Watch the 5 best Netflix movies streaming in July 2025, featuring 'Furiosa,' 'Barbarian,' and other Rotten Tomatoes-approved hits

For one, July kicks off with a celebration of American patriotism that, sight unseen, is destined to offer too much undeserved pride in a nation that continues to embrace white nationalism, tech-dweebism,

Lucky for you, we have just the solution: an Independence Day marathon of all the best movies and shows to help you celebrate the Stars and Stripes. That’s right — we’ve taken the liberty of listing out 10 films and series on Netflix that we have deemed essential viewing for this Fourth of July.

Yesterday (July 10), Netflix released a short teaser (embedded below) for "Squid Game: The Challenge" season 2 that confirmed a Thursday, November 4, 2025, release date for the new season.

Netflix released a teaser trailer for "Long Story Short," a new adult animated comedy from "BoJack Horseman" creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg.