Sometimes, the very best time to be a Netflix subscriber is during a weekend that bridges the end of one month and the start of another. That way, a buzzy hit like Barbarian can hit on Sunday, June 1 and scare up a lot of views for this wild 2022 horror flick.
But for the final two days of May, the most enticing film is Pig, a 2021 thriller that put Nicolas Cage back in the spotlight after a decade of more of questionable movie choices. It’s already among the most popular movies on Netflix, which means that its appeal hasn’t diminished since its release.
You can find these films and the rest of the best movies on Netflix below. Remember to check this list every Friday morning when we update the lineup to give you the most enticing movie options available.
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Editor’s Picks
Pig (2021)
82%
6.9/10Never get between a man and his pig. In 2021, Pig gave Nicolas Cage his John Wick moment, not because this is a bloody action tale of revenge. It’s really not that at all. But it was easily the high point of Cage’s recent career and a chance to see him once again inhabit a purely unique character that only he could play. Rob Feld (Cage) used to be one of the most famous chefs in Portland. Some would say that he’s fallen pretty far since then, but he is content to gather truffles with the help of his pig. When the pig is stolen, Rob figures out pretty quickly who did it. And that was their first mistake, because Rob isn’t going to stop until he has that pig back.
Barbarian (2022)
78%
7.0/10Barbarian made quite splash in theaters when it hit theaters in 2022 and propelled writer/director Zach Cregger to the top of the horror genre. The key to this film’s appeal is to go into it with as little information as possible, so we won’t be sharing major spoilers here.
Georgina Campbell and Bill Skarsgård star as Tess and Keith, a pair of strangers who are accidentially booked at the same rental cabin. During a nasty storm, Keith invites Tess to stay with him for the night, and it sounds like the set up to every rom-com ever. Trust us, it’s not. There are strange things happening in this rental that you have to see to believe. And to even describe what comes next would be to ruin the surprise.
Other Netflix Movies
Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025)
44%Or so everyone thought. Lori is making it a much closer contest than expected, possibly because someone is killing the other girls involved with the prom. Lori and Tiffany may not see eye-to-eye, but they may both be feeling the heat when the killer turns their eyes towards them.
The Wild Robot (2024)
85%
8.2/10If you’ve wondered why The Wild Robot is so acclaimed, it’s because it has an unusually large amount of heart for a DreamWorks Animation movie. It’s also gorgeously rendered, and it features strong performances by Lupita Nyong’o and the rest of the cast. Nyong’o voices Roz, a robot that was left behind on a deserted island by accident.
Roz may not have been built for the wild, but she takes to it. She even makes friends with some of the animals and takes it upon herself to raise an orphaned goose named Brightbill (Kit Connor). Roz wouldn’t go back to her old life if she could, but she may not have a choice when another robot, Vontra (Stephanie Hsu), comes to collect her.
Smile (2022)
68%
6.5/10Smile surprised everyone when it vastly outperformed expectations in theaters and became a breakout horror hit. That’s pretty good for a movie that almost went straight to Paramount+. Writer and director Parker Finn continued the story from his short film, Laura Hasn’t Slept, and put the scares on a larger scale. Laura Weaver (Caitlin Stasey) only has a small role in the film, but her death is the catalyst for everything that happens to Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon), a therapist who tried to treat Laura.
Rose didn’t believe Laura was cursed, and even witnessing her horrific suicide didn’t confirm anything supernatural. But seeing Laura’s death is all it took for the curse to pass to Rose. Now she sees people flashing sinister smiles at her everywhere she goes. By the time Rose realizes that she really is cursed, it may be far too late to save herself.
Paddington in Peru (2024)
65%
6.7/10It’s been far too long between Paddington Bear movies, so much so that the entire Brown family had to be recast for Paddington in Peru. After living in London with the Brown family, Paddington (Ben Whishaw) receives a letter informing him that his aunt Lucy (Imelda Staunton) misses him and that she has been acting strangely.
Henry (Hugh Bonneville) and Mary Brown (Emily Mortimer), along with their children, accompany Paddington back to Peru. Upon their arrival, they discover that Lucy has gone missing under suspicious circumstances. To find her, Paddington and the Browns will have to venture into the jungles of Peru and solve a mystery along the way.
