15 best movies new to Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu: March 2022

We are finally in March. It’s almost spring! The snow has started to melt, and it is getting cooler. There are many new films to stream online on Netflix, HBO Max and Hulu. From Wes Craven’s horror classic A Nightmare on Elm Street and Paul Verhoeven’s sci-fi military satire Starship Troopers to Guy Ritchie’s new heist thriller Wrath of Man and Richard Linklater’s Get dazed and confusedThese streaming premiers are highly anticipated and Oscar-nominated movies like “The Last Jedi” Drive My CarAnd West Side Story), there’s something for virtually everyone to stream this month.

With that in mind, we’ve pulled together a list of the best movies new to streaming in March to help you figure out what to watch this month. We also have complete lists of everything coming to Netflix and Disney Plus in March, if that’s your cup of tea.

Got something else you’re excited to check out this month? Are you looking to try one of these? You’ve already tried one of these and loved it. Let us know what you think in the comments.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

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The sensation that launched a franchise, Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street The horror film continues to be remembered decades later. Nancy Thompson, a teenage girl played by Heather Langenkamp, is attacked by Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), an ex-serial killer who haunts (and hunts) victims in dreams. As Nancy’s friends start dying in their sleep one by one, she tries desperately to stay awake to survive. This timeless horror story might keep you awake at night. Elm Street Krueger is a great example of staying power. —Pete Volk

A Nightmare on Elm StreetYou can stream it on NetflixAnd HBO Max.

Yang after Yang

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Latest from Columbus director Kogonada, Yang after YangIt is an eerie, melancholy sci-fi movie. The film balances questions about how artificial life should be viewed with more interesting ones about how the world should view us. Colin Farrell and Jodie Turner-Smith star as adoptive parents raising a young Chinese girl, with the help of a “technosapien” — an android programmed as her language tutor, cultural advisor, and big brother. When his systems fail, the family goes through exactly what they’d experience at the death of any family member, with the added question of what his death tells them about their lives and relationships. It’s a small, quiet, meditative film, but it’s visually rich and packed with ideas about prejudice and assumptions, cultural assimilation, and the way everyone is navigating an inner life that would astonish everyone around them. —Tasha Robinson

Yang after Yang You can stream it on Showtime AnytimeShowtime and Showtime Amazon.

Blue Velvet

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David Lynch’s psychological neo-noir thriller Blue Velvet ranks among the director’s very best films, featuring iconic performances courtesy of frequent Lynch collaborators Kyle MacLachlan and Laura Dern, a terrifying turn for Dennis Hopper as the villainous Frank Booth, and a heart-wrenchingly memorable performance by Isabella Rossellini as the troubled lounge singer Dorothy Vallens. Surreal, sensuous, deeply captivating and sometimes disturbing. Blue VelvetLynch is in his prime. —Toussaint Egan

Blue VelvetYou can stream it on HuluAnd Paramount Plus.

Casino

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Martin Scorsese’s Las Vegas drama is a high mark in his renowned gangster picture oeuvre. Ace Rothstein, played by Robert DeNiro, is a top sports gambling handicapper and gets asked to lead the Tangiers Casino. It gets complicated when Rothstein meets his ex-hothead Nicky Santoro, played by Joe Pesci. He falls in love with Ginger McKenna (Sharon Stone). This is a collection of stories from real people. Casino Scorsese’s latest fascinating study is “The Allure and Dangers of Power” and what it means for you. —PV

CasinoYou can stream it on Peacock.

Get dazed and confused

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Set during the waning days of the senior class of a Austin, Texas high school in 1976, Richard Linklater’s 1993 coming-of-age comedy follows a group of teenagers navigating that awkward crossroads period of looking to future all while also looking to get stoned, drunk, and lucky in the here and now. It’s wickedly funny and boasts a cast of nascent names that deliver breakout performances, including Milla Jovovich, Matthew McConaughey, Ben Affleck, and Parker Posey. Haven’t seen it yet? Well, it’d be a lot cooler if you did. —TE

Get dazed and confusedThe stream is now available Peacock.

Drive My Car

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Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s drama was recently nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, and finally makes its highly anticipated U.S. streaming debut.

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Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My CarIt runs for 179 minutes, yet it is worth every minute. The opening preamble, nearly an hour before the opening credits plays, covers an outwardly happy marriage between stage actor Yūsuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and his television producer wife Oto (Reika Kirishima). The pair enjoy a lively sex life, as Oto makes intercourse into writers-room sessions by crafting stories aloud for Kafuku’s arousal. The actor soon discovers the shocking truth about his wife. Tragic events strike before he is able to confront his wife.

Drive My Car This film is highly appreciated by critics for its excellent writing and direction as well as the outstanding acting performances. It’s an experience well worth the three hours of its running time. —PV

Drive My CarYou can stream it on HBO Max.

Hell Hath No Fury

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Jesse V. Johnson, one of today’s most respected filmmakers in direct-to-video actions is his latest film Hell Hath No FuryOne of his most important achievements in his long and successful career. Marie DuJardin (Nina Bergman), is a Frenchwoman who was branded a traitor due to her romantic relationship with Daniel Bernhardt, a Nazi officer. As World War II comes to a close and Marie’s place in the future French society is uncertain, she is rescued by a group of American soldiers on one condition: she must reveal the location of a secret stash of Nazi gold and lead the group there.

