A Glean movie guide
Essential Netflix Cinema
Masterpieces, dramas, and mysteries.
A curated selection of the platform's most acclaimed and compelling feature films.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
Roma
Alfonso Cuarón’s stunning, black-and-white masterpiece offers an intimate look at life in 1970s Mexico City.
In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.
- 02
Marriage Story
A raw and deeply moving portrait of a relationship coming apart, anchored by powerhouse performances.
A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.
- 03
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
A sharp, stylish, and highly entertaining whodunit that keeps you guessing until the final reveal.
World-famous detective Benoit Blanc heads to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery surrounding a tech billionaire and his eclectic crew of friends.
- 04
The Irishman
Martin Scorsese delivers an epic, career-spanning crime saga featuring an iconic ensemble cast.
Pennsylvania, 1956. Frank Sheeran, a war veteran of Irish origin who works as a truck driver, accidentally meets mobster Russell Bufalino. Once Frank becomes his trusted man, Bufalino sends him to Chicago with the task of helping Jimmy Hoffa, a powerful union leader related to organized crime, with whom Frank will maintain a close friendship for nearly twenty years.
- 05
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
A visually breathtaking stop-motion reimagining of a classic tale with profound emotional depth.
During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.
- 06
Hit Man
Richard Linklater blends comedy and suspense in this clever, genre-bending story about a fake hitman.
A mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man in police stings ignites a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a potential client.
- 07
Dolemite Is My Name
An infectious, feel-good biopic that celebrates the relentless spirit of independent filmmaking.
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
- 08
Nimona
A vibrant and heartfelt animated adventure that subverts traditional fantasy tropes.
A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.