New Netflix movies: every original film you can watch on the best streaming service in March 2025
These are the biggest new Netflix movies that have debuted on the world's best streaming platform recently.
It's been a while since our new Netflix movies guide received an update. Indeed, there haven't been any new Netflix Original films to add to it for almost a month. The arrival of another SpongeBob SquarePants spin-off, though, should herald the arrival of a slew of new movies in the month of March.
Below, then, you'll find a round-up of the latest new Netflix flicks that have joined the best streaming service's back catalog. If none of them sound like your idea of a good time, our best Netflix movies article is packed with other recommendations, too.
New Netflix movies: March
Plankton: The Movie
Release date: March 7
Runtime: 87 minutes
Age rating: PG (US and UK)
Cast: Mr. Lawrence, Jill Talley, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence, Clancy Brown, and Rodger Bumpass
Director: Dave Needham
RT score: TBC (critics); TBC (audience)
After the last SpongeBob SquarePants CGI movie was panned by fans and critics alike, Netflix will hope that Plankton: The Movie will fare far better.
After the time of this article's latest update, the first of March's new Netflix movies hasn't been reviewed enough for me to reveal if it's worth watching or not – indeed, the only Rotten Tomatoes review suggests it isn't, but I need a much larger sample size before I can recommend it to you or not.
In the meantime, here's the movie's plot logline: "Plankton’s world is flipped upside down when his plan for world domination is thwarted". Not much to go on, then – but, hey, I'm sure SpongeBob fans will get a kick out of it!
New Netflix movies: February
La Dolce Villa
Release date: February 13
Runtime: 99 minutes
Age rating: PG-13 (US) / PG (UK)
Cast: Scott Foley, Maia Reficco, Violante Placido, Giuseppe Futia, and Simone Luglio
Director: Mark Waters
RT score: 73% (critics); 60% (audience)
Released in time for Valentine's Day, 2025 La Dolce Villa stars Foley as Eric, a successful entrepreneur who flies to Italy to stop his daughter from wasting her money on restoring a crumbling villa. Once there, though, Eric finds the southern Europe nation to be to his liking and it isn't long before he's bowled over by a particular Italian woman who catches his eye.
A rom-com that's surprisingly performed better than expected, La Dolce Villa might be worth your time if you're a superfan of this genre. Whether you watch it or not, my colleague Grace Morris has found three better rom-coms with over 80% scores on Rotten Tomatoes that you definitely won't want to miss.
The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep
Release date: February 11
Runtime: 91 minutes
Age rating: 16-plus (US) / 15 (UK)
Cast: Doug Cockle, Joey Batey, Anya Chalotra, Christina Wren, Ray Chase, Emily Carey, and Mallory Jensen
Director: Kang Hei Chul
RT score: 56% (critics); 42% (audience)
Netflix's adaptation of The Witcher book series has found itself on shaky ground in recent years, especially with its live-action Witcher-Verse. I'd hoped, then, that The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep would *ahem* turn the tide back in its favor, especially after its adult animated predecessor – Nightmare of the Wolf – was well received.
Despite Cockle's reprising the role of voicing Geralt (he plays the character in CD Projekt Red's The Witcher videogame series) and an interesting premise, though, Sirens of the Deep failed to make a splash with anyone. It's too short, lacks inventiveness from an animation standpoint, and suffers from other similar issues as its main show counterpart.
The Witcher season 4 is going to be the penultimate entry of the primary series in Netflix's Witcher-Verse but, based on its floundering fortunes, maybe the streamer should cut its losses entirely with its take on Andrzej Sapkowski's fantasy novels.
Kinda Pregnant
Release date: February 5
Runtime: 110 minutes
Age rating: 16-plus (US) / 15 (UK)
Cast: Amy Schumer, Jillian Bell, Will Forte, Damon Wayans Jr., Brianne Howey, Alex Moffat, Joel David Moore, Lizze Broadway, Urzila Carlson, and Francis Benhamou
Director: Tyler Spindel
RT score: 29% (critics); 27% (audience)
Here's a new movie that Netflix shouldn't have given life to. Kinda Pregnant stars Amy Schumer as Lainy, a singleton who becomes jealous of her best friend's pregnancy. In a bid to start garnering attention from any and all people who'll give it to her, Lainy starts wearing a prosthetic bump – and it works. Well, until she meets the man of her dreams and her little white lie starts to spin out of control.
You know what you're going to get from a Netflix comedy film like this, but even those who enjoy this kind of sloppy genre fare can see it's an abomination of a movie. Steer well clear and let it waddle off into the ether where no-one will ever see it again.
What new Netflix movies will be released throughout 2025?
There'll be plenty of new Netflix movies arriving later this year. Here's a quick rundown of some of the biggest films that'll be released before 2025 ends, including any confirmed release dates:
- The Electric State (March 14)
- The Life List (March 28)
- Havoc (April 25)
- Nonnas (May 9)
- Fear Street: Prom Queen (May 23)
- The Old Guard 2 (July 2)
- Frankenstein (November 2025, date TBC)
- Happy Gilmore 2 (TBC)
- In Your Dreams (TBC)
- Jay Kelly (TBC)
- K-Pop: Demon Hunters (TBC)
- Madea's Destination Wedding (TBC)
- My Oxford Years (TBC)
- Night Always Comes (TBC)
- Pookoo (TBC)
- R&B (TBC)
- Ray Gunn (TBC)
- RIP (TBC)
- Straw (TBC)
- The Ballad of the Small Player (TBC)
- The Thursday Murder Club (TBC)
- Troll 2 (TBC)
- The Twits (TBC)
- The Woman in Cabin 10 (TBC)
- The Wrong Paris (TBC)
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (TBC)
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