Here is Cinephile Corner’s ranking of the 30 best Netflix original movies of all time:
30. High Flying Bird (2019) directed by Steven Soderbergh
29. Bad Trip (2021) directed by Kitao Sakurai
28. The Harder They Fall (2021) directed by Jeymes Samuel
27. Roma (2018) directed by Alfonso Cuarón
26. They Cloned Tyrone (2023) directed by Juel Taylor
They Cloned Tyrone has many elements that I like to see in movies from first time directors, as well as movies heading straight for streaming services. Juel Taylor directs a movie stylized to the nines, backed by grainy throwback camerawork and zany performances by a star-studded cast.
Read our full review of They Cloned Tyrone
25. Rebel Ridge (2024) directed by Jeremy Saulnier
Jeremy Saulnier is continuing to show that there aren’t many filmmakers capable of making movies like he is. Rebel Ridge occasionally establishes him as an auteur capable of extreme visceral sequences and building up tension that will make you squirm in your seat, but I’m not as sold on his attempt to tie these themes to this story. A good movie made by a director capable of making great movies.
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24. The Sea Beast (2022) directed by Chris Williams
23. Hustle (2022) directed by Jeremiah Zagar
22. White Noise (2022) directed by Noah Baumbach
Don DeLillo’s 1985 novel White Noise has often been considered unfilmable. The postmodern classic grows more and more timely by the year, which may be the exact reason why acclaimed auteur Noah Baumbach decided to try his own hand at it. The source material is rich – mostly commenting on consumerism and global warming amid a fractured landscape between the media and internal families. As you can imagine, some pretty weighty material that’s difficult to precisely package together in the span of two hours.
Read our full review of White Noise
21. Okja (2018) directed by Bong Joon-ho
20. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) directed by Rian Johnson
Although it’s still setting the pace in terms of quality that other murder mysteries strive for, Netflix’s latest Knives Out installment, Glass Onion, feels like a rehashing of every character arch and narrative beat that the original did so much better.
Read our full review of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
19. His House (2020) directed by Remi Weekes
18. Fair Play (2023) directed by Chloe Domont
Fair Play is a commendable directorial debut from Chloe Domont, a film that sizzles with tension and passion right from its Sundance origins early in 2023. With stellar performances, especially from Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich, the movie navigates the intricacies of love and power with finesse.
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17. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) directed by Merlin Crossingham and Nick Park
16. Set It Up (2018) directed by Claire Scanlon
15. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) directed by Wes Anderson
14. The Laundromat (2019) directed by Steven Soderbergh
13. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) directed by Mark Gustafson and Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson’s Pinocchio is a beautiful and marvelous return for the ancient story after the dark places it went to in 2022. The stop-motion is clean and stoic, and the story breaths new life into the wooden child. Guillermo del Toro rarely misses, and this is another example of his gothic stories hitting just the right notes.
Read our full review of Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
12. I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) directed by Charlie Kaufman
11. Malcolm & Marie (2021) directed by Sam Levinson
10. The Power of the Dog (2021) directed by Jane Campion
9. Mank (2020) directed by David Fincher
8. Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood (2022) directed by Richard Linklater
7. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) directed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
6. Dick Johnson is Dead (2020) directed by Kirsten Johnson
5. The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) directed by Noah Baumbach
4. Triple Frontier (2019) directed by J.C. Chandor
J.C. Chandor delivers another remarkably succinct heist drama with Triple Frontier – with a cast about as strong as one can possibly get. Oscar Isaac and Ben Affleck lead a team of former special ops soldiers into South America to retrieve a large sum of money, and the events spiral from there. Chandor’s 2019 film stands among the best action movies of the late-2010s.
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3. The Killer (2023) directed by David Fincher
The Killer is nothing short of a triumph for David Fincher and a treat for fans of his filmography. It may be the most Fincherian movie ever made, but far from devolving, it solidifies his mastery of the medium. A calm Michael Fassbender performance helps seal The Killer as on of the best movies of 2023.
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2. Marriage Story (2019) directed by Noah Baumbach
1. The Irishman (2019) directed by Martin Scorsese
