Foreign Movies on Netflix
Last updated April 20, 2025
Thirst
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen the smoke clears from a failed experiment to find a cure for a fatal disease, a devout priest finds himself forever changed -- into a vampire with a lustful appetite for the wife of his childhood friend.
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Night Watch
2004 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis first installment of the trilogy based on the sci-fi novels by Sergei Lukyanenko plays upon the tension between light and dark, pitting the superhuman Night Watch patrollers (known as the "Others") against the shadowed forces of the night.
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Let's Make Money
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWith an eye toward exposing the policies and practices that affect the global economy, director Erwin Wagenhofer traverses the planet in a heroic effort to trace money as it passes through the international finance system. Making stops in First World countries and developing nations alike, the film reveals the far-reaching consequences of relaxed credit, deregulation and privatization as well as shocking examples of greed and ruthlessness.
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Badmaash Company
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsMoney can buy lots of things, but it can't always buy respect -- and that's a tough pill to swallow for impatient Karan and his friends, who move from Bombay to New York City to get rich quick in this Hindi thriller.
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Sons of the Clouds: The Last Colony
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis documentary produced by Javier Bardem follows the plight of the Sahrawi, refugees living in the former Spanish colony of Western Sahara who have suffered countless human rights abuses.
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The Treasure Hunter
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsQiaofei is a relic expert with a gritty past. When his mentor's daughter is held hostage over a map with a deadly history, the rugged warrior whips into action. Chaos erupts as he swoops in to the rescue and scours the sands for legendary riches.
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Of Gods and Men
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA group of French Trappist monks making their home in the Algerian mountains have ample reason to believe they're in danger. But their assumption that there can be common ground between Islam and Christianity leads them to remain at the monastery.
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The King of the Streets
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsYue Feng is a young thug with exceptional streetfighting abilities. He will stop at nothing to defeat all challengers until a tragic accident sends him to prison. Eight years later, Yue Feng seeks a new life of peace and fulfillment.
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Alatriste
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsPart military hero, part privateer, Capt. Alatriste (Viggo Mortensen) fights for imperial Spain and tries to keep a dangerous seductress (Elena Anaya) away from his young squire, Inigo (Unax Ugalde), in this adventure based on Arturo Pérez-Reverte's novels. The film follows 17th-century mercenary Alatriste as he woos beauty María de Castro (Ariadna Gil), honors a promise by keeping Inigo out of the war and plots to destroy his sworn enemy.
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Force
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsTo undermine the efforts of a determined narcotics force, a cunning gangster takes aim at the chief's most vulnerable spot: his heart. Now, the game is as much about defense as it is about offense while the cops and their loved ones are attacked.
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Backyard
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsBased on a true story, this edgy Mexican thriller tells the tale of a string of horrific murders in Mexico's northern border city of Ciudad Juarez that prompt a complicated investigation as lawmakers struggle to uncover the serial killer. Penned by renowned writer Sabina Berman and directed by acclaimed filmmaker Carlos Carrera, the film features a stellar cast including Jimmy Smits, Joaquín Cosio and Ana de la Reguera.
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Karate Girl
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsYears after someone murdered her karate master father and kidnapped her sister Natsuki, Ayaka uses her skills to thwart a gang of burglars and attracts the attention of the very gang that took her sister.
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Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai
2002 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSanjay lives a happy life until he gets word that his childhood friend Anjalay is getting married. With the help of his model roomate Ria, he sets off on a course of action to stop the wedding and express his long-denied love to her.
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Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsAs a child, Lucky (Abhay Deol) aspired to get out of the West Delhi slum where his family lived. Starting out as a petty thief, he rises to become one of the city's biggest operators and carves out the kind of lifestyle he'd once only dreamed of. But despite his outrageous wealth and freewheeling ways, Lucky longs for something that he can't steal: respectability. Paresh Rawal and Neetu Chandra also star.
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I Am Love
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFamily dissension, unbidden desire and other tensions bubble to the surface during a patriarch's birthday party. When the seemingly picture-perfect Recchi clan gathers to celebrate the man, the veneer of civility quickly falls away.
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Let the Bullets Fly
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this comedic Western set in 1920s China, outlaw Zhang hijacks a train carrying the governor and a whole lot of loot. When the train derails, Zhang hatches a scheme to impersonate the governor with the help of the official's shady assistant.
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The Big Picture
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSuccessful Paris attorney Paul Exben (Romain Duris) has everything going for him, including power, wealth and a picture-perfect family. But the mirror suddenly cracks when Paul discovers that his wife, Sarah, is carrying on an affair with a photographer. After a tragic error closes the door on all that he's achieved, Paul makes a fateful decision to escape, fleeing abroad to try and begin a new life as someone else altogether.
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Tere Bin Laden
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsPakistani pop singer Ali Zafar stars in this uncommon Bollywood comedy as an eager young reporter who moves to America to start a new life. But his poorly timed journey puts his arrival just after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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Kismat Konnection
2008 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsRaj nearly gives up his career goals until an oracle suggests using a lucky charm. Raj soon discovers that the charm has come in the form of a woman with whom he has clashed on every level, but on whose presence he must now rely in order to succeed.
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Rebellion
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFrench freedom fighters kill four and take 30 hostages on an island, instigating a political crisis. Special forces captain Philippe dives into negotiations as the French presidential election -- and lives -- are on the line.
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Chandni
1989 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen her fiancé is paralyzed in an accident, Chandni starts afresh in Mumbai, where she falls in love with her handsome new boss and agrees to marry him. But by coincidence her two lovers become good friends, leaving her to make a painful choice.
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The Day I Was Not Born
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsDuring a layover in Buenos Aires, 31-year-old German athlete Maria is mesmerized by the city, and her bewilderment grows when her father suddenly reveals her true connection to Argentina -- leading her to uncover the painful details of her adoption.
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Main Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara
2005 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsOnce known for his intellectual prowess, a retired professor begins having memory lapses and periods of forgetfulness. Soon it's clear that the symptoms are a sign of a more serious illness, prompting his grown daughter to move in as his caretaker.
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Mammoth
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsLukas Moodysson writes and directs this drama centered on three intersecting stories, one of a traveling New Yorker named Leo (Gael García Bernal), another of his surgeon wife, Ellen (Michelle Williams), and also the children of their Filipino nanny, Gloria (Marife Necesito), in the Philippines. A series of dramatic events unfolds after Leo visits Thailand, causing everyone to reexamine their priorities. Sophie Nyweide co-stars.
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Sound of Mumbai: A Musical
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn this heartwarming musical documentary, a group of children from the slums of Mumbai, India, are given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform "The Sound of Music" with a classical orchestra.
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