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Best Movies on Netflix – July 2026
The best movies on Netflix right now, ranked by critic and audience scores. Updated for July 2026.
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1. Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.
8.4
97%
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld
Directed by: Bob Persichetti
2. Mudbound (2017)
In the post–World War II South, two families are pitted against a barbaric social hierarchy and an unrelenting landscape as they simultaneously fight the battle at home and the battle abroad.
7.497%
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell
Directed by: Dee Rees
3. Fargo (1996)
Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt... but he's got a plan. He's going to hire two thugs to kidnap his wife in a scheme to collect a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law. It's going to be a snap and nobody's going to get hurt... until people start dying. Enter Police Chief Marge, a coffee-drinking, parka-wearing - and extremely pregnant - investigator who'll stop at nothing to get her man. And if you think her small-time investigative skills will give the crooks a run for their ransom... you betcha!
8.195%
Streaming on: Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi
Directed by: Joel Coen
4. Marriage Story (2019)
A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.
7.995%
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, Laura Dern
Directed by: Noah Baumbach
5. The Irishman (2019)
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.
7.895%
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
6. Moneyball (2011)
The story of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to put together a baseball team on a budget, by employing computer-generated analysis to draft his players.
7.694%
Streaming on: Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Directed by: Bennett Miller
7. The Power of the Dog (2021)
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.
6.894%
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Kirsten Dunst
Directed by: Jane Campion
8. Apollo 13 (1995)
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.
7.792%
Streaming on: Netflix, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Philo, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon
Directed by: Ron Howard
9. Spider-Man Homecoming (2017)
Following the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker, with the help of his mentor Tony Stark, tries to balance his life as an ordinary high school student in Queens, New York City, with fighting crime as his superhero alter ego Spider-Man as a new threat, the Vulture, emerges.
7.492%
Streaming on: Netflix, Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV, USA Network, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr.
Directed by: Jon Watts
10. Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Based on the experiences of Agu, a child fighting in the civil war of a West African country. Follows Agu's journey as he's forced to join a group of soldiers. While he fears his commander and many of the men around him, his fledgling childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging through his country, and he is at first torn between conflicting revulsion and fascination.
7.791%
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Abraham Attah, Idris Elba, Emmanuel Nii Adom Quaye
Directed by: Cary Joji Fukunaga
11. High Fidelity (2000)
After his long-time girlfriend dumps him, a thirty-year-old record store owner seeks to understand why he is unlucky in love while recounting his "top five breakups of all time".
7.491%
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso
Directed by: Stephen Frears
12. The Witch (2016)
In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member's faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways.
7.091%
Streaming on: Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie
Directed by: Robert Eggers
13. Spider-Man (2002)
After being bitten by a genetically altered spider at Oscorp, nerdy but endearing high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers to become the superhero known as Spider-Man.
7.490%
Streaming on: Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst
Directed by: Sam Raimi
14. The Two Popes (2019)
Frustrated with the direction of the church, Cardinal Bergoglio requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict. Instead, facing scandal and self-doubt, the introspective Pope Benedict summons his harshest critic and future successor to Rome to reveal a secret that would shake the foundations of the Catholic Church.
7.689%
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Jonathan Pryce, Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín
Directed by: Fernando Meirelles
15. Gone Girl (2014)
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
8.188%
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris
Directed by: David Fincher
16. Donnie Brasco (1997)
An FBI undercover agent infiltrates the mob and identifies more with the mafia life at the expense of his regular one.
7.788%
Streaming on: Netflix, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Johnny Depp, Al Pacino, Michael Madsen
Directed by: Mike Newell
17. Wind River (2017)
An FBI agent teams with the town's veteran game tracker to investigate a murder that occurred on a Native American reservation.
7.787%
Streaming on: Netflix
Starring: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Gil Birmingham
Directed by: Taylor Sheridan
18. Okja (2017)
A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.
7.387%
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: An Seo-hyun, Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano
Directed by: Bong Joon Ho
19. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
7.284%
Streaming on: Netflix, Peacock Premium, Netflix Standard with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus
Starring: Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava
Directed by: Oliver Stone
20. A League of Their Own (1992)
As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey. Competitive sisters Dottie Hinson and Kit Keller spar with each other, scout Ernie Capadino and grumpy has-been coach Jimmy Dugan on their way to fame.
7.482%
Streaming on: Netflix, Starz Apple TV Channel, YouTube TV, AMC, Philo, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Lori Petty
Directed by: Penny Marshall
21. Hellboy (2004)
In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before they summon a baby demon who is rescued by Allied forces and dubbed "Hellboy". Sixty years later, Hellboy serves the cause of good rather than evil as an agent in the Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense, along with Abe Sapien - a merman with psychic powers, and Liz Sherman - a woman with pyrokinesis, protecting America against dark forces.
6.981%
Streaming on: Netflix, Peacock Premium, Netflix Standard with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus
Starring: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
22. The Beguiled (2017)
During the Civil War, at a Southern girls’ boarding school, young women take in an injured enemy soldier. As they provide refuge and tend to his wounds, the house is taken over with sexual tension and dangerous rivalries, and taboos are broken in an unexpected turn of events.
6.379%
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst
Directed by: Sofia Coppola
23. How to Train Your Dragon (2025)
On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart, defying centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society.
7.778%
Streaming on: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Starring: Mason Thames, Nico Parker, Gerard Butler
Directed by: Dean DeBlois
24. Ali (2001)
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
6.769%
Streaming on: Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, YouTube TV
Starring: Will Smith, Jamie Foxx, Jon Voight
Directed by: Michael Mann
25. Krampus (2015)
When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.
6.267%
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Adam Scott, Toni Collette, David Koechner
Directed by: Michael Dougherty
26. Baby Mama (2008)
A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate.
6.063%
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Greg Kinnear
Directed by: Michael McCullers
27. Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains—including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock and also gets caught up in a love triangle.
6.362%
Streaming on: Netflix, Disney Plus, Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco
Directed by: Sam Raimi
28. A Dog's Journey (2019)
A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.
7.553%
Streaming on: Netflix, Peacock Premium, Netflix Standard with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus
Starring: Marg Helgenberger, Betty Gilpin, Henry Lau
Directed by: Gail Mancuso
29. Percy Jackson Sea of Monsters (2013)
In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.
5.743%
Streaming on: Netflix, Disney Plus, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario
Directed by: Thor Freudenthal
30. A Dog's Purpose (2017)
A dog goes on quest to discover his purpose in life over the course of several lifetimes with multiple owners.
7.335%
Streaming on: Netflix, Peacock Premium, Netflix Standard with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus
Starring: Josh Gad, KJ Apa, Britt Robertson
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
31. The Vow (2012)
Happy young married couple Paige and Leo are, well, happy. Then a car accident puts Paige into a life-threatening coma. Upon awakening she has lost the previous five years of memories, including those of her beloved Leo, her wedding, a confusing relationship with her parents, or the ending of her relationship with her ex-fiance. Despite these complications, Leo endeavors to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage.
6.830%
Streaming on: Netflix, Starz Apple TV Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Sam Neill
Directed by: Michael Sucsy
32. White Chicks (2004)
Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car accident, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from black men into rich European-American women.
5.915%
Streaming on: Netflix, Hulu
Starring: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Frankie Faison
Directed by: Keenen Ivory Wayans
33. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an Esquire profile piece on the beloved television icon Fred Rogers. After his encounter with Rogers, Vogel's perspective on life is transformed.
7.2N/A
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Matthew Rhys, Tom Hanks, Chris Cooper
Directed by: Marielle Heller
34. Ex Machina (2015)
Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company. But when Caleb arrives at the remote location he finds that he will have to participate in a strange and fascinating experiment in which he must interact with the world's first true artificial intelligence, housed in the body of a beautiful robot girl.
7.1N/A
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander, Oscar Isaac
Directed by: Alex Garland
35. Schindler's List (1993)
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
N/AN/A
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
36. Enola Holmes 3 (2026)
Adventure follows detective Enola Holmes to Malta, where her plans to tie the knot unravel when Sherlock's disappearance plunges her into a perilous case.
N/AN/A
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter
Directed by: Philip Barantini
37. Nomadland (2021)
A woman in her sixties embarks on a journey through the western United States after losing everything in the Great Recession, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad.
N/AN/A
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn, Linda May
Directed by: Chloé Zhao
38. Queen and Slim (2019)
While on a forgettable first date together in Ohio, a black man and a black woman are pulled over for a minor traffic infraction. The situation escalates, with sudden and tragic results.
N/AN/A
Streaming on: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith, Bokeem Woodbine
Directed by: Melina Matsoukas