Want to know what the best movies on Netflix are? Well here you go. Credits go to IMDB.
1.
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Epic story of a mysterious stranger with a harmonica who joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad. (175 mins.)
Director: Sergio Leone
Stars: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards
“ Average Netflix Rating: 3.8 Stars ” - Slizmo
2.
Memento (2000)
A man, suffering from short-term memory loss, uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife. (113 mins.)
Director: Christopher Nolan
Stars: Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.8 Stars ” - Slizmo
3.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
The cyborg who once tried to kill Sarah Connor is dead, and another T-101 must now protect her teenage son, John Connor, from an even more powerful and advanced Terminator, the T-1000. (137 mins.)
Director: James Cameron
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Robert Patrick
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.9 Stars ” - Slizmo
4.
The Pianist (2002)
A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II. (150 mins.)
Director: Roman Polanski
Stars: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox
“ Average Netflix rating: 4.1 Stars ” - Slizmo
5.
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
After a simple jewelery heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant. (99 mins.)
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Stars: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn
“ Average Netflix rating: 4 Stars ” - Slizmo
6.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
A couple undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories when their relationship turns sour, but it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with. (108 mins.)
Director: Michel Gondry
Stars: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Tom Wilkinson, Gerry Robert Byrne
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.5 Stars ” - Slizmo
7.
Braveheart (1995)
When his secret bride is executed for assaulting an English soldier whom tried to rape her, a commoner begins a revolt and leads Scottish warriors against the cruel English tyrant who rules Scotland with an iron-fist. (177 mins.)
Director: Mel Gibson
Stars: Mel Gibson, Sophie Marceau, Patrick McGoohan, Angus Macfadyen
“ Average Netflix Rating: 4.2 Stars ” - Slizmo
8.
Oldboy (2003)
After being kidnapped and imprisoned for 15 years, Oh Dae-Su is released, only to find that he must find his captor in 5 days.(120 mins.)
Director: Chan-wook Park
Stars: Min-sik Choi, Ji-tae Yu, Hye-jeong Kang, Dae-han Ji
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.8 Stars ” - Slizmo
9.
Snatch. (2000)
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond. (104 mins.)
Director: Guy Ritchie
Stars: Jason Statham, Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina
“ Average Netflix rating: 4 Stars ” - Slizmo
10.
Downfall (2004)
Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.(156 mins.)
Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Stars: Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara, Ulrich Matthes, Juliane Köhler
“ Average Netflix rating: 4 Stars ” - Slizmo
11.
Warrior (2011)
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament - a path that puts the fighter on a collision corner with his older brother. (140 mins.)
Director: Gavin O'Connor
Stars: Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Morrison
“ Average Netflix rating: 4.4 Stars ” - Slizmo
12.
Good Will Hunting (1997)
Will Hunting, a janitor at MIT, has a gift for mathematics but needs help from a psychologist to find direction in his life. (126 mins.)
Director: Gus Van Sant
Stars: Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Stellan Skarsgård
“ Average Netflix rating: 4.1 Stars ” - Slizmo
13.
Hotel Rwanda (2004)
The true story of Paul Rusesabagina, a hotel manager who housed over a thousand Tutsi refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda. (121 mins.)
Director: Terry George
Stars: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Joaquin Phoenix, Xolani Mali
“ Average Netflix rating: 4.1 Stars ” - Slizmo
14.
Trainspotting (1996)
Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends. (94 mins.)
Director: Danny Boyle
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.8 Stars ” - Slizmo
15.
Platoon (1986)
A young recruit in Vietnam faces a moral crisis when confronted with the horrors of war and the duality of man. (120 mins.)
Director: Oliver Stone
Stars: Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Keith David
“ Average Netflix rating: 4 Stars ” - Slizmo
16.
Into the Wild (2007)
After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shape his life. (148 mins.)
Director: Sean Penn
Stars: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener, Marcia Gay Harden
“ Average Netflix Rating: 3.7 Stars ” - Slizmo
17.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Two Western bank/train robbers flee to Bolivia when the law gets too close. (110 mins.)
