It must be action week on Netflix, because multiple action films are now among the most popular movies on Netflix. Topping the list this week is Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, with the other Jack Reacher film placing highly as well. Another older action flick, Red, is also back on Netflix and heating up the top 10 as well.
The most surprising thing about Netflix’s movies list at the moment is that Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire has fallen out of the top 10 after less than two weeks. That lack of staying power on the top streaming service, combined with its lackluster box office, may dim the prospects for more Ghostbusters flicks.
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Editor’s Pick
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
47%
6.1/10Tom Cruise walks tall and plays bigger in his second turn as Jack Reacher in the action sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. After remotely working with his ally Major Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders), Jack (Cruise) is informed that she’s imprisoned for murder. Jack also learns that he may be the father of a teenager named Samantha (Danika Yarosh).
While trying to prove Susan’s innocence, Jack finds himself framed and imprisoned for murder as well. That’s only a minor inconvenience for Jack, but he’ll still have to clear his name and protect Susan and Samantha from an assassin known as The Hunter (Patrick Heusinger).
RED (2010)
67%
7.0/10In the latter decades of his career, Bruce Willis appeared in a lot of bad movies. Red was a welcome respite from his direct-to-video era. Plus, any movie with a cast that includes Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, and Karl Urban always deserves a second look.
Willis plays Frank Moses, an ex-CIA agent who is classified as Retired, Extremely Dangerous. Frank knows too much, and that’s why someone in the agency wants him dead. That forces Frank to go on the run with a woman he likes, Sarah Ross (Mary-Louise Parker), even though she doesn’t immediately reciprocate his feelings. Frank also has to get some of his old allies together, including Joe Matheson (Freeman), Marvin Boggs (Malkovich), and Vicky Winslow (Mirren) together to get the CIA off his back.
Other Netflix Movies
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie (2024)
4.0/10Don’t let the name fool you. Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie is the new SpongeBob SquarePants movie with Tom Kenny reprising his role alongside several of the stars of the show. But this film does bring a supporting character, Sandy Cheeks (Carolyn Lawrence), to the forefront.
When their beloved home, Bikini Bottom, is stolen from the bottom of the ocean, Sandy and SpongeBob are forced to leave the sea behind to go on a rescue mission. For Sandy, that means taking off her diving suit and reacclimating to land while also reuniting with her family in Texas. Even with help, it’s going to take a lot to find Bikini Bottom and put it back where it belongs.
Tarot (2024)
36%
4.8/10You don’t need mystic powers to see that Tarot was savaged by critics. Regardless, horror fans made it a minor hit in theaters. The film stars Harriet Slater as Haley, with Adain Bradley as her ex-boyfriend, Grant. While partying with friends at a mansion, Haley uses a cursed tarot deck to read the future for herself and everyone else present.
Soon after, the group finds themselves being stalked and attacked by characters from the Tarot deck who have come to life. If Haley, Grant, and the rest can’t figure out a way to destroy the magic cards, then their fates are sealed.
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
46%
6.1/10Unlike the previous sequel, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the original Ghostbusters, Peter Venkman (Bill Murray), Winston Zeddemore (Ernie Hudson), and Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd), get to play larger roles alongside the current generation of Ghostbusters in Frozen Empire. Under the guidance of Gary Grooberson (Paul Rudd) and Callie Spengler (Carrie Coon), Phoebe Spengler (Mckenna Grace) and her brother, Trevor (Finn Wolfhard), have come to New York to develop new technology for busting ghosts.
The Ghostbusters are going to need all of the tech help they can get when an ancient spirit unleashes a new ice age on New York City. And if they can’t stop it, then the whole world may fall to this frozen empire.
Find Me Falling (2024)
50%
6.5/10Second chances are all too rare in life, and John (Harry Connick Jr.) really needs one in the rom-com Find Me Falling. Unfortunately for John, his choice location for a respite from his failing music career is a place where some of the locals choose to commit suicide.
John’s old flame, Sia (Agni Scott), is also living nearby, and she inspired his biggest hit song before their relationship was shattered. Sia has been keeping a secret from John, but there’s more than enough mutual resentment between them to keep them apart. But there’s also a love that hasn’t died, and it may still lead them back to each other.
