35 Best Netflix Original Movies To Binge Watch
Movies are not just for entertainment purposes, rather they can help you to zone out from the chaos you’re running in somewhere. Ruining your mood is no good for people who don’t understand the value you carry, so binge-watching often helps destress you and detoxify the constraints in your life with the flex.
Only Netflix offers you the best recommendations airing on top. You can call Netflix your savior in this epoch, as it has helped you distract your mind from a breakup, alleviate the negative stress by engaging you into the web series, the world of drama, thrill comedy, and horrors to remove the negative thoughts airing around.
No single platform offers this easier way to poach your favorite drama, comedy, romance, and many more on a single click in the era of streaming television than Netflix. Sometimes it all takes is a Netflix show and some popcorn more than any other friend.
These Netflix original movies are like a detoxifying mask to your mind and shoot down these constant stressors in your life.
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Are you in a dilemma as to what to binge-watch next? Select according to your mood from the list of best Netflix original movies:
1. Army Of The Dead
Genre (Action, Horror)
Starting the list of best Netflix original movies with Army Of The Dead.
Directed in 2021 by Zack Snyder, this Netflix original movie is an American zombie-heist movie.
This movie leads Dave Bautista as a team player into a zombie land with his group to steal a vault with cash loaded around $200 against the zombies but ends up being puppet played by a casino owner, Bly Tanaka.
Main cast:
- Scott ward as Dave Bautista
- Vanderohe as Omari Hardwick
- Athena Perample as Zombie queen
2. The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Genre– (Animation /Action)
The animated-action movie "The Mitchells vs. the Machines "is directed by Michael Rianda. This Netflix original movie starts with a family road trip when Katie is to be dropped into her school of dreams and is faced with robots.
This Netflix original movie depicts the human-robot relationship when all the robots sum up against humans and capture every other planet, But the Mitchells family is sure not going to sit around.
The title itself is so explanatory this is a war between Humans and Robots.
3. The White Tiger
Genre (Crime/Drama)
This Netflix original movie is based on the novel ‘The White Tiger’ the same name as the movie written by Aravind Adiga.
This story depicts an escape journey of a poor villager working for the rich and facing class inequalities: his dream is easier said than done. He gets a job as a chauffeur for a rich man (Rajkumar Rao) and his wife (Priyanka Chopra).
He soon learns the dark secrets and comes to know that he is going to be replaced, so he starts using his wit to rise to the top and murders Ashok and flees away with bribe money.
Main cast
- Adarsh Gourav as Balram Halvai
- Priyanka Chopra as Pinky
- Rajkummar Rao as Ashok
4. Okja
Genre (Action/ Adventure)
The film Okja is directed by Bong Joon-Ho is a love story between a South Korean girl and an animal that is a genetically manipulated Pig named ‘Okja’. This story is a satire on the politics running around which everybody seems to ignore how the human beings have turned into a beast so cruelly, who has forgotten the meaning of Humanity.
This Netflix original movie depicts how human beings can go to any lengths to kill animals for food. The main lead young girl is a Korean Character 'Mija' who travels around to save her best friend Okja the Pig from the CEO Tilda Swinton, who endanger the super pig for food and other uses.
Main Cast
- Ahn Seo Hyun as ‘Mija’
- Tilda Swinton as ‘Lucy Mirando’ / ’Nancy Mirando’
- Jake Gyllenhaal as ‘Dr. Johnny Wilcox’
5. Dolemite is my Name
Genre (Comedy/Biopic)
Dolemite is my name is a Biopic based on the life of "Rudy Ray Moore" who creates a historic sensation for the legendary character Dolemite. This film is directed by Craig Brewer.
The stories and character of “Dolemite”, a black folklore character, is borrowed by Rudy aka Eddie when he decides to take up the role to practice and perform as the character. the character of Dolemite is played by the main lead Eddie Murphy, who is nicknamed the "Godfather of Rap" in the movie.
