Do you smell that? No, that’s not the smell of spring — it’s all the popcorn you’re about to pop while checking out the new batch of movies and TV shows hitting Netflix this month. In April, your favorite streaming service is releasing so many new titles that you won’t know where to begin your streaming journey. Feeling a little overwhelmed? That’s where we come in. We’ve searched through all of Netflix’s April offerings and found the top-rated titles hitting the platform this month. No matter whether you’re looking for an old-school classic or a contemporary hit, you’re sure to find something great to stream on Netflix in April. If you’re feeling nostalgic for the ’70s, check out Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman in All the President’s Men — a drama that feels just as timely as it did in 1976 — or Deliverance, which made an entire generation of Americans deathly afraid of banjo music. In the mood for an indie film? Don’t miss the Netflix debuts of Band Aid, starring Adam Pally and Zoe Lister-Jones, Korean drama Burning, or musical dramedy The Sapphires. And of course, who could forget the family-friendly action flick Spy Kids, which is also new to Netflix this month. Once you’ve finished your movie marathon, it’s time to binge-watch some of the new series hitting Netflix in April. Fans of Sabrina Spellman will be delighted to know that Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 2 premieres on April 5. The final season of New Girl will also be available to stream this month, as well as the entirety of Legacies Season 1. If you missed Legacies‘ first season on The CW, now is the perfect time to catch up. Curious what other titles are hitting the platform this month? Here are the 13 highest-rated movies and shows coming to Netflix this April, ranked by their Rotten Tomatoes Critic Scores.<doc-sep>Every month, Netflix Canada adds a new batch of TV shows and movies to its library. Here are the titles we think are most interesting for April, broken down by release date. Netflix occasionally changes schedules without giving notice. Movies ‘Boyz N the Hood’ Starts streaming: April 1 After Spike Lee kicked the studio door open with “Do the Right Thing,” the early ’90s saw a mini-wave of black filmmakers telling their own stories. None did so with more urgency than John Singleton, a recent University of Southern California grad whose debut feature, “Boyz N the Hood,” was a type of coming-of-age story that mainstream audiences had rarely seen before. A then-unknown Cuba Gooding Jr. stars as a teenager sent to live in the Crenshaw neighborhood of South-Central Los Angeles with his father (Laurence Fishburne), who teaches him the ins and outs of this difficult environment. Ice Cube and Morris Chestnut play his friends, one a Crips gang member on parole and the other a scholarship hopeful who runs afoul of the wrong crowd. ‘Pope Francis: A Man of His Word’ Starts streaming: April 4 The iconoclastic German director Wim Wenders is most noted for the 1987 art house sensation “Wings of Desire,” a black-and-white fantasy about angels in Berlin, observing the spiritual struggle of the mortals below. It’s fascinating to see Wenders bring that curiosity to “Pope Francis: A Man of His Word,” a documentary profile of a pontiff who’s responsible for tending the souls of millions. Wenders’s approach is perhaps too reverential, but he gets substantial interview time with Pope Francis and deftly underscores the modest, empathetic message he’s trying to send around the world. ‘Unicorn Store’ Starts streaming: April 5 It took a while for Brie Larson’s directorial debut to find a home after premiering at the Toronto Film Festival in 2017, but Netflix has seized on her momentum post-“Captain Marvel,” as well as her buddy chemistry with Samuel L. Jackson, who co-stars in both films. Larson stars as a struggling artist who moves back home with her parents and takes a job at a P.R. firm as a grudging concession to adulthood. Her life changes, however, when a mystery man (Jackson) invites her to “The Store,” a place that allows her to sell whatever fantastical thing she wants. Given no restrictions, she turns to the whimsical creature she’s loved since childhood: the unicorn.