5 New Movies of 2024 Already on Netflix to Stream in February

Despite the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes that shook Hollywood last year, 2023 managed to avoid any disappointing major losses, and we ended up with a huge number of decent movies and shows. And while the effects of the writers' and actors' strikes will only be fully felt this year, 2024 also promises to be rich in high-profile releases.

Netflix has already distinguished itself in this regard. Not even two full months into the new year, the streaming service's vast library has already acquired a large number of full-length films. Some have wowed critics and audiences, some have disappointed, and some we still have to wait for — let's take a look at 5 movies that are available to stream on Netflix this February.

5. Lift

Release Date: January 12, 2024

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 29%

Genre: Crime Drama, Comedy

Our list kicks off with a comedy heist movie that was highly anticipated thanks to its star-studded international cast, including Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D'Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Jacob Batalon, Jean Reno, Sam Worthington and Burn Gorman. The plot revolves around a prodigious thief who assembles a crew of fellow geniuses to heist the plane of one of the world's most wanted terrorists.

Unfortunately, the plot doesn't live up to the hype, and the movie is only worth seeing if you have no expectations at all.

4. The Kitchen

Release Date: January 12, 2024

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 89%

Genre: Drama, Sci-fi

On the same day as Lift, the dystopian sci-fi film The Kitchen was released. The film, created by Kibwe Tavares and Jordan Peele's horror star Daniel Kaluuya, marks the directorial debut of both on the big screen. The story is set in the London of the not-too-distant future, where social housing has been completely dismantled for the benefit of the powerful, leaving those who cannot afford to pay unbelievable sums to survive in the confined communal space of a structure called the Kitchen. The plot centers on Easy (Kane Robinson) and a 12-year-old boy Benji (Jedediah Bannerman). Together they will have to navigate the confines of the Kitchen in order to survive.

3. Orion and the Dark

Release Date: February 2, 2024

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 90%

Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy

After many years of working with Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation has released a movie that is distributed this time by Netflix, Orion and the Dark, based on the book of the same name by Emma Yarlett. The animated movie is great for kids and the whole family as it tells the story of a boy who befriends his worst fear, Dark.

2. Players

Release Date: February 14, 2024

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 43%

Genre: Romantic comedy

Gina Rodriguez returns to Netflix with a romantic comedy in which she stars opposite Damon Wayans Jr. and Tom Ellis. The movie follows a New York sportswriter who has been playing the hookup game with her best friend (Wayans Jr.) for several years. One day, however, she meets a handsome reporter (Ellis) and is forced to decide whether to break the most important rule of the game: no fully committed relationships.

1. Mea Culpa

Release Date: February 23, 2024

Rotten Tomatoes Score: -

Genre: Legal thriller

Later this month, Netflix will premiere the highly anticipated thriller, starring Kelly Rowland and Trevante Rhodes. The storyline centers on Mea Harper (Rowland), a brilliant attorney who is assigned to represent Zyair (Rhodes), an artist charged with murdering his girlfriend. However, as soon as Mea attempts to determine whether Zyair is indeed innocent, it becomes clear that everyone connected to the case is guilty, including herself.