Here Are All the Movies Coming to Netflix This Week, Including ‘Mantis’

It’s a packed slate on Netflix from Monday, September 22 through Sunday, September 28, with a mix of new originals, global action, stand-up, and a few modern-classic crowd-pleasers. Below you’ll find quick, concrete rundowns of each title so you can decide what to queue first.

For every pick, we’ve included essential facts—plots, key cast and crew, and any helpful background—plus the exact day it lands this week. No fluff, just what you need to know.

‘San Andreas’ (2015)

Disaster thriller ‘San Andreas’ follows a Los Angeles Fire Department helicopter-rescue pilot and his estranged wife racing across a quake-shattered California to find their daughter after a catastrophic rupture along the San Andreas Fault; it arrives Monday, September 22. The film is directed by Brad Peyton from a screenplay by Carlton Cuse based on a story by Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy Passmore, and stars Dwayne Johnson, Carla Gugino, Alexandra Daddario, Ioan Gruffudd, Archie Panjabi, and Paul Giamatti.

Production companies include New Line Cinema and Village Roadshow Pictures, with Andrew Lockington composing the score and Steve Yedlin serving as cinematographer. The large-scale set pieces depict quake sequences across Los Angeles and San Francisco, with Warner Bros. handling distribution; stream it starting Monday, September 22.

‘Cristela Alonzo: Upper Classy’ (2025)

Comedian Cristela Alonzo returns with a new hour of stand-up in ‘Cristela Alonzo: Upper Classy’, touching on family, finances, self-care, and the American dream; it hits on Tuesday, September 23. Alonzo, who created and starred in the ABC sitcom ‘Cristela’, performs and headlines the special herself.

The special is presented as a Netflix stand-up showcase with an emphasis on personal storytelling and observational humor; add it for Tuesday, September 23.

‘Con Mum’ (2025)

‘Con Mum’ is a British feature documentary chronicling how acclaimed pastry chef Graham Hornigold was drawn into an elaborate fraud by Dionne Marie Hanna, a jet-setting woman who claimed to be his biological mother; it debuts Thursday, September 25. Directed by Nick Green, the film features on-camera participation from Hornigold and Heather Kaniuk as it pieces together the emails, gifts, and deceptions that fueled the scheme.

The documentary unspools like a real-life con thriller, tracking the lavish promises and mounting financial damage while reconstructing key events and correspondence; add it for Thursday, September 25.

‘Mantis’ (2025)

The South Korean action thriller ‘Mantis’ follows a feared contract killer who returns from a hiatus and collides with former allies and a retired legend as a new underworld conflict erupts; it arrives Friday, September 26. The film is directed by Lee Tae-sung and co-written by Byun Sung-hyun with Lee Tae-sung and Lee Jin-seong, and stars Im Si-wan, Park Gyu-young, and Jo Woo-jin.

Set in the shared assassin universe of ‘Kill Boksoon’, the feature runs about 113 minutes and is distributed globally by Netflix; queue it on Friday, September 26.

‘Ruth & Boaz’ (2025)

Previously announced under the working title ‘R&B’, ‘Ruth & Boaz’ is a contemporary, faith-forward retelling of the Biblical love story, landing Friday, September 26. Produced by DeVon Franklin and Tyler Perry, the film is directed by Alanna Brown and written by Michael Elliot and Cory Tynan, with Serayah and Tyler Lepley starring alongside Phylicia Rashad.

The story follows a talented singer who leaves Atlanta for small-town Tennessee after a personal tragedy, where she cares for her late boyfriend’s mother and forms an unexpected connection with Boaz; stream it beginning Friday, September 26.

‘French Lover’ (2025)

Rom-com ‘French Lover’ pairs Omar Sy and Sara Giraudeau in a Paris-set story about a jaded movie star and a down-on-her-luck waitress whose unexpected romance faces the glare of celebrity; it premieres Friday, September 26. The feature is directed by Lisa-Nina (Nina) Rives, with a screenplay by Hugo Gélin, Noémie Saglio, and Rives; supporting cast includes Pascale Arbillot and Alban Ivanov.

Produced by Zazi Films and Federation Studio France for Netflix, the film runs just over two hours and was trailed in early September; check it out Friday, September 26.

‘Harimau Merah: Konflik Bermula’ (2025)

Malaysian action feature ‘Harimau Merah: Konflik Bermula’ centers on Hakin, a police officer who infiltrates the Red Tiger gang and faces violent reprisals and shifting loyalties; it arrives Saturday, September 27. The film is directed by Silver Chung and stars Luqman Hafidz with Ben Amir, Ammar Alfian, Pablo Amirul, and Along Eyzendy.

Produced by Multimedia Entertainment Inc., the story plays as an undercover-cop thriller marked by betrayals inside an organized-crime ring; add it for Saturday, September 27.

‘Karate Kid: Legends’ (2025)

‘Karate Kid: Legends’ follows Li Fong, a kung fu prodigy who relocates to New York City and, with guidance from Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso, confronts a formidable local champion; it’s slated for Saturday, September 27. Directed by Jonathan Entwistle and written by Rob Lieber, the film stars Ben Wang alongside franchise icons Jackie Chan and Ralph Macchio, with Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, and Ming-Na Wen in supporting roles.

The film continues the long-running franchise with Columbia Pictures producing and Sony distributing theatrically earlier this year; look for it starting Saturday, September 27.

‘Sweet Home Alabama’ (2002)

‘Sweet Home Alabama’ is a romantic comedy about a New York fashion designer who returns to her Alabama hometown to finalize her divorce before marrying her fiancé; it lands Sunday, September 28. Directed by Andy Tennant from a screenplay by C. Jay Cox based on a story by Douglas J. Eboch, the film stars Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, and Patrick Dempsey, with Candice Bergen, Mary Kay Place, Jean Smart, and Fred Ward.

Touchstone Pictures released the film originally, with Andrew Dunn as cinematographer and George Fenton composing the score; stream it beginning Sunday, September 28.

‘Idiocracy’ (2006)

Satirical sci-fi comedy ‘Idiocracy’ follows an average man and a sex worker who awaken 500 years in the future to find a society collapsed into anti-intellectualism; it arrives Sunday, September 28. The film is directed by Mike Judge from a screenplay by Judge and Etan Cohen and stars Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, and Terry Crews.

Behind the scenes, Tim Suhrstedt shot the film with music by Theodore Shapiro, and 20th Century Fox handled the original distribution; add it for Sunday, September 28.

’10 Things I Hate About You’ (1999)

Teen romance ’10 Things I Hate About You’ reimagines Shakespeare’s ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ in a late-’90s high-school setting; it arrives Sunday, September 28. Directed by Gil Junger from a script by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith, the ensemble features Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Larisa Oleynik, and Gabrielle Union.

Touchstone Pictures produced the film, with Richard Gibbs composing and Mark Irwin behind the camera; stream it starting Sunday, September 28.

Tell us which titles you’re planning to watch first this week in the comments!