This character depicts how rudy in life real life faced so many struggles to become a Legendary Rap pioneer and then a Stand-Up Comedian. this is a slap to all the naysayers who knows just to gossip but are proven wrong by Dolemite in the end.
Main Cast
- Eddie Murphy as Rudy Ray Moore
- Wesley Snipes as D'urville Marlin
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Lady Reed
6. Beast of No Nation
Beast of No nation is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, also authorized by Uzodinma Iweala, the writer on which the novel is based as the movie.
A young boy “Agu” is forced into training to become a young soldier by a commandant when the country faces a Civil war. This Netflix original movie throws light on the character facing Sexual abuse and exploitation of basic child rights by his trainer Commandant, also he is forced and manipulated into the Army at a very young age.
Main Cast
- Abraham alalah as “Agu”
- Idris Elba as Commandant
- Ama K. Abrese as the young boy’s mother.
7. Private Life
Genre- (Drama)
In Private life, Richard and Rachel are a couple facing infertility issues, unable to bear a child.
They try all modern means to bear a child from assisted reproduction and adoption but fail to do so due to financial problems.
This film throws light on the weird medical methods they dive deeper into and the financial adversities they face together to keep the marriage from not falling apart as they pound deeper and deeper into the weird world of assisted reproduction and adoption.
In the end, Sadie, a recent college dropout, and Rachel’s step-niece appear and this is when they reconsider a third-party reproduction when no option seems to work.
Main cast
- Tamara Jenkin this
- Kathryn Hahn
- Kayli Carter
8. Mudbound
Genre (Drama/ Historical)
This Historical drama is directed by dee rees. the themes of the movie might disturb you but although it is not based on real-life, its influences come from past origins of World War II, the story talks about two families from Mississippi Delta, one black Jacksons, and the other white, the McAllansand who returns from World War II.
The story takes turns after a turn to depict Racism, delusion, Ptsd, confused mind, and Denial. Mudbound paints the themes of ancient times upon the Prejudices, racism, Alcoholism, rapes, and struggles upon being discriminated against. even after World War II ends, PTSD (Post Traumatic Syndrome Disorder) follows Jamie severely who struggles to keep up with his daily life using Alcoholism as an escape.
Main Cast
- Carey Mulligan
- Jason Clarke
- Mary J. Blige
9. The Other Side of Wind
Genre (Satire/comedy)
Directed by Orson Welles and released in 2018 after a troubled production of forty- years. this Netflix original movie a satire on the classic movie house of America and the innovative filmmakers of Europe and New Hollywood in the 1970s.
The storyline follows with the onset of John Huston as J.J. "Jake" Hannaford, modeled on Ernest Hemingway, the ex-actor of a movie who had a close relationship with the director.
Orson Welles held his hopes on his Hollywood film, The Other Side of the Wind, where the plot begins with the male lead celebrating his one last movie. the storyline shows the film-within-film narration about an aging film director who is trying to finish his one last movie on satire and mockumentary about frauds.
Main Cast
- John Huston
- Bob Random
- Peter Bogdanovich
10. I’m thinking of ending things
Genre (Psychological Thriller/ horror fiction)
Directed by Charlie Raufman, this film is based on the best-selling novel by Ian Reid. The seven-week couple sets on a journey to meet the boyfriend’s (Jesse Plemons) parents.
The young woman (Jessie Buckley) has been having second thoughts about her relationship but yet takes up the road trip. In between the Journey, the boy sings a poem he heard when he was seven and pursues her to sing one.
Recapitulating the movie, one could have saved the relationship if they had not been “thinking ending of things”, but one meant ending the relationship and the other ending his life.
Main cast
- A young woman (Jessie Buckley) [Lead role]
- Boyfriend (Jesse Plemons)
- Jake's mother (Toni Collette)
- Father (David Thewlis)
11. The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Genre (Comedy/ Drama)
"The Meyerowitz Stories" is directed by Noah Baumbach which showcases the never-ending battle of the siblings in a dysfunctional family.
