Best Movies on Netflix Right Now

The 100 best movies you can stream on Netflix in the US this month, ranked by Kernel Score. Each pick includes our verdict and a parents' age guide. Updated 2026-10-12.

  1. I Swear 97% · 2025 · ages 15+
  2. Alien 96% · 1979 · ages 15+
    A slow-building haunted-house story set on a space freighter, where a creature picks off the crew. It still works because of its atmosphere, its tension and the design of the monster.
  3. Memento 96% · 2000 · Rated R
    A revenge thriller told in reverse, so you're as confused as the hero, who can't form new memories. It's clever, bleak and rewards a second viewing, and it puts you inside his head.
  4. Top Gun: Maverick 96% · 2022 · ages 10+
    A rare sequel that tops the original, with real flying, a likeable Tom Cruise and a clean, emotional story. Its action is thrilling and easy to follow.
  5. Grave of the Fireflies 96% · 1988 · ages 11+
    Two orphaned children try to survive in wartime Japan. It's a devastating, honest animated film that never plays down the cost of war on the young. Watch it knowing it will hurt, and you will remember it.
  6. The Prestige 95% · 2006 · ages 11+
    Two rival stage magicians spend years trying to ruin each other, and Nolan builds the story like a trick, with clues you can miss. It is dark, clever and rewarding to rewatch, with a final twist that fits.
  7. Aliens 94% · 1986 · ages 15+
    Ripley returns with a squad of marines in an action-heavy follow-up to Alien. It is tense, exciting and full of great characters, and it's one of the best sequels ever made.
  8. The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo 94% · 2020 · ages 13+
  9. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 93% · 1995 · Rated G
    One of Bollywood's biggest love stories, about two young people and a stern father. It's long and full of songs, but it's warm, charming and utterly sincere.
  10. 1917 92% · 2019 · ages 14+
    A World War I mission shot to look like one unbroken take. The technique pulls you into the trenches and never lets go, and the cast of young soldiers keeps it human. Visually extraordinary and tense throughout.
  11. Klaus 92% · 2019 · all ages
    A warm, beautifully drawn Christmas story about a lazy postman and a reclusive toymaker. It's funny, sweet and inventive, and a genuine alternative to the usual holiday fare.
  12. Counterattack 92% · 2025 · ages 15+
  13. Violet Evergarden: The Movie 92% · 2020 · ages 6+
  14. Grand Theft Auto VI: An Extended Look 92% · 2026 · Rated R
  15. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 91% · 2018 · ages 6+
    Miles Morales gets bitten by a spider and becomes one of several Spider-people in a film that looks like a living comic book. It is funny, fast and heartfelt, and one of the most inventive superhero films ever made.
  16. Psycho 91% · 1960 · ages 15+
    A woman steals money and stops at a lonely motel, with a famous shock that changed horror. Hitchcock builds dread slowly, and the film still works as a tense, unsettling thriller.
  17. Lion 91% · 2016 · ages 11+
    A true story about a lost boy who finds his way home 25 years later, and it earns its tears. Dev Patel is excellent, and the young lead in the first half is remarkable.
  18. Miracle in Cell No. 7 91% · 2019
    A heart-on-sleeve Turkish drama about a father jailed unjustly. It's melodramatic, but the performances are strong and it will make you cry.
  19. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio 91% · 2022 · ages 8+
    Guillermo del Toro's stop-motion Pinocchio is dark, beautiful and moving, set in fascist Italy with a story about being loved as you are. It's more serious than most family films, and easily one of the best animated movies in years.
  20. Purple Hearts 91% · 2022 · Rated PG-13
    A fake-marriage romance with a heart, well liked by viewers. The leads are charming and the music is good, though it follows the genre formula and leans sentimental.
