Best Movies of All Time on Netflix
Last updated November 08, 2026
Highest Rated Movies with a 3.2 / 5 Star Rating
The Principal
1987 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsLoose-cannon high school teacher Rick Latimer (James Belushi) is "promoted" to principal of Brandel High -- the toughest school in Berkeley, Calif. But no worries: He speaks loudly and carries a &NFi;big&NFi_; stick (a baseball bat, actually). And he'll need it when he comes up against Victor (Michael Wright), a young tough who can make even the teachers cower. Hey, where's &NFi;your&NFi_; hall pass?
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The Prisoner or: How I Planned to Kill Tony Blair
2006 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn 2003, Iraqi journalist Yunis Abbas was taken from his home by American soldiers and detained at Abu Ghraib prison on suspicion of planning to assassinate Tony Blair. Only thing is, he was innocent. Through his months-long ordeal played out like a comedy of errors, Yunis learned the true meaning of liberation. His unique story is told via co-director Michael Tucker's footage, Yunis's home videos and illustrations by co-director Petra Epperlein.
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The Proposition
2005 | R | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen no-nonsense lawman Capt. Stanley (Ray Winstone) apprehends the notorious Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce) and his younger sibling, Mikey (Richard Wilson), Stanley makes Charlie an unsavory proposition: If he murders his outlaw brother, Arthur (Danny Huston), Mikey will escape the hangman's noose. Emily Watson co-stars as Stanley's genteel wife in Aussie director John Hillcoat's gripping, epic-scale Western set in the thick of the 1880s outback.
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The Red Machine
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThis World War II thriller spins a tale of espionage aimed at stealing the secrets of Japan's most sophisticated encoding device, known as Red. Safecracker Eddie Doyle is persuaded to team up with Ellis Coburn, a naval officer with a dark past.
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The Reef
2010 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen their yacht capsizes in the shark-infested waters of the Great Barrier Reef, five friends grow increasingly wary of the fact that their ship is sinking. But swimming to safety with a great white among them could be even more treacherous.
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The River's Edge
1957 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsBen and Meg Cameron (Anthony Quinn and Debra Paget) are hardworking ranchers in the New Mexico desert whose happy life is disturbed when an old acquaintance arrives unexpectedly, armed with a secret and an agenda. On the lam, bank robber Nardo (Ray Milland) forces Ben to guide him into Mexico away from the law, but once they venture into the unforgiving wilderness, the farmer must outwit his captor to save his life ... and his marriage.
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The Roommate
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhile acclimating to campus life, college freshman Sara begins to realize that her new roommate, Rebecca, is becoming obsessed with her. When the unhinged Rebecca starts targeting Sara's friends and loved ones, can she save them -- and herself?
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The Salt of Life
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsRather than living the good life he'd imagined, newly retired Gianni spends his days running errands for those around him. Bemoaning his fate, he decides to take a mistress -- a task that proves easier said than done in this wistful comedy.
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The Sasquatch Gang
2006 | PG | 3.2 out of 5 StarsSci-fi lover Gavin (Jeremy Sumpter) sparks a media frenzy when he discovers evidence that Bigfoot lives nearby. While Gavin sets out to find the creature, a local loser (Justin Long) tries to cash in, and Bigfoot authority Dr. Artimus Snodgrass (Carl Weathers) arrives to investigate. The small town buzzes as the press descends, rumors swirl, hawkers sell souvenirs and Gavin, Snodgrass, a reporter and a cop try to uncover the truth.
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The Stone Council
2006 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsSeven years after adopting an Asian baby, French translator Laura Siprien is alarmed when her son suddenly appears to have a crop circle on his chest -- and the terror grows when a kidnapping plunges Laura into the truth behind the boy's origins.
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The Strangers
2008 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn this heart-pounding thriller, a young suburban couple welcomes the peace and quiet of a secluded family vacation home -- that is, until three masked invaders make them realize just how dangerous isolation can be.
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The Timekeeper
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsWhen his father dies, Martin Bishop (Craig Olejnik) gets a job building the Canadian railroad in the mid-1960s. As timekeeper, he's responsible for ensuring the crew stays on pace to lay 52 miles of track through some of the country's roughest terrain in 52 days. Bishop soon runs afoul of the domineering foreman Fisk (Stephen McHattie), who leads the remote work camp with an iron fist and may have a secret agenda.
