We get it, there are a lot of good movies on Netflix; so much so that deciding on just one is no easy task and we end up spending an hour going through our queues and every random genre in the streaming giant’s massive library. To make the most out of our streaming time and maximize our movie-watching time and prevent ourselves from getting caught in the infinite abyss, we’ve put together a list of the best movies on Netflix, with a little something for everyone.
But you may want to get on these movies sooner rather than later before they end up on the list of titles leaving Netflix. Let’s take a look at some of the best movies to watch for anyone with a Netflix subscription as of July 2023. But remember to check back later in the month as there is always something new on Netflix worth checking out.
Bridesmaids (2011)
Based on a script by Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar’s Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo, Paul Feig’s raunchy 2011 comedy, Bridesmaids, follows Annie Walker (Wiig) as she prepares to serve as the maid of honor at her best friend’s (Maya Rudolph) wedding. Between Annie’s financial and romantic issues, the over-the-top wedding plans, and an intense competition with Helen Harris (Rose Byrne), this movie is pure chaos.
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Titanic (1997)
Eighty-four years after an “unsinkable” ship hit an iceberg and ended up at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, James Cameron revisited the maiden (and only) voyage of the massive ship with Titanic. Part disaster movie and part romantic drama with the love story of Rose (Kate Winslet) and Jack (Leonardo DiCaprio), this Academy Award-winning film checked all the boxes and remains just as popular more than a quarter-century after its release.
Uncle Buck (1989)
One of the best John Candy movies, John Hughes’ 1989 comedy classic, Uncle Buck, follows Buck Russell (Candy) as he is called to the suburbs to watch after his nieces and nephew while their parents are out of town on a medical emergency. The cigar-smoking, and wise-cracking bachelor learns a lot about his family, and himself, over the course of his stay, one that is filled with its fair share of hilarious and tender moments.
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Joe Wright’s 2005 adaptation of Jane Austen’s literary classic, Pride & Prejudice, centers on Elizabeth Bennett (Keira Knightley), the oldest and most outspoken of five sisters as her life, and that of Mr. Darcy’s (Matthew Macfadyen), become interconnected after meeting one another at a party. The timeless romance story involving a strong-willed young woman and a snobbish man of high-society has its twists and turns along the way.
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Warm Bodies (2013)
One of the more chipper movies set during a zombie apocalypse, Jonathan Levine’s 2013 romantic comedy, Warm Bodies, is essentially Romeo and Juliet, but with the armies of the living and dead taking the places of the Capulet and Montague families. When a zombie named R (Nicholas Hoult) meets and falls for a still alive Julie (Teresa Palmer), the flesh-eating ghoul begins to notice major changes to virtually every aspect of his being.
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Ray (2004)
Released in 2004, Taylor Hackford’s biographical musical drama, Ray, sees Jamie Foxx take on the role of legendary R&B pioneer Ray Charles as he goes from being a young blind boy with an impoverished upbringing in the American South to one of the most iconic performers of the 20th century. One of Foxx’s best on-screen performances, this Academy Award-winning film is still just as great nearly 20 years later.
Dunkirk (2017)
Even without taking into consideration all the impressive work Christopher Nolan and his team put into the making of Dunkirk, it’s easy to get wrapped up in the riveting action and tense drama of the director’s 2017 World War II drama. With its multifaceted story chronicling the Battle of Dunkirk, a unique time structure, and some incredible IMAX shots, Nolan took things to next level with this one.
American Graffiti (1973)
Before George Lucas took audiences to the “galaxy far, far away” with his landmark Star Wars movies, he introduced us to the sights, sounds, cast, and super-charged hot rods in his 1973 coming-of-age drama American Graffiti. Set on the last day of summer, the movie follows a group of friends as they contemplate their long-term goals and immediate next steps while cruising the streets of their California town.
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The Karate Kid Movies (1984 – 1989)
Between 1984 and 1989, audiences went on an adventure with Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) as he goes from being an out-of-place transplant in Reseda, California, to one of the best martial artists in the greater Los Angeles area. With the help of his mentor and trainer, Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita), Daniel rises to the occasion time and time again.
Stream The Karate Kid on Netflix.
