What to Watch on Netflix: The Best Movies on Netflix Right Now

The highest-rated movies you can stream on Netflix in the US right now. The list updates daily.

1. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
★ 8.5 · 4,634 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.
Movies like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge →
2. Psycho (1960)
★ 8.4 · 11,344 votes · Horror, Thriller, Mystery
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Movies like Psycho →
3. Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)
★ 8.2 · 4,609 votes · Drama
Separated from his daughter, a father with an intellectual disability must prove his innocence when he is jailed for the death of a commander's child.
Movies like Miracle in Cell No. 7 →
4. Green Book (2018)
★ 8.2 · 13,378 votes · Drama, Comedy, History
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
Movies like Green Book →
5. The Prestige (2006)
★ 8.2 · 18,291 votes · Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
Movies like The Prestige →
6. Alien (1979)
★ 8.2 · 16,982 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
Movies like Alien →
7. Memento (2000)
★ 8.2 · 16,908 votes · Mystery, Thriller
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
Movies like Memento →
8. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
★ 8.2 · 11,722 votes · Action, Drama
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.
Movies like Top Gun: Maverick →
9. Scarface (1983)
★ 8.2 · 13,564 votes · Action, Crime, Drama
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
Movies like Scarface →
10. The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
★ 8.1 · 1,751 votes · Drama, Romance
A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.
Movies like The Art of Racing in the Rain →
11. Call Me by Your Name (2017)
★ 8.1 · 12,996 votes · Romance, Drama
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.
Movies like Call Me by Your Name →
12. Purple Hearts (2022)
★ 8.0 · 2,962 votes · Romance, Drama
An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
Movies like Purple Hearts →
13. Lion (2016)
★ 8.0 · 7,102 votes · Drama
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Movies like Lion →
14. On My Skin (2018)
★ 8.0 · 1,904 votes · Drama
The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead during his detention. In one week's time, a family is changed forever.
Movies like On My Skin →
15. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
★ 8.0 · 3,632 votes · Adventure, History, War
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
Movies like Lawrence of Arabia →
16. 1917 (2019)
★ 8.0 · 14,016 votes · War, Drama, History
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
Movies like 1917 →
17. Aliens (1986)
★ 8.0 · 11,289 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
Movies like Aliens →
18. Society of the Snow (2023)
★ 8.0 · 3,674 votes · Drama, History
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
Movies like Society of the Snow →
19. The Deer Hunter (1978)
★ 8.0 · 4,427 votes · Drama, War
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
Movies like The Deer Hunter →
20. The Sixth Sense (1999)
★ 8.0 · 13,465 votes · Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
Movies like The Sixth Sense →

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What to Watch on Netflix: The Best Movies on Netflix Right Now

The highest-rated movies you can stream on Netflix in the US right now. The list updates daily.

1. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)
★ 8.5 · 4,634 votes · Comedy, Drama, Romance
Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.
Movies like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge →
2. Psycho (1960)
★ 8.4 · 11,344 votes · Horror, Thriller, Mystery
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother.
Movies like Psycho →
3. Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)
★ 8.2 · 4,609 votes · Drama
Separated from his daughter, a father with an intellectual disability must prove his innocence when he is jailed for the death of a commander's child.
Movies like Miracle in Cell No. 7 →
4. Green Book (2018)
★ 8.2 · 13,378 votes · Drama, Comedy, History
Tony Lip, a bouncer in 1962, is hired to drive pianist Don Shirley on a tour through the Deep South in the days when African Americans, forced to find alternate accommodations and services due to segregation laws below the Mason-Dixon Line, relied on a guide called The Negro Motorist Green Book.
Movies like Green Book →
5. The Prestige (2006)
★ 8.2 · 18,291 votes · Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.
Movies like The Prestige →
6. Alien (1979)
★ 8.2 · 16,982 votes · Horror, Sci-Fi
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
Movies like Alien →
7. Memento (2000)
★ 8.2 · 16,908 votes · Mystery, Thriller
Leonard Shelby is tracking down the man who raped and murdered his wife. The difficulty of locating his wife's killer, however, is compounded by the fact that he suffers from a rare, untreatable form of short-term memory loss. Although he can recall details of life before his accident, Leonard cannot remember what happened fifteen minutes ago, where he's going, or why.
Movies like Memento →
8. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
★ 8.2 · 11,722 votes · Action, Drama
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell finds himself training a detachment of TOP GUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen.
Movies like Top Gun: Maverick →
9. Scarface (1983)
★ 8.2 · 13,564 votes · Action, Crime, Drama
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami. Viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way, Tony eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, controlling nearly all the cocaine that comes through Miami. But increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-fueled paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
Movies like Scarface →
10. The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)
★ 8.1 · 1,751 votes · Drama, Romance
A family dog – with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind – evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.
Movies like The Art of Racing in the Rain →
11. Call Me by Your Name (2017)
★ 8.1 · 12,996 votes · Romance, Drama
In the summer of 1983, a 17-year-old Elio spends his days in his family's villa in Italy. One day Oliver, a graduate student, arrives to assist Elio's father, a professor of Greco-Roman culture. Soon, Elio and Oliver discover a summer that will alter their lives forever.
Movies like Call Me by Your Name →
12. Purple Hearts (2022)
★ 8.0 · 2,962 votes · Romance, Drama
An aspiring musician agrees to a marriage of convenience with a soon-to-deploy Marine, but a tragedy soon turns their fake relationship all too real.
Movies like Purple Hearts →
13. Lion (2016)
★ 8.0 · 7,102 votes · Drama
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
Movies like Lion →
14. On My Skin (2018)
★ 8.0 · 1,904 votes · Drama
The incredible true story behind the most controversial Italian court cases in recent years. Stefano Cucchi was arrested for a minor crime and mysteriously found dead during his detention. In one week's time, a family is changed forever.
Movies like On My Skin →
15. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
★ 8.0 · 3,632 votes · Adventure, History, War
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.
Movies like Lawrence of Arabia →
16. 1917 (2019)
★ 8.0 · 14,016 votes · War, Drama, History
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
Movies like 1917 →
17. Aliens (1986)
★ 8.0 · 11,289 votes · Action, Thriller, Sci-Fi
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.
Movies like Aliens →
18. Society of the Snow (2023)
★ 8.0 · 3,674 votes · Drama, History
On October 13, 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to take a rugby team to Chile, crashes into a glacier in the heart of the Andes.
Movies like Society of the Snow →
19. The Deer Hunter (1978)
★ 8.0 · 4,427 votes · Drama, War
Three steelworkers enlist in the army and are sent to Vietnam, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter during the war changes their lives forever.
Movies like The Deer Hunter →
20. The Sixth Sense (1999)
★ 8.0 · 13,465 votes · Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Following an unexpected tragedy, child psychologist Malcolm Crowe meets a nine year old boy named Cole Sear, who is hiding a dark secret.
Movies like The Sixth Sense →

1. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

2. Psycho (1960)

3. Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)

4. Green Book (2018)

5. The Prestige (2006)

6. Alien (1979)

7. Memento (2000)

8. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

9. Scarface (1983)

10. The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)

11. Call Me by Your Name (2017)

12. Purple Hearts (2022)

13. Lion (2016)

14. On My Skin (2018)

15. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

16. 1917 (2019)

17. Aliens (1986)

18. Society of the Snow (2023)

19. The Deer Hunter (1978)

20. The Sixth Sense (1999)

Related lists

1. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

2. Psycho (1960)

3. Miracle in Cell No. 7 (2019)

4. Green Book (2018)

5. The Prestige (2006)

6. Alien (1979)

7. Memento (2000)

8. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

9. Scarface (1983)

10. The Art of Racing in the Rain (2019)

11. Call Me by Your Name (2017)

12. Purple Hearts (2022)

13. Lion (2016)

14. On My Skin (2018)

15. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

16. 1917 (2019)

17. Aliens (1986)

18. Society of the Snow (2023)

19. The Deer Hunter (1978)

20. The Sixth Sense (1999)

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