6 New Movies of 2023 Coming to Netflix in February 2024

Last year proved to be quite prolific in terms of high-profile movie premieres. In fact, some of those premieres were so loud, especially in the context of their nominations for the upcoming 96th Academy Awards, that they drowned out other feature-length projects that didn't have the same level of ambition but still had very intriguing plots.

Fortunately, Netflix is coming to the rescue, as its library will be adding several undeservedly unnoticed 2023 releases next month. Let's take a look at all of last year's feature films, which will be available on the streaming service as early as February.

6. Magic Mike's Last Dance

Release Date (Theaters): February 10, 2023

Release Date (Netflix): February 1, 2024

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 48%

Netflix's February release slate kicks off with the third installment of Steven Soderbergh's R-rated comedy-drama Magic Mike, loosely based on the experiences of Channing Tatum, who worked in male striptease before becoming a Hollywood star. This time Tatum's character, Magic Mike, finds himself in London to help a Florida socialite, played by the incomparable Salma Hayek, put on a stage play.

5. Shortcomings

Release Date (Theaters): August 4, 2023

Release Date (Netflix): February 1, 2024

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 84%

The search for identity within the Asian-American community is not unique to A24, and this melancholy comedy-drama directed by Randall Park and written by Adrian Tomine, based on his comic book of the same name, is excellent proof of that. The story centers on Ben Tagawa, a self-centered and cynical young man who has no interest in preserving the cultural heritage of Asian Americans and is only interested in white women.

4. The Re-Education of Molly Singer

Release Date (Theaters): September 29, 2023

Release Date (Netflix): February 5, 2024

Rotten Tomatoes Score: 20%

This R-rated comedy follows the title character, played by Britt Robertson, a young lawyer who misses her fiery college days. One day, she almost loses her job, and to save her place, she agrees to do what the boss wants and re-enroll in her old college to help the boss's son become popular. Although critics did not appreciate the script, which was reminiscent of No Hard Feelings, audiences received this goofy comedy with all the warmth it deserved.

3. Home for Rent

Release Date (Theaters): April 6, 2023

Release Date (Netflix): February 10, 2024

Rotten Tomatoes Score (Audience): 74%

Next up is the new Thai horror mystery movie Home for Rent. According to the plot, a young couple rents a house. But the tenants are not normal people, they are members of a dark cult, which leads to the fact that the couple's daughter turns out to be possessed by a mysterious entity.

2. Lost in the Night

Release Date (Cannes): May 18, 2023

Release Date (Netflix): February 10, 2024

Rotten Tomatoes Score (Audience): 59%

Mexican filmmaker Amat Escalante has brought us Lost in the Night, a new mystery-thriller. The story centers on a boy, Emiliano, whose mother, a labor rights activist at a local mine, suddenly disappears. Clues lead Emiliano to a wealthy family, where he takes a job as a hired hand to uncover their terrible secrets and find his own mother.

1. Blueback

Release Date (Theaters): January 1, 2023

Release Date (Netflix): February 12, 2024

Rotten Tomatoes Score (Audience): 71%

Finally, in February, the Netflix library will be enriched by the Australian drama Blueback, directed by Robert Connolly and co-written by Tim Winton, based on his novel of the same name. Blueback is a spectacular pro-environmental film that tells the story of the friendship between a wild blue groper and a girl who fights for Australia's coral reefs.