Happy Fourth of July! To celebrate the birth of our nation — and the first streaming column of the month — we’ve collected the most notable Certified Fresh films each service has released. Grab that barbecue, settle into your favorite beanbag, and check out this week’s choices.
Steven Spielberg’s family classic — the tale of a young boy named Elliott who discovers an orphaned alien in his backyard — boasts one of the most beloved movie characters in history.
Available now on: Netflix
Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro’s fantastical dark comedy centers on an apartment complex whose landlord is also a butcher who serves fresh — and rather unusual — meat; when a new tenant moves in and discovers the secret, he finds himself in imminent danger.
Available now on: Netflix
In James Cameron’s multiple Oscar-winning romance, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet play star-crossed lovers who meet aboard the ill-fated ocean liner. He teaches her how to spit.
Available 6/28 on: Netflix
Nicolas Cage and Sam Rockwell star in Ridley Scott’s crime comedy about a con man with OCD who discovers he has a teenaged daughter he never knew about and decides to spend a weekend getting to know her.
Available now on: Netflix
Adam Sandler and Emily Watson star in Paul Thomas Anderson’s oddball comedy about a temper tantrum-prone salesman who falls in love when his sister sets him up with an English woman with a few quirks of her own.
Available now on: Netflix
Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, and Tim Robbins star in this sports comedy about a minor league baseball player, the young player he’s assigned to tutor, and the woman both of them fall in love with.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
Johnny Depp stars in Tim Burton’s adaptation of the famous Roald Dahl novel about an eccentric confectioner who invites five children to his mysterious chocolate factory for a tour.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
