The 50 best movies on Netflix right now (June 2024) | Digital Trends (2024)

Genre

Animation, Action, Comedy, Family

Stars

Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson

Directed by

Chris McKay

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Although The Lego Batman Movie isn’t quite as good as The Lego Movie, it’s still a very charming take on the Dark Knight. This film successfully translates DC’s most iconic hero and his mythos into an all-ages Lego story. Will Arnett reprises his voice role as Lego Batman, a crime-fighter who has become so arrogant that he is convinced he doesn’t need anyone.

As Bruce Wayne, Batman becomes infatuated with the new police commissioner, Barbara Gordon (Rosario Dawson), who heads into office on a strict anti-Batman platform. Batman also unwittingly adopts Dick Grayson/Robin (Michael Cera), giving him the family and responsibility that’s he run away from for years. Meanwhile, the Joker (Zach Galifianakis) is out to prove that he is important to Batman… by unleashing the most powerful Lego villains on an unsuspecting Gotham City.

Genre

Drama, Romance, Thriller

Stars

Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Jennifer Ehle

Directed by

Sam Taylor-Johnson

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Madame Webwas perhaps the only way that Dakota Johnson could ever get people to forget that she was in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. So let’s remind everybody, shall we? The original installment rocketed Johnson to stardom for her role as Anastasia “Ana” Steele, a college student who interviews billionaire Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) on behalf of her sick friend.

Ana and Christian hit it off, and he introduces her to the world of sexual bondage and other kinks that tend to be labeled deviant. Ana accepts Christian’s proclivities at first. But the deeper she gets with Christian, the further he wants to go with his sexual games.

Genre

Thriller, Horror, Action, Mystery

Stars

Bérénice Bejo, Nassim Lyes, Léa Léviant

Directed by

Xavier Gens

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Under Parisis neither a good nor a bad movie. Instead, it’s the rare film that can be enjoyed simply because it’s better than most giant shark flicks, and it’s also a lot funnier than a lot of comedies because it’s played completely seriously throughout. Additionally, there’s an especially committed performance by the lead actress, Bérénice Bejo.

Bejo plays Sophia, a scientist who lost her husband and their team to an attack by a giant shark she calls Lilith. Years later, Lilith resurfaces — so to speak — in the waters beneath Paris, which gives Sophia a second chance to deal with the creature. Unfortunately for the citizens of Paris, the Mayor refuses to heed all warnings about the shark under the city until it’s too late. They’re gonna need more than a bigger boat to deal with this beast.

Genre

Action, Science Fiction, Animation, Family

Stars

Christopher Sean, Gedde Watanabe, Tamlyn Tomita

Directed by

Shannon Tindle

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Bringing up a kid is never easy, even for a superhero. Just ask Ken Sato (Christopher Sean), the title hero of Ultraman: Rising. As Ultraman, Ken can grow to giant size, and that’s a power that comes in handy when he’s fighting giant monsters or kaiju.

The twist in this film is that after a battle with a female kaiju, Ken is left with a dilemma about what to do with her child. The baby kaiju hasn’t done anything wrong. So rather than destroy the creature, Ken is going to attempt to raise the baby himself. It may be the most heroic thing the current Ultraman has ever done, and it’s also going to put Ken through a lot of stress.

Genre

Comedy, Romance, Crime

Stars

Glen Powell, Adria Arjona, Austin Amelio

Directed by

Richard Linklater

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Richard Linklater’s Hit Mancould have scored a full theatrical release in part because Glen Powell is one of the breakout stars of 2024. But instead, it’s now a Netflix original that was co-written by both Powell and Linklater. The former is headlining the film as Gary Johnson, a man who has found his calling as an undercover operative for the police.

Gary pretends to be an assassin, and he helps the police arrest his would-be clients. It’s a good racket for Gary until he meets Maddy Masters (Adria Arjona), a woman who wants her husband killed so she can escape his physical abuse. Maddy is the first “client” that Gary has ever been real with, and he doesn’t want to see her get arrested like his other marks. As much as Gary might try to believe otherwise, helping Maddy and getting emotionally involved with her may bring his life crashing down around him.

