The Best Movies You Can Only Watch With a VPN
Netflix’s catalog changes from country to country, and that means thousands of amazing movies never show up in your local library. With a VPN, you can unlock a much bigger world of cinema, from award-winning foreign 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 in other countries. We highlight where each movie is available, why it’s worth watching, and what makes it special, so you can spend less time browsing and more time enjoying great films. Whether you’re into thrillers, dramas, comedies, or international classics, this guide helps you get the most out of Netflix’s global catalog.
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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: Switzerland, Belgium, Poland, Netherlands, Germany and 10 country/es more.
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2. The Dark Knight (2008)
Batman/Bruce Wayne returns to continue his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman intends to destroy organized crime in the city of Gotham. But suddenly Joker, appears.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery
Countries: Colombia, Switzerland, Chile, Belgium, Poland and 12 country/es more.
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3. 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: Belgium, Poland, Netherlands, Germany, France and 9 country/es more.
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4. 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: Belgium, Poland, Netherlands, Germany, France and 9 country/es more.
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5. 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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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: Belgium, Poland, Netherlands, Germany, France and 9 country/es more.
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7. 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: Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Belgium, Poland and 17 country/es more.
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8. 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: Turkey, Switzerland, Japan, Australia.
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9. Interstellar (2014)
A group of explorers undertakes a mission that may be the most important in human history. They travel beyond our galaxy to discover some planet on another galaxy that can guarantee the future of humanity.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Mystery
Countries: Argentina, Turkey, Mexico, Colombia, Switzerland and 4 country/es more.
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10. 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: Colombia, Switzerland, Chile, Dominican Republic, Japan.
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11. 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: Argentina, Colombia, Switzerland, Chile, Belgium and 16 country/es more.
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12. 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
Countries: Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Poland, Netherlands and 30 country/es more.
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13. City of God (2002)
Set in Rio's favelas (1960s–80s), City of God follows Buscapé, an aspiring photographer, while friends turn to crime and Li'l Zé's ruthless gang warfare forces the community into violence and despair.
Genres: Drama, Crime
Countries: Brazil.
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14. 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: Australia.
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15. 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: Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Dominican Republic and 2 country/es more.
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16. 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: Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Canada, Indonesia and 4 country/es more.
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17. 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: Switzerland, Belgium, Poland, Netherlands, Germany and 9 country/es more.
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18. 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.
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19. 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: Japan, Australia.
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20. 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.
Genre: Drama
Countries: South Africa, Switzerland, Canada, Saudi Arabia, India and 1 country/es more.
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