Three adult siblings come along in New York to contend with their father. The main lead 'Harold' is a prickly artist father who's been ignorant but a remarkable legacy in sculpting. he's got two sons from different wives.
One is Matthew, Danny’s half-brother who's rich with a background in financial planning yet miserable on the other hand is Danny is a songwriter and has some artistic background inherited from his father Harold but is still a failure and has a daughter Eliza (Grace van Patten) who is another good at nothing teen but the odd one out in "The Meyerowitz Stories".
Main cast
- Adam Sandler as Danny Meyerowitz
- Dustin Hoffman as Harold
- Ben Stiller as Matthew
- Elizabeth Marvel as Jean
12. I Lost My Body
Directed by Jérémy Clapin I Lost My Body is a 2019 French animated - fantasy film. This film is about a love story of the animated characters where a boy, Naouful loses his parents during a car accident and starts staying with his distant uncle and cousin who doesn't even help him financially so Naoufel works as a pizza deliveryman, to earn his lively income.
One day he delivers a pizza to a young woman, Gabrielle, and has a conversation through the intercom, and Naoufel becomes infatuated with her. he starts stalking her and eventually they meet. Naoufel shows Gabrielle the igloo he built and reveals that they had met before when he delivered pizza.
Gabrielle is upset, fearing that Naoufel had taken advantage of Gigi solely to pursue her. One day while cutting a piece of wood he cut his hand which then escapes under the bed.
The story is about the hand that escaped the dissection lab to find its owner.
Main cast
- Naoufel as a Young boy
- Gabrielle as Naoufel's Lover
- Gigi
13. Uncut Gems
Genre (Crime/Dark comedy)
Uncut Gems is a 2019 crime - thriller film directed by The Safdie Brothers.
The film stars Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner, a Jewish-American jeweler who must retrieve an expensive gem he purchased to pay off his debts. This film depicts gambling addiction and immerses you in Howard's nutty cacophonous world of gambling bets, greed, infidelity, addiction, and honesty.
Main cast
- Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner
- LaKeith Stanfield as Demany
- Julia Fox as Julia De Fiore
14. High Flying Bird
Genre: (Drama/ Sports)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh, High Flying Bird is a film that tests the limits of new filmmaking technology into making a professional sports game film that was the second film to be shot entirely on an iPhone 8.
the story starts with a sports agent 'Ray Burke' working for a New York sports agency that finds itself in the crisis of a basketball lockout, where he could be fired if he doesn't get the company back to square one and gets new clients which force Ray to look for a plan that could save the company from the lockout.
Main cast
- André Holland as Ray Burke
- Melvin Gregg as Erick Scott
- Farah Bala as Manager Sal
15. 13th
Genre (Crime/Historical/)
The film "13th" was entitled after the Thirteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1865 that abolished slavery throughout the US and complete involuntary slavery except as social control for conviction of against the law.
The chronicles get into consideration slave bondages in precedent days. "13th" charts the in-depth check-up on the prison system, the intersection of races, and mass captivity within the US furthermore it reveals the nation's history of Race haughtiness.
Main cast
- Melina Abdullah- Self - Chair
- Michelle Alexander- The New Jim Crow
- Cory Booker- Self - Interviewee
- Van Jones- Founder & President, Dream Corps
16. His House
Genre (Thriller/Horror)
"His House" is a 2020 horror film directed by Remi Weekes. The story shows How a Young couple flees from a battle-scarred South Sudan to England to start a new life and seeks refuge in their new home where they are harrowed by an evil force subsiding in their new home.
Main cast:
- SopeDirisu as Bol Majur
- Wunmi Mosaku as Rial Majur
- Matt Smith as Mark Essworth
- Javier Botet as The Witch
17. Nightcrawler
Genre (Dark comedy, Horror)
Nightcrawler stares at the protagonist Louis Bloom, a fraudster who escapes after stealing in New York and now is in grave need for some legit work, to become a star of his own story to brawn into the world of L.A. with a laymen camera he begins shooting crimes with a news director named Nina.
