Foreign Movies on Netflix
Last updated April 19, 2025
The Last Tycoon
2012 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAfter becoming apprentice to a Shanghai crime boss, Cheng Daqi gets a taste for power in this story of a real-life gangster that spans 30 years. Thrust into the criminal world, Cheng gets involved in a murder plot as the city is on the brink of war.
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Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis Sergio Leone classic, a tribute to Hollywood Westerns, stars Henry Fonda as Frank, a deft gunslinger hired by the powerful owner of a railroad conglomerate to kill anyone who derails the project. But Frank contends with the wrong person when he murders Brett (Frank Wolff), a landowner, prompting Brett's wife (Claudia Cardinale) to hire two renegades (Charles Bronson and Jason Robards) to go after Frank.
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A Peck on the Cheek
2002 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsDirector Mani Ratnam's powerful tale about abandonment and reunion stars P.S. Keerthana as 9-year-old Amudha, whose blissful world collides with reality when she learns that she was adopted as an infant. Initially dismayed by the shocking revelation, she soon resolves to find her elusive birth mother, Shyama (Nandita Das) -- a life-altering decision that leads Amudha on an emotional odyssey of discovery to war-ravaged Sri Lanka.
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North Face
2008 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn 1936, young German climbers Toni Kurz and Andreas Hinterstoisser face off against a rival Austrian duo in an attempt to be the first team to scale the infamous north face of the Eiger in the Swiss Alps.
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Headhunters
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsLiving way beyond his means, corporate recruiter Roger Brown steals rare artwork to maintain his lavish lifestyle. But when he plans to boost an especially valuable painting, he targets a man who has headhunting skills of a different variety.
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A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsMargrét Dagmar Ericsdóttir embarks on a quest to find answers about autism, which renders her 11-year-old son, Keli, unable to communicate. Across the United States and Europe, Ericsdóttir encounters autism experts exploring promising new methods.
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Iron Monkey
1993 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsThis martial arts extravaganza follows the exploits of a criminal named Iron Monkey, who steals from corrupt local officials and redistributes the wealth to the poor. Meanwhile, a traveling physician is forced to try and nab the noble thief.
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Lagaan
2001 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsIn 1890s India, an arrogant British commander challenges the harshly taxed residents of Champaner to a high-stakes cricket match. If the villagers win, they'll avoid taxation for three years; if they lose, they'll pay the tax thrice over.
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All Our Desires
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsYoung mother Claire, who's also a judge, is diagnosed with inoperable cancer and decides to keep it secret from everyone in her life. Instead, she focuses her last days on helping the working poor fight lawsuits from predatory credit agencies.
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My Best Enemy
2011 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsAs Hitler's army invades Austria, a Jewish art dealer's son tries to turn the tables after he is betrayed by his friend, now a Third Reich stooge. In an audacious plot, the prisoner and aspiring Nazi swap identities to recover a priceless drawing.
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Mohabbatein
2000 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsWith the support of a teacher who advises the boys to follow their hearts, three teens experience the confusion of love and its many layers: Sameer pines for a childhood friend; rugged Vicky caters to the spoiled Ishika; and Karan falls for a widow.
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Paa
2009 | NR | 3.8 out of 5 StarsReal-life father and son reverse roles in this drama featuring Bollywood idol Amitabh Bachchan, who portrays a youth with a rare condition that causes him to age rapidly. Abhishek Bachchan stars as the boy's dad, who helps him cope with the illness.
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I've Loved You So Long
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen Juliette is paroled after serving 15 years for murder, her estranged younger sister, Léa, offers her a place to live and restart her life. Léa's happy to reconnect, but her husband, thinking of the couple's two children, is more reluctant.
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Floating City
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAbandoned in 1940s Hong Kong, an ostracized blue-eyed Asian boy works his way up from lowly laborer to an esteemed engineer and eventually marries a beautiful wife. Yet he remains haunted by his painful past.
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Baabul
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen his only son dies in a tragic accident, Balraaj does the unthinkable to pull his grieving daughter-in-law out of a depression: He acts as matchmaker and urges her to marry a man who has long loved her in silence.
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Dostana
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen they learn that the owner of the flat they want to rent is only considering female applicants, Sameer and Kunal pose as a gay couple to win her trust. But the jig might be up when the they fall head over heels for their beautiful roommate, Neha.
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Malèna
2000 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen 12-year-old Renato catches a glimpse of beautiful new bride Malèna, his heart skips a beat. But when jealous town busybodies begin spreading vile rumors about her, Renato must incorporate those falsehoods with what he knows to be true.
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The Drummer
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter offending a powerful triad boss, young Hong Kong rebel Sid (Jaycee Chan) is sent by his father to hide out in Taiwan. Under the protection of Chiu (Roy Cheung) and in rural isolation, Sid encounters a group of Zen drummers, whose powerful art speaks to him. But to become a member of this inspiring ensemble, the cocky and selfish Sid must learn the important values of discipline and hard work.
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Mujhse Dosti Karoge!
2002 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen his family moves to London, Raj is separated from his friends Pooja and Tina, but for years he stays in touch with the spirited Tina via email ... or so he thinks. Raj's real cyberspace pen pal is Pooja, who's always been smitten with him.
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Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
2007 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBadki moves to Mumbai, where she finds work and sends money home to pay for her sister's education. But her success comes at a dear price. After hiding her secret double life, Badki must think fast when her sibling also moves to Mumbai.
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The Four
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsDuring the Song dynasty, four constables with special powers must do battle with a rival law enforcement agency, spies, a sinister villain and the undead to thwart a counterfeit currency plot that threatens to bring down the empire.
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Don 2
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWith Asia under his complete control, criminal mastermind Don turns to Europe, battling the mob bosses of each nation along the way. One step ahead of the authorities at every turn, Don's stranglehold on the underground world seems unstoppable.
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The Legend of Drunken Master
1994 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsJackie Chan returns in the sequel to the film that made him famous. To battle a group of smugglers, dutiful son Fei-Hung must use his patented "Drunken Boxing" fighting style, in which a swig of alcohol empowers him to kick some baddie butt.
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Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAn overambitious Indian ladies' man meets his match in this modern Hindi romantic comedy, when three women he's been conning wise up to his schemes. To pay him back in kind, the women devise a crafty trap for their energetic Lothario.
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Pina
2011 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWim Wenders directs to arresting effect in this performance documentary about Pina Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal dance company. Performing alfresco in Wuppertal, Germany, the troupe's pieces include "The Rite of Spring."
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