Must watch English Movies on Netflix By Genre 2024

Must watch English Movies on Netflix, must watch english movies of all time.

Here’s a list of must-watch movies currently available on Netflix across various genres:

Must watch English Movies on Netflix By Genre

Action/Adventure

Extraction(2020)

extraction 2020
  • Plot: A mercenary with nothing to lose is hired to rescue the kidnapped son of an international criminal. The mission in Bangladesh becomes a struggle for survival.
  • Director: Sam Hargrave
  • Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Ande Parks, Anthony Russo, Randeep Hooda
  • IMDB Rating: 6.8/10

The Old Guard (2020)

The Old Guard (2020)
  • Plot: A group of immortal mercenaries who have secretly protected humanity for centuries must struggle to stay hidden when they discover a new immortal and his powers are exposed.
  • Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
  • Stars: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts
  • IMDB RATING: 6.7/10

Red Notice (2021)

Red Notice (2021)
  • Plot: An Interpol agent teams up with a famous art thief to catch an even more notorious criminal. Their global adventure is filled with twists, humor, and elaborate heists.
  • Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
  • Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot
  • IMDB RATING: 6.3/10

6 Underground (2019)

6 Underground (2019)
  • Plot: A tech billionaire fakes his own death and recruits a team of international operatives to take down notorious criminals. The team operates off the grid with no rules.
  • Director: Michael Bay
  • Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Adria Arjona
  • IMDB RATING: 6.1/10

The Gray Man (2022)

The Gray Man (2022)
  • Plot: The CIA’s most skilled operative, whose true identity is unknown, accidentally exposes the agency’s darkest secrets and becomes a target for assassins.
  • Directors: Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
  • Stars: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas
  • IMDB RATING: 6.5/10

Drama

Marriage Story (2019)

Marriage Story (2019)
  • Plot: A married couple goes through divorce and the emotional and legal turmoil it causes while they try to keep their family intact
  • Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver
  • IMDB RATING: 7.9/10

The Irishman (2019)

The Irishman (2019)
  • Plot: A Mafia assassin recalls his possible involvement in the murder of Jimmy Hoffa. The story spans decades of organized crime in postwar America
  • Stars: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci
  • IMDB RATING: 7.8/10

Roma (2018)

Roma (2018)
  • Plot: A year in the life of a maid for a middle-class family in Mexico City in the early 1970s. The film explores themes of class and social upheaval
  • Stars: Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira
  • IMDB RATING: 7.7/10

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
  • Plot: Based on the true story of the Chicago Seven, a group of anti-Vietnam War protesters who were accused of conspiracy and inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
  • Stars: Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne
  • IMDB RATING: 7.7/10

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
  • Plot: During a recording session in Chicago in 1927, tensions rose between his ambitious horn player Ma Rainey and the white management determined to control his music.
  • Stars: Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman
  • IMDB RATING: 6.9/10

Comedy

The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)

The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
  • Plot: A quirky, chaotic family’s road trip is interrupted by a tech uprising, and they must save the world from a robot apocalypse.
  • Stars: Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride
  • IMDB RATING: 7.6/10

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)

Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
  • Plot: The story is about Rudy Ray Moore, a struggling comedian who finds success in the blaxploitation genre with his iconic character Dolemite.
  • Stars: Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes
  • IMDB RATING: 7.2/10

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (2020)
  • Plot: Two small-town Icelandic musicians attempt to fulfill their dreams of becoming pop stars in the Eurovision Song Contest, where rivalry, romance and absurdity abound.
  • Stars: Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams
  • IMDB RATING: 6.5/10

Always Be My Maybe (2019)

Always Be My Maybe (2019)
  • Plot: Childhood friends who had a falling out reunite after 15 years, but now they are leading very different lives. Will they be able to rekindle their love?
  • Stars: Ali Wong, Randall Park
  • IMDB RATING: 6.8/10

The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)

The Meyerowitz Stories (2017)
  • Plot: The estranged siblings reunite in New York to celebrate their father’s work as an artist and grapple with their own problems.
  • Stars: Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman
  • IMDB RATING: 6.9/10