  21. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 91% · 1997 · ages 15+
  22. Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man 91% · 2026 · ages 15+
  23. Miraculous World: New York, United HeroeZ 91% · 2020 · all ages
  24. BLACKPINK: Light Up the Sky 91% · 2020 · ages 11+
  25. David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet 91% · 2020 · ages 6+
  26. Green Book 90% · 2018 · ages 11+
    A warm road-trip comedy-drama about an unlikely friendship in the segregated 1960s South. Mahershala Ali and Viggo Mortensen are very good. It is crowd-pleasing and gentle, some say too gentle on its subject.
  27. Society of the Snow 90% · 2023 · ages 13+
    The true story of a rugby team stranded in the Andes after a plane crash. It is harrowing, humane and beautifully shot, and focuses on the people rather than shock. Subtitled, and hard to watch at times.
  28. Loving Vincent 90% · 2017 · ages 11+
  29. KPop Demon Hunters 90% · 2025 · ages 7+
  30. On My Skin 90% · 2018
  31. The Art of Racing in the Rain 90% · 2019 · ages 8+
  32. My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising 90% · 2019 · ages 11+
  33. 20th Century Girl 90% · 2022 · ages 11+
  34. 13th 90% · 2016 · ages 11+
  35. Silenced 90% · 2011 · ages 15+
  36. New Gods: Nezha Reborn 90% · 2021
  37. Making Squid Game: The Challenge 90% · 2023 · Rated PG-13
  38. The Sixth Sense 89% · 1999 · ages 11+
    A quiet, eerie ghost story about a child psychologist and a frightened boy, built on atmosphere rather than gore. The ending is famous for a reason, and the film is moving as well as scary.
  39. About Time 89% · 2013 · ages 11+
    A warm, funny and quietly moving romance with a time-travel idea at its centre. It's really about family and appreciating ordinary days, and the Richard Curtis touch makes it easy to love.
  40. Dallas Buyers Club 89% · 2013 · ages 15+
    Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto give two of the most committed performances of their careers in this true-ish story of an AIDS patient smuggling drugs in 1980s Texas. It's angry, funny and humane.
  41. Puss in Boots: The Last Wish 89% · 2022 · ages 5+
    A fairy-tale sequel that's funnier, sharper and better looking than most animated films. Puss learns he has one life left, and the film uses that to say something real about fear. Adults will enjoy it as much as kids.
  42. The Deer Hunter 89% · 1978 · ages 15+
    Three steelworkers go to Vietnam and come back changed. It's long, slow in its first act and sometimes brutal, but the wedding, the war scenes and the aftermath leave a lasting mark.
  43. Straight Outta Compton 89% · 2015 · ages 15+
    This tells how N.W.A. rose from Compton to fame, and it's loud, well acted and entertaining. It's a little long and tidy about its own heroes, but the music and the energy carry it.
  44. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 89% · 2019 · ages 8+
  45. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 89% · 2021 · ages 11+
  46. Dangal 89% · 2016 · ages 8+
  47. My Octopus Teacher 89% · 2020 · all ages
  48. I'm Still Here 89% · 2024 · ages 11+
  49. Miraculous World: Shanghai - The Legend of Ladydragon 89% · 2021
  50. Miss Americana 89% · 2020 · ages 15+
  51. Bo Burnham: Inside 89% · 2021 · ages 15+
  52. Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll 89% · 2019
  53. Out of the Clear Blue Sky 89% · 2019
  54. ariana grande: excuse me, i love you 89% · 2020 · ages 8+
  55. Ultraman: Rising 89% · 2024 · ages 6+
  56. Let Go 89% · 2024
  57. My Father's Violin 89% · 2022
  58. Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom 89% · 2015 · ages 14+
  59. 12th Fail 89% · 2023 · ages 5+
  60. Scarface 88% · 1983 · ages 15+
    A loud, violent and operatic crime epic about a rise-and-fall drug lord. Al Pacino is magnetic. It is long, brutal and often excessive, but few gangster films have been this quotable or influential.
