Netflix is one of the most popular streaming services in the world, with nearly 280 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.
Netflix loves the grumpy cat. In its second week, The Garfield Movie jumped to the No. 1 spot, proving that Chris Pratt continues to be a superstar in animation. An eye-opening documentary, Jailbreak: Love on the Run, comes in at No. 2 followed by Rebel Ridge at No. 3. Below, we’ve listed the top 10 movies in the U.S. from September 23 to September 29, along with general information about each film, such as genre, rating, cast, and synopsis.
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10. The Boss Baby (2017)
50%
6.3/10Boss 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, and is committed to 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.
9. Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter (2024)
The harrowing and unflinching story of a mother’s quest to find her daughter is examined in the documentary Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter. In the 1970s, teenager Cathy Terkanian gave birth to a daughter and put her up for adoption. The daughter’s name was Aundria Bowman. In 2010, Terkanian received a letter from a social worker stating her biological daughter had gone missing in 1989.
Unfortunately, a dead body is found in Wisconsin, and authorities think it could be Aundria. This startling revelation sends Terkanian on a mission to figure out what happened to her daughter and why she went missing. Through the investigation, Aundria learns about the daughter she never knew and grows closer to her memory.
8. Trolls Band Together (2023)
53%
6.0/10The colorful furry creatures 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.
7. Evil Dead Rise (2023)
69%
6.5/10The Deadites are back with a vengeance in Evil Dead Rise, the fifth installment in Sami Raimi’s horror franchise. Directed by Lee Cronin, Evil Dead Rise stars Lily Sullivan as Beth and Alyssa Sutherland as Ellie, two estranged sisters who reunite when the former visits the latter’s Los Angeles apartment. Ellie is a single mother to three kids: Danny (Morgan Davies), Bridget (Gabrielle Echols), and Kassie (Nell Fisher).
After an earthquake, Danny finds an old book in a chamber below the basement parking lot. Unfortunately for Danny, he has unknowingly stumbled upon the Necronomicon, which releases an evil spirit that possesses Ellie. With a demonic Ellie on the loose, Beth must protect the kids before they fall under her sister’s spell. Expect violence, thrills, and a lot of blood.
6. American Gangster (2007)
76%
7.8/10As one of the finest actors of the last 50 years, Denzel Washington can do it all — action, romance, thrillers, crime, you name it. This versatility made him the perfect lead for Ridley Scott’s American Gangster. Washington plays Frank Lucas, the titular gangster who rises to power in the heroin trade by smuggling shipments using returning soldiers from the Vietnam War. Frank is ruthless, vindictive, and heartless, with no fear of putting a bullet in someone’s head in broad daylight.
While Frank becomes Harlem’s top crime lord, Newark Detective and aspiring lawyer Richie Roberts (Russell Crowe) is tasked with investigating major drug suppliers. After spotting him ringside at a premier boxing match, Roberts digs into Frank and his crime syndicate. The cat-and-mouse game between Washington and Crowe is dynamic, as the two actors elevate this gangster film to great heights.
5. The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
46%
7.1/10Thanks to NBCUniversal’s deal with Netflix, one of the biggest titles of 2023 — The Super Mario Bros. Movie — is available to stream on Netflix. Based on the popular characters from the Nintendo games, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is an origin story for Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day), two Italian-American brothers working as plumbers in Brooklyn, New York.
While fixing a water main leak, the two brothers are sent down the Warp Pipe into two kingdoms. Mario lands in the Mushroom Kingdom with Princess Peach (Furiosa‘s Anya Taylor-Joy), while Luigi ends up in the Dark Lands ruled by Bowser (Jack Black). Mario sets out to find Luigi and save the world from Bowser’s reign. The film also features other notable characters like Toad (Keegan-Michael Key) and Donkey Kong (Seth Rogen).
4. Uglies (2024)
34%
4.9/10Ever since Tally Youngblood (Joey King) was a little girl, she wanted to be one thing: pretty. In a futuristic society, 16-year-olds undergo cosmetic surgery to become the perfect version of themselves, aka pretty. Until surgery, people are referred to as “Uglies.” When Tally’s best friend, Peris (Chase Stokes), becomes pretty, she’s forced to wait for three months with the rest of the Uglies without him.
During this time, Tally becomes friends with her classmate Shay (Brianne Tju) and learns about “The Smoke,” a place beyond the city where rebellious Uglies live in nature. On the day of her surgery, Shay leaves for The Smoke. Wanting to save her friend from potential danger, Tally abandons her surgery and ventures past the city’s limits. She finds a world that makes her question everything the government has taught her. Maybe being ugly isn’t so bad.
3. Rebel Ridge (2024)
77%
7.0/10In his first film since 2018’s Hold the Dark, Jeremy Saulnier writes and directs Rebel Ridge, an excellent action tale that resembles a thriller from the 1980s and 1990s. Ex-Marine Terry Richmond (Aaron Pierre) heads to Shelby Springs on a bicycle to post bail for his cousin. Unruly cops knock Terry off his bike and seize his money.
When Terry tries to recover his money at the police station, he’s turned away by the town’s corrupt police chief, Sandy Burnne (Don Johnson). At first, Terry tries to retrieve his money legally with the help of courthouse employee Summer McBride (AnnaSophia Robb). Unfortunately, Terry’s efforts are thwarted by the police. With no other options, Terry becomes a one-man-wrecking crew and takes the law into his own hands.
2. Jailbreak: Love on the Run (2024)
Vicky White fell in love in a hopeless place. White worked as a corrections officer at the Lauderdale County Jail in Alabama. By all accounts, White was a model employee and respected by her co-workers. As White stared down retirement, her secret came to light: she was in a relationship with Casey White (no relation), a convicted felon serving a 75-year prison sentence.
Then, the unthinkable happened. Vicky and Casey escaped, setting off a statewide manhunt. Jailbreak: Love on the Run explores why this relationship happened and how they kept it a secret for so long. Featuring interviews with Vicky’s friends and colleagues, this documentary tries to get to the bottom of the escape. How could something like this happen?
1. The Garfield Movie (2024)
31%
5.7/10Everyone’s favorite lazy cat returns in The Garfield Movie. Garfield (Chris Pratt) is living his best life alongside his dog friend, Odie (Harvey Guillén), and their owner, Jon Arbuckle (Nicholas Hoult). One night, Garfield and Odie are kidnapped by two dogs and taken prisoner inside an abandoned mall. Much to his surprise, Garfield is rescued by his estranged father, Vic (Samuel L. Jackson). Garfield resents Vic for abandoning him when he was a child.
Vic needs help to repay a debt to Jinx (Hannah Waddingham), a Persian cat. Vic must break into Lactos Farms and steal a large quantity of milk. However, Vic can’t do it alone, so he recruits Garfield and Odie to help. Will the grumpy cat be able to put his differences aside with his father to execute the heist?
