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We’re grateful for one thing this year, and that is Netflix. The streaming giant has amplified its movie content while becoming a global hub of prestige cinema. Netflix has some of the best original movies of all time. Here is the list of a few Best Netflix Original Movies that you can watch:
Triple Frontier (2019)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Action
Director: J.C. Chandor
Runtime: 2h 5m
Cast: Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 15, 2019
Former Special Forces personnel reunite to plan a heist in a widely populated multi-border zone of South America. These heroes undertake this dangerous mission for themselves instead of the country for the first time. When the events take an unexpected turn and threaten to spiral out of control, their skills and morals are pushed to a breaking point in the battle for survival.
Bruised (2021)
Genre: Drama
Director: Halle Berry
Runtime: 2h 12m
Cast: Halle Berry, Stephen Henderson
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 24, 2021
Jackie Justice (Halle Berry) is a martial arts fighter who disgracefully leaves the sport. Simmering with rage and regret for years, she’s put into a fight by her manager but boyfriend and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter as he promises Jackie a life back in the octagon. But the road to recovery becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny (Danny Boyd, Jr.), the son she gave up as an infant, shows up at her doorstep.
The Guilty (2021)
Genre: Crime, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Runtime: 1h 31m
Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Ethan Hawke
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 1, 2021
After being demoted and assigned to answering emergency calls, police officer Joe Baylor, throughout a single morning at a 911 dispatch call center, receives a call from a distressed woman who can’t reveal her emergency. After that, Joe is forced to try and save her without really having any clear understanding of what’s going on.
The Dig (2021)
Genre: Drama
Director: Simon Stone
Runtime: 1h 52m
Cast: Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 29, 2021
In the late 1930s, wealthy landowner Edith Pretty hires archaeologist Basil Brown to investigate the mounds on her property in England. He and his team discover a ship from the Dark Ages while digging up a burial ground.
The Dig is not a very earthy film though there is sensitivity, intelligence and a good deal of English Charm.
Barry (2016)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director: Vikram Gandhi
Runtime: 1h 44m
Cast: Devon Terrell, Anya Taylor-Joy
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
In 1981, Barack Obama arrives in New York for his junior year at Columbia University. He struggles to stay connected to his estranged father, mother and classmates. This is a biography and a drama movie. Obama faces judgmental and racist opinions all around him and he tries to find a place in the world.
Passing (2021)
Genre: Drama
Director: Rebecca Hall
Runtime: 1h 38m
Cast: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 10, 2021
In 1920s, New York City, a Black woman finds that her world is upended when her life becomes connected with a former childhood friend passing as white. When Irene identifies as African-American and is married to a Black Doctor, Clare has married a prejudiced, wealthy white man.
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Divines (2017)
Genre: Drama
Director: Houda Benyamina
Runtime: 1h 45m
Cast: Oulaya Amamra, Kevin Mishel
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2017
A greedy teenager for her share of power and success becomes a runner for a drug dealer in a housing estate on the outskirts of Paris. After she meets a male dancer, a window of opportunity offers a different life.
Army Of The Dead (2021)
Genre: Horror, Action, Adventure, Crime
Director: Zack Snyder
Runtime: 2h 28m
Cast: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell
Release Date (Streaming): May 21, 2021
Army of the Dead rises after a zombie outbreak that has left Las Vegas in ruins and disconnected from the rest of the world. When Scott Ward (Dave Bautista), a displaced Vegas local, a former zombie war hero, is approached by casino boss Bly Tanaka (Hiroyuki Sanada), it’s with the ultimate proposition.
Thunder Force (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy
Director: Ben Falcone
Runtime: 1h 47m
Cast: Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 9, 2021
Two childhood best friends reunite as an unlikely crime-fighting superhero duo when one invents a formula that gives ordinary people superpowers. A world terrorized by super villains, one woman has developed process to give super powers to reglar people. When Emily Stanton accidently imbues her best friend with super power abilities, the two women become the first superhero team.
The Kindergarten Teacher (2018)
Genre: Drama
Director: Sara Colangelo
Runtime: Oct 12, 2018
Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gael García Bernal
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 12, 2018
A teacher sees a great promise of talent in her 5-year-old student that she goes to unreasonable lengths to protect his talent. Lisa Spinelli is a teacher who is unusually devoted to her students. She becomes fascinated with one of her students, when she discovers that he has immense talent, she risks her family and freedom to nurture his talent.
Set It Up (2018)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Director: Claire Scanlon
Runtime: 1h 45m
Cast: Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2018
Two overworked and underpaid assistants make a plan to get their bosses off their backs by setting them up with each other. While trying to continue the romantic ruse between their nightmare bosses, the assistants realize that they might be right for each other.
Beckett (2021)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Director: Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
Runtime: 1h 48m
Cast: John David Washington, Alicia Vikander
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 13, 2021
While vacationing in Greece, American tourist Beckett becomes the target of a manhunt after a devastating accident. He is forced to run for his life and is desperate to get across the country to the American embassy to clear his name, tensions escalate as the authorities close in, political unrest mounts, and Beckett falls even deeper into a dangerous web of conspiracy.
The Swarm (2020)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Director: Just Philippot
Runtime: 1h 41m
Cast: Suliane Brahim, Sofian Khammes
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 6, 2021
Virginie lives on a farm with Laura (15) and Gaston (7) and raises locusts as a high-protein crop. Worries about money and practical problems are piling up. Tensions with her kids and neighbors are also running high. But everything changes when she discovers that the locusts have a taste for blood.