This thriller is gripping and tense, almost set entirely in a cemetery. It has a palpable atmosphere of uncertainty that throws all you believe you know. Bergman is excellent in a complicated, layered role, and Bernhadt brings an uncanny combination of menace and charm in one of the richest roles he’s had the opportunity to play. This story is about survivors, not heroes. —PV

Hell Hath No FuryStreaming will be possible on HuluOn March 14,

It was a Simple Man

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Christopher Makoto Yogi’s (August at Akiko’sThe slow burning meditation of death and memory is the ghost story. An elderly patriarch, Steve Iwamoto (excellent in his debut lead role), is approaching the end his life. However, his relatives in the present as well as ghosts of the past visit him, including Constance Wu, his long-deceased spouse. Intergenerational tensions arise as the ghosts of past conflicts return, too – squabbles and fights between family members long estranged, as well as the history of Hawaii’s path to statehood.

It was an easy manThis film takes you on a journey through different times and features dream-like surrealism and dreams. It is a beautiful film filled with breathtaking images of Hawaii’s stunning landscapes and rich textures. The Made in Hawaii Award for Best Feature was presented at the 2021 Hawaii International Film Festival. It was an easy man It is an incredible experience, which captures the last days of one human life. —PV

It was a Simple ManYou can stream it on Criterion Channel.

Land of the Dead

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George A. Romero’s earlier zombie movies like Night of the Living Dead And Dawn of the DeadThese are the best horror masters have ever been known for. But the 2005 Land of the Dead It is an outstanding entry in the zombie film canon. The film is set in post-zombie-apocalypse Pittsburgh, where the feudal Dennis Hopper reigns. Pittsburgh’s wealthiest residents live in an apartment complex, leaving everyone else living within its walls to live in poverty. As in many Romero movies, Land of the Dead Effectively grapples with difficult themes. —PV

Land of the DeadYou can stream it on Hulu.

Rear Window

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Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1954 parable of the perils of voyeurism stars James Stewart as L. B. Jefferies, a professional photographer (nursing a broken leg after a snafu at the race track) who just can’t help but snoop on his neighbors to dull the tedium of his recuperation. He suspects that the man sitting across him might have killed his wife and enlists his girlfriend Lisa as well as Stella, his nurse, to assist him in his investigation. Rear Window is a great mystery thriller. It’s beautifully paced and performed with incredible skill. —TE

Rear WindowYou can stream it on Peacock.

We are sorry to bother you

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Boots Riley’s 2018 black comedy We are sorry to bother youCassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield) is a dispirited telemarketer in Oakland who pitches products over the telephone to mostly white customers. Things quickly take a turn for what at first seems the better when Cassius learns to use his “white voice,” propelling him to success as he shoots up the corporate ladder to the venerated position of “Power Caller.” Absurd, hilarious, and unapologetically political, We are sorry to bother you is an unabashedly unique film filled with twists that’ll have you scratching your head as frequently as you’ll be shouting at the screen. —TE

We are sorry to bother youThe stream is now available Netflix.

Starship Troopers

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A satirical adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein’s 1959 novel of the same name, Paul Verhoeven’s 1997 biting sci-fi film Starship TroopersIt takes place in the far future when the Federation, an fascistic military group that governs the Earth via a system of compulsory conscription across the planet, initiates a large-scale war against fearsome giant insect races. Though derided when it first released, the film has since experienced a reappraisal in the decades since to such a point that it’s now championed as one of the best and most perceptive science-fiction films of its era. You would like more information? —TE

Starship TroopersYou can stream it on Netflix, HuluAnd HBO Max.

Inexorable

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The late Tony Scott’s last film is one of his very best, a working-class drama with a lot of thrilling action and even more heart. Denzel Washington plays Frank Barnes (a retired railroad engineer) who reluctantly trains Will Colson, a young train conductor. They must team up to stop an unstoppable train from destroying a Pennsylvania town. Washington and Pine are superb in a complicated working dynamic, with Pine representing a younger class of workers unknowingly pushing Washington’s older group out of jobs. It’s a thrilling, 98-minute ride. Inexorable This story is loosely inspired by a true story. —PV

Inexorable You can stream it on Hulu.

West Side Story

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Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the legendary stage musical is an absolute delight to behold. This new version is full of color and life. West Side Story The second pays homage while still being unique. Ariana DeBose (in her movie debut) and Rachel Zegler (in their film debut), shine as Maria, Anita and earn an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. That’s one of seven nominations for the film, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and Best Costume Design. Ansel Elgort is a drag every time he’s on screen, but Tony was never the most interesting character here anyway. Neu West Side Story It is an absolute delight from start to finish. —PV

West Side StoryIt is now available for streaming HBO Max.

Wrath of Man

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Guy Ritchie’s latest collaboration with Jason Statham is equal parts heist and revenge thriller. H (Statham), an aspiring security guard at Los Angeles’ cash truck business, surprised his fellow workers with a masterful display of violence. H’s true motivation for choosing to work in this specific business is revealed as he becomes more visible to viewers and co-workers. With a supporting cast that includes Holt McCallany, Jeffrey Donovan, Josh Hartnett (playing a character named “Boy Sweat”), and Scott Eastwood, Wrath of Man is a fun two hour thrill ride. —PV

Wrath of ManStreaming will be possible on HuluAnd Paramount Plus On March 23,