2 weapons best new movies on netflix this week feb 18

2 pistols – Image: Universal Pictures

Looking for a new movie to watch on Netflix? We’ve picked out some of the best new movies to hit Netflix over the past week (give or take). There are new and old movies worth your time this week, so let’s waste no time and dive deeper.

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2 pistols (2013)

Classification: R.
Language: English
Gender: Action, Suspense
Director: Balthazar Kormakur
Cast: Denzel Washington Mark Wahlberg Paula Patton
Writer: Blake Masters, Steven Grant
Execution time: 109min / 1h 49m

Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg headlined this action thriller that was released in theaters a decade ago (!). The film follows a DEA agent and an undercover naval intelligence officer who investigate each other and eventually have to team up.

In a glowing review around the time of release, the vintage times gave it a four star review saying that the film is as if «lethal weapon and Night race they were pool balls, Kormkur’s direction is for the cue ball to hit those two and hit ‘2 Guns’ right into the corner pocket.»


the king woman (2022)

Classification: PG-13
Language: English
Gender: Action, Drama, History
Director: Gina Prince Bythewood
Cast: Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch
Writer: Dana Stevens, Maria Bello
Execution time: 135min / 2h 15m

Also from Sony Pictures but released last year, The Woman King is coming to Netflix in the US as part of the first window deal Netflix has with the studio.

Here’s what to expect from the BAFTA-nominated film if you decide to watch it now that it’s on Netflix.

“In the 1820s, a battle-tested general trains a new generation of female warriors to protect his kingdom from a powerful enemy. Inspired by real events.»


The uterus (2022)

Classification: TV-MA
Language: Indonesian
Gender: Suspense
Director: Fajar Nugros
Cast: Naysila Mirdad, Dimas Anggara, Lydia Kandou
Writer: Deo Mahameru
Execution time: 116min / 1h 56m

As you may have discovered, some of the international horrors on Netflix are some of the scariest. One of those movies that we haven’t even dared to complete is The uterus (also know as Inang).

Released on the festival circuit last year, this little indie-horror is about a woman struggling with a woman with an unplanned pregnancy and desperately seeking help.

In his review, the small outlet The scariest things he gave the film four and a half stars out of five, saying it was filled with «pregnancy paranoia, mystifying set pieces, hidden oddities, and plenty of surprises, superbly acted and beautifully shot.»


White guy (2017)

Classification: TV-14
Language: English
Gender: Documentary, Crime
Director: shawn rech
Cast: Richard Wershe Jr., Scott M. Burnstein, Dana Hathaway
Writer: Brandon Kimber Seth Ferranti
Execution time: 82min / 1h 22m

Returning to Netflix after departing early last year, White Boy is a documentary film looking at the alleged teenage drug dealer known as «White Boy Rick.»


Last chance to watch on Netflix

The spell 2 (2016)

Leaving Netflix on February 21

the conjuring 2 new on netflix

Image: Warner Bros. Pictures

Sticking with horror, you only have a few days to watch James Wan’s horror sequel, The spell 2.

The film, which stars Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, and Frances O’Connor, is set in 1976 and follows two paranormal investigators who investigate the Amityville murders at the Amityville house.


What new movies are you watching on Netflix this week? Let us know in the comments below.