Top 10 Best Netflix Original Movies of 2025

Three K-pop superstars lead a double life as demon hunters. Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans deliver a visual spectacle with catchy songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100. The animated hit became Netflix's most-watched film ever.

Guillermo del Toro's gothic horror dream with Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as the creature. Breathtakingly beautiful, emotionally raw and more alive than any film about dead tissue should be. A masterpiece of craftsmanship and melancholy.

Joel Edgerton plays a logger and railroad worker in the Pacific Northwest during an era of great change in the early 20th century. Few words, overwhelming images and a performance that lingers long after.

Kathryn Bigelow's military thriller in which a single incoming missile aimed at the US sets a ticking clock in motion. Rebecca Ferguson, Idris Elba and a stacked cast race against the apocalypse. Critics were divided, but it delivered white knuckles and plenty to think about.

George Clooney plays a famous actor reckoning with Hollywood, guilt and glory, with Adam Sandler giving strong support as his loyal manager. Noah Baumbach's wink at the film industry sometimes tips into self-indulgence but ultimately celebrates the power of cinema.

Adam Sandler returns to the golf course to provide for his family. Nostalgia, Julie Bowen and exactly the humor fans expected. It became one of Netflix's biggest film debuts ever.

Tom Hardy tears through basement bars and rooftop lofts to find a politician's missing son. Gareth Evans (The Raid) makes bones sing in a bloody detective action film that never lets up for a second.

Rian Johnson's third Benoit Blanc mystery. Daniel Craig returns as the detective with the Southern drawl for another murder puzzle full of twists, humor and an ensemble cast trying to outdo one another.

Shih-Ching Tsou's personal Taiwanese story about a single mother and her two daughters starting over in Taipei. Shot entirely on iPhone, intimate and gripping, and selected as Taiwan's entry for the Oscar for Best International Feature.

The claymation icons are back. Wallace's smart garden gnome goes haywire, and the villainous penguin Feathers McGraw returns. Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham deliver classic charm, British humor and craftsmanship that earned an Oscar nomination.