Heart Eyes (2025)
61%
6.1/10There have been horror films with romance before, but it’s hard to think of another rom-com horror movie like Heart Eyes. The title character is a serial killer whose personalized touches include murdering couples and wearing the ridiculous heart-eye mask.
In theory, Ally McCabe (Olivia Holt) shouldn’t have to worry about getting murdered by Heart Eyes. She just broke up with her boyfriend. But she has the bad fortune to catch Heart Eyes’ attention when she goes out to dinner with a co-worker named Jay Simmons (Mason Gooding). Heart Eyes mistakes the pair as a couple and makes it his mission to murder both of them. In the process, Jay is framed for Heart Eyes’ crimes and the killer is far from done with this pair.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
62%
6.4/10They say you never forget your first love, and that may be why Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) is still lusting over Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder) 36 years after they last met. Not that Lydia would ever call what she had with that creep “love.” She only agreed to marry him to save her dead friends.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice begins with Lydia as the widowed mother of Astrid Deetz (Jenna Ortega) and addicted to pills that dull the power of her ability to see ghosts. Astrid believes her mother’s a charlatan until she gets a glimpse of the supernatural when they visit Lydia’s childhood home. Before long, Astrid’s stuck in the afterlife, and Lydia has to reunite with Beetlejuice to rescue her daughter. And Beetlejuice will only help Lydia if she agrees to marry him. Unfortunately for Beetlejuice, his first ex-wife, Delores LaFerve (Monica Bellucci), has escaped confinement, and he’s at the top of her hit list.
Havoc (2025)
57%
5.8/10Charlie (Justin Cornwell) and Mia (Quelin Sepulveda) are a pair of thieves who are in serious trouble in Havoc. While trying to pay off a debt Mia owes to a local Triad boss, she and Charlie are thrust into a coup for control of the gang that sends them on the run and accuses them of murder.
Lawrence Beaumont (Forest Whitaker), a very wealthy businessman running for mayor, is Charlie’s father, and he has a vested interest in keeping his son safe. Beaumont also has a cop, Patrick Walker (Tom Hardy), on his payroll with explicit instructions to find and protect Charlie at all costs. That won’t be easy as the Triads and the police pursue Charlie and Mia wherever they hide.
American Sniper (2014)
73%
7.3/10Chris Kyle’s account of his time in Iraq has been questioned for its veracity, but few could argue that director Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper didn’t resonate with audiences. Bradley Cooper stars as Kyle, a gifted sniper stationed in Iraq during the second Gulf War.
Kyle’s ability to kill makes him popular among his men and a target for insurgents. But on the home front, Kyle is emotionally distant from his wife, Taya (Sienna Miller), and their children, and too willing to keep going back to war on additional tours of duty.
Draft Day (2014)
54%
6.9/10Director Ivan Reitman’s final film in the big chair was Draft Day, an NFL drama starring Kevin Costner as Sonny Weaver Jr., the general manager of the Cleveland Browns. Sonny is beset by personal problems, including the recent death of his father, and he’s facing an inordinate amount of pressure to turn the team around.
After reluctantly trading up to get the No. 1 pick in the draft, Sonny is expected to take quarterback Bo Callahan (Josh Pence). However, Sonny’s original pick, Vontae Mack (Chadwick Boseman), makes a strong case for himself. It’s a question of character, and the clock is ticking as Sonny contemplates his decision. It’s only a make-or-break choice for the franchise. No pressure.
Lucy (2014)
62%
6.4/10Scarlett Johansson’s Lucy Miller is the right person at the wrong time in Luc Besson’s sci-fi action thriller Lucy. The title character was forced to become a drug mule by crime lord Mr. Jang (Choi Min-sik), and a bag of an experimental drug was sewn into Lucy’s body for the smuggling process.
When the drug in Lucy’s body is accidentally released, it gives her mental and physical powers straight out of a comic book. Suddenly, Lucy is the most formidable woman on Earth. However, the price may ultimately be her life if she can’t figure out a way to reverse the changes or how to move forward with them.
The Hating Game (2021)
6.2/10Lucy Hale plays the similarly named Lucy Hutton in The Hating Game, and she’s really got her rom-com persona down. Thanks to a corporate merger, Lucy is the new co-worker of Josh Templeman (Austin Stowell), her counterpart from another publisher. And they decide pretty quickly that they don’t like each other and don’t want to work together.
