Good movies to watch on Netflix - Page 5

In the midst of a civil war in an African country, little Agu, separated from his mother, loses the rest of his family and becomes a child soldier, manipulated by a fearsome warlord, Commander, who will teach him to kill and instruct him in the ways of war.

Genre: Drama

An aging, often drunk retiree with cognitive decline believes he's won a million in a sweepstakes and forces his son to drive him to Nebraska. A detour home triggers family tensions, old resentments, and a son’s struggle to understand his father.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama, Comedy

Two teens, Tenoch and Julio, and an older woman, Luisa, take an impromptu road trip in Mexico after she learns of her husband’s infidelity. The trip triggers sexual awakenings, rivalries and class tensions, pushing them toward adulthood.

Genres: Romance, Drama

Gilbert Grape follows compassionate Gilbert, trapped caring for his obese mother and disabled brother in a fading Midwestern town. Becky, a free-spirited traveler, gently awakens his hope for life beyond duty.

Genres: Drama, Romance

Mexico DF. A government agent (Washington) disappointed with his life, reluctantly accepts a job that consists of protecting a girl (Dakota Fanning) whose parents have received kidnapping threats. The relationship with his protected will awaken unknown feelings. When the girl is kidnapped, her anger will unleash those responsible.

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

A young FBI agent named Kate Macer is recruited by a government elite force to combat drug trafficking along the US-Mexico border. Led by Matt Graver and Alejandro, the team's mission challenges Kate's beliefs about the war on drugs and the boundaries of the law.

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

Birdman follows Riggan Thomson, an actor famous for his superhero career, who seeks to legitimize his art with a Broadway play. Between rehearsals, a fiery rival, criticism, family issues, and inner voices that confuse reality and delusion, he fights for redemption and identity, putting his sanity on the line.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Period of interwar. Porco is an aviator pig who frustrates all acts of piracy perpetrated by the Adriatic air pirates. These, determined to end the brave and skillful aviator, agree to hire an American adventurer whose mission will be to eliminate him.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Action/Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

Set in devastated postwar Japan, Godzilla Minus One follows a haunted ex-pilot who helps civilians fight a radiation-charged monster; the film examines trauma, resilience, and the human cost of war.

Genres: Science fiction, Action/Adventure, Drama, Action/Adventure

Godzilla Minus One, set in devastated postwar Japan, shows a nation still haunted by the atomic bomb confronting a colossal creature embodying nuclear ruin; in monochrome it blends spectacle with a quiet reflection on trauma.

Genres: Science fiction, Action/Adventure, Drama, Action/Adventure

Evelyn Wang, an overworked Chinese immigrant, faces a failing laundromat, family strains and an IRS audit that opens a multiverse. She confronts alternate selves and a cosmic threat while fighting to protect her family and find meaning.

Genres: Science fiction, Drama, Comedy, Action/Adventure, Action/Adventure

Over four years, Julie, nearing thirty, drifts through jobs and tangled romances, searching for identity and direction as she confronts what she wants from love, career, and life.

Genres: Romance, Romance, Comedy, Independent

Cha Tae‑sik, a withdrawn pawnbroker, befriends young neighbor So‑mi. When traffickers kidnap her and her mother, his violent past resurfaces and he launches a brutal, single‑minded quest to save her.

Genre: Action/Adventure

A widowed mother fiercely defends her socially awkward son when he's framed for a brutal murder. Doubting police work, she investigates, uncovering secrets that threaten them both.

Genres: Thriller, Mystery

50/50 is a dramedy inspired by true events about 27‑year‑old Adam, diagnosed with a rare spinal tumor. Facing chemo and risky surgery, he confronts fear, shifting relationships and finds dark humor, support and new priorities.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Based on true events in drought-hit Malawi, 13-year-old William self-teaches windmill physics from a library book, builds a turbine from scrap, restoring water and electricity and bringing hope.

Genre: Drama

The Bombay High Court passes judgment in the 1993 Bombay explosion case and Sanjay Dutt is found guilty. Sanju tries to give his life, but is saved by his wife Manyaata, who then asks Winnie Diaz to write his biography.

Genres: Drama, Biography

A lonely girl meets a girl named Marnie, who will soon become her best friend. She learns many things about friendship, and Anna will realize that Marnie is not who she seems.

Genres: Animation, Anime, Drama, Family, Mystery

Fearless follows Huo Yuanjia (Jet Li): after a deadly match and a vengeful attack ruin his life, he rebuilds through humility and the Jingwu movement, then reclaims honor at a Shanghai tournament.

Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

Technology teachers have created a new form of capitalism where humans are the raw material for AI to capture attention, putting truth and democracy at risk and leading to our own destruction. AI is hidden but powerful, disrupting social norms and directing civilization towards destruction.

Genres: Documentary, Drama