Best Movies of All Time on Netflix
Last updated April 19, 2024
Highest Rated Movies with a 4.2 / 5 Star Rating
Beauty Is Embarrassing
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsGet to know Wayne White, one of America's most unusual and arresting artists, with this snappy documentary that traces the ups and downs of his career. The jovial White discusses his art, strums the banjo, plays with puppets and simply enjoys life.
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Bill Burr: You People Are All the Same
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsTaking the stage in Washington, D.C., funnyman Bill Burr brings his stinging brand of humor to the spotlight, uncorking a profanity-laced, incisive routine that pokes fun at plastic surgery, reality TV, gold diggers and more.
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Bill Cunningham New York
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsLiving simply and using a bicycle to get around New York, 80-year-old photographer Bill Cunningham tirelessly records what people are wearing in the city -- both out on the sidewalk and in the salons of the wealthy.
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Braveheart
1995 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsEnraged at the slaughter of Murron (Catherine McCormack) -- his new bride and childhood love -- legendary Scottish warrior William Wallace (Mel Gibson, who also directed the film) slays a platoon of the local English lord's soldiers. This leads the village to revolt and, eventually, the entire country to rise up against English rule. With vivid battle scenes and a heaping portion of legend, Gibson's epic won five Oscars, including Best Picture.
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Chasing Ice
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsEnvironmental photographer James Balog deploys time-lapse cameras to capture a record of the world's changing glaciers, compressing years into seconds to illustrate how these ice mountains are disappearing at a breathtaking rate.
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Congrats to House of Cards on its Emmys
2013 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsRuthless Congressman Francis Underwood and his ambitious wife Claire will stop at nothing to conquer Washington D.C. in this political drama that garnered 3 Emmy wins, including David Fincher for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.
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Despicable Me
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsVillainous Gru lives up to his reputation as a despicable, deplorable and downright unlikable guy when he hatches a plan to steal the moon from the sky. But he has a tough time staying on task after three orphan girls land in his care.
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Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThis documentary presents the musical saga of Arnel Pineda, who goes from singing in Manila nightclubs to fronting the legendary rock band Journey. Brought into the group just before a world tour, Arnel must sell himself to Journey's many fans.
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Eden of the East: Paradise Lost
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsTakizawa returns to Japan in the thrilling feature-length conclusion to "Eden of the East" to make his final moves against the remaining Seleção and uncover the secrets of his mysterious past.
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Fast Five
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn the fifth installment of the explosive Fast and the Furious series, Brian and Mia break Dom out of prison and head to Brazil to put together a racing team and take on a drug dealer who wants to kill them -- all while eluding a federal agent.
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First Position
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsFollow dancers training for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the world's most prestigious ballet competitions. The stakes are high: their performances will determine the success or failure of their dreams.
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Forever Strong
2008 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsRick (Sean Faris) is a star player on his dad's rugby team until a DUI lands him in a reformatory. While he's serving his sentence, tough rival coach Larry Gelwix (Gary Cole) allows him to play for his team, which helps Rick straighten up his act. Upon his release, however, Rick becomes a pariah to his former teammates and even his father when he refuses to divulge Gelwix's strategies. Sean Astin co-stars in this inspiring true story.
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Fruits Basket
2001 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsYuki Sohma is a teenager whose family harbors a strange secret: If any of them are hugged by a member of the opposite sex, they transform into animals of the Chinese zodiac. To complicate things, Yuki's family has taken in a young orphan named Tohru.
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Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn this sequel to the anime epic Fullmetal Alchemist, the Elric brothers travel to the land of Milos, where people are rebelling against their masters. The brothers soon become involved in the cause, joining forces with a young alchemist named Julia.
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Hachi: A Dog's Tale
2009 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsWhen his master dies, a loyal pooch named Hachiko keeps a regular vigil -- for more than a decade -- at the train station where he once greeted his owner every day in this touching drama based on a true story.
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Hungry For Change
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThis documentary exposes secrets the diet, weight loss and food industries don't want consumers to know about: deceptive strategies designed to keep you coming back for more. Find out what's keeping people from having the body and health they want.
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I Am
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn this contemplative documentary, filmmaker Tom Shadyac conducts in-depth interviews with prominent philosophers and spiritual leaders -- including Archbishop Desmond Tutu -- about what ails the world and how to improve it.
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Indie Game: The Movie
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThis captivating documentary follows several independent game designers as they painstakingly develop their games and hope for breakthrough success. It also explores the quirky sensibility these personalities bring to their art form.
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Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsGet ready for some serious laughs with this theatrical cut culled from comic Kevin Hart's wildly successful national concert tour. Besides offering his hilarious take on issues he faced in childhood, Hart revisits his Philadelphia hometown.
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Kevin Hart: Seriously Funny
2010 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 Stars"Seriously Funny" stars Kevin Hart performing in front of a sold out crowd live from Cleveland, Ohio - where he delivers his hilarious and unique brand of comedy. In this unforgettable night of comedy, Kevin is in rare form and funny as ever!
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Little Red Wagon
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsArmed with his beat-up red wagon and a blazing spirit of philanthropy, 8-year-old Zach sets out to help homeless children in the wake of Hurricane Charley by walking from his house in Florida to the White House.
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Louis C.K.: Chewed Up
2008 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsUnabashed, untamed and uncensored, Louis C.K. brings down the house in this stand-up special drawn from his 2008 Chewed Up tour. The Emmy Award winner tackles the issues that keep audiences rolling in the aisles.
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Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsEveryman comic genius Louis C.K. is back in his element with a fresh set of material presented in front of a live audience. Treading familiar themes but taking them in new directions, he opines about fatherhood, success, flying first class and more.
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Masquerade
2012 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsIn this stylized and operatic costume drama, Lee Byung-hun stars as the temperamental and autocratic king and as an actor conscripted into replacing the ruler when he is seized by nightmares of assassination attempts and coups d'etat.
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My Way
2011 | NR | 4.2 out of 5 StarsThis fact-based wartime drama follows two young men, one Korean and one Japanese, whose athletic rivalry ends with the start of World War II. Captured by the Soviets, both men escape but are separated, only to meet again in the D-Day invasion.
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