Director: George Roy Hill
Stars: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Katharine Ross, Strother Martin
“ Average Netflix rating: 4.1 Stars ” - Slizmo
18.
The King's Speech (2010)
The story of King George VI of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. (118 mins.)
Director: Tom Hooper
Stars: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi
“ Average Netflix rating: 4.3 Stars ” - Slizmo
19.
Donnie Darko (2001)
A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident. (113 mins.)
Director: Richard Kelly
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Jena Malone, Mary McDonnell, Holmes Osborne
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.9 Stars ” - Slizmo
20.
Ip Man (2008)
A semi-biographical account of Yip Man, the first martial arts master to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun. (106 mins.)
Director: Wilson Yip
Stars: Donnie Yen, Simon Yam, Siu-Wong Fan, Ka Tung Lam
“ Average Netflix rating: 4.4 Stars ” - Slizmo
21.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed. (123 mins.)
Director: John Ford
Stars: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin
“ Average Netflix Rating: 3.9 Stars ” - Slizmo
22.
The Artist (2011)
A silent movie star meets a young dancer, but the arrival of talking pictures sends their careers in opposite directions. (100 mins.)
Director: Michel Hazanavicius
Stars: Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, John Goodman, James Cromwell
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.9 Stars ” - Slizmo
23.
Big Fish (2003)
A son tries to learn more about his dying father by reliving stories and myths he told about his life. (125 mins.)
Director: Tim Burton
Stars: Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.7 Stars ” - Slizmo
24.
The Untouchables (1987)
Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team.(119 mins.)
Director: Brian De Palma
Stars: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Charles Martin Smith
“ Average Netflix rating: 4 Stars ” - Slizmo
25.
Duck Soup (1933)
Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale. (68 mins.)
Director: Leo McCarey
Stars: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx
“ Average Netflix Rating: 3.8 Stars ” - Slizmo
26.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Jack Skellington, king of Halloweentown, discovers Christmas Town, but doesn't quite understand the concept. (76 mins.)
Director: Henry Selick
Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.9 Stars ” - Slizmo
27.
Charade (1963)
Romance and suspense in Paris, as a woman is pursued by several men who want a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. Who can she trust? (113 mins.)
Director: Stanley Donen
Stars: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn
“ Average Netflix Rating: 4 Stars ” - Slizmo
28.
Drive (2011)
A mysterious Hollywood stuntman, mechanic and getaway driver lands himself in trouble when he helps out his neighbor. (100 mins.)
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.6 Stars ” - Slizmo
29.
Crash (2004)
Los Angeles citizens with vastly separate lives collide in interweaving stories of race, loss and redemption. (112 mins.)
Director: Paul Haggis
Stars: Don Cheadle, Sandra Bullock, Thandie Newton, Karina Arroyave
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.8 Stars ” - Slizmo
30.
Serpico (1973)
The true story about an honest New York cop who blew the whistle on rampant corruption in the force only to have his comrades turn against him. (130 mins.)
Director: Sidney Lumet
Stars: Al Pacino, John Randolph, Jack Kehoe, Biff McGuire
“ Average Netflix Rating: 3.8 Stars ” - Slizmo
31.
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
A high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite of what the principal thinks of that. (103 mins.)
Director: John Hughes
Stars: Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones
“ Average Netflix rating: 4 Stars ” - Slizmo
32.
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
A naive male prostitute and his sickly friend struggle to survive on the streets of New York City. (113 mins.)
Director: John Schlesinger
Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Jon Voight, Sylvia Miles, John McGiver
“ Average Netflix Rating: 3.6 Stars ” - Slizmo
33.
Lost in Translation (2003)
A fading movie star with a sense of emptiness, and a neglected young wife meet as strangers in Tokyo and form an unlikely bond. (101 mins.)
Director: Sofia Coppola
Stars: Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.2 Stars ” - Slizmo
34.
True Grit (2010)
A tough U.S. Marshal helps a stubborn young woman track down her father's murderer. (110 mins.)
Director: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Stars: Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld, Josh Brolin
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.9 Stars ” - Slizmo
35.
