Best Movies of All Time on Netflix
Last updated March 10, 2025
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George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing
2005 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIrreverent counterculture comedian George Carlin riffs on everything from high-technology to election returns in this stand-up performance. No topic is too shocking for Carlin, who serves up his takes on sex, religion and other controversial issues.
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George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?
1988 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFilmed live in the Garden State in 1988, this hour long HBO concert features Grammy-winning stand-up comedian George Carlin displaying his unique and popular sense of humor, blending caustic wit with intellectual wordplay. Carlin covers some of his classic routines, including "Cars and Driving II," "Reagan's Gang, Church People and American Values," "People I Can Do Without" and "Keeping People Alert."
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George Carlin: You Are All Diseased
1999 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsFilmed live for television, this comedy special features George Carlin's trademark scathing wit in a series of routines that take aim at airport security, germs, cigars, "man stuff" and one of his favorite targets: religion.
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Glory
1989 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsLoosely based on the letters of Union commander Col. Robert G. Shaw, this Academy Award-winning drama follows the first group of African-Americans to serve in combat during the Civil War -- and shows how they helped turn the tide of the war.
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How To Survive a Plague
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis passionate documentary focuses on the grass-roots crusade in the 1980s and '90s to speed up efforts at developing treatments for the HIV virus. The film follows AIDS activists to Washington, where they challenge the government to act.
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Imitation of Life
1959 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn Douglas Sirk's emotionally and visually extravagant final film, Lana Turner is Lora Meredith, an aspiring actress and single mother who meets Annie Johnson, a black and similarly single and struggling mother. The two women move in together and face a huge challenge as they try to raise their children -- especially Annie's daughter, who, favoring her extremely fair-skinned father, slowly comes to resent her mother's black identity.
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Initial D: First Stage
1998 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsWhen tofu delivery boy Takumi gets tapped to slip behind the driver's seat and race for a local team of all-stars, he puts his skills to the test against some of the best challengers on the street. But that's only the first stage of his adventures.
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Initial D: Fourth Stage
2004 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe sweet life continues for Takumi, who's racking up one victory after another as a proud member of the Project D racing team. But lest he get a big head, there's a long line of challengers who are good enough to keep him on his toes.
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Initial D: Second Stage
1999 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn the second stage of this fast-paced anime, tofu delivery boy Takumi is now a seasoned member of the Speed Stars -- and, so far, he's defeated every challenger. But the bitter leader of a rival racing group is eager to teach him a lesson in losing.
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Inside Job
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis sobering, Oscar-winning documentary presents in comprehensive, cogent detail the pervasive and deep-rooted Wall Street corruption that led to the global economic meltdown of 2008.
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It Might Get Loud
2008 | PG | 4.0 out of 5 StarsGuitar greats Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White discuss their own musical styles, eventually meeting up to play each others' songs: Led Zeppelin's "In My Time of Dying," U2's "I Will Follow" and the White Stripes' "Dead Leaves and Dirty Ground."
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Jab We Met
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsChanging fortunes await wealthy but dejected industrialist Aditya when he meets a spirited chatterbox named Geet on a train. Geet's on her way to elope with her secret beau, but fate has other plans.
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Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special
2008 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsJeff Dunham and his cast of characters join to make Christmas very special -- and hilarious -- like only they know how. All new show also includes never-before-seen material.
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Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself
2006 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsPlaying straight man to partners half his size, ventriloquist Jeff Dunham slays audiences throughout the United States, giving voice to such characters as elderly Walter, wisecracker Peanut, pepper-on-a-stick Jose Jalapeno and Bubba J.
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Jim Gaffigan: Beyond the Pale
2005 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsIn this live stand-up performance filmed at Chicago's historic Vic Theatre, comedian Jim Gaffigan cuts loose with whip-smart musings on a variety of topics, including Hot Pockets, holidays, Catholicism and his favorite activity: doing nothing.
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John Pinette: I'm Starvin'
2007 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsAfter starring in the Broadway smash Hairspray, John Pinette takes the stage in this stand-up special. With material touching on everything from health food to family parties, Pinette has one of the most original voices in comedy today.
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Kai po che!
2013 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsBased on Chetan Bhagat's novel &NFi;The 3 Mistakes of My Life&NFi_;, this Bollywood drama tells the story of three best friends who dream of starting a cricket training academy in Ahmedabad for very different reasons.
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Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsPop star Katy Perry is captured on and offstage in this revealing diary of her California Dreams Tour, featuring her Los Angeles performances. The film shares the air of glamour and fun that radiates from this talented and unique artist.
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Kung Fu Panda 2
2011 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThe legendary Dragon Warrior, Po (Jack Black), the kung fu panda, dutifully guards the Valley of Peace alongside his allies the Furious Five. When a frightful new enemy emerges, Po and company embark on a perilous journey to save China and the art of kung fu. Directed by Jennifer Yuh, this animated action adventure sequel also features the vocal talents of Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman and Seth Rogen.
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LUV
2012 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis indie drama portrays a single day shared by an 11-year-old boy and his uncle, who's recently rejoined the world after eight years in prison. When the older Vincent brings young Woody along on business, fresh lessons in life await them both.
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsThis Oscar-winning epic tells the true story of T.E. Lawrence, who helped unite warring Arab tribes to strike back against the Turks in World War I. This lush, timeless classic underscores the clash between cultures that changed the tide of war.
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Listen to Your Heart
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsStruggling musician Danny Foster (Kent Moran) never dreamed he'd fall in love with a woman who couldn't hear his compositions. But when he meets Ariana (Alexia Rasmussen), a privileged girl who lost her hearing in childhood, he's willing to believe anything's possible. As the young couple's love takes hold, however, Ariana's overbearing mother (Cybill Shepherd) proves to be their most vocal critic.
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Mao's Last Dancer
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsA delegation from Madame Mao's Beijing Dance Academy selects 11-year-old peasant villager Li Cunxin to study ballet in far-off Beijing, where he trains for seven grueling years to become one of China's greatest dancers. His efforts win him the opportunity to dance in America, opening his eyes to a new love and the possibility of a dramatic defection from China in this remarkable true story based on Cunxin's autobiography.
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Mary and Max
2009 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsMary Dinkle, a chubby 8-year-old Australian girl, and Max Horovitz, an obese, middle-aged New Yorker with Asperger's syndrome, are a pair of unlikely pen pals in this quirky clay animation feature from writer-director Adam Elliot. Corresponding for two decades, the friends delve into a variety of topics, including sex, kleptomania, psychiatry, taxidermy and more. Toni Collette and Philip Seymour Hoffman provide the voices of Mary and Max.
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Megamind
2010 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsWhen cunning supervillain Megamind accidently kills his crime-fighting nemesis, he suddenly finds life boring and uninspired. He creates a new enemy who seeks to destroy the world, forcing himself to play the hero role for the first time in his life.
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