If you’re looking for the best movies on Netflix to stream right now, you’ve come to the right place. There are several thousand new titles on Netflix every single year, which can make deciding what to watch on any given night quite a challenge.
We are here to help with a massive list of all the best movies on Netflix. We will continue to update this post throughout the year as new movies start streaming on Netflix. We’ll also take movies off of the list as Netflix removes them.
Emilia Pérez (2024)
- Director: Jacques Audiard
- Cast: Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez
- Running time: 2h 12m
- Rating: R
“Four remarkable women pursue happiness in Jacques Audiard’s audacious, genre-defying film that unfolds through a fever dream of original songs and dance.”
The Lost City (2022)
- Directors: Adam Nee, Aaron Nee
- Cast: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe
- Running time: 1h 52m
- Rating: PG-13
“A romance novelist lands on a jungle adventure with her cover model after she’s abducted by an eccentric billionaire in search of a lost treasure.”
Sixteen Candles (1984)
- Director: John Hughes
- Cast: Molly Ringwald, Justin Henry, Anthony Michael Hall
- Running time: 1h 32m
- Rating: PG
“Her family forgot her birthday, her high school crush doesn’t know she exists and the class clown won’t leave her alone. Happy Sweet 16, Samantha!”
Superbad (2007)
- Director: Greg Mottola
- Cast: Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
- Running time: 1h 53m
- Rating: R
“To impress their crushes, high schoolers Seth and Evan promise to score booze for a house party, kicking off a wild night of misadventure.”
Woman of the Hour (2024)
- Director: Anna Kendrick
- Cast: Anna Kendrick, Daniel Zovatto, Tony Hale
- Running time: 1h 35m
- Rating: R
“An aspiring actress crosses paths with a prolific serial killer in ’70s LA when they’re cast on an episode of “The Dating Game.” Based on a true story.”
Selma (2014)
- Director: Ava DuVernay
- Cast: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr.
- Running time: 2h 8m
- Rating: PG-13
“Facing racism and violence, Martin Luther King Jr. leads a protest in Alabama that culminates in a historic march from Selma to Montgomery.”
A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
- Director: John Krasinski
- Cast: Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millie Simmonds
- Running time: 1h 38m
- Rating: PG-13
“Forced to leave their home, the Abbotts must venture out into a world of deadly creatures drawn to sound — and other threats they never expected.”
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
- Directors: Adil El Arbi, Bilall Fallah
- Cast: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Vanessa Hudgens
- Running time: 1h 56m
- Rating: R
“When a mysterious enemy frames their late captain for corruption, Miami cops Mike and Marcus go rogue to expose a conspiracy — and clear their own names.”
Bridesmaids (2011)
- Director: Paul Feig
- Cast: Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph
- Running time: 2h 4m
- Rating: R
“Determined to outdo an overbearing bridesmaid, an inept but well-meaning maid of honor nearly ruins her best friend’s wedding in this edgy comedy.”
21 Jump Street (2012)
- Directors: Phil Lord, Chris Miller
- Cast: Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Brie Larson
- Running time: 1h 49m
- Rating: R
“Two rookie cops go from park duty to prom when they’re given a big assignment: Bust a drug ring by going undercover as high school students.”
Will & Harper (2024)
- Director: Josh Greenbaum
- Cast: Will Ferrell, Harper Steele
- Running time: 1h 54m
- Rating: R
“When Will Ferrell’s good friend Harper comes out as a trans woman, they take a road trip to bond and reintroduce Harper to the country as her true self.”
Rez Ball (2024)
- Director: Sydney Freeland
- Cast: Jessica Matten, Kauchani Bratt, Kusem Goodwind
- Running time: 1h 53m
- Rating: PG-13
“After losing their star player, a high school basketball team rooted in Native American culture must unite to keep their state championship dreams alive.”
His Three Daughters (2024)
- Director: Azazel Jacobs
- Cast: Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon
- Running time: 1h 44m
- Rating: R
“Emotions run high when three estranged sisters reunite in a cramped New York City apartment to watch over their ailing father during his final days.”
Rebel Ridge (2024)
- Director: Jeremy Saulnier
- Cast: Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb
- Running time: 2h 11m
- Rating: TV-MA
“A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin’s bail.”
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
- Director: Takashi Yamazaki
- Cast: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada
- Running time: 2h 5m
- Rating: PG-13
“In postwar Japan, a traumatized former fighter pilot joins the civilian effort to fight off a massive nuclear-enhanced monster attacking their shores.”
First Man (2018)
- Director: Damien Chazelle
- Cast: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke
- Running time: 2h 20m
- Rating: PG-13
“Astronaut Neil Armstrong spends a decade training for the flight of a lifetime, as he prepares to be the first man to walk on the moon.”
Hit Man (2024)
- Director: Richard Linklater
- Cast: Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio
- Running time: 1h 55m
- Rating: R
“A mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man in police stings ignites a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a potential client.”
