7 great movies you can watch on Netflix this weekend

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No plans this weekend?

It's a new month, and that means new releases on Netflix.

To make your decisions on what to watch a lot faster, we look through Netflix's selection each week and pick several movies you should watch.

We select a few that have come on the service recently and mix in a couple available movies you might have missed. We also tell you why you should watch them and provide the Netflix synopsis and Rotten Tomatoes critic and audience scores.

From the hilarious women-led Netflix original "Ibiza" to the historical thriller "The Imitation Game," these are wonderful movies on Netflix that you can watch over the weekend.

Here are the movies on Netflix you should check out this weekend:

"Ibiza" (2018) — a Netflix original

Netflix description: When Harper's two best friends tag along on her work trip to Barcelona, they ditch work and fly to Ibiza for Harper, who against her better judgment, falls for a hot DJ.

Critic score: 78%

Audience score: n/a

"Ibiza" is a hilarious movie that takes advantage of gross-out comedy clichés rather than shying away from them, and that's what makes it so great. The three leads — Gillian Jacobs, Phoebe Robinson, and Vanessa Bayer — are excellently cast as quirky but somehow relatable characters, and Richard Madden (aka Robb Stark, RIP) plays an EDM DJ.

"The Imitation Game" (2014)

Netflix description: During World War II, a gay mathematician leads a team of cryptanalysts as they work feverishly to break the Germans' notorious Enigma code.

Critic score: 91%

Audience score: 91%

This important and not-often-told story is one everyone should know. It's well-paced for a historical drama, and Benedict Cumberbatch — who earned his first Oscar nomination for his role as Alan Turing — is fantastic, as is Keira Knightley.

"Cargo" (2018) — a Netflix original

Netflix description: Amid a terrifying pandemic, a father searches the wilds of Australia for someone willing to protect and care for his infant daughter.

Critic score: 82%

Audience score: 71%

Critics are praising "Cargo" for inserting some solid and quite unexpected character-driven drama into a zombie movie, a genre that has been slightly overdone throughout the years. Martin Freeman is great in this film, which one of the best and most exciting original movies Netflix has released.

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