<doc-sep>Every month, tons of new movies and TV shows become available to stream for free for subscribers to Netflix Instant, HBO Now, Amazon Prime, and Hulu. With so many different streaming services, it can be hard to keep track of them all—especially if you belong to more than one. Below, we present to you the ultimate streaming guide. We’ll let you decide which service has the best new titles. (All titles arrive April 1 unless otherwise specified.) Netflix Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Must Watch All the President’s Men Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Good Watch Across The Line (2015) Deliverance Evolution (2001) The Fifth Element I Am Legend Snatch Valkyrie Band Aid (April 12) I, Daniel Blake (April 19) The Hateful Eight: Extended Version (April 24) The Sapphires (April 26) American Honey (April 27) Burning (April 29) The Imitation Game (April 29) Binge Watch New Girl Season 7 (April 10) Nostalgia Watch Penelope The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Spy Kids Dead Battery Watch Pineapple Express Family Watch Monster House Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon Season 2 If You’re Bored The Bone Collector Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Freddy vs. Jason Friday the 13th (2009) The Golden Compass Lakeview Terrace Obsessed P.S. I Love You Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D Kevin Hart: Irresponsible (April 2) In The Shadows (April 5) Legacies Season 1 (April 5) Luis Miguel - The Series Season 1 (April 15) The New Romantic (April 15) The Ugly Truth (April 25) Señora Acero Season 5 (April 28) Advertisement Netflix Programming ULTRAMAN Suzzanna: Buried Alive (April 3) Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Part 2 (April 5) Our Planet (April 5) Persona: Collection (April 5) Roman Empire: Caligula: The Mad Emperor (April 5) Spirit Riding Free Season 8 (April 5) Tijuana (April 5) Unicorn Store (April 5) Trolls: The Beat Goes On! Season 6 (April 9) You vs. Wild (April 10) Black Summer (April 11) Huge in France (April 12) A Land Imagined (April 12) Mighty Little Bheem (April 12) The Perfect Date (April 12) The Silence (April 12) Special (April 12) Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island? (April 12) No Good Nick (April 15) Super Monsters Furever Friends (April 16) My First First Love (April 18) A Fortunate Man (April 19) Brené Brown: The Call to Courage (April 19) Cuckoo Season 5 (April 19) Music Teacher (April 19) Rilakkuma and Kaoru (April 19) Samantha! Season 2 (April 19) Someone Great (April 19) Grass is Greener (Apr. 20) Pinky Malinky Part 2 (April 22) Selection Day New Episodes (April 22) I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson (April 23) Bonding (April 24) The Protector Season 2 (April 26) ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads (April 26) She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Season 2 (April 26) Street Food (April 26) Yankee (April 26) Anthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward (April 30) Baki: Part 2 (April 30) Ingress: The Animation (April 30) HBO Advertisement Advertisement Good Watch October Sky Pride Suffragette Splice Veronica Mars Waking Ned Devine Grool Watch Mean Girls Family Watch The Little Rascals Problematic Watch Annie Hall Bananas Hannah and Her Sisters Manhattan If You’re Bored A Fantastic Fear of Everything A Time to Kill A Walk in the Clouds Ben Color of Night (Director’s Cut Only) The Green Inferno Griff The Invisible Hoffa I Am Sam Jonah Hex Just Wright Kingdom of Heaven (Director’s Cut) Repo Men (Extended Version) Slow Burn HBO Original Programming Native Son (April 6) Sesame Street: Julia’s Haircut (April 8) VICE Special Report (April 19) HBO First Look: John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum (April 23) HBO First Look: Tolkien (April 25) 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (April 27) Advertisement Season Premieres Golden Life Season 3 Premiere Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas Season 2 Premiere (April 5) Game of Thrones Season 8 Premiere (April 14) Gentleman Jack Series Premiere (April 22) On Tour with Asperger’s Are Us Six Part Docuseries Premiere (April 30) Estrenos Habana Boxing Club El piedra (AKA The Stone) (April 5) Animal (April 