Stream The Karate Kid Part II on Netflix.
Stream The Karate Kid Part III on Netflix.
The Star Trek Movies (2009 – 2013)
Before turning his attention to the Star Wars franchise several years later, J.J. Abrams rebooted the Star Trek movies in 2009 with a pair of movies centering around James Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Nyota Uhura (Zoe Saldaña), and other key members of the Enterprise crew. From finding their respective places in the galaxy to taking on one of the property’s most iconic villains, these Starfleet heroes have quite a time in the final frontier.
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The Breakfast Club (1985)
John Hughes’ 1985 “Brat Pack” classic, The Breakfast Club, follows four high school students from completely different backgrounds as they spend the day together in Saturday detention. A troublemaker (Judd Nelson), a jock (Emilio Estevez), a rich girl (Molly Ringwald), a closed-off loner (Ally Sheedy), and a nerd (Anthony Michael Hall) learn more about each other in a single day than in their entire high school experience up to that point.
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The Spider-Man Movies (2002 – 2007)
Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man movies follow Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) as he goes from a regular high school student to New York City’s premier superhero, facing off with some of the comic book world’s most iconic villains. From Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe) to Doc Ock (Alfred Molina) to Venom (Topher Grace), the Web-Slinger has his work cut out for him in this cinematic journey.
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Often considered the best action movie of all time, Terminator 2: Judgment Day improves upon its predecessor in every way imaginable. In James Cameron’s 1991 blockbuster sequel, John Connor (Edward Furlong) is the target of a new and improved T-1000 terminator (Robert Patrick), but luckily he has a guardian angel in the form of a reprogrammed machine (Arnold Schwarnegger).
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Heat (1995)
Fans of The Dark Knight’s opening bank robbery, Grand Theft Auto’s most daring heist missions, and practically any movie about gangs of highly-skilled thieves should check out Michael Mann’s 1995 classic, Heat. The movie features a tremendous cat-and-mouse game between a veteran detective (Al Pacino) and criminal mastermind (Robert De Niro) as the former attempts to catch the latter after a big score ends multiple murders. And with Heat 2 in the works, now’s the perfect time to go back and watch this crime epic.
Groundhog Day (1993)
Some would consider Harold Ramis’ 1993 comedy classic, Groundhog Day, to be the funniest Bill Murray movie, and they wouldn’t be wrong. This hilarious and impactful fantasy comedy follows Murray’s Phil Connors, a grumpy, crass, and belligerent meteorologist who finds himself trapped in a time loop while covering the Groundhog Day festival in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. With each day crazier than the one before, Phil is left to his own devices to figure out how to get out of this maddening predicament,
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To Leslie (2022)
Years after winning nearly $200,000 in a local lottery, Leslie Rowland (Andrea Riseborough) returns to her hometown penniless, disgraced, and in need of some redemption. Over the course of To Leslie, the broken woman attempts to rekindle relationships with 20-year-old son, mother, and everyone else she’s hurt over the years with her drinking and thieving, which is a task easier said than done.
Mean Girls (2004)
One of the most iconic high school comedies of this century, Mean Girls follows Cady Heron (Lindsay Lohna) as she learns about the crazy dynamics of her new school and its vicious pecking order. After getting in with the upper tier group known as the Plastics, led by Regina George (Rachel McAdams), the new arrival learns that being popular and adored (or feared) by her fellow students comes with a price.
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button (2008)
Inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story of the same name, David Fincher’s 2008 epic fantasy romance The Curious Case of Benjamin Button tells the story of a man who ages in reverse. From his days as a young child with the appearance of an old man, through a period of somewhat equilibrium, and then again as an elderly man who looks like a child, Benjamin’s unique story, including his romance with a dancer named Daisy (Cate Blanchett), is brought to life in extraordinary detail and wonder.
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Léon: The Professional (1994)
Even if it didn’t feature one of the best Gary Oldman performances (which it does), Luc Besson’s Léon: The Professional would still be considered one of the best action thrillers of the ‘90s. The movie, which follows a hitman named Léon (Jean Reno) as he protects a young girl named Mathidla Lando (Natalie Portman) after her family is gunned down in their apartment.
