Steven Spielberg’s Most Recent Sci-Fi Blockbuster Is Finally Returning to Streaming (And Has More Easter Eggs Than You Can Count)

Netflix is losing an all-time great Steven Spielberg movie this weekend, as November 1st will see Jurassic Park exit the streaming lineup and head over to Peacock. Fortunately, another Spielberg blockbuster is arriving to replace it, though this one is much more recent and a lot more divisive.

On November 1st, Netflix will add Ready Player One to its streaming lineup, which will mark the first time the film has been accessible on a major streaming service in quite some time. The 2018 sci-fi film, based on Ernest Cline’s bestselling novel, was an enormous hit when it was first released, earning nearly $608 million at the box office.

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The big draw for Ready Player One is what also became perhaps its biggest criticism — the film is entrenched in previous pop culture touchstones. From Jason Vorhees to Back to the Future to Mechagodzilla, Ready Player One is steeped in already existing IP. That’s makes the “game” at the center of the story feel so realistic and enticing, but it also makes for a movie that feels like it can only get by on the merits of what has come before.

Regardless of your overall thoughts on Ready Player One, it’s hard to argue against its widespread success. It’s also worth noting that it’s the only outright sci-fi/action movie that Spielberg has made in some time. Those bigger genre films have been a staple of Spielberg’s career, but have been much rarer for him over the last 15-20 years. The 2011 animated movie The Adventures of Tintin was his last journey into those bigger genre adventures prior to Ready Player One. He hasn’t made another one since.

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Everything Coming to Netflix, HBO Max & Other Streaming Services in November 2025

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Ready Player One is going to bring a big sci-fi boost to Netflix’s lineup on November 1st, but it’s far from the only new movie joining the service that day. Below, you can check out the complete list of titles arriving on Netflix at the start of the month.

A Very Vintage Christmas
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Baby Driver
Back to the Future
Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part III
Broadchurch: Season 1
Broadchurch: Season 2
Broadchurch: Season 3
Charlie’s Angels
Crazy Rich Asians
Dear Santa
Doctor Sleep
Don’t Worry Darling
Dr. Dolittle
Dr. Dolittle 2
Elvis
Frances Ha
Game Night
Happy Christmas
The Hangover
The Hangover: Part II
The Hangover: Part III
I Know What You Did Last Summer
In the Heights
Isn’t It Romantic
Judas and the Black Messiah
Just Mercy
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
Life of the Party
The Little Things
Merry Liddle Christmas
The Nun II
Ocean’s 8
Paddington 2
The Patriot
Ready Player One
Tenet
This Is the End
Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas
The Way Back
Wonka