10 Highest-Rated Movies on Netflix By Users

10 Highest-Rated Movies on Netflix By Users

March 31, 2025

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A while ago Netflix removed its ratings and replaced them with match percentages. The concept might be interesting but it goes against a very simple principle. Say you watched two good cop movies and liked them, your next viewing should not be a third crappy movie, but a good anything movie. Users will almost always choose a 4 star movie over a 1 star movie, even if the latter matches their preferences by 100%. agoodmovietowatch is a movie suggestion website mainly for Netflix. Here are the 10 highest movies on Netflix, to find all movies and their ratings, please visit agoodmovietowatch.com/netflix.

1. Icarus (2017)

best

9.4

Genres

Documentary, Mystery

Director

Bryan Fogel

Actors

Bryan Fogel, Dan Cogan, Don Catlin, Grigory Rodchenkov

Moods

Dark, Instructive, Mind-blowing

Director Bryan Fogel, who you might know as the guy behind Jewtopia, initially set out to chronicle his exploration of doping to win an amateur cycling race. He starts off by reaching out to experts to help him with obtaining and administering said drugs, one of which points him towards Russian scientist Grigory Rodchenkov, the director of Russia’s national anti-doping laboratory. Rodchenkov eagerly agrees to help him out.

Little did he know that his Russian acquaintance would transform Fogel film from a self-experiment documentary into a true-crime political thriller, when the scientist admits to being involved in a state-sponsored doping scheme of epic proportions on camera. Putin is obviously not amused.

Aside from all the madness that unfolds in this Netflix production, it’s Rodchenkov’s likeable and eccentric personality that makes the story more relatable and human as well as giving you a rare glimpse into the upper echelons of a country like Russia. As the plot thickens, one can’t help but think that Fogel too is in over his head. Rightly award-winning, this is gripping stuff even if you’re not into sports!

2. Tickled (2016)

best

8.0

Genres

Documentary, Drama

Director

David Farrier, Dylan Reeve

Actors

David Farrier, David Starr, Dylan Reeve, Hal Karp

Moods

Dark, Dramatic, Gripping

There’s more than a touch of Louis Theroux to this engrossing documentary — fronted by New Zealander pop-culture journalist David Farrier — about an innocuous-seeming Internet phenomenon: the actually-sinister subculture of “competitive endurance tickling”, in which young men undergo “tickle torture” for money on camera. When Farrier unassumingly requests an interview with an American producer of tickle content, it kickstarts a bizarre campaign of harassment and opens up a rabbit hole of unbelievable twists and turns. The wild places this documentary goes are best left as unspoiled as possible, but it’s no spoiler to say this emerges from its seemingly lighthearted premise as a deeply unnerving story about money, power, sex, and shame in the Internet age.

3. A Secret Love (2020)

7.9

Genres

Documentary

Director

Chris Bolan

Actors

Chris Bolan, Diana Bolan, Jack Xagas, John Byrd

Moods

Emotional, Heart-warming, Inspiring

Even when it necessarily tackles the difficulties that are part and parcel of same-sex love in the 20th century, there’s something pleasant about the way A Secret Love is told. The documentary puts Terry and Pat’s love above all else, so even though we hear about how they had to tear the bottom pages of their letters to avoid getting caught, or how they had to split from close family members after coming out, things never feel too heavy or dire because at the end of the day, they’re still together, their decades-old companionship a beautiful example of how love wins. And aside from giving us an intimate look at this rare win for elderly closeted couples, A Secret Love serves as an insightful portrait of elderly life. Terry and Pat, with their perseverance and unyielding support, make aging look beautiful rather than scary. 

4. Elena (2012)

7.6

Genres

Documentary, Drama, Thriller

Director

Female director, Petra Costa

Actors

Elena Andrade, Li An, Petra Costa

Moods

Sunday, Thought-provoking

Filmmaker Petra Costa tells the story of moving to New York from Brazil to follow her dream, the same one her mother once followed, of becoming an actress.

She carries memories of a third person who made the same move, a sister called Elena. Elena left her when she was seven-years-old, and after intermittent calls and messages, disappeared.

This documentary is a tale of three women: of their feelings separation, longing, and ambition. It’s made to be a visual poem of their story.

