{"id":84761,"date":"2026-04-26T20:52:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:52:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/3-new-netflix-movies-to-watch-in-april-2026-ranked-by-imdb\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T20:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T20:52:04","slug":"3-new-netflix-movies-to-watch-in-april-2026-ranked-by-imdb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/3-new-netflix-movies-to-watch-in-april-2026-ranked-by-imdb\/","title":{"rendered":"3 New Netflix Movies to Watch in April 2026, Ranked by IMDb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Netflix has an unusually heavy lineup of horror movies slated for April 2026, even if they may seem a little out of season.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, there is some much-needed variety among the films despite their shared genre and near-simultaneous launch on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>To narrow things down, the Watch With Us team has selected three new Netflix movies to watch in April 2026, as ranked by IMDb.<\/p>\n<p>Our selections include an original story, a legacy sequel and a follow-up to an acclaimed sci-fi\/horror flick.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beef-season-2.jpg?w=400&amp;h=225&amp;crop=1&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan in Beef season 2\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/beef-season-2.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">New on Netflix in April 2026 \u2014 The Full List of Movies and TV Shows<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tNetflix just announced it\u2019s increasing subscription prices for the second time in under two years, but the streamer has the content library and future slate to justify that move. Don\u2019t believe me? Well, just check out what Netflix has scheduled to release in April 2026. Watch With Us has compiled the full list of all [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>3. \u2018Him\u2019 (2025)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HIM | Official Trailer\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hpEy0iOixb4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>IMDb rank: 5.0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How far would you be willing to go to be one of the greatest football players of all time? The horror flick <em>Him<\/em> puts that question to Cameron Cade (<strong>Tyriq Withers<\/strong>), an athlete who grew up idolizing Isaiah White (<strong>Marlon Wayans<\/strong>), the acclaimed quarterback of the San Antonio Saviors. Cameron has followed in his hero\u2019s footsteps and become a college player who stands on the cusp of greatness.<\/p>\n<p>When Cameron\u2019s career is threatened by a head injury before he\u2019s even taken the field, the Saviors and Isaiah offer him a chance to join the franchise and succeed his hero. What Cameron doesn\u2019t realize is that accepting this contract will have a higher cost than he ever dreamed of. The Saviors and Isaiah have been hiding some big secrets for decades, and the price for their success is coming due. If Cameron wants to be a part of that tradition, he may have to turn his back on everything he\u2019s ever believed in.<\/p>\n<p><em>Him<\/em> is now streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n<h2>2. \u2018Scream\u2019 (2022)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Scream | Official Trailer (2022 Movie)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/beToTslH17s?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>IMDb rank: 6.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can tell that <em>Scream<\/em> was made before <strong>Jenna Ortega<\/strong> became a breakout star because her character, Tara Carpenter, barely gets any scenes outside of the extended prologue. But the attempt on Tara\u2019s life is enough to draw her estranged half-sister, Sam Carpenter (<strong>Melissa Barrera<\/strong>), back to Woodsboro. The reason Sam ran away from her life is that she\u2019s discovered her disturbing link to the original Ghostface murders three decades earlier, and someone is starting a new round of murders.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/scream-4-campbell.jpg?crop=0px%2C59px%2C1737px%2C984px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Neve Campbell in Scream 4\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/scream-4-campbell.jpg?quality=86&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n<p>    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Every &#8216;Scream&#8217; Movie, Ranked<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAs inevitable as death and taxes is another\u00a0Scream movie installment \u2014 but we\u2019re not complaining. This weekend,\u00a0Scream 7 graces theaters everywhere, and with it comes the exciting return of one of Scream\u2018s original actors, Neve Campbell, who returns to the franchise after skipping Scream VI. We couldn\u2019t be more excited to herald the next chapter [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t take long for Sidney Prescott (<strong>Neve Campbell<\/strong>), Gale Weathers (<strong>Courteney Cox<\/strong>) and Dewey Riley (<strong>David Arquette<\/strong>) to be drawn into the hunt for the new Ghostface killer. But they\u2019re not just the hunters, they\u2019re the prey. There\u2019s nothing that the new killer would love more than to slaughter the original Woodsboro survivors, as well as the new generation of teens who find themselves on Ghostface\u2019s kill list.<\/p>\n<p><em>Scream<\/em> is streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n<h2>1. \u2018A Quiet Place Part II\u2019 (2021)<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A Quiet Place Part II (2021) - Final Trailer - Paramount Pictures\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BpdDN9d9Jio?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>IMDb rank: 7.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>John Krasinski<\/strong> only briefly returns as Lee Abbott in <em>A Quiet Place Part II<\/em>, but he does helm the sequel to his wildly popular sci-fi\/horror flick. In the wake of Lee\u2019s death, it falls to his wife, Evelyn Abbott (<strong>Emily Blunt<\/strong>), to find a safe haven for herself and her children, Regan (<strong>Millicent Simmonds<\/strong>) and Marcus (<strong>Noah Jupe<\/strong>). That\u2019s very difficult in a world where even the slightest sound can attract the attention of the vicious alien invaders who murdered Lee.<\/p>\n<p>Evelyn and her kids soon encounter Emmett (<strong>Cillian Murphy<\/strong>), a friend of the family whom they haven\u2019t seen since the invasion began. Emmett may not be the same man he was before, and Evelyn doesn\u2019t have many options left, especially when they discover a colony of survivors led by an unnamed man (<strong>Djimon Hounsou<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><em>A Quiet Place Part II<\/em> is streaming on Netflix.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Netflix has an unusually heavy lineup of horror movies slated for April 2026, even if they may seem a little out of season. Thankfully, there is some much-needed variety among the films despite their shared genre and near-simultaneous launch on Netflix. 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