Their rivalry comes to a head in the form of a bet. They both go out for a promotion and whoever loses has to quit the company. Lucy is pretty sure she will win, but less sure how she feels about Josh after they develop a mutual attraction. Is their potential relationship real or just a ploy for a job?
The Addams Family (1991)
57%
6.9/10The Addams Family wasn’t beloved by critics upon its release in 1991, but audiences loved it. The late Raul Julia and Anjelica Huston were the definitive Gomez and Morticia Addams, while Christina Ricci had a star-making performance as their macabre daughter, Wednesday.
The secret of this film’s appeal is that it never stops being fun to watch. Even as Gordon Craven (Christopher Lloyd) and his mother, Abigail (Elizabeth Wilson), plot to steal the Addams’ family fortune, the tone remains light and breezy. In fact, the only problem for Gordon is that the Addams family accepts him as Gomez’s long-lost brother, Fester Addams, and they show him more love than his mother ever gave him.
Talk to Me (2023)
76%
7.1/10Welcome to the supernatural high of the season. For most reasonable people, playing around with an embalmed hand that lets spirits of the deceased enter into your body may seem like a bad idea for an evening’s entertainment. But horror movies like Talk to Me are filled with people who have bad ideas, but usually not for long.
A group of friends have been using the hand to consort with spirits because they feel a high when the ghosts leave their bodies. This is done with the understanding that the connection has to be broken in 90 seconds or else the spirits will take over their bodies. It’s all fun and games until Mia (Sophie Wilde) won’t let her best friend’s younger brother, Riley (Joe Bird), break the connection in time. The consequences for that decision will be severe.
Everest (2015)
64%
7.1/10The allure of climbing Mount Everest often causes would-be climbers to overlook just how dangerous it is. The Everest movie is based on a particularly deadly incident that took place in 1996, as missteps and harsh weather conditions pushed men and women to their absolute limits.
Two rival expedition leaders, Rob Hall (Jason Clarke) and Scott Fischer (Jake Gyllenhaal), attempted to guide separate groups to Everest’s peak, including Beck Weathers (Josh Brolin), Doug Hansen (John Hawkes), and more. But there are no ordinary days on Everest, as both expeditions run into serious problems. Not everyone gets to go home, but it’s hard to look away from the unfolding tragedy.
Despicable Me 4 (2024)
52%
6.4/10As a villain, Gru (Steve Carell) was never quite evil enough to be truly despicable. By the time of Despicable Me 4, Gru has a wife, Lucy Wilde (Kristen Wiig), three loving adoptive daughters, and a son, Gru Jr. (Tara Strong), who doesn’t seem to like his father very much.
While attending his high school reunion, Gru runs afoul of his old nemesis, Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell), who decides that he’s overdue for revenge. To protect their family, Gru and Lucy go undercover with their children in another town. Unfortunately for them, Gru’s reputation as a former bad guy precedes him, and it won’t be long before Maxime and his killer girlfriend, Valentina (Sofía Vergara), track them down.
Runaway Jury (2003)
Considering the way that John Grisham legal thrillers dominated the 1990s, it’s surprising that Runaway Jury is the last one of those novels that got a big-screen adaptation. It’s also a showcase for the late great Gene Hackman in one of his final roles. He plays Rankin Fitch, a man who has made a science out of getting juries to vote his way.
In a high-stakes wrongful death case against a gun manufacturer, Fitch thinks he’s stacked the jury with like-minded people who will find in favor of his client. To Fitch’s shock, a woman calling herself Marlee (Rachel Weisz) offers Fitch and defense attorney Wendell Rohr (Dustin Hoffman) the chance to pay her to sway the jury in their favor. And it’s not an idle bluff, as Marlee’s lover, Nick Easter (John Cusack), is already on the jury and influencing their deliberations. The real question is who’s going to pay them first, and how far will Fitch go to keep the gun manufacturer from losing the case?
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
72%
7.2/10The most recent live-action adaptation of Dungeons & Dragons is a surprisingly accessible story, thanks largely to a streamlined story centered on Chris Pine’s charming rogue thief, Edgin Darvis. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves opens with Edgin escaping from prison alongside his best friend, Holga Kilgor (Michelle Rodriguez), simply because they want to reunite with Edgin’s young daughter, Kira (Chloe Coleman).
