The Best Movies From Other Countries on Netflix Japan
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.
8.6
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9.3
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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: Finland, Germany, Mexico, Colombia, Norway and 17 country/es more.
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9.1
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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.
8.2
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8.8
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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.
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8.8
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5. 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: Canada, Switzerland, Turkey.
7.9
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8.7
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6. Spirited Away (2001)
A ten-year-old girl travels by car with her parents to a fantastic world. When she discovers that her parents have been turned into pigs, she feels very lonely.
Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Countries: Germany, India, Poland, Chile, Netherlands and 22 country/es more.
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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.
8.5
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8.6
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8. 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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8.6
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9. 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.
8.2
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8.6
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10. 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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8.6
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11. 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: India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Singapore, Turkey and 6 country/es more.
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8.5
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12. Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Children of a japanese navy officer who lives in Kobe, Japan. They fail to reach the bunker where their mother awaits them. When they look for their mother, they find her badly injured in school.
Genres: Animation, Anime, Drama, Food
Countries: Saudi Arabia, United States, Germany, India, Poland and 30 country/es more.
8.0
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8.5
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13. 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.
8.3
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8.5
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14. 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.
7.8
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8.5
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15. 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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8.5
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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: Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Canada, Philippines and 4 country/es more.
7.9
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8.5
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17. Mahavatar Narsimha (2025)
Mahavatar Narsimha recounts pride, devotion, and divine justice: demon Hiranyakashipu, granted invincibility, persecutes Vishnu, but his son Prahlada's devotion leads Vishnu to incarnate as lion-man Narsimha to slay the tyrant.
Genres: Drama, Action/Adventure
Countries: Saudi Arabia, United States, Germany, India, Poland and 28 country/es more.
18. 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.
7.7
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8.5
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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.
7.8
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8.4
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20. 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.
7.5
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8.4
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