Genre

Science Fiction, Horror, Action

Stars

Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada

Directed by

Takashi Yamazaki

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There is an English dub of Godzilla Minus Oneon Netflix, but the original Japanese voice track has better performances. This is one of the best Godzilla movies ever made in part because the creature is allowed to be a fearsome monster instead of a heroic giant. It’s also notable for featuring a strong focus on the human side of the story, especially with the main character Kōichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki).

In the last days of World War II, Shikishima can’t bring himself to fulfill his duty as a kamikaze pilot. A chance encounter with Godzilla only brings more shame upon Shikishima. During the aftermath of the war, Shikishima forms an unexpected bond with Noriko Ōishi (Minami Hamabe) and the infant child she adopted. Yet Shikishima’s inability to let go of his regret may destroy him before Godzilla can get around to killing him and everyone else in Japan.

Genre

Crime, Thriller, Comedy

Stars

Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding

Directed by

Paul Feig

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Anna Kendrick’s Stephanie Smothers finds herself lost in a Hitchco*ckian thriller in A Simple Favor. Things start to go downhill for Stephanie after she meets and befriends Emily Nelson (Blake Lively). Because Emily is in trouble, and when she winds up dead, it causes a whirlwind of problems for Stephanie.

While grieving for Emily, Stephanie starts a relationship with her husband, Sean Townsend (The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare‘s Henry Golding). But as Stephanie investigates Emily’s death, she realizes that her friend was living a double life, and her real identity may be in question.

Genre

Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Stars

Shia LaBeouf, Zack Gottsagen, Dakota Johnson

Directed by

Tyler Nilson, Michael Schwartz

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Shia LaBeouf found some cinematic redemption in The Peanut Butter Falcon, a dramatic comedy that cast him as a fisherman named Tyler who has worn out his welcome at work. While fleeing from his former associates, Tyler meets and befriends Zak (Zack Gottsagen), a young man with Down syndrome who wants to see his idol, The Salt Water Redneck (Thomas Haden Church), to learn how to become a professional wrestler.

Dakota Johnson also stars as Eleanor, one of Zak’s caregivers, who is trying to get him back to his assisted living facility. When Eleanor sees how well Tyler and Zak are doing together, she has to question whether taking Zak back home is really what’s best for him.

Genre

Mystery, Thriller, Drama

Stars

Martin Freeman, Jenna Ortega, Bashir Salahuddin

Directed by

Jade Halley Bartlett

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Wednesday’s Jenna Ortega stars as the title character in Miller’s Girl, but Cairo Sweet doesn’t really belong to anyone. She’s rich, bored, and extremely creative. In fact, it’s Cairo’s creativity and knowledge that draw the attention of her much older teacher, Jonathan Albert Miller (Martin Freeman), a man who feels trapped by his life choices and by his loveless marriage with Beatrice June Harper (Dagmara Domińczyk).

When Cairo writes a story about an intimate affair between a student and her teacher, it sets in motion life-changing events that may spiral out of control for both Cairo and Miller.

Genre

Drama

Stars

Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga

Directed by

David Dobkin

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In-between Avengers and Iron Man movies, Robert Downey Jr. (The Sympathizer) starred in The Judge as Hank Palmer, a big-city lawyer who goes back to his hometown for the funeral of his mother. While Hank has relatively good relationships with his brothers, Glen (Vincent D’Onofrio) and Dale (Jeremy Strong), he’s barely speaking with his father, Judge Joseph Palmer (Robert Duvall).

Before leaving town, Hank learns that his father is being accused of murder, and Judge Palmer’s declining mental facilities mean that even he can’t say for certain whether he committed the crime or not. Now, Hank is the only one who can keep his father from going to prison, if he can manage to save Judge Palmer from himself.

Genre

Romance, Comedy

Stars

Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Mia Artemis

Directed by

Will Gluck

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Anyone but You is one of the rare rom-coms to become a smash hit, while also solidifying Sydney Sweeney as a star … and keeping her out of movie jail for co-starring in Madame Web. Sweeney plays Bea, a young woman who forms an instant connection with a guy named Ben (Glen Powell). But after a great first date, things end very badly and they both blame each other.

