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The 10 most popular movies on Netflix right now

Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult at a dinner table surrounded by the supporting cast of The Menu.
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Netflix is one of the most popular streaming services in the world, with over 300 million subscribers. And just what do those people tend to watch? In particular, what is the most popular movie on Netflix? Each week, the streaming service releases a list of its 10 most-watched movies over a recent seven-day period to keep subscribers in the loop regarding its most popular titles.

Back in Action remains in the top spot for the third consecutive week. The action comedy’s success has proven that Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz are still A-list stars. New to the top five this week is The Menu, the black comedy starring Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy. Two Sony films, Here and Saturday Night, also made the top 10. Below, we’ve listed the top 10 movies in the U.S. from January 27 to February 2, along with general information about each film, such as genre, rating, cast, and synopsis.

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10. Trolls Band Together (2023)

10. Trolls Band Together
53%
6.0/10
pg
91m
Genre
Animation, Family, Music, Fantasy, Comedy
Stars
Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Camila Cabello
Directed by
Walt Dohrn
Watch on Netflix

The colorful furry animals return for a third outing in Trolls Band Together. Poppy (Anna Kendrick) and Branch (Justin Timberlake) are officially a couple. Much to her surprise, Poppy learns that Branch was a member of her favorite boy band, BroZone, with his brothers Floyd (Troye Sivan), John Dory (Eric André), Spruce (Daveed Diggs), and Clay (Kid Cudi).

However, the brothers broke up after a bad concert. In the present, John Dory visits Branch to tell him that Floyd has been captured by Velvet (Amy Schumer) and Veneer (Andrew Rannells), two teenagers who will do anything to be pop stars. To save Floyd, Branch must reunite with his other brothers and reassemble the band.

9. Despicable Me 2 (2013)

9. Despicable Me 2
62%
7.3/10
pg
98m
Genre
Animation, Comedy, Family
Stars
Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt
Directed by
Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Watch on Netflix

Gru, the Minions, and the three girls return for more hijinks in Despicable Me 2. Gru is called into action by Lucy Wilde (Kristen Wiig) to investigate a mutagen stolen from the Arctic Circle.

This prompts a showdown between Gru and El Macho (Benjamin Bratt), a supervillain who seeks to rule the world. The sequel to Despicable Me is the perfect family film to watch on movie night. Plus, the Minions are up to their usual hilarity once again.

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8. Renegades (2017)

8. Renegades
33%
5.5/10
pg-13
105m
Genre
Thriller, Action
Stars
J.K. Simmons, Sullivan Stapleton, Charlie Bewley
Directed by
Steven Quale
Watch on Netflix

During World War II, German forces moved $300,000 worth of gold from Paris to a small Bosnian town in a bank vault. Fast forward to 1995. It’s the Bosnian War, and U.S. Navy SEALs bunker down in a small town while on a covert operation. One of the team’s members begins a romance with a local woman named Lara (Sylvia Hoeks).

Lara reveals that her grandfather survived a massacre where soldiers flooded the town, including the bank with gold. With the gold in the bank’s vault, the submerged town is now at the bottom of a lake. The SEALs embark on a mission to find the gold and return it to its rightful owners. However, Lara’s brother and his group of thugs are after the money, too, and will kill the SEALs if it means capturing the gold.

7. The Secret Life of Pets (2016)

7. The Secret Life of Pets
61%
6.5/10
pg
86m
Genre
Adventure, Comedy, Animation, Family
Stars
Louis C.K., Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart
Directed by
Chris Renaud
Watch on Netflix

When their owners are away, the animals come to life in The Secret Life of Pets. Max (Louis C.K.) is a Jack Russell Terrier who lives a good life with his owner Katie (Ellie Kemper). When Katie goes away, Max converses with the other pets in the building, including Chloe the cat (Lake Bell), Buddy the mini dachshund (Hannibal Buress), and Mel the pug (Bobby Moynihan).

One day, Katie adopts Duke (Eric Stonestreet), a big Newfoundland dog. Duke and Max do not like each other, so the former tries to leave the latter in an alley. When the doggy duo run into alley cats, Snowball (Kevin Hart), a white rabbit, saves them. In exchange for saving their lives, Max and Duke must join Snowball’s gang, who want to exact their revenge on humans.

6. The Boss Baby (2017)

6. The Boss Baby
50%
6.3/10
pg
97m
Genre
Animation, Comedy, Family
Stars
Alec Baldwin, Steve Buscemi, Miles Bakshi
Directed by
Tom McGrath
Watch on Netflix

Boss Baby (Alec Baldwin) is not your typical infant. Boss Baby wears a suit and tie, carries a briefcase, and acts like a boss (pun intended). When he arrives home from the hospital, Boss Baby meets his 7-year-old brother Tim (Miles Bakshi; Tobey Maguire voices Adult Tim), beginning a sibling rivalry. However, Boss Baby takes pity on his older brother after he’s grounded and reveals his plans to Tim.

