A Glean movie guide
Netflix’s Highest-Rated Hits
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- 01
Roma
A visually stunning and deeply personal masterpiece from Alfonso Cuarón about 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
The Irishman
Martin Scorsese’s sprawling crime epic featuring legendary performances from De Niro, Pacino, and Pesci.
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.
- 03
Marriage Story
A raw and remarkably acted look at the messy, emotional complexities of a bicoastal divorce.
A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.
- 04
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
A breathtaking stop-motion reimagining that brings profound emotional depth to the classic tale.
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.
- 05
Society of the Snow
A harrowing and visceral survival drama that honors the resilience of the human spirit in the face of tragedy.
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.
- 06
All Quiet on the Western Front
A technically brilliant and hauntingly immersive anti-war film that demands to be seen on the largest screen possible.
Paul Baumer and his friends Albert and Muller, egged on by romantic dreams of heroism, voluntarily enlist in the German army. Full of excitement and patriotic fervour, the boys enthusiastically march into a war they believe in. But once on the Western Front, they discover the soul-destroying horror of World War I.
- 07
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
A sharp, stylish, and endlessly entertaining whodunit that keeps you guessing until the very end.
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.
- 08
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
A vibrant and hilarious animated adventure that perfectly captures modern family dynamics and tech anxiety.
A quirky, dysfunctional family's road trip is upended when they find themselves in the middle of the robot apocalypse and suddenly become humanity's unlikeliest last hope.
- 09
The Power of the Dog
A tense and atmospheric psychological Western driven by a commanding Benedict Cumberbatch performance.
A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.
- 10
Klaus
A beautifully hand-drawn origin story that has quickly become a modern holiday classic for all ages.
A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it.
- 11
The Killer
David Fincher delivers a cold, calculated, and expertly paced thriller about a professional assassin.
After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
- 12
Hit Man
Richard Linklater’s clever and charismatic blend of noir, comedy, and romance anchored by a star-making Glen Powell.
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.