Edgin and Holga also suspect that their former partner, Forge Fitzwilliam (Hugh Grant), won’t live up to the promises he made them. When they realize the full extent of Forge’s deception, Edgin and Holga recruit a would-be sorcerer, Simon Aumar (Justice Smith), and his shape-changer ex, Doric (Sophia Lillis), to rob Forge’s vaults and reclaim custody of Kira. In the process, they may have to save the entire realm from the plans of an evil red wizard.
Scream VI (2023)
61%
6.4/10Scream 6 wasn’t intended as a closing chapter, but it’s likely to be the last time that either Melissa Barrera or Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) play scream queens in this universe. Barrera and Ortega play the Carpenter sisters, Sam and Tara, respectively, and they’ve moved out of Woodsboro to start a new life in New York City.
Unfortunately, the sisters have unfinished business with a new Ghostface, and everyone new to their lives could be a suspect. Sam is also feeling the fragility of her own sanity, as she experiences hallucinations of her father, Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich), one of the original Ghostface killers in Scream. If Sam can’t trust herself, then who can she turn to for help?
Saturday Night (2024)
63%
7.0/10Saturday Night Live gets an origin story in Saturday Night, a fictionalization of the final 90 minutes before the taping of the first SNL episode in 1975. Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) is the man who has to keep it all together in these critical minutes, even though it’s clear that NBC has no faith in his ability to deliver the show that he promised.
Future comedy legends Chevy Chase (Cory Michael Smith), John Belushi (Matt Wood), Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt), Dan Aykroyd (Dylan O’Brien), and more have their own drama. This grand comedy experiment could have fallen apart at any time, and it may take a miracle to get everyone on the same page.
Back in Action (2025)
50%The title of Back in Action is fitting since it marks Cameron Diaz’s return from retirement and Jamie Foxx’s first movie since he suffered a debilitating stroke. Diaz and Foxx have also shared the screen two times before in Any Given Sunday and a remake of Annie, but this time, they play secret agents Emily and Matt. After a close call 15 years ago, Matt and Emily faked their deaths and started a family.
In the present, Emily and Matt have two children, Alice (McKenna Roberts) and Leo (Rylan Jackson), who have no idea that their parents used to be spies. After the couple accidentally goes viral, it reveals their survival to their old enemy, Balthazar Gor (Robert Besta). And Gor isn’t willing to simply let bygones be bygones as he goes after their family with his heavily armed men.
Hereditary (2018)
87%
7.3/10What’s in your family history? You may not want all of the answers, as demonstrated by the acclaimed horror film Hereditary. Toni Collette and Gabriel Byrne lead the cast as Annie and Steve Graham, who live with their children, Peter (Alex Wolff) and Charlie (Milly Shapiro).
Following the death of Annie’s mother, the Graham family is struck by a terrible tragedy that fractures their bond. From there, things get really strange. Trust us when we say that you should have the minimum amount of information when watching this film. That way the surprises can really shock you.
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
79%
7.5/10Mad Max: Fury Road left such a huge cultural impact that Furiosa was even mentioned by name in Marvel’s Deadpool & Wolverine, a film that lifted some of George Miller’s Mad Max moments. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga may not have reached the same heights as Fury Road, but this action prequel is destined to have a long afterlife among the streaming services.
Anya Taylor-Joy steps in to play the young Furiosa, while Alyla Browne portrays her as a child. In the Wasteland, Furiosa and her family lived in peace and prosperity until she was stolen away by men under the command of Dementus (Chris Hemsworth). Despite Dementus’ attempts to make Furiosa loyal to him, she harbors a grudge against him for murdering her mother, Mary (Charlee Fraser). Furiosa’s hatred for Dementus is so pronounced that she even goes to work for his rival, Immortan Joe (Lachy Hulme), while plotting her escape from Joe’s service and her personal quest for revenge.
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
82%
7.9/10It’s refreshing that even two decades after the last Wallace & Gromit movie, their latest stop-motion animated film, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, looks and feels very much like its own thing. That gives it a timeless quality as well. The new story finds Wallace (Ben Whitehead) and his loyal canine friend, Gromit, in a pickle, largely of Wallace’s own making.
