What to Watch in July: 25 Notable TV Shows & Streaming Movies

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – June 28, 2021

The month ahead will bring the returns of Ted Lasso and I Think You Should Leave, a What We Do in the Shadows spinoff from New Zealand, new films from Steven Soderbergh and Questlove, the year's most bizarre dating series, and more. In the gallery on this page, our editors have selected the most interesting TV and movie titles debuting at home in the next month, listed in order by premiere date.

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BONUS: Top older titles coming to the streaming services in July

8 Mile (2002) - HBO and HBO Max, 7/1

28 Weeks Later (2007) - Hulu and Paramount+, 7/1

127 Hours (2010) - Hulu, 7/1

20,000 Days on Earth (2014) - Hulu, 7/15

The Act of Killing (2013) - Hulu, 7/15

Alien (1979) - Prime Video, 7/1

The Artist (2011) - Hulu, 7/26

▣ Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021) - Hulu, 7/9 pictured above
That Metascore is deceptively low; few if any films released during the pandemic era have been as funny as this fish-out-of-water (though they literally go to the water) comedy from the Bridesmaids team of Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, who star in addition to writing.

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (2011) - Hulu and Prime Video, 7/1

The Beguiled (2017) - Netflix, 7/16

Boogie Nights (1997) - Netflix, 7/1

Cinema Paradiso (1990) - Paramount+, 7/1

The Conversation (1974) - Hulu, 7/1

Dear White People (2014) - Hulu, 7/1

Django Unchained (2012) - Netflix, 7/24

An Education (2009) - Prime Video, 7/1

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me (2014) - Hulu, 7/1

Eve's Bayou (1997) - HBO Max, 1997

Fargo (1996) - Hulu, 7/1

Frozen River (2008) - Prime Video, 7/1

Gandhi (1982) - HBO Max, 1982

Gimme the Loot (2013) - Hulu, 7/1

Graduation (2017) - Hulu, 7/1

Grandma (2015) - Hulu, 7/1

I, Daniel Blake (2016) - Hulu, 7/1

In a World... (2013) - Hulu, 7/9

Indignation (2016) - Hulu, 7/1

Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) - HBO and HBO Max, 7/1

Leave No Trace (2018) - Hulu, 7/4

Love Story (1970) - Paramount+, 7/1

Lucky (2017) - HBO and HBO Max, 7/1

Midnight in Paris (2011) - Prime Video, 7/1

Midnight Run (1988) - Netflix, 7/1

On the Waterfront (1954) - Prime Video, 7/1

Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) - Prime Video, 7/1

Patton (1970) - Drama, 1970

Personal Shopper (2017) - Hulu, 7/1

Planet of the Apes (1968) - HBO and HBO Max, 7/1

Playing With Sharks (2021) - Disney+, 7/23

The Queen (2006) - Paramount+, 7/1

Rear Window (1954) - Prime Video, 7/1

Reds (1981) - HBO and HBO Max, 7/1

Reservoir Dogs (1992) - HBO and HBO Max, 7/1

Saturday Night Fever [Director's Cut] (1977) - HBO and HBO Max, 7/1

The Sessions (2012) - HBO and HBO Max, 7/1

Shiva Baby (2021) - HBO Max, 7/7

Snowpiercer (2014) - Netflix, 7/2

Stand by Me (1986) - Hulu, 7/1

Star Trek (2009) - Netflix, 7/1

Stray (2021) - Hulu, 7/1

Take Shelter (2011) - Hulu, 7/1

The Terminator (1984) - Hulu and Paramount+, 7/1

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) - Netflix, 7/1

Vertigo (1958) - Prime Video, 7/1

Westworld (1973) - HBO Max, 7/1

Zero Days (2016) - HBO and HBO Max, 7/1

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