If there’s one truth every Netflix subscriber learns the hard way, it’s this: the best movies always disappear when you least expect them. May 2025 is bringing that heartbreak early, with several genre-spanning favorites leaving the platform.
From tearjerkers and time-traveling romances to Spidey nostalgia and action-packed comedy, these titles have made their mark…and now they’re making their exit. If you’re wondering what to queue up before it’s gone, we’ve got your watchlist locked and loaded.
Curated with care (and a little urgency), this list features beloved titles that critics and fans alike rave about. So, grab your popcorn and hit play before these gems vanish for good.
1) About Time (2013)
Richard Curtis gives us another masterpiece of love and longing, with Domhnall Gleeson playing a time-hopping romantic trying to perfect life and love. Rachel McAdams glows as Mary, the woman he keeps falling for—again and again. This one will wreck you in the most beautiful way possible. If Love Actually makes you misty-eyed, About Time will have you sobbing into your hoodie.
Leaves Netflix: May 1, 2025
2) Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Miles Morales is back, and the multiverse has never looked more stunning—or more emotionally intense. The animation is jaw-dropping, the stakes are sky-high, and the themes of identity and belonging hit even harder the second time around.
Leaves Netflix: May 1, 2025
3) The Lost City (2022)
Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Radcliffe are seen in a jungle adventure of laughs, lunacy, and heart. If you’re missing adventure comedies like Romancing the Stone, this is your fix. Radcliffe as the eccentric villain? Iconic. And Tatum in that Fabio-style wig? Worth the watch alone.
Leaves Netflix: May 9, 2025
4) Tully (2018)
Charlize Theron and Mackenzie Davis give knockout performances in this brutally frank examination of motherhood, identity, and female friendship. Diablo Cody‘s scythe-sharp script cuts straight through the Instagram-filtered gloss of contemporary parenting. It’s raw, real, and unforgettable.
Leaves Netflix: May 16, 2025
5) A Simple Favor (2018)
With the sequel landing on Prime Video this May, it’s the ideal time to rewatch (or finally watch) this dark, sleek mystery. Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively’s chemistry is otherworldly, and Paul Feig’s direction keeps the suspense delectably frothy. Think Gone Girl with a martini and better outfits.
Leaves Netflix: May 19, 2025
6) Notting Hill (1999)
Because sometimes, you just need Hugh Grant bumbling through love and Julia Roberts saying, “I’m just a girl, standing in front of a boy…” It’s peak rom-com perfection and has aged like fine wine. Don’t let this one slip away if you believe in love at first sight (or second, or third).
Leaves Netflix: May 31, 2025
7) Spider-Man Trilogy (2002–2007)
Before the MCU, there was Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man saga: Tobey Maguire’s sweetly awkward Peter Parker, the thrill of swinging through New York, and a villain lineup we’re still obsessed with. Revisit all three before they swing out of reach.
Leaves Netflix: May 31, 2025
