Netflix is not fooling around this April as it bulks up its slate for the first full month of spring. Romance films, comedies and dramas abound on the streamer with a few titles that launched at the end of March making it into the best new films to stream on Netflix in April.

For those in a more serious or wistful mood, The Life List and A Dog’s Way Home will pull at the heartstrings and help viewers feel all the feelings when they watch. Those in the mood for uplift can watch Rudy or The Breakfast Club or Field of Dreams. Those wanting a laugh can stream .

Find the best new movies streaming on Netflix in April 2025 below:

Based on the book by Lori Nelson Spielman, The Life List stars Sofia Carson, Kyle Allen, Connie Britton and more. The feature adaptation, which landed on the streamer at the end of March 2025, is written and directed by Adam Brooks. In the movie, Alex Rose (Carson) receives a video prompt from her mother to make good on her “life list,” which she wrote when she was 13 years old and filled with goals. Alex sets off with her mother’s will executor Bradley (Allen) to accomplish all her goals in order to get more DVD video messages from her mom, and her life radically shifts.