The Top 10 Movies on Netflix to Watch Right This Second (Including a Dog Lover's Must-See at #5)
??There are countless streaming options available at our fingertips, but not all Netflix movies live up to our expectations. That’s why we often turn to the top 10 movies list on Netflix, which ranks titles based on who’s watching what. Not only does it include the most popular new releases (like Inside the Mind of a Dog and Saving Soggy Bottom), but it also features a few old favorites (like White Chicks). The best part? The top 10 movies on Netflix are updated on a daily basis, so there’s never a shortage of new options.
From Night School to The Emoji Movie, keep scrolling for a list of the best movies on Netflix and our editor’s pick of the week.
Editor’s Pick of the Week: The Union (2024)
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, J.K. Simmons, Mike Colter
Run Time: 109 minutes
Genre: Action Comedy
Big stars (Halle Berry and Mark Wahlberg). Big action (Car chases! Hand-to-hand combat!). Big chemistry (our reviewer calls out the leads' "solid rapport, which gave off the dynamic of longtime BFFs" as well as every scene with Mike Colter). That's the draw for this just-released movie that has international spy Berry look up high school sweetheart Wahlberg, kidnap him to London and battle international baddies that threaten world order. So charming, and you won't see the final twist coming.
1. THE EMOJI MOVIE (2017)
Cast: T.J. Miller, James Corden, Anna Faris
Run Time: 86 minutes
Genre: Family Comedy
In the animated world of Textopolis, all the emojis except Gene have just one expression. This vivid riff on tech culture follows our hero's journey to get rid of his multiple expressions and become "normal."
2. Night School (2018)
Cast: Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish
Run Time: 111 minutes
Genre: Adult Comedy
Director Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip) follows a group of misfits led by wisecracking Kevin Hart who are forced to attend adult classes in the longshot chance they’ll pass the GED exam. First, they have to survive time with their no-nonsense instructor Tiffany Haddish.
3. Trolls Band Together (2023)
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Eric André
Run Time: 91 minutes
Genre: Family Comedy Musical
When a former boy band member is kidnapped by fame-hungry baddies, the band reunites to save him.
4. The Lorax (2012)
Cast: Danny DaVito, Ed Helms, Taylor Swift, Zac Efron, Betty While
Run Time: 86 minutes
Genre: Family
Taylor Swift plays Audrey, the girl of our hero Ted's dreams. Zac Efron voices Ted on his journey to win Audrey's heart by discovering the secret guarded by the title character in this climate change fable adaptation of the classic Dr. Seuss book.
5. Inside the Mind of a Dog (2024)
Cast: Rob Lowe
Run Time: 74 minutes
Genre: Family Doumentary
This lively documentary narrated by Rob Lowe blends history and neuroscience with a parade of adorbs dogs in this fascinating film that will help you to not only love your pet more (as if that was even possible) but also to understand how to communicate with and understand their behavior.
6. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Cobie Smulders, Aldis Hodge
Run Time: 119 minutes
Genre: Action Drama
Call it the Olympics Tom Cruise bump: This week has not one but two Jack Reacher films in the top 10. In case you missed these blockbusters, here's the drill: Cruise stars as the titular character, a highly decorated ex-military officer who shows up in town with only the shirt on his back and a toothbrush, and ends up uncovering a Deep State conspiracy that has him deploying strategic skills not limited to but including rugged hand-to-hand combat.
7. Saving Bikini Bottom (2024)
Cast: Carolyn Lawrence, Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown
Run Time: 85 minutes
Genre: Animated Family Comedy
Fans of the long-running animated series SpongeBob SquarePants will appreciate the manic energy of this film. It's subtitled The Sandy Cheeks Movie, and in it, the quirky underwater gang accompany Sandy the squirrel to Texas to save their underwater town of Bikini Bottom.
8. Jack Reacher (2012)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins
Run Time: 131 minutes
Genre: Action Suspense
In this, Cruise's first appearance as the character best-selling author Lee Child has written about in 28 books and a short story collection, he's a man defending an unjustly accused sniper. Along the way, he's uncovering conspiracies and kicking *ss, with lots of practical stunts done by Cruise himself.
9. White Chicks (2004)
Cast: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Jaime King
Run Time: 109 minutes
Genre: Raunchy Comedy
This is just the silliest movie, and its enduring popularity as a late-night stoner watch doesn't take away from the audacity and cleverness of the premise. In it, two Black FBI agents (the hilarious Wayans brothers) are assigned to protect two white girls from kidnapping over a weekend in the Hamptons. How to do this best? Why, disguise themselves as the young women, of course.
10. Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003)
Cast: Mike Myers, Alec Baldwin, Kelly Preston, Dakota Fanning, Sean Hayes
Run Time: 82 minutes
Genre: Family Comedy
This adaptation of the classic Dr. Seuss children's book is a surreal live-action look at a naughty cat who entertains two children on a rainy day. Mike Myers' hopped-up delivery and manic feats, here as in the book, are set off by the bleating entreaties of the family's pet fish, entertainingly voiced by Sean Hayes.
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