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3 Major Movies Dominating Netflix This Weekend (Sep 26-27)
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The article recommends three films on US Netflix for the weekend of 26–27 September 2026, spanning true crime, horror and adventure.
– *Unabomber*, directed by Janus Metz Pedersen, stars Jacob Tremblay and Russell Crowe in a two-timeline drama about the domestic terrorist and the psychologist who studied him. – *Oculus*, starring Karen Gillan and Brenton Thwaites, follows siblings haunted by their parents’ deaths and offers atmospheric horror with limited gore. – *The Lost City*, led by Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, is a family-friendly adventure involving a kidnapping, an ancient treasure and a star-studded cast.
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In short
- Three Netflix films are highlighted for the weekend.
- Choices range from true crime to horror and adventure.
- Availability is limited to US Netflix.
How this story developed
- 2 months ago The article recommends three films on US Netflix for the weekend of 26–27 September 2026, spanning true crime, horror and adventure. – *Unabomber*, directed by Janus Metz Pedersen, stars Jacob Tremblay and Russell Crowe in a two-timeline drama about the domestic terrorist and the psychologist who studied him.
Full account
Netflix’s weekend recommendations are being framed around crime, horror and familiar television favourites, with the recently launched Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story providing the backdrop. Both reports say Ryan Murphy’s anthology has quickly attracted attention following earlier seasons centred on Jeffrey Dahmer, the Menendez brothers and Ed Gein.
One report highlights Unabomber, described as a true-crime drama directed by Janus Metz Pedersen. It says the film stars Jacob Tremblay as the domestic terrorist Ted Kaczynski and Russell Crowe as a Harvard psychologist who studied him, with Shailene Woodley, Alexander Ludwig and Annabelle Wallis also in the cast. The account says the story moves across two time periods.
The same report recommends Oculus, Mike Flanagan’s 2013 supernatural horror film, ahead of his planned Carrie adaptation. Starring Karen Gillan and Brenton Thwaites as siblings affected by their parents’ deaths, it is presented as a more atmospheric, unsettling choice for viewers who prefer psychological horror to graphic violence.
A second report takes a different route, recommending television rather than films. It suggests the comedy Party Down, about aspiring actors working in Los Angeles catering, and Fox medical drama Doc, in which Molly Parker plays a hospital chief who loses eight years of memories after an incident. Both reports note that their availability applies to Netflix in the United States.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
The first report is presented as a film guide and names Unabomber and Oculus, while the second is a television guide featuring Party Down and Doc.
The first emphasises true crime and horror, whereas the second focuses on comedy and medical drama.
Both use Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story as a current Netflix reference point, but neither source supplied identifies a third recommendation clearly enough to support the headline’s claim of three major films.
Explained simply
The three films offer very different kinds of viewing: a drama based on the Unabomber case, a supernatural horror story and a comic adventure. The Unabomber was the name given to Ted Kaczynski, who carried out a bombing campaign in the United States; the film also follows a psychologist involved in studying him.
Oculus centres on siblings who believe a mirror is connected to their parents’ deaths. The Lost City follows a novelist and her cover model after she is kidnapped in a search for an ancient treasure. Their casts include Karen Gillan and Brenton Thwaites, and Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, respectively.