Romina to further grow in his profession by pursuing her with the best footage of crime scenes, selling them to local news reporters to ablaze his career as a professional crime journalist.
Main cast
- Jake Gyllenhaal as Louis Bloom.
- Rene Russo as Nina Romina
- Riz Ahmed as Rick
18. Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Genre (Drama/Music)
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" is notably the inspirational film for many black people directed by George C. Wolfe which roots from the 1982 play of the same name by August Wilson.
The story revolved around the renowned "Mother of the Blues, Ma Rainey who is a resolute blues singer, anticipated for her trailblazing performance in an afternoon recording session in 1920s Chicago with a band of musicians.
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" tributes affectionate adulation to the blues and the artists who refuse to let society's prejudices dictate their worth, the Black culture at large.
Main cast
- Viola Davis as Ma Rainey
- Chadwick Boseman as Levee
- Glynn Turman as Toledo
- Colman Domingo as Cutler
19. The Trial of the Chicago 7
Genre (Documentary/Reality-TV)
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Eddie Redmayne, stars of 'The Trial of the Chicago 7 directed by Aaron Sorkin is a 2020 American historical legal drama. This Netflix original movie is based on real-life events and the most notorious trials in history.
The film follows a court case that perturbed the Chicago Seven, a group of anti–Vietnam War and rioting girdling the 1968 Democratic National Convention, which was held in Chicago.
This group of protesters was charged with coordinating a conspiracy to go to Chicago to deliberately incite the unrest. Something that was alleged to be a peaceful remonstration seemed nothing but like a war zone that transpired nightmare for the unarmed protesters against the police.
Main cast
- Sacha Baron Cohen
- Eddie Redmayne
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
20. Enola Holmes
Genre (Action/Crime)
Enola Holmes is Directed by Harry Bradbeer who portrays Enola Holmes, the independent side of a young teen girl. This film enunciates the message of a revolutionary expression of women in society, feminist, and freedom for women of society.
The story is about the well-known Sherlock Holmes whose young sister "Enola homes" who outfoxes her brother using her sleuthing skills and en route to London to track down her missing mother.
Furthermore, she winds into a super-sleuth on her own rights and tastes the exciting experiences, blending up with a runaway master as they together address the dangerous conspiracy that compromises the whole country.
Main cast
- Millie Bobby Brown as Enola Holmes
- Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes
- Sam Claflin as Mycroft Holmes
- Helena Bonham Carter as Eudoria Holmes
21. Da 5 Bloods
Genre (War/Drama)
Da 5 Bloods is a 2020 War film of great tragedy directed by Spike Lee, one that is strongly aware of ancient times which depicts the trauma and way to alleviate the same.
The plot follows Four African-American vets - Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis), and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock Jr.) who battle the forces of man and nature when they return amalgamated to Vietnam intending to excavate and seek the remains of their fallen squad leader “Stormin’ Norman”.
The body of their beloved friend, and to retrieve the gold fortune; chest of gold bars and their abandoned demons.
Main Cast
- Delroy Lindo as Paul
- Jonathan Majors as David
- Clarke Peters as Otis
22. The Devil All the Time
Genre (Crime)
The Devil All the Time 2020 is a crime psychological thrill Netflix original movie directed by Antonio Campos. Commenced in rural Ohio and West Virginia, Devil.
All the Time is a cast of compelling and bizarre characters from the end of World War II to the 1960s who turns for a young man promising to be devoted towards protecting his loved ones.
It is an absolute collection of violence and religion in the hub of the country.
Starring:
- Tom Holland
- Bill Skarsgård
- Riley Keough
23. I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore
Genre (Crime/ Psychological thriller)
I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore is a 2020 dark comedy film by Macon Blair.
This is a story about a timid nursing assistant woman who finds a new purpose in her life when she is burgled at a point of time in her life when her life wasn't leading anywhere but very depressing to the point that she felt she doesn't feel at home anymore.
