25 Movies To Watch On Netflix Right Now
Netflix has a high turnover rate for its movie library. Some movies, like the “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, seem to be caught in an endless cycle of leaving and returning to the service. (The second and third “LOTR” films are currently on Netflix, but the first is not.) And with the Netflix home screen often promoting Netflix Original content above all else, it’s easy to miss the full breadth of movies the service has to offer at any given time.
With that in mind, I’ve compiled a list of excellent movies on the service from the last decade. I skipped recommending Netflix Original Films (such as “Marriage Story” and “The Irishman”) as the service does plenty to advertise those. I also refrained from recommending super popular movies such as “The Matrix” and “Indiana Jones” series, as I figure fans of those will find the movies naturally.
Basically, I strived to recommend movies that will hopefully elicit an “Oh yeah, that movie” response, as these are all movies that earned critical acclaim at the time, but may not be top of mind anymore.
That said, some of the movies in this list were still massively popular and heavily accoladed, so I admit there was no hard rule I stuck to. Or at least, no hard rule except sticking to movies I think you’ll like.
Read on for the list with accompanying trailers and additional info.
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“20th Century Women” (2016)
In this comedic drama, a single mother and her younger neighbors help raise a young boy in Santa Barbara, California, during the end of the 1970s.
“20th Century Women” earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Runtime: 1 hour, 59 minutes
Notable Cast: Annette Bening, Billy Crudup, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Alia Shawkat and Lucas Jade Zumann
“The Master” (2012)
In this psychological drama, an aimless war veteran...
