The Best Movies From Other Countries on Netflix Canada
Netflix’s catalog changes from country to country, that means thousands of amazing movies never show up in your local library and while traveling you can loose access to movies in your country.
With a VPN, you can regain access to your country library while traveling, from award-winning films to hidden gems that rarely get international attention.
On this page, you’ll find a carefully curated list of the best movies available on Netflix from other countries. These movies might be available in your country in a future, but they aren’t available for now.
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1. The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The main character will gain the confidence of the director of the centre and the respect of his fellow prisoners. He is convicted of the murder of his wife, after being sentenced to life imprisonment.
Genres: Crime, Drama
Countries: Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Netherlands and 11 country/es more.
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2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Sauron besieges Minas Tirith. Aragorn claims his heritage and rallies allies; Gandalf and Théoden hold the line while Frodo and Sam, guided by Gollum, risk everything to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Science fiction, Drama
Countries: Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Netherlands and 10 country/es more.
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3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Frodo Baggins inherits the One Ring, Sauron’s weapon to dominate Middle-earth. To destroy it, he leaves the Shire for Mount Doom. A Fellowship—hobbits, Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Boromir—protects him against Sauron’s forces and the Ring’s corrupting influence. Their quest decides Middle-earth!
Genres: Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Science fiction, Drama
Countries: Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Netherlands and 10 country/es more.
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4. Forrest Gump (1994)
Forrest Gump suffers a mental retard from young age. But thanks to his tenacity and good heart, he will be the protagonist of crucial events in his country.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Countries: United States.
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5. Inception (2010)
Espionage expert Dom Cobb has condemned him to be a fugitive. His only chance to change his life will be to do the exact opposite of what he has always done. But his plan is complicated by the intervention of someone who predicts each of his movements.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Mystery, Science fiction, Thriller
Countries: Australia, Japan, Switzerland, Turkey.
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6. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
After the Fellowship breaks, Frodo and Sam press into Mordor with Gollum as a dangerous guide to destroy the Ring. Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli pursue orcs, aid Rohan against Saruman and Wormtongue, while Gandalf returns as the White; armies muster and Middle-earth faces epic war. All depends on them.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Science fiction, Drama
Countries: Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Netherlands and 10 country/es more.
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7. The Matrix (1999)
Thomas A. Anderson, hacker Neo, learns his reality is the Matrix — a machine-made simulation enslaving humans. Recruited by Morpheus and Trinity, Neo must fight agents and choose whether to become "The One" and free humanity.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Science fiction
Countries: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Japan, Chile and 3 country/es more.
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8. GoodFellas (1990)
Henry Hill is fascinated by the life of gangsters in his neighborhood. At the age of 13, he decides to join the mafia organization as a errand boy. He gains the confidence of his bosses, thanks to which he will go up in rank .
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama
Countries: Finland, Germany, Mexico, Colombia, Norway and 17 country/es more.
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9. The Green Mile (1999)
A gigantic black man is accused of brutally murdering two nine-year-old sisters. After a naive and childish personality, Coffee hides a prodigious supernatural gift. He is awaiting his imminent execution.
Genres: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Countries: Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia and 4 country/es more.
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10. Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Set in late-1930s Italy, Guido shields his son from concentration-camp horrors by turning their ordeal into an imagined game, using humor and love to preserve hope.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Countries: Australia.
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11. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Private James Ryan launched himself with his squadron of paratroopers behind enemy lines. His three brothers have died in the war and the men of Captain John Miller’s patrol must risk their lives to find him.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, History
Countries: Saudi Arabia, Germany, India, Poland, Chile and 25 country/es more.
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12. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Clarice Starling, an FBI trainee, aids a hunt for 'Buffalo Bill,' who skins women. She consults imprisoned cannibal Dr. Hannibal Lecter, trading personal truths for clues to stop the killer.
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Horror
Countries: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru and 2 country/es more.
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13. 20 Days in Mariupol (2023)
20 Days in Mariupol documents Ukrainian journalists trapped during the 2022 siege, recording bombardment, wounded civilians, mass graves and the maternity hospital bombing—an urgent, intimate witness account.
Genres: Documentary, History
Countries: Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Peru and 2 country/es more.
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14. Back to the Future (1985)
A random mistake leads Marty McFly to 1955, a year in which his parents had not yet met. After preventing his first encounter, he must get them to meet and get married.
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Science fiction, Action/Adventure, Romance, Family, Drama
Countries: Saudi Arabia, Germany, India, Poland, Chile and 28 country/es more.
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15. Léon: The Professional (1994)
Mathilda is a 12-year-old girl with a drug dealer as a father, who does business with Stan, a corrupt D.E.A. agent. One day, while Mathilda is in a supermarket, Stan kills his family. She then takes refuge in the house of Léon, a lonely and mysterious neighbor who turns out to be a hit man.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Thriller, Drama
Countries: Australia, Japan.
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16. American History X (1998)
A "skin head" of neo-nazi ideology is imprisoned for murdering a black man. He returns to his neighborhood willing to move away from the world of violence.
Genres: Drama, Crime
Countries: Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Netherlands and 9 country/es more.
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17. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
A gang of gunmen has murdered a widower of Irish origin. Brett McBain has prepared a welcome party for his future wife, who comes from new orleans. when she arrives, she finds that a gang of gunmen has murdered them all.
Genre: Action/Adventure
Countries: Brazil, Australia, Mexico, Colombia, Chile and 2 country/es more.
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18. Parasite (2019)
Parasite follows the impoverished Kim family as they infiltrate the wealthy Parks' household by fraud and manipulation. Their scheme to escape poverty becomes a darkly comic, violent critique of class and entitlement.
Genres: Comedy, Thriller
Countries: Brazil, Australia, Thailand, Mexico, Colombia and 6 country/es more.
19. Capernaum (2018)
Capernaum follows 12-year-old Zain from Beirut’s slums who sues his parents for giving him life. Facing poverty, neglect and his sister’s death, he survives on the streets, bonds with migrant Rahil, is imprisoned, and seeks justice for a stolen childhood.
Genres: Drama, Crime
Countries: South Korea.
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20. Inglourious Basterds (2009)
In the second world war, Shosanna Dreyfus witnessed the execution of her family. After fleeing to Paris, she adopted a new identity as the owner of a cinema. Lieutenant Aldo Raine trained a group of Jewish soldiers ("The Basterds") to attack concrete targets.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Countries: Saudi Arabia, India, Mexico, Colombia, Indonesia and 12 country/es more.
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