12) El paramo (AKA The Squad) (April 12) Acusada (The Accused) (April 19) Entre Nos: Spot On (April 26) Amazon Advertisement Advertisement Must Watch Stories We Tell Shush Watch A Quiet Place (April 2) Good Watch Dragonslayer Everything Must Go In a World… Primal Fear Racing with the Moon Sharkwater Extinction The Shawshank Redemption Six Degrees of Separation Top Gun Up in the Air Mid90s (April 18) Waiting for ‘Superman’ (April 29) Triple Feature Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Binge Watch The Carol Burnett Show Murder, She Wrote Seasons 1-5 The Red Skelton Hour Stargate Universe Seasons 1-2 Humans Season 3 (April 25) Vikings Season 5 (April 30) Nostalgia Watch The Addams Family Addams Family Values Beverly Hills Cop II Blade Blade II Blade: Trinity The Bob Hope Specials Days of Thunder Escape from L.A. Up in Smoke Excellent Watch Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Advertisement Family Watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze 007 Watch Diamonds Are Forever Die Another Day Goldfinger Live and Let Die The Living Daylights The Man with the Golden Gun Never Say Never Again Octopussy The Spy Who Loved Me The World Is Not Enough You Only Live Twice Problematic Watch Chinatown If You’re Bored 1492: Conquest of Paradise Blown Away Case 39 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles An Everlasting Piece Foxfire Funny About Love Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles Law of the Lawless Liberty Stands Still Little Monsters The Minus Man The Perfect Storm Sabrina (1995) Starsky & Hutch The Two Jakes Finding Your Feet (April 8) Paranormal Activity 2 (April 8) Overboard (April 17) Book Club (April 21) The Next Three Days (April 22) The Hole in the Ground (April 27) Welcome to the Rileys (April 27) Advertisement Amazon Original Programming The Tick Season 2 (April 5) Bug Diaries Season 1 (April 12) Diablo Guardian Season 2 (April 12) Bosch Season 5 (April 19) Get Slate Culture in Your Inbox We encountered an issue signing you up. 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Hulu Advertisement Must Watch Barton Fink The Shining Stories We Tell Shush Watch A Quiet Place (April 2) Good Watch Akeelah and the Bee At Close Range Cold Mountain Dragonslayer Eastern Promises Everything Must Go The Falcon and the Snowman In A World… The Jerk One Million American Dreams Painkillers Primal Fear Project Nim Racing with the Moon The Seven Year Itch Six Degrees of Separation Sunshine Cleaning Up in the Air Destroyer (April 9) Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (April 14) Enchanted April (April 15) The Quake (April 18) The Sisters Brothers (April 22) Border (April 24) Waiting for ‘Superman’ (April 29) Advertisement Advertisement Binge Watch Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Season 2 Premiere (April 5) The Bold Type Season 3 Premiere (April 10) I Am The Night Season 1 (April 18) Vikings Season 5 (April 30) Advertisement Hungry Watch Ayesha’s Home Kitchen Seasons 1-2 (April 15) Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics Seasons 11-13 (April 15) Nostalgia Watch The Addams Family Addams Family Values Beverly Hills Cop II Big Fat Liar Days of Thunder Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief Escape from L.A. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later Like Mike Penelope Practical Magic Scary Movie 2 Up in Smoke Family Watch Beethoven Beethoven’s 2nd Beethoven’s 3rd Curious George: Follow That Monkey Happy Feet Master of Disguise (April 15) 007 Watch Diamonds Are Forever Die Another Day Goldfinger Live and Let Die The Living Daylights The Man with the Golden Gun Never Say Never Again Octopussy The Spy Who Loved Me The World is not Enough You Only Live Twice Advertisement If You’re Bored 1492: Conquest of Paradise Alone: Complete Season 5 America’s Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story An Everlasting Piece Ancient Aliens Seasons 1-3, 13 Behind Bars: Rookie Year Season 1 Blow Blown Away Born Behind Bars Season 1 Bounce The Cable Guy Case 39 The Clearing Cults and Extreme Belief Season 1 Darkness<doc-sep>
