Not each nice film will get the eye it deserves.
Whether or not it’s as a result of their releases had been fumbled or as a result of individuals merely didn’t get them on the time, the three movies we’re highlighting in September 2025 are just a little underappreciated and missed.
Watch With Us is shining a highlight on these missed motion pictures, starring Amy Adams, Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell, obtainable on a wide range of streaming companies.
Verify them out — particularly in case you missed them the primary time round. You’ll be glad you probably did.
‘Nightbitch’ (2024)
We’ve all heard the tales of moms, stuffed with adrenaline, lifting automobiles off their youngsters, changing into empowered with an nearly supernatural energy. In Nightbitch, Amy Adams performs a mom who’s feeling powerless — her husband’s work schedule retains him touring typically, leaving her as the only caretaker for his or her toddler. The combo of frustration, rage and love she feels turns into so potent that it really transforms her bodily.
As she embraces her new, feral instincts, the Mom (who isn’t named within the movie) begins to affect the opposite mothers in her group. Directed by Marielle Heller (The Diary of a Teenage Woman, A Stunning Day within the Neighborhood) and primarily based on the 2021 novel by Rachel Yoder, Nightbitch is a playfully horrifying examination of motherhood, group and child-rearing.
Nightbitch is obtainable to stream on Hulu.
‘Stranger Than Fiction’ (2006)
IRS auditor Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) is a creature of behavior who by no means strays from his routine — till he hears a narrator’s voice (Emma Thompson) explaining that he’s about to die. As he works frantically to attempt to discover the supply of the voice, he learns that he’s the protagonist of a novel and has no management over his personal future. Accepting his destiny, Harold lastly begins to reside his life to the fullest.
A uncommon, extra dramatic function for Ferrell that he pulls off with aplomb, Stranger Than Fiction is nonetheless a humorous, quirky and intelligent movie. With a supporting solid that features Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Queen Latifah, it’s a candy story about lives value residing and tales value telling.
Stranger Than Fiction is obtainable to stream on Peacock, Tubi and Pluto TV.
‘The Secret Lifetime of Walter Mitty’ (2013)
Directed by and starring Ben Stiller, The Secret Lifetime of Walter Mitty incorporates a number of the surreal vibes that might later make his collection Severance such a success. Stiller performs Walter Mitty, a dissatisfied daydreamer who continually slips into fantasy fairly than residing his actual life.
When Walter’s job at Life journal requires him to trace down a lacking {photograph} from a revered artist, he steps out of fantasy and into actuality — resulting in a harmful, life-changing journey. Visually complicated and emotionally resonant, The Secret Lifetime of Walter Mitty additionally stars Kristen Wiig, Adam Scott, Sean Penn and Kathryn Hahn.
The Secret Lifetime of Walter Mitty is obtainable to stream on Hulu.