Horror

The Platform (2019)

The Platform (2019)
  • Plot: In a terrifying prison, prisoners locked in vertical cells watch as food drops from above. Those at the top get the most, while those at the bottom have to fight for crumbs.
  • Stars: Iván Massagué, Zorion Eguileor
  • IMDB RATING: 7.0/10

Gerald’s Game (2017)

Gerald's Game (2017)
  • Plot: A woman accidentally kills her husband during an erotic game, and finds herself handcuffed to a bed in a remote cabin with no hope of rescue.
  • Stars: Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood
  • IMDB RATING: 6.5/10

His House (2020)

His House (2020)
  • Plot: A refugee couple from South Sudan struggle to adjust to their new lives in an English town where an unspeakable evil lurks beneath the surface.
  • Stars: Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu
  • IMDB RATING: 6.4/10

Fear Street Trilogy (2021)

Fear Street Trilogy (2021)
  • Plot: A group of teens in Shadyside, Ohio discover that their town has been cursed for centuries and must confront the evil forces responsible.
  • Stars: Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch
  • IMDB RATING: 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.6 |/10

Hush (2016)

Hush (2016)
  • Plot: A deaf writer living in a secluded house becomes the target of a masked killer and, without the ability to hear, must fight for her life.
  • Stars: Kate Siegel, John Gallagher Jr.
  • IMDB RATING: 6.6/10

Thriller

Bird Box (2018)

Bird Box (2018)
  • Plot: In a post-apocalyptic world, a mother and her two children must travel blindfolded through a forest and a river to escape supernatural forces that drive people to commit suicide.
  • Stars: Sandra Bullock, Trevante Rhodes
  • IMDB RATING: 6.6/10

I Am Mother (2019)

 I Am Mother (2019)
  • Plot: A teenage girl is raised by a robot designed to repopulate the Earth after humanity’s extinction, but their relationship is put to the test when a stranger arrives with dangerous news.
  • Stars: Hilary Swank, Rose Byrne
  • IMDB RATING: 6.7/10

Fractured (2019)

Fractured (2019)
  • Plot: A man’s wife and injured daughter disappear from the emergency room, and he becomes convinced the hospital is hiding something, leading to a tense and suspenseful investigation.
  • Stars: Sam Worthington, Lily Rabe
  • IMDB RATING: 6.5/10

The Night Clerk (2020)

The Night Clerk (2020)
  • Plot: A socially awkward hotel clerk suffering from Asperger syndrome becomes the prime suspect in a murder investigation after witnessing the crime through hidden cameras.
  • Stars: Tye Sheridan, Ana de Armas
  • IMDB RATING: 5.6/10

The Guilty (2021)

The Guilty (2021)
  • Plot: A demoted police officer stationed at the 911 dispatch desk becomes involved in a harrowing emergency call that causes him to confront his own personal issues.
  • Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Riley Keough, Peter Sarsgaard
  • IMDB RATING: 6.3/10

Science Fiction

The Midnight Sky (2020)

The Midnight Sky (2020)
  • Plot: A lone scientist in the Arctic races to stop a crew of astronauts from returning to Earth after a mysterious global disaster.
  • Stars: George Clooney, Felicity Jones
  • IMDB RATING: 5.7/10

I Am Mother (2019)

Annihilation (2018)

Annihilation (2018)
  • Plot: A group of scientists enter a mysterious, mutated realm called “The Shimmer” to investigate its strange phenomena and uncover its secrets.
  • Stars: Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason, LeighTessa Thompson
  • IMDB RATING: 6.8/10

What Happened to Monday (2017)

What Happened to Monday (2017)
  • Plot: In a future where overpopulation has reduced families to one child, seven identical sisters must avoid being caught while investigating the disappearance of one of their own.
  • Stars: Noomi Rapace, Glenn Close, Willem Dafoe
  • IMDB RATING: 6.8/10

Okja (2017)

Okja (2017)
  • Plot: A young girl risks everything to stop a powerful, multinational corporation from kidnapping her best friend – a giant genetically engineered pig named Okja.
  • Stars: Ahn Seo-hyun, Tilda Swinton
  • IMDB RATING: 7.3/10

