The movies leaving Netflix this month | Entertainment

Throughout May, high school and college students across the country are finishing their final exams, donning their commencement robes, and shaking and taking their degrees to start the next chapter of their lives. But they aren’t the only ones closing a door—in May 2025, 46 movies are tossing their streaming caps and graduating from Netflix, just without the same pomp and circumstance. 

There are quite a few reasons a movie can get dropped from a streamer like Netflix; perhaps the film’s rights are no longer available, or its popularity doesn’t justify the cost of licensing. The motivation may vary, and though most of Netflix’s May 2025 movie casualties already met their fate on the first of the month, there’s still time to catch some of the departing films. 

As the summer 2025 blockbuster season starts to accelerate, it’s the perfect time for an action-packed mini-marathon. Why don’t you start with 2008’s “Rambo,” which stars Sylvester Stallone as the former Green Beret who gets called back into duty to save a bunch of missionaries from the Burmese Army? Then follow it up with Rambo’s final adventure, 2019’s “Rambo: Last Blood,” which sees him take vengeance against a Mexican cartel targeting his family. Both titles leave Netflix on May 10. 

Looking for a mischievous mystery instead? There are a couple of weeks left to enjoy the 2018 dark comedy “A Simple Favor,” starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick. The film centers on a Connecticut mom vlogger (Kendrick) who discovers her wealthy and glamorous friend (Lively) has gone missing, prompting her to investigate her disappearance. The movie’s sequel, “Another Simple Favor,” just dropped on Prime Video on May 1, 2025, so now’s the perfect time to watch its predecessor before it vanishes from Netflix without a trace on May 19.

There are many more fan favorites whose days are numbered on Netflix. Check out Stacker’s full list of every movie leaving Netflix in May 2025, including supplementary insights from IMDb on each movie’s director, cast, and runtime. In the paraphrased words of Vitamin C, as you stream on… you’ll remember… all the great movie-watching experiences… you had together.

– Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, and Bill Nighy

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Quvenzhané Wallis, Jamie Foxx, and Cameron Diaz

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– Cast: Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Bill Paxton

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– Cast: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, and Sean Young

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, and Jared Leto

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Abigail Breslin, and Rachel Weisz

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Julia Roberts, Albert Finney, and Aaron Eckhart

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Christian Camargo, Sharlto Copley, and Embeth Davidtz

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– Cast: John Goodman, Elizabeth Perkins, and Rick Moranis

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, and Nia Long

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, and Vanessa Hudgens

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, and Logan Lerman

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, and Adrien Brody

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– Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, and Natasha Richardson

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– Cast: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, and Justin Pierce

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– Cast: Julia Roberts, Hugh Grant, and Rhys Ifans

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, and Klaus Maria Brandauer

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– Cast: Kit Harington, Emily Browning, and Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje

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– Cast: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, and Marion Cotillard

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– Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Bokeem Woodbine

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, and Ralph Fiennes

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, and Kirsten Dunst

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, and James Franco

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, and Brian Tyree Henry

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, and John Lithgow

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– Cast: Taraji P. Henson, Adam Rodriguez, and Brian White

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, and Jeanne Tripplehorn

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, and Christopher Walken

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Brendan Fraser, Sadie Sink, and Hong Chau

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, and Paul Reiser

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, and Nipsey Russell

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson, and Matt Dillon

– Leaving Netflix on May 1

– Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, and Rose Byrne

– Leaving Netflix on May 4

– Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Dakota Johnson, and Zachary Gottsagen

– Leaving Netflix on May 5

– Cast: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Radcliffe

– Leaving Netflix on May 9

– Cast: Matthew Mercer, Nicole Tompkins, and Kevin Dorman

– Leaving Netflix on May 9

– Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Julie Benz, and Matthew Marsden

– Leaving Netflix on May 10

– Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Paz Vega, and Sergio Peris-Mencheta

– Leaving Netflix on May 10

– Cast: Dylan McDermott, Charlie Plummer, and Samantha Mathis

– Leaving Netflix on May 15

– Cast: Britney Spears, Anson Mount, and Zoe Saldaña

– Leaving Netflix on May 15

– Cast: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, and Bridget Moynahan

– Leaving Netflix on May 16

– Cast: Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, and Ron Livingston

– Leaving Netflix on May 16

– Cast: Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, and Henry Golding

– Leaving Netflix on May 19

– Cast: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, and Daniel Brühl

– Leaving Netflix on May 28

– Cast: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Annabelle Wallis, and Zahn McClarnon

– Leaving Netflix on May 29