7 great movies to watch on Netflix this weekend

• Each week, INSIDER rounds up a list of seven great movies to watch on Netflix over the weekend.
• It's a new month! Bust out some tissues for "The Notebook" and take a look at the new Netflix movie "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" on the streaming service.

There's so much content constantly coming and going from Netflix that it can become difficult to find a movie to watch.

That's where we come in to help. Each week, INSIDER selects new and old flicks you may not have realized are on the streaming service to ease your scrolling woes.

It's the start of a new month, so that means a lot of new content was just added to Netflix. From "The Notebook" to a new movie written, directed by, and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind," here are seven movies on the streaming service you should watch this weekend (along with their Rotten Tomatoes scores when available).

Note: Not all of these films are available in countries outside the United States.

1. "The Notebook" (2004)

Netflix description: "Two young lovers are torn apart by war and class differences in the 1940s in this adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' best-selling novel."

Critic score: 53%

Audience score: 85%

"If I'm a bird, you're a bird." Regardless of the critics, if you haven't seen the love story between Allie and Noah starring Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling, you're missing out on a beloved love story. But grab some tissues because this one's sure to make you weep by the end. James Marsden also makes an appearance as the guy who, once again, fails to get the girl. 

Fans in the UK were a bit beside themselves earlier in the week as fans discovered on Netflix overseas that the streaming service had a version of the film with a slight alternate ending.

2. "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" (2019)

Netflix description: "Inspired by a science book, 13-year-old William Kamkwamba builds a wind turbine to save his Malawian village from famine. Based on a true story."

Critic score: 84%

Audience score: n/a

Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor directs, writes, and stars in this emotional drama based on a true story of a young boy (Maxwell Simba) who's trying to save his village and family from starving. Ejiofor gives a fiery performance as a stubborn father who's reaching his breaking point as he can't provide food during a bad crop season and the government is stepping in to give enough aid. The pressure starts tearing his family apart. 

You may need a few tissues for this one as well. It also has some tough parts to watch as plunderers start raiding villages for food. 

3. "Apollo 13" (1995)

Netflix description:"Technical troubles scuttle the Apollo 13 mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew in this chronicle of a true story."

Critic score: 95%

Audience score: 87%

If you didn't watch "First Man" and are looking for another movie about going to space, watch Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, and Ed Harris in this Ron Howard Oscar winner that was also nominated for best picture and best actor in a supporting role (Harris).