Best Movies of All Time on Netflix
Last updated September 19, 2024
Highest Rated Movies with a 3.8 / 5 Star Rating
Page One: Inside the New York Times
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDocumentarian Andrew Rossi goes inside the New York Times to examine how the venerable paper and its reporters are responding to the massive changes in how news is gathered, analyzed and dispersed.
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAfter discovering that he's the son of the Greek god Poseidon (Kevin McKidd), teenage Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman) strikes out on an action-packed odyssey to rescue his mortal mother and negotiate a peace treaty between his father, Zeus (Sean Bean), and Hades (Steve Coogan). Directed by Chris Columbus, this family-friendly tale of adventure also stars Pierce Brosnan, Rosario Dawson and Uma Thurman.
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Pink Ribbons, Inc.
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWho really benefits from the pink ribbon campaigns: the cause or the company? In showing the real story of breast cancer and the lives of those who fight it, this film reveals the co-opting of what marketing experts have labeled a "dream cause."
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
1987 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThink you've had a bad day? At every turn, marketing exec Neal Page's (Steve Martin) plans to get home to his family for Thanksgiving get foiled, and somehow the loudmouthed, idiosyncratic fellow traveler Del Griffith (John Candy) is always right next to him driving him nuts. Will this odd couple make it to Chicago without killing each other? Ben Stein and Edie McClurg also appear in writer-director John Hughes's comedy classic.
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Planet B-Boy
2007 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis Tribeca Film Festival selection affords viewers exclusive access to the underground world of break dancing, charting the highs and lows of five B-boy teams practicing for the all-important "Battle of the Year." Combining stunning dance footage from Japan, Germany, South Korea, France and the United States, documentarian Benson Lee sets out to show that break dancing didn't fade into history -- it merely evolved into a remarkable art form.
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Puss in Boots
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsVoiced by Antonio Banderas, the dauntless feline of legend goes on an animated adventure to purloin a priceless golden-egg-laying goose. To help him on his mission, Puss brings along his friends Humpty Dumpty and the super-stealthy Kitty Softpaws.
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Radio
2003 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA small-town high school football coach (Ed Harris) befriends a developmentally disabled man (Cuba Gooding Jr.) nicknamed "Radio," who has always been the target of jokes and teasing, in this heartwarming drama based on the real-life experiences of James Robert Kennedy. Although their friendship raises eyebrows at first, Radio's growth under the coach's guidance ultimately inspires the local townsfolk to think differently about being different.
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Reincarnated
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn a cloud of smoke, Vice magazine's Andy Capper follows rapper Snoop Dogg on a pilgrimage to Jamaica, where he experiences a spiritual and commercial transformation, reemerging as Snoop Lion, a reggae artist.
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Rocky
1976 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWhen world heavyweight boxing champ Apollo Creed announces he'll give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers pick palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark.
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Saints and Soldiers
2004 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn a story based on actual events, a small band of Allied soldiers are trapped behind enemy lines with information that could save thousands of American lives. Outgunned and ill-equipped, they battle a frigid wilderness and roving German troops.
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Salt
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAfter she's accused of being a Russian spy, CIA agent Evelyn Salt goes on the run, using every tactic she knows to elude her pursuers and clear her name. A counterintelligence officer doesn't buy her story and will do anything to stop her.
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Seeking Justice
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAfter his wife is brutally raped, Will is approached by a man from a vigilante group who offers to exact revenge on the perpetrator. But once the deed is done, Will learns that there are strings attached.
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Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings: Season 2
2010 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe war to control Japan rages on in the second season of "Sengoku Basara," based on the world created by Capcom. As fierce warlords hack and slash their way across the burning battlefield, new alliances are formed and new enemies rise to power.
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Shaun of the Dead
2004 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThirty-something slacker Shaun (Simon Pegg) has no clue what to do with his life or with his relationship with his girlfriend, Liz (Kate Ashfield). But motivation comes in the form of a freak zombie attack that has once-ordinary citizens terrorizing the streets of London. With support from his well-meaning best mate (Nick Frost), Shaun acts quickly to save Liz and his mother (Penelope Wilton) from danger. But is it simply too late for heroics?
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Silver Bells
2013 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsA brawl with the ref at his son's basketball game earns a sports reporter some community service as a Salvation Army bell ringer for Christmas. As with everything in life, he sees the job as a competition, but there's a reality check in his future.
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Sixteen Candles
1984 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSamantha's sixteenth birthday should be memorable, but her family is so preoccupied with her older sister's wedding that they completely forget her big day. Meanwhile, Sam tries to catch her crush's eye.
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Slap Shot
1977 | R | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis foul-mouthed classic follows an ex-hockey star who winds up coaching a hapless minor-league club. When the Charlestown Chiefs realize that playing dirty excites the crowd, they become a squad of goon thugs, led by the iconic Hanson brothers.
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Star Trek: First Contact
1996 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThe Borg have time-traveled to Earth's past to prevent the first contact between humans and Vulcans, which resulted in the Federation's birth. Bent on revenge, Picard follows the Borg to the 21st century.
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Super 8
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWith a nod toward producer Steven Spielberg's landmark sci-fi films of the 1970s and '80s, writer-director J.J. Abrams crafts a supernatural tale about six kids who witness something incredible while shooting a movie with their Super 8 camera.
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Talihina Sky: The Story of Kings of Leon
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis documentary charts global phenomenon Kings of Leon's rise to rock 'n' roll stardom, from the band's humble beginnings in the Deep South to their record deals and concert tours -- and their struggles with drugs and alcohol along the way.
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Taxi Driver
1976 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAfter a cute political campaign worker spurns him, an unhinged New York City cabbie decides to assassinate her candidate. Meanwhile, he tries to protect a child prostitute from a smooth-talking pimp in this gripping tale of urban decay and insanity.
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Tears of the Sun
2003 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsBruce Willis stars as Lt. A.K. Waters, a Navy SEAL sent to the jungles of embattled Africa to rescue a doctor (Monica Bellucci), arriving only to realize he must also save the refugees in the doctor's care -- even if it places his military career in jeopardy. Tracked by heavily armed guerillas, Waters and his men must guide 40 injured Nigerian patients to the Cameroon border in this epic action drama directed by Antoine Fuqua (Training Day).
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Ten Inch Hero
2007 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsFour quirky young friends -- led by Piper, who is searching for the daughter she had to give up for adoption -- share touching moments and laughter about their personal struggles as they work at a small sandwich shop in Santa Cruz, Calif.
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Tenchi Muyo GXP: Season 1
2006 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsSeina Yamada's luck is the worst. But his fortunes appear to be changing for the better when a spaceship lands with two gorgeous Galaxy Police officers inside to send Seina blasting off into space.
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Tent City, U.S.A.
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDue to economic recession, a growing number of people are finding themselves in a position they never imagined: homeless. Nearly 100 homeless individuals have formed Nashville's Tent City, which is located under a bridge close to the city's center.
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