Boss Baby is on a mission to investigate the recent uptick in adults’ love for puppies while making babies the dominant force in their parents’ lives again. Boss Baby incorporates a fairly high concept for children, but at the end of the day, it’s a kids’ movie, so there are plenty of bathroom jokes and friendly bits that will make children laugh.

5. Saturday Night (2024)

5. Saturday Night
60%
NaN/10
r
109m
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Stars
Gabriel LaBelle, Rachel Sennott, Cory Michael Smith
Directed by
Jason Reitman
Watch on Netflix

Travel back to 1975 and relive the first episode of Saturday Night Live in Jason Reitman’s Saturday Night. October 11, 1975. It’s 10 p.m., 90 minutes before Saturday Night Live’s debut episode. Producer Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) is preparing for the show at NBC Studios in New York City. Michaels’ boss, Dick Ebersol (Cooper Hoffman), warns him that the NBC executives want the show to fail.

As Michael races to assemble the show, things go haywire. Saturday Night Live is shaping up to be a disaster — unruly cast members, nervous workers, set mishaps, and technical malfunctions. Michaels believes that if he can survive the madness and get the show to air, NBC will see that the network has a show that will change late-night television. Guess who turned out right?

4. Here (2024)

4. Here
39%
6.3/10
pg-13
105m
Genre
Drama
Stars
Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany
Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
Watch on Netflix

Technological innovations have always been incorporated into Robert Zemeckis’ movies. Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Polar Express, Beowulf, The Walk, etc. Zemeckis is obsessed with visual effects and performance capture techniques. 2024’s Here was Zemeckis’ latest endeavor. The premise follows a single plot of land and its inhabitants from the same camera angle.

The film is presented in a nonlinear narrative and covers thousands of years, including when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. The most prominent human element features Richard Young (Tom Hanks) and his wife, Margaret (Robin Wright). Here explores the Young family is explored during their best and worst times. Though the film bombed, expect critics of Here to soften their stance and appreciate Zemeckis’ humane story.

3. Scream VI (2023)

3. Scream VI
61%
6.4/10
r
123m
Genre
Horror, Crime, Thriller
Stars
Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown
Directed by
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Watch on Netflix

After surviving the Ghostface murders in Woodsboro, sisters Sam (Melissa Barrera) and Tara Carpenter (Jenna Ortega) head to New York City for a clean slate in Scream VI. Joining the sisters in the Big Apple are fellow survivors Chad (Mason Gooding) and Mindy Meeks-Martin (Jasmin Savoy Brown). Unfortunately for the quartet, another Ghostface killer embarks on a murder spree. This Ghostface uses the mask from the 2011 killings.

The group receives help from two survivors of the 2011 killings: Kirby Reed (Hayden Panettiere) and reporter Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox). Even with the much-needed assistance from Kirby and Gale, Sam and Tara cannot escape Ghostface’s wrath. The only way to defeat Ghostface is to go on offense, not defense, culminating in a bloody showdown between the Woodsboro survivors and the killer.

2. The Menu (2022)

2. The Menu
71%
7.2/10
r
107m
Genre
Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Stars
Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Fiennes, Nicholas Hoult
Directed by
Mark Mylod
Watch on Netflix

Leave it to a Succession director to helm an effective satire about social status and class told through fine dining. Directed by Emmy winner Mark Mylod, The Menu follows a group of diners invited to a remote island to dine at Hawthorn, an exclusive restaurant owned by renowned chef Julian Slowik (Ralph Fiennes). The diners range from a food critic and washed-up movie star to a foodie and wealthy investor.

With the diners inside Hawthorn, the meal begins with a series of courses followed by a monologue from Slowik to explain each dish. Things take an extremely dark turn when Slowik peels back the curtain and reveals why each diner is here, which we’ll avoid. Let’s just say this might be the Last Supper.

1. Back in Action (2025)

1. Back in Action
47%
6.0/10
pg-13
114m
Genre
Action, Comedy
Stars
Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, McKenna Roberts
Directed by
Seth Gordon
Watch on Netflix

For Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, Back in Action is an appropriate title for the comeback movie. Foxx suffered a stroke in 2023 that nearly killed him. For Diaz, it’s her first film since 2014’s Annie. Together, Foxx and Diaz play Matt and Emily, former CIA spies who left the world of espionage to start a family.

15 years later, Matt and Emily live with their two children in Atlanta. Their quiet life ends after a former enemy discovers their location. With their cover blown, the couple must turn back the clock, unearth their combat skills, and act like elite special agents to protect their family.

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