Wallace has invented a smart gnome he calls Norbot (Reece Shearsmith), which can perform chores and be helpful around the house. The duo’s old enemy, Feathers McGraw, hacks into Norbot and uses him to create a gnome army under his control. And if Wallace and Gromit can’t thwart this plan, then their proverbial gooses are cooked.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
47%
6.1/10After Godzilla vs. Kong pitted the Monsterverse’s greatest icons against each other, the only place that a sequel could go was to bring them back together on the same side. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire could almost be a buddy comedy if either of the monsters could speak.
Following the events of the previous film, Godzilla and King Kong essentially agreed to stay out of each other’s way. Kong even descended deep into the Hollow Earth to find some peace. That quiet period is shattered when Kong encounters a familiar threat that he can’t face alone. Only Godzilla and Kong can save the world if they can put aside their differences long enough to do so.
Barbie (2023)
80%
6.8/10In Barbieland, Barbie (Margot Robbie) is one of many variants, and Ryan Gosling is just Ken. Neither of their characters are particularly happy at the beginning of Barbie. That’s why Barbie is drawn into the real world, where she learns things about herself that she never imagined. It’s overwhelming, to say the least, but at least she makes friends with Gloria (America Ferrera) and her daughter, Sasha (Ariana Greenblatt).
As for Ken, he finds the journey into our world to be especially illuminating about the power a man can have. Ken brings this idelology back to Barbieland, leading to disastrous results for Barbie and all of the other Barbies who live there.
The Six Triple Eight (2024)
59%
5.6/10Did you know that there really was a battalion of all-Black women during World War II? The story of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion could have been lost to time if not for Kevin M. Hymel’s 2019 article in WWII History Magazine, which has been adapted here by Tyler Perry, who wrote and directed The Six Triple Eight.
Following the loss of someone close to her during the war, Lena Derriecott King (Ebony Obsidian) signs up for the war and finds herself in a unit commanded by Major Charity Adams (Kerry Washington). The women of the 6888 want to do more than just stay on the home front. However, their only mission in Europe involves untangling a staggering amount of mail between the soldiers on the front lines and their families. Lena eventually realizes this is important to the war effort, even as the women face the daunting task ahead of them.
It Ends with Us (2024)
53%
6.5/10It Ends with Us is based on the bes-selling book by Colleen Hoover, and its behind-the-scenes drama between stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni almost overshadowed the success of the movie itself. Lively plays Lily Bloom, a woman who meets and becomes infatuated with a surgeon, Ryle Kincaid (Baldoni).
Their fairy tale romance turns for the worse when Lily discovers that Ryle is an abusive lover. Ryle becomes very jealous upon learning about Lily’s renewed connection with her old boyfriend, Atlas Corrigan (Brandon Sklenar). Lily has genuine feelings for both men, but feels trapped in the same cycle of violence that doomed her parents’ relationship.
Carry-On (2024)
68%Like Die Hard 2, Carry-On is an action thriller set on Christmas Eve in a busy airport. Unfortunately for TSA agent Ethan Kopek (Taron Egerton), his promotion came on the wrong day at the wrong time. An enigmatic traveler (Jason Bateman) wants Ethan to wave a package through uncontested. If Ethan refuses, then his girlfriend, Nora Parisi (Sofia Carson), will be killed.
Ethan’s back is to the proverbial wall, and if he can’t find a way to thwart the plan, then Nora may not be the only casualty. He needs a way to save Nora, and his options are running out fast.
The Lost City (2022)
62%
6.1/10If you’re old enough to remember Romancing the Stone, then you may notice some familiar elements in The Lost City. Sandra Bullock stars as archeologist-turned-novelist Loretta Sage, a bestselling author whose adventure novels have made her famous. Her books have also turned cover model Alan Caprison (Channing Tatum) into a celebrity among her fans.
While on tour with Loretta, Alan witnesses her kidnapping at the hands of Abigail Fairfax (Daniel Radcliffe), a demented billionaire who believes that her research holds the key to deciphering the messages in a lost city. Alan, who is desperately infatuated with Loretta, takes it upon himself to stage a rescue mission. But that attempt soon leaves both Alan and Loretta running for their lives, with little hope for escape.
