often subject to blackouts during the ascent, requiring the help of safety divers like Stephen Keenan, a free-spirited Irish adventurer who fell in love with the sport in Dahab, Egypt. Having formed a special bond on the freediving circuit, Alessia and Stephen train together for an attempt at Dahab’s legendary Blue Hole and its challenging 85ft long tunnel 184ft below the Red Sea, their destinies inextricably linked.
Miami Vice (2006)
Director: miguel mann
Gender: Action, Adventure, Crime | Execution time: 132 minutes
Cast: Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx, Gong Li, Naomie Harris, Ciarán Hinds
A Jamie Foxx double bill this weekend? Miami Vice, the film adaptation of the classic ’80s crime drama, is just one of many great Jamie Foxx movies to watch on Netflix.
Based on the 1980s action/TV drama, this update focuses on Vice Detectives Crockett and Tubbs as their respective personal and professional lives become dangerously intertwined.