Bea and Ben are unwillingly drawn back into each other’s orbit at the wedding for Halle (Hadley Robinson) and Claudia (Alexandra Shipp). Despite being unhappy about their reunion, Bea and Ben also have their own reasons to make the other guests believe that they’re a couple. And then the sparks start to fly between them again.

Genre

Drama, History

Stars

Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Saniyya Sidney

Directed by

Reinaldo Marcus Green

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King Richard would be known largely for being the film that finally got Will Smith his first Best Actor award if Smith hadn’t slapped Chris Rock shortly before winning at the Oscars. Regardless, King Richard is now starting to get a reputation as one of the best modern sports movies.

Richard Williams (Smith) is the father of Venus (Saniyya Sidney) and Serena Williams (Demi Singleton). More than anything else in the world, Williams wants his daughters to become tennis superstars … sometimes even more than they do. And Williams is so dedicated to that goal that he risks alienating his wife, Oracene “Brandy” Price (Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor), and their daughters to make it a reality.

Genre

Thriller, Action

Stars

Sasha Luss, Helen Mirren, Luke Evans

Directed by

Luc Besson

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Annaturns back the clock to the end of the Cold War as the title character, Anna Poliatova (Sasha Luss), is drawn into the KGB’s web and trained to become one of the agency’s top operatives. Anna completely gives herself over to the KGB because she’s been promised that this will only be temporary. If Anna completes five years of service, she’ll be free to do anything that she wants.

Unfortunately for Anna, the KGB has no intention of honoring its promise to her. If she wants an exit from this life, then she’ll have to make one herself. And if that means Anna has to broker a deal with CIA agent Leonard Miller (Oppenheimer‘s Cillian Murphy) and betray everyone around her, then so be it.

Genre

Drama, Crime, Thriller

Stars

Denzel Washington, Rami Malek, Jared Leto

Directed by

John Lee Hanco*ck

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Obsession is the name of the game in The Little Things, which casts Denzel Washington as Joe “Deke” Deacon, a former detective with the Los Angeles police department. Deacon lost everything he had, including his marriage and his career, to his relentless pursuit of a serial killer whom he was never able to catch. When the killer seemingly reemerges, Deacon reinserts himself into the case alongside Detective Jim Baxter (Rami Malek).

Albert Sparma (former Joker Jared Leto) quickly emerges as the top suspect in the case, but he proves to be extremely slippery while taunting Deacon and Baxter. This forces the duo to question how far they’re willing to go to bring Sparma down, and what it will cost them if they step over the line.

Genre

Action, Crime

Stars

Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Lily James

Directed by

Edgar Wright

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Don’t let the name Baby Driver fool you into thinking that this is some kid’s flick. Edgar Wright’s action comedy can be downright brutal at times, but it never loses its sense of humor. Ansel Elgort plays the title character, whose real name is Miles. But he’s known professionally as Baby, and he’s an incredible getaway driver who is forced to work for Doc (Kevin Spacey).

After Baby seemingly escapes his servitude to Doc, he simply wants to start a new life with his girlfriend, Debora (Lily James). However, Doc won’t let Baby go that easily, and he forces him to take part in one last heist alongside Buddy (Jon Hamm), Darling (Eiza González), and Bats (Jamie Foxx). This crew is far more dangerous than Baby realizes, and he’ll have to think fast if he wants to get out alive.

Genre

Action, Thriller

Stars

Franck Gastambide, Alban Lenoir, Ana Girardot

Directed by

Julien Leclercq

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In 1953, Georges Arnaud’s The Wages of Fearwas brought to the big screen by director Henri-Georges Clouzot who turned it into arguably one of the greatest action thrillers ever made. Director Julien Leclercq has a lot to live up to with the modern remake, which is a Netflix exclusive.

The names and faces may be different, but the story remains largely unchanged from the original. An oil fire is out of control, and the only way to put it out and save lives is with controlled explosions using nitroglycerin. Franck Gastambide, Alban Lenoir, Ana Girardot, and Sofiane Zermani play a group of disparate and desperate individuals who agree to transport the nitroglycerin across hundreds of miles of dangerous terrain. At the end of their journey is a payday that could change their lives forever, assuming they live long enough to get paid.

