Foreign Movies on Netflix
Last updated April 19, 2025
9th Company
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter barely surviving an intensely grueling boot camp in Uzbekistan, an eclectic group of recently enlisted Soviet soldiers ships off to fight in Afghanistan, where they must endure hellish conditions and extremely dangerous mujahedeen forces.
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Painted Skin: The Resurrection
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen ancient, human-heart-eating fox spirit Xiaowei, determined to become human, meets up with scarred Princess Jing, the two become interested in the same man; soon, Xiaowei offers Jing a diabolical deal that will restore her beauty.
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Guzaarish
2010 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter an onstage disaster leaves illusionist Ethan a quadriplegic, he channels his magic into a hit radio show. But on the 14th anniversary of his accident, Ethan elects to fight for his right to die -- just as a young man approaches him for help.
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A Prophet
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsAfter refusing to snitch, 18-year-old Arab Malik (Tahar Rahim) is thrown into a French prison, where the Corsican mafia rules with a firm fist. The obedient newcomer slowly rises through the organization's ranks but soon begins to double-cross his superiors. A follow-up to his 2005 gem The Beat My Heart Skipped, French director Jacques Audiard's A Prophet was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Fanaa
2006 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen Rehan meets Zooni, sparks fly. Touched by the sightless but determined beauty, Rehan takes her on a sensory tour of Delhi. While Zooni's friends warn her away from the ladies' man, Rehan is genuinely falling in love -- but he's hiding a secret.
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The Protector
2005 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsTony Jaa stars as Kham, a young Thai fighter who sets off for Sydney, Australia, to reclaim his family's prized pachyderms. When a nefarious Chinese gang shoots his father and makes off with two beloved elephants, Kham vows to settle the score.
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Power Kids
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsWhen little Wun needs a heart transplant, his friends race to save him. But the donor heart he needs is at a hospital that's been captured by terrorists, so it's up to the remaining Power Kids to liberate it.
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Bride Flight
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsSet in the 1950s, this lush epic centers on Ada, Marjorie and Esther, Dutch brides-to-be flying to New Zealand to take up married life. On the trip, they form a bond and meet a dashing cowboy who alters their lives in unseen ways.
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House of Flying Daggers
2004 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsNear the end of the Tang Dynasty, police deputies Jin and Leo tangle with Mei, a dancer suspected of having ties to a revolutionary faction known as the House of Flying Daggers, which steals from the rich and gives to the poor.
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Winter in Wartime
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis sumptuously photographed drama focuses on 14-year-old Michiel as he wrestles with family loyalties, painful choices between safety and courage, and the harsh realities of the last, desperate winter of World War II.
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The Red Baron
2008 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsBased on the true story of the notorious World War I flying ace, this drama explores the life of Manfred von Richthofen -- aka the Red Baron -- from his childhood fascination with flying to his renowned career in the German Luftwaffe.
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Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year
2009 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsThis romantic comedy follows Rocket Singh, a salesman performing so well at work that he decides to start a company within the company he works for. In an effort to keep his venture under wraps, Singh adds con artist to his list of credentials.
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The Thieves
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsCranking up the action to full throttle, this slick caper flick finds two teams of Korean and Chinese professional thieves working together to pinch a $20 million diamond from an impenetrable casino vault in Macao.
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Welcome Aboard
2012 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen a legendary painter meets a feisty teenage runaway, their lives seem destined to connect. Striking up a strong friendship and eventually living together as father and daughter, the two misfits help each other make sense of their lives.
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Ichi
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsOn a quest to find the blind masseur who raised her as a child, sightless but exceptionally skilled swordswoman Ichi (Haruka Ayase) saves the life of a hapless samurai (Takao Osawa), which lands her in the middle of a violent feud between local villagers and a gang of bandits. Directed by Fumihiko Sori, this blood-soaked Japanese action movie features beautifully choreographed fight scenes and fine acting.
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The Official Story
1985 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsArgentinean schoolteacher Alicia (Norma Aleandro) is forced to question her government's official story of the "Dirty War" of the 1970s when she suspects that her adopted daughter, Gaby, may be the child of a murdered political prisoner. But her quest for truth takes a heavy toll on her relationship with her conservative husband (Héctor Alterio). This wrenching historical drama won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 1986.
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L'Italien
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsCar salesman Dino lives the good life in Nice with his girlfriend Hélène in this French comedy. All is looking up for Dino's career and love life until a promise to his father reveals that he's not actually Italian, but an Algerian Muslim.
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Fashion
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsSmall-town girl Meghna Mathur (Priyanka Chopra) always believed she would become a famous supermodel. But when her dream finally comes true, Meghna finds there's a price for her glamorous life -- and soon, her world comes crashing down around her. Now, Meghna must work to rebuild her career and maintain her integrity as she navigates the sometimes-corrupt world of haute couture in this captivating Bollywood drama.
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Kung Fu Dunk
2008 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsFeaturing an all-star cast, this action-driven comedy charts the rise of Fang Shi-Jie, an orphaned kung fu student who blossoms into a basketball star when a street hustler tries to make money off of the young man's talents.
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Julia's Eyes
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThis heart-pounding thriller follows astronomer Julia Levin, who's losing her eyesight to a degenerative disease. When her twin sister supposedly commits suicide, Julia suspects that a murderer is on the loose -- and that she's next.
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Biutiful
2010 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsDiagnosed with terminal prostate cancer, Uxbal -- a divorced father raising two children -- is determined to atone for his life as a black marketeer in this engrossing character study that unfolds in the slums of Barcelona, Spain.
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Broken Embraces
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAging filmmaker Mateo Blanco -- aka screenwriter Harry Caine -- tells his assistant about life before the accident that left him blind, when he became embroiled in a torrid and complicated affair with aspiring actress Lena.
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Silsila
1981 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsBrothers Amit, a writer, and Shekhar, a military pilot, share a strong fraternal bond. So when Shekhar is killed in the line of duty, Amit feels obligated to marry his brother's pregnant fiancée, leaving his own girlfriend heartbroken.
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The White Masai
2005 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsWhen young Swiss woman Carola Lehmann (Nina Hoss) goes on vacation to Kenya with her boyfriend, she becomes deeply fascinated by Masai tribesman Lemalian Mamutelil (Jacky Ido) -- so much so, in fact, that she ends up abandoning her traveling mate to join him. To make this radical choice a success, Carola must adopt the Masai lifestyle -- including taking on what they perceive to be the proper roles and behavior of women.
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Coco Before Chanel
2009 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAudrey Tautou stars as legendary French designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in this lively biopic that explores the fashion icon's storied ascension from orphan to seamstress and cabaret singer and ultimately, the queen of Parisian haute couture. Alessandro Nivola plays Arthur "Boy" Capel, Chanel's lover and influential business investor who makes a lifelong impact on the young woman. Anne Fontaine directs this Oscar nominee for Best Costume Design.
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