She starts chasing down the burglars along with her troublesome neighbor but soon finds themselves amidst a pack of corrupt criminals’ way out of their league.
In conclusion, this is about honest old-fashioned mysteries with feelings of recent helplessness, existential despair, escalating worries of her everyday life.
Main cast
- Melanie Lynskey as Ruth
- Elijah Wood as Tony
- David Yow as Marshall
24. The Two Popes
Genre (Biography/ Drama)
The Two Popes by Fernando Meirelles is a very intimate story based upon true events. This is one of the most dramatic transitions of power in the last 2,000 years.
The scene tenses upon a change in direction of the Catholic Church, after the death of Pope John Paul II. Cardinal Bergoglio is Frustrated with the orientation of the church and requests permission to retire in 2012 from Pope Benedict to elect a new pope.
Later on, Pope Benedict XVI forms a surprising friendship with the future. Vatican walls embroil and commence struggle between both tradition and progress, guilt, and forgiveness.
Also, the scandals leak and Benedict's tenure gets tainted by public accusations as the two very different personas confront their pasts to hunt out and cast dreams for a billion acolytes.
Main cast
- Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict
- Jonathan Pryce as Pope Francis
- Juan Minujín as Younger Jorge Bergoglio
25. The Old Guard
Genre (Action / Adventure)
The Old Guard is a 2020 American superhero film by Gina Prince-Bythewood. The old guard is a story about Four immortal warriors, a covert group of integrated mercenaries who've been undercover for centuries has safeguarded humanity in secret but strips in a trice upon getting targeted for their mystifying powers.
Now it depends on the newly recruited soldiers, Andy and Nile, to help the group eliminate an emergency mission that seeks to clone and monetize their power by any obligatory means just as they discover a new immortal.
Main cast
- Charlize Theron as Andy
- Kiki Layne as Nile Freeman
- Marwan Kenzari as Joe
26. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Genre (Western)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a 2018 Western-style film directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is about Six canards of life and violence within the old west.
Fluctuating from ludicrous to profound, the Coen brothers accompany the adventures of a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a caravan, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.
Main Cast
- Tim Blake Nelson as Buster Scruggs
- James Franco as Cowboy
- Liam Neeson as Impresario
27. Marriage Story
Genre (Drama)
“Marriage Story” by Noah Baumbach, presents divorce as allied to a fatal accident, a tragedy that doesn’t victimize, and play favorites and at length makes no sense at all. The film manifests a married couple, an actress "Nicole" and a stage director “Charlie”, browsing a broad-ranging divorce.
Nicole portrays someone who loves twiddling with her son Henry, cares for her mother and sister. Marriage Story is an astonishing presentation of power, subtleness, atrocities, anger, and denial.
Main cast
- Dam Driver as Charlie Barber
- Scarlett Johansson as Nicole Barber
- Laura Dern as Nora Fanshaw
28. El Camino: Breaking Bad
Genre (Western / Crime- thriller)
El Camino is a 2019 crime thriller and a contemporary Western genre film directed by Vince Gilligan, which illustrates the television series "Breaking Bad" ministered as a sequel and appendix. El Camino was also one of Forster's terminal film lead, as he passes away on the day, the film was released.
In the exercise of the criminal drama film "El Camino: Breaking Bad" the incidents recorded, taking charge of Breaking Bad's finale. The film portrays the story with Jesse Pinkman as the central player, who chaperoned the former teacher Walter White throughout the series to become a fulcrum of an Albuquerque crystal meth empire.
The past continues to spook Jesse. he is captured, but he manages to flee. He comprehends everything with a vision that he must take this opportunity, if not he will be murdered.
Main cast
- Aaron Paul as Jesse Pinkman
29. Malcolm & Marie
Genre (Drama)
Malcolm & Marie is a 2021 Netflix original movie by Sam Levinso. the film stares at Malcolm the director and his girlfriend, Marie who returns home after his celebratory movie premiere, testing the strength of their love. after awful confessions come into the picture, simmering tensions spike up and push them toward a romantic appraisal.