Favorite kids' series return to Netflix in April with new seasons, including "Trolls: The Beat Goes On!," "She-Ra and the Princess of Power" and the final season of "Spirit Riding Free." For teens and families, part two of "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina" is back on April 5 and everything is question, including Sabrina's love life. "Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and its sequel is also in the mix. Here's a look at the best family programming for April. (See the full listing of April Netflix offerings, including what parents will want to watch when the kids are in bed.) April 1 Ultraman Like his father before him, Young Shinjiro must don the ultra suit to protect Earth from the aliens who threaten it in this Netflix anime. Rated: Unavailable. Monster House You've heard about monsters inside houses. But what if the house is the monster? Three teens try to destroy the monster house before Halloween and trick-or-treaters are destroyed by the house. Rated: PG. Penelope Penelope was born with the unfortunate snout of a pig. Two evil men set her up with a suitor, but he begins to fall in love with her. That sounds good right? Not really. Rated: PG. Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon: (Season 2) Ash and Pikachu journey to Kalos, where they find new friends and encounter Pokémon and intriguing mysteries. Rated: TV-Y7-FV. Spy Kids The children of secret-agent parents must become spies themselves in order to save them. Armed with high-tech gadgets, they fly through the air, dive under the seas and cross the globe to take down an evil mastermind. Rated: PG. The Golden Compass In a parallel world, human souls are lifelong animal companions called daemons. A girl named Lyra Belacqua who resides there discovers her best friend has been kidnapped along with other children by the Gobblers. She sets out to save him. Rated: PG-13. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Four best friends are going their separate ways. They live in different parts of the world, but stay connected by a pair of secondhand pants that inexplicably fit them all perfectly. The movie stars Blake Lively, America Ferrera, Alexis Bledel and Amber Tamblyn. Rated: PG. The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 Now college freshman, the friends find their bonds slipping away. A pair of magical pants might not be enough anymore. Rated: PG-13. April 5 The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 2 Sabrina is drawn to sexy warlock Nicholas Scratch but linked to long-time love Harvey Kinkle. Meanwhile, she finds herself curious about her heritage and wants to explore her darker side. Rated: TV-14. Our Planet (Netflix original) Rarely-seen animals and the planet's amazing beauty is interwoven with facts about humanity's impact on habits and species. Rated: Unavailable. Spirit Riding Free (Season 8) This is the last season so expect a lot of big changes for Lucky, including new babies, both at home and at a faraway boarding school. Rated: TV-Y7. April 9 Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (Season 6) Uh-oh! The trolls must face a day without a holiday. Plus, Biggie starts a dance craze on accident, Guy goes camping and of course, it's not an ordinary trip – it's a "glamping" trip. Rated: TV-Y7. April 15 No Good Nick (Netflix original series) A young grifter shows up on their doorstep and claims she's a distant relative. A family's life will never be the same. The series stars Sean Astin and Melissa Joan Hart. Rated: Unavailable. April 16 Super Monsters Furever Friends The Super Monsters gather in the park on the first night of spring for games and fun with their family and friends and to meet their oh-so-cute monster pets. Rated: TV-Y. April 19 Rilakkuma and Kaoru In this anime, Karoru leads a boring life and she returns home to find comfort in her lazy but endearing roommate who just happens to be a fuzzy toy bear. Rated: Unavailable. April 22 Pinky Malinky (Part 2) This lovable hot dog is not slowing down and he continues on his adventures with best buds Babs and JJ. Rated: TV-Y7. Selection Day Manjunath Kumar, 14, is not as good at cricket as his older brother, Radha. When he gets to know his brother's greatest rival things in his world – his domineering, cricket-obsessed father, his own insecurities, his love of CSI and science – begin to change. He has decisions to make. Rated: TV-14.