Every week, Netflix adds new films to its catalogue in UK. Here's what dropped during May 18–May 24, 2026 — each title links to a full editorial page on Movie OTT with cast, crew, and where to watch.
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New on Netflix UK — May 18–May 24, 2026
Fresh Netflix releases this week in UK. 25 new films, auto-curated from official streaming-availability data.
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- #1
It Ends with Us
2024 · 0 min
Lily Bloom moves to Boston to chase her dream of opening her own business. A chance meeting with charming neurosurgeon soon sparks an intense connection, but as the two fall deeply in love, she begins to see sides of Ryle that remind her of
- #2
Ladies First
2026 · 0 min
Sacha Baron Cohen wakes up on the wrong side of a matriarchy in Netflix's Ladies First, a sharp gender-swap comedy arriving May 22, 2026. Rosamund Pike, Charles Dance, and Fiona Shaw round out a cast that's anything but throwaway.
- #3
Experience the Magic of Shrek: An Animated Classic
2001 · 0 min
SHREK sparked a motion picture phenomenon and captured the world's imagination with...the Greatest Fairy Tale Never Told! Shrek goes on a quest to rescue the feisty Princess Fiona with the help of his loveable Donkey and win back his swamp!
- #4
St Trinian's
2007 · 0 min
St.Trinian’s, the infamous school for young ladies, is facing a financial crisis. The new Education Minister is an old flame of the headmistress, but is determined to bring discipline and order to the anarchic school. A motley crew of teach
- #5
MaXXXine
2024 · 0 min
In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.
- #6
Collateral
2004 · 0 min
A Los Angeles cabbie unknowingly picks up a smooth, vicious hitman who makes him drive to five different victim’s hits with slim hopes of a getaway.
- #7
The Last Samurai
2003 · 0 min
An American war veteran hired to teach modern military tactics in 1870s Japan becomes caught up in the conflict between the emperor and the samurai.
- #8
Feel My Voice
2026 · 0 min
A teenager, the only hearing member of a deaf family, finds her voice and learns to believe in herself through her passion for singing.
- #9
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008 · 0 min
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button ages in reverse, experiencing life from old age to youth. As he navigates love, loss, and time, his journey reveals that every life is defined not by its length, but by the relationships, ch
- #10
Game Night
2018 · 0 min
Max and Annie's group of friends meet regularly for game nights, but find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery when Max's shady brother is seemingly kidnapped by dangerous gangsters.
- #11
Mud
2013 · 0 min
Two young boys become the only friends of a charismatic fugitive hiding out on a Mississippi River island and trying to reunite with his girlfriend.
- #12
Barbara - Becoming Shirin David
2026 · 0 min
Barbara - Becoming Shirin David immerses viewers in the life of the iconic German artist Shirin David. This documentary captures her rise in the music industry and personal journey.
- #13
The Good Ground
2018 · 0 min
Una joven con cáncer viaja a un lugar remoto de Italia en busca de una cura alternativa, pero en su lugar encuentra un paraíso aislado de la sociedad.
- #14
- #15
Trevor Noah: Joy in the Trenches
2026 · 0 min
From unexpected social media beef to a therapist's truth bomb, Trevor Noah turns chaos into comedy in this hilariously sharp, playful stand-up set.
- #16
The Junior Olsen Gang and the Black Gold
2009 · 0 min
It started with an oil investment; ended with the enigma of the Sphinx, Pharaoh's Ghost and a kidnapped Valborg - Olsenbanden jr. on a new adventure.
- #17
Son-in-Law
2026 · 0 min
José Sánchez becomes a feared political operator after a rough patch, but this time neither his memorable mustache nor his sharp tongue will be enough.
- #18
- #19
The Lesser Caucasus - Between Mount Ararat and the Caspian Sea
2016 · 0 min
Venture to this mountainous no man's land between Europe and the Orient to explore its melting pot of terrains, wildlife and hardy inhabitants.
- #20
The Last Beergin
2025 · 0 min
The Last Beergin brings together director Nuel Naval and screenwriter Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario for their fourth collaboration, assembling a star-studded cast in this 2025 Philippine comedy. Stream it now on Netflix.
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