Like all the best streaming services, Netflix gives with one hand and takes with the other. Because while the platform is always adding new movies for subscribers to watch, to make room in its sizeable content library, it also removes some old favorites every month.
At the start of April 2026, Netflix is set to remove a couple of dozen movies, and I’ve combed through the list of films that will soon be waving goodbye to pick out the five you need to watch while you still can. These range from a palm-sweatingly intense documentary, a crowd-pleasing comedy, a thrilling Stephen King adaptation, and a total “dad movie.”
