Best Netflix Movies List

Netflix provides us a customized browsing experience by marking titles with a percentage match based on the viewing interests. It can be difficult for the viewers to measure whether those ratings mean anything. Many of us have probably learned after binging, that 100% match doesn’t always add up to high reviews. There are many Critically Acclaimed best Netflix movies existing in its library. From Oscar nominees, action/thrillers to rom-com drama, these are a few collections of the best Netflix movies.

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Best Netflix Movies List to Binge-Watch

Shutter Island

Director – Martin Scorsese

Starcast – Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson

Shutter Island is a psychological drama-thriller mystery directed by Martin Scorsese. This is Martin’s evocation of the quivering fear we feel when we watch horror movies. And, they don’t release tension with action scenes. Shutter Island is a remote or cragged island in Boston. Where a Civil-era fort is modified into a prison for the mentally and criminally insane. In 1954, U.S Marshal Teddy Daniels and his partner Chuck Aule given a task to investigate the implausible escape of a child murderess.

During the investigation, Teddy discovers that the woman appears to have vanished from a locked room. He also saw terrible acts committed inside the hospital walls. In the end, Teddy recognizes that he will have to face his dark fears if he comes out off the island alive.

Silver Linings Playbook

Director – David O. Russell

Starcast – Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Anupam Kher, Jacki Weaver

Silver Linings Playbook, a romantic comedy-drama film directed by David O. Russell. It’s about Pat (Bradley Cooper), a bipolar, who goes off the deep end but not sure on how to climb back through it. He refuses to make mental illness adorable. But, as he came back to take care of his mom and dad, his main focus is to reconcile with his ex-wife. He caught her with someone else and beat him badly. Then, his therapist helped him in taking medicines regularly.

But, Pat tells him that he has a different outlook on life. He attempts to see the good in everything that he experiences. Later, he met Tiffany, a young widow, and connects with her. This movie alternates between comedy and psychological drama.

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The Imitation Game Movie

Director – Morten Tyldum

Starcast – Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightly, Matthew Goode, Mark strong

The Imitation Game movie is a tale of an extraordinary human being. A peremptory Commandor Denniston interviews Alan Turing for a “secret job”. When Turing speaks of the word “ Enigma”, he meant to crack the code. Few code breaking experts were helping him too. He later builds a machine to crack the enigma code and it can defeat another machine.

The film thrives between 3 time periods – Childhood, Second world war and post-war. Turing’s childhood friend Christopher becomes his guiding star in life. He later named the machine Christopher. 

V For Vendetta

Director – James McTeigue

Starcast – Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, John Hurt

V for Vendetta is a dystopian political thriller directed by James McTeigue in 2005. The story begins with a mild-mannered young woman named Evey Hammond(Natalie Portman). After the world war, London is a state occupied by the fascist government and a vigilante known as V (Hugo Weaving). They use terrorist tactics to fight the oppressors of the world. V rescues Evey from a life situation.

V blows up the two London landmarks and takes over the government, urging his fellow citizens to rise. Later, Evey uncovers the truth about V’s mysterious background. She also finds the truth about herself. She emerges as his unlikely ally in the climax of his plot to bring freedom and justice back to a society fraught with cruelty and corruption.

CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE

Director – Glenn Ficarra, John Requa

Starcast – Ryan Gosling, Steve Carell, Emma Stone, Julianne Moore

One of the best rom-com on Netflix movies, Crazy, Stupid, Love is a pleasant romantic comedy about good-hearted people. The story begins with a bombshell. Cal asks his wife what she wants in the desert and she says” A divorce”. Cal seeks to ease his sorrow in a cocktail lounge and notices the smooth moves of Jacob. Jacob observes Carl’s sullen presence and starts giving him lectures on pickup techniques and helps him in his total makeover.

Before all this, Cal is living the American dream as he has a good job, house, beautiful wife, and children. Cal is lost in this erratic world of dating and Jacob teaches him how to be a hit with the ladies. But, later Cal eventually realizes he still loves Emily and wishes they could go back.

Coach Carter

Director – Thomas Carter

Starcast – Samuel L. Jackson, Channing Tatum, Denise Dowse, Ashanti

Coach Carter is an American biographical teen sports drama. It is based on a true story in which Samuel L. Jackson plays the role of Ken Carter. He got an offer to coach the basketball team at his former high school. Ken took the job to bring change into the poor neighborhood of Richmond. But, most importantly the student-athletes on their basketball team. Ken Carter uses a variety of ways to lead and motivate the team. Although, he notices the progress reports of athletes doing poorly academically.

He took the action immediately and locked the gym and shuts down their championship season until they show improvement in grades. So, he chooses to quit his job. But, soon he realizes that he truly inspires and changes the lives of the athletes at Richmond High. The athletes refuse to play until their academic grades improve. Ken got a lot of criticism from parents and students. But, he wants the students to excel in class as well as in court. He says that the first word in “student-athlete” is the student itself. His team didn’t win the championships, but they won the hearts of the Richmond community and Ken.

FIVE FEET APART

Director – Justin Baldoni

Starcast – Cole Sprouse, Haley Lu Richardson, Moises Arias, Claire Forlani

Five Feet Apart, a romantic drama inspired by Claire Wineland, who suffered from cystic fibrosis. Stella( Haley Lu Richardson) is a Cystic Fibrosis patient and spends most of her time in hospital. She knows all her boundaries and routines. Then, one day she meets Will, a teenager with the same illness. While Stella is highly cooperative towards her treatment, Will is a cynic and a defiant, because his medication is not as hopeful.

In this story, they both have to keep themselves apart because of their vulnerability to the infection. They have to wear gloves, no touch and a 6 feet distance between them every time. As their connection gets deep, so does their desire to follow the rules less. It is terrific to love someone and to let someone love you when you have scars. This movie has this all to say “we could all do better if we get the most from the time we have”.

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GONE GIRL

Director – David Fincher

Starcast – Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris, Tyler Perry

Gone Girl is another a psychological drama-thriller mystery directed by David Fincher. The story starts with the disappearance of Nick Dunne’s wife Amy on their fifth wedding anniversary. Nick reports the situation to the local authorities. But, later the progress of the searching program starts becoming blur between Nick’s version and the other one of killing his wife. He became the prime suspect in her wife’s missing news. Nick struggles to convince the media that he didn’t kill his wife.

So, these are some of the best Netflix movies list for you all to binge this quarantine. I have tried to mix genres as everyone don’t prefer the same genre. Start watching these best NetFlix movies list with that big bucket of popcorn and have some fun quarantine days.