Foreign Movies on Netflix
Last updated April 20, 2025
Drug War
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen an illegal-drug manufacturer gets arrested after a wild attempt to evade capture, police captain Zhang Lei senses an opportunity. But after convincing the man to betray his own cronies, Zhang wonders if he's not the one being played.
Details about Drug War
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.
Details about Karate Girl
Aaina
1993 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsSibling rivalry erupts when outspoken Roma and her timid younger sister, Reema, develop feelings for the same man, Ravi, who in turn falls for Roma -- until she leaves him at the altar. But when Ravi romances Reema, Roma returns to cause more grief.
Details about Aaina
Yeh Dillagi
1994 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen his mother, Shanti, forbids charismatic playboy Vicky to date gorgeous Sapna, the daughter of a family servant, his responsible older brother, Vijay, tries to help his sibling understand -- only to fall for the girl himself.
Details about Yeh Dillagi
Refugee
2000 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsDuring the India-Pakistan conflict, a young man who's more concerned with business than taking sides smuggles Muslim refugees into Pakistan to find better lives. But one such refugee, the lovely Naaz, shows him a possible path to happiness.
Details about Refugee
Stealing Beauty
1996 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAfter four years, American teenager Lucy Harmon (Liv Tyler) returns to the artist's colony in Tuscany where her recently deceased mother was once the resident poet. Lucy has arrived to learn more about her mother's past and does not anticipate the emotional and sexual revelations that await her in the pastoral paradise. Rachel Weisz, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes co-star in this drama from director Bernardo Bertolucci.
Details about Stealing Beauty
Untold Scandal
2003 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsSet in 18th century Korea, this retelling of Dangerous Liaisons follows morality-deficient cousins Lady Cho (Lee Mi-Suk) and Cho-won (Bae Yong-Jun) as they scheme to ruin the lives of innocents. When Lady Cho asks Cho-won to bed her husband's lover-to-be (Lee So-yeong), Cho-won ups the ante and goes after an even more virtuous female. If he succeeds, Lady Cho must sleep with her cousin. But Cho-won begins to fall in love with his intended target.
Details about Untold Scandal
Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh
2005 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsNo one is more surprised than short-statured Mithilesh when gorgeous Veena agrees to marry him. But insecure Mithilesh seethes every time a man talks to Veena, and things get even worse when his wife's childhood friend enters the picture.
Details about Main, Meri Patni Aur Woh
The Man of the Year
2003 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAfter losing a bet, jobless car salesman Maiquel (Murilo Benicio) bleaches his raven hair platinum, which triggers a lethal confrontation with a mocking street punk (Wagner Moura). But instead of going to jail for snuffing the scumbag, Maiquel goes from zero to hero in the eyes of his neighbors and the cops. Before you can say "contract killer," Maiquel is dispensing rough justice on the streets of Rio de Janeiro in this frenetic action flick.
Details about The Man of the Year
Kabul Express
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIndian reporters Jai and Suhel, Afghan taxi driver Khyber and American journalist Jessica are taken on a perilous journey when Khyber's cab is hijacked by Imran, a Pakistani soldier and Talibani seeking safe passage across the Afghan-Pakistan border.
Details about Kabul Express
A Matador's Mistress
2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn the 1940s, Manuel Rodríguez Sánchez, known to the world as Manolete, owned the Spanish bullring. This searing biopic follows his notorious affair with movie siren Lupe Sino at the height of his fame, and his death in the ring at age 30.
Details about A Matador's Mistress
The Bothersome Man
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsMysteriously deposited in a perfectly serene but colorless city where every need is met, Andreas soon realizes that not even a new lover can change the sterile banality drowning him. Is this placid life a dream come true or an inescapable hell?
Details about The Bothersome Man
Monsieur Hire
1989 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsReclusive middle-aged bachelor Monsieur Hire spies on a woman through her undraped windows. She seems to welcome the attention until a 22-year-old woman's nude corpse turns up in the vicinity and suspicion quickly falls on the voyeuristic Hire.
Details about Monsieur Hire
XXY
2007 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsInés Efron plays Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, in this compelling tale. Though she's living as a girl, Alex and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final decision regarding her gender, she meets both hostility and compassion. Director Lucía Puenzo's sensitive drama co-stars Valeria Bertuccelli, Martín Piroyansky and Ricardo Darín.
