What to Watch in September: 23 Notable TV Shows & Streaming Movies

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – August 30, 2021

The month ahead will bring the long-awaited Y: The Last Man and Impeachment: American Crime Story, a Billie Eilish special, an unusual anime take on Star Wars, a new sci-fi epic, the return of What We Do in the Shadows, 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 September

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▣ Riders of Justice (2021) - Hulu, 9/16
This entertaining Danish action-comedy starring Mads Mikkelsen as a soldier who returns home from duty after an explosion takes out a train car carrying his wife and daughter, leaving him to seek revenge against the perpetrator of the attack. While that might sound like grim stuff, critics felt the pathos was well balanced by the many unexpected fun and funny moments.

also available:

(500) Days of Summer (2009) - Prime Video, 9/1

About a Boy (2002) - Peacock, 9/1

Apollo 13 (1995) - Prime Video, 9/1

Blade Runner (1982) - Netflix, 9/1

The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - Peacock, 9/15

Corpse Bride (2005) - Hulu, 9/1

Crazy Heart (2009) - Hulu, 9/1

The Deer Hunter (1978) - Peacock, 9/1

Do the Right Thing (1989) - Netflix and Prime Video, 9/1

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1967) - HBO Max, 9/15

El Dorado (1967) - Hulu, 9/1

Election (1999) - Hulu, 9/1

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - Peacock, 9/1

A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Hulu, 9/1

Free Willy (1993) - Hulu, 9/1

Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) - Hulu and Paramount+, 9/1

all 8 Harry Potter films - HBO Max, 9/1

A Hijacking (2013) - HBO and HBO Max, 9/1

Hoosiers (1986) - Hulu and Paramount+, 9/1

The Host (2006) - Prime Video, 9/1

Hotel Rwanda (2004) - Peacock, 9/1

House Party (1990) - Netflix, 9/1

The Invisible Man (1933) - Peacock, 9/15

Jaws (1975) - Netflix, 9/16

The Kids Are All Right (2010) - Prime Video, 9/1

The Killing of Two Lovers (2021) - Hulu, 9/10

King Kong (2005) - HBO and HBO Max, 9/1

Knocked Up (2007) - Peacock, 9/1

La La Land (2016) - Hulu, 9/8

The Last of the Mohicans (1992) - Prime Video, 9/1

Let Me In (2010) - Peacock, 9/1

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - HBO Max, 9/9

The Manchurian Candidate (2004) - Hulu, 9/1

Meet Me in St. Louis (1945) - HBO Max, 9/1

Much Ado About Nothing (2013) - Hulu, 9/1

The Mustang (2019) - Peacock, 9/1

My Golden Days (2016) - HBO and HBO Max, 9/1

Out of Sight (1998) - Peacock, 9/1

Parenthood (1989) - Peacock, 9/1

The Phantom (2021) - Netflix, 9/30

School of Rock (2003) - Netflix, 9/1

Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) - Hulu and Paramount+, 9/1

Slumdog Millionaire (2008) - Hulu and Paramount+, 9/1

The Social Network (2010) - Peacock and Prime Video, 9/1

Stephen King's It (1990 miniseries) - Hulu, 9/1

Traffic (2000) - Prime Video, 9/1

Undine (2021) - Hulu, 9/3

United 93 (2006) - Peacock, 9/1

The World's End (2013) - Peacock, 9/1

The Wrestler (2008) - Hulu, 9/1

Young Frankenstein (1974) - Prime Video, 9/1

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