Genre

Crime, Thriller, Drama

Stars

Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons

Directed by

Gavin O'Connor

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Ben Affleck stars as Christian Wolff in The Accountant, but he’s not the kind of guy who can advertise his true services on the side of a bus. Christian may be autistic and a trained killer, but his true value to the criminal underworld is his ability to uncook the books and discover when someone is embezzling money from an employer who can’t call the cops.

After Dana Cummings (Anna Kendrick) uncovers some suspicious activities in the accounts of her employer, Living Robotics, she finds herself working alongside Christian to discover how much money is missing and who took it. Christian doesn’t take long to pinpoint the amount that’s gone missing, but someone is willing to kill both him and Dana to keep the truth from coming out. What they don’t realize is that Christian is more than capable of answering those threats with lethal force.

Genre

Comedy, Horror, Mystery

Stars

Maria Bakalova, Amandla Stenberg, Myha’la Herrold

Directed by

Halina Reijn

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The Acolyte’s Amandla Stenberg co-headlines Bodies Bodies Bodies as Sophie, the girlfriend of Bee (Maria Bakalova). The couple attends a “hurricane party” at a mansion during a massive storm, where the group indulges in drugs and alcohol while playing games in the dark. The titular game is about finding a fake killer during a murder mystery.

Unfortunately for Bee, someone has actually killed David (Pete Davidson), and suspicion immediately falls on her since she isn’t part of this circle of rich friends. One dead body soon leads to a lot more, as even Bee and Sophie have reasons to doubt each other’s motives. By the time this storm is over, there may not be anybody left to go home.

Genre

Crime, Thriller

Stars

Angus Cloud, Elliot Knight, Jessica Garza

Directed by

Dan Brown

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Winning the lottery should be one the best days in anyone’s life. But in Your Lucky Day, Sterling (Angus Cloud) didn’t actually win. He killed someone to get his hands on the winning ticket, and he left witnesses: Amir (Mousa Hussein Kraish), Abraham (Elliot Knight), and his girlfriend, Ana-Marlene (Jessica Garza).

Not even Sterling can kill that many people in cold blood, which is why he tries to bargain with them. He’ll share some of the money from the ticket if they help him hide his crime. This plan has multiple problems, but Sterling’s hostages and would-be accomplices simply can’t deter him from this course of action. He’s going to get this lottery money if it’s the last thing he does — and it might be.

Genre

Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Stars

Millie Bobby Brown, Nick Robinson, Robin Wright

Directed by

Juan Carlos Fresnadillo

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In Damsel, life’s a fairytale for Princess Elodie (Millie Bobby Brown), a young woman who lives with her father, Lord Bayford (Ray Winstone), and her stepmother, Lady Bayford (Angela Bassett). Elodie doesn’t know much about the way of the world, but she’s smitten with Prince Henry (Nick Robinson), and quickly agrees to marry him.

Elodie doesn’t realize that Henry’s mother, Queen Isabelle (Robin Wright), only agreed to the union because her family can sacrifice Elodie’s life to an actual dragon to satisfy a debt. Now, Elodie can’t count on some handsome prince to save her. So she’ll just have to save herself.

Genre

Science Fiction, Drama

Stars

Adam Sandler, Paul Dano, Carey Mulligan

Directed by

Johan Renck

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Adam Sandler has a rare dramatic turn in Spaceman, a sci-fi drama that casts him as a Czech astronaut named Jakub Procházka. Jakub is on a very long mission in the solar system and suffers from extreme loneliness. Back on Earth, Jakub’s wife, Lenka Procházka (Carey Mulligan), wants to leave him, but the mission controllers refuse to let her break up with him via transmission over fears that it could affect his mental state.

Perhaps it’s too late to save Jakub’s sanity, because he’s already conversing with an alien spider that he calls Hanuš (Paul Dano). It seems like Hanuš has a greater grasp on Jakub’s problem than he does, and Hanuš isn’t above emotionally torturing Jakub with some painful memories to get what he wants. And there may not be a happy ending on this mission for either Jakub or Hanuš.

Genre

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Stars

Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan

Directed by

Daniel Scheinert, Daniel Kwan

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Until this year’s Oscar ceremony crowns a new winner, Everything Everywhere All At Onceis the reigning Best Picture from the Academy Awards. Outside of some Marvel and DC movies, no other film has so effectively used the multiverse as a storytelling device as this one did.

Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis all won Oscars for their performances in this movie, but it’s Yeoh’s Evelyn Quan Wang who serves as the film’s main character. Evelyn is about as far from heroic as it gets, and her relationship with her husband, Waymond Wang (Quan), and their daughter, Joy Wang (Stephanie Hsu), is incredibly strained. Regardless, poor and ordinary Evelyn is the only hope that the multiverse has to prevent a disaster. And she’ll have to step up or else the entire multiverse will collapse.

Genre

Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Stars

Patrick Dempsey, Nell Verlaque, Addison Rae

Directed by

Eli Roth

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Sixteen years after creating a fake Thanksgivingtrailer for Grindhouse, Eli Roth turned it into a real movie with all the elements of the holiday. It might be the best Thanksgiving horror film ever made, largely by default, since the rest are pretty bad. The story begins with a Black Friday rampage that goes horribly wrong and leaves several people dead.

One year later, someone is going around town dressed as one of the original Pilgrims, John Carver, and carving up people who were there on that fateful Black Friday. Whoever is under that mask is apparently out to kill as many people as possible, and even the cops seem powerless to stop the murders.

Genre

Family, Comedy, Animation, Fantasy

Stars

Jacob Tremblay, Paul Walter Hauser, Angela Bassett

Directed by

Sean Charmatz

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Almost everyone is afraid of the dark when they’re a kid. The problem with Orion (Jacob Tremblay) is that he’s scared of everything, not just the dark. The animated adventure, Orion and the Dark, gives Orion a chance to conquer his fears alongside an unexpected companion: The living embodiment of Dark (Paul Walter Hauser).

Rather than let this kid lose years of his life to a laundry list of fears, Dark takes Orion out for a wild night to prove that he doesn’t have to be defined by the things that he’s afraid about. It’s a gesture of friendship from Dark, but can Orion finally let go of his phobias and embrace life?

Genre

Horror, Thriller, Mystery

Stars

Mia Goth, Jenna Ortega, Brittany Snow

Directed by

Ti West

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X was one of 2022’s most acclaimed horror films, and it had a star-making turn by Mia Goth in the dual role of a young woman named Maxine and an elderly woman named Pearl. In the film, Maxine and boyfriend, Wayne Gilroy (Martin Henderson), attempt to make an adult film alongside their friends Lorraine Day (Jenna Ortega), Bobby-Lynne Parker (Brittany Snow), Jackson Hole (Scott Mescudi), and RJ Nichols (Owen Campbell).

However, the group didn’t clear their X-rated intentions with Howard (Stephen Ure) and his wife, Pearl. And they certainly didn’t expect Pearl to become amorous over their activities. But when the group rejects Pearl’s propositions, she makes sure that the young men and women suffer the consequences during her bloody rampage.

Genre

Comedy, Drama, History

Stars

Paul Dano, Shailene Woodley, America Ferrera

Directed by

Craig Gillespie

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The infamous GameStop short squeeze was dramatized for the big screen in Dumb Money. Paul Dano headlines the cast as Keith Gill, an armchair investor who notices that hedge funds and other big market players are betting that the video game retailer GameStop will go under. Instead of letting that happen, Gill and others like him drive up GameStop’s stock to unsustainable highs and cause the professional investors to lose millions.

There’s no shortage of stars in this cast, which includes Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera, Myha’la Herrold, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Seth Rogen, Talia Ryder, Sebastian Stan, and Shailene Woodley. There are also plenty of shattered dreams, as many of the amateur investors lose everything they put into the GameStop stocks.

Genre

Drama, History

Stars

Enzo Vogrincic, Agustín Pardella, Matías Recalt

Directed by

J. A. Bayona

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Netflix’s Society of the Snow is a Spanish thriller by Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom director J. A. Bayona. This film is not the first to tell the story of the survivors of 1972 Uruguayan plane crash, which was most notably the subject of the American film Alive in 1993.

However, Bayona’s movie goes to far greater lengths to be authentic than the previous adaptations, including bringing production to the actual site of the crash and utilizing the real accounts of the survivors. Most of the cast members are also newcomers, which works in the film’s favor because it keeps the audience in suspense about who will live, and how far they will go to survive.

