Best Movies of All Time on Netflix
Last updated November 10, 2025
Highest Rated Movies with a 3.4 / 5 Star Rating
The Wings of the Dove
1997 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn the wake of her mother's death, Kate Croy (Helena Bonham Carter) moves in with her wealthy Aunt Maude (Charlotte Rampling), who, not wanting her niece to follow in her mother's footsteps by marrying a commoner, introduces Kate to rich gentleman Lord Mark (Alex Jennings). Kate prefers the penniless Merton Densher (Linus Roache), yet she also enjoys fine things and schemes to win not only Densher's love, but an heiress's money.
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Thirst
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsWhen the smoke clears from a failed experiment to find a cure for a fatal disease, a devout priest finds himself forever changed -- into a vampire with a lustful appetite for the wife of his childhood friend.
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Thomas & Friends: Hero of the Rails
2009 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA mistake sends Thomas down the wrong line, where he meets Hiro, a run-down old engine from a distant land. Shocked to discover that his new friend is destined for the scrapyard, Thomas enlists his pals Kevin and Victor to help save Hiro.
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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
1974 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsEx-thief Thunderbolt and fun-loving drifter Lightfoot team up with Thunderbolt's shady old associates to restage a robbery of a bank. Writer-director Michael Cimino kicked off his career with this irreverent caper thriller full of crackling dialogue.
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Ticking Clock
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsCuba Gooding Jr. stars as Lewis Hicks, a crime reporter who's investigating a spate of gory serial killings -- a task that hits close to home when his new girlfriend is brutally murdered in this fast-paced thriller.
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Transfer
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA loving elderly couple (Hans-Michael Rehberg and Ingrid Andree) decides to undergo an astonishingly advanced but ethically dubious medical procedure to extend their lives in this thought-provoking sci-fi thriller about privilege, race and exploitation of the Third World. The two have their spirits transferred into the bodies of African refugees, but the young people acting as their hosts regain custody of their bodies for four hours every day.
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UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThe Ultimate Fighting Championship ducks back Down Under for this mammoth mixed martial arts event filmed at the Acer Arena in Sydney, Australia, in 2011. At the top of the fight card are American welterweight contenders B.J. Penn and Jon Fitch.
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UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsUFC returns to Japan, where lightweight champion Frankie "the Answer" Edgar defends his title against former WEC champion Benson "Smooth" Henderson, and former PRIDE standout Quinton "Rampage" Jackson takes on Ryan Bader.
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Universe
1960 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA triumph of film art, creating on the screen a vast, awe-inspiring picture of the universe as it would appear to a voyager through space.
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Valley of the Dolls
1967 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsA small-town girl heads to Broadway, where she meets a plucky songbird and a bewitching beauty. This adaptation of Jacqueline Susann's best-selling novel follows the rise and fall of the three starlets, who succumb to the lure of prescription pills.
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Van Helsing
2004 | PG-13 | 3.4 out of 5 StarsIn a plot inspired by the writings of Bram Stoker, vampire hunter extraordinaire Dr. Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) travels to a mysterious region of Eastern Europe on a quest to vanquish the big three -- Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh), the Wolf Man (Will Kemp) and Frankenstein's Monster (Shuler Hensley). On hand is Van Helsing's intrepid assistant, Anna (Kate Beckinsale), the heir to a family committed to hunting down and destroying the Count.
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Viva Riva!
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsHustler Riva hopes to make a fortune by smuggling large quantities of gasoline and selling it for high prices in fuel-starved Kinshasa, but his plan gets complicated when he falls for the girlfriend of a local crime kingpin.
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WWE: The Greatest Cage Matches of All Time
2011 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis compilation presents some of the greatest steel cage matches in history, including battles from the AWA, WCCW, WCW and WWE. Only the unforgiving steel of the ring can contain the fury of these combatants, among them Hulk Hogan and Triple H.
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Wake Up
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsJonas Elrod woke up one day with the ability to see and hear angels, demons and ghosts. Filmed over the course of three years, this documentary follows Jonas and his girlfriend as they try to understand the phenomenon.
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War Don Don
2010 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFilmmaker Rebecca Richman Cohen offers this gripping documentary that follows the sensational trial of Issa Sesay, a controversial leader in Sierra Leone's bloody civil war who stands accused of heinous crimes against humanity.
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Whistling Smith
1975 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsHere is a revealing insight into one side of big-city life and a tough cop with a big heart.
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White Palace
1990 | R | 3.4 out of 5 StarsThis movie equivalent of a romance novel sees uptight yuppie Max (James Spader) become involved with older, blue-collar waitress Nora (Susan Sarandon). They meet by chance, fall into bed on a whim, then try to make their improbable relationship work in the outside world. Many recognizable faces -- including Jason Alexander and Kathy Bates -- add to the fun. Luis Mandoki directs.
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Will Penny
1968 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsCharlton Heston's the titular aging cowboy who's also a loner and an illiterate. When he meets the possible love of his life, it's a moment of truth. Will he take a chance on enduring happiness, or continue to drift along in the only life he knows?
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Zoom: Academy for Superheroes
2006 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsFunnyman Tim Allen plays an out-of-practice superhero who used to turn heads as the flashy Captain Zoom. When a secret agency recruits him to turn a motley crop of teens into the next generation of good guys, he's forced to get back into shape.
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Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
2012 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsRude, crude and polarizing, Morton Downey Jr. was the profane right-wing prince of talk show hosts during his brief heyday in the late 1980s. This colorful documentary includes archival footage of Downey's riotous show with revealing interviews.
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Highest Rated Movies with a 3.3 / 5 Star Rating
11:14
2005 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsEven though they're strangers, Buzzy, Mark, Cheri, Jack and Eddie will become part of each other's lives -- even if it kills them -- in this innovative drama composed of five seemingly random story lines that intersect at precisely 11:14 p.m.
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A Dangerous Man
2010 | 18A | 3.3 out of 5 StarsNewly released from prison after serving 15 years for a crime he didn't commit, Shane can't escape bad luck when he witnesses a deadly showdown between two Mexican Mafia henchmen and a state trooper. Soon, Shane finds himself on the run.
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A Gift of Munsch
1992 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWith full theatrics, beloved children's author Robert Munsch performs his favorite stories, including "Something Good," "50 Below Zero," "Purple, Green and Yellow," "Love You Forever," "Murmel, Murmel, Murmel" and "The Paper Bag Princess." Songs from "A Bunch of Munsch" accompany the stories, which tell of a princess in search of her fiancé, a young girl in search of the perfect marker, a young boy whose father sleepwalks and more.
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A Good Day to Die Hard
2013 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsNew York cop John McClane goes to war with powerful criminal forces one more time when his son gets caught up in a rebel Russian's prison escape. Operating on foreign soil, McClane tries to free his son but soon has a much bigger fight on his hands.
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
2006 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsWhile his young friends all seem to end up as junkies, inmates or corpses, Dito miraculously escapes the same fate. He attributes that to divine intervention from a group of "saints," who are the same friends whose path he tries so hard to avoid.
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