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Traffic (2000)
The winner of multiple Academy Awards, including Best Director, Steven Soderbergh’s crime drama Traffic explores practically every side of the illegal drug trade with various stories spliced together. With stories focusing on the drug trade south of the border, a judge whose life gets wrapped up in its drama, violence, and consequences, and a DEA operation, the movie offers a multifaceted look at the complicated and interconnected world of the world of underground crime.
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Set over the course of multiple years, Herbert Ross’ 1989 dramedy Steel Magnolias centers on a group of Louisiana women as they navigate life’s ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies, new beginnings and unforeseen endings. With iconic performances by Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, and a pre-Pretty Woman Julia Roberts, this hilarious, dramatic, and three-dimensional story (like its characters) comes to life in spectacular fashion.
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A League Of Their Own (1992)
More than 30 years after its release, A League of Their Own remains one of the best baseball movies ever made. Penny Marshall’s landmark sports classic follows the first and only season of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, as told through the eyes of the Rockford Peaches. From the movie’s outstanding cast to its incredible story to its empowering message, there’s a lot to love.
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American Hustle (2013)
David O. Russell’s 2013 crime comedy, American Hustle, follows a pair of con artists – Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale) and Sydney Prosser (Amy Adams) – as they are forced to work with a conniving FBI agent named Richie DiMaso (Bradley Cooper) in hopes of bringing down a group of politicians. But the scheme, which involves mobsters, federal agents, and more twists and turns than one can count, is anything but a simple job.
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The Negotiator (1998)
After being implicated in a murder he claims he didn’t commit, Chicago Police negotiator Danny Roman (Samuel L. Jackson) holds an investigator hostage in an attempt to clear his name in F. Gary Gray’s 1998 thriller, The Negotiator. It’s up to Chris Sabian (Kevin Spacey), another top negotiator, who tries to talk him off a ledge.
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The Land Before Time (1988)
Following the death of his mother, a young dinosaur by the name of Littlefoot (Gabriel Damon) sets out to find the Great Valley, a supposed promised land where the little one can live with others like him. The path, though long and dangerous thanks to a T-Rex on his trail, leads Littlefoot on a new adventure where he meets a group of dinosaurs that will soon become his new family.
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Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022)
Nominated in the Best Animated Feature category at the 2023 Academy Awards, Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, not to be confused with the Disney+ exclusive that was also released in 2022, serves as a reinvention of the timeless story of a wooden puppet with dreams of becoming a real boy. This painstakingly crafted stop-motion musical was all the rage upon its release thanks to its animation, dark story, and outstanding performances by the likes of Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Chrisoph Waltz, and Tilda Swinton.
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Sleepless In Seattle (1993)
Thirty years ago, the late Nora Ephron wrote and directed one of the best romantic comedies of all time, Sleepless in Seattle. After hearing the story of widower Sam Baldwin (Tom Hanks) over the radio, Baltimore Sun reporter Annie Reed (Meg Ryan) is moved by his tragic tale, and embarks upon a life-changing journey to find true love.
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La La Land (2016)
Years before turning his attention to the Apollo space program or 1920s Hollywood, writer-director Damien Chazelle gave cinema one of the most beloved musicals in recent memory with 2016’s La La Land. Centering on jazz pianist Sebastian Wilder (Ryan Gosling) and actress Amelia Dolan (Emma Stone), the award-winning romantic musical tells a story of a couple faced with a difficult and unavoidable truth: you can have love or your aspirations, not both.
Julie & Julia (2009)
In what would be her final directorial effort, the late Nora Ephron released her best movie in years with the 2009 biographical comedy-drama Julie & Julia. The movie, which tells the story of famous chef Julia Child (Meryl Streep) and Julie Powell (Amy Adams), the blogger who started an internet craze by trying to make her recipes, bounces between the two journeys to tell a story about a love of food and life.
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
In the follow-up to his 2019 whodunit, Rian Johnson introduces audiences to a new set of characters, an exotic location, and a multi-layered murder mystery that can only be solved by Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig). Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the first of at least two movies in the franchise exclusive to Netflix, is full of thrills, chills, and hilarity around every corner.