Genre

Action, Thriller, Crime

Stars

Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, Eugenio Mastrandrea

Directed by

Antoine Fuqua

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Denzel Washington spends so much time sitting down and sipping lattes in The Equalizer 3that you may start to wonder if the actor himself is injured, and not just his character, Robert McCall. After nearly getting himself killed while recovering stolen funds, McCall slowly recovers in a small town on the coast of Italy. McCall also becomes close to the doctor who saved him, Enzo Arisio (Remo Girone), as well as the police officer who brought him to safety, Gio Bonucci (Eugenio Mastrandrea).

As McCall grows to love the town and its people, he realizes that the Italian mafia is terrorizing his new friends. And if anyone’s going to be terrorizing bad guys in this franchise, it’s Robert McCall. If you’re evil, don’t make McCall stand up. His stuntman will kill you.

Genre

Adventure, Action, Drama

Stars

Archie Madekwe, David Harbour, Orlando Bloom

Directed by

Neill Blomkamp

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On the surface, the premise for Gran Turismosounds like pure wish fulfillment. It’s about a video game player who uses his Gran Turismo skills to become a pro racer. And yet it’s the mostly true story of Jann Mardenborough (Archie Madekwe), a young man who successfully applied what he learned in the Gran Turismo video game to race tracks in reality.

Stranger Things’ David Harbour co-stars as Jack Slater, the head trainer for GT Academy. Jack’s got his hands full trying to take gamers and make them into racers. And despite some initial setbacks, Jack becomes convinced that Jann has what it takes to make it on the pro circuit. From there, the real test of Jann’s talent begins.

Genre

Action, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy

Stars

Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Charlie Hunnam

Directed by

Zack Snyder

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Viewers may find that a lot of things in Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire are very familiar. It has laser swords like Star Wars, a galactic empire like Star Wars, rebel freedom fighters like Star Wars, and a plot straight out of Battle Beyond the Stars, The Magnificent Seven, and Seven Samurai.

None of those similarities will matter if you just want to watch a big-budget sci-fi movie from the comfort of your own home. On that front, director Zack Snyder has delivered exactly what he was supposed to. The story follows a group of warriors led by Kora (Sofia Boutella) as they make their stand against Motherworld and the Imperium on the remote world of Veldt. These rebels may be outgunned and outnumbered, but they’re eager to fight for their freedom.

Genre

Drama, Romance, Music

Stars

Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer

Directed by

Bradley Cooper

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Composer Leonard Bernstein has been dead for 33 years, but he may prove to be an important figure in next year’s Oscar race. Netflix’s Maestro was written and directed by Bradley Cooper, who cast himself as Bernstein opposite Carey Mulligan as his wife, Felicia Montealegre.

Before falling in love with Felicia, Bernstein was in an affair with David Oppenheim (Matt Bomer). However, Bernstein’s marriage with Felicia doesn’t mean that he plans to give up sleeping with other men. This places an incredible strain on their union, even though the love between Bernstein and Felicia is never in doubt.

Genre

Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family

Stars

Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey

Directed by

Sam Fell

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Back in 2000, Chicken Run became a surprise hit with fans of all ages. So what if there was a mere twenty-three-year gap between films? It’s not like chickens can tell time! Although the extended period did leave some major roles to be recast, including Zachary Levi and Thandiwe Newton taking over as Rocky and Ginger from Mel Gibson and Julia Sawalha from the original.

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget takes place not too long after the first film, but long enough for Rocky and Ginger to have a daughter named Molly (as voiced by The Last of Us’ Bella Ramsey). The chickens may have escaped from Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson), but she’s far from through with them. If Ginger wants to keep her family safe, she will have to lead a team to break into Tweedy’s compound and discover what she has in store for them.

Genre

Drama, Comedy

Stars

Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, Chris Tenzis

Directed by

Todd Haynes

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Decades ago, Gracie Atherton-Yoo (Julianne Moore) was sentenced to prison for seducing Joe Yoo (Charles Melton) when he was a child, before marrying him when she was released. In May December, Gracie and Joe believe they can repair the damage to their reputations because a movie is being made about their lives.