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Beasts Of No Nation (2015)
Genre: Drama, War
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga
Runtime: 2h 16m
Cast: Idris Elba, Abraham Attah
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 6, 2017
A young boy, Agu, is forced to join a group of soldiers in a Western African country. His childhood has been brutally shattered by the war raging though his country and he is between conflicting revulsion and fascination. Agu does not shy away and paints a complex and difficult picture of himself as a child soldier.
No One Gets Out Alive (2021)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Director: Santiago Menghini
Runtime: 1h 25 min
Cast: Cristina Rodlo, Marc Menchaca
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 29, 2021
Ambar, a Mexican immigrant, moves into a rundown boarding house after the death of her mother, desperate and without documentation. Odd things start happening to her in the new boarding house and outside. Amber begins dreaming about her mother on her deathbed, and what is the meaning of this dream and are those real dreams?
I’m Thinking of Ending Things:
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director: Charlie Kaufman
Runtime: 2h 14m
Cast: Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Toni Collette
This movie, based on the same-named book by Iain Reid, is one of the most creative ones written by the guy who won an Oscar for writing Adaptation and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Jessie Buckley is fantastic as the young lady who travels to meet the parents of her lousy boyfriend. However, maybe she doesn’t. The more the film’s storyline falls apart, the more it becomes a reflection of stereotypes in filmmaking and the power of a tale.
The Lost Daughter:
Genre: Drama
Director: Maggie Gyllenhaal
Runtime: 2h 1m
Cast: Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Jonson
Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley, two of the actors in this movie based on Elena Ferrante’s book of the same name, were nominated for Academy Awards for their roles. Colman gives one of the best performances of her career as a woman on vacation in Greece who is taken in by a big family. The fact that the young mother reminds her of herself brings back memories of a time when she, too, may have had mixed feelings about being a mother. This is the type of mature drama for which audiences have been clamoring for years, but which seldom appears on the big screen.
Day Shift:
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Director: J.J. Perry
Runtime: 1h 13m
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, Natasha Liu Bordizzo
Netflix’s horror comedy Day Shift follows Bud Jablonski, who isn’t thrilled about being assigned to the day shift despite the fact that it’s the safest time to hunt vampires. Bud sneaks into people’s homes under the guise of a pool cleaner to kill vampires and steal their fangs. Bud has to go back to the Vampire Hunter’s Guild because his ex-wife Jocelyn wants to take their daughter Paige to Florida. Even though Seth has been tasked by the guild to keep an eye on Bud for any rule infractions, he has become sympathetic to Bud’s plight. While this is going on, a vampire by the name of Audrey San Fernando is on the hunt for both of them as part of her overall strategy to conquer the human race.
Persuasion:
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Director: J.J. Perry
Runtime: 1h 13m
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Dave Franco, Natasha Liu Bordizzo
Critics don’t like how director Carrie Cracknell updated the story of “Persuasion.” They don’t like how the main character, Anne Elliot, breaks the fourth wall and talks to the audience at different points. If you can get past that, though, this is a fun take on Austen’s last book. At a young age, Anne was temporarily betrothed to Frederick Wentworth. Anne eventually broke up with him after her family told her that he wouldn’t make a good husband because he was from a poor family. Anne’s family finances have declined over the years, while Frederick has become a wealthy captain with emotions for Anne. But the handsome William Elliot may be his rival for Anne’s affections.
The Gray Man:
Genre: Action, Thriller
Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Runtime: 1h 28m
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas
The Russo brothers and the writers of the last two Avengers movies are back in The Gray Man, which is said to be the most expensive movie that Netflix has ever put out. The film stars Ryan Gosling as the eponymous Gray Man, also known as Sierra Six. While on a job for the CIA, Six gets hold of sensitive information that could bring the agency down. Due to Six’s refusal to give up the information, the CIA brings back Lloyd Hansen, a psychopath who has vowed to eliminate Six no matter the cost. Dani Miranda, a CIA operative, is on Six’s side, but they have a mountain to climb as Lloyd creeps in.
The Sea Beast:
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Director: Chris Williams
Runtime: 1h 55m
Cast: Karl Urban, Zaris-Angel Hator, Jared Harris
The Sea Beast is Netflix’s most extravagant and aesthetically pleasing animated feature to date, and one would imagine that the Mouse House would be thrilled to add it to its collection. In a world where monsters rule the seas, Captain Jacob Holland and his crew are well-known for their sea monster-hunting abilities. Because of this, a little girl called Maisie Brumble, who has never known her parents, becomes obsessed with Jacob and tries to hide away aboard his ship to join his crew. Despite Jacob’s dedication to tracking down the legendary Red Bluster, he can’t help but warm up to Maisie thanks to her boundless excitement and wealth of information.
Tick, Tick… BOOM!:
Genre: Drama
Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda
Runtime: 2h
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús
Tick, Tick… Boom! is a musical directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda and starring Andrew Garfield as Jon, a theatrical composer on the verge of what may be his big break, and is available on Netflix. The play it is based on was written by Jonathan Larson and is based on his own life. The pressures of family, friends and the frantic NYC zeitgeist of the early 1990s all converge on Jon in the days leading up to the performance of the musical that might finally put him on the map but could also be the downfall of his hopes for creative achievement. Tick, Tick, Boom! is a panorama of show-stopping emotions that you just cannot miss. It is both a grand tribute to Larson’s source material and a wonderful musical drama in its own right.
