A new month brings a new perspective, new tasks to accomplish, and, if you have Netflix, new movies to watch.
The streamer is adding a slew of high-quality films throughout September, and there’s so much good stuff, it’s hard to decide what you should watch.
That’s where Watch With Us comes in. We’re here to recommend three movies that are guaranteed to give you a good time — and maybe make you laugh a little.
The 1979 classic Alien with Sigourney Weaver will do the opposite – you’ll find yourself screaming at the smallest sound or at the grisly sight of a Xenomorph devouring its poor human target.
The RuPaul comedy Stop! That! Train! delivers the shekels, while the animated Resident Evil: Death Island will make you grateful you’re not stuck in a zombie apocalypse.
‘Alien’ (1979) — Now Streaming
In space, no one can hear you scream, but here on Earth they can, and you might let loose a few hollers while watching Alien. The classic sci-fi movie is close to 50 years old, but it still retains its power to scare the beejesus out of you while also impressing you with all of its striking visuals.
You should know the story by now — a crew of working-class space miners answers a distress call on a distant planet and comes into contact with a dangerous organism that attaches itself to one of its members. As they head back into space, they realize this organism is quickly evolving into a murder machine that wants all of them dead.
A unique blend of haunted-house spookery and gritty sci-fi thriller, Alien is one of the finest movies ever made. You care just enough about each of the seven main characters to feel sad when they inevitably fall prey to their apex alien predator. As Ellen Ripley, Sigourney Weaver creates an instantly iconic heroine who would inspire other sci-fi leading ladies like Sarah Connor in The Terminator films and Buffy in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Ripley isn’t the badass warrior she morphs into in Aliens; in Alien, she’s just a working woman who wants to get the hell back home in one piece — and without an alien attached to her face.
‘Resident Evil: Death Island’ (2023) — Now Streaming
A series of strange outbreaks plague San Francisco, and the authorities are clueless about its origins. It will take more than one hero to find out what’s going on, which is probably why Chris Redfield (Kevin Dorman), Jill Valentine (Nicole Tompkins), Leon S. Kennedy (Matthew Mercer), Claire Redfield (Stephanie Panisello) and Rebecca Chambers (Erin Cahill) all converge in the city to extinguish the threat. These zombie-killing superstars realize Alcatraz Island has turned into Death Island, and the only way to stop the outbreak from spreading is by kicking some undead butt.
While the live-action Resident Evil flicks leave something to be desired 9sorry, Milla Jovovich), the animated installments usually succeed in giving fans what they want — zombie action, copious amounts of gore, and faithful adaptations of some of their favorite video game characters. Death Island is one of the most enjoyable RE films, and the most notable — it’s the first time Chris, Jill, Leon, Claire and Rebecca appear in one movie together. That’s a big deal for game nerds like myself, and they are fortunately in a fun, if frivolous, story.
‘Stop! That! Train!’ (2026) — September 20
Disaster is about to strike the Glamazonian Express train — several of them, in fact. The runaway train is headed into a catastrophic storm, dubbed “Stormganza,” and on a collision course with a nuclear power plant that’s right next door to a dog shelter and Laurie Metcalf’s house. President Gagwell (RuPaul) does her best to send rescue crews to help the train’s passengers, but only newbie stewardesses DeeDee (Ginger Minj) and Tess (Jujubee) can save everyone from certain death.
A loving ode to ’70s and ’80s disaster movie parodies like The Big Bus and Airplane!, Stop! That! Train! has just enough jokes to make it worth boarding. The film’s cast is deliberately eclectic, with an assortment of RuPaul’s Drag Race alum (Brooke Lynn Hytes, Symone), sitcom pros (Community’s Joel McHale) and off-the-wall cameos (Sarah Michelle Gellar as herself) in addition to the grand dame herself, RuPaul. Corny and often crass, Stop! That! Train! Will make you gag — with laughter, that is. If you rolled your eyes at that joke, then you’re the right audience for this comedy.
