Although it’s now only one big player in an even bigger streaming market, Netflix still manages to crank out plenty of stuff to keep its users subscribing. That glut of good movies on Netflix is great if all you want is to never get bored, but it can make it difficult to figure out which things are actually worth your time, and which aren’t. If that’s your goal, we’ve got you covered. This list is a combination of great Netflix original movies, and good movies to watch that Netflix is currently housing on its service, and it even includes a few great Netflix action movies. What unites these movies, though, is that they are the very best Netflix movies currently available.
If you’re looking for films to watch on some of Netflix’s competitors, we’ve also found the best Amazon Prime movies, the best Hulu movies, and the best Disney Plus movies. You can also check out some new Netflix movies at the bottom of this post.
Blackhat (2015)
Maestro (2023)
You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)
Athena (2022)
The opening minutes of Athena are some of the most visceral, astonishing filmmaking you’ll ever see. The film, which is set in France, follows three brothers who have their lives upended after their younger sibling dies. The movie is about radicalism, violence, and police brutality, and it’s about the way those who are disadvantaged often seem doomed to remain that way. It’s also a shockingly well-directed action movie filled with breathtaking sequences that only underscore just how shocking the violence on display often is.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
Netflix took a fairly big swing on this German-language remake of All Quiet on the Western Front, and it paid off with a truly good movie on Netflix. The movie tells the story of a group of young soldiers who enlist to fight on behalf of Germany and ultimately discover the real toll that war takes on those who have to live their lives in the trenches. It’s stunningly filmed, and one of the best entries in the long line of immersive war movies from recent years. The Oscars agreed, and nominated it for nine total awards, including Best Picture. All Quiet on the Western Front is one of the most enduring war novels ever written, and this 2022 version reminds us how horrific war is, no matter what side you’re on.
Don't Look Up (2021) new
Mank (2020)
Extraction (2020)
Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond - Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton (2017)
Always Be My Maybe (2019)
The Social Dilemma (2020)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
The Power of the Dog (2021)
tick, tick...BOOM! (2021)
Adapting a musical of the same name, tick, tick…BOOM! tells the story of Jonathan Larson (Andrew Garfield) in the years before he wrote Rent. With sharp direction from Lin-Manuel Miranda and an incredible soundtrack of Larson originals, the movie has more than enough frenetic energy to tell its story of a struggling artist with winsome verve. Andrew Garfield’s incredible central performance is the icing on the cake of this vibrant musical.
The Irishman (2019)
One of many late-period Martin Scorsese masterpieces, The Irishman tells the story of a mid-level gangster (Robert De Niro) who befriends Jimmy Hoffa (Al Pacino) and ultimately plays a role in his death. In Scorsese’s hands, though, this becomes an examination of the way one man alienates everyone around him, and ultimately finds himself old, friendless, and totally alone, stuck in a nursing home trying to convince everyone that his life as a gangster is worth remembering.
The Disciple (2020)
Da 5 Bloods (2020)
The Wonder (2022)
His House (2020)
Roma (2018)
A delicate portrait of a family, and specifically of that family’s housekeeper, Roma is one of the best autobiographical stories a filmmaker has ever told. That’s in part because Alfonso Cuaron is such a master of framing and shot composition, and in part because the script so delicately weaves together political and personal elements. Every performance in Roma is note-perfect, and although the movie is in Spanish, any English-speaking viewer who takes the time to watch it will undoubtedly be swept away by its sweeping visions of one family’s life in Mexico City in the 1970s.
Mudbound (2017)
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
The Killer (2023)
X (2022)
What movies are leaving Netflix in April?
