The Best Netflix Original Movies to Stream Now (September 2025)

Netflix may be home to many Hollywood favorites, but its original movies hold their own.

If the current crop of blockbusters and indie gems isn’t quite hitting the mark for you, there’s a solid chance one of Netflix’s homegrown titles will.

From swoony made-for-TV romances (Love at First Sight) and long-awaited sequels (Happy Gilmore 2) to award-winning cinema (All Quiet on the Western Front), the streamer has built a sturdy catalog of originals that make your subscription fees worth every penny.

Here are some of the best Netflix original films to add to your must-watch list.

My Oxford Year

A New York City student named Anna (Sofia Carson) fulfills her lifelong dream of temporarily studying abroad at Oxford University, where she meets the brooding poetry professor (Corey Mylchreest). Bonding over their love of literature, the two venture into a no-strings-attached affair that eventually becomes something real, forcing Anna to choose between guarding her heart or taking a chance on what could be love.

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Happy Gilmore 2

Adam Sandler is ready to “just tap it in” for another Happy Gilmore, nearly 30 years after the 1996 cult classic. In the 2025 Netflix sequel, Happy returns to the golf world decades after retiring with a Tour Championship to his name. This time, he’s joined by his daughter (Sunny Sandler), some familiar faces and a new ensemble that includes Bad Bunny, Margaret Qualley, Travis Kelce and more.

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Nonnas

There’s a saying that the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, and Joe Scaravella (Vince Vaughn) of 2025’s Nonnas is the perfect depiction of the idiom. Staten Island, N.Y., gets a one-of-a-kind dining experience that feels all too familiar. Grieving the loss of his mother and nonna (and craving their made-with-love meals), he opens an Italian restaurant staffed entirely by local grandmothers, played by Susan Sarandon, Lorraine Bracco, Brenda Vaccaro and Talia Shire.

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Straw

Tyler Perry‘s psychological crime drama explores the desperate choices people make when pushed to their breaking point. Janiyah Wiltkinson (Taraji P. Henson) is juggling single motherhood alongside an outpouring of hurdles — but when one blow too many drives her to commit an unthinkable act, she’s forced to make a decision that will alter the trajectory of her life.

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Emilia Pérez

Jacques Audiard‘s Emilia Pérez follows the titular Mexican cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón), who seeks a fresh start — and a new identity as a woman — with the help of a lawyer (Zoe Saldaña, in her Oscar-winning role). Also starring Selena Gomez, the genre-bending film earned two Academy Awards and four Golden Globes.

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The Life List

Before she died, Elizabeth (Connie Britton) unearths a list of lifelong dreams her daughter, Alex (Carson), had written when she was 13. As a final wish from beyond the grave, she urges Alex — now in her late 20s — to follow this “map of her best self,” offering one last piece of motherly guidance to help her rediscover what truly matters in life.

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Back in Action

Get ready for the Cameron Diaz renaissance! Returning to the screen for the first time in more than a decade, the 2025 spy comedy Back in Action reunites Diaz with Jamie Foxx — her costar from 1999’s Any Given Sunday and 2014’s Annie. The duo plays Emily and Matt, a married pair of ex-CIA spies forced out of retirement and back into the world of espionage after their secret identities are revealed.

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Maria

Pablo Larraín continues his directorial run of biopics about iconic women with Maria, starring Angelina Jolie as legendary opera singer Maria Callas. Undergoing seven months of rigorous vocal training, Jolie masterfully embodies the American-Greek soprano as she reflects on her life and legacy during her final days.

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The Piano Lesson

In Malcolm Washington‘s feature directorial debut, The Piano Lesson delves into the Charles family’s struggle with a heavy decision surrounding their cherished heirloom piano. Adapted from August Wilson‘s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, this highly praised drama includes captivating performances from John David Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Deadwyler, Erykah Badu and others.

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Don’t Move

Ever have one of those nightmares where you’re desperate to run or scream but can’t? Directors Brian Netto and Adam Schindler turn that fear into a horrifying reality with Don’t Move, a horror thriller that follows a grieving mother (Kelsey Asbille) who’s injected with a paralytic drug by a stranger she meets on a hiking trail. With only 20 minutes before her body fully shuts down, she must use any skills she has left to escape a killer hot on her heels.

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Woman of the Hour

In her directorial debut, Anna Kendrick stars as aspiring actress Sheryl Bradshaw, who unknowingly crosses paths with a covert serial killer (Daniel Zovatto) while appearing on The Dating Game. Inspired by the true story of ’70s serial killer Rodney Alcala, Woman of the Hour follows Sheryl as she picks Rodney — a man who has just killed five women — as her winning suitor.

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It’s What’s Inside

When a group of college friends reunite for a pre-wedding get-together, one shows up with a mysterious suitcase containing a body-swapping machine. What starts as a quirky, fun experiment quickly plunges into an existential hell that digs up long-kept secrets and resentment.

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His Three Daughters

With their father (Jay O. Sanders) on his deathbed, sisters Katie (Carrie Coon), Rachel (Natasha Lyonne) and Christina (Elizabeth Olsen) find themselves reunited in his compact N.Y.C. apartment. Years of separation have allowed old grievances to fester, and now they must confront their strained relationships while caring for their dad in his final days.

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Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

In the fourth chapter of the fan-favorite action-comedy franchise, Eddie Murphy is back as Det. Axel Foley, 40 years after the first film premiered in 1984. When his daughter’s (Taylour Paige) life is on the line, she and Axel team up with a new sidekick (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and some old friends, Billy Rosewood (Judge Reinhold) and John Taggart (the late John Ashton), to crack the case. Art dealer and boutique owner Serge (Bronson Pinchot) also makes a hilarious return.

