14 must-see movies streaming on Netflix right now

The biopic was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography and Best Picture. It tells the story of maestro conductor Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) and his relationship with actor Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan). In addition to starring in the romantic drama, Cooper also directed and co-wrote the film, and produced it alongside Hollywood legends like Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.

Ex-Marine Terry Richmond travels to a small town to free his cousin from jail, where local law enforcement has illegally seized his cash. Tensions rise and corruption reigns as he uncovers a deeper conspiracy involving murder, collusion and greed.

Godzilla Minus One is an Academy Award-winning Japanese language film written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki. Set in 1945, the story centers on Koichi Shikishima, a young pilot dealing with PTSD in the post-World War II era. After surviving an encounter with Godzilla, he and the others realize that a kaiju is preparing to attack Tokyo. The Sony movie is now available to stream on Netflix.

The award-winning Snow Society is based on true events and is adapted from the book of the same name. In 1972, a rugby team from Uruguay flew to Chile for a game. The plane crashed in the Andes, forcing the survivors to battle injuries, illness, frigid temperatures, and death. Not everyone makes it, and those who face death make painful choices to live.

If you weren’t around then, it’s hard to explain how big We Are the World was. Written by a supergroup of famous musicians gathered at the 1985 American Music Awards night, the charity single benefiting Ethiopian famine victims sold over 20 million copies and featured the likes of Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen. and Diana Ross. (Today, it feels impossible to imagine so many mega-stars gathering in one room for something like this.) Luckily for us, cameras were rolling the entire time as dozens of the world’s most famous musicians filmed an epic all-night recording session. Recently departed Quincy Jones proves the real star of the night, wrangling in a studio full of nerves, egos and a little too much wine to produce something truly special.

The standalone sequel to the 2019 hit Knives Out, Glass Onion follows detective Benoit Blanc’s (Daniel Craig) mission to solve a mysterious death after tech billionaire Miles Bronn (Edward Norton) invites his friends to his private Greek island. The film has some fun plot twists and is broken up by off-the-cuff humor and distant characters played by an all-star cast.

An exhilaratingly disturbing psychological thriller, Leave the World Behind follows the strange events that occur when a family flees a luxury rental home. The darkness renders their phones, televisions, and other electronics useless, and two strangers appear at the door. TikTok is flooded with clips and reviews of this apocalypse movie, with people pondering potential “hidden messages” and real-life parallels. Check it out and see what you make of it.

Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldanya and Carla Sofía Gascón star in Emilia Pérez’s film, which earned ten Golden Globe nominations this year with nods for Best Picture, Best Director and all three leading actresses. In the film, Gascon plays Emilia, a Mexican cartel leader who hires a lawyer named Rita (Saldaña) to help Emilia fake her death so Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self. The label-defying crime-comedy-musical was also named one of the ten best films of 2024 by AFI.

Based on the graphic novel of the same name, this animated film takes place in a futuristic medieval world where a knight (Riz Ahmed) is framed for a crime. A shape-shifting teenager named Nimona (Chloë Grace Moretz), whom he was trained to destroy, may be his only hope to prove his innocence.

This biopic tells the story of two sisters – Yusra (Nathalie Issa) and Sarah Mardini (Manal Issa) – fleeing war-torn Syria. Amidst all the strife and turmoil, Yusra works towards her dream of swimming in the Olympics. This is a moving story of hope and survival.

Based on the classic novel of the same name, this epic World War I drama depicts the horrors of war through the eyes of 17-year-old German soldier Paul Baumer (Felix Kammerer). Initially eager to join the military despite his parents’ wishes, Baumer receives a harsh wake-up call. All Quiet on the Western Front was a dominant force at the 95th Annual Academy Awards as it was nominated for nine Oscars and ultimately walked away with four awards, including Best International Feature Film.

Annette Bening and Jodie Foster both earned Oscar nominations (for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, respectively) for their roles in NYAD, the Netflix original film about marathon swimmer Diana Nyad and her loyal coach Bonnie Stoll. The remarkable true story is not a full biopic, but a chapter in Nyad’s successful life at the age of 60, when he became motivated to complete the difficult, almost impossible, 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida. Determined to be the first person to complete a shark cage swim, the film is the story of Nyad’s determination with the support of those closest to him.

Netflix is ​​known for its original holiday movies, and the streaming giant has been offering some popular movies for several years. With its latest Christmas movie, Hot Frosty, the company delivers full fan service, referencing many of the old movies, including Falling for Christmas and A Christmas Princess (there’s also a sly Mean Girls joke thrown in). It also gives fans of family-friendly Hallmark holiday movies a little more skin than they’re used to. When Cathy (Lacey Chabert) puts a magic scarf on a snowman with severed abs (just go with it), he comes alive and finds purpose and joy in her company. The nearly perpetually shirtless snowman Jack is played by Schitt’s Creek star Dustin Milligan, and let’s just say he’s making a game. a lot For playing Ted.

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse wasn’t just one of the best animated movies of 2023, it was one of the best movies of the year, period. The cartoon brings together different time and space versions of Peter Parker/Spider-Man, using a portal to connect their worlds as he battles the superhero known as The Spot. Featuring dozens of famous voices from Shameik Moore to Jason Schwartzman and Hailee Steinfeld, the film is the first half of an epic saga that will conclude with Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, which won’t arrive until 2027. .