The 51 best movies streaming on Netflix (February 2021)

1. SHUTTER ISLAND — Leonardo DiCaprio and Stamp Ruffalo are both implausible on this Martin Scorcese apprehension thriller.

2. SUPERBAD — Jonah Hill makes his breakthrough efficiency on this teen romp, written by Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg.

3. ENTER THE DRAGON — Bruce Lee’s iconic movie is soundless the gold traditional for the vogue, and now it be on Netflix.

4. THE DEPARTED — Jack Nicholson’s Boston accent just isn’t going to be the most professional, nevertheless it be exhausting not to love a blast on this Scorcese crime drama.

5. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO — David Fincher directs this trim adaptation of the Stieg Larsson thriller.

6. EASY A — Reach for Emma Stone making a indispensable person turn, take care of for Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson stealing every scene they’re in.

7. FRUITVALE STATION — Michael B. Jordan stars on this heart-wrenching movie a couple of shooting by a BART transit officer.

8. PLATOON — Oliver Stones directs this larger-than-life struggle story, starring Charlie Sheen and Willem Dafoe.

9. WHOSE STREETS — A stirring documentary that documents the protests that erupted after a series of police shootings within the closing decade.

10. BLUE RUIN — One of the surprises of contemporary cinema, BLUE RUIN is a arrive best revenge thriller.

11. DJANGO UNCHAINED — Quentin Tarantino helms this duration half, with Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio. It be bombastic, violent, and — at interesting times — humorous.

12. EXTRACTION — In give an explanation for for you to stare a interesting Hemsworth blow issues up, there are few larger options readily accessible.

13. THE FOUNDER — Michael Keaton is totally a success on this movie concerning the early days of Like a flash Food. Give it a large gamble, and be contented.

14. THE IRISHMAN — One more arrive best gangster movie from the master of the vogue, Martin Scorcese.

15. THE HELP — A duration comedy/drama that takes narrate within the Jim Crow South, starring Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis.

16. HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE — Taika Waititi won an Oscar for JOJO RABBIT and develop into a indispensable person director for THOR: RAGNAROK, nevertheless prior to all that he made this positively wonderful Contemporary Zealand comedy.

17. ICARUS — A startling documentary about doping in sports, which nearly by chance turns into an international espionage thriller.

18. LA 92 — An edge-of-your-seat abilities, LA 92 tells the story of the riots, and would not blink.

19. LADY BIRD — A heartfelt and severely humorous ask at growing up, from writer/director Greta Gerwig.

20. MARRIAGE STORY — Adam Driver and Scarlett Johannson give emotional performances on this movie a couple of marriage falling apart, and the of us that secure hope despite every little thing of it.

21. MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL — Without concerns one of the funniest motion photos ever made, try not to ask it over and once more, quoting every line.

22. MOONLIGHT — Barry Jenkins’ masterful bildungsroman won the Oscar for Best Describe.

23. NIGHTCRAWLER — Jake Gyllenhall offers a creepy efficiency for the ages on this movie a couple of sociopathic paparazzo.

24. OKJA — Oscar-winner Bong Joon-ho directs this charming, allegorical memoir concerning the meat industry and the contrivance defective of us might maybe well even be on all facets of the controversy.

25. OPERATION ODESSA — Searching for to sum up what occurs on this documentary, in which gangsters accumulate their fingers on a nuclear submarine (severely), is an impossibility. You moral have to stare it.

26. ROMA — Alfonso Cuaron’s personal masterpiece appears like each body is special. One of the in actuality interesting contemporary motion photos made.

27. SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK — Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence secure a success chemistry on this off-kilter romantic comedy.

28. SNOWPIERCER — Bong Joon-ho directs this prepare-primarily primarily primarily based thriller, which develop into later adapted correct into a network TV demonstrate. (Belief me — the movie is best.)

29. THE SOCIAL NETWORK — Aaron Sorkin writes, David Fincher directs, and they prepare to manufacture the originate of a social media platform feel in actuality meaningful.

30. STRANGER THAN FICTION — Will Ferrell takes a severe (nevertheless soundless wonderful) turn on this literary romantic comedy.

31. THE DAWN WALL — One of the large contemporary hiking documentaries, for followers of the vogue, or anyone who loves a terrific athletic feat.

32. THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING — This movie is VERY light on science, nevertheless manages to search out a heart within the story of Stephen Hawking.

33. THE OUTPOST — Jake Tapper (yeah that Jake Tapper) wrote this stirring struggle drama. It be a mile-a-minute and in actuality affecting.

34. THERE WILL BE BLOOD — One of Paul Thomas Anderson’s masterpieces aspects a generational efficiency from Daniel Day Lewis.

35. THE TWO POPES — An adaptation of a stage play, this movie takes two males having a spiritual conversation and makes it feel like a thriller. Basically wonderful.

36. UNCUT GEMS — Talking of thrillers, this Adam Sandler automobile is one of the best in contemporary times. The Safdie Brothers fabricate motion photos that decide you by the throat.

37. SPOTLIGHT — One of the most attention-grabbing journalism motion photos ever made, one that speaks to the energy of interesting light on depraved. Michael Keaton offers a tense, reserved, best efficiency.

38. CHEF — Jon Favreau is having the time of his life on this ode to culinary geniuses.

39. QUANTUM OF SOLACE — This movie is an underrated entry into the Bond canon, with Daniel Craig taking the persona into attention-grabbing territory, and asking staunch questions concerning the collateral inconvenience that comes from being James Bond.

40. CASINO ROYALE — Craig’s first efficiency as Bond, it be startling watching now and seeing how slim it is — most of it takes narrate correct through a card recreation. Neglect globe trotting. On occasion you moral need a factual hand of playing cards.

41. GOODFELLAS — Neglect one of the large gangster movies of all time, it be one of the large movies of all time, full cease.

42. GOOD TIME — Robert Pattison stars on this movie from the directors of UNCUT GEMS, the Safdie Brothers. It be wretched, it be disturbing, it be once in some time masterful. A wild crime thriller.

43. THE DEATH OF STALIN — A movie concerning the loss of life of Stalin has no moral to be this humorous, this unfamiliar, this campy, this *regardless of it is.*

44. GRAN TORINO — Clint Eastwood grimaces through this tense drama, about an growing outdated bigot who’s forced to eventually develop up.

45. MIRACLE — A feel-factual sports movie that can fabricate you shout, even for of us that know precisely the contrivance it be going to whole.

46. MUD — I in actuality have not any concept why this movie just isn’t extra of a large deal, or extra loved. Matthew McConaughy, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Shannon, Sam Shepard and Sarah Paulson all indispensable person on this implausible southern gothic crime story.

47. STEVE JOBS — Michael Fassbender finds the center, and the customarily absence of it, correct throughout the unhurried genius leisurely Apple.

48. WHAT’S EATING GILBERT GRAPE — Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp indispensable person in one of the iconic motion photos of the 90s.

49. COOL HAND LUKE — I’m not obvious anyone has ever been cooler in a movie than Paul Newman in COOL HAND LUKE.

50. INTO THE WILD — Whereas it once in some time glorifies a misplaced young man, Emile Hirsch offers a strong efficiency on this movie, directed by Sean Penn.

51. ENOLA HOLMES — Millie Bobby Brown is totally charming on this play on the Sherlock Holmes universe.