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Hit Man

Based on an outrageous true story, Richard Linklater’s 2024 action rom-com sees Glen Powell donning the many disguises of Gary Johnson, a New Orleans Police Department contractor who poses as a hitman to arrest those trying to hire him. However, things get complicated when he meets his latest “client” (Adria Arjona) — who wants him to get rid of her abusive husband — and his attraction toward her interferes with the job.

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Good Grief

While you probably know Dan Levy for his role as Schitt’s Creek‘s hilariously sassy David Rose, get ready to witness a more poignant side of him in this 2023 dramedy that he also wrote and directed. Here, he portrays a grieving man who — mourning the loss of his writer husband (Luke Evans) — takes a trip to Paris with his two closest friends (Ruth Negga and Himesh Patel), where they unpack traumas and aid in his healing.

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Society of the Snow

Based on the remarkable true story of the 1972 Uruguayan flight disaster involving a rugby team and their supporters, this survival thriller focuses on the 16 passengers who lived through a plane crash in the snow-covered Andes Mountains. Marooned in one of the world’s most unforgiving landscapes, these survivors must resort to drastic means to stay alive and find their way back home.

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May December

At 36, Gracie Atherton (Julianne Moore) became the center of a tabloid scandal due to her infamous affair with seventh grader Joe Yoo. Decades later, Gracie is now married to Joe (Charles Melton) with three children. However, their past comes back to haunt them when renowned actress Elizabeth Berry (Natalie Portman) — set to portray Gracie in a film — visits them for research.

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Maestro

In this 2023 biographical drama, director and co-writer Bradley Cooper stars as Leonard Bernstein — an iconic conductor, composer and pianist — who balanced his illustrious career, a 26-year marriage with actress Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan) and his affairs with men. Nominated for seven Oscars, Maestro also features supporting performances from Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman and Michael Urie, among others.

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Nyad

Oscar-nominated Annette Bening dives into the role of Diana Nyad, an accomplished 60-year-old athlete who decides to revisit the 110-mile open-ocean swimming marathon she left behind three decades ago. Determined to finish the swim without help from a shark cage, Diana embarks on a four-year journey alongside her best friend and coach (Jodie Foster) and a supportive sailing crew. 

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Rustin

From the director of 2020’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom comes a long-overdue exploration of a story that has been all but erased from the civil rights movement. Colman Domingo stars as Bayard Rustin, the advisor to Martin Luther King Jr. (Aml Ameen) and an out gay Black man who dedicated his life to the fight for racial equality and played a pivotal role in orchestrating the historic March on Washington in 1963.

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Fair Play

Entangled in a secret love affair, newly engaged couple Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) must tread carefully within the treacherous terrain of their shared workplace, a fiercely competitive hedge fund company. When Emily lands the coveted promotion that Luke had been vying for, their relationship ushers in a new complex power dynamic both inside and outside the office.

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Love at First Sight

Whether you find yourself on the side of hopeless romantics or cynics regarding love at first sight, it’s a timeless rom-com trope that serves as a perfect escape from today’s digital dating scene. Seated next to each other on an international flight, strangers Hadley (Haley Lu Richardson) and Oliver (Ben Hardy) instantly fall for each other and, despite all odds, try to find each other again after they’ve landed.

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They Cloned Tyrone

Directed by Juel Taylor, this sci-fi thriller comedy follows three neighbors — played by Foxx, Teyonah Parris and John Boyega — who witness a kidnapping, leading them to a confidential lab where they discover something sinister: They’re cloning town citizens. Mindful of the government conspiracy, the trio seeks out more answers in an attempt to put an end to these unethical experiments.

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All Quiet on the Western Front

Adapting Erich Maria Remarque’s 1929 novel of the same name, Edward Berger‘s 2022 anti-war film follows a young German soldier whose quixotic ideas of World War II are destroyed when having to survive its violent realities. All Quiet on the Western Front is a visually graphic portrayal of the horrors of war, earning four Academy Awards in 2023 — including Best International Feature Film.

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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio

Winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature, Guillermo del Toro reimagines the classic story of Pinocchio through a modern lens, in conjunction with his signature directing style. This 2022 stop-motion musical fantasy stars Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Gregory Mann, Tilda Swinton, Cate Blanchett and more.

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Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical

Roald Dahl‘s beloved 1988 novel about a young girl named Matilda with telekinetic powers has gotten its fair share of adaptations over the years. In this 2022 adaptation of the Tony Award-winning stage musical, Alisha Weir takes on the titular character, supported by an ensemble cast featuring Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch and myriad talented “revolting children.”

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

In Rian Johnson‘s standalone sequel to 2019’s Knives Out, Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns and takes his sleuthing skills to a tech billionaire’s private Greek island, where he meets a group of money-grubbing personalities. Glass Onion features a star-studded ensemble cast (and surprise cameos from Hollywood A-listers), including Janelle Monáe, Edward Norton, Kate Hudson, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Dave Bautista and Madelyne Cline.

Netflix will release its third installment, Wake Up Dead Man — starring Glenn Close, Josh O’Connor, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Kerry Washington, Jeremy Renner and more — on Dec. 12, 2025.

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White Noise

Noah Baumbach‘s 2022 satirical drama stars Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig — who married Baumbach in 2023 after dating for 12 years — play a married couple in the 1980s. When a train collision causes a toxic chemical spill within reach, the spouses are forced to flee from their comfortable suburban life in Ohio for their family’s safety.

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Do Revenge

Drea Torres (Camila Mendes) is the high school “it” girl who has it all, until someone leaks an intimate video meant for her boyfriend (Austin Abrams). Drea teams up with outsider and unlikely friend, Eleanor (Hawke, the daughter of actors Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman), to retaliate against their bullies in 2022’s witty and heartfelt Do Revenge.

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