The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in May 2026

May is here, and while that brings the summer movie season in theaters, there are plenty of sizzling streaming suggestions too. Yes, it’s time for the Nerd’s Watch, the place to find out all the best genre titles coming to Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Peacock, and more. Plus, we do the work for you. These are just the titles we think you’d care about. What follows is a list of the best stuff on all the big streaming services. We look at all those long, annoying lists and whittle them down to a few dozen titles that we think are noteworthy this month. Some are new, some are old, but either way, we’ll tell you why you should care. Or at least joke about it. Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, and even Andy Serkis star in this heartwarming comedy about a 13-year-old girl who gets to become her 30-year-old self. Just lovely all around. Karyn Kusama’s 2009 horror film wasn’t a hit upon release, but every single day, the cult following grows, and rightfully so. Now, a spot on Netflix should only inspire people to join the cause as they watch Megan Fox eat evil men. One of the best sci-fi films of the 1990s is this action-packed satire about teenagers who join the military to travel the galaxy and