Elizabeth Berry (Natalie Portman), the actress hired to portray Gracie, has other ideas. She’s less interested in redeeming the Yoos than in completely immersing herself in their lives to get a better performance. And Elizabeth is way too close to the subjects of this story.

Genre

Animation, Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Comedy

Stars

Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day

Directed by

Michael Jelenic, Aaron Horvath

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The Super Mario Bros. Moviepulled off the Herculean feat of making audiences forget all about that live-action Super Mario Bros. film. Instead, Nintendo’s iconic characters, Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day), are right at home in this lavishly animated flick that updates their origin story and sets them on a path of adventure.

In the realm of the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Peach (Furiosa‘s Anya Taylor-Joy) is preparing to defend her kingdom against Bowser (Jack Black), the king of the Koopas, who is weirdly infatuated with her. Peach doesn’t need Mario to rescue her, at least not a first. But Luigi could definitely use some help as he tries to survive as Bowser’s prisoner. And along the way, Mario can prove to himself that he has the heart of a hero.

Genre

Animation, Comedy, Family

Stars

Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong

Directed by

Robert Smigel, Robert Marianetti, David Wachtenheim

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For 74 years, the titular lizard of Leo has shared an enclosure with a turtle named Squirtle (Bill Burr) as the official pets of a fifth-grade classroom in Florida. However, Leo (Adam Sandler) comes to believe that he’s wasted his life in captivity, which is why he plots his escape.

When Leo makes his bid for freedom, he accidentally reveals his ability to speak to Summer (Sunny Sandler), one of the students in his classroom. Through Summer and the other students in the class, Leo discovers a new purpose in life while contending with mean substitute teacher Mrs. Malkin (Cecily Strong).

Genre

Family, Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Stars

Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton

Directed by

Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin

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Before The Rise of Gru and Despicable Me, Minions chronicles the origins of the dim-witted yellow henchmen who live only to serve the most evil person alive. In 1968, that person was Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock), the world’s first female supervillain.

The three primary Minions, Kevin, Stuart, and Bob (all three of whom are voiced by Pierre Coffin), are genuinely eager to please Scarlet and help her seize the throne of England. However, their incompetence and honest mistakes accidentally make Scarlet their nemesis even when they really want her to succeed.

Genre

Crime, Thriller

Stars

Michael Fassbender, Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell

Directed by

David Fincher

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David Fincher’s latest thriller, The Killer, shows us that the life of a professional assassin, as played by Michael Fassbender, can be pretty mundane and boring … right up until he accidentally misses his target. From that point on, the assassin’s life is anything but boring. And suddenly, even his contact, Hodges (Charles Parnell), is ghosting him.

Not even fleeing the country is enough for the assassin to evade an international manhunt, as well as two rival assassins, The Expert (Tilda Swinton) and The Brute (Sala Baker), who have been hired to take him out.

Genre

Animation, Action, Adventure

Stars

Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jason Schwartzman

Directed by

Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson, Kemp Powers

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You could call Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse“amazing, spectacular,” or “sensational” and it would still undersell just how terrific this movie is. Somehow, the team behind the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse topped themselves with an even more thrilling sequel that reunites Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld).

Unfortunately for the would-be couple, it’s not a happy reunion. Gwen is keeping secrets from Miles while running from a difficult family situation at home. As for Miles himself, he’s inadvertently created a new nemesis: The Spot (Jason Schwartzman). Miles has also been targeted by Miguel O’Hara (Oscar Isaac), the Spider-Man of the year 2099. And if Miles can’t get home to his own world, then his life will never be the same.

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Stars

Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti

Directed by

Gene Stupnitsky

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No Hard Feelings was Jennifer Lawrence’s comeback movie after spending a few years away from the big screen. And she certainly makes a memorable impression as Maddie Barker, a woman who is on the verge of losing her home and her car over her money problems.

That’s why Maddie accepts a bizarre job from Laird (Matthew Broderick) and Allison Becker (Laura Benanti). If Maddie can seduce their son, Percy Becker (Andrew Barth Feldman), and bring him out of his shell before he goes off to college then she can save herself from her financial black hole. Unfortunately for Maddie, Percy may be undatable and he is nearly immune to her obvious charms.

Genre

History, Drama

Stars

Khris Davis, Forest Whitaker, Sullivan Jones

Directed by

George Tillman, Jr.