When things start get coming up, Malcolm notices the mood of his girlfriend and asks her but she denies thinking not to start up a fight but after several persuasion of Malcolm she tells him that she is upset that she was not acknowledged in his speech at the premiere.
Malcolm understands and dismissing up her accusations fired upon him by claiming that the Imani is not based on her and is an amalgamation of different people, he had relationships in the past who inspired the character of Imani.
Their arguing finally stops as they go to bed and leaving the fate of their relationship unknown.
Main cast
- Zendaya as Marie
- John David Washington as Malcolm
30. Atlantics
Genre (Romance/Drama)
Directed by Mati Diop Atlantic is a romantic - drama. In the famous suburbs of Dakar, the coast on the Atlantic’s resides. Without pay for months a young couple, Ada and her partner, Souleiman, decides to leave the country in hope of a better future. Ada is heartbroken by the ocean when her true love goes missing until a miracle reunites them.
Throughout the film, The Atlantic Ocean is used in many ways as a symbol and cycle for change, growth, life, and death.
Main cast
- Mame Bineta Sane as Ada
- Amadou Mbow as Issa
- Ibrahima Traoré as Souleiman
31. Black Mirror
Genre (Sci-Fic)
Black Mirror by Charlie Brooker is a Sci-fictitious Netflix Original Movie that explores erroneous, high-tech multiverse compendium series where darkest instincts and humanity's greatest innovations collide. It also scrutinizes modern society, peculiarly in subjects with the startling consequences of new technologies.
Main cast
- Jesse Plemons as Captain Robert Daly
- Cristin Milioti as Nanette cole
- Jimmi Simpson as USS Callister
32. The Kissing Booth 2
Genre (Romantic /Comedy)
Director Vince Marcello returns with another season of THE KISSING BOOTH 2. Elle heads back to high school life after the most romantic summer of her life whereas her bad-boy boyfriend Noah Flynn flies to Harvard.
She juggles up with her long-distance relationship and dream college with bestie Lee and a Handsome classmate, Marco. On the other hand
Noah starts having intimate affair with a perfect college girl, Elle finds had to trusts him, and fiddles with her heart what she truly wants.
Main cast
- Joey King as Elle Evans
- Joel Courtney as Lee Flynn
- Jacob Elordi as Noah Flynn
33. Ludo
This story begins with a subsurface of a sex tape to a rogue suitcase of money, where four wildly different stories correlate to the lives of Akash, Alu, and Bittu and one eccentric criminal Sattu Bhaiya, who becomes the dice of Ludo.
This story touches the sensitive part about how all of our lives are interlinked despite all the havoc and crowd of the world.
34. 'The Queen's Gambit
''The Queen's Gambit'' was written and directed by Scott Frank, who produced it with Allan Scott.
This film takes us back to the era of the mid-1950s, which tells us about the story of Beth Harmon's rise, a Nine-year-old orphan who is a quiet, resentful girl, and by all appearances exceptional until she plays her first game of chess. she feels herself fully in control when her senses grow clearer and sharp.
She culminates in a trip to Russia to take on that country's greatest players. But as Beth's skills refine on the professional circuit, the thought of eluding becomes all the more appetizing.
This film "The Queen's Gambit" is based on Walter Tevis’s book of the same name as the book.
Main cast
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon
- Bill Camp as Mr. Shaibel
- Marielle Heller as Alma Wheatley
35. The Twilight Zone
Genre (Psychological thriller)
Produced by Rod Serling "The Twilight Zone" is an American media franchise based on the florilegium series composed of genres such as horror, dystopian fiction, Dark humor, Sci - Fic, and psychological thriller.
Normal people find themselves in very unusual astonishing situations, which they each try to handle in an overly exceptionally manner.
Main cast
- Rod Serling as Narrator
- Inger Stevens as Jana
- Burgess Meredith as Henry Bemis
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