Good movies to watch on Netflix

1. 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.

Actors: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Samuel L. Jackson

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Runtime: 154 min

Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama

8.6 /10 8.9 /10

2. 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.

Actors: Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen

Director: Ridley Scott

Runtime: 155 min

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

7.9 /10 8.5 /10

3. 3 Idiots (2009)

Rancho is a boy with a passion for studying and learning. He will become friends with Raju and Farham who will end up becoming his two best friends. When they graduate they lose contact and their two friends decide to find him.

Actors: Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Mona Singh

Director: Rajkumar Hirani

Runtime: 170 min

Genres: Comedy, Drama

7.5 /10 8.4 /10

4. Django Unchained (2012)

King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) promises a black slave to release him if he helps him catch assasins. He accepts, then wants to go find his wife, a slave in a plantation of landowner Calvin Candie.

Actors: Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Runtime: 165 min

Genre: Drama

7.9 /10 8.4 /10

5. 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.

Actors: Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Runtime: 153 min

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

7.8 /10 8.3 /10

6. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

T.E. Lawrence, a troubled and enigmatic British civil servant, is sent into the desert to take part in a campaign supporting the Arabs against Turkey. He and his friend Sherif Ali will put their souls into this mission. The natives adore Lawrence because he has shown himself to be a lover of the desert and the Arab people.

Actors: Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn

Director: David Lean

Runtime: 228 min

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

8.0 /10 8.3 /10

7. Good Will Hunting (1998)

Will is a rebellious young man with amazing intelligence, especially for math. The discovery of his talent by the teachers will present him with a dilemma: continue with his usual life - an easy job, good friends with whom to have a few beers - or take advantage of his great intellectual qualities at a university.

Actors: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck

Director: Gus Van Sant

Runtime: 126 min

Genres: Romance, Drama

7.5 /10 8.3 /10

8. Warrior (2011)

A Vietnam veteran leaves mixed martial arts to work in a steel foundry. He decides to train his youngest son (Tom Hardy) for a tournament. His older brother (Joel Edgerton) will also participate.

Actors: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton

Director: Gavin O'Connor

Runtime: 140 min

Genres: Drama, Sport, Action/Adventure

7.4 /10 8.2 /10

9. Shutter Island (2010)

Judicial agents Teddy Daniels and Chuck Aule investigate the disappearance of a dangerous killer. They will soon discover that the center keeps many secrets and that the island hides something more dangerous than patients.

Actors: Leonardo DiCaprio, Emily Mortimer, Mark Ruffalo

Director: Martin Scorsese

Runtime: 138 min

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Drama

7.6 /10 8.2 /10

10. Snatch (2000)

Franky, a diamond thief, has to deliver a diamond to his boss Avi, but before doing so, he lets himself be persuaded by Boris to bet on a boxing match. But it is a trap to take the diamon from him. When Avi finds out, he hires Tony to find Franky and his lost diamond.

Actors: Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Stephen Graham

Director: Guy Ritchie

Runtime: 103 min

Genres: Comedy, Cult, Crime

7.9 /10 8.2 /10

11. Taxi Driver (1976)

Travis Bickle is an insociable man who barely has contact with others. He lives on Betsy, an attractive blonde who works as a volunteer in a political campaign.

Actors: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd

Director: Martin Scorsese

Runtime: 114 min

Genres: Crime, Drama

8.1 /10 8.2 /10

12. Pan's Labyrinth (2007)

Ofelia and her mother, Carmen, move to a small village. Her new husband, Vidal, is a cruel captain of the Francoist army. Mercedes, the housekeeper, and the doctor live in the area. One night, Ofelia discovers the ruins of a labyrinth.

Actors: Ivana Baquero, Ariadna Gil, Sergi López

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Runtime: 118 min

Genres: Fantasy, Drama

7.2 /10 8.2 /10

13. Prisoners (2013)

Keller Dover faces his worst nightmare: his six-year-old daughter, Anna, has disappeared with her friend Joy, and as time passes, he panics. Desperate, she decides to take matters into her own hands. But how far is she willing to go to find out the whereabouts of her daughter?

Actors: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Runtime: 153 min

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Drama

7.6 /10 8.1 /10

14. Spotlight (2015)

In 2002, a small team of Boston Globe investigative reporters uncovered the decades-long paedophilia scandals committed by priests of the state of Massachusetts. The publication of these facts, which the archdiocese of Boston attempted to conceal, shook the Catholic Church as an institution.

Actors: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams

Director: Tom McCarthy

Runtime: 129 min

Genres: Drama, Thriller

7.3 /10 8.1 /10

15. Stand by Me (1986)

In a small town in Oregon, four teenagers venture into the adventure of looking for a missing boy. Playing heroes, the smart Cornie, the rough and sentimental Chris, the extravagant Teddy and the fearful Vern enter into a hostile environment in which they will have to fend for themselves.

Actors: Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman

Director: Rob Reiner

Runtime: 89 min

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

7.3 /10 8.1 /10

16. Lion (2017)

Saroo Brierley is a five-year-old boy who got lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from his home. After a long journey he ended up being adopted by an Australian couple. Twenty-five years later, with the only help of Google Earth, Saroo will try to find his biological family.

Actors: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara

Director: Garth Davis

Runtime: 118 min

Genres: Biography, Drama

7.3 /10 8.0 /10

17. 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.

Actors: Mitsuo Iwata, Nozomu Sasaki, Mami Koyama

Director: Katsuhiro Ôtomo

Runtime: 124 min

Genres: Animation, Action/Adventure, Anime

7.6 /10 8.0 /10

18. JFK (1991)

It details the actions of New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison, who is charged with investigating the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Garrison is highly suspicious of the official story presented by the FBI and what it says. What he subsequently learns leads him to suspect that there is more to the story than what is being told to the public.

Actors: Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon

Director: Oliver Stone

Runtime: 189 min

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Drama

8.0 /10

19. Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Naina is a serious girl with a very serious life. But one day, her soul is awakened by happy Aman, who teaches her that life is meant to be lived.

Actors: Preity Zinta, Shah Rukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan

Director: Nikkhil Advani

Runtime: 186 min

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Musical

7.9 /10

20. The Raid 2 (2014)

Shortly after the bloody raid ends, Inspector Rama is forced to infiltrate the ranks of the Jakarta crime syndicate to protect his family and uncover corruption within his own police force.

Actors: Iko Uwais, Yayan Ruhian, Arifin Putra

Director: Gareth Evans

Runtime: 150 min

Genres: Action/Adventure, Crime, Thriller, Mystery, History

7.0 /10 7.9 /10