Best Movies of All Time on Netflix
Last updated March 12, 2025
Highest Rated Movies with a 3.9 / 5 Star Rating
Jet Li's Fearless
2006 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsJet Li stars as real-life martial arts legend Huo Yuanjia, a world-class Chinese fighter who dreams of continuing his father's legacy and restoring pride in his nation. But as Huo's sparring skills grow, so does his ego.
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Kathleen Madigan: Madigan Again
2013 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsKathleen Madigan drops in on Detroit to deliver material derived from time spent with her Irish Catholic Midwest family, eating random pills out of her mother's purse, touring Afghanistan, and her love of John Denver and the Lunesta butterfly.
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Kick-Ass
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsInspired by comic books, high school student Dave Lizewski transforms himself into a masked crime fighter and becomes an Internet sensation. Soon, Dave's antics inspire a wave of would-be heroes to don costumes and live out their superhero dreams.
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Knuckleball!
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsFocusing on one of baseball's more eccentric wrinkles, this documentary spotlights a pitch that's confounded batters and extended pitchers' careers. Archival footage combines with a look at two modern knuckleballers, R.A. Dickey and Tim Wakefield.
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Last Call at the Oasis
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis compelling documentary explores the global water crisis, examining deficiencies in the supply system and communities affected by water shortages. Scientists, activists and social entrepreneurs shed light on this shocking and pervasive problem.
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Last Days Here
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn this poignant documentary portrait, an aged and gaunt Bobby Liebling, the former lead singer of the heavy metal act Pentagram, rallies to restart his life after decades of disappointment and drug addiction.
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Last Exile
2003 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsIn the futuristic land depicted in this fantastical anime adventure, two pilots, Claus and Lavie, botch a delivery and wind up in the midst of two warring factions that battle it out in the skies for supremacy under the watchful eyes of the Guild. As battleships scour outer space for enemies and steely generals call the shots, the duo must find their way to safety -- no matter what it takes.
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Legend of the Fist: Return of Chen Zhen
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsPlaying the hero first portrayed by Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury, Donnie Yen reprises his role as legendary fighter Chen Zhen in this breakneck kung fu thriller set in Shanghai during its occupation by the Japanese in World War II.
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Lemmy
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsGet a backstage pass to the life and music of Motorhead front man Lemmy Kilmister with this fascinating documentary that follows the legendary musician around the world for three years, providing insight into all aspects of his life. Many of Kilmister's famous friends -- including the Metallica band members, Dave Grohl, Ozzie Osbourne, Slash, Alice Cooper, Billy Bob Thornton and wrestler Triple H -- make appearances.
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Life in a Day
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsAfter thousands of people around the world joined together to record banal and remarkable everyday events on July 24, 2010, director Kevin MacDonald led a team of editors to condense more than 4,500 hours of video into this picture of life on Earth.
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Life of Pi
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsBased on Yann Martel's best-selling novel, this coming-of-age tale recounts the adventures of Pi, an Indian boy who is the sole survivor of a shipwreck. Pi finds himself on a lifeboat with only some zoo animals for company.
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Little Brother, Big Trouble
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWith Christmas approaching, reindeer Niko's world is turned upside down after his mother announces plans to get remarried. When his new stepbrother gets kidnapped, Niko must save the day while learning about the importance of family.
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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsHoping to make a bundle in a high-stakes poker game, four shiftless lads from London's East End instead find themselves swimming in debt to underworld porn king "Hatchet" Harry -- and with only a week to repay him.
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Lost Airmen of Buchenwald
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThis is a documentary feature that chronicles the little-known story of Allied airmen imprisoned at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp during WWII.
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Machine Gun Preacher
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsGerard Butler stars in this true-life story of Sam Childers, a drug dealer who turns his life around to become a spiritual warrior. His mission? Rescuing child soldiers in the Sudan from lives ruined by their forced participation in bloody conflict.
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsHaving ended their African adventures, Alex and his friends set their sights for New York City -- this time, hitching a ride with a traveling circus. But as they make their way through Europe, they run into their fair share of roadblocks.
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Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
2012 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Alex Gibney explores the scourge of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, highlighting the landmark story of five deaf men who spoke out about a priest who molested more than 200 children between 1950 and 1974.
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Milk
2008 | 14A | 3.9 out of 5 StarsSean Penn (in an Oscar-winning role) stars in this fact-based drama about Harvey Milk, the openly gay activist and San Francisco politician who was murdered along with Mayor George Moscone (Victor Garber) by disgruntled city supervisor Dan White (Josh Brolin) in 1978. Emile Hirsch, James Franco and Diego Luna co-star in director Gus Van Sant's compelling biopic, which also earned Oscar nods for Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor (Brolin).
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Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsSuper-agent Ethan Hunt dangles from skyscrapers and otherwise takes daring to new heights on another operation from the Impossible Missions Force. Helping Hunt get the job done is droll fellow IMF agent Luther Stickel.
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Moneyball
2011 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsAn all-star cast brings to life the true story of Billy Beane, a former jock turned general manager who uses unconventional methods to bring the best players to the Oakland A's, a Major League Baseball team struggling against financial hardship.
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Mooz-Lum
2010 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsThanks to a strict Muslim upbringing that largely shielded him from the outside world, Tariq's first year of college proves transformative. That is, until the 9/11 terrorist attacks invite growing suspicion and distrust from his angry classmates.
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More Than a Game
2008 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsFour African American hoopsters -- including LeBron James, who became an NBA megastar but faced a media maelstrom in his pressure-cooker senior year -- test their unique bond when they prep for playoffs at their elite, largely Caucasian high school.
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Mother of Mine
2005 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsDirector Klaus Härö tackles the real-life drama of history in this heartbreaking film set against the backdrop of World War II. Evacuated to the safety of neutral Sweden along with more than 70,000 other Finnish children, 9-year-old Eero (Topi Majaniemi) grapples with feeling abandoned by his biological parents and yet detached from his surrogate family. Unfortunately, things only get worse when he returns to a much different home life.
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Move Over, Darling
1963 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsFive years after his wife, Ellen (Doris Day), disappears at sea in a plane crash, successful lawyer Nick Arden (James Garner) decides it's time to move on: He has Ellen declared legally dead, remarries and sets off on his honeymoon. But there's trouble in paradise when Ellen -- who's in fact very much alive -- turns up to surprise the newlyweds. Day earned a Golden Globe nod for her performance in this update of the 1940 comedy My Favorite Wife.
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My Little Pony: Equestria Girls
2013 | NR | 3.9 out of 5 StarsWhen a crown is stolen from the Crystal Empire, Twilight Sparkle takes on a whole new identity, a human teenage girl, in her quest to get it back. Her adventure includes a trip to high school, where she meets some remarkably familiar new friends.
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