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The Tree
2010 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsAfter her husband's sudden death, Dawn must provide for her four kids despite her grief, while young Simone is convinced her father's spirit now lives in a giant fig tree in the yard. But the tree's roots soon threaten the stability of their home.
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The Upside of Anger
2005 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsTerry Wolfmeyer (Joan Allen) has been dumped by her husband -- who, in a clichéd ending, ran off with his secretary -- and is left to raise her four daughters alone. But there could be a silver lining to it all when Terry hooks up with a retired baseball player (Kevin Costner). Erika Christensen, Alicia Witt, Keri Russell and Evan Rachel Wood co-star in this comic drama about tangled family ties from writer-director Mike Binder.
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The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle
2011 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn this animated adventure, young John Dolittle -- nephew of the famous Doctor -- scrambles to save the friendly animals on Dolittle Island from King Ramsey, a mean old ram who's using a gang of gorillas to claim the island for himself.
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Thomas and the Magic Railroad
2000 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThomas and friends ride onto the big screen in this feature film based on the series "Thomas the Tank Engine" and "Shining Time Station." The villainous engine Diesel 10 has come to Sodor, and he's stirring up plenty of trouble for its residents.
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Thérèse
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn southwest France in the 1920s, two wealthy families are joined by an arranged marriage between the dull Bernard and the restless Thérèse. Desperately bored and longing for meaning in her life, Thérèse concocts a drastic solution to her problems.
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To Die For
1995 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsVacuous Suzanne Stone is dead-set on making her dream of being on television come true, but there's a hitch: her hubby, who wants her to stay at home. Ever determined, Suzanne drafts a lovesick teen to help execute a sinister plot -- and her spouse.
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To Rome with Love
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsIn this Woody Allen-directed romp through Rome, an opera director discovers a potential new star in an unexpected place, a young architect battles feelings for his girlfriend's gal-pal, and an average guy suddenly finds himself hounded by paparazzi.
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Tom Rhodes: Light, Sweet, Crude
2012 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsGlobe-trotting comedian Tom Rhodes takes to the stage of Colorado's Boulder Theater for this blistering hourlong performance. Using the unique rhythms he acquired from a nomadic lifestyle, Rhodes pumps out pop-culture jokes in wildly funny ways.
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Tommy
1975 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThe Who made history with this campy cult classic -- the first-ever filmed "rock opera" -- which tells the tale of Tommy (Roger Daltrey), a boy who loses the ability to hear, speak and see after the tragic death of his father. Despite his losses, Tommy becomes a pinball champion and religious messiah, only to have his followers betray him. Tina Turner, Elton John and Eric Clapton all turn in performances in this outlandish production.
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Topaz
1969 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsBased on the Leon Uris best-seller of the same name, Alfred Hitchcock's Topaz is a spy thriller set in the Cold War period surrounding the Cuban Missile Crisis (fall 1962). Competing American, French and Cuban spies fight over secrets that both Washington and Moscow want to get their hands on in action that ranges from Harlem, N.Y., to Paris and Havana. See if you can spot the master's cameo about 30 minutes into the movie.
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Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
2001 | PG | 3.2 out of 5 StarsBurt Gummer (Michael Gross) returns home to Perfection, Nev., to find that the town of terror has become a theme park, and when the simulated giant worm attacks turn real, the survivalist must battle the creatures once again. Gummer pits his impressive knowledge of weaponry against the newest and deadliest generation of flesh-eating graboids, with help from two young entrepreneurs (Shawn Christian and Susan Chuang).
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Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
2004 | PG | 3.2 out of 5 StarsThis prequel of the bone-chilling Tremors (1990) begins in the town of Rejection, Nev., in 1889, where 17 men die under mysterious circumstances. Spooked by recent events, the miners who populate the town leave in droves until there's nothing left but a shell of a community. It's up to the remaining residents to get to the bottom of the deaths -- but they must do so before they, too, are eradicated off the face of the planet.
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Triage
2009 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsColin Farrell stars in this psychological drama about a photojournalist who returns home from a harrowing news assignment without the colleague who'd accompanied him. Now, his girlfriend (Paz Vega) will not rest until she finds out what took place.
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