Good movies to watch on Netflix - Page 2

Looking for the best movies to watch on Netflix and not sure where to start? You’re in the right place. This page brings together a carefully curated list of top Netflix movies, ranked using ratings from IMDb and FilmAffinity, two of the most trusted platforms for movie lovers worldwide. By combining global popularity with critical and audience-driven scores, this list helps you discover films that consistently stand out for their storytelling, performances, and overall impact. Whether you’re in the mood for a gripping thriller, an emotional drama, or an unforgettable classic, these highly rated picks make choosing your next movie night a whole lot easier.
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21. Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)

A love story between a mentally ill father who was wrongly accused of murder and his adorable six-year-old daughter. The prison would be his home. Based on the 2013 Korean film 7-beon-bang-ui seon-mul.

Genre: Drama

IMDB Rating 8.2 /10

22. Oppenheimer (2023)

Dramatic retelling of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s role leading the Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bomb. He grapples with moral and political fallout, fame, security hearings and opposes nuclear proliferation.

Genres: Drama, Reality

Filmaffinity Rating 7.4 /10 IMDB Rating 8.2 /10

23. Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

A devout man, Pawan "Bajrangi," finds a speech-impaired Pakistani girl lost in India and vows to return her home. Battling legal, political and logistical obstacles, his cross-border journey becomes a moving testament to compassion bridging national divides.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

24. My Octopus Teacher (2020)

A filmmaker strikes up an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of its world.

Genre: Documentary

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

25. Chak De! India (2007)

Chak De! India follows disgraced ex-captain Kabir Khan, who coaches India's women's hockey team to redemption. Through strict coaching and unity, they overcome conflict to fight for national pride.

Genres: Drama, Family, Sport

IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

26. PK (2014)

An alien named PK (Aamir Khan) lands on Earth, where he will have to get used to living with humans while fixing his spaceship.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Musical, Science fiction

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

27. Platoon (1986)

Young dropout Chris Taylor volunteers for Vietnam combat, faces jungle's chaos and moral crises as rival NCOs Barnes and Elias tear his platoon apart; Stone's raw portrait of war's brutality.

Genres: Drama, Crime

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

28. Dead Poets Society (1989)

At a conservative New England boarding school, free-spirited teacher John Keating inspires students, shy Todd, ambitious Neil and others revive the secret Dead Poets Society, challenge tradition and parental and institutional authority, gain confidence, deepen bonds and pay for following their voice.

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

29. Catch Me If You Can (2002)

In the 1960s, Frank W. Abagnale was a young and elusive criminal who adopted various identities. Carl Hanratty, an FBI agent, had the mission to capture him, but Frank was always one step ahead of him.

Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

30. How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Based on Cressida Cowell's children's book, this comedy action tells the story of Hiccup, a teenage Viking who doesn't fit his tribe's ancient reputation as dragon hunters.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Children, Comedy, Fantasy, Animation, Family

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

31. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Mad Max believes that the best way to survive is to go alone for the world. However, it is dragged to be part of a group that flees through the desert in a War Rig conducted by an elite empress: Furious. They escape from a citadel tyrannized by Immortan Joe. Enraged, the Lord of the War mobilizes all its bands and relentlessly pursues the rebels in a "highway war" revolutions.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Science fiction, Thriller, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

32. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

A family moved to the countryside in the 1950s as the mother is hospitalized. Then, their two daughters became friends with a forest spirit.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Family, Fantasy

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

33. Fargo (1996)

A desperate car salesman stages his wife's kidnapping for ransom; the bungled scheme escalates into violence in the snowy Midwest, while pregnant Chief Marge Gunderson quietly solves the case.

Genres: Comedy, Crime

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10

34. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

After awakening from a coma, Beatrix Kiddo continues her revenge against the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, confronting Budd, Elle and Bill, uncovering her Pai Mei training and that her child survives, leading to a final showdown.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Crime, Thriller, Mystery

IMDB Rating 8.0 /10

35. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

Raj, a fun-loving NRI, and Simran fall in love in Europe. Her traditional father returns her to India to wed a childhood betrothed. Raj follows to Punjab to win Simran and her family’s blessing.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 6.7 /10 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10

36. Castle in the Sky (1986)

Sheeta and Pazu set in motion a chain of irreversible events. They will find a treasure far greater than the power of ruling the world.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Family, Drama, Fantasy, Science fiction, Romance

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10

37. Akira (1988)

A team of scientists has resumed an experiment to find individuals who can control the ultimate weapon: a force called "absolute energy". During a fight, Kaneda’s best friend, Tetsuo, suffers a freak accident and ends up entering a military installation. There the scientists will discover that he is the possessor of absolute energy.

Genres: Animation, Cult, Anime, Action/Adventure, Science fiction, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10

38. Rain Man (1988)

Charlie Babbitt, a selfish young man who hopes to inherit the fortune of his late father, learns that the beneficiary is his brother Raymond (Dustin Hoffman), an autistic man whom he does not know, because he has always lived in a special center.

Genre: Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 7.4 /10 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10

39. Into the Wild (2007)

In the early 1990s, the young and idealistic Christopher McCandless, adopted the name Alexander Supertramp, left his possessions and savings to charity, and left the civilized world for wild Alaska to come into contact with nature and discover the true meaning of life.

Genres: Drama, Action/Adventure

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10

40. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

A thousand years after an apocalyptic war, the Earth appears covered in forests infested with poisonous mushrooms and giant insects. Nausicaä is the princess of the Valley of the Wind, a tiny kingdom. The crisis erupts when the neighboring kingdom of Tolmekia, led by Princess Kushana, invades the Valley of the Wind.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Anime, Fantasy, Animation, Science fiction

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10

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