Suzume (2022)
- Director: Makoto Shinkai
- Cast: Nanoka Hara, Hokuto Matsumura, Eri Fukatsu
- Running time: 2h 2m
- Rating: PG
“After she unknowingly opens a door of chaos, 17-year-old Suzume joins forces with a young man to help prevent more calamity from befalling Japan.”
One Piece Film: Red (2022)
- Director: Gorō Taniguchi
- Cast: Mayumi Tanaka, Kazuya Nakai, Akemi Okamura
- Running time: 1h 55m
- Rating: PG-13
“A new adventure begins for Luffy and his crew when mysterious pop superstar Uta unveils her identity — and launches a misguided plan for world peace.”
Society of the Snow (2024)
- Director: J. A. Bayona
- Cast: Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt
- Running time: 2h 25m
- Rating: R
“Following a plane crash in the remote heart of the Andes, survivors join forces and become each other’s best hope as they navigate their way back home.”
May December (2023)
- Director: Todd Haynes
- Cast: Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Charles Melton
- Running time: 1h 57m
- Rating: R
“Decades after their scandalous relationship made headlines, a couple starts to unravel when a famous actor arrives to research them for her new film.”
The Killer (2023)
- Director: David Fincher
- Cast: Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Arliss Howard
- Running time: 1h 59m
- Rating: R
“After a fateful near miss, an assassin battles his employers — and himself — on an international hunt for retribution he insists isn’t personal.”
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
- Directors: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson
- Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry
- Running time: 2h 20m
- Rating: PG
“Teen Miles Morales teams up with Gwen Stacy on a new adventure, facing sinister foe The Spot and a vast legion of parallel heroes in the Multiverse.”
Nimona (2023)
- Director: Nick Bruno & Troy Quane
- Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang
- Running time: 1h 42m
- Rating: PG
“A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence. But what if she’s the monster he’s sworn to destroy?”
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
- Director: Edward Berger
- Cast: Felix Kammerer, Albrecht Schuch, Aaron Hilmer
- Running time: 2h 28m
- Rating: R
“When 17-year-old Paul joins the Western Front in World War I, his initial excitement is soon shattered by the grim reality of life in the trenches.”
Klaus (2019)
- Director: Sergio Pablos
- Cast: Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones
- Running time: 1h 37m
- Rating: PG
“After proving himself to be the worst student at the academy, a postman is sent to a frozen town in the North where he discovers a reclusive toymaker named Klaus.”
Hustle (2022)
- Director: Jeremiah Zagar
- Cast: Adam Sandler, Queen Latifah, Ben Foster
- Running time: 1h 58m
- Rating: R
“After a down-on-his-luck basketball scout discovers an extraordinary player abroad, he brings the phenom back without his team’s approval.”
The End of Evangelion (1997)
- Director: Kazuya Tsurumaki & Hideaki Anno
- Cast: Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yūko Miyamura
- Running time: 87 minutes
- Rating: TV-MA
“NERV face off against the Eighteenth Angel, humanity itself, but in the end the fate of the world depends upon Shinji’s choices.”
Marriage Story (2019)
- Director: Noah Baumbach
- Cast: Scarlett Johannson, Adam Driver, Laura Dern
- Running time: 2h 17m
- Rating: R
“A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a gruelling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal and creative extremes.”
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
- Director: Mike Rianda
- Cast: Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph
- Running time: 1h 54m
- Rating: PG
“Young Katie Mitchell embarks on a road trip with her proud parents, younger brother and beloved dog to start her first year at film school. But their plans to bond as a family soon get interrupted when the world’s electronic devices come to life to stage an uprising. With help from two friendly robots, the Mitchells must now come together to save one another — and the planet — from the new technological revolution.”
The Power of the Dog (2021)
- Director: Jane Campion
- Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons
- Running time: 2h 6m
- Rating: R
“A domineering rancher responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son, until the unexpected comes to pass.”
RRR (2022)
- Director: S. S. Rajamouli
- Cast: N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn
- Running time: 3h 2m
- Rating: TV-MA
“A tale of two legendary revolutionaries and their journey far away from home. After their journey they return home to start fighting back against British colonialists in the 1920s.”
The Sea Beast (2022)
- Director: Chris Williams
- Cast: Karl Urban, Zaris-Angel Hator, Jared Harris
- Running time: 1h 59m
- Rating: PG
After spending the first two decades of his career at Disney working on the likes of Mulan, Bolt, Big Hero 6, and Moana, director Chris Williams charted a new course with Netflix. His first movie after leaving Disney was The Sea Beast, which is a thrilling animated adventure about the young orphan girl Maisie Brumble (Zaris-Angel Hator), who joins the sea monster hunter Jacob Holland (Karl Urban) on his quest to slay the elusive Red Bluster for the King and Queen. Along the way, they learn that the legend of the monsters might not line up with reality.
We’ll be back each month with updates to this list as movies join and leave the Netflix library. You can also check out all of the new releases on Netflix here.