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
54%
6.3/10Sometimes the student must become the teacher. Kung Fu Panda 4 finds Po (Jack Black) at a crossroads in his life. For years, he’s been the Dragon Warrior and the protector of the Valley of Peace. But now, Po is being called upon to pass his mantle on to a younger warrior and take on a more spiritual role.
The truth is that Po doesn’t want to change anything, and he’s also preoccupied by the arrival of The Chameleon (Viola Davis), a sorceress who may be the greatest threat he’s ever faced. When Po goes to confront her, he’s joined by Zhen (Awkwafina), a thieving fox who might be Dragon Warrior material. That’s assuming, of course, that this fox isn’t a snake in the grass.
Woman of the Hour (2024)
74%
6.8/10Anna Kendrick is making her directorial debut with Woman of the Hour, a film in which she also stars. The premise of this movie is off-the-wall bonkers and yet based on a true story. Kendrick plays Cheryl Bradshaw, a contestant on The Dating Game in 1978. That TV romance game show also featured a serial killer named Rodney Alcala (Daniel Zovatto) as one of the men vying for Cheryl’s favor on the episode in question.
No one on The Dating Game could have guessed that Rodney was a murderer, but there’s something very clearly off about him. It’s a bizarre chapter in TV history now immortalized in this film.
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
54%
6.6/10For their fourth time out as Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, Will Smith and Martin Lawrence sent their respective characters on the run in Bad Boys: Ride or Die. In the last movie, Mike and Marcus lost their captain, Conrad Howard (Joe Pantoliano), to an assassination. Now, Captain Howard’s name is getting dragged through the mud after he’s posthumously framed for crimes he didn’t commit.
When Mike and Marcus attempt to clear Howard of these charges, they find themselves framed, too. Once they’re on the wrong side of the law, the guys learn who their friends really are. The rest of the Miami PD is gunning for them, and they’re running out of options fast.
Rebel Ridge (2024)
77%
7.0/10Aaron Pierre establishes himself as an action hero in the Netflix original film Rebel Ridge. Terry Richmond (Pierre) only wanted to come into town and bail out his cousin, Mike Simmons (C.J. LeBlanc), so they could rebuild their lives together. But when corrupt cops seize Terry’s cash, it leaves him without any way to get Mike out of jail.
Terry tries to be reasonable with Chief Sandy Burnne (Don Johnson), only for these dishonorable men to go back on their word and keep his stolen money while Mike suffers. Now, Terry has to take the law into his own hands to get justice, and not even dirty cops can stand in his way.
The Union (2024)
44%
5.5/10Mike McKenna (Flight Risk‘s Mark Wahlberg) never really expected to see his high school sweetheart, Roxanne Hall (Halle Berry), ever again. But their paths converge in the action comedy called The Union because Roxanne needs someone she can trust. During the last two decades, Roxanne has become a secret agent of immeasurable skill, but most of her colleagues have been killed after their identities were exposed.
Roxanne gives Mike a chance to become a spy because she knows she can rely on him. Compared to Roxanne, Mike is really winging it as their mission takes them all over Europe. But there may just be something left in their romantic connection if they can both make it home alive.
Migration (2023)
56%
6.6/10For Illumination’s first film after The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the studio took to the skies with Migration. Kumail Nanjiani lends his voice to the film as Mack Mallard, a duck who is married to Pam (Elizabeth Banks) and the father of their children, Dax (Caspar Jennings) and Gwen (Tresi Gazal).
After spending their whole lives in a New England pond, Mack’s wife and kids convince him, and their curmudgeonly relative, Uncle Dan (Danny DeVito), to go on the trip of a lifetime to Jamaica by way of New York City. That trip is easier said than done for these first-time migrators. But if the family can stick together, they might just pull this off.
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
73%
7.1/10Bone Tomahawk is an indie Western that brings Kurt Russell back to the genre as Sheriff Franklin Hunt. In 1890, Hunt’s small town of Bright Hope is rocked by the abductions of an outlaw called Purvis (David Arquette), a deputy named Nick (Evan Jonigkeit), and a young woman, Samantha O’Dwyer (Lili Simmons). This unlikely trio has been taken by a renegade native tribe that is known for eating its victims.
Rather than abandoning the victims to their fate, Hunt, John Brooder (Matthew Fox), and others form a rescue party to bring them back home. But as they venture deeper into dangerous territory, the posse finds themselves facing threats on all sides, which may make a safe return impossible.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
54%
6.7/10Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F puts Eddie Murphy back into the title role for the first time since 1994. Axel Foley is a Detroit cop who has barged into Beverly Hills’ jurisdiction on a case three times before. And Beverly Hills Police Captain Cade Grant (Kevin Bacon) is really upset that Axel is at it again.
Axel doesn’t care about the consequences because this is personal. Someone is targeting his adult daughter, Jane Saunders (Taylour Paige), and only her ex-boyfriend, Detective Bobby Abbott (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), is willing to help Axel save her. However, Axel may still have some other friends left in the police department, and he’ll need them when everything comes crashing down on him.
Hit Man (2024)
83%
7.4/10Richard Linklater’s Hit Man could have scored a full theatrical release in part because Glen Powell is one of the breakout stars of 2024. But instead, it’s now a Netflix original that was co-written by both Powell and Linklater. The former is headlining the film as Gary Johnson, a man who has found his calling as an undercover operative for the police.
Gary pretends to be an assassin, and he helps the police arrest his would-be clients. It’s a good racket for Gary until he meets Maddy Masters (Adria Arjona), a woman who wants her husband killed so she can escape his physical abuse. Maddy is the first “client” that Gary has ever been real with, and he doesn’t want to see her get arrested like his other marks. As much as Gary might try to believe otherwise, helping Maddy and getting emotionally involved with her may bring his life crashing down around him.
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
81%
7.9/10There is an English dub of Godzilla Minus One on Netflix, but the original Japanese voice track has better performances. This is one of the best Godzilla movies ever made in part because the creature is allowed to be a fearsome monster instead of a heroic giant. It’s also notable for featuring a strong focus on the human side of the story, especially with the main character Kōichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki).
In the last days of World War II, Shikishima can’t bring himself to fulfill his duty as a kamikaze pilot. A chance encounter with Godzilla only brings more shame upon Shikishima. During the aftermath of the war, Shikishima forms an unexpected bond with Noriko Ōishi (Minami Hamabe) and the infant child she adopted. Yet Shikishima’s inability to let go of his regret may destroy him before Godzilla can get around to killing him and everyone else in Japan.
Anyone But You (2023)
52%
6.2/10Anyone but You is one of the rare rom-coms to become a smash hit, while also solidifying Sydney Sweeney as a star … and keeping her out of movie jail for co-starring in Madame Web. Sweeney plays Bea, a young woman who forms an instant connection with a guy named Ben (Twisters star Glen Powell). But after a great first date, things end very badly and they both blame each other.
Bea and Ben are unwillingly drawn back into each other’s orbit at the wedding for Halle (Hadley Robinson) and Claudia (Alexandra Shipp). Despite being unhappy about their reunion, Bea and Ben also have their own reasons to make the other guests believe that they’re a couple. And then the sparks start to fly between them again.
Baby Driver (2017)
86%
7.5/10Don’t let the name Baby Driver fool you into thinking that this is some kid’s flick. Edgar Wright’s action comedy can be downright brutal at times, but it never loses its sense of humor. Ansel Elgort plays the title character, whose real name is Miles. But he’s known professionally as Baby, and he’s an incredible getaway driver who is forced to work for Doc (Kevin Spacey).
After Baby seemingly escapes his servitude to Doc, he simply wants to start a new life with his girlfriend, Debora (Lily James). However, Doc won’t let Baby go that easily, and he forces him to take part in one last heist alongside Buddy (Jon Hamm), Darling (Eiza González), and Bats (Jamie Foxx). This crew is far more dangerous than Baby realizes, and he’ll have to think fast if he wants to get out alive.
The Wages of Fear (2024)
In 1953, Georges Arnaud’s The Wages of Fear was brought to the big screen by director Henri-Georges Clouzot who turned it into arguably one of the greatest action thrillers ever made. Director Julien Leclercq has a lot to live up to with the modern remake, which is a Netflix exclusive.
