The 30 best movies on Netflix

Ranked by weighted audience rating: among 1,277 movies with at least 300 votes on TMDb, the formula balances the score with the vote count, so a barely-rated title cannot leap past a classic. Um Sonho de Liberdade leads, rated 8.7 (1994). The average release year on the list is 2002. The list is recalculated weekly; each title links to its full page, including where to watch in Brazil.

Page updated on 09/20/2026.

1

The Shawshank Redemption (1994)

directed by Frank Darabont · 142 min · 8.7 31,257 votes
2

Swapped (2026)

directed by Nathan Greno · 102 min · 8.9 2,160 votes
3

Parasite (2019)

directed by Bong Joon-ho · 132 min · 8.5 21,250 votes
4

Spirited Away (2001)

directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 125 min · 8.5 18,844 votes
5

Fight Club (1999)

directed by David Fincher · 139 min · 8.4 32,798 votes
6

Grave of the Fireflies (1988)

directed by Isao Takahata · 89 min · 8.5 6,802 votes
7

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

directed by Peter Jackson · 179 min · 8.4 28,290 votes
8

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 120 min · 8.4 11,397 votes
9

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

directed by Aditya Chopra · 190 min · 8.5 4,619 votes
10

City of God (2002)

directed by Fernando Meirelles · 130 min · 8.4 8,413 votes
11

Princess Mononoke (1997)

directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 134 min · 8.3 9,250 votes
12

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

directed by Justin K. Thompson · 140 min · 8.3 9,192 votes
13

The Wild Robot (2024)

directed by Chris Sanders · 101 min · 8.3 6,546 votes
14

The Departed (2006)

directed by Martin Scorsese · 151 min · 8.2 16,591 votes
15

Scarface (1983)

directed by Brian De Palma · 166 min · 8.2 13,380 votes
16

Klaus (2019)

directed by Sergio Pablos · 97 min · 8.2 4,809 votes
17

My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 87 min · 8.1 9,048 votes
18

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

directed by Quentin Tarantino · 111 min · 8.0 19,366 votes
19

Jurassic Park (1993)

directed by Steven Spielberg · 127 min · 8.0 18,302 votes
20

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)

directed by Hideaki Anno · 97 min · 8.3 1,949 votes
21

No Country for Old Men (2007)

directed by Joel Coen · 122 min · 8.0 13,724 votes
22

The Sixth Sense (1999)

directed by M. Night Shyamalan · 108 min · 8.0 13,232 votes
23

Gran Torino (2008)

directed by Clint Eastwood · 116 min · 8.0 11,796 votes
24

Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009)

directed by Lasse Hallström · 93 min · 8.0 7,310 votes
25

Elite Squad (2007)

directed by José Padilha · 115 min · 8.1 2,801 votes
26

Castle in the Sky (1986)

directed by Hayao Miyazaki · 124 min · 8.0 4,783 votes
27

V for Vendetta (2006)

directed by James McTeigue · 130 min · 7.9 15,896 votes
28

Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

directed by Quentin Tarantino · 138 min · 7.9 15,405 votes
29

Society of the Snow (2023)

directed by J. A. Bayona · 144 min · 8.0 3,609 votes
30

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

directed by David Lean · 216 min · 8.0 3,563 votes