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The Raid 2 (2014)
Gareth Evans’ 2014 crime epic The Raid 2 picks up almost immediately after the events of the filmmaker’s 2012 instant classic, The Raid, further expanding the story of elite police officer Rama (Iko Uwais) as he goes undercover to bring down a powerful and dangerous crime syndicate in one of the best action movies of the past decade.
The Rocky Movies (1976 – 1990)
In 1976, a little movie titled Rocky was released in theaters and went on to launch one of the biggest sports movies franchises of all time. Centering on Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky Balboa, the movies follow the skilled boxer as he goes from a relative nobody to a major force in the world of professional fighting. Facing off with legendary opponents like Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers), Clubber Lang (Mr. T), and Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren), Rocky just keeps rolling with the punches.
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Stream Rocky IV on Netflix.
Stream Rocky V on Netflix.
Enola Holmes 2 (2022)
Now a detective in her own right, Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) is given her first major case: a matchstick girl who has gone missing in Victorian era London. With the help of her older brother, Sherlock (Henry Cavill), the young sleuth attempts to get to the bottom of a vast criminal conspiracy (and matters of the heart) in the wonder Enola Holmes 2.
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Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)
Killer rabbits, an unflinching Black Knight, and other dangers aren’t enough for King Arthur (Graham Chapman) or the men in his company as they embark upon a quest to find the mythical holy grail. Released in 1975, Monty Python and the Holy Grail is certainly a comedy that will cheer you up when in a funk.
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Skyfall (2012)
The past comes back to haunt M. (Judi Dench) after former MI6 operative Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem), emerges from the shadows to expose his former boss’ past transgressions while also putting undercover agents around the world in grave danger. In Skyfall, it is up to James Bond (Daniel Craig) to get the job done, whatever it takes.
All Quiet On The Western Front (2022)
Paul Bäumer (Felix Kammerer) and his school buddies think they are in for the adventure of a lifetime upon joining the German army at the height of World War I, but they soon find out that claims of “Paris in six weeks” are nothing more than false hopes given to new recruits. In Edward Berger’s adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front, boys become men as they face one hellish day after another while members of the government attempt to broker a peace deal with France and its allies.
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If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
Barry Jenkins’ 2018 Academy Award-winning (though it should have been nominated for more) drama If Beale Street Could Talk centers on the longtime relationship shared by Clementine “Tish” Rivers (KiKi Layne) and Alonzo “Fonny” Hunt (Stephan James), which is put to the test when Fonny is accused of a crime he did not commit.
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The Power Of The Dog (2021)
Phil Burbank (Benedict Cumberbatch), a closed-off and abrasive rancher in 1920s Montana, becomes even more cruel when his brother, George (Jesse Plemons) brings home a new wife (Kirsten Dunst) and her son (Kodi Smit-McPhee) in Jane Campion’s Academy Award-winning drama The Power of the Dog.
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Mank (2020)
David Fincher’s Mank (which was written by his late father in the 1990s) serves a flashy history lesson of 1930s Hollywood (and society as a whole) as experienced by alcoholic and sometimes unlikeable screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) as he writes Orson Welles’ crowning achievement Citizen Kane and deals with the fallout from the people on which his characters were based. This black-and-white affair is classic Fincher but with a “Golden Age of Hollywood” feel to it.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
It is hard to say who is the protagonist and who’s the antagonist in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, but that doesn’t matter to the two leads (played by Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman) as their performances go above and beyond in this 2020 adaptation of a stage play about a high-tempered and heated recording session in 1920s Chicago. The biggest tragedy of this film is the fact that Boseman tragically passed away before he became aware of the universal acclaim his portrayal of Levee Green would receive upon its release.
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Roma (2018)
Alfonso Cuarón’s 2018 black-and-white drama Roma follows the lives of domestic workers and the families whose lives they tend to set in 1970s Mexico City. Nominated for 10 Academy Awards (winning three) following its release, Roma is a touching and daunting feat in filmmaking, and helped further cement Cuarón’s place in movie history.
This is just a small portion of the best movies on Netflix, as there are literally thousands of decorated films from all corners of the earth. If you want to see all of the good movies on Netflix that are set to come out this year, check out CinemaBlend’s 2023 Netflix Movies guide.
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