5. John Mulaney & The Sack Lunch Bunch (2019)

7.5

Genres

Comedy, Family

Director

Rhys Thomas

Actors

Alexander Bello, André De Shields, Annaleigh Ashford, Ava Briglia

Moods

Dark, Funny, Smart

John Mulaney’s comedy special has candid interview segments, gallows humor on a children’s show, oddly specific musical numbers, and other variety show tropes. It having a children’s cast is largely why its snarky, uneasy tone works, and the topics that make it so are why you might watch it again. The cute absurdity of it all, as well as brief moments of introspection that can catch you off guard, are why you might even watch this with (older) kids—just don’t expect them to sit through the whole thing. It’s a comedy special for kids, by adults, so by design it’ll always be a bit off.

6. Guru (2007)

7.5

Genres

Drama, Romance

Director

Mani Ratnam

Actors

Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Arya Babbar, Darshan Jariwala

Moods

Character-driven, Discussion-sparking, Dramatic

When a man does things so different that it shifts the industry of an entire nation, but gets accused of shady business practices to get there, it can be tricky to create a compelling narrative to depict a complex man. It’s probably why Guru, suspected by most to be a depiction of one such polyester textile tycoon, is said to be fictional. But it’s also why while the first half is a dynamic, inspiring rags-to-riches story, the second half struggles to create a cohesive message. Still, Guru holds excellent performances, especially that from the film’s leads, and in writer-director Mani Ratnam’s hands, these performances are captured beautifully, scored wonderfully, and weaved into such a striking and memorable drama.

7. Silverado (1985)

7.3

Genres

Action, Action & Adventure, Drama

Director

Lawrence Kasdan

Actors

Amanda Wyss, Autry Ward, Bill Thurman, Brad Leland

Moods

A-list actors, Action-packed, Intense

For skeptics of the western, Silverado might be too overstuffed with storylines that feel more appropriate for a series than a single film. But those willing to give it a chance should find a consistent level of entertainment with the movie’s wide array of cowboys and sheriffs trying to outmaneuver each other. The action gets surprisingly intense, with impressive stunts and shootouts selling the idea that these characters could go at any time. And with the relatively young and fresh faces of Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Danny Glover, Kevin Costner, John Cleese, and Jeff Goldblum popping up, it feels like a greatest hits of the ’80s and ’90s, with these charismatic actors all getting a turn playing in the sandbox.

8. Classmates Minus (2021)

7.1

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Director

Huang Hsin-Yao

Actors

Ada Pan, Chen Yi-wen, Chen Yiwen, Cheng Jen-shuo

Moods

Character-driven, Grown-up Comedy, Original

It’s slower and stranger than most comedies you may be used to, but there’s still lots of heart to be found in the way Classmates Minus follows the lapsed hopes and wishes of its core characters. Beneath all its stereotypically male yearnings for control and romantic wish fulfillment, there are potent ideas here about how a tired economy and jaded political culture can turn those in their middle age into completely different people. Writer/director Huang Hsin-yao provides narration for his own film, but rather than being distracting or conceited, his words add a level of needed sympathy to everything we see on screen.

9. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018)

7.0

Genres

Drama, History, Romance

Director

Mike Newell

Actors

Alexa Povah, Andy Gathergood, Bernice Stegers, Bronagh Gallagher

Moods

Feel-Good, Sweet, Uplifting

Based on the novel of the same name, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society is as comforting as the title suggests. It’s a pleasure to meet the society—getting to know each character feels like getting to know some welcoming neighbors. Despite their trauma from the German occupation of the British island, these club members remain their bookish albeit secretive selves. Lily James is just doe-eyed and charming enough to make us care about the book club, the same way her character Juliet does. The streamlined plot still keeps the intrigue and comfort of the original novel. And while its romance doesn’t quite take off, the real gem of the film is the earnest assertion that family can be best found in terrible times.

10. Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato (2019)

6.7

Genres

Action, Animation, Drama

Director

Tetsuro Araki

Actors

Eiji Hanawa, Hideaki Tezuka, Kanae Oki, Kensuke Sato

Moods

Action-packed, Intense, Thought-provoking

Being bitten by a zombie is quite troublesome, but more so if you happen not to turn completely into the creature, keeping human sanity while still trying not to succumb to the creature’s hunger. While this premise isn’t totally original, we haven’t seen this in a steampunk version of Japan, where their successful industrial revolution and urbanification has been halted due to the zombies, named as Kabane here. It’s an interesting end to the alternate history franchise, made much more exciting with bloody fight scenes and intriguing reimaginings of the country, but viewers new to the franchise would be going in blind, and would likely be puzzled with the inconsistency and pacing.

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