Details about XXY
Moscow, Belgium
2008 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAfter a fateful fender bender brings them together, Matty, a middle-aged mother of three with a wandering husband, decides to take a chance on Johnny, a handsome 29-year-old who falls for her.
Details about Moscow, Belgium
Kaminey
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsHeartthrob Shahid Kapur stars in this Indian action drama, playing identical twins Charlie and Guddu. While Charlie pursues his dreams of wealth and success by breaking the law, Guddu tries to better his life by working hard and remaining honest.
Details about Kaminey
Tidal Wave
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAuthorities ignore a scientist's warning of an impending tsunami at the popular South Korean beach spot Haeundae four years after a similar tragedy befell the region -- but when his prediction comes true, residents must scramble to survive. Now both vacationers and locals like sushi-seller Man-sik, who lost a friend in the last tsunami, find themselves in a fight for their lives in this action-packed disaster movie from South Korea.
Details about Tidal Wave
Fighter
2007 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsAlthough her strict father expects her to study medicine, Aicha won't be deterred from training to become a skilled kung fu fighter. But in the process of building up her strength with a professional club, she unexpectedly falls for an adversary.
Details about Fighter
The Horde
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen four corrupt policemen invade a gangster's hideout near Paris to avenge the death of their colleague, they quickly find themselves outmanned, outgunned and trapped. That is, until a legion of vicious zombies swarms through the building.
Details about The Horde
Girl by the Lake
2007 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWinner of 10 Donatello Awards, this intricate crime thriller follows inspector Giovanni Sanzio (Toni Servillo) as he leaves the big city behind to investigate the murder of a young woman in an alpine country village where startling secrets are buried. Nearing retirement and burdened with family problems, Sanzio is distracted at first but soon finds himself drawn deeper into the web of lies spread by villagers intent on concealing the truth.
Details about Girl by the Lake
The Housemaid
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsA wealthy family's new maid, Eun-yi (Do-yeon Jeon), attracts the attention of Hoon (Jung-Jae Lee), the man of the house, and a fiery affair develops between them. But although Hoon signs Eun-yi's checks, he's not the one controlling the relationship. One secret leads to another, until Eun-yi threatens to destroy the entire family. This update of the 1960 chiller was an Official Selection of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
Details about The Housemaid
Love Crime
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsFrench director Alain Corneau delivers a chilling tale of two ambitious women -- a senior executive and her eager young assistant -- whose professional appetites grow dangerously personal as they jockey for power.
Details about Love Crime
Aisha
2010 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsJane Austen gets the full Bollywood treatment in this contemporary remake of Emma, which follows a well-meaning but sometimes nosy socialite in Delhi whose insistence on matchmaking often drives her friends to distraction.
Details about Aisha
Rapt
2009 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhen corporate figurehead Stanislas Graff is kidnapped and held for an absurd ransom of 50 million Euros, the police and powerful business he represents are forced to debate whether one man's life is worth that much money.
Details about Rapt
Romanzo Criminale
2005 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThis award-winning gangster epic follows the careers of three childhood buddies -- led by cold-blooded Libano (Pierfrancesco Favino) -- who turn to crime early and make their way to the top of Rome's underworld in brutal fashion. On the right side of the law, the dogged Inspector Sciajola (Stefano Accorsi) works to bring the gang down. However, he also harbors a dangerous attraction to Patrizia (Anna Mouglalis), the girlfriend of one of his targets.
Details about Romanzo Criminale
About Best on Netflix Canada
Best on Netflix is the place to discover the best TV shows and movies available on Netflix. Find the newest releases of your favorite movies and TV shows available for streaming on Netflix today. This site lists all the amazing content available to Netflix members. If you want to watch a movie or TV shows, you must go to the official Netflix website. Best on Netflix is not related to Netflix and its purpose is to highlight the great content already available on Netflix since we're such huge fans of their service. We love Netflix just as much as you do! We hope you enjoy this movie and tv show discovery tool.
We have a lot of great features coming up in the next few weeks to help highlight the best movies and TV shows on Netflix, so stay tuned!