Land of Bad (2024)
57%
6.5/10One of the most notable things about the forgotten action movie Land of Bad is that it features both of the Hemsworth brothers who aren’t named Chris — although the film gives Liam Hemsworth a much bigger role than Luke Hemsworth. The story is set in a dangerous part of the Philippines where a team including Sergeant JJ Kinney (Liam Hemsworth) and Master Sergeant John “Sugar” Sweet (Milo Ventimiglia) has been sent into enemy territory to rescue a CIA asset.
Drone pilot Captain Eddie “Reaper” Grimm (Russell Crowe) provides remote aerial support, which turns out to be critical when most of the team is killed. With Kinney left as seemingly the sole survivor, it’s Grimm’s job to do what he can to help him come home alive. But the odds are stacked against them, and there’s only so much that Grimm can do when Kinney is stuck on the ground.
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
73%
7.1/10Bone Tomahawk is an indie Western that brings Kurt Russell back to the genre as Sheriff Franklin Hunt. In 1890, Hunt’s small town of Bright Hope is rocked by the abductions of an outlaw called Purvis (David Arquette), a deputy named Nick (Evan Jonigkeit), and a young woman, Samantha O’Dwyer (Lili Simmons). This unlikely trio has been taken by a renegade native tribe that is known for eating its victims.
Rather than abandoning the victims to their fate, Hunt, John Brooder (Matthew Fox), and others form a rescue party to bring them back home. But as they venture deeper into dangerous territory, the posse finds themselves facing threats on all sides, which may make a safe return impossible.
American Psycho (2000)
64%
7.6/10Nearly a quarter century ago, Christian Bale played Patrick Bateman in American Psycho, and it may still be the actor’s darkest character to date. In 1987, Patrick outwardly has it all as an investment banker with a beautiful fiancée, Evelyn Williams (Reese Witherspoon). Except Patrick hates Evelyn and he’s insanely jealous of his co-workers, especially Paul Allen (Jared Leto).
And when we say “insanely,” that doesn’t cover it all. Patrick doesn’t need much to work up to murdering someone. But as more people are targeted by Patrick, he draws some very unwelcome attention from the police.
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024)
54%
6.7/10Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F puts Eddie Murphy back into the title role for the first time since 1994. Axel Foley is a Detroit cop who has barged into Beverly Hills’ jurisdiction on a case three times before. And Beverly Hills Police Captain Cade Grant (Kevin Bacon) is really upset that Axel is at it again.
Axel doesn’t care about the consequences because this is personal. Someone is targeting his adult daughter, Jane Saunders (Taylour Paige), and only her ex-boyfriend, Detective Bobby Abbott (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), is willing to help Axel save her. However, Axel may still have some other friends left in the police department, and he’ll need them when everything comes crashing down on him.
Warcraft (2016)
32%
6.7/10Warcraft has a bad reputation among video game movies for trying to do too much with its first film. Admittedly, there is a lot of lore to take in as the orcs attempt to escape destruction on their world, Draenor, by traveling through portals to a world called Azeroth, which is largely populated by humans. While the horde of orcs attacks Azeroth’s people, not all of the orcs are vicious killers. Durotan (Toby Kebbell) is a noble orc chieftain who has reasons to believe that his people have been misled.
Meanwhile, Anduin Lothar (Travis Fimmel) attempts to rally the people of Azeroth in defense of their world. But amid an overwhelming threat against orcs and humans alike, Lothar may have to come to terms with Durotan so they can stand against their mutual enemies.
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
53%
6.5/10For a movie that is based on a video game franchise, Pokémon: Detective Pikachu is surprisingly friendly to first-time viewers who know nothing about the small Pokémon monsters that are pitted in battles against each other for the amusement of humans. In Ryme City, humans and Pokémon live together and enslaving the creatures is against the law.
When Ryme City police detective Harry Goodman is missing and presumed dead, his estranged son, Tim Goodman (Justice Smith), is shocked to discover that he can understand his father’s partner, Detective Pikachu, who is voiced by Deadpool & Wolverine’s Ryan Reynolds. Tim and Pikachu soon realize that they’ll have to team up and uncover a conspiracy if they ever hope to find Harry again.
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
75%
7.3/10Although The Lego Batman Movie isn’t quite as good as The Lego Movie, it’s still a very charming take on the Dark Knight. This film successfully translates DC’s most iconic hero and his mythos into an all-ages Lego story. Will Arnett reprises his voice role as Lego Batman, a crime-fighter who has become so arrogant that he is convinced he doesn’t need anyone.
