In the 10 years since releasing its first original film Beasts of No Nation, Netflix has evolved into a power player in the movie scene, earning honors at award shows like the Oscars, Golden Globes and Emmys.
The streaming giant won three Oscars in 2025 and several of the platform's original films have been nominated for Emmys this year, including action-thriller Rebel Ridge and road-trip documentary Will & Harper. Popular action films and comedies like KPop Demon Hunters, The Old Guard and Hit Man have also helped make it a reliable destination for hits.
Whether you love drama, comedy, blockbusters or quiet, independent films, check out what we consider to be the best movies you can watch on Netflix right now. And if a film is leaving soon, we'll let you know so you can watch it before it gets pulled from the platform -- some of our favorite films on the platform, like Mad Max: Fury Road, Sicario and the 2022 indie horror Barbarian, are all leaving soon -- catch them before they go!
If you'd rather go with a series, peruse our picks for the best TV shows to watch on Netflix.
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Netflix KPop Demon Hunters (2025) The Netflix original animated film KPop Demon Hunters premiered in June and has already risen through the ranks to become the platform's second most-watched original film of all time. The film, about a KPop group that performs by day and hunts demons in their down time, features tons of great original music and stars Arden Cho, May Hong and Ji Young Yoo as the titular girl group tasked with fighting off a demonic boy band.
Netflix Will & Harper (2024) Will Ferrell and Harper Steele star in the Netflix original documentary Will & Harper as two longtime friends reconnecting on a road trip as they address Steele's transition to life as a woman. The film doesn't gloss over the hate Steele receives for her appearance and desire to live authentically, and Ferrell tempers his comedic persona to serve as Steeles supportive friend who isn't afraid to ask often uncomfortable questions. The film has won a Peabody Award and is up for an Emmy in 2025.
Netflix Rebel Ridge (2024) Rebel Ridge is another Netflix original film nominated for an Emmy this year; it's up for Best Television Movie. The action film stars Aaron Pierre as an ex-Marine who, in an attempt to post bail for his cousin, has the bail money stolen by corrupt cops, and the ordeal turns into an action-packed, thrilling showdown. Don Johnson has evolved from playing suave cops like Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice to playing morally compromised officers of the law these days, and in Rebel Ridge, he's earned accolades for playing a wickedly corrupt Louisiana police chief at the heart of the film.
Jasin Boland Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Charlize Theron has become one of the most reliable action stars around, and her turn as Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road helped her earn that reputation. The 2015 film from writer-director George Miller is set in a post-apocalyptic desert and is essentially a nonstop battle sequence where hero Max Rockatansky (Tom Hardy) teams up with Theron's Imperator Furiosa to wage battle against warlord Immortan Joe (Hugh Keays-Byrne) and his army. Nicholas Hoult, Rosie Huntington-Whitely and Zoe Kravitz also star. Catch the film now before it leaves the platform on Sept. 8.
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