{"id":48554,"date":"2026-04-01T18:41:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/the-9-best-movies-coming-to-netflix-in-april\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T18:41:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T18:41:24","slug":"the-9-best-movies-coming-to-netflix-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agooka.com\/news\/usa\/the-9-best-movies-coming-to-netflix-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"The 9 best movies coming to Netflix in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/69ccf9b9c02a678bd7e46d51?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Chloe East and Sadie Sandler on a bed looking at a laptop in Roommates\"\/><figcaption>(L-R) Chloe East and Sadie Sandler in &quot;Roommates.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Scott Yamano\/Netflix<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The first &quot;Mission: Impossible&quot; and the sequels up to &quot;Rogue Nation&quot; are hitting Netflix.<\/li>\n<li>So are horror movies like &quot;A Quiet Place Part II&quot; and the 2022 version of &quot;Scream.&quot;<\/li>\n<li>The Netflix original comedy &quot;Roommates&quot; also premieres this month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here are the best movies on Netflix in April.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Atonement&quot; (April 1)<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/69ccfa69c02a678bd7e46d54?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Keira Knightley holding onto James McAvoy&#039;s hand in Atonement\"\/><figcaption>Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in &quot;Atonement.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Focus Features<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, and a young Saoirse Ronan star in this drama set around World War II about how the lives of three people are disrupted by a lie.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Kindergarten Cop&quot; (April 1)<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/69ccfb08e762ed6cfe449209?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Arnold Schwarzenegger sitting next to small kids in an office in Kindergarten Cop\"\/><figcaption>Arnold Schwarzenegger in &quot;Kindergarten Cop.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arnold Schwarzenegger is at his 1990s peak in this Ivan Reitman-directed comedy playing a tough cop who has to show his soft side when he goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Mission: Impossible&quot; (April 1)<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/69ccfc246a864f6fcd7bc3a5?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Tom Cruise hanging off the floor in Mission Impossible\"\/><figcaption>Tom Cruise in &quot;Mission: Impossible.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Paramount Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Long before the &quot;M:I&quot; franchise was synonymous with Tom Cruise doing outlandish stunts, he teamed up with legendary director Brian De Palma for a movie that combines the memorable elements from the TV show with De Palma&#039;s masterful cinematic eye.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the movies in the franchise up until &quot;Rogue Nation&quot; are also now on Netflix.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Money Talks&quot; (April 1)<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/69ccfcdd6a864f6fcd7bc3ab?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Chris Tucker next to Charlie Sheen in Money Talks\"\/><figcaption>(L-R) Chris Tucker and Charlie Sheen in &quot;Money Talks.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>New Line Cinema<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After his breakout role playing Smokey in &quot;Friday&quot; and scene-stealing appearances in &quot;Dead Presidents&quot; and &quot;The Fifth Element,&quot; Chris Tucker scored the lead role opposite Charlie Sheen in this action comedy in which he plays a petty criminal run from the law. Sheen plays the reporter trying to land the story.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Smokey and the Bandit&quot; (April 1)<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/69ccfdcb6a864f6fcd7bc3b6?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Sally Field sitting on Burt Reynolds while he&#039;s driving in Smokey and the Bandit\"\/><figcaption>Burt Reynolds and Sally Field in &quot;Smokey and the Bandit.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Burt Reynolds took a gamble starring in his stuntman Hal Needham&#039;s directorial debut, and it led to a classic 1970s movie.<\/p>\n<p>Reynolds shows off his charm and charisma opposite Sally Field playing a bootlegger who must transport 400 cases of Coors beer to Atlanta while a crazed sheriff (Jackie Gleason) is in hot pursuit.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Scream&quot; (April 10)<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/69ccf78fc02a678bd7e46d48?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Jenna Ortega keeping Ghostface from coming in in Scream 2022\"\/><figcaption>Jenna Orgeta in &quot;Scream.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Paramount Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The 2022 version of &quot;Scream&quot; gives a shot in the arm to the franchise birthed by horror master Wes Craven in 1996. The return of franchise favorites Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette, plus the additions of Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, and Jack Quaid made for a perfect fusion of legacy and new blood for this classic horror IP.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;A Quiet Place Part II&quot; (April 11)<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/69ccfec5e762ed6cfe449224?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds and Emily Blunt in a forrest in A Quiet Place Part II\"\/><figcaption>(L-R) Noah Jupe, Millicent Simmonds, and Emily Blunt in &quot;A Quiet Place Part II.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Paramount Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you need more horror, check out the sequel to the hit film &quot;A Quiet Place.&quot; In this chapter, the Abbott family faces the terrors of the outside world after surviving an alien home invasion in the first movie.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Roommates&quot; (April 17)<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/69ccff466a864f6fcd7bc3c0?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Jaya Harper, Bella Murphy, Sadie Sandler, and Chloe East taking a selfie in Roommates\"\/><figcaption>(L-R) Jaya Harper, Bella Murphy, Sadie Sandler, and Chloe East in &quot;Roommates.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Scott Yamano\/Netflix<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This Netflix original comedy follows Sadie Sandler as Devon, an introverted college freshman who becomes roommates with the confident Celeste (Chloe East). Humor and conflict ensues.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Him&quot; (April 19)<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.insider.com\/69ccfffa6a864f6fcd7bc3cf?format=jpeg\" alt=\"Tyriq Withers throwing a football and Marlon Wayans pointing in Him\"\/><figcaption>(L-R) Marlon Wayans and Tyriq Withers in &quot;Him.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Universal Pictures<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Produced by Jordan Peele, &quot;Him&quot; follows Cam (Tyriq Withers), a quarterback on the verge of turning pro whose life is turned upside down when he&#039;s invited to train with his idol, played by Marlon Wayans.<\/p>\n<p>Read the original article on Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(L-R) Chloe East and Sadie Sandler in &quot;Roommates.&quot; Scott Yamano\/Netflix The first &quot;Mission: Impossible&quot; and the sequels up to &quot;Rogue Nation&quot; are hitting Netflix. So are horror movies like &quot;A Quiet Place Part II&quot; and the 2022 version of &quot;Scream.&quot; The Netflix original comedy &quot;Roommates&quot; also premieres this month. 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