  61. Call Me by Your Name 88% · 2017 · ages 15+
    A slow, sun-drenched summer romance in Italy between a teenager and a graduate student. Delicate, beautifully shot and emotionally honest, though its leisurely pace and age gap will not suit everyone.
  62. Marriage Story 88% · 2019 · ages 13+
    A painful, honest and often funny story of a marriage ending. Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson give excellent performances, and it never takes a side.
  63. The Mitchells vs. the Machines 88% · 2021 · ages 8+
    A dysfunctional family road trip collides with a robot uprising in a fast, funny animated film with a distinctive hand-drawn look. It's full of jokes, genuinely warm about parents and teens, and good for the whole family.
  64. Hustle 88% · 2022 · ages 11+
  65. How to Train Your Dragon 88% · 2025 · ages 6+
  66. Beasts of No Nation 88% · 2015 · ages 16+
  67. Suzume 88% · 2022 · ages 11+
  68. A Whisker Away 88% · 2020 · ages 6+
  69. Nimona 88% · 2023 · ages 11+
  70. PK 88% · 2014 · Rated PG-13
  71. STRAW 88% · 2025 · ages 15+
  72. Bad Genius 88% · 2017 · ages 11+
  73. Icarus 88% · 2017
  74. Rurouni Kenshin: The Final 88% · 2021 · ages 13+
  75. Entergalactic 88% · 2022 · ages 15+
  76. Me Against You: Mr. S's Vendetta 88% · 2020
  77. Seaspiracy 88% · 2021 · ages 11+
  78. Bo Burnham: Make Happy 88% · 2016 · ages 15+
  79. Paper Lives 88% · 2021 · Rated NR
  80. How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies 88% · 2024 · ages 8+
  81. Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King 88% · 2023 · ages 11+
  82. Green Snake 88% · 2021
  83. Forgotten Love 88% · 2023 · ages 11+
  84. HOMECOMING: A film by Beyoncé 88% · 2019 · ages 15+
  85. Beyond the Universe 88% · 2022 · ages 13+
  86. Tune in for Love 88% · 2019
  87. Hannah Gadsby: Nanette 88% · 2018
  88. Period. End of Sentence. 88% · 2018 · ages 8+
  89. John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City 88% · 2018 · ages 15+
  90. Virunga 88% · 2014
  91. Nightcrawler 87% · 2014 · ages 15+
    A tense, nasty character study of a man who films crime scenes for cash and has no moral brakes. Gyllenhaal is unnerving, and the film stays funny and uncomfortable at once.
  92. The Black Phone 87% · 2022 · ages 15+
    A grim, effective thriller about a boy held in a basement by a masked killer. It builds real tension and the child actors are good. It's disturbing but not over-the-top gory.
  93. All Quiet on the Western Front 87% · 2022 · ages 15+
    A harrowing German-made First World War drama about teenage soldiers who enlist full of pride and find only mud and slaughter. It's relentlessly bleak and powerfully made, and not a film to enjoy.
  94. Lawrence of Arabia 87% · 1962 · ages 8+
    David Lean's desert epic follows T.E. Lawrence through war, glory and self-doubt, with Peter O'Toole at its centre. It's long and slow by modern standards, but the scale, landscapes and central performance make it a landmark.
  95. The Two Popes 87% · 2019 · ages 11+
    Two men of very different temperaments, a conservative Pope and a liberal cardinal, talk through faith, doubt and the church's future. It's warm, funny and beautifully acted by Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce, and the talk is the point.
  96. Frankenstein 87% · 2025 · ages 14+
    Guillermo del Toro's gothic version follows a driven scientist and the creature he builds. It's lavish and heartfelt, more about two wounded souls than horror, though some will find it slow.
  97. The Warriors 87% · 1979 · ages 15+
  98. Forgotten 87% · 2017 · ages 14+
  99. Arthur the King 87% · 2024 · ages 11+
  100. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle 87% · 2025 · ages 14+

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