- Primary Subject: A curated watchlist of notable movies and franchises leaving Netflix US throughout July 2026.
- Key Update: Major cinematic staples, including the entire original Saw franchise and George A. Romero's definitive horror classic Night of the Living Dead, are set to depart Netflix this month.
- Status: Confirmed
- Last Verified: July 2, 2026
- Quick Answer: Stream Night of the Living Dead, Side Effects, and the Saw film franchise on Netflix before their licensing agreements expire throughout July 2026.
July is officially here, and while Netflix is bringing plenty of heat with fresh summer blockbusters, the streamer's monthly rotating door means we have to say goodbye to some absolute favorites. From indie hidden gems and mind-bending psychological thrillers to massive horror franchises, your watchlist is about to get a major shakeup.
If you want to make the best out of your subscription before these titles disappear into the streaming abyss, act fast! Here is your ultimate guide to the essential flicks leaving Netflix this July 2026, and why they deserve your final watch.
Night of the Living Dead — Leaving July 4
George A. Romero's 1968 masterpiece launched the modern zombie genre and completely rewrote the rules of independent cinema. Made on a shoestring budget, Night of the Living Dead is a claustrophobic and accidental social commentary that essentially became the blueprint that inspired everything from The Walking Dead to modern horror.
Night of the Living Dead follows a group who end up trapping themselves inside an isolated Pennsylvania farmhouse to survive a sudden, inexplicable reanimation of the dead who crave human flesh.
The Roommate — Leaving July 7
If you miss the delightfully campy, stylized psychological thrillers of the early 2010s, The Roommate unravels when a college freshman, Sara (Minka Kelly), finds her life spinning completely out of control after pairing with a new roommate, Rebecca (Leighton Meester), whose initially friendly gesture mutates into a deadly, obsessive fixation.
Silent House — Leaving July 8
Before becoming the MCU's Scarlet Witch, Elizabeth Olsen proved her incredible range in this experimental horror flick. While working alongside her father to clean up a secluded lakeside property, Sarah (Elizabeth Olsen) finds herself trapped inside a boarded-up house by an unseen dark force. Silent House was cleverly edited to look like it was captured in one single, continuous, real-time take, keeping viewers suffocatingly close to the panic unraveling on screen.
Side Effects — Leaving July 15
A young woman's (Rooney Mara) world unravels when her psychiatrist (Jude Law) prescribes an experimental new antidepressant to help her cope with her husband's release from prison, leading to a shockingly tragic ending. Side Effects was directed by master filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, whose brilliantly sleek cinematography morphs the film into a direct critique of the pharmaceutical industry behind the film's corporate conspiracy thriller.
The Saw Franchise — Leaving July 19
Netflix is losing a staggering eight movies at once here: Saw, Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, Saw V, Saw VI, Saw: The Final Chapter, and Jigsaw.
While the series eventually became famous for its heavy gore, James Wan's original 2004 Saw is actually a tightly contained low-budget psychological mystery. Bingewatching the evolution of this franchise's complex, soap opera-like continuity lets fans into the dying moral extremist John Kramer's head. Better known as the Jigsaw Killer, he forces carefully targeted victims into agonizing mechanical traps to test their survival skills and will to live.
Sliding Doors — Leaving July 27
The 1998 romantic drama, Sliding Doors, is the definitive "butterfly effect" movie, where it flawlessly alternates between two parallel universes based on a split-second moment: in one reality, Helen (Gwyneth Paltrow) catches her London subway train home, and in the other, she misses it, and unfolds a different story altogether.
Tallulah — Leaving July 29
This touching indie drama, Tallulah, balances its bizarre criminal premise with immense heart. The onscreen chemistry between Page and Janney grounded a wild story into a deeply moving exploration of maternal instincts, loneliness, and unconventional female bonding.
Tallulah follows a fiercely independent transient young woman (Elliot Page), who impulsively rescues a baby from a neglectful wealthy mother and passes the child off as her own with the help of her ex-boyfriend's mother (Allison Janney).
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