Top 10 Best Movies to Watch on Netflix Right Now (July 2026)

Hamnet

Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet is a gorgeous, deeply moving historical fiction novel. It reimagines the life of William Shakespeare’s family, shifting the spotlight away from the famous playwright — who is never actually named in the book — and focusing instead on his wife, Agnes (historically known as Anne Hathaway), and the tragic death of their eleven-year-old son, Hamnet, in 1596.

Memento

Christopher Nolan’s psychological thriller, Memento (2000), is a film celebrated for its mind-bending narrative structure. Based on a short story written by his brother Jonathan Nolan, the movie tells the story of Leonard Shelby, a former insurance investigator on a relentless, obsessive mission to track down and kill the man who raped and murdered his wife.

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club is the quintessential 1980s coming-of-age film. It strips away the usual high school movie antics to focus on a simple, powerful premise: five teenagers who couldn't be more different from each other are forced by their school to spend a full Saturday detention together in a tedious library.

K-Pop Demon Hunters

It’s not often that a production manages to bring together a whole range of trends in an effective way. Usually, that’s the recipe for an unoriginal cash grab. That’s not what happens with K-Pop Demon Hunters, Netflix’s new animated film produced by Sony Pictures Animation, which pulls together several current pop culture “trends” and still manages to build an engaging, charismatic story. The film tells the story of a K-pop girl group called HUNTR/X. They are music stars and, at the same time, demon hunters, as they are part of a legacy that goes back hundreds of years — their music and powers come from other women who protect the world from creatures that steal souls and seek to dominate humanity.

Bugonia

While controversial, Bugonia is another take true enough to Yorgos Lanthimos's signature style. The movie, once again starring his muse Emma Stone, blends extreme absurdity, graphic tension, and tragic social commentary to explore the blurred lines between severe psychological delusion and corporate coldness.

The Witch

Robert Eggers’s directorial debut, The Witch (2015) was instantly recognized a masterpiece of psychological horror. Instead of relying on modern jump scares, the film that centers around a young Anya-Taylor Joy builds a suffocating atmosphere of dread using authentic 17th-century English dialects, historical folklore, and a hauntingly minimal score.

Nope

Nope, by critically acclaimed director Jordan Peele, is a stunning sci-fi horror epic that subverts the classic UFO "flying saucer" movie. Filmed in IMAX, the movie uses a story about an alien threat to explore the human obsession with spectacle, the exploitation of animals, and our desperate desire to capture the impossible on camera.

Godzilla Minus One

Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One (2023) fundamentally redefined what a giant monster movie can be. Winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, the film strips away the camp of the franchise's history to deliver a devastatingly human story in a post-war scenario. 

Labyrinth

When it comes to dark fantasy, Labyrinth is a must. Jim Henson’s film is a beloved, visually spectacular experience produced by George Lucas and featuring screenplay work by Monty Python's Terry Jones. It stands out as a surreal adventure into a imaginary world that blends Henson’s iconic puppetry with a memorable, charismatic performance by David Bowie as Jareth.