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During the 1990s, George Foreman shocked the boxing world by becoming the oldest world champion nearly two decades after he had lost the title. Big George Foreman finally gives the legendary boxer his due with a biopic that chronicles his life story, from living in poverty to Olympic gold and an unmatched career in the ring.

Khris Davis headlines the movie as George Foreman, and the story largely focuses on Foreman’s brush with death and his subsequent reinvention as a devout minister. But after 10 years out of the ring, Foreman begins an unlikely comeback that cemented his place in boxing history.

Genre

Science Fiction, Comedy, Mystery

Stars

John Boyega, Teyonah Parris, Jamie Foxx

Directed by

Juel Taylor

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Netflix has no shortage of star power in its new sci-fi comedy, They Cloned Tyrone. John Boyega, WandaVision‘s Teyonah Parris, and Jamie Foxx headline the ’70s-era Blaxploitation throwback, and they give this film its bite. Boyega plays Fontaine, a local crime enforcer who gets gunned down before the neighborhood pimp, Slick Charles (Foxx).

At least that’s what Slick Charles believes happened, but he’s clearly shaken when Tyrone (Boyega) reappears to take Fontaine’s place. With the help of Slick Charles and his top prostitute, Yo-Yo (Parris), this trio is going to unravel the truth about Tyrone or die trying. Although death is definitely not their preferred outcome.

Genre

Music, History, Drama

Stars

Naomi Ackie, Ashton Sanders, Stanley Tucci

Directed by

Kasi Lemmons

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The story of Whitney Houston is both a triumph and a tragedy. The late singer rose from obscurity to become one of the most famous women in the world, only to die suddenly at 48 years old. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody doesn’t attempt to sugarcoat Houston’s history, as it follows her meteoric rise and equally epic fall.

In the film, Whitney (Naomi Ackie) is supported by her friend-turned-lover Robyn Crawford (Nafessa Williams) before hitting the music industry like a tidal wave. As Whitney’s fame grows, she marries Bobby Brown (Ashton Sanders) and descends into drug addiction that threatens her career and even her life. And yet it’s impossible not to root for Whitney to pull herself out of that spiral.

Genre

Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy

Stars

Noah Jupe, Mandy Patinkin, Natasia Demetriou

Directed by

Wendy Rogers

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Netflix just took home the Oscar for Best Animated feature for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, and it’s already got another strong animated flick out this week. The Magician’s Elephant adapts Kate DiCamillo’s novel of the same name, and it tells the story of a young orphan named Peter (Noah Jupe). Peter’s only wish in life is to find his missing sister, Adele (Pixie Davies), Through a fortune teller, Peter is told that he has to find a Magician (Benedict Wong) who will summon an elephant.

Incredibly, the prophecy comes true. But before the elephant can lead Peter to his sister, he is forced to perform three impossible tasks. And the attempt will change Peter’s life forever.

Genre

Drama, History

Stars

George MacKay, Jannis Niewöhner, Jeremy Irons

Directed by

Christian Schwochow

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Genre

Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy

Stars

Karl Urban, Zaris-Angel Hator, Jared Harris

Directed by

Chris Williams

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Genre

Action, Adventure, Mystery, Comedy, Crime

Stars

Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin

Directed by

Harry Bradbeer

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Genre

Family, Comedy, Fantasy

Stars

Alisha Weir, Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch

Directed by

Matthew Warchus

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Genre

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Stars

Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe

Directed by

Rian Johnson

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Genre

Animation, Fantasy, Drama, Music

Stars

Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann

Directed by

Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson

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One of Hollywood most visionary filmmakers turns his attention to one of the most beloved tales in children’s literature in Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, a stop-motion animated adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio. Featuring the voices of Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, and Gregory Mann, as Jiminy Cricket, Gepetto, and Pinocchio, respectively, the film chronicles the marionette Pinocchio’s quest to become a living boy — a journey that brings him through one adventure after another.

The star-filled voice cast also includes John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, and Tilda Swinton, among others. Some reviewers have named it one of the year’s best films, animated or otherwise.

Genre

Comedy, Romance

Stars

Ali Wong, Randall Park, Keanu Reeves

Directed by

Nahnatchka Khan

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