As Bruce Wayne, Batman becomes infatuated with the new police commissioner, Barbara Gordon (Rosario Dawson), who heads into office on a strict anti-Batman platform. Batman also unwittingly adopts Dick Grayson/Robin (Michael Cera), giving him the family and responsibility that’s he run away from for years. Meanwhile, the Joker (Zach Galifianakis) is out to prove that he is important to Batman… by unleashing the most powerful Lego villains on an unsuspecting Gotham City.
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)
46%
4.2/10Madame Web was perhaps the only way that Dakota Johnson could ever get people to forget that she was in the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy. So let’s remind everybody, shall we? The original installment rocketed Johnson to stardom for her role as Anastasia “Ana” Steele, a college student who interviews billionaire Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) on behalf of her sick friend.
Ana and Christian hit it off, and he introduces her to the world of sexual bondage and other kinks that tend to be labeled deviant. Ana accepts Christian’s proclivities at first. But the deeper she gets with Christian, the further he wants to go with his sexual games.
Ultraman: Rising (2024)
Bringing up a kid is never easy, even for a superhero. Just ask Ken Sato (Christopher Sean), the title hero of Ultraman: Rising. As Ultraman, Ken can grow to giant size, and that’s a power that comes in handy when he’s fighting giant monsters or kaiju.
The twist in this film is that after a battle with a female kaiju, Ken is left with a dilemma about what to do with her child. The baby kaiju hasn’t done anything wrong. So rather than destroy the creature, Ken is going to attempt to raise the baby himself. It may be the most heroic thing the current Ultraman has ever done, and it’s also going to put Ken through a lot of stress.
Hit Man (2024)
83%
7.4/10Richard Linklater’s Hit Man could have scored a full theatrical release in part because Glen Powell is one of the breakout stars of 2024. But instead, it’s now a Netflix original that was co-written by both Powell and Linklater. The former is headlining the film as Gary Johnson, a man who has found his calling as an undercover operative for the police.
Gary pretends to be an assassin, and he helps the police arrest his would-be clients. It’s a good racket for Gary until he meets Maddy Masters (Adria Arjona), a woman who wants her husband killed so she can escape his physical abuse. Maddy is the first “client” that Gary has ever been real with, and he doesn’t want to see her get arrested like his other marks. As much as Gary might try to believe otherwise, helping Maddy and getting emotionally involved with her may bring his life crashing down around him.
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
81%
7.9/10There is an English dub of Godzilla Minus One on Netflix, but the original Japanese voice track has better performances. This is one of the best Godzilla movies ever made in part because the creature is allowed to be a fearsome monster instead of a heroic giant. It’s also notable for featuring a strong focus on the human side of the story, especially with the main character Kōichi Shikishima (Ryunosuke Kamiki).
In the last days of World War II, Shikishima can’t bring himself to fulfill his duty as a kamikaze pilot. A chance encounter with Godzilla only brings more shame upon Shikishima. During the aftermath of the war, Shikishima forms an unexpected bond with Noriko Ōishi (Minami Hamabe) and the infant child she adopted. Yet Shikishima’s inability to let go of his regret may destroy him before Godzilla can get around to killing him and everyone else in Japan.
Miller's Girl (2024)
41%
5.2/10Wednesday’s Jenna Ortega stars as the title character in Miller’s Girl, but Cairo Sweet doesn’t really belong to anyone. She’s rich, bored, and extremely creative. In fact, it’s Cairo’s creativity and knowledge that draw the attention of her much older teacher, Jonathan Albert Miller (Martin Freeman), a man who feels trapped by his life choices and by his loveless marriage with Beatrice June Harper (Dagmara Domińczyk).
When Cairo writes a story about an intimate affair between a student and her teacher, it sets in motion life-changing events that may spiral out of control for both Cairo and Miller.
Anyone But You (2023)
52%
6.2/10Anyone but You is one of the rare rom-coms to become a smash hit, while also solidifying Sydney Sweeney as a star … and keeping her out of movie jail for co-starring in Madame Web. Sweeney plays Bea, a young woman who forms an instant connection with a guy named Ben (Twisters star Glen Powell). But after a great first date, things end very badly and they both blame each other.
