Netflix has an unusually heavy list of horror movies scheduled for April 2026, though they may seem a little out of date.
Thankfully, there's much-needed variety between the films despite their shared genre and near-simultaneous releases on Netflix.
To narrow things down, the Watch Us team has selected three new Netflix movies to watch in April 2026, as ranked by IMDb.
Our picks include the original story, sequel and sequel to the acclaimed sci-fi/horror flick.
3. 'Her' (2025)
IMDb rating: 5.0
How far would you be willing to go to become one of the greatest football players of all time? A horror flick He poses that question to Cameron Cade (Tyriq Withers), an athlete who grew up idolizing Isaiah White (Marlon Wayans), the respected quarterback of the San Antonio Saviors. Cameron followed in his hero's footsteps and became a college player standing on the cusp of greatness.
When Cameron's career is threatened by a head injury before he can play, the Saviors and Isaiah offer him a chance to join the franchise and succeed his hero. What Cameron doesn't realize is that accepting this contract will cost him more than he wanted. The Saviors and Isaiah have been hiding some big secrets for decades, and the price of their success is coming. If Cameron wants to be a part of that culture, he may have to turn his back on everything he once believed in.
He now streaming on Netflix.
2. 'Shout' (2022)
IMDb rating: 6.3
do not mention it Shout out it was done before Jenna Ortega he became a breakout star because his character, Tara Carpenter, never got scenes without an extended introduction. But the attempt on Tara's life was enough to draw her sister-in-law, Sam Carpenter (Melissa Barrera), I return to Woodsboro. The reason Sam is running for his life is that he finds his disturbing link to the first murder of Ghostface three decades earlier, and someone starts a new round of murders.
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It doesn't take long for Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and Dewey Riley (David Arquette) to be drawn into the hunt for Ghostface's new killer. But they are not just hunters, they are victims. There is nothing a new killer would like more than to kill the first survivors of Woodsboro, and a new generation of teenagers who find themselves on Ghostface's kill list.
Shout out is streaming on Netflix.
1. 'A Quiet Place Part II' (2021)
IMDb rating: 7.2
John Krasinski he returns briefly as Lee Abbott enters A Quiet Place Part IIbut he is leading the sequel to his hugely popular sci-fi/horror flick. After Lee's death, it fell to his wife, Evelyn Abbott (Emily Blunt), to find a safe place for her and her children, Regan (Millicent Simmonds) and Marcus (Noah Jupe). That is especially difficult in a country where even the slightest sound can attract the attention of the brutal attackers who killed Lee.
Evelyn and her children soon meet Emmett (Cillian Murphy), a friend of this family whom they have not seen since the attack began. Emmett may not be the man he once was, and Evelyn doesn't have many options left, especially when she discovers a colony of survivors led by an unnamed man (Djimon Hounsou).
A Quiet Place Part II is streaming on Netflix.
