The best Netflix movies you can stream right now in the US.
Want to watch the best Netflix movies right now? This list of the 30 best movies on Netflix, updated regularly with new entries, offers a mix of Netflix’s greatest original films and those it licenses from other studios. Our goal is to make sure you’ve always got something to watch. We’ve just updated this list of the best Netflix movies with all three of the Fear Street movies, as well as classic action movie Terminator 2. Alongside those, you’ll find plenty of favorites from the big screen, like Pan’s Labyrinth, The Social Network and Casino Royale. Despite Netflix facing tough competition these days from the likes of Disney Plus and HBO Max, it’s still the best streamer in terms of sheer variety and availability of 4K content. These are the best movies on Netflix US right now. Find something to watch, and enjoy. Only one of the Terminator movies is available on Netflix in the US, but luckily it’s the best one of them all. In Terminator 2, two humanoid killing machines are sent to the present day from the future in search of John Connor (Edward Furlong) – but while one (Robert Patrick) is out to kill him and stop him from becoming humanity’s eventual savior, the other (Schwarzenegger) is there to keep him alive. Linda Hamilton’s ruthless turn as Sarah Connor in this movie is legendary. As well as featuring one of the best vehicle chases in history, Terminator 2 is up there with Cameron’s Aliens as one of the best-paced and most winning action films ever made. This one is always a great rewatch. We’re two movies down in Netflix’s trilogy of Fear Street movies right now, which are best described as throwback slasher films. They’re based on the R.L. Stine books of the same name, and while they don’t necessarily hit the same heights as the Screams of this world, they’re absolutely worth a watch, even if they’re a little cheesy. All three movies, Fear Street: 1994, Fear Street: 1978 and Fear Street: 1666 are now streaming on the service. Even though the vast majority of Star Trek content lives on Paramount Plus in the US these days, the 2009 Star Trek movie from JJ Abrams is still among the highlights on Netflix right now. Rebooting the Original Series cast of characters in an in-universe way that’s actually plausible and inventive, it’s a fun, zippy sci-fi movie that both Trekkies and casual observers will enjoy. Ahead of Cobra Kai season 4, it’s not a bad time to brush up on your Karate Kid history. The producers are digging deeper than ever in the upcoming season, bringing back characters from the third movie in the series, but it’s the first that remains a true classic. Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) moves to a new town, and falls afoul of the local bullies – who are part of a brutal karate dojo. Mentored by neighbor Mr Miyagi (Pat Morita), he enters a local tournament to get his revenge. It’s essentially a kid version of Rocky, from the same director as Rocky. And that’s why it’s a five-star movie! The Karate Kid is a true ’80s classic. David Fincher’s The Game is a fascinating ’90s mystery movie. On his 48th birthday, wealthy banker Nicholas Van Orton (Michael Douglas) is gifted a voucher to participate in a game, hosted by a mysterious company. It’s basically like a fancy version of an escape room – except it starts to warp Nick’s whole reality, to the point where he can figure out what’s fake and what’s real. Do not miss this less-discussed classic from Fincher’s filmography. Army of the Dead is Zack Snyder’s first feature film since his increasingly acrimonious split with Warner Bros, and it’s everything that his DC superhero movies weren’t. It’s bright, colorful, action-packed, funny and topical, even if its 45-minute introduction is a little self-indulgent. Dave Bautista leads a strong cast as Scott Ward, a former zombie-stomping war hero who’s approached with an intriguing proposal by casino owner Bly Tanaka (Hiroyuki Sanada). The assignment? Enter a zombie infested Las Vegas, break into Tanaka’s casino vault, escape with his $200 million assets and Ward and his group will receive $50 million to split between them as a reward. Of course, things don’t go to plan and Ward’s group soon find themselves pursued by the undead hordes led by an alpha zombie known as Zeus (Richard Cetrone). With a US government approved nuclear strike set to wipe Las Vegas off the map in less than 32 hours, too, survival, not money, becomes the gang’s main aim. Originally intended for a theatrical release, Netflix bought this new animated movie from Sony and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller – best known as the minds behind The Lego Movie and 21 Jump Street, and also part of the team behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. It’s exactly as charming and funny as those movies, too. Katie Mitchell (Abbi Jacobson) is an aspiring filmmaker who’s about to head to college – until her dad, conscious that they’ve been drifting apart, cancels her plane ticket and insists on a family roadtrip. Halfway through this fraught journey, an AI takes revenge on its billionaire creator, and the world is suddenly under duress from smart robots. A lot of Spider-Verse’s visual touches cross over into this film, too, with 2D annotations and drawings on the already-pretty 3D visuals. Most of all, it’s nice to see Netflix backing a family movie that’s not just full of talking dogs and other hackneyed nonsense so often seen in CG kids’ fare. Rush is a biographical sports movie about the heated rivalry between Formula 1 drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda – played here brilliantly by Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl respectively, in one of Ron Howard’s best movies in recent memory. The film portrays their rivalry as lucky playboy vs hotheaded strategist, and while it might exaggerate real-life events somewhat, it’s a riveting movie. Along with documentary Senna and dad-friendly flick Ford Vs Ferrari, Rush is one of the best movies about racing around – don’t miss it on Netflix. It’s more of a documentary movie than a fictitious film, but Seapsiracy has been surfing Netflix’s high seas since its March 24 release, and the hype isn’t dying down anytime soon. Director Ali Tabrizi’s investigative flick shines a light on the fishing industry and how commercial fisheries are the main instigator behind the destruction of marine ecosystems. At times, it’s a hard watch, but it’s necessary viewing in the same way that SeaWorld documentary Blackfish was back in 2013. Seaspiracy is generating plenty of discussions online, so there’s clearly an appetite for this kind of content.