The Machinist (2004)
An industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity. (101 mins.)
Director: Brad Anderson
Stars: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, John Sharian
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.5 Stars ” - Slizmo
36.
Black Hawk Down (2001)
123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.(144 mins.)
Director: Ridley Scott
Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana
“ Average Netflix rating: 4 Stars ” - Slizmo
37.
Hugo (2011)
Set in 1930s Paris, an orphan who lives in the walls of a train station is wrapped up in a mystery involving his late father and an automaton. (126 mins.)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Stars: Asa Butterfield, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee, Ben Kingsley
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.8 Stars ” - Slizmo
38.
Traffic (2000)
A conservative judge is appointed by the President to spearhead America's escalating war against drugs, only to discover that his teenage daughter is an addict. (147 mins.)
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Stars: Michael Douglas, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Jacob Vargas
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.8 Stars ” - Slizmo
39.
October Sky (1999)
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner's son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father's wishes. (108 mins.)
Director: Joe Johnston
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern, Chris Owen
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.9 Stars ” - Slizmo
40.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
Gilbert has to care for his brother Arnie and his obese mother, which gets in the way when love walks into his life. (118 mins.)
Director: Lasse Hallström
Stars: Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis, Mary Steenburgen
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.8 Stars ” - Slizmo
41.
Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)
Tucker & Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are attacked by a group of preppy college kids.(89 mins.)
Director: Eli Craig
Stars: Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, Jesse Moss
“ Average Netflix rating: 4.1 Stars ” - Slizmo
42.
End of Watch (2012)
Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends, and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves. (109 mins.)
Director: David Ayer
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, America Ferrera
“ Average Netflix Rating: 4.2 Stars ” - Slizmo
43.
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
In 1984, the USSR's best submarine captain in their newest sub violates orders and heads for the USA. Is he trying to defect, or to start a war? (134 mins.)
Director: John McTiernan
Stars: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill
“ Average Netflix rating: 4 Stars ” - Slizmo
44.
The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
Intrepid reporter Tintin and Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock's ancestor. (107 mins.)
Director: Steven Spielberg
Stars: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.9 Stars ” - Slizmo
45.
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
A delusional young guy strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet. (106 mins.)
Director: Craig Gillespie
Stars: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, R.D. Reid
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.6 Stars ” - Slizmo
46.
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
A freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.(105 mins.)
Director: Martin Brest
Stars: Eddie Murphy, Judge Reinhold, John Ashton, Lisa Eilbacher
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.8 Stars ” - Slizmo
47.
Ronin (1998)
A freelancing former US intelligence agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by both the Irish and the Russians. (122 mins.)
Director: John Frankenheimer
Stars: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natascha McElhone, Stellan Skarsgård
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.7 Stars ” - Slizmo
48.
Get the Gringo (2012)
A career criminal nabbed by Mexican authorities is placed in a tough prison where he learns to survive with the help of a young boy. (96 mins.)
Director: Adrian Grünberg
Stars: Mel Gibson, Kevin Hernandez, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Jesús Ochoa
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.8 Stars ” - Slizmo
49.
Super 8 (2011)
During the summer of 1979, a group of friends witness a train crash and investigate subsequent unexplained events in their small town. (112 mins.)
Director: J.J. Abrams
Stars: Elle Fanning, AJ Michalka, Kyle Chandler, Joel Courtney
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.8 Stars ” - Slizmo
50.
Battle Royale (2000)
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act. (114 mins.)
Director: Kinji Fukasaku
Stars: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Tarô Yamamoto, Takeshi Kitano
“ Average Netflix rating: 3.9 Stars ” - Slizmo
51.
Restrepo (2010 Documentary)
A year with one platoon in the deadliest valley in Afghanistan.(93 mins.)
Director: Tim Hetherington, Sebastian Junger
Stars: The Men of Battle Company 2nd of the 503rd Infantry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Juan 'Doc Restrepo, Dan Kearney,LaMonta Caldwell
“ Average Netflix rating: 4 Stars ” - Slizmo
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