A Glean movie guide
The Best Movies on Netflix Right Now
Hand-picked Netflix Originals
From Oscar-winning dramas to pulse-pounding thrillers, these are the must-watch films.
Handpicked for this guide
The movie list
- 01
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
A sharp, star-studded whodunit that balances intricate puzzles with biting social satire.
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.
- 02
Society of the Snow
A visceral and deeply moving survival epic based on the incredible true story of the 1972 Andes flight disaster.
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.
- 03
Hit Man
A clever and charismatic dark comedy that explores identity through the lens of a fake contract killer.
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.
- 04
The Irishman
Martin Scorsese’s sprawling crime masterpiece offers a reflective and somber look at a life spent in the mob.
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
Marriage Story
A raw and devastatingly honest portrait of a relationship falling 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.
- 06
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
A stunning stop-motion reimagining that brings a dark, soulful depth to the classic wooden boy’s 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.
- 07
The Killer
David Fincher delivers a cold, methodical, and hyper-focused look into the mind of a professional assassin.
After a fateful miss, an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal.
- 08
All Quiet on the Western Front
A hauntingly beautiful and unflinching anti-war film that captures the grim reality of the trenches.
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.
- 09
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
A vibrant and hilarious animated adventure that pits a dysfunctional family against a robot apocalypse.
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.
- 10
Rebel Ridge
A tense, tactical thriller that pits a former Marine against small-town corruption in a high-stakes standoff.
A former Marine confronts corruption in a small town when local law enforcement unjustly seizes the bag of cash he needs to post his cousin's bail.
- 11
Roma
Alfonso Cuarón’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece is a visually breathtaking tribute to domestic life.
In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.
- 12
His House
A terrifying blend of supernatural horror and social commentary following a refugee couple’s harrowing journey.
After making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan, a young refugee couple struggle to adjust to their new life in a small English town that has an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface.