Best Movies of All Time on Netflix
Last updated March 11, 2025
Highest Rated Movies with a 3.9 / 5 Star Rating
Birdmen: The Original Dream of Flight
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsStaring down a sheer precipice into a deep abyss with your head spinning, every fibre in your body tries to resist the edge. Meet the men and women who don't. Overcoming their fears, they step off into thin air and fly like birds, hurtling at impossible speeds and gliding across beautiful rolling landscapes.
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Born to Be Wild: IMAX
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsFilmed in IMAX 3D, this documentary captures the unique and intimate connections that developed between two scientists and two species -- orangutans and elephants -- as the men worked to save the orphaned beasts and return them to the wild.
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Boyz N the Hood
1991 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn this thoughtful drama, a South Central Los Angeles high schooler struggles to stay straight in a community polluted by drugs, violence and racism -- and his cynical but devoted father will accept nothing less than the best from him.
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Chasing Mavericks
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis thrilling biopic tells the story of legendary surfer Jay Moriarity's quest to ride the monstrous Northern California waves at Mavericks -- and details his close friendship with surfing mentor Frosty Hesson.
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Coach Carter
2005 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsSamuel L. Jackson stars in the true story of high school basketball coach Ken Carter, who controversially puts school before sports and benches his entire undefeated team because of poor academic performance.
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Craig Ferguson: I'm Here to Help
2013 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsCraig Ferguson unleashes his trademark stream-of-consciousness comedy before a sold-out crowd, riffing on fatherhood, Helen of Troy and shark penises. His show's not safe for kids -- or the easily offended!
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Crazy, Stupid, Love
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen Cal Weaver learns that his wife wants a divorce, he reluctantly faces the prospect of single life with the counsel of smooth young bachelor Jacob Palmer. Meanwhile, Cal's adolescent son is in love with his 17-year-old babysitter.
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Dance in the Vampire Bund: The Complete Series
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsTeenager Akira Kaburagi realizes he must honor his childhood promise to protect Mina Tepes, the queen of the vampires, after she suddenly appears on TV announcing her controversial plan to establish a vampire colony on an island off Japan's coast.
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Das Boot: Director's Cut
1981 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsNominated for six Oscars, this edge-of-your-seat dramatic triumph follows the trials of a German U-boat crew during World War II. Upon its restored re-release in 1997, an hour was added to the original film, which further augmented its impact. It also played as a six-hour German miniseries. In all its forms, the realistic and gripping battle scenes and palpable human struggle make Das Boot a critical hit.
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Dazed and Confused
1993 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsDirector Richard Linklater's coming-of-age comedy follows a group of teenagers on their last day of school in 1976, centering on Randall "Pink" Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks.
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Death by China
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis frank documentary chronicles the growing power and global ambitions of China, and concludes that its strength threatens America's own future. The film views the loss of American jobs to China as one more facet of a one-sided economic rivalry.
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Desk Set
1957 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsBunny is a reference librarian whose tepid long-term relationship with television executive Mike Cutler is fizzling. Enter Richard Sumner, a no-nonsense computer genius who's created a new product to automate the work of Bunny and her co-workers.
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Detachment
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen a substitute teacher takes a new assignment at an inner-city school, he finds himself becoming involved in the lives of his colleagues and students. At home, he houses a young prostitute and meditates on what happened to his mother.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsBased on the hit children's book, this comedy follows misfit Greg Heffley and his pal Rowley Jefferson as their summer vacation disintegrates into one wild misadventure after another, including a disastrous attempt to start a lawn-mowing business.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsGreg Heffley returns to overcome ridiculous obstacles in this sequel to the first Diary of a Wimpy Kid adaptation, based on the books by Jeff Kinney. This time around, Greg must cope with the habits of his insufferable brother, Rodrick.
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Digimon Adventure: Season 1
1999 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhile at summer camp, seven kids are transported to a strange digital world. There, they make friends with creatures called Digimon, with whom the children team up to fight against the evil forces that threaten the digital realm.
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Digimon Adventure: Season 2
2000 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsA group of young teens is unexpectedly sent to the mysterious Digital World and paired up with their own powerful, morphing monsters called Digimon. Together, the group sets out on an adventure to fight evil and save the world.
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Dirty Wars
2013 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsExploring America's covert operations in the war on terror, investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill takes viewers on a revealing journey through drone strikes, night raids, kill lists that include U.S. citizens and secret government-condoned torture.
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Donnie Darko
2001 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWriter-director Richard Kelly's trippy, mind-bending feature debut stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a troubled Midwestern teenager plagued by incessant sleepwalking, family drama and visions of a menacing 6-foot-tall, doomsday-prophesying rabbit. Drew Barrymore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary McDonnell, Jena Malone, Patrick Swayze and Noah Wyle also star in this dark and intriguing psychological fantasy that swiftly earned a cult following.
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Doug Stanhope: Beer Hall Putsch
2013 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsNamed after Hitler's failed coup attempt, "Beer hall Putsch" brings you deeper into acerbic comic Doug Stanhope's twisted world with his newest one hour stand-up special filmed live at Dante's in Portland.
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Dr. Strangelove
1964 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen a fanatical U.S. general (Sterling Hayden) launches an air strike against the Soviets, they raise the stakes by threatening to unleash a "doomsday device," setting the stage for Armageddon in this classic black comedy that brilliantly skewers the nuclear age. The film's star-studded cast includes George C. Scott, Slim Pickens, James Earl Jones and Peter Sellers (who steals the show and copped an Oscar nod playing three roles).
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Easy A
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsAmbitious student Olive decides to boost her popularity by pretending to be the school slut. As the school's swirling rumor mill increases both her notoriety and her finances, Olive enjoys her newfound status but eventually must if it's all worth it.
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Enemy at the Gates
2001 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsSet during the infamous World War II siege of Stalingrad, this suspenseful drama follows a battle of wits and wills between renowned Russian sharpshooter Vassili Zaitsev and top German sniper Maj. König.
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Even the Rain
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn this provocative film-within-a-film, a director heads to Cochabamba, Bolivia, to shoot a movie about the trespasses of Christopher Columbus in the New World, only to find the locals protesting present-day exploitation of the poor.
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Exit Through the Gift Shop
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Thierry Guetta's project to chronicle the underground world of street art takes a fascinating twist when he meets elusive stencil artist Banksy, who turns the project around to film Guetta while he reinvents himself as a street artist.
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