April 1
- 99 Homes (2014)
- Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
- Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
- Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
- Black Adam (2022)
- Black Belt Jones (1974)
- Blazing Saddles (1974)
- Bruce Almighty (2003)
- California Split (1974)
- Charley Varrick (1973)
- Chinatown (1974)
- Contraband (2012)
- Dawn of the Dead (2004)
- Death Wish (1974)
- Elysium (2013)
- Fury (2014)
- Greenberg (2010)
- Hellboy (2004)
- Here Comes the Boom (2012)
- High Plains Drifter (1973)
- Hoarders (Season 12)
- It (2017)
- It’s Alive (1974)
- It’s Complicated (2009)
- Joe Kidd (1972)
- Justice League (2017)
- Lavender (2016)
- Little Fockers (2010)
- Man of Steel (2013)
- Meet the Fockers (2000)
- Meet the Parents (2000)
- My Best Friend’s Wedding (1997)
- Neighbors (2014)
- Pacific Rim (2013)
- Pompeii (2014)
- School of Rock (2003)
- Seven Souls in the Skull Movie Collection (1972)
- Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
- Shazam! (2019)
- Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
- Suicide Squad (2016)
- The Batman (2022)
- The Blues Brothers (1980)
- The Conversation (1974)
- The Croods (2013)
- The Front Page (1974)
- The Gambler (1974)
- The Great Gatsby (1974)
- The House Bunny (2008)
- The Little Prince (2015)
- The Lords of Flatbush (1974)
- The Mauritanian (2021)
- The Monuments Men (2014)
- The Parallax View (1974)
- The Street Fighter (1974)
- The Suicide Squad (2021)
- The Transporter Refueled (2015)
- The Wolfman (2010)
- This Is 40 (2012)
- TIGER & BUNNY – The Rising (2014)
- TIGER & BUNNY – The Movie: The Beginning (2012)
- Trapped (2015)
- Wonder Woman (2017)
- Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
April 3
- Glimpses of a Future (2020)
- The Raid (2011)
- White Noise (2017)
April 5
- Petta (2019)
April 6
- Black Dog (2019)
- Day of the Dead: Bloodline (2018)
- Win It All (2017)
April 7
- Marshall (2017)
- Sarvam Thaalamayam (2018)
April 8
- DC Teen Titans Go! To The Movies (2018)
April 9
- The Nice Guys (2016)
April 10
- Heaven Official’s Blessing (2020)
- Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)
- School Life (2019)
April 11
- Frat Star (2017)
- Lights Out (2016)
April 13
- Dabbe 5: Zehr-i Cin (2014)
- Dabbe: The Possession (2013)
- Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
- Thackeray (2019)
- Thackeray (Marathi) (2019)
April 15
- From One Second to the Next (2013)
- GANTZ:O (2016)
- Look Away (2019)
April 16
- Crimson Peak (2015)
- Delhi Belly (2011)
- Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries) (2010)
- Four Sisters Before the Wedding (2020)
- Jonaki (2018)
- Lagaan (2001)
- Madness in the Desert (2004)
- Peepli Live (2010)
- Rush (2013)
- Synchronic (2020)
- Taare Zameen Par (2007)
- The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)
April 23
- The Meg (2018)
- Train to Busan (2016)
April 25
- The Hateful Eight (2015)
April 26
- Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
April 27
- Malignant (2021)
What will the new movies on Netflix be in April?
April 1
- American Graffiti (1973)
- Baby Driver (2017)
- Battleship (2012)
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
- Ender’s Game (2013)
- Glass (2019)
- Haikyu!! Movie 3: Genius and Sense (2017)
- Haikyu!! Movie 4: Battle of Concepts (2017)
- Happy Gilmore (1996)
- Hotel Transylvania (2012)
- Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
- How to Be Single (2016)
- Inside Man (2006)
- Inside Man: Most Wanted (2019)
- It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010)
- Molly’s Game (2017)
- Mortal Engines (2018)
- Night Raiders (2021)
- One Piece Film: Red (2022)
- Role Models (2008)
- Skyscraper (2018)
- Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
- Smokey and the Bandit II (1980)
- Split (2016)
- Step Up: Revolution (2012)
- Strawberry Shortcakes: Spring Spectacular (2024)
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
- The Land Before Time (1988)
- The Little Things (2021)
- The Matrix (1999)
- The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
- The Theory of Everything (2015)
- Wild Things (1998)
- You’ve Got Mail (1998)
April 2
- Together: Tr3ble Winners (2024)
April 3
- Zero to Hero (2024)
April 4
- The Tearsmith (2024)
April 5
- SCOOP (2024)
- The Antisocial Network: Memes to Mayhem (2024)
April 8
- Megan Leavey (2017)
April 9
- Neal Brennan: Crazy Good (2024)
April 10
- Death Whisperer (2023)
- What Jennifer Did (2024)
April 11
- The Bricklayer (2023)
April 12
- A Journey (2024)
- Amar Singh Chamkila (2024)
- Love, Divided (2024)
- Stolen (2024)
- Strange Way of Life (2023)
- Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp (2024)
April 15
- Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel (2022)
April 16
- Anna (2019)
- Knocked Up (2007)
- Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer (2024)
April 19
- Rebel Moon: Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)
April 21
- Duran Duran: There’s Something You Should Know (2018)
April 22
- Ahead of the Curve (2020)
- Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen (2024)
April 23
- Anyone But You (2023)
April 24
- King Richard (2021)
- TLC Forever (2023)
April 25
- City Hunter (2024)
April 26
- Hack Your Health: The Secrets of Your Gut (2024)
April 29
Honeymoonish (2024)
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