Best Movies of All Time on Netflix
Last updated November 08, 2025
Highest Rated Movies with a 3.5 / 5 Star Rating
Prometheus
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen scientific explorers unearth an artifact that points to the origins of humankind, they're pulled into the unexpected adventure of a lifetime. But if they falter, the very future of their species is at stake.
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Quills
2000 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThe Marquis de Sade was a provocateur so addicted to words that he used his own blood to write salacious stories while locked away in an asylum. A doctor tries to prevent the Marquis from writing, but a worker is lured into taking his dictation.
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Race
2008 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsRanvir and Rajeev are competitors when it comes to horse racing and everything else, including love. The plot thickens when three women enter their lives and a murder is committed. Now, it's up to a sharp inspector to determine the killer's identity.
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Radio Bikini
1988 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsThis Oscar-nominated documentary chronicles the eye-opening story of Bikini Atoll, which in 1946 was the site of U.S. atomic bomb tests that left the island uninhabitable for 40 years and exposed thousands of sailors to heavy doses of radiation.
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Raise Your Voice
2004 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsFollowing the death of her brother in a car accident, small-town teenager Terri (Hilary Duff) spends the summer in Los Angeles studying at a performing arts school. Her experience there exposes her to a whole new world and way of life. Discouraged by her father (David Keith), Terri remains determined to break free of the sheltered existence and social circles she's always known. John Corbett, Jason Ritter and Rita Wilson co-star.
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Rann
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this socially conscious drama, Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma sheds light on the interplay between news media and politics -- and one man's fight to preserve some semblance of journalistic integrity -- in modern-day India.
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Rat Race
2001 | PG | 3.5 out of 5 StarsLoosely based on It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, this comedic adventure starts with six couples assembled at the Las Vegas casino of Donald Sinclair and ends at a train station in New Meixco, where a satchel stuffed with $2 million awaits.
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Reckless Indifference
2000 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsShining a light on the criminal justice system as it pertains to the middle class, this compelling documentary traces the tragic chain of events that led to the murder of a Los Angeles teenager, who just so happened to be the son of an LAPD officer. In the wake of an emotional trial, four teens -- only one of whom wielded a weapon -- were convicted of first-degree murder and sent to prison for the rest of their lives.
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Red Riding Trilogy: Part 3: 1983
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen the current case of a missing 10-year-old becomes linked to the abduction and murder of Clare Kemplay in 1974, investigators torture the man who found Clare's body in an effort to learn more in this final installment of the Red Riding trilogy.
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Ride with the Devil
1999 | R | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWhen the Civil War begins, lifelong friends Jake and Jack Bull join the Missouri Bushwhackers, a ragtag team of Southern guerrilla fighters. But after the cold realities of conflict set in, the men must decide for themselves what honor means.
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Road Trip
2000 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn director Todd Phillips's raucous comedy, college student Josh (Breckin Meyer) makes two big mistakes: He cheats on his girlfriend -- and videotapes it. When his roommates accidentally mail her the tape, Josh and his buddies hit the road to intercept it. Countless antics occur along the way, including Tom Green feeding a mouse to a boa constrictor. Goofy and surprisingly nonjudgmental, Road Trip co-stars Seann William Scott and Amy Smart.
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Rocky Balboa
2006 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsLong retired from boxing, Rocky runs a restaurant in his blue-collar neighborhood as he mourns the loss of wife, Adrian. Also suffering from a strained relationship with his son, Rocky seeks a new purpose in life -- which leads him back to the ring.
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Ruby Sparks
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn an effort to conquer his writer's block, a young novelist -- who's having trouble duplicating the success of his earlier work -- jots down all the attributes of his dream girl. But things get weird when she suddenly comes to life.
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Rumble in the Bronx
1995 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsVisiting the Bronx from Hong Kong, a martial arts expert helps out at his uncle's grocery store. But when a gang terrorizes the shop, the helpful visitor leaps into action and puts his formidable fighting skills to good use.
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Rust and Bone
2012 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAn extraordinary story of survival and salvation from the acclaimed, award-winning director of A Prophet. Starring Academy Award Winner Marion Cotillard as Stéphanie, who navigates a gritty relationship with Ali, a street fighter, in a world where love and courage appear in many forms.
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Same Time, Next Year
1978 | PG | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAlthough they're married to other people, accountant George and housewife Doris engage in a 25-year affair, meeting only once a year for a romantic weekend together. The otherwise mismatched couple's forbidden relationship evolves with the times.
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Samuel Bleak
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsSamuel Bleak's disappearance has been unsolved since he ran away from his home at 8 years old. When he resurfaces nearly 20 years later -- mute and living in the woods with only a typewriter -- Bleak's return leads to an even bigger mystery.
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Save the Last Dance
2001 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsAfter her mother dies, Sarah (Julia Stiles) gives up her dreams of going to New York's famous Juilliard School. She must move to Chicago, live with her dad (who's virtually a stranger) and attend an urban school that's a far cry from the small-town atmosphere she's used to. Fortunately, Sarah befriends Chenille (Kerry Washington) and Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas), who teach her not only how to hip-hop dance but also how to dream again.
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Saw
2004 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsWould you kill to live? That's what Adam and Gordon have to ask themselves when they're abducted by a serial killer and paired up in a deadly situation -- holed up in a prison constructed with such ingenuity that escape seems impossible.
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Saw: The Final Chapter
2010 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsInsane, intense cruelty is the calling card of the Jigsaw killer, whose twisted spirit and terrifying human traps are recalled in horrific flashbacks by Jigsaw's past victims, led by survivor Bobby Dagen.
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Season of the Witch
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn 14th-century Europe, a courageous knight leads a group of weary warriors across impossibly treacherous terrain in order to transport a suspected witch believed to be responsible for spreading the devastating Black Plague.
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Shadows in the Sun
2005 | PG | 3.5 out of 5 StarsOn a pilgrimage to Italy to find Weldon Parish (Harvey Keitel), his literary idol, a budding young writer named Jeremy (Joshua Jackson) finds exactly what he's looking for -- and then some. But a funny thing happens while Weldon's encouraging Jeremy to expand his worldview: He finds his protégé has something to say, too. Claire Forlani co-stars as Weldon's daughter Isabella, who takes an unabashed interest in her father's admirer.
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She's All That
1999 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsIn this charming teenage spin on "Pygmalion," jock and class president Zack Siler accepts his friends' bet to make over the geeky, bespectacled Laney Boggs into a prom queen beauty. But along the way, Zack falls in love with his sparkling creation.
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Shinjuku Incident
2009 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsFleeing mainland China to search for his lost love, Xiu Xiu, an illegal immigrant known as Steelhead travels to Tokyo -- where he reluctantly becomes a yakuza hit man after discovering that Xiu Xiu has married into the mob.
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Sholem Aleichem: Laughing in the Darkness
2011 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsDiscover the man behind the musical "Fiddler on the Roof" in this biography of Sholem Aleichem. Vintage photographs, film clips and interviews with historians reveal Aleichem's world and how he parlayed turmoil into a new Jewish cultural identity.
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