A Glean movie guide
The Netflix Essentials
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A curated selection of the platform's most acclaimed and compelling feature films.
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The movie list
- 01
Roma
Alfonso Cuarón’s deeply personal masterpiece is a visually stunning, intimate portrait of 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
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
This sharp, stylish whodunit delivers a perfect blend of clever puzzles and laugh-out-loud humor.
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.
- 03
Marriage Story
A raw and deeply human look at the complexities of love and divorce, 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.
- 04
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
A breathtaking stop-motion reimagining that brings dark, beautiful artistry to a 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
The Irishman
Martin Scorsese delivers an epic, sprawling crime saga that reflects on a lifetime of loyalty and regret.
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.
- 06
Dolemite Is My Name
An infectious, feel-good story about the relentless pursuit of creative dreams against all odds.
The story of Rudy Ray Moore, who created the iconic big screen pimp character Dolemite in the 1970s.
- 07
The Mitchells vs. the Machines
A high-energy, hilarious family adventure that balances chaotic action with genuine heart.
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.
- 08
Nimona
A vibrant and subversive animated adventure that challenges conventions with style and wit.
A knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.
- 09
Society of the Snow
A harrowing and respectful retelling of an incredible true story of human endurance.
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.
- 10
All Quiet on the Western Front
A visceral and haunting anti-war film that captures the devastating reality of the front lines.
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.