Romance

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (2018)

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018)
  • Plot: A high school junior’s love life is turned upside-down when secret love letters she wrote to her crushes are sent without her knowledge.
  • Stars: Lana Condor, Noah Centineo
  • IMDB RATING: 7/10

Set It Up (2018)

Set It Up (2018)
  • Plot: Two overworked assistants try to get their boss to take some time off, but their matchmaking efforts lead to unexpected complications.
  • Stars: Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Taye Diggs, Lucy Liu
  • IMDB RATING: 6.5/10

The Half of It (2020)

The Half of It (2020)
  • Plot: A shy, straight-A student helps a player write a love letter to a girl they both secretly love, leading to a surprising friendship and self-discovery.
  • Stars: Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire
  • IMDB RATING: 6.9/10

Always Be My Maybe (2019)

Someone Great (2019)

Someone Great (2019)
  • Plot: After a devastating breakup, a music journalist goes on one last adventure with her two best friends, and then leaves New York City for a new job.
  • Stars: Gina Rodriguez, LaKeith Stanfield, Brittany Snow
  • IMDB RATING: 6.2/10

Documentary

My Octopus Teacher (2020)

My Octopus Teacher (2020)
  • Plot: A filmmaker forms an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African seagrass forest, and learns the mysteries of his world.
  • Stars: Craig Foster, Tom Foster
  • IMDB RATING: 8.1/10

13th (2016)

13th (2016)
  • Plot: This is a powerful documentary that shows the intersection between race, justice, and mass incarceration in the United States, and analyzes the history of racial inequality.
  • Stars: Melina Abdullah, Michelle Alexander, Cory Booker
  • IMDB RATING: 8.2/10

American Factory (2019)

American Factory (2019)
  • Plot: The story follows a Chinese billionaire who reopens a closed General Motors factory in Ohio, resulting in a clash of cultures and challenges between the American workers and Chinese management.
  • Stars: Junming ‘Jimmy’ Wang, Robert Allen, Sherrod Brown
  • IMDB RATING: 7.4/10

The Social Dilemma (2020)

The Social Dilemma (2020)
  • Plot: This documentary-drama hybrid film explores the dangerous human impact of social networking, with tech experts warning against their own creations.
  • Stars: Tristan Harris, Jeff Seibert, Bailey Richardson
  • IMDB RATING: 7.6/10

Crip Camp (2020)

Crip Camp (2020)
  • Plot: A groundbreaking summer camp for teens with disabilities in the 1970s sparked a revolution that led directly to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  • Stars: James Lebrecht, Lionel Je’Woodyard, Joseph O’Conor
  • IMDB RATING: 7.7/10

Animated

Klaus (2019)

Klaus (2019)
  • Plot: A selfish postman is sent to a remote village in the North, where he meets a reclusive toymaker and helps bring happiness back to the town, revealing the origins of Santa Claus.
  • Stars: Jason Schwartzman, J.K. Simmons, Rashida Jones
  • IMDB RATING: 8.2/10

The Willoughbys (2020)

The Willoughbys (2020)
  • Plot: Convinced they can raise themselves better, the Willoughby children hatch a plan to send their selfish parents on a dangerous vacation.
  • Stars: Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Alessia Cara
  • IMDB RATING: 6.4/10

The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)

Over the Moon (2020)

Over the Moon (2020)
  • Plot: A young girl builds a rocket to travel to the Moon to prove the existence of a mythical lunar goddess, and embarks on a fantastical adventure.
  • Stars: Glen Keane, Brycen Hall, Ruthie Ann Miles
  • IMDB RATING: 6.3/10

I Lost My Body (2019)

 I Lost My Body (2019)
  • Plot: A severed hand escapes from a laboratory and attempts to reattach to its body, while glimpses into the life of the young man it belongs to are also shown.
  • Stars: Hakim Faris, Victoire Du Bois, Patrick d’Assumçao
  • IMDB RATING: 7.5/10