Bea and Ben are unwillingly drawn back into each other’s orbit at the wedding for Halle (Hadley Robinson) and Claudia (Alexandra Shipp). Despite being unhappy about their reunion, Bea and Ben also have their own reasons to make the other guests believe that they’re a couple. And then the sparks start to fly between them again.
Anna (2019)
40%
6.6/10Anna turns back the clock to the end of the Cold War as the title character, Anna Poliatova (Sasha Luss), is drawn into the KGB’s web and trained to become one of the agency’s top operatives. Anna completely gives herself over to the KGB because she’s been promised that this will only be temporary. If Anna completes five years of service, she’ll be free to do anything that she wants.
Unfortunately for Anna, the KGB has no intention of honoring its promise to her. If she wants an exit from this life, then she’ll have to make one herself. And if that means Anna has to broker a deal with CIA agent Leonard Miller (Oppenheimer‘s Cillian Murphy) and betray everyone around her, then so be it.
Baby Driver (2017)
86%
7.5/10Don’t let the name Baby Driver fool you into thinking that this is some kid’s flick. Edgar Wright’s action comedy can be downright brutal at times, but it never loses its sense of humor. Ansel Elgort plays the title character, whose real name is Miles. But he’s known professionally as Baby, and he’s an incredible getaway driver who is forced to work for Doc (Kevin Spacey).
After Baby seemingly escapes his servitude to Doc, he simply wants to start a new life with his girlfriend, Debora (Lily James). However, Doc won’t let Baby go that easily, and he forces him to take part in one last heist alongside Buddy (Jon Hamm), Darling (Eiza González), and Bats (Jamie Foxx). This crew is far more dangerous than Baby realizes, and he’ll have to think fast if he wants to get out alive.
The Wages of Fear (2024)
In 1953, Georges Arnaud’s The Wages of Fear was brought to the big screen by director Henri-Georges Clouzot who turned it into arguably one of the greatest action thrillers ever made. Director Julien Leclercq has a lot to live up to with the modern remake, which is a Netflix exclusive.
The names and faces may be different, but the story remains largely unchanged from the original. An oil fire is out of control, and the only way to put it out and save lives is with controlled explosions using nitroglycerin. Franck Gastambide, Alban Lenoir, Ana Girardot, and Sofiane Zermani play a group of disparate and desperate individuals who agree to transport the nitroglycerin across hundreds of miles of dangerous terrain. At the end of their journey is a payday that could change their lives forever, assuming they live long enough to get paid.
Your Lucky Day (2023)
64%
5.8/10Winning the lottery should be one the best days in anyone’s life. But in Your Lucky Day, Sterling (Angus Cloud) didn’t actually win. He killed someone to get his hands on the winning ticket, and he left witnesses: Amir (Mousa Hussein Kraish), Abraham (Elliot Knight), and his girlfriend, Ana-Marlene (Jessica Garza).
Not even Sterling can kill that many people in cold blood, which is why he tries to bargain with them. He’ll share some of the money from the ticket if they help him hide his crime. This plan has multiple problems, but Sterling’s hostages and would-be accomplices simply can’t deter him from this course of action. He’s going to get this lottery money if it’s the last thing he does — and it might be.
Damsel (2024)
46%
7.8/10In Damsel, life’s a fairytale for Princess Elodie (Millie Bobby Brown), a young woman who lives with her father, Lord Bayford (Ray Winstone), and her stepmother, Lady Bayford (Angela Bassett). Elodie doesn’t know much about the way of the world, but she’s smitten with Prince Henry (Nick Robinson), and quickly agrees to marry him.
Elodie doesn’t realize that Henry’s mother, Queen Isabelle (Robin Wright), only agreed to the union because her family can sacrifice Elodie’s life to an actual dragon to satisfy a debt. Now, Elodie can’t count on some handsome prince to save her. So she’ll just have to save herself.
Spaceman (2024)
56%
5.8/10Adam Sandler has a rare dramatic turn in Spaceman, a sci-fi drama that casts him as a Czech astronaut named Jakub Procházka. Jakub is on a very long mission in the solar system and suffers from extreme loneliness. Back on Earth, Jakub’s wife, Lenka Procházka (Carey Mulligan), wants to leave him, but the mission controllers refuse to let her break up with him via transmission over fears that it could affect his mental state.
