Good movies to watch on Netflix

Looking for the best movies to watch on Netflix and not sure where to start? You’re in the right place. This page brings together a carefully curated list of top Netflix movies, ranked using ratings from IMDb and FilmAffinity, two of the most trusted platforms for movie lovers worldwide. By combining global popularity with critical and audience-driven scores, this list helps you discover films that consistently stand out for their storytelling, performances, and overall impact. Whether you’re in the mood for a gripping thriller, an emotional drama, or an unforgettable classic, these highly rated picks make choosing your next movie night a whole lot easier.
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1. The Godfather (1972)

In 1940s America, Don Vito Corleone is the powerful leader of a New York mafia family. He has four children, including the impulsive Sonny, the faint-hearted Fredo, and Michael, who wants nothing to do with his father's criminal activities. When Don Corleone refuses to get involved in the drug trade, a rival gang orders his assassination, leading to a brutal and bloody war between mafia families.

Genres: Crime, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 9.0 /10 IMDB Rating 9.2 /10

2. The Godfather: Part II (1974)

Continuation of the history of the Corleone through two parallel stories: Michael's choice as head of family businesses and the origins of the patriarch, Don Vito Corleone, first in his native Sicily and later in the United States, where, starting from below , he became a powerful head of the New York mafia.

Genres: Cult, Drama

Filmaffinity Rating 8.9 /10 IMDB Rating 9.0 /10

3. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 8.6 /10 IMDB Rating 8.8 /10

4. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10

5. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 IMDB Rating 8.6 /10

6. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 8.0 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

7. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

8. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

9. 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

IMDB Rating 8.5 /10

10. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10

11. 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

IMDB Rating 8.4 /10

12. Dangal (2016)

Mahavir Singh Phogat is a wrestling coach who trains his daughters Babita Kumari and Geeta.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Biography, Drama, Sport

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 IMDB Rating 8.3 /10

13. Oldboy (2003)

Oh Dae-su, a businessman, is abducted and held in a tiny windowless room for 15 years. Released, he hunts the mastermind who ruined his life and uncovers an elaborate revenge forcing him to confront painful past secrets.

Genres: Drama, Action/Adventure

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 IMDB Rating 8.3 /10

14. Heat (1995)

Neil is an expert thief. His gang is formed by professional criminals that they can even impress Detective Vincent Hanna. When McCauley’s gang prepares the final blow, and Hanna’s team is ready to avoid it.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Cult, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 IMDB Rating 8.3 /10

15. 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

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 IMDB Rating 8.3 /10

16. Princess Mononoke (1997)

A young Ashitaka goes out in search of the deer god, as is the only he can free him. He discovers how the animals of the forest fight against men who are willing to destroy Nature.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Fantasy

Filmaffinity Rating 8.0 /10 IMDB Rating 8.3 /10

17. Laapataa Ladies (2024)

In rural India (2001), two newlywed brides swapped on a crowded train are separated: one forms bonds at an unfamiliar station; the other hides under a false name amid secrets and a suspicious cop. A comic, moving journey about identity and womanhood.

Genres: Musical, Drama, Comedy

IMDB Rating 8.3 /10

18. Maharaja (2024)

Maharaja, a small-town barber devoted to his daughter and a beloved dustbin "Lakshmi", pushes police after its theft. His probe reveals a violent gang and a revenge plot as he fights to recover it and protect his child.

Genre: Drama

IMDB Rating 8.3 /10

19. Incendies (2010)

When their estranged mother Nawal dies, Canadian twins Jeanne and Simon must deliver two sealed letters to a presumed-dead father and an unknown brother, uncovering wartime secrets, betrayals and truths that reshape their identities.

Genres: Drama, Independent, Mystery

Filmaffinity Rating 7.7 /10 IMDB Rating 8.3 /10

20. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

"The Bride" was the deadliest assassin of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. Her old "friends of hers" murder her and put her in a coma on her wedding day. After four years, the bride has woken up from a four-year suffocation.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Crime, Thriller

IMDB Rating 8.2 /10

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