Here Are the Best Movies to Stream this Weekend on Netflix, Including ‘Sangre Del Toro’

If you’re looking for fresh picks to queue up, this week’s Netflix slate leans into brand-new premieres and timely documentaries alongside a few festival standouts. Below you’ll find concise rundowns with plot basics, key cast and creatives, and helpful context straight from official listings and announcements. Everything here is drawn only from the three linked roundups for this week’s Netflix arrivals so you can plan quickly and confidently. Happy streaming!

‘Being Eddie’ (2025)

This feature documentary charts Eddie Murphy’s path from teenage stand-up breakout to film icon, weaving new interviews with archival material. Directed by Angus Wall, it features participants such as Jamie Foxx, Kevin Hart, and Pete Davidson, with Murphy reflecting on longevity, craft, and reinvention. The film runs roughly 102 minutes and focuses on how his comedy and movie career evolved over decades. It’s positioned as a comprehensive career portrait with first-person insight.

‘In Your Dreams’ (2025)

An original animated adventure from Netflix Animation and Kuku Studios, the film follows siblings who journey through the dream world to reunite their divorced parents. Directed by Alex Woo (co-director Erik Benson), the voice cast includes Simu Liu, Cristin Milioti, Craig Robinson, and more. The runtime is about 91 minutes, and official materials highlight surreal comedy and inventive world-building. Characters like Baloney Tony and the Sandman appear along the way in a family-themed quest.

‘Jingle Bell Heist’ (2025)

This seasonal caper centers on two down-on-their-luck London workers who team up to rob a posh department store on Christmas Eve. Directed by Michael Fimognari and produced by ACE Entertainment, it stars Olivia Holt and Connor Swindells, with Lucy Punch and Peter Serafinowicz in support. The story is credited to Abby McDonald and mixes heist beats with romantic chemistry. Netflix lists it as a seasonal original with a trailer emphasizing sleight-of-hand and escalating stakes.

‘Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy’ (2025)

This documentary from director Isabel Castro explores Selena Quintanilla’s early life and career with her family band using never-before-seen archival footage and interviews. Executive producers include Suzette Quintanilla and A.B. Quintanilla III, and the project premiered at Sundance before wider release. The film focuses on Selena’s artistic rise and cultural impact, drawing deeply from the Quintanilla family archive. Bilingual storytelling in English and Spanish is highlighted in the listing.

‘Nouvelle Vague’ (2025)

Richard Linklater directs a meta-cinematic homage to the French New Wave that dramatizes the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘Breathless’. The cast includes Guillaume Marbeck as Godard and Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg, with a screenplay by Holly Gent and Vincent Palmo Jr. Produced by ARP and distributed in the U.S. by Netflix, the film premiered at Cannes before its platform release. Press materials emphasize period detail and playful style in its behind-the-scenes approach.

‘Train Dreams’ (2025)

Adapted from Denis Johnson’s novella, this drama tracks Robert Grainier across the early 20th-century American Northwest. Clint Bentley directs and co-writes with Greg Kwedar; Joel Edgerton stars alongside Felicity Jones, Clifton Collins Jr., Kerry Condon, and William H. Macy. Music is by Bryce Dessner with cinematography by Adolpho Veloso. The film premiered at Sundance and had a limited theatrical window ahead of streaming.

‘The Son of a Thousand Men’ (2025)

A Brazilian adaptation of Valter Hugo Mãe’s novel, the film follows solitary fisherman Crisóstomo on an unconventional search for family. Directed by Daniel Rezende, the cast includes Rodrigo Santoro, Johnny Massaro, and Miguel Martines. The story weaves connections with people harboring their own secrets and runs approximately two hours. It arrives as part of Netflix’s international drama slate this week.

‘The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo’ (2025)

This feature documentary examines competing claims over authorship of the Vietnam War’s “Napalm Girl” photograph through a two-year inquiry. Directed by Bao Nguyen, it follows journalists and investigators working through testimony and archival sources. Coverage notes debate from press organizations and an Associated Press review affirming the long-standing credit while acknowledging unresolved questions. The film frames issues of media history and journalistic ethics in detail.

‘Left-Handed Girl’ (2025)

Set around Taipei’s night markets, this drama centers on a single mother and her two daughters navigating work, family tension, and superstition. Writer-director Shih-Ching Tsou leads the project, with producers including longtime collaborator Sean Baker. Festival notes highlight an ensemble led by Janel Tsai and Shih-Yuan Ma and emphasize observational photography. After a Cannes Critics’ Week premiere, it continued a strong festival run before streaming.

‘Sangre Del Toro’ (2025)

Yves Montmayeur’s documentary charts Guillermo del Toro’s creative universe—from Guadalajara roots to global filmmaking—through archival material and new access. It screened in the Venice Classics strand prior to its platform availability. The project traces recurring motifs and personal history while del Toro serves as guide to his “humanistic and monstrous” imagery. Listings describe it as a cine-journey through the director’s career and influences.

Tell us which of these you’re pressing play on first—and what you’d add from this week’s lineup—in the comments!