The Best Movies From Other Countries on Netflix Switzerland

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.

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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 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.

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 IMDB Rating 9.0 /10

2. 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.

Filmaffinity Rating 8.0 /10 IMDB Rating 8.9 /10

3. 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.

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.8 /10

4. Pulp Fiction (1994)

Jules and Vincent, two dim-witted hit men, work for gangster Marsellus Wallace. Vincent tells Jules that Marsellus has asked him to take care of Mia, his attractive wife. When it's time to work, you both need to "get down to business". His mission: retrieve a mysterious briefcase.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Countries: Finland, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Mexico, Colombia and 18 country/es more.

Filmaffinity Rating 8.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.8 /10

5. 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.

Filmaffinity Rating 8.0 /10 IMDB Rating 8.8 /10

6. 12th Fail (2023)

A sincere small-town man heads to Delhi to become a police officer, facing systemic adversity at every step ahead of the notorious civil service exams.

Genres: Musical, Drama, Drama

Countries: Saudi Arabia, United States, Germany, Poland, Chile and 30 country/es more.

Filmaffinity Rating 7.0 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10

7. 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.

Filmaffinity Rating 8.5 /10 IMDB Rating 8.6 /10

8. 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.

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.6 /10

9. 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.

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

10. Whiplash (2014)

The goal of Andrew Neiman, an ambitious young jazz drummer, is to make it big at the elite East Coast Conservatory of Music. When a teacher chooses Andrew to be part of the group, the young man's life will change.

Genre: Drama

Countries: United States, Canada, South Korea.

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

11. 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.

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

12. Gladiator (2000)

In the year 180, the Roman Empire dominates the known world. After a great victory over the barbarians of the north, the old emperor Marco Aurelio decides to transfer power to Maximus. His son, who aspired to the throne, does not accept it and tries to murder Maximus.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

Countries: Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Canada, Philippines and 4 country/es more.

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

13. 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.

IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

14. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Miles Morales is swept into the Multiverse, reunites with Gwen and a team of Spider‑people. When the Spot threatens reality the group fractures; Miles must grow, clash with strict leaders, and fight to save loved ones and countless worlds.

Genres: Family, Children, Science fiction, Action/Adventure

Countries: Australia, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, India and 5 country/es more.

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

15. 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.

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10

16. 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.

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10

17. Good Will Hunting (1997)

Will is a young rebel with amazing intelligence, especially for mathematics. The discovery of his talent by the teachers will raise a dilemma: continue with his usual life - an easy work, good friends with whom to have some beers - or take advantage of his great intellectual qualities in some university. Only the advice of a lonely and bohemian teacher will help you decide.

Genre: Drama

Countries: Canada.

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10

18. Memento (2000)

After an assault leaves Leonard unable to form new memories, he tattoos facts, uses photos and notes to hunt his wife's killer. Nonlinear scenes reveal manipulation, self-deception and shifting truths.

Genres: Drama, Mystery

Countries: Japan, South Korea.

IMDB Rating 8.4 /10

19. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

In a parallel universe where Peter Parker has died, a young high school man named Miles Morales is the new Spider-Man. When mafia leader Wilson Fisk builds the "Super Collider" brings in an alternative version of Peter Parker.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Animation, Science fiction, Comedy, Family

Countries: United States, Canada.

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10

20. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

1936: Archaeologist Indiana Jones, hired by the US, searches for the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis do. Traveling from South America to Nepal and Cairo with Marion, Sallah, and allies, he faces off against Belloq and Nazi agents amidst traps and chases to prevent the Ark from causing destruction.

Genre: Action/Adventure

Countries: Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Netherlands and 8 country/es more.

IMDB Rating 8.4 /10

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