Perhaps it’s too late to save Jakub’s sanity, because he’s already conversing with an alien spider that he calls Hanuš (Paul Dano). It seems like Hanuš has a greater grasp on Jakub’s problem than he does, and Hanuš isn’t above emotionally torturing Jakub with some painful memories to get what he wants. And there may not be a happy ending on this mission for either Jakub or Hanuš.
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
81%
7.8/10Until this year’s Oscar ceremony crowns a new winner, Everything Everywhere All At Once is the reigning Best Picture from the Academy Awards. Outside of some Marvel and DC movies, no other film has so effectively used the multiverse as a storytelling device as this one did.
Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, and Jamie Lee Curtis all won Oscars for their performances in this movie, but it’s Yeoh’s Evelyn Quan Wang who serves as the film’s main character. Evelyn is about as far from heroic as it gets, and her relationship with her husband, Waymond Wang (Quan), and their daughter, Joy Wang (Stephanie Hsu), is incredibly strained. Regardless, poor and ordinary Evelyn is the only hope that the multiverse has to prevent a disaster. And she’ll have to step up or else the entire multiverse will collapse.
Thanksgiving (2023)
63%
6.4/10Sixteen years after creating a fake Thanksgiving trailer for Grindhouse, Eli Roth turned it into a real movie with all the elements of the holiday. It might be the best Thanksgiving horror film ever made, largely by default, since the rest are pretty bad. The story begins with a Black Friday rampage that goes horribly wrong and leaves several people dead.
One year later, someone is going around town dressed as one of the original Pilgrims, John Carver, and carving up people who were there on that fateful Black Friday. Whoever is under that mask is apparently out to kill as many people as possible, and even the cops seem powerless to stop the murders.
Orion and the Dark (2024)
75%Almost everyone is afraid of the dark when they’re a kid. The problem with Orion (Jacob Tremblay) is that he’s scared of everything, not just the dark. The animated adventure, Orion and the Dark, gives Orion a chance to conquer his fears alongside an unexpected companion: The living embodiment of Dark (Paul Walter Hauser).
Rather than let this kid lose years of his life to a laundry list of fears, Dark takes Orion out for a wild night to prove that he doesn’t have to be defined by the things that he’s afraid about. It’s a gesture of friendship from Dark, but can Orion finally let go of his phobias and embrace life?
Dumb Money (2023)
66%
6.9/10The infamous GameStop short squeeze was dramatized for the big screen in Dumb Money. Paul Dano headlines the cast as Keith Gill, an armchair investor who notices that hedge funds and other big market players are betting that the video game retailer GameStop will go under. Instead of letting that happen, Gill and others like him drive up GameStop’s stock to unsustainable highs and cause the professional investors to lose millions.
There’s no shortage of stars in this cast, which includes Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio, America Ferrera, Myha’la Herrold, Nick Offerman, Anthony Ramos, Seth Rogen, Talia Ryder, Sebastian Stan, and Shailene Woodley. There are also plenty of shattered dreams, as many of the amateur investors lose everything they put into the GameStop stocks.
Society of the Snow (2023)
71%
8.0/10Netflix’s Society of the Snow is a Spanish thriller by Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom director J. A. Bayona. This film is not the first to tell the story of the survivors of 1972 Uruguayan plane crash, which was most notably the subject of the American film Alive in 1993.
However, Bayona’s movie goes to far greater lengths to be authentic than the previous adaptations, including bringing production to the actual site of the crash and utilizing the real accounts of the survivors. Most of the cast members are also newcomers, which works in the film’s favor because it keeps the audience in suspense about who will live, and how far they will go to survive.
The Equalizer 3 (2023)
58%
6.8/10Denzel Washington spends so much time sitting down and sipping lattes in The Equalizer 3 that you may start to wonder if the actor himself is injured, and not just his character, Robert McCall. After nearly getting himself killed while recovering stolen funds, McCall slowly recovers in a small town on the coast of Italy. McCall also becomes close to the doctor who saved him, Enzo Arisio (Remo Girone), as well as the police officer who brought him to safety, Gio Bonucci (Eugenio Mastrandrea).
As McCall grows to love the town and its people, he realizes that the Italian mafia is terrorizing his new friends. And if anyone’s going to be terrorizing bad guys in this franchise, it’s Robert McCall. If you’re evil, don’t make McCall stand up. His stuntman will kill you.
Maestro (2023)
78%
7.3/10Composer Leonard Bernstein has been dead for 33 years, but he may prove to be an important figure in next year’s Oscar race. Netflix’s Maestro was written and directed by Bradley Cooper, who cast himself as Bernstein opposite Carey Mulligan as his wife, Felicia Montealegre.
Before falling in love with Felicia, Bernstein was in an affair with David Oppenheim (Matt Bomer). However, Bernstein’s marriage with Felicia doesn’t mean that he plans to give up sleeping with other men. This places an incredible strain on their union, even though the love between Bernstein and Felicia is never in doubt.
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)
62%
7.4/10Back in 2000, Chicken Run became a surprise hit with fans of all ages. So what if there was a mere twenty-three-year gap between films? It’s not like chickens can tell time! Although the extended period did leave some major roles to be recast, including Zachary Levi and Thandiwe Newton taking over as Rocky and Ginger from Mel Gibson and Julia Sawalha from the original.
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget takes place not too long after the first film, but long enough for Rocky and Ginger to have a daughter named Molly (as voiced by The Last of Us’ Bella Ramsey). The chickens may have escaped from Mrs. Tweedy (Miranda Richardson), but she’s far from through with them. If Ginger wants to keep her family safe, she will have to lead a team to break into Tweedy’s compound and discover what she has in store for them.
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
46%
7.1/10The Super Mario Bros. Movie pulled off the Herculean feat of making audiences forget all about that live-action Super Mario Bros. film. Instead, Nintendo’s iconic characters, Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day), are right at home in this lavishly animated flick that updates their origin story and sets them on a path of adventure.
In the realm of the Mushroom Kingdom, Princess Peach (Furiosa‘s Anya Taylor-Joy) is preparing to defend her kingdom against Bowser (Jack Black), the king of the Koopas, who is weirdly infatuated with her. Peach doesn’t need Mario to rescue her, at least not a first. But Luigi could definitely use some help as he tries to survive as Bowser’s prisoner. And along the way, Mario can prove to himself that he has the heart of a hero.
Leo (2023)
66%
7.0/10For 74 years, the titular lizard of Leo has shared an enclosure with a turtle named Squirtle (Bill Burr) as the official pets of a fifth-grade classroom in Florida. However, Leo (Adam Sandler) comes to believe that he’s wasted his life in captivity, which is why he plots his escape.
When Leo makes his bid for freedom, he accidentally reveals his ability to speak to Summer (Sunny Sandler), one of the students in his classroom. Through Summer and the other students in the class, Leo discovers a new purpose in life while contending with mean substitute teacher Mrs. Malkin (Cecily Strong).
Minions (2015)
56%
6.4/10Before The Rise of Gru and Despicable Me, Minions chronicles the origins of the dim-witted yellow henchmen who live only to serve the most evil person alive. In 1968, that person was Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock), the world’s first female supervillain.
The three primary Minions, Kevin, Stuart, and Bob (all three of whom are voiced by Pierre Coffin), are genuinely eager to please Scarlet and help her seize the throne of England. However, their incompetence and honest mistakes accidentally make Scarlet their nemesis even when they really want her to succeed.
The Killer (2023)
72%
7.4/10David Fincher’s latest thriller, The Killer, shows us that the life of a professional assassin, as played by Michael Fassbender, can be pretty mundane and boring … right up until he accidentally misses his target. From that point on, the assassin’s life is anything but boring. And suddenly, even his contact, Hodges (Charles Parnell), is ghosting him.
Not even fleeing the country is enough for the assassin to evade an international manhunt, as well as two rival assassins, The Expert (Tilda Swinton) and The Brute (Sala Baker), who have been hired to take him out.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
86%
8.7/10You could call Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse “amazing, spectacular,” or “sensational” and it would still undersell just how terrific this movie is. Somehow, the team behind the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse topped themselves with an even more thrilling sequel that reunites Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) and Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld).
Unfortunately for the would-be couple, it’s not a happy reunion. Gwen is keeping secrets from Miles while running from a difficult family situation at home. As for Miles himself, he’s inadvertently created a new nemesis: The Spot (Jason Schwartzman). Miles has also been targeted by Miguel O’Hara (Oscar Isaac), the Spider-Man of the year 2099. And if Miles can’t get home to his own world, then his life will never be the same.
No Hard Feelings (2023)
59%
6.4/10No Hard Feelings was Jennifer Lawrence’s comeback movie after spending a few years away from the big screen. And she certainly makes a memorable impression as Maddie Barker, a woman who is on the verge of losing her home and her car over her money problems.
That’s why Maddie accepts a bizarre job from Laird (Matthew Broderick) and Allison Becker (Laura Benanti). If Maddie can seduce their son, Percy Becker (Andrew Barth Feldman), and bring him out of his shell before he goes off to college then she can save herself from her financial black hole. Unfortunately for Maddie, Percy may be undatable and he is nearly immune to her obvious charms.
Big George Foreman (2023)
45%
6.6/10During the 1990s, George Foreman shocked the boxing world by becoming the oldest world champion nearly two decades after he had lost the title. Big George Foreman finally gives the legendary boxer his due with a biopic that chronicles his life story, from living in poverty to Olympic gold and an unmatched career in the ring.
Khris Davis headlines the movie as George Foreman, and the story largely focuses on Foreman’s brush with death and his subsequent reinvention as a devout minister. But after 10 years out of the ring, Foreman begins an unlikely comeback that cemented his place in boxing history.
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
74%
6.4/10Netflix has no shortage of star power in its new sci-fi comedy, They Cloned Tyrone. John Boyega, WandaVision‘s Teyonah Parris, and Jamie Foxx headline the ’70s-era Blaxploitation throwback, and they give this film its bite. Boyega plays Fontaine, a local crime enforcer who gets gunned down before the neighborhood pimp, Slick Charles (Foxx).
At least that’s what Slick Charles believes happened, but he’s clearly shaken when Tyrone (Boyega) reappears to take Fontaine’s place. With the help of Slick Charles and his top prostitute, Yo-Yo (Parris), this trio is going to unravel the truth about Tyrone or die trying. Although death is definitely not their preferred outcome.
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
51%
6.6/10The story of Whitney Houston is both a triumph and a tragedy. The late singer rose from obscurity to become one of the most famous women in the world, only to die suddenly at 48 years old. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody doesn’t attempt to sugarcoat Houston’s history, as it follows her meteoric rise and equally epic fall.
In the film, Whitney (Naomi Ackie) is supported by her friend-turned-lover Robyn Crawford (Nafessa Williams) before hitting the music industry like a tidal wave. As Whitney’s fame grows, she marries Bobby Brown (Ashton Sanders) and descends into drug addiction that threatens her career and even her life. And yet it’s impossible not to root for Whitney to pull herself out of that spiral.
The Magician's Elephant (2023)
9.7/10Netflix just took home the Oscar for Best Animated feature for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, and it’s already got another strong animated flick out this week. The Magician’s Elephant adapts Kate DiCamillo’s novel of the same name, and it tells the story of a young orphan named Peter (Noah Jupe). Peter’s only wish in life is to find his missing sister, Adele (Pixie Davies), Through a fortune teller, Peter is told that he has to find a Magician (Benedict Wong) who will summon an elephant.
Incredibly, the prophecy comes true. But before the elephant can lead Peter to his sister, he is forced to perform three impossible tasks. And the attempt will change Peter’s life forever.
Munich: The Edge of War (2022)
53%
6.8/10The Sea Beast (2022)
Enola Holmes (2020)
68%
6.6/10Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical (2022)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
One of Hollywood most visionary filmmakers turns his attention to one of the most beloved tales in children’s literature in Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, a stop-motion animated adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s 1883 novel The Adventures of Pinocchio. Featuring the voices of Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, and Gregory Mann, as Jiminy Cricket, Gepetto, and Pinocchio, respectively, the film chronicles the marionette Pinocchio’s quest to become a living boy — a journey that brings him through one adventure after another.
The star-filled voice cast also includes John Turturro, Ron Perlman, Finn Wolfhard, Cate Blanchett, Tim Blake Nelson, Christoph Waltz, and Tilda Swinton, among others. Some reviewers have named it one of the year’s best films, animated or otherwise.
Always Be My Maybe (2019)
64%
6.8/10
