A Glean movie guide
The Best of Netflix: Essential Movies
Curated Originals & Acclaimed Hits
From Oscar-winning dramas to high-octane thrillers, these are the must-watch films.
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The movie list
- 01
Roma
A visually stunning, intimate portrait of domestic life and social hierarchy 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 explores loyalty and regret across decades of American history.
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 deeply moving exploration of a family staying together even as a marriage falls apart.
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 dark, historical depth to the classic fable.
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
The Killer
David Fincher delivers a cold, methodical, and gripping 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.
- 06
Society of the Snow
A visceral and inspiring true story of human resilience following a plane crash in the Andes.
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.
- 07
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
A sharp and colorful whodunit that balances clever 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.
- 08
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
A vibrant, fast-paced animated adventure about a dysfunctional family saving the world from a tech revolt.
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
Hit Man
A clever and charismatic blend of noir, romance, and philosophy from director Richard Linklater.
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.
- 10
All Quiet on the Western Front
A haunting and technically masterful depiction of the physical and psychological toll of trench warfare.
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.
- 11
The Power of the Dog
A tense and beautifully shot psychological drama that subverts traditional Western masculinity.
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.
- 12
Okja
Bong Joon-ho blends satire and heart in this imaginative tale of a girl protecting her genetically modified friend.
A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.