Tom Power, senior entertainment reporter
Taika Waititi's latest film Next Goal Wins has joined Disney Plus' library, so it's the newest entry in this guide. We've also removed the final two entries for February – The Marvels and Suncoast – as we don't consider them to be new anymore. Lastly, we've updated this article's 'coming soon' section with every movie that's set to arrive in April.
Welcome to TechRadar's new Disney Plus movies guide. Below, we've rounded up the biggest new movies that have joined the streaming giant since the start of March, regardless of whether they're good or bad.
If you're looking for a selection of the greatest films to stream on Disney Plus, you'll want to read our best Disney Plus movies article instead. Some of the entries on that list, as well as this one, are only available on Hulu in the US, however, so viewers stateside will need to sign into another one of the world's best streaming services to check them out.
But we digress. Here are all of the new Disney Plus movies to land on the platform over the last few weeks. Happy streaming!
New Disney Plus movies: March 2024
Next Goal Wins
Release date: March 27
Runtime: 104 minutes
Age rating: PG-13 (US); 12A (UK)
Director: Taika Waititi
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley, Kaimana, David Fane, Rachel House, and Beulah Koale
Rotten Tomatoes (RT) score: 45% (critics); 84% (audience)
Based on the sports documentary of the same name, this Waititi-directed flick stars Fassbender (X-Men, Prometheus) as Thomas Rongen, a Dutch-American soccer coach who attempts to lead the Pacific island nation of America Samoa to the 2014 World Cup.
A sports dramady in every sense of the word, Next Goal Wins is something of a mishit for the usually talented Waititi. True, it's packed with his usual wit and deadpan charm, but it fails to capture the delightful, laugh-out-loud funny, and heart-wrenching tone of some of his better works, such as Marvel's Thor: Ragnarok, JoJo Rabbit, and Reservation Dogs (the latter being part of our best Disney Plus shows list). It's worth checking out if you're a Fassbender and/or Waititi diehard, but I'd otherwise suggest you steer clear of this own goal of a movie.
Watch Next Goal Wins on Disney Plus.
Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version)
Release date: March 15
Runtime: 210 minutes
Age rating: PG-13 (US), 14-plus (UK)
Director: Sam Wrench
Cast: Taylor Swift
RT score: 99% (critics); 98% (audience)
Not content with conquering the music world, pop superstar Taylor Swift wasn't far off dominating the film industry late last year. Indeed, the predecessor to this lengthier concert film – Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour – earned over $260 million at the box office last year, which made it the 11th highest-grossing film of last year.
Now, a longer version of Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour is available to stream exclusively on Disney's primary streaming service. Dubbed Taylor's Version, it contains five additional songs – the fan-favorite 'Cardigan', plus four acoustic numbers – that takes its runtime to a whopping three hours and 30 minutes. Grab your beverage of choice, plenty of snacks, and invite your friends around for a Swifties watch party to check one of the hottest new Disney Plus movies this year. Once you're done, stream these three fantastic concert movies next.
Watch Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor's Version) on Disney Plus.
Poor Things
Release date: March 7 (also available on Hulu)
Runtime: 141 minutes
Age rating: R (US) / 18 (UK)
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Cast: Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Ramy Youssef, and Willem Dafoe
RT score: 92% (critics); 79% (audience)
A wildly creative, outlandishly funny, and Frankenstein's Monster-inspired flick, Poor Things is a freakishly brilliant movie that deserves every award it's won this year.
Stone (The Amazing Spider-Man, La La Land) plays Bella Baxter, a young woman who's brought back to life by eccentric scientist Doctor Godwin Baxter (Dafoe). Desperate to enjoy all of life's frivolities, Bella disobeys her father's orders to stay at home, and chooses instead to run away with debaucherous lawyer Duncan Wedderburn (Ruffalo) on a whirlwind, continent-spanning journey of self-discovery.
Poor Things is a triumph for visual storytelling, practical effects and sets, and reinventing a classic tale of what it means to be human. One to add to your new Disney Plus movies watchlist ASAP (NB: Poor Things was released on Hulu in late February).
Watch Poor Things on Disney Plus.
Morbius
Release date: March 1 (US only)
Runtime: 104 minutes
Age rating: PG-13
Director: Daniel Espinosa
Cast: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona, Jared Harris, and Tyrese Gibson
RT score: 15% (critics); 74% (audience)
One of many Sony-created Spider-Man movie spin-offs that are – how can I put this politely – awful, Morbius is now available on Disney's primary streaming service.
Leto stars as Doctor Michael Morbius, a geneticist whose attempt to cure his rare blood disease turns him into a living vampire. When his surrogate brother Milo (Smith) also becomes a more menacing, blood-sucking, superpowered individual after having the same treatment, Leto's Morbius reluctantly becomes an anti-hero to stop his sibling's rampage across New York City.
Arguably the world Spider-Man spin-off thus far (Madame Web runs it close), Morbius' isn't worth an ounce of your time. That's in spite of what its audience RT rating suggests, too. Stick one of the best Spider-Man movies on or, alternatively, find out how to watch the Spider-Man movies in order. Doing either is better than wasting your time with one of this month's new Disney Plus movies.
Watch Morbius on Disney Plus. (NB: it's available on Netflix in the UK and Foxtel in Australia).
New Disney Plus movies: what's coming soon?
There's one more film that's due out on Disney's main streamer in March, but there are only two new Disney Plus movies on the way in April, too:
- Madu – March 29
- Wish – April 3
- The Greatest Hits – April 12 (UK and Australia only; Hulu in the US)
Not up for a movie? Try our pick of the best Disney Plus shows, see if there's a free Disney Plus trial available, read our Disney Plus review, or get the lowdown on the new Disney Plus price points.
