3 Overlooked 2025 Movies You Should Stream in January 2026: Fight or Flight and More
2025 has been an eventful year for many people.
Our work or personal life can sometimes prevent us from watching movies that we would otherwise queue up for.
Streamers like Netflix, Paramount+ and Mubi allow We to see high-profile films that we may have missed the first time around at the multiplex.
Watch With Us has compiled a brief list of three big 2025 films that you may have overlooked last year: the action comedy Caught stealingthe aerial thriller Fight or flight and the delicate Josh O’Connor drama The history of sound.
I’ve been into a lot of 90s nostalgia lately, so I’ve been eagerly accepting anything that Caught stealing, Darren AronofskyThe hugely appealing new film Giuliani-era New York had to offer. Austin Butler plays Hank, a former baseball player turned bartender who takes care of his punk next-door neighbor, Russ (Matt Smith), while on his way to London. When two Russian mobsters come looking for a mysterious key he knows nothing about, Hank must find it quickly or lose an organ or two – and maybe his life. Even if he finds it, will these hoodlums leave him or his girlfriend, Yvonne (Zoe Kravitz), leave unscathed?
Caught stealing was ignored by the public when it was released last August, even though everyone is clamoring for more original films. Well, at least you can experience all its subtle charms via streaming. Butler shows why Elvis And Bikers made him a star, and Aronofsky is regaining some of his cinematic mojo after his dour 2022 drama, The Whale. Caught stealing is one of those effortlessly entertaining films that actually takes a lot of effort to make and watch. Do yourself a favor: watch it and realize what we’re missing in multiplexes.
Trap performed well at the box office in 2024, but it wasn’t a big enough hit to be highlighted Josh Hartnett back in the major leagues. It’s a shame, because the Oppenheimer The actor still has plenty of untapped charisma left in the tank for a wide variety of roles in big films. Even in a B movie like Fight or flightHartnett is fascinating as Lucas Reyes, a former Secret Service agent called into action by his former lover, Katherine (Katee Sackhoff).
She needs him to board a plane from Bangkok to San Francisco to locate Ghost, a mysterious hacker who everyone wants dead. Some of Lucas’ traveling companions are assassins in disguise, and he must find out who they are and stop them before they kill their target.
Fight or Flight it looks a lot like High-speed train with Brad Pittbut this action film is much less insufferable due to its pop culture influences and more realistic and violent. The story is absurd, but Hartnett’s performance holds it all together. With his dyed blonde hair, five o’clock shadow, and soulful eyes, he’s the guy you’d want by your side if a plane full of killers wants to take you out.
After the First World War, David (Josh O’Connor) invites his friend Lionel (Paul Mescal) to accompany him on a tour of America to record folk songs in isolated communities. During their journey, the two friends catch up, bond and gradually realize that they have fallen in love with each other. But their romance is impossible to continue for various reasons, and they break up.
It’s just part of the story The history of sounda beautifully made film that is a bit like a cross between Brokeback Mountain And Call me by your name. It’s a love story that’s more sweet than bitter, with two sensitive lead performances from Mescal and O’Connor. Although some may find it a little too slow, I appreciated its leisurely pace: it allows you to soak up the rich atmosphere.