The names and faces may be different, but the story remains largely unchanged from the original. An oil fire is out of control, and the only way to put it out and save lives is with controlled explosions using nitroglycerin. Franck Gastambide, Alban Lenoir, Ana Girardot, and Sofiane Zermani play a group of disparate and desperate individuals who agree to transport the nitroglycerin across hundreds of miles of dangerous terrain. At the end of their journey is a payday that could change their lives forever, assuming they live long enough to get paid.
Your Lucky Day (2023)
64%
5.8/10Winning the lottery should be one the best days in anyone’s life. But in Your Lucky Day, Sterling (Angus Cloud) didn’t actually win. He killed someone to get his hands on the winning ticket, and he left witnesses: Amir (Mousa Hussein Kraish), Abraham (Elliot Knight), and his girlfriend, Ana-Marlene (Jessica Garza).
Not even Sterling can kill that many people in cold blood, which is why he tries to bargain with them. He’ll share some of the money from the ticket if they help him hide his crime. This plan has multiple problems, but Sterling’s hostages and would-be accomplices simply can’t deter him from this course of action. He’s going to get this lottery money if it’s the last thing he does — and it might be.
Thanksgiving (2023)
63%
6.4/10Sixteen years after creating a fake Thanksgiving trailer for Grindhouse, Eli Roth turned it into a real movie with all the elements of the holiday. It might be the best Thanksgiving horror film ever made, largely by default, since the rest are pretty bad. The story begins with a Black Friday rampage that goes horribly wrong and leaves several people dead.
One year later, someone is going around town dressed as one of the original Pilgrims, John Carver, and carving up people who were there on that fateful Black Friday. Whoever is under that mask is apparently out to kill as many people as possible, and even the cops seem powerless to stop the murders.
Orion and the Dark (2024)
75%Almost everyone is afraid of the dark when they’re a kid. The problem with Orion (Jacob Tremblay) is that he’s scared of everything, not just the dark. The animated adventure, Orion and the Dark, gives Orion a chance to conquer his fears alongside an unexpected companion: The living embodiment of Dark (Paul Walter Hauser).
Rather than let this kid lose years of his life to a laundry list of fears, Dark takes Orion out for a wild night to prove that he doesn’t have to be defined by the things that he’s afraid about. It’s a gesture of friendship from Dark, but can Orion finally let go of his phobias and embrace life?
Dumb Money (2023)
66%
6.9/10The infamous GameStop short squeeze was dramatized for the big screen in Dumb Money. Paul Dano headlines the cast as Keith Gill, an armchair investor who notices that hedge funds and other big market players are betting that the video game retailer GameStop will go under. Instead of letting that happen, Gill and others like him drive up GameStop’s stock to unsustainable highs and cause the professional investors to lose millions.
There’s no shortage of stars in this cast, which includes Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera, Myha’la Herrold, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Seth Rogen, Talia Ryder, Sebastian Stan, and Shailene Woodley. There are also plenty of shattered dreams, as many of the amateur investors lose everything they put into the GameStop stocks.
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
58%
6.8/10Denzel Washington spends so much time sitting down and sipping lattes in The Equalizer 3 that you may start to wonder if the actor himself is injured, and not just his character, Robert McCall. After nearly getting himself killed while recovering stolen funds, McCall slowly recovers in a small town on the coast of Italy. McCall also becomes close to the doctor who saved him, Enzo Arisio (Remo Girone), as well as the police officer who brought him to safety, Gio Bonucci (Eugenio Mastrandrea).
As McCall grows to love the town and its people, he realizes that the Italian mafia is terrorizing his new friends. And if anyone’s going to be terrorizing bad guys in this franchise, it’s Robert McCall. If you’re evil, don’t make McCall stand up. His stuntman will kill you.
The Killer (2023)
72%
7.4/10David Fincher’s latest thriller, The Killer, shows us that the life of a professional assassin, as played by Michael Fassbender, can be pretty mundane and boring … right up until he accidentally misses his target. From that point on, the assassin’s life is anything but boring. And suddenly, even his contact, Hodges (Charles Parnell), is ghosting him.
Not even fleeing the country is enough for the assassin to evade an international manhunt, as well as two rival assassins, The Expert (